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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1918

Page

16

Smoke Fund Vaudeville at Metropolitan Nets $302.50

The Metropolitan's Smoke Fund vaudeville show raised $302.50 as Dorothy Maynard and Joe Santley led a noon performance. Performers, including Santley’s infant son, enlisted audience support with songs and patter, while the Chauncey Wright Restaurant Co matched donations to boost the total.

MET I of the Star Metropolitan Dorothy Maynard Joe Santley Santley Junior Lavina Winn James Hradbury Hugh Cameron Hazen J. Titus Chauncey Wright Restaurant Co Roy George Hood

Cle Elum Plans Rebuilding Amid War Time Strains

Cle Elum prepares for rebuilding as plans advance with the Independent and Coke Company overseeing aid. State fuel administration asks for measures to help families after mine disruptions, with Red Cross workers ready to assist as many locals face temporary housing in tents until earnings rebound.

Independent and Coke Co State Fuel Administration Red Cross Ile

Concert At Fort Lawton Sunday Afternoon

Fort Lawton's military band will give a musical program Sunday at 3 45 p m on the parade ground bandstand near the post gym Fowles will be the conductor and the concert will be held in the post gym as announced by the military band officials.

Lawton Fort Lawton

London pools and baths repurposed for communal kitchens

Public swimming pools across London along with several public baths are converted into communal kitchens. Authorities say the move aims to support shared food facilities and reduce waste while maintaining essential services for residents.

London

Woodinville Dance Supports Overseas Soldiers Fund

Woodinville hosts a Saturday night dance organized by mill workers to raise funds for The Star smoke fund for overseas soldiers. Proceeds go to the tobacco fund, with donations welcome from non workers as long as they can dance. Treasurer Mrs W W Henson reports recent contributions from a Khaki club event and ongoing monthly fund totals.

Tobacco Fund Second Ave Hansen Titus Star Smoke Fund Woodinville

Read This If You Send Money to Smoke Fund

The Star explains two ways to support the Ours Boys in France Tobacco Fund. Buy $1 tickets for autos to be sold or send a direct contribution. Names may be published for direct gifts, and soldiers will send a tobacco package and a bhanka card. Do not note auto tickets when sending to The Star.

Ours Boys In France Star Red Cross Motor Division

Auto Ticket Sales Locations For Tobacco Fund

Listing of stores and addresses selling Auto tickets to support the Tobacco Fund for the boys in France. Numerous outlets statewide include United Cigar Stores Co locations, assorted Pike and First Avenue shops, hotel stands, and cigar shops such as Hotel Beattie, Spring Cigar Co, Savoy, and Brown & Hulen, among many others.

Tobacco Fund For Our Boys France Joe Digard Occidental Yeoter M A J. G. Cohen Cigar Co Spring Cigar Co Leary Beliding United Cigar Bteres Co Second Ave O. B Doherty Weetlake M. A. Guanat First Pike Sullivan Bros A. J. Stratton Firet Patterehy & Smith J.P. Diack Cigar Co Firet Ave K. Doherty PR. Breweter United Cigar Stores Co First Ave W. O'Keefe Marry Harrie Cigar Co Yealer Spring Cigar Co Collin & Normiie Broadway Cotllinae & Normile J. R White EK. Lima Frye Hotel Cigar Stand Frye Chauncey Wright Restaurants Smith Building Third Ave

Clip Out This Coupon Help Sammies to the Editor

A citizen urges readers to clip a coupon for the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund. Each dollar buys four tobacco packages, each package worth 45 cents, with a postcard message from a soldier included to thank the giver. Address city

Sammies The Star France

War Labor Board Favors Paper Men

The War Labor Board asked the Federal Trade Commission to reconsider a newsprint price decision to help manufacturers fund a 10 cent an hour wage increase for workers. The board set a precedent with the communication issued in Washington on June 28.

Washington National War Labor Board Federal Trade Commission

Infant clothing sizes and pricing note listing

Readers see a fragmented catalog line listing infant sizes from 3 to 6 and general size ranges such as 8% to 11.0. with separate figures like 14% and a price of 250 dollars. The garbled entry implies a retail listing for children's garments and footnote pricing.

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Bathing Suits for Children 3 to 6 Shown in Pure Worsteds

Very clever bathing suits for boys or girls ages 3 to 6 displayed in pure worsted with wing sleeves and front buttons. Esmerald Copenhagen Oxford styles with white stripe present. price 83.00 on second floor.

Copenhagen Oxford C.esence

Three Thousand Soldiers to Attend Fourth of July Celebrations

Three thousand soldiers and sailors will arrive for July 4 festivities here. At least four military bands will participate, with four artillery companies conducting drills in city parks. The Puget Sound fort command band will play for the pavement dance on Second Avenue between Virginia and James Streets, aided by other musicians.

Second Ave Virginia James Als Puget Sound Fort

Liberty motor praised by Col Disque in Spokane

Col Brice P. Disque, commander of the Aprice Division of the Sternal Corps, declares the Liberty motor the greatest he had ever driven after talking to many men including foreigners and Americans in Spokane on June 28.

Disque Liberty Motor O. K. Spokane Col Brice P. Disque Aprice Division Sternal Corps

Puyallup to Furnish 3,000,000 Tins of Jam

Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers Association offers 2,400,000 one pound tins of blackberry jam at 34 cents and 600,000 tins of raspberry jam for Uncle Sam's army. English agricultural laborers demand a minimum wage of 7.50 dollars per week.

Puyallup & Sumner Fruit Growers’ Association

Col Disque Moves Division Headquarters to Vancouver

Col Disque of the spruce division relocates parts of his command to Vancouver Washington to pressure revocation of Columbia River bridge tolls affecting his unit. The transfer follows his threat to move the divisional HQ if tolls remain.

Portland Disque Vancouver Wash Columbia

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