Template:Did you know nominations/Elma Yerburgh

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 17:28, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Elma Yerburgh

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• ... 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)

• 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)