Woman wins pivotal post as Labor Committee chair
New Jersey Congresswoman Mary Norton becomes first woman to chair the House Labor Committee, stepping into a seat left vacant by death and signaling long overdue parity. Norton, 40s, known as Lady Mayor of the Capital, balances duties in Washington with a Jersey City home, receiving hundreds of letters daily and facing a busy schedule amid labor unrest.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Mary Norton
New Jersey
House of Representatives Labor Committee
House
William P. Connery, Jr
Norton
Democratic Party
District of Columbia
Marion
Sky Top
Landscape Architect Proposes Civic Rose Garden Visit
Thomas Sears a Philadelphia landscape architect led a local party to Blair Farm to finalize plans for a municipal rose garden. Joining him were Mrs. Ernest Wall Prof. John Blair Rev. T A Sykes and Mrs. R R Blackburn who is collecting subscriptions for the garden project.
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Thomas Sears
Philadelphia
Blair Farm
Ernest Wall
High Point Garden Club Council
John Blair
T. A. Sykes
R. R. Blackburn
Garden Club Council
Rose Garen
Carroll Leaves To Assist In Testing University Course
Charles F. Carroll Jr city schools superintendent flew to Chapel Hill to conduct a course for city and county school superintendents at the University of North Carolina. He will teach with five other superintendents and begin Tuesday.
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Charles F. Carroll, Jr
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Carroll
Reynolds Speaks at North Carolina War Veterans Convention
July date set for the annual North Carolina department United War Veterans convention in Durham with Senator Reynolds and Representative William B. Umstead as speakers.
New York World's Fair Welfare Dept Aims to Protect Women
The 1939 World’s Fair plans a welfare department to safeguard women and girls in the transient city. Monica Barry Walsh credits the effort, with bonded employers and overseers ensuring living, food, and transportation needs are met.
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America
Monica Barry Walsh
India
Bavaria
Japan
Jobs Placed In June By North State Office
The North State Employment service reports 334 placements in June under manager Mrs. Irene W. Price. Of these, 220 filled private industry roles, with an opening for a young man with some sales experience noted at the office.
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North State Employment Service
Irene W. Price
Price
Juanita Ling Hurt When Struck By Car
Four year old Juanita Ling daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry M Ling of 705 Mangum avenue was run over by an unidentified automobile. City motorcycle officer P M Charping investigated but the driver remained unknown.
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Juanita Ling
Henry M. Ling
Mangum Avenue
P. M. Charping
Local Boys Attending Greensboro Y Camp
Several High Point YMCA boys attend Camp Nakakwa at Greensboro YMCA camp this week. The group includes Jack Preston Jimmie Preston Allen McGee and Wayland Linthicum.
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High Point Y. M. C. A
Greensboro
Jack Preston
Jimmie Preston
Allen McGee
Wayland Linthicum
Spitter In Practice With Brooklyn Pitcher Burleigh Grimes
Burleigh Grimes, Brooklyn manager, works in practice pitching to batters on the major league mound. The feature shows the famed spitball still effective in exhibition work.
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Brooklyn
Burleigh Grimes
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