Community meeting emphasizes daily honest work and service
At William Penn High School auditorium on January 23 Mrs. Burney urged the audience to work honestly, uphold convictions, and consider what they owe the world. The program featured numerous speakers, with Miss Thelma Drake and Rev. J. W. Lynch among performers, followed by a reception.
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Rezelia Armstrong
Thelma Drake
H. G. Cole
J. W. Lynch
S. E. Burford
H. Blackburn
Gwendolyn Davis
L. B. Haizlip
Virginia Perry
Warmouth Gibbs
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Antiquated law rules wife loses thrift in divorce case
In a London county court a wife who saved one thousand dollars over 13 years of marriage must surrender the savings to her husband. The judge called the outcome ludicrous and urged reform of Britain’s matrimonial laws while noting the inconsistency with clothes purchases. Also notes methods to remove alkaline stains from aluminum saucepans using vinegar and fruit acids.
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Penny seeks renomination to North Carolina State Senate
George T. Penny announces his bid for a third term in the North Carolina Senate in the Democratic Primary on May 29. He notes his prior service in 1945 and 1947, including chairing the railroads, corporations, and counties, cities and towns committee, and cites a commitment to greater service in Raleigh over a congressional run.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
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Penny
Raleigh
Chip Off Old Block in Riverton Furniture Maker
In Riverton Connecticut Lawrence Roberts, an engineer rooted in seven generation design heritage, runs a small firm creating high boy chests lowboys and corner cupboards using native pine cherry and cedar. He blends power tools with handwork in a home built in 1820 by Lambert Hitchcock and Alba Alford.
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Riverton
Conn
Lawrence Roberts
Lambert Hitchcock
Alba Alford
Roberts
CIO Loses In Greensboro Textile workers vote rejection
In Greensboro on January 29 workers at White Oak Cotton voted 1,368 to 498 against having the Textile Workers Union of America as their bargaining agent. About 1,800 of the mill’s 2,000 Cone ownership employees were eligible to vote. Excluded were (text truncated).
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Greensboro
White Oak Cotton
Textile Workers Union of America
CLO
National Labor Relations Board
Cone
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