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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1920

Page

6

Seattle Salesmen Banquet Promotes Local Product Demand

Optimism at the Seattle salesmen banquet at the Butler Hotel featured a keynote urging continued selling and payroll growth through Pacific Northwest goods. Mayor Caldwell urged avoiding calamity talk and highlighted Seattle's access to lumber fish and farm products while noting wartime to peacetime recovery. Industry leaders emphasized restoring war-era payrolls, boosting local factories, and supporting community commerce as 1 900 Seattle plants rely on domestic purchases.

Sales Many Association of Seattle Butler Hotel Pacific North Northwest William W. Harmer Seattle Caldwell Hugh Caldwell Pasenger Orient Ater J. A. Swalwell Union National Bank Pacific Northwest Champa Conor Maure Alexander W. IT L. Moore BE. David B. Olseene W. W. Riggs O. H. Polson PF. A. O. J. W. Vaux E. W. Smith W. DeLong L. B. Nickola

Fancy Celery Shipment Noted From Verney Island

A shipment of fancy celery from Verney Island California was highlighted on the Western Ave produce market Thursday. The celery was described as excellent quality arriving in good shape and priced at $4.50 per crate. The report also notes another car of California oranges and a steady dairy market with no anticipated price changes.

Verney Island California Western Ave

Denies N Y K Move From Seattle News In San Francisco Date Line

Vigorous denial follows a newspaper report from New York via a San Francisco date line claiming Nippon Yusen lines planned relocation. The garbled text lists ice, dairy, and wholesale prices, with scattered references to products and markets in fragmented OCR format.

New York San Francisco Nippon Yusen

Ship News Tides in Seattle

Seattle tide table notes low tides at 1 00 am and 1 12 pm with high tides near 6 46 pm and 12 00 pm. Second low tide at 1 00 pm and second high tide at 6 46 pm.

Seattle Priday Pre Viet Low Wie

Southwest Storm Warning Extended Near Sitka

A storm centered west of Sitka moves southeast bringing fresh to strong south to south west gales. Pacific straits from Point Reyes to California harbor west gales. The warning persists as the system tracks inland toward the southeast.

Sitka Pacific Straits Point Reyea California

Port to Issue Marine Guide for Seattle Shipping Interest

The Seattle port commission announces a 26 page marine guide to be issued early next year. Chief Engineer George F Nicholson says the pamphlet will list all shipping companies operating to and from Seattle, steam operators agents vessel names tonnage ports of call sailing intervals and other maritime trade details.

Seattle Pacific Coast

Free Port Laws Are Urged by Commission

Seattle's port commission passed a resolution urging free port legislation by the federal government. The commission cites a proposed free trade bill with a direct impact on Pacific Coast commerce and notes Vancouver British Columbia could influence adoption of such policy.

Seattle Port Commission Congress T. 8. Lippy Vancouver B. C

Refrigeration On Australian Liner Deemed Ready

Captain H H Birkholm announced on Wednesday that the West Holbrook of the Australasian run will be equipped with refrigeration by the Shipping Board. The move marks a modernization of vessels in the General Steamship line to enhance cargo and passenger comfort.

West Holbrook General Steamship Corporation Shipping Board H. H. Birkholm Khiridge Fred Brooks Orient East

West Seattle Ferry Proposal Draws Legal Opinion

Attorney Jackson Silbaugh chairs a Municipal League committee endorsing a plan to keep the West Seattle ferry operating with no stop due to a proposed discontinuation. The group argues ongoing service can avoid deficits and curb expected losses.

West Seattle Jackson Silbaugh Municipal League

Trial of First Oil Burning Engine on Tacoma Trial Boat

The first oil burning engine to power a heavy duty tug on Puget Sound is scheduled for a Thursday trial at Tacoma. The tug Alice now features 200 horsepower six cylinder oil burning engines from the Fous Tug Boat Co. If successful, rapid conversion of other engines to oil burners is anticipated by shipping men.

Puget Sound Tacoma Alice Fous Tugboat Co

Market Report Broad Moves In Early Session

New York stocks opened mixed with United States Rubber and Baldwin advancing while Mexican Petroleum held steady. After an hour the market grew irregular with rails firm and several industrials retreating including Mexican Petroleum and Pan American while United States Steel and Studebaker showed gains.

New York Dee Kelly-Springfield Eral New Maven Metall

Grain price fluctuations mark uneven day on Chicago Board of Trade

Irregular price changes swept the Chicago Board of Trade with wheat and corn futures showing mixed moves. Wheat opened lower on Buenos Aires market dips, then rose. December wheat to $1.71, March wheat up. May wheat to $1.61. Corn and oats opened mostly unchanged, with minor intraday shifts as grain market sentiment firmed.

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What to Do With $100 000 Cash Contest Ends

Last day to submit Seattle Life Underwriters Association contest entries on use of 100000 dollars. Citizens from diverse professions answer whether to give to charity invest, use for working capital or leave to future generations. Submissions must be 125 words, emphasize thrift economy and humanity and be mailed to The Star or to J. Dobrin at 1118 Fourth Ave.

Seattle Life Underwriters’ Association J. Dobrin Fourth Ave

Pedestrians Hit by Autos This Year

Pedestrians were struck by autos at downtown intersections this year. Mrs Tracy of 4742 Seventh Ave N was reported recovering from head and leg injuries after a Wednesday incident at 14th Ave N and BK 47th. Driver J Souder of 1722 Summit Ave was identified. A second pedestrian allegedly knocked down at Fifth Ave and Union on Wednesday night, confused by Sam Bornstein’s auto, was reported uninjured according to Bornstein who is secretary of J Bornstein at Washington Apartments 1905 Washington St.

Watson Jim Murphy Tard St Greenwood Ave John Reynolda Fourth Ave Madison Nichol 18Th Ave N. B City Hospital 14Th Ave Mra. Tracy Seventh Ave J. Souder Summit Ave Sam Bornstein Fifth Ave Union Bornstein J. Bornstein Sven Washington Apartments Washington #t

New Police Court Opens in WV Public Safety Building

Judge John B. Gordon presided over the opening of the new police court in the West Virginia Public Safety Building. Mounted Officer Louis Gay accidentally knocked over a bottle of grape held as evidence in a pending case as mourners watched. K. Kranszumas paid $5 as the first culprit tried in the new court while Gay arrested him for traffic law violation. The old court remains on the same floor at the east end.

John B. Gordon Pace Court WV Public Safety

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