David J. Lewis Heads U.S. Wire System Under Government Control
Profile of David J. Lewis a forty nine year old former coal miner lawyer and politician chosen to administer the nation’s wire systems under government control. Born in Clearfield County Pennsylvania he rose from breaker boy to lawyer and congressman advocating federal wire regulation and parcel post expansion.
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Congress
Dave Lewis
U. S. Wire
Washington
Joly Sr
David J. Lewis
Lewis
Clearfield County
Pennsylvania
Mount Savage
Maryland
Employment chiefs meet Capt Fisher in Seattle plan
A meeting of Seattle's largest employers and University of Washington faculty with Capt Boyd Fisher federal representative discussed a government funded school to train employment managers. The program aims to prepare managers to improve labor relations. applicants must be 25 or older with at least high school education and three years in industry. Fisher noted harmony with labor is essential for business success and that Seattle Portland Los Angeles and San Francisco compete for the two proposed schools. location decision awaits his return to Washington DC.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Boyd Fisher
Capt. Fisher
Portland
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Washington, D. C
Boys' Club to Give Festival in Seattle
The Seattle Boys' Club will host a lawn festival on August 1 at 402 Ninth Ave to celebrate its second anniversary. Fifty self supporting boys live and work in Seattle, with nights spent on home duties. City officials plan to rope off the street for dancing as a 22 piece club band plays.
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Seattle
Ninth Ave
Jacob Furth
Perto
Th Ave
Compulsory Land Cultivation Adopted in Romania
The Romanian parliament passed a bill mandating compulsory cultivation of state lands for five years to prevent famine. The government organ cites necessity to secure food supplies during the period.
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N. FE. A
Berne
Transfer Sets C H King to Seattle Used Cars
Mr C H King a popular automobile salesman formerly with the Winton agency in Portland has been transferred to the Seattle branch where he will head the used car department.
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C. H. King
Winton
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Mr. King
Carelessness Cited as Cause of Thousands of Industrial Deaths
C W Price urged Seattle club members that in 1914 the national safety council shows 27 000 workers killed and 600 000 injured yearly in the United States two thirds due to ignorance or carelessness He said employers now recognize the cost of accidents and that strict safety methods can eliminate most industrial deaths and three fourths of accidents.
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United States
C. W. Price
Chicago
National Safety Council
Metropolitan
Seattle
Price
Three Seattle Men Given Commissions
Washington July 31 three Seattle men Edwin R Hogg Jr Frank J Peterson and Foster Russell have been commissioned as second lieutenants in the air service officers reserve corps they reside at 1908 Second Ave 606 East Thomas Street and 2614 East Eighth Ave Seattle respectively.
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Washington
Officers’ Reserve Corpo
Air Service
Edwin R. Hogg, Jr
Second Ave
Frank J. Peterson
E. Thomas Sr
Foster Russell
Eighth Ave
Seattle
A thrift stamp slogan against the Hun during wartime
A wartime caption notes a thrift stamp a day keeps the Hun away signaling a government drive to boost morale and funding for the war effort through postal savings stamps.
Government takes control of U S wire lines tonight
Washington July 31 midnight marks the wire communication system passing under government control. Immediate operations remain via existing channels and officers while the Postmaster General and David L. Lewis map changes. Conferences with company reps proceed as plans to consolidate competing firms are developed slowly and details are worked out.
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Washington
David L. Lewis
Weetern Union
Dbukeson
Bio Advisers
Skeletons Found in Arizona Caves Spark Murder Probe
Deputies probe why ten people aged up to 14 were buried in five caves 20 miles southeast of Phoenix. Mexican prospectors led officers to the site where 12 bodies were found with garments and embroidery clues, none of the remains Indian.
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Phoenix
Aris
President's Niece to Wed Minister at White House
President Wilson's niece Miss Alice Willon will wed Rev. Jeane Stuart McElroy Jr of White Sulphur Springs West Virginia at the White House on Wednesday evening.
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Washington
Wilson
Misa Alice Willon
Jeane Stuart McElroy, Jr
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
White House
Florence Up stairs Store Fall Reservation Sale
The Florence Up stairs Store advertises a reservation sale promising savings on fall coats dresses and waists. The copy highlights discounts and urges customers to hold the reservation for extra value.
