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June 17, 1929
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Workers International Relief opens a Bronx store at 418 Brook Ave. to supply repaired clothing to striking Southern textile workers and needy coal miners, and offers cleaning/pressing services to fund operations.
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RELIEF STORE TO ASSIST STRIKERS
Get Your Pressing Done at 418 Brook Ave.
The Workers International Relief Clothing Outlet Store, 418 Brook Ave., the Bronx, is now open and is daily handling a large quantity of clothing for the striking textile workers of the South and the destitute coal miners. It is also pressing, cleaning and repairing clothing.
An up-to-date Hoffman pressing machine has been installed.
"In strike situation," reads a statement issued yesterday by the W. I. R. "clothing plays an important part in the relief work, especially when semi-skilled and unskilled workers are involved, who can hardly earn enough to buy decent clothing even when they are working.
To Aid Strike.
"The W. I. R. collects clothing all year round from workers and their friends, and supplies strikers and unemployed miners and other needy workers who apply for it. In order the workers shall not get rags, we repair, clean and press this clothing and give it to them in good condition.
"For this purpose the W. I. R. found it necessary to open a store where all this clothing is repaired, cleaned and pressed by a tailor. This involves quite an expense for the W. I. R. In order to meet expenses, we opened a cleaning and pressing store and we urge all comrades, workers and workers' friends to support this cleaning, dyeing and pressing store. This will enable us to meet expenses.
"Call either by telephone or write a postcard to the W. I. R. store, 418 Brook Ave., Telephone Mott Haven 5654 and we will call for and deliver to any part of the city."
Get Your Pressing Done at 418 Brook Ave.
The Workers International Relief Clothing Outlet Store, 418 Brook Ave., the Bronx, is now open and is daily handling a large quantity of clothing for the striking textile workers of the South and the destitute coal miners. It is also pressing, cleaning and repairing clothing.
An up-to-date Hoffman pressing machine has been installed.
"In strike situation," reads a statement issued yesterday by the W. I. R. "clothing plays an important part in the relief work, especially when semi-skilled and unskilled workers are involved, who can hardly earn enough to buy decent clothing even when they are working.
To Aid Strike.
"The W. I. R. collects clothing all year round from workers and their friends, and supplies strikers and unemployed miners and other needy workers who apply for it. In order the workers shall not get rags, we repair, clean and press this clothing and give it to them in good condition.
"For this purpose the W. I. R. found it necessary to open a store where all this clothing is repaired, cleaned and pressed by a tailor. This involves quite an expense for the W. I. R. In order to meet expenses, we opened a cleaning and pressing store and we urge all comrades, workers and workers' friends to support this cleaning, dyeing and pressing store. This will enable us to meet expenses.
"Call either by telephone or write a postcard to the W. I. R. store, 418 Brook Ave., Telephone Mott Haven 5654 and we will call for and deliver to any part of the city."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Relief Store
Striking Textile Workers
Destitute Coal Miners
Clothing Outlet
Bronx Pressing Service
What entities or persons were involved?
Workers International Relief
Where did it happen?
418 Brook Ave., The Bronx
Story Details
Key Persons
Workers International Relief
Location
418 Brook Ave., The Bronx
Story Details
The Workers International Relief opens a clothing outlet store to collect, repair, clean, and press clothing for striking textile workers of the South and destitute coal miners, while offering cleaning and pressing services to the public to cover expenses.