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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
4
Menter advertises a large men’s suit sale with heavy discounts and easy payment plans. The store at 1024 Cathron St offers 30 to 75 dollar suits at reduced prices with weekly payments and no credit charges, inviting all men to open charge accounts.
GE formally opened the first floor of its new cafeteria in building 16 at the local plant yesterday at noon with about 100 employees attending under Miss Mae Williams. The full restaurant will expand soon and 7000 employees are expected to be served daily once fully open. Four meals per day will be available including breakfast dinner supper and midnight lunch. The modern kitchen and efficient service are highlighted as a welcome feature for staff.
The General Electric works hosts a large girls popularity contest as a main feature of the picnic. Already fifty girls have entered and are selling tickets to win the coveted prize and be named queen. Enthusiasm and attendance are expected to surpass prior years.
A marked rise in freight shipments boosts railroad staffing as yards move 1,800 plus cars over the weekend. Indications show substantial business lasting into next week, with delayed shipments now being cleared and passenger service rising. Seven extra trains ferried delegates to the national Republican Convention in Chicago. Cigar makers wanted at Coony Bayer Cigar Co.
An advertisement extols a hair styling liquid named stimerine promising natural waves and lasting effect within three hours. It claims the product leaves hair natural, glossy, and fatty when combed out, without stickiness or harm.
Fort Wayne readers are urged to study two pictures illustrating the impact of restricted versus unrestricted building districts. The upper image shows how a restricted district can boost home values by limiting unsightly structures, while the lower image warns that unrestricted areas may erode neighborhood value. The author recommends examining neighborhoods like Kensington Park and Forest Hill to see how building rules protect property values and deter poor choices by neighbors.
A festival planned for June 2 at Swinney park, organized by the Pennsylvania Athletic club under executive board approval. Funds will aid club teams, buy volleyball courts, uniforms, and equipment for basketball and bowling. Music by the Pennsylvania colored band and the orchestra.
Eiploves of building 18 4 at the General Electric works will have a picnic at Tri Lake next Sunday. All the employes who intend taking the strip and attending the picnic will meet in McCullach park and will make the trip in autos. A picnic dinner will be served at the lake at Japan and the party will return in the evening. The committee in charge includes Trene Fox Idith Kleemeyer bana Branfeld Ethel Hewitt Frances Roberts dant Les Minnie Kayser Ruth Exon. Cy Hoelle of Warne ri Tank and Pump company will be kept from work for some time by a cracked ankle from an industrial league ball game Saturday afternoon.
Yard Masters division No 2 of the Railroad Yard Masters will meet at the Chamber of Commerce tonight at 8 o'clock. Attendance by all yards masters is requested by the officers.
Arrangements are set for a July 10 baseball game between Electro-Technic team of General Metric works and a city firemen team at League Park. The Js, TC, nine has not lost this season and last Sunday defeated the Biiffton team by a large margin.
The second moving picture entertainment for General Electric works employees and their families will be shown Thursday. The five reel feature Othello will be presented with good music. The entertainments are provided free by the company.
The Home Telephone and Telegraph linemen played a notable baseball game at Lawton Park with a 15 to 9 score in favor of the Home team. Several named players from Lima, Ohio and local staff, including Miss Kitty Foundt and Mrs Della Landau, were mentioned along with others visiting nearby towns.
Clem Showalter reports from the Pennsylvania superintendent’s office returning from home leave. Jeff Sunday visits for director duties as two weeks set aside. Waldschmidt, a Pennsylvania caly builder, returns from Michigan vacation. G N Reffert back to work after a short absence. I J Williams from the Penneys blacksmith shop mourns sister’s death. FH Wyss remains at work after a family delay. M D Digion, a Pennsylvania machinist, back at the erecting shop. M R Welsch apprentice returns after illness. George Howell sustains an injury in the plant and resumes work. K W Potts back after days off due to finger injury. W H Henry of Kansas City GE visits the local plant. G W Duncan, in sales, also present.
Fort Wayne resident Joan J Ladlg reports relief from rheumatism after taking Tanlac. She says she gained 26 pounds, her stomach troubles vanished, and heart palpitations disappeared. She credits Tanlac for her renewed mobility and overall well being. Meyer Brothers in Fort Wayne, Stander Doug in Arcola, and local druggists carry Tanlac.
An executive from the G. B. Company is spending a vacation at his residence in Alabama, with local observers noting a quiet, uneventful trip amid ongoing corporate duties.
Tohn Hawkins, nineteen, paroled from the state reformatory last September, broke into an office in Thffersonville and stole forty two cents worth of stamps. He sold the pumps to a grocer, and before the day ended he was back, joining old cellmates and facing a sentence of two to fourteen years for burglary.
Wabash Ind June 7 Rona Griswold sues John B. Fayne federal manager of the Cincinnati Indianapolis and Western railroad for 19000 claiming her husband was killed while operating a freight engine on the line June 18. Also notes on Indiana poultry breeders Marvin J Ranck named president and plans to bring the state board of health meeting to Wabash, plus county health stats and upcoming summer high school classes.
Moose dances are held every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at Mosse Auditorium all summer long. The events invite residents to enjoy informal music and social dancing in the town venue, with repeated weekly sessions through the season.
Listing of fabrics and prices for the season including Plain Symphony sheets wide 40 inches at 6.35 a yard and Sik Fongee at various widths with prices from 1.75 to 2.20 a yard. Silk Shirtings 3 inches wide with colored stripes priced 2.65 and 2.97 a yard. Crepes de Chine 32 inches wide at 2.48 a yard. Fancy silks striped and plaid 1.95 a yard. Paulette de Sole 38 inches wide in black tanpe brows and navy at 2.00 a yard.
Advertises a wide selection of textiles including fine cotton Huck towels in various sizes and borders, crash linens, table damask in multiple widths and patterns, napkins, and linen fair prices. Lists per yard and per piece prices with multiple brands and styles. Includes details on mercerized damask and damask table cloths, with emphasis on decorative borders and new patterns.
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