February furniture sales guide urges smart buys over borax design
The piece warns shoppers to avoid flashy borax labeled furniture and to compare values across stores. It notes newer trends favor larger, decorative pieces, but advocates moderate sizes for smaller homes and stresses simple design for better value. It covers upholstery quality, foam rubber, fabric weave, and durable coverings. It also discusses plastic covered and wood surfaces, and easy maintenance features like wrought iron legs.
Rug Sales Highlight Mid Winter Furniture Deals
February rug sales draw customers to stores with discounts on rugs and corner tables. Large rug manufacturers cut prices amid weak demand, making cotton carpeting popular with families for its lower cost and colors, though it soils and mats more quickly than wool.
CIO Convention Resolutions on Human Rights and Resources
At its Cleveland constitutional convention the CIO set concrete goals across human rights and natural resources. Key items urge repeal of Taft Hartley acts, defense of civil rights, anti unionism repeal, fair labor act goals, Puerto Rico democracy, Virgin Islands governor rights, and continued government control of atomic energy with regional development and wildlife resource protection to guide national policy.
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CIO
Cleveland
the Sun
Congress
Canal Zone
Commonwealth OF Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Organization of Atomic Energy
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Sidney Margo
For Labor Press Associated
Betty Pepis
Vine Street
Palace Hotel
Bidg
Klaus Grabe
New York
UNION
Bill Wissel
Bill Schwartz
A & WN
Norwood
Montgomery RD
Valuiines
Coke
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Works Company
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