Word: easts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Pabco School. Paraffine Companies, Inc., of San Francisco and points as far east as Philadelphia, as far west as Australia, does a hefty business in roofing, wall board, paints, termite preventives, etc. etc. Its able President William Herman Lowe was astounded two years ago by the news that "Pabco" workers long used to high pay, sick benefits, annual vacations and the like, nevertheless wanted to join "outside" unions. Instead of fighting the trend, he forthwith dissolved Pabco's "company union," required his 1,500 employes in San Francisco and Oakland to join...
Even more dramatic were French preparations in East Africa, where Italy also has some unfulfilled "aspirations." Artillery reinforcements were en route to Djibouti, French Somaliland. French authorities began recruiting natives to add to the 6,000 Somaliland defenders and to match Italy's concentration of 15,000 men on the Ethiopian and Eritrean borders...
...sisters shall have the right to choose their own husbands and, according to Egyptians, the marriage of Princess Fawziya and the Iranian heir will be a real love match. Only incidentally will it strengthen the ties between two of the most powerful Moslem nations of the Near and Middle East...
Lost in the shuffle in a star-studded V. F. W. track meet at the East Armory last night, 11 of Jaako Mikkola's shock-troopers brought home no points, and little else besides experience. Charley Smith and Frank Neal reached the semi-finals in the dash, and Langdon Burwell came in sixth out of a field...
Since text books are the primary need of the universities, the plan is to make a collection of old standard works to be sent free of charge through the Smithsonian Institute which is organizing the drive throughout the country. The center of collection will be the east side door of Widener, but the committee of House representatives appointed by Phillips Brooks House will also aid collecting...