Judge Burke Sees Efficiency Clash in Club Consolidation
Dr Burke, president of the Chamber of Commerce, criticises the Commercial Club plan for universal member voting as hindering efficiency. He notes the club's 1450 members and funded projects versus the chamber relies on external contributions for ambitious initiatives. He cites Reynolds public service fights as an example of differing approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber
Commercial Club
Reynolds
Public Service
Chamber of Commerce
Drie Burke
Are you registered for civic elections now
A call urging registration stresses that voting in each general election avoids re registering for four years and challenges readers to choose mayor and councilmen while stressing the duty to register promptly to safeguard their voice in city affairs.
Government should manufacture war matériel to save costs
An analysis urges that the United States sustain readiness by government production rather than private profiteering. It cites powder, shrapnel, armor plate, and armor costs, arguing government plants could have saved tens of millions. The piece blames private firms for monopoly profits and notes broad shipbuilding growth amid policy debates and price trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
United States
War Department
Ovent
Amer- 1
Rights of a home and love in early twentieth century letters
From Cynthia Grey's column a reader fuses faith and marriage with work roles. A young engaged couple debate a wife's need to work and the ideal home power dynamic. Guidance urges settling home work before marriage and condemns pursuing outside love. A second letter questions a romance with a married man and the morality of their bond, with Grey doubting brotherly love between lovers and advising forgiveness and accountability.
Indian is Not a Vanishing Race Says Pacific Northwest Growth
Portland Jan 22 The Indian is not a vanishing race. Their rate of increase in the Pacific Northwest is greater than that of the whites says Dr C J Laffin who for seven years has been physician in charge of the Warm Springs Indian reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Pacific Northwest
C. J. Laffin
Warm Springs
High School Basketball Results From Friday Night
The High School Basketball league saw Franklin beat Ballard 41 to 18, Queen Anne top Broadway 56 to 26, and Lincoln defeat West Seattle 47 to 1.
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Franklin
Story Contest for Next Week Prize Is One Silver Dollar
The Star Circle invites entries for a short story contest with a prize of one silver dollar. Write a brief piece on a chosen subtopic, date rules, and mail or deliver to Uncle Jack at The Star Circle before 3 o'clock Friday afternoon. Include name and address on the back of the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jack
Star Circle
Uim
Best Verse This Week Is a Hammer, Girl is the Poet
Grace Leona Riley wins the weekly dollar prize for a short poem titled Mother. The poem extols the word Mother as a beacon of peace, hope, and love, praising its divine, enduring significance through life’s years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Leona Riley
Little Girl Helen Marie Osborn Stars in Balboa Debut
The Balboa Motion Picture company presents Helen Marie Osborn as the youngest leading lady before the public. At age three she stars opposite Henry King, previously known as Baby Marie. She is Denver born, daughter of Leon T. Osborn and a stage artist mother, with family roles at Balboa including mother as maid and father as manager.
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Helen Marie Osborn
Balboa Motion Picture Company
Henry King
Balboa
Baby Marie
Misa Osborn
Helen
Denver
Colo
Babe” St. Clair
Leon T. Osborn
Helen Marie
Mother
Father
Got Anything to Submit Children to Circle
Uncle Jack invites readers to send poems up to 150 words, short stories, photographs, and drawings for possible printing. Listeners, especially boys and girls, are encouraged to contribute and keep in touch with the Circle editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Dear Uncle Jack Contest Entry From Kathleen Rutherford
Kathleen Rutherford, 16, Blaine, writes to Uncle Jack noting her first contest entry and longtime poem writing. She expresses hope for approval and future submissions and mentions enjoying The Circle and Uncle Jack’s column.
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Jack
The
Star
Kathleen Rutherford
Blaine
Local Laughs and Rumors Sweep Through Town
A collection of humorous local anecdotes runs through the piece. Clementina Higginbotham’s musical talent is debated, Hod Walter questions it, and Ned Nageer’s marriage faces rumors of separation. Willie Humphrey vows to influence a navy yard project, Bill Hicks jokes at a cafe, and Pa Wilberforce plans razorback guards to protect apple trees. Jed Wilkins buys emee, Alfred Laindin dons skirts for a minstrel show, and Beatrice Fairfax becomes a topic of chatter.
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Alfreddie Laindin
Metropolitan Opera House
Beatrice Fairfax
Confessions of a Wife Margie Reflects on Marriage
Margie Waverly writes in a personal book about whether she is living honestly inside marriage to Dick. She questions the ideal of wedlock, the price of reputation, and whether she can be true to love or must perform for society. The diary ends with doubt about courage and future choices.
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Miss Grey
Misa Ann Hookus
Mise Hookins
Bob Willams
Williams
Williama
Dick Saye
Margie
Bis
Eleanor Fairlow
Margie Waverly
Jim Edie
Mollie
Eliene
Shakespeare
Altho
Helen Cole Passes to Fifth Grade Soon
A brief item notes Helen Cole from Arlington will advance into the fifth grade soon, reflecting a student progression update.
Honor List of Residents Across Seattle Area
A crowded listing includes Elle Braun Marjorie Calligan Margaret Taylor Susan Erwin Irving Roberts Beatrice Roberts Kerman Evenson Helen Cole Aleatha King Janche Krigbaum Anita Malland Anna Casperson Muriel Smart Harriet Baughman Helen Driscoll Edith Barstow and others with multiple addresses in Seattle and surrounding towns. The compiled roster features numerous names linked to streets such as Rainier Avenue Sixth Avenue and Dibble Avenue with several entries in N W and 21st Avenue areas.
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Elle Braun
Rainier Ave
Marjorie Calligan
Seattle
Margaret Taylor
Sixth Ave
Susan Erwin
47Th Place
Irving Roberts
Dibble Ave
N. W
Beatrice Roberts
Kerman Evenson
East Stanwood
Helen Cole
Arengcen
Aleatha King
Bingen
Waeh
Janche Krigbaum
Soap Lake
Anita Malland
Poulsbo
Anna Casperson
Colman Building
Muriel Smart
Auburn
Harriet Baughman
Kenyon
Helen Driscoll
Fairview Ave
Rkdith Dowmenewskea
24Th Ave
Clara Barstow
10Th Ave
Edith Barstow
Anna Barstow
Eleanor Arden
Harvey Simonson
Clear Lake
Anabel Kennedy
12Th Ave
N. E
Edith Swanson
21St Ave
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Beattian Wash
Poetoffion
Judge Burke
Senate
Santa Monica
Cal
Cynthia Grey
Isaac
iIt
James F. Summitt
Muscatine
Iowa
Peruna
Usbeod
Peruna CO
Clementina Higginbotham
Hod Walter
Higginbotham
Clementina
Ned Nageer
Willie Humphrey
Navy Yard
Bill Hicks
Saya Persons
Pa Wilberforce
Pat
Jed Wilkins
Jed
Cross Roads
Opry House
Joe Radish
Hank Toba
Ollie Erickson
Rusty Griffithe
Hi Gill
Iliram
Hod Peters
Jim Hurt
Jim
Hod
Madcap Ann Hookus
Bob Williams
Chugtown
Undertaker
South End
Will Humphrey
Bill Hodkine
D. BE. Skinner
Arlington
Sullivan
Pica
Detly
Little Boy Blue
Little Red Riding Hood
Mother Goose
Simon
Tom and
Stacia Moore
Beecham
Bowes
Ohio
University St
Fraser-Paterson
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