Legislation Sought To Limit Women’s Workday In Industry
The Woman's Bureau of the Department of Labor urged state legislation to guarantee an eight hour workday for women in industry. A study covering clothing textiles and mercantile stores found 162,792 women across 13 states worked over fifty hours weekly. The report notes more workers exceeded 60 hours than any other category, with 18,572 on a 35 hour week or more.
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Harry Ward
International Mews Service
Washington
Woman's Bureau
Department of Labor
New Jersey
Ohio
Rhode Island
Maryland
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Missouri
South Carolina
Virginnia
Kiwanis Leader to Speak at International Convention
Victor M. Johnson of Rockford TL will open Kiwanis International’s convention in St Paul Minnesota on June 23. Members nationwide will hear via radio as part of a 60 hour or longer schedule. A separate finding notes one third of women face weeks of 48 hours or less, with Rhode Island New Jersey and Maryland posting 65 55 and 62 percent respectively.
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Victor M. Johnson
Rockford
Kiwanis International
Order
St Paul, Minn
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Maryland
Former Teacher Is Given High Honor
Miss Harriet Sterling former New Castle teacher now in Pasadena California was elected president of the English Teachers Association of Southern California an honor she intends to share with readers in New Castle this summer for Old Timers Day. Sterling daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Samuel Sterling a native of Harlin sburg plans to visit New Castle during the cornerstone ceremonies for the Scottish Rite Cathedral with Lincoln and Highland avenues next Wednesday. The New Castle Field Club extended an invitation to visitors inviting them to tour the city and offering club facilities for their convenience during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Sterling
New Castle
Pasadena
Gal
Scottish Rite
Lincoln
Highland Avenues
Council Meeting At Greenwood Church
The Young People's Council of the Slippery Rock Sabbath School District will hold its monthly meeting Monday at the Greenwood Methodist church.
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Young People's Council of the
Slippery Rock
Greenwood Methodist Church
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Restores Women’s Health
Many thousands of women have been helped by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restoring health and strength. If you suffer from a womanly ailment, consider trying this traditional root and herb remedy widely used for years.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia H. Pinkham
America
Lawrence County Sunday Schools Reach 127 Units
The Lawrence County Sunday School Association oversees 127 Sunday Schools with 2936 cradle rolls for children not yet in regular attendance. It details Home Department outreach, irrigation of farm land and orchard work, and a shift to progressive methods under the Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association.
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Lawrence County
County Sabbath School Association
Onr County Sunday School Association
Home
Colorado
March of Progress
Sunday Schools
Pennsylvania
Jesus
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association
Warn Against Too Much Heat Talk
International News Service reports in Philadelphia on June 5 that Dr. Arthur Holmes of the University of Pennsylvania warns people not to talk themselves into heat prostration. He cautions against overreacting to hot weather and urges calm mental adjustments to conditions.
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International News Service
Philadelpiya
Arthur Holmes
University of Pennsylvania
Imaginative Professor Declares Hot Spell Overworking
A professor declares that a hot spell comes from an overworked imagination, offering a provocative take on weather folklore and mental fatigue. The remark frames heat as a state shaped by perception and effort rather than mere thermodynamics.
Lumber pile blaze draws firemen to Swansea site
An alarm from box T4 at 5 40 p m Thursday sent firemen to the old Mahoniy Lumber plant now Citizena Lumber on Swansea avenue near North Cedar street. A lumber pile along the Pennsylvania railroad was ablaze and extinguished with a relatively small loss. A new potato flour process claims to eliminate yeast in bread baking and could save bakers millions annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahoniy Lumber Company
Citizena Lumber Company
Swansea Avenue
North
Cedar Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Catholic College At Gordonborough Planned At $750,000
POTTSVILLE June 5 Plans were underway for a $750,000 Catholic college near Gordonborough with a local contractor awarded the construction contract. The College of the Immaculate Heart will be the institution. A separate report notes a truck from Peargon Brick damaged CR Allen's auto at 1114 Dewey Avenue while parked in an alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic College
Gordonborough
Pottsville
The
College of the Immaculate Heart
Aauto. CR
Allen
Dewey Avenue
Peargon Brick Company
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Woman’s Bureau of Department of Labor
Pius
S.S.S
Aruz
Aize
Cretonne
N.C
Bailey’s Auto Supply
Sonihatlefterson Street
Kiwanis Head
Castle
George F. Winter
Greenwood
Ain
Ting
Burt
Coats
Weimaws
Neiman’s
Home Department
Saya
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