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Florence
Explainer on Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act Explored
Milton Bronner outlines how the act does not automatically relieve armed service members from debts. Courts decide relief timing, with three month postwar limits and stays on foreclosures, evictions, and certain leases. The piece previews a second article and cites JAG guidance while noting only courts can finalize rulings.
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Milton Bronner N
Washington
Four Injured in City Traffic Crashes
Nathan Fleck of 308 Ninth Ave suffered a broken leg after being struck by a car at Pine and Broadway Tuesday night. Mrs. Charles McNiel of 1106 23rd Ave N, hit by a motorcycle at Second Ave N and Seneca, released Wednesday with a painful head bump. Charlies Warrick and Arthur Hagen, motorcyclists who collided head on on the 14th Ave bridge Tuesday morning, are reported in improved condition at the city hospital.
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Nathan Fleck
Ninth Ave
Pine and Broadway
Charles McNiel
23Rd Ave. N
Second Ave. N
Senecaast
City Hospital
Charlies Warrick
Arthur Hagen
14Th Ave
Man With 2 Wives Claims Exemption
A select service soldier from Los Angeles seeks exemption at Camp Lewis claiming his second wife is dependent on him. He was divorced from his first wife under a California decree not final for one year. Two months later he married again, but the law holds the second wife is not legally his wife until year’s end, nullifying his exemption claim based on marriage.
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Camp Lewis
Los Angeles
California
Seever’s Skagit Power Site Report Awaited in Seattle
Maj. Seever, engineer for the national council of defense and the capital issues committee, will present his report on Seattle’s Skagit power site claim to the Seattle committee after Mayor Hanson returns from New York. The document is held by the capital issues committee and will not be released until his return.
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Washington
Maj. Seever
National Council of Defense
Capital Issues Committee
Seattle
Skagit
Federal officers seize flour and spaghetti in two home seizures
Federal officers seized 394 pounds of flour and spaghetti Tuesday at the homes of D'Amico and Charles Mattos, two South Mind Italian residents. The flour will be sold to the highest bidder.
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D'Amico
Charles Mattos
South Mind
Lingerie Blouses Highlight Sailor and Convertible Collars
Dainty lingerie blouses attract attention with lace and embroidery on sheer materials. The line offers sailor and convertible collar styles priced at $1.95 and $2.50, displayed on the second floor.
Package Needlework at Reduced Prices
ROKEN lines of stamped goods in envelopes with materials and instructions for finishing for children and infants. Includes rompers dresses gertrude skirts infants bonnets lunch eon sets hot water bag covers and boudoir caps all sharply underpriced for quick disposal. Aisle Table first floor.
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ROKEN
Transparent Georgette Hats with Ostrich Plume Trims
The sketch presents new hats named Georgette Hats featuring crown or upper brim covered with soft ostrich plumage. Designs described as largely white with wings and enamel tones of black or navy on white, offering a delicate, airy look for the season.
New Coverall Aprons With Gingham Front Fastening
A simply styled practical apron features firm gingham fabric with a front fastening. It comes in several plaid and check patterns with scalloped edges and decorative piping.
Women’s Khaki Outing Wear Skirts and Middies
Plain gored khaki skirts sold at 2.50 with front fastening, patch pockets, high waist and lengths 34 or 36 inches. Middies priced at 1.95 come in regulation sailor style with deep collars and lacing at the throat in sizes 36 to 44. Basement Sale room.
Dainty Muslin Trimmings Offerings in Wide Fabrics
Advertises quality muslin cambric and long cloth designs for children’s wear trimming. Features 2 to 3 inch wide goods priced at 10 cents per inch, 12 1/2 and 15 cents per yard, with flouncings at 25 cents per yard.
Delicate pink cotton ribbed vests offered in two sizes
Basements Salesroom offers ribbed cotton vests in delicate pink with a low neck and sleeveless design in sizes 36 and 38 priced at 35 cents.
Child Labor Bill Faces Congress After Court Ruling
Senator Robert Tatham Owen of Oklahoma, half Cherokee, argues that the Supreme Court overstepped its power by ruling the federal child labor law unconstitutional. He proposes a new bill to strip the Court of the authority to judge the law’s legality and to allow Congress to set the rules for review in all courts.
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N. RE. A
Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Robert Tatham Owen
Oklahoma
France
Supreme Court
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