Mass Meeting Denounces Hosiery Code in New York
D W Bradley, president of the Industrial Workers Association, led about 2000 protesters in a mass meeting here against the tentative basic code for the hosiery industry. He condemned the code’s terms and pledged to strike next Monday unless his union’s wage, eight hour day, and reduced load demands are met.
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Thade
New York
Industrial Workers Association
D. W. Bradley
Bradley
W A Drafting Own Hose Code To Go To Washington
Officials of the Industrial Workers Association announce a code drafted to seek government adoption. Copies will go to Washington for General Johnson and Miss Frances Perkins. Mills in Thomasville would be affected and Winston-Salem hosiery workers threaten a strike if wage demands are unmet.
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Washington
The
Industrial Workers Association
General Johnson
Frances Perkins
Labor
Thomasville
Winston-Salem
A. Delega
Adjustment Averts Strike At Hosiery Mill
A threatened strike at a hosiery mill scheduled for today noon did not occur after management met with worker representatives and adopted satisfactory conditions. D W Bradley implied a foreman discharge was demanded, but the Silver Knit mill, recently relocated from Tennessee, avoided action as about 100 workers gathered and learned of the agreement.
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D. W. Bradley
Tennessee
Bradley
Amos Named on Rail Board in North Carolina
Gov Ehringhaus announces appointments for the state owned North Carolina Railroad. Mrs. Charles Aycock becomes president with Bert Peele named secretary treasurer. Directors include D W Royster, R T Amos, J H Yelton, Arthur M Dixon, Robert W Lassiter, John L Miller and others.
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Raleigh
Charles Brantley Aycock, Sr
North Carolina Railroad
Herbert Peele
Elizabeth City Daily Advance
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Greensboro
Gilbert C. Powell
Norman C. Shepard
Smithfield
Ed Tennison
Charlotte
Aycock
D. W. Royster
Shelby
R. T. Amos
High Point
Robert W. Griffith
Canton
J H. Yelton
Hendersonville
Arthur M. Dixon
Gastonia
Robert
Special Meeting Called for Furniture Workers Tonight
A Thomasville unit attended a meeting last night. Tonight at 7:30 p.m. a special meeting of furniture workers is scheduled at the hall on South Main Street. Mr. Bradley will address the group and criticize a recently publicized code. He argues the code should be discarded rather than signed.
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Tion
Thomasville
South Main Street
Mr. Bradley
Bradley
Roosevelt
Groome Family Reunion Set For Sunday
The Groome clan plans its annual reunion Sunday at 11 at Z. L. Groome home in Groometown. A business session an address and a picnic lunch in the grove across the highway will be served. Percy Groome leads as president with Mrs. J W Phillips as secretary. More than 100 relatives and friends attend each year.
Upholstering workers strike idles nearly 100 in two plants
Nearly 100 furniture upholsterers remained idle after a walkout at two plants on Wednesday afternoon. Union official Morris Everett says the union supports the action and may extend it to other plants. No expansion of the strike beyond Globe Parlor Furniture and Briggs Manufacturing was reported at the central labor union.
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Morris Everett
International
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Industrial Workers Association
Literature on World's Fair Available at Chamber of Commerce
Frank J. Sizemore secretary announced at the Chamber of Commerce that literature on the World's Fair is available. Maps of routes to and from Chicago accompany a large amount of descriptive material now in progress at the fair.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Frank J. Sizemore
Agreement Near On Hosiery Code Near Final Deal
Conference of National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers members on a fair competition code for the industry continued today. A completed code was expected tonight with agreement on all but basic wage scales. An official statement on progress was to be issued after a late afternoon conference.
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New York
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Chicago Fair Trip Aid Offers Free Material
Local residents are urged to use freely provided materials to plan their journey and stay in Chicago for the fair. The free guidance aims to assist travelers with lodging, transportation, and event schedules.
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Chicago
Republican Club Meeting Last Night
The High Point Republican club met last night in the Jr. O. U. A. M. hall on East Washington Street to perfect organization plans with E. A. Wright presiding as club president.
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High Point Republican Club
East Washington Street
E. A. Wright
High Point N C Industrial Center of the Piedmont
A Washington Herald Sunday page highlights High Point North Carolina as an industrial hub with photos of the Southern Furniture Exposition Building and Chamber of Commerce bureau. Articles by F J Sizemore and E M Knox discuss regional growth, the city’s outlook, and railroad service by O A Kirkman. John Mebane notes hosiery leadership and local attractions.
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High Point
N. C
Piedmont
Washington Herald
Southern Furniture Exposition
Chamber of Commerce Bureau
F. J. Sizemore
E. M. Knox
O. A. Kirkman
Thomasville
Denton
John Mebane
Enterprise
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High Point Ice and Coal CO
PHOND
Building and Loan
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High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
W. Clinard
H. Bilis
Merrymaker’s Court
Bryant M. Crosby
Grand Supreme National
Weaverville
Monroe Adams
Hickory
Ben Douglas
M. W. Brewer
Court of Charlotte
South Main
Commerce Street
Trophy Hall
North Main Street
Order
Asheboro
Trinity
Robert H. Sechrest
Walter E. Crissman
David T. Yow
Robert Smith
Edgar O. Johnson
A J. Koonce
K. L. Shipwash
T. Gregory
D. A. Neese
Fred McSwain
Sentinel
H. D. Hudson
M. P. Hedrick
Caster Burrow
Lee Y. Howell
W. E. Yow
R. J. Royals
Republican Club
J. W. McGuinn Realty
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Allstate
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
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