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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
5
Fraser-Paterson Co advertises silk taffetas and satins with Georgette in colors including Gray beige Copenhagen Chartreuse rose and black. The note appears from the Third Floor listing.
Washington reports Herbert Hoover awaiting presidential approval to become food controller under the new food bill. Agencies nationwide prepare to implement sweeping price and waste reduction programs, with Hoover guiding volunteer cooperatives and concessions from producer to consumer. He will issue statements outlining the plan once formal appointment is made.
Dorothy Dalton is added to Thomas H Ince stars along with Charles Ray and Enid Bennett in upcoming Paramount releases. Dalton, a Chicago native, rose from stock to vaudeville and film, with 40 Dalton pictures scheduled under Paramount.
The Orpheum theatre showcases an automobile assembling race with two six man teams disassembling and reassembling two cars in under twenty minutes. Performers Willy Karbe Howatson Swaybell Hoey Bellew and the Orpheum Players led by Robert Athon provide comedy and pathos in The Woman Who Cared. Palace Hip opens with Merian's Swiss Canines The Territorials Quartered and acts by Woodward and Morrissey and Leo Fillier.
The Four Juvenile Kings offer a Comedy Character Singers program with songs dances and comedy. Jack Case performs as a monologist storyteller and comedian. Kane and Wagner present singing talking dancing and comedy.
Consul Borotaviensky in Washington reports from the Russian embassy that U S refugees may not return to Russia unless the journey is absolutely necessary. The directive emphasizes proof of necessity for the travel.
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