Wait on Red Tape Wait on Red Tape
Special to The Star Tacoma reports widespread blundering in the national veterans bureau delays in Sweet act benefits for World War I veterans. Adjutant J K Weddell cites slow processing, powerless local bureaus, and unjust delays, highlighting a tubercular veteran kept waiting for months before hospitalization funds finally arrive.
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The
Star
Tacoma
Veterans’ Bureau
J. K. Weddell
Edward B. Rhodes
American Legion
Bureau
Weddell
Col. Forbes
Legion
Red Cross
Washington Veterans Bureaus
Matty
Washington
Cushman Hospital
High and Mighty
Washington, D. C
Albert Johnson
National Capitol
Notes and Comment on The Old Home Town
Poignant notices from Puget Sound on salmon fishing closures and trail route politics. Bridges in Kittitas County deemed unsafe by county engineer John Mires. Walla Walla onion crop revenue rises on higher prices despite 115 car shortfall. Ritzville winter rains boost winter wheat sowing. Northwest hatcheries released over 100 million salmon fry into the Pacific, one per person in the United States. Walla Walla merchants to attend Advertising club dinner. State game farm head Henry Drum slated for replacement December 1 per E A Seaborg. About 4,260 touring autos visited Olympic forest camping grounds. Over seven million people hunted in 1920, a new year may exceed that. Snoqualmie summit 60 acres sold by state Elks for a summer and winter club.
Miss Janet Young Stars in The Tidings Brought to Mary at Cornish
Janet Young of the repertory company performs Mara the rebellious figure in Paul Claudel's The Tidings Brought to Mary at the Cornish. She appears this Thursday and Friday wearing stage makeup, photographed by Grady.
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Janet Young
The
Cornish
the Cornish
Mara
Mary
Paul Claudel
Grady
Record of 65 Robert Noonan Schoolboy Injured
A schoolboy 65 Robert Noonan is reported to have suffered a severe wrenched shoulder and other bruises after crossing Ninth Ave and Howell St on Monday while masked. He was taken to City hospital unconscious following a collision with a car driven by L A Ballach of Harrison St. Also Howell Street boy 658 Kalfusa 6 received a fractured ankle after running into Broadway near home, struck by a car driven by Jack Babb of 12th Ave North. Irvin Conover 65, Evanston Ave, was hit on Fremont Ave near 44th by a car driven by Mra Jacob Bassi of Greenwood Ave. he sustained several broken ribs.
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Robert Noonan
Howell
Ninth Ave
Howell St
L. A. Ballach
Harrison St
City Hospital
Kalfusa
Broadway
Jack Babb
12Th Ave
N. BE
Irvin Conover
Evanston Ave
Fremont Ave
44Th At
Japan Without Shimmie Spirit Says Tokyo Visitor
A Yokohama Chamber of Commerce president reports Japanese youths avoid shimmie dancing. He observed crowded dance halls in Japan but notes young people only move their feet and lower limbs. The Seattle trip included a cabaret visit.
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Japan
America
Takashi Saka
Yokohama
Northcliffe Optimistic About Washington Armament Talks
Lord Northcliffe arrived in Yokohama during his Asia tour and said he is optimistic about the Washington conference's six month duration. He refused to predict outcomes and called the Harding administration the strongest since Theodore Roosevelt, commenting on American policy.
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Yokohama
Japan
Lord Northcliffe
Australia
Orient
Harding
Theodore Roosevelt
Borah Prepares Public Drive for Arms Conference
Senator Borah begins a self appointed campaign to shape public opinion on the arms conference. He plans speeches in eastern and leading cities urging reasonable publicity and real limits on armaments, especially navies, arguing the public will get out of the conference what it pushes for.
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Washington
Borah
Bia
Arma
Campfire Girls Aid Red Cross Membership Drive
Sixteen members of the Tonda group pledge active participation in the American Red Cross annual membership collection. Iola Campfire schedules six weeks of events two no shows two business sessions and two handcraft meetings. The group will donate a Thanksgiving basket to a needy family and help furnish a room at the Ruth home.
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Tonda
Campfire
American Red Cross
Iola Campfire
Ruth
Student Activities Rise at University of Washington
The Associated Students budget shows a rise in student activities at the University of Washington for the year ending August 11, 1932. The total budget reaches 160 545 dollars, nearly matching the combined totals of 1915 through 1918.
