Word: nj
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Elizabeth, NJ...
...president of Standard Oil (NJ.) couldn't believe his auditors. Could rich Standard actually have a full-time employe (identified only as "Minnie") who was paid only $3.20 a month? An investigation proved that this was indeed true...
Moreover, Minnie worked seven days a week, was on call 24 hours a day keeping the company's Bayonne, NJ. laboratory free of rats. And $3.20 a month was enough to buy salmon and milk for Minnie and her five kittens...
Caldwell, NJ...
...nation's telephones are dial and were not affected on local calls. A great majority of the 123 cities with 100,000 population or over are from 80% to 100% dial. In Chicago (50% dial), all operators manning switchboards stayed at work. Camden, NJ. was the only city with 100% manual phones where all operators struck...