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Elma Yerburgh

 * ... that Elma Yerburgh inherited the Thwaites Brewery company when she was 24 and controlled it until she died, 58 years later?
 * ALT1:  ... that, for her generosity towards her employees and benevolence to local good causes, brewer Elma Yerburgh was dubbed Blackburn's "lady bountiful"?
 * Reviewed: Billy Barnes (footballer)

Created/expanded by Daemonic Kangaroo (talk). Self nom at 19:21, 19 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Note: I removed "aged" from the hook--that does not seem necessary to me. ALT hook is fine with me also. Drmies (talk) 16:39, 26 January 2012 (UTC)