Wilson Co workers form Committee of 32 to advise officials
William Freeman, in New York City, praises a worker committee at Wilson & Co. that includes 32 members, both men and women, elected by associates. The group gathers routinely to propose actionable improvements, which officials may adopt after majority votes. The aim is mutual respect, faster problem solving, and stronger plant efficiency.
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Mr. Wilson
Ribes
Thoroly
Committee of 32
Wilson
Methodist Contest Promotes Centenary Mission Drive
Portland story describes a $50 Victory Bond prize for best essay on The Methodist Centenary What It Is and What It Will Do. entrants are students in grades and Sunday schools. essays due by June 1 to the Joint Centenary Committee. Details outline a $105 million global and domestic plan.
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Portland
Methodist Centenary
Methodiat
Centenary Committee
Platt Building
Oregon
America
Butler Drug Co Friday and Saturday Specials
Butler Drug Co advertises Friday and Saturday specials on health and beauty items. Listed prices include 50¢ e 38¢ 35c Freezone 25¢ Tiz 22¢ 125¢ Phenolax 50c Mulsified Cocoanut 89¢ Nuxated Iron 85¢ 25¢ Bath Towels 18¢ 25c Palm Olive Talcum 17¢ 50c Lysol 3¢ 1.00 Herpicide 19¢ 50c Capillaris 45¢ 25¢ Phenolax 22¢ 1.10 S S S Blood Remedy and Hair Tonic 50¢
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L. & F. Lysol
Spring Time Is Picture Time Kodak Supplies
Buy Kodak supplies here and let us develop your films and print pictures. All work delivered back the same day we receive it. Complete line of Eastman’s N. C. films.
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Kodak
Eastman
N. C
Dye Your Old Hat Specials Ad Listing Various Dyes and Soaps
A local ad lists Colorite and Dye Your Hat Dyes promising to restore old hats. It promotes Otis Tar Soap 23 cents, Palm Olive Soap 10 cents per cake, Mary Garden Cold Cream two prices, and Taleum powders with multiple brands. It invites mail orders for any drug-line items and claims prompt, careful service for prescriptions.
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Lyon’s
Broadway Smilers Earn Big Pay for Pleasant Poses
New York May 15 eight Broadway stage smilers pull an average year salary of 19500 dollars each and total 156000 dollars for looking pleasant four hours daily with double time on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Prominent names include Constance Binney Helen Hayes Lucy Cotton Evelyn Vardon Mollie King and Josephine Victor with an accelerator keeping smiles uniform from star to chorus.
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New York
Constance Binney
Texan Costa
Royal Vagabond
Helen Hayes
Brutus
Emilers
Puy Marthe
Velvet Lady
Lucy Cotton
Mabel
Evelyn Vardon
Mollie King
Josephine Victor
Plan to Develop Scotch Waterfalls
Edinburg May 15. Water power projects could double Scotland power output and traction with nine schemes to transmit energy to Glasgow Clyde valley Edinburgh Aberdeen and Dundee. The plan estimates 183,500 horsepower from these developments.
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N. BE. A
Edinburg
Scotland
Water Power Resources Committee
Glasgow
Clyde Valley
Aberdeen
Dundee
Confiscated Dope Turned Over to Red Cross
United Press reports that seven five thousand dollars of confiscated narcotics were given to the Red Cross by the Bureau of Internal Revenue last year. Sixty thousand dollars worth was seized from a dope smuggler attempting to move the substance across the Canadian border. Twenty thousand dollars of morphine heroin and cocaine from illicit dealers are now stored in the bureau laboratory in Washington.
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Washington
The
Red Cross
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bureau
Duds in Soil Delay Spring Work in Compeigne
In the Compeigne region, spring farming is stalled by unexploded shells hindering plowing. Engineers gather ordnance for reclamation work as over 3,000 German prisoners clear debris. The city lacks gas due to destroyed works but plans reconstruction. Repatriated villagers trek six miles for bread while rebuilding their ruined towns.
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Compeigne
Japan Tea Fights for Yank Markets
Japan tea manufacturers face tough competition from India and Ceylon tea and coffee. Higher production costs strain profits as the Japan Manufacturers' Association plans to use a new government laboratory under the agriculture and commerce ministry and launch a campaign in America to win back tea share, tapping liquor funds since Japan's dry era.
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N. EB. A
TOKIO
Japan
India
Ceylon
Japan Manufacturers’ Association
Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce
America
Japanese Influence Strong in Islands
In the South Pacific islands the Japanese trade push alarms Australia as Japanese merchants face movement restrictions. in Marshall and Caroline Islands Japanese influence grows with language taught in schools and local attire turning Japanese, prompting caution for any peace congress that grants Australia control to avoid clashes with Oriental ideas.
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Sydney
South Pacific
Australia
Marshall
Caroline Islands
Peace Congress
Some Girls See Husbands in Every Bachelor They Know
Observers note that certain girls view every bachelor in their circle as a potential husband. The behavior reflects aspirational dating norms and social expectations of courtship.
Graduation Dress Fabrics Describe Airy White Nettings
The notice markets fabrics for graduation dresses featuring white nets with ruffles and tucks. It lists white net materials in widths from 40 inches to 44 inches and prices from $1.75 to $3.75 per yard, plus embroidered nets and voile flouncings with lace edges. Embroidery Section, First Floor.
Quaintly Youthful Frock From Butterick Pattern 1528
The advertisement highlights various ribbons and fabrics for a Butterick Pattern 1528 youth frock. It notes White Ribbon options in Latin Moire Plain Taffeta and novelty brocade, with yardage requirements and sash details, plus pattern guidance from the First Floor Pattern Section.
Airy Chiffon Voiles for Summer Frocks and Dresses
Airy gauzy chiffons float into summer fashions. Against hazy blue grounds many colored flowers form an Oriental pattern. Stripes in red white blue or other colors alternate with wide whites. A block printed taupe and tan voile features radiating black lines. White leaves curl on wistaria gray or brown backs. Thirty nine inches wide one fifty yard. First Floor.
The Spotless House And The Hoover Electric Sweeper
A description extols the Hoover Electric Suction Sweeper as dustless sweeping at a touch. It glides over carpets, beating and sweeping with precision, lifts nap, brightens patterns, and draws deep-down grit into an easy-to-empty bag.
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Ncerely
William Freeman
Wiven Ave
New York City
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Butler Drug CO
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Seattle
Scotch
Goodwin Real Estate Company
Goodwin
Victor J. Gheen
Leary Hida
35Th Ave
N. E
55Th St
United Press
Frederick & Nelson
Hoover
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