White Cross forms to battle narcotics in Seattle meeting
The White Cross unveils plans at a Seattle meeting in Judge Brinker's court to wage a nationwide anti dope campaign. Trustees and officers including Rev W H Bliss and Dick Lackaye outline chapters, a motion picture effort, hospital partnerships, and strict nonprofit aims.
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American White Cross
Otis W. Brinker
The
White Cross
Olympia
Dick Lackaye
W. Hi. Bliss
Lackaye
F. A. Bailey
Mra
Co. Whorf
Hila B. Anderson
J. A
Packaye
Council debates water, police, and slaughterhouse issues
City council referred a 65 000 appropriation for two earthwork dams at Swan Lake in the $5 000 000 water system extension. It urged service cuts outside city limits after April 1 and considered extending railway child fares to Sunday school riders. An ordinance to buy a patrol wagon and six Fords was referred to finance, and 1 800 was allotted to pay laborers. A 27 580 rental to Bon Marche for the fire station was approved. A hearing date was set for First Ave improvements. Funding for a Cedar Falls hydro plant expansion faced overdrawn funds and audit objections. A 7 447 payroll dispute prompted by the auditing committee. Rosas urged immediate funding. A Tuesday utilities committee meeting will address the crisis with the mayor and officials present. Councilman Tindall abstained on a damages claim of 29 50 to Lloyd Tindall. Businessmen opposed slaughterhouses in the Tide Flat amid odor concerns, with a Wednesday committee discussion planned. The slaughterhouse fight stands as a major upcoming issue.
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City Utilities and Finance Committees
Swan Lake
Light and Water Departments
Utilities Committee
Finance Committee
Police Department
Third Ave
Pine St
First
Spokine «St
Cedar Falla
City Light Department
J. D. Rosas
The
Caldwell
New Road to Park Urged at Mount Rainier
Rainier National Park officials urge Congress to approve a 10 mile Carbon River road at 1000000 dollars for the project. The plan would open new park areas to motorists cut travel distance to glaciers by about 35 miles round trip and relieve crowded camps. The project aims to connect to the Around the Mountain route and boost See America First advertising efforts by the Western Scenic Association in Seattle.
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Rainier National Park
National Park Service of the Interior Department
W. H
Seattle
Narada Falls
Paradise Valley
Carbon River
Mount Rainier National Park
Tacoma
Congress
Western Scenic Association
A. Cheshire Mitchell
Butler
J. C. Marmaduke
New
Washington
Santa Barbara
Cal
Missing Relatives Help Call Readers In Reunion Effort
The Star asks readers to help locate separated relatives or friends. Miss Lucyle Boatwright seeks the address of Miss Mary Alda Peace once of San Diego and UC student now possibly in Seattle. Mrs. Kitty Doubleday seeks her friend Mrs. Younger, last heard from a year ago, with phone Queen Anne 5073.
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Star
Lucyle Boatwright
Aiken
South Carolina
Mary Alda Peace
Fat
San Diego
Seattle
Miss Peace
University of California
Kitty Doubleday
W. Emerson
Mrs. Younger
Insurance underwriters pledge brick sale for Ryther Home
Seattle Life Underwriters Association, 260 members, plan a Thursday campaign to sell brick coupons to raise at least 5000 for the Ryther Child Home. They gather at 9 am in Room 659 Stuart Building to distribute districts for the city brick drive. A Bluebird Dancing club benefit at Renton Hill club house will also aid Ryther Home.
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Seattle
Strong
Seattle Life Underwriters’ Association
Ryther Child Home
Masonic Club
Stuart Building
Bluebird Dancing Club
Renton Hill
May Dunn
Riyther
Books Make Good Christmas Gifts
A short list of gift books with prices highlights items such as The Prairie Mother and Harriet and the Piper. The catalog invites readers to consider well chosen books as lasting, pleasurable gifts for any recipient. Book Shop is on the lower main floor.
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Arthur Stringer
Kathleen Norris
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Marie Conway Oemler
Marjorie
Margaret Widdemer
Opal Whiteley
Daisy Ashford
Sir Gilbert Parker
Mary Wollaston
Henry Kitchell Webster
John Boyer
Minnie
Elizabeth Lanxay Holding
Wildcat
Hugh Wiley
Peter B. Kyne
James Oliver Curwood
Christmas Tree Lane Shops Draw Crowds of Gift Seekers
On Christmas Tree Lane, hundreds of shoppers flock to attractive stores to find the right gift. The Slippler Booth buzzes with activity as families look for cozy slippers in colored felts, leather options for fathers, and children’s styles with kindergarten pictures. Second floor displays complete the scene.
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Alf
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Brinker
City Council
Philip Tindall
Lloyd Tindall
Philip
Tide Flat
Beacon HM
Weert Seattle
Bureau of Missing Relatives
Alesbionta
Bon Marche
Wright
la Bella
du Barry
Claus
Union ST
Slde
Amoskeag
Wallace
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