Labor chief attack on textile power blocks North Carolina
Raleigh February 17 AP North Carolina labor leader C P Barringer blasted the legislature for bowing to textile barons citing the failed Kluttz working hour bill. He warned industry influence harms health and welfare as the bill to cut women and child labor from 60 to 56 hours was defeated 73 to 12.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
C. P. Barringer
State Federation of Labor
House of Representatives
Kluttz
R. O. Everett
Durham
Barringer
New England
Forest Fire Prosecutions Rise In Craven County
North Carolina Forest Service intensified enforcement after February fires. In Craven County 14 prosecutions for forest fire law violations were held in one day under County Warden Simmons, with 13 guilty, one not guilty, and fines paid or appeals filed. Warden efforts reduced fires after rain and funding went to schools.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Forest Service
Craven County
Simmons
Ww. C. McCormack
Forest Service
Signed His Contract
Ben Paschal, New York Yankees outfielder, announced in Charlotte that he signed his 1927 contract and mailed it to Manager Miller Huggins. He said he was well pleased with its terms.
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Charlotte
Ben Paschal
New York
Miller Huggins
Charlotte Strikes Over Union Labor Dispute
Charlotte experiences its first organized labor strike in five years as eight tile setters hired for a hotel addition walk out. The International Bricklayers and Plasterers Union led the strike after the contractor used non union workers on other portions of the project.
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Charlotte
International Bricklayers and Plasterers Union
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