Battered Old Fet Hat Disguises Steel King
Portrait of Benjamin F. Fairless leader of United States Steel amid wartime wage disputes with CIO Steel Workers. Born 1890 in Ohio mining town, he rose fast through steel ranks, famed for delegation styles and a battered felt hat. Married in 1944 to Hazel Hatfield Sproul with two homes and a farm near Ligonier PA.
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Steel King
John L. Lewis
CIO
American Iron and Steel Institute
Lewis
Steel
United Alloy Steel Corp
Republic Steel
Carnegie-Illinois
Marvel
Fairless
U. S. Steel
New York
Pittsburgh
Hazel Hatfield Sproul
Caroline
St. Blaine FP. Fairless
Ben Pairlesses
Ligonier
Local notices from Romney area residents and visitors
Community notes list visits and greetings among Romney families and friends. Names include Combs Timbrook Cheshire Hott Nesmith and others with moments of travel and a horse purchase. The column closes with a quoted reader question about Jules Verne and periscopes.
Breakfast in Hollywood fans rally around Tom Breneman
Tom Breneman hosts the breakfast program Break fast in Hollywood reaching millions on radio across 210 stations. Fans attend fan breakfasts daily, sending letters and gifts while Breneman, a 45 year old former announcer, endures odd stunts and a dramatic early career loss of voice. The staff awards a good neighbor prize of $1,000 and a Chicago premiere trip for the year’s top fan event.
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Hollywood
Tom Breneman
Tom
United States
Gianar
Orchid
Chicago
Local Notes From SLOOM Area and Arlington Visit
Bloom Boa r SLOOM Virginia and Cooper vis ies in Arlington and Washington last week. The 4-H Club held its last meeting at Friendly Grove Community Hall January 24 with a discussion on a Valentine party. Mr. Ben Hulver has been receiving treatment in Winchester Memorial Hospital for an arm injury. Technical Sgt LeRoy Cooper, stationed in Naples Italy, expects to arrive in the States around the first of February.
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R Sloom
Cooper Visies
Arlington
Washington
Irene Spen
Tnteere Patentar
C. E. Clowser
Friendly Grove
Ben Hulver
Winches Memorial Hospital
LeRoy Cooper
Naples
Italy
States
Birthday Celebration Plans At Friendly Grove Hall
Plans are laid for a birthday program at the Friendly Grove Community Hall on Friday February 22. Conley Cooper and sister Mrs. Schurman and Mr Worda of Davis West Virginia visited Mr and Mrs T B Cooper and family recently.
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Friendly Grove Community Hall
Conley Cooper
Schurman
Worda
Davis, W. Va
Cooper
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U.S. Steel
Pairless
Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce
Massilon
Ohio
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David D. Williams
William
Williams
S . Fairless
Benjamin Fairless
Ruckman
R. A. Combs
Betty
Donna Jean
Romney
Douglas Nesmith
Alice Nesmith
Elias Anderson
Melvin LaFollette
Maynard Brill
Capon Springs
Lloyd Timbrook
Lloyd Combs
Elwood Cheshire
Summits Point
Rosie Timbrook
Nikki
Springfield
W. R. Timbrook
Fuchsia Timbrook
Dessel Short
Woodrow Timbrook
Fort Ashbey
Harry Crock
Jim Loy
A. C. Poland
Clarence Hott
Bill Hott
Savilla Riggleman
Seldon
Conley Heare
Robbin Poland
Jules Verne
Tevenge
Molden Electric Co
Loudoun St
Paul
Miller’s S
N. Kenleet Nin
Gene Handsaker
Albuquerque
N. M
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Penney
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