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Newspaper boys lose their jobs

Newspaper boys lose their jobs

As the uncertainty of today continues to haunt our every move, there is still hope that it will not impede us from the will to live and work.In 1938, a group of workers in the RGV felt the pain of losing their jobs. It was then that Valley newspapers announced in an editorial: “Newspaper Route Boys Under 14 Lose Jobs.”Those boys who were targeted for termination during the “Depression,” included all carriers from throughout the Valley.The announcement came as a blow to the many kids who had been in business of selling newspapers and/ or had a paper route. The ...

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