Unemployment Drops for World War Vets in America
A survey for The American Legion Weekly reports 400000 veterans jobless on March 1, down from over 500000 earlier in the year. The Legion credits state employment networks and farm migration programs, plus seniority rights for returning servicemen, with improving prospects for ex service men nationwide.
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New York
United States
American Legion
The
American Legion Weekly
Beat
Legion
More’s Dinner Party Spread On Banana Leaf Floor
A More serves a repast laid out on the floor covered with banana leaves turning a formal meal into a rustic scene. The description emphasizes the unique dining arrangement and cultural flair of the gathering.
Nations Meet in Pathetic Gamble Riot at Cleo Patra Hotel
In a Tuesday night assembly the Committee of Forty Might gathered at the Cleo Patra hotel to discuss armament cuts in Chinese dens gambling reparations and thefts. Delegates from 17 nations including Ireland Sweden Germany France Romania Finland Mexico Austria and Russia faced surprise charges with Rosa gaining liberty by one point as two Chinese dealers were fined. City Attorney Meagher had his pocket picked during the session and the crime was settled out of court.
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Committee of Forty
Cleopatra Hotel
Third Ave
Roy Davin
Davia
van Roen
Dees
Deea
Kowa
Rosa Hia
C C. McCullough
Meagher
Ah Sing
Sing
Rosa
John KB. Gordon
Ireland
Sweden
Germany
France
Rumania
Finland
Mexico
Austria
Russia
United States
Mon
McCullough
City Dads Turn Out for Spring Practice Monday
The new councilmanic team lines up for its first workout while some star members like Haas and Bolton miss recent exams. R. B. Hesketh is slated for captain with a lineup featuring W. Moore C. B. Fitzgerald Philip Tindall and O. T. Prickson or R. H. Thomson. Lou Cohen Drake and Carroll may play on the line as utility players to shore up the team.
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Councilmanic
Altho Haas
Bolton
Husky
R. B. Hesketh
Seattle Nine
FR. B. Hesketh
W. Moore
C. B. Fitzgerald
Public Safety Committee
Philip Tindall
City Utilities Committee
O. T. Prickson
R. H. Thomson
Lou Cohen
Drake
Carroll
Nsed
Dinnerware Set and Crystal Tumblers Sale Event
A catalog listing shows a six piece dinner plate set with bowls cups and saucers a sugar bowl creamer a sauce boat vegetable dish platters and a set of six blown tumblers priced at 1.00. A large cut glass jug with six matching tumblers in a buzz saw pattern offered at 15.00 on the third floor a brass lamp in gold or bronze finish priced at 12.50.
Profits of Standard Oil Hit $15 Million in Gas Shortage
Sacramento reports Mark L. Requa, ex oil administrator, testified at the capitol that Standard Oil earned 15 million dollars last year amid gasoline shortages. He contested assemblyman Helainger’s claim of a price fix by company heads, saying prices are set by demand.
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Sacramento
Standard Oil Co
Mark L. Requa
Capitol
Requa
Helainger
Chicago Aldermen to Inspect City Street Car System
A delegation of Chicago aldermen will arrive at 640 a.m. Saturday to inspect the city railway system and depart for Vancouver at 9 p.m. They will be entertained by the Chamber of Commerce during their visit.
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Chicago
Vancouver
Chamber of Commerce
Bronco
East 110Th Street
Bethel Highway
Jackie Coogan Seeks Silent Film Work After High Pay
Child star Jackie Coogan, famed for The Kid, reportedly turned down two thousand dollars a week for future film work. He just completed a five reel Peck's Bad Boy for Irving Lesser and is available for silent drama roles. His last salary near 1200 dollars weekly was the largest ever paid to a child actor.
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Jackie Coogan
Chaplin
Jackie
Peck
Irving Lesser
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