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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1921
Page
8
An interview with florists details why red roses and pink varieties dominate autumn gifting. Men frequently select roses for sweethearts while wives receive long lasting home flowers like gladiolas and chrysanthemums.
Harold Smith alias Harold Scott, a University of Southern California student, was arrested Monday night after allegedly passing a forged check at a Second Ave department store. Tr. John Milla, War Department, H. Mdl. Harding, consulting engineer, and the New York state barge canal terminals are noted in the report with Capt. FP. T. Chambers in Washington, D.C.
A retired graduate revisits his campus and finds landmarks gone, new modern buildings, and coeds in shorter skirts and bobbed hair. He recalls old traditions while a harsh new coach jeers at players as he longs for the days of his youth. The campus atmosphere shifts from nostalgic to unsettled as he wanders home.
County fairs show horses, especially drafts, are rebounding says extension livestock expert C. M. Hubbard. Signs at street intersections urged for Vancouver. Aberdeen Kiwanis oppose further permanent hospital improvements at Oakhurst. Birmingham Fruit Growers filing Articles of Incorporation with $3,000 capital. Aberdeen police report 225 arrests in September. American Legion executive committee selects White Bluffs Hanford project for public funding to open 1,000 acres for homesteads. Red Cross salvage shop in Olympia planning Christmas toys. G A R veterans allied with Western Washington fair in Puyallup. Puyallup high seniors adopt Oriental fet caps as insignia. Seven oil firms in Benton County plan a deep tent well next month. South Bay fair in Olympia to feature stock fruit and displays. Kittitas growers favor poultry association for Yakima valley, 5,000 birds may join. Cantralla Carnegie library patronage doubles in a year. Thurston county farm bureau approves direct buying of plows. A 1,000-kronen note worth 220 before war now 1.25 displayed at State College Pullman. Prof. Brewster catalogues coins. Gueries Beachcomber honors Harry Leon Causland. State board tax levy cuts noted by Editor. locals urged to send missing items.
Business Chronicle editor TO FORECAST 1922 FINANCE will speak at the Ameri can Association of Engineers meeting in Fine Arts Hall at 6 p.m. today October. Selvin will outline the 1922 financial outlook. A banquet to honor visiting engineers from the American Association of Port Authorities follows on October 13 with Joseph B. Strauss among expected attendees at Seattle.
City council passed ordinances to start the Beacon bill regrade and approved 11,626 for Swan Lake dam work. The 1922 budget was cut to 6,319,542, down 327,961 from the Sept 6 estimate, with next year’s levy set at 6,410,842. Initiatives for Skagit transmission line rights of way and Woodland Park auto camp improvements were referred to committees.
Mrs. Mary Robertson aged 56 of 621 Hoylaton Ave was knocked down and run over by a car on 21st Ave near Madison as she returned from a church entertainment. She suffered a broken leg and severe bruises after being struck by I. Fugelman of 2406 Madison Ave Monday night.
Patrolman H. J. Stoddard is dismissed by Police Chief Searing on charges including taking union funds, failing to pay a doctor, issuing insufficient funds checks, and unpaid debts. Also notes Seattle tours and a franchise ordinance for a telegraph company involving street use and a gross receipts tax.
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