EPISODE · Jun 7, 2026 · 1 MIN
June 7 - Strike at Loray Mills
from Labor History in 2:00 · host The Rick Smith Show
On this day in Labor History the year was 1929. That was the day that Police Chief Orville Aderholt was shot and killed, at a camp of striking textile workers in Gastonia, North Carolina. The textile mills had fallen on hard times in the 1920s.
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On this day in Labor History the year was 1929. That was the day that Police Chief Orville Aderholt was shot and killed, at a camp of striking textile workers in Gastonia, North Carolina. The textile mills had fallen on hard times in the 1920s.
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June 7 - Strike at Loray Mills
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