Century-Old Pepperell Textile Pays Dividends for a Century
The Pepperell Manufacturing Company, begun in 1851 on the Saco River in Biddeford Maine, has paid dividends every calendar year for a century. Brackett Parsons says flexible policies and constant adaptation to change, plus a pilot plant for new fibers, kept the firm ahead. Pepperell has woven over 7 billion yards of cloth, earned 80 million dollars net, and employed about 8,000, with plants in Maine, Massachusetts, Georgia and Alabama.
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John B. Knox Bolton
New England
Saco River
Biddeford
Biddleford
Dane Yorke
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
United States
Pepperell
Parsons
Lindale
Georgia
Saco
Lewiston
Fall River
Mass
Alabama
Boston
Liberal Title I credits extend repayment to three years
The modified Title I home improvement program lengthens loan repayment to three years from 30 months and eases down payments. Homeowners pay 10 percent after work completes, with FHA guarantees, encouraging remodeling like shown in the illustrated before and after.
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Federal Housing Administration
New Roof Paint and Trim Rebirth for Old House
A house gains a fresh look with a new roof that blends with updated paint and window trim, creating a reborn appearance.
Reverend W. W. Glass Receives Honorary Degree at Athens
Athens College of Athens Alabama conferred Doctor of Divinity honorary degrees on Wednesday August 22 to Rev W W Glass pastor of The First Presbyterian Church of Decatur Alabama and Rev Glenn Bartee district superintendent of the Jasper district Methodist Church.
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Athens College
Athens
Alabama
W. W. Glass
First Presbyterian Church
Decatur
Glenn Bartee
Jasper District
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Virginia
Georgia
Pass
Ala
Synod of Alabama
North Alabama Presbytery
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Perry B. James
William C Jones
George Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
Dog Foils Jail Break in White County
Sheriff D. W. Griffith reports Oscar the Pomeranian barked at 1:30 a m, waking the sheriff. The outer pail door and cell cage were unlocked but a 14 year old inmate was missing. The boy was captured later outside the jail after two prisoners admitted complicity but did not join the escape plan.
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Carmi
D. W. Griffith
White County
Oscar
Griffith
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed List
Across clues span locomotive part to Hawaiian bird and Hebrew month while Down clues cover liqueurs seaweed honey gathering insect and more. The puzzle lists numerous short answer prompts with occasional errors and obscurities across and down entries for solving.
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Acrilan
Dacron
Dynel
Orlon
Daily Crossword
Taz
S. Loudoun
Mossberg
Monte Carlo
Western Field
Sands
Montjerey
Hawthorne
Bicycle Institute of America
Seeer
Federal
Vanity
Sale
Reg
Red Arrow
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