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American flags manufactured in Scranton
ROBERT TOMKAVAGE, The (Scranton) Times-Tribune
July 17, 2021
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SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) Betsy Ross would be impressed by this operation.
Since 2016, the staff at North American Manufacturing on Barring Avenue has meticulously produced about 8,000 full-size American flags each year, which are sold to the Defense Logistics Agency and awarded to government retirees.
The military-grade flags are durable, made from lightweight, high-tenacity nylon that is moisture- and chemical-resistant. Every stitch meets government specifications, a company official said.
On a recent morning, the hum of industrial sewing machines filled the plant as workers carefully cut and sewed the red, white and blue materials with like-colored threads. In about 30 minutes, the nylon and thread is transformed into the Stars and Stripes.
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July 18, 2021
“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner
Op-Ed Commentary
There are three situations it’s dangerous to experience in B.C. this torrid summer – to be a senior, to be a senior living alone and to be a senior living in an apartment without air conditioning.
Sad to say – tragic even – if these three conditions apply to your situation you may be departing this mortal coil sooner than you planned.
According to the latest figures issued by the BC Coroner’s Office July 2, some 719 British Columbians died suddenly for no apparent reason in the period June 25 to July 1 about three times the normal total expected over a typical summer week. Of course, that particular week was anything but “normal” with the province experiencing a searing heat wave that broke records from the normally mild Lower Mainland to the sagebrush benches of the Fraser Canyon and the arid hills surrounding Kamloops.
American flags manufactured in Scranton
ROBERT TOMKAVAGE, The (Scranton) Times-Tribune
July 17, 2021
FacebookTwitterEmail
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) Betsy Ross would be impressed by this operation.
Since 2016, the staff at North American Manufacturing on Barring Avenue has meticulously produced about 8,000 full-size American flags each year, which are sold to the Defense Logistics Agency and awarded to government retirees.
The military-grade flags are durable, made from lightweight, high-tenacity nylon that is moisture- and chemical-resistant. Every stitch meets government specifications, a company official said.
On a recent morning, the hum of industrial sewing machines filled the plant as workers carefully cut and sewed the red, white and blue materials with like-colored threads. In about 30 minutes, the nylon and thread is transformed into the Stars and Stripes.
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