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University of Washington
Darwin Meisnest
Commerce Chamber Urges Pacific Coast Disarmament
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce commends President Marding for promoting armament unification and urges disarmament across large Pacific coast cities. Portland San Francisco and Los Angeles chambers had earlier supported the action.
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Commerce Chamber
Pacific Coast
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Marding
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Utah Leads States in School Attendance
Utah has the highest school attendance with 79 percent of its population aged 5 to 20 in school, per the bureau of census. Louisiana trails at 23 percent.
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Utah
Washington
Bureau of Census
Louisiana
Sunnydale Parent-Teacher Association Meeting Friday
The Sunnydale Parent-Teacher Association will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. Friday in Community Hall. Members and guests are invited to attend and discuss upcoming school activities and concerns.
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Sunnydale Parent-Teacher Association
Cordwood Camps Create Jobs with Steady Demand
The weekly report by J. M H. Shields shows cordwood camps providing many jobs at about $1.60 per cord. Building laborers, Parm hands and chore men are in demand despite bad weather. Unemployment has held steady recently but may rise this month.
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Cordwood
J. M H. Shields
Funeral services for Mrs Hiuldah Leonard Waughop
Funeral services were held for Mrs Hiuldah Leonard Waughop aged 26 a Seattle school teacher Burial took place in Washelli Cemetery assisting relatives and friends attended the ceremony in Seattle yesterday.
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Hiuldah Leonard Waughop
Seattle
Washelli Cemetery
Red Cross to Offer Free First Aid Classes This Winter
The American Red Cross announces free first aid lessons for men and women this winter. Classes run Monday and Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the nursing department of the Jumble Shop. Dr. A. A. Bird leads, with information via Elliott 0705 or at 915 University Ave. The initial session is planned for November 14.
Washington Alumni Fete Stanford Men
Stanford alumni will be the guests of the Washington Alumni association at a luncheon at noon Thursday. The event will be held at the Bon Marche and features a midday gathering of graduates and local alumni.
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Washington
Stanford
Washington Alumni Association
Naughty Film Puts 400 Behind Bars in San Francisco
A raid by 20 police halted a private film showing drawing about 400 men to the venue. The women's vigilance committee organized the operation leading to arrests of attendees.
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San Francisco
Women's
Army Goods Offered to Seattle Public
Bids will be received for a quantity of army goods by the quartermaster supply officer here up to 10 40 a m November 7. Full particulars may be had at the industrial bureau of the Chamber of Commerce or at the office of the quartermaster supply officer Stacy 1 and 1K Marginal way.
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Industrial Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Stacy
Forgive Me Mary then Shoots Self in Portland Hotel
A man using the name C. M. Edwards was found dead by a bullet in his skull in a Portland hotel. A note asking forgiveness to “Mary” lay beside him, and a bill addressed to Charles Pagan was in his pocket. A second letter said he had no friends and asked the coroner to bury him.
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Portland
Ore
C. M. Edwards
Charles Pagan
Babe Dies in Fire On Paseo Farm Near Walla Walla
George Belvig 20 months died in a fire that destroyed the family home at Paseo near Walla Walla. The mother was milking cows when the blaze started. Neighbors rescued four other children from the flames.
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Walla Walla
George Belvig
Mra
Red Selvig
Paseo
October Sets Mark for Wind and Rail
October of this year saw wind and rail records rise as total miles reached 6,596 with an average velocity of 8.1 miles per hour. Temperature stood 22.1 degrees above the monthly average and rainfall surpassed by one inch.
Mothers Hear Talk on Childs Health Tonight
Olivia Marwood was to speak to town mothers Wednesday at 2 p.m. on child health as part of a monthly series at the W. C. Neighborhood Center, 708 St. Georgetown.
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Mra
Olivia Marwood
Mothers of Town
W. C
Georgetown
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Kittitas County
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Ritzville
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Henry Drum
E. A. Seaborg
Olympic Forest
Snoqualmie Pass
State Association of Elks’ Lodges
Northcliffe
Clarence Dubose
Campfire Girls
the Bon Marche Bargain Basement
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