Breezes Farewell Ends School Year With Picnic Traditions
The 1938-19 Breezes staff bids farewell to readers as editor Virginia Toles and classmates reflect on a busy year. Students recall a staff war effort, a year of fun columns, and plans for stronger next year. A senior basketball letter group honors Coach Osborn while juniors and sophomores enjoy a Wenatchee Lake picnic and lake trip.
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The
Breezes
Wenatchee Lake
Hoover
Hidden Lake
Lake Wenatchee
White River
How Any Girl Can Have Pretty Eyes
An advertisement touts Lavoptik eye wash to brighten eyes and remove redness and dark circles. A week of use is claimed to yield incredible results with a small bottle and a free aluminum eye cup as a bonus.
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EF. G. Wheeler
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Patriotism Urges Eating Potatoes In War Effort
The U S Food Administration urges Americans to eat potatoes to prevent waste and support a bumper bumper crop. Washington official Charles Hebberd notes potatoes are plentiful as ships needed for troops and essential foods. This patriotic action follows last year's crop to war service and aims to save wheat.
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U. S. Food Administration
Washington
Charles Hebberd
Europe
Labor demand continues in Spokane shipyards and railroads
Government employment bureau listings in Spokane call for laborers at 25 31 12 cents per hour, carpenters at 4 dollars a day, section men at 2.50 to 2.75 a day with free fare. shipyards seek four moulders at 5 dollars 77 1 2 cents a day, carpenters at 6.60 a day, laborers at 3.60 a day. ranch hands at 65 to 75 dollars a month and a janitor at 78 dollars a month.
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Government Employment Bureau
Federal Employment Building
Spokane
Volunteer Induction Lines Set For June Travel
The notice calls for volunteers for a special induction with entries due by May 20. Accepted volunteers will entrain June 1 to various locations including Fort Benjamin Harrison Sorrion Indianapolis Camp Dix Wrightstown Camp Mede Admiral and Camp Mede. Gene Stirling of Wenatchee has enlisted in the Quartermasters corps as a truck driver and leaves for training soon.
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Sorrion
Indianapolis
Ind
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
N. J
Camp Mede
Admiral
Maryland
Gene Stirling
Wenatchee
Quartermasters Corps
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French report: Allied and neutral ship losses fall in April
Official dispatch from France notes total losses of allied and neutral ships, including sea accidents, were about half of April 1917. April this year shows 381 631 gross tons lost versus 634 685 last year. Submarine attacks costlier as torpedoes replace gunfire, with reduced activity in early April due to Allied counter efforts.
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France
More Railroad Men Wanted for Service
A Wenatchee World report says army authorities issued a notice to the Chelan county exemption board inviting railroad workers to join the country’s service. Washington quota totals 25 with 5 brakemen firemen conductors 10 boilermakers helpers and 3 air repairmen to be drafted.
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Chelan County
Wenatchee
State of Washington
Tobacco tastes better toasted says new discovery
A vintage ad touts toasted tobacco by The American Tobacco Co. claiming foods taste better cooked and tobacco tastes better toasted. It promotes LUCKY STRIKE cigarettes made from toasted Burley tobacco with a pipe-like flavor.
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American Tobacco Co
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