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Are You Confused As To What This City Election Is About?th,aLthe SI£ail businessman and laborer have had in over tLru?n q the ciirect Mayor Support and help in throwing off thd yoke oflife Interest that have been gradually encroaching on the^dependent Business and Labor,, from whom profits flow in Building andCitr and nofc Ylt;»* Chica*° andXra rnan who S'J^n T* f 7£?' amL con^lei'ed and increased to the extent where S of their Rr?^fafd ? employment of years and as a past'executive_£ Canlfdate fo^Mayor of ourWBl Ci’ainS' haS b“” * «“Open your eyes and minds-to the fact that this is your first opportunity in approximately 20 years and if failure to support a man who has baen educated through the bitter experience of fight for existence with his friendshipla*?0f and small independent busmess against the Dollars of the. Chain Organization It probably will be the last chance for a long time.Roy Everist, Independent Candidate for Mayor, came to this City 17 years ago to make a home for his wife and family which has increased in that time to five children.The fact that this City is a city with five crossing major railways was one of the reasons ' for his investing at 17th St. and South Federal Ave.. where he built a'Bulk Plant and Filling station, believing that the opportunity of expansion would be great for a small Independent Merchant, with .such opportunities of growth -nr a City due- to such extraordinary facilities of transportation. .It seems that through selfish interests that the growth of the City has been retarded inproportion to the time rather than-allowed to expand by helping small Merchants and Manix--facturers, to operate freely during most of this last 17 years.For we all know that Independent Business, Manufacturing and Labor and the Profits from them are who and what builds a local Community.The- Chains of the East have gradually increased and your local Independent have decreased in several lines of Local Business.A greater Mason City can only be built with combined el fort of labor and Independent -Business and small Manufacturers who want to see their business1 increase thereby Increasing the growth of our City, through their profits being spent here*Vote for' a candidate who has labored in serving you personally ior 17 years and knows the wants and desires of Labor and Independent. Manufacturer and Business.VOTE FOR ROY EVERISTFor Independent Mayor of Mason CityTo you who Labor now for wages from Cham Corp. with salaries from 28 cents1 an hour and up use your American Privilege-of Secret Ballot to improve your conditions without interference of your superiors in how you - vote. You not only have yourself but the future generations to think of in this matter of building a City where your children will have a chance to start independent life.Vie understand, with Uncle Sam’s help, that boys in the Armed-Service may be able to obtain a‘2aan to start up in Business ©t their own when they return if they choose and we wajA this one City that will'be 100% open with a helping hand to see that they can carry on in an independent way.Labor and independent businessmen pick your men and -vote for them that you know have lived and- operated home or local business and would through years of such training and experience of serving direct have your interests. at heart.Remember when you go to vote that it is better wages for labor and increasing profits , of local merchants, locally owned factories that build a better and larger city. ‘' . Vote.for.a.man for mayor who stayed and improved a local spot 17 years and fights for the right of Independent Living.VOTE FOR ROY EVERISTindependent Candidate for Mayor
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Mason City Globe Gazette

Mason City, Iowa, US

Tue, Mar 13, 1945

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