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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1921
Page
13
United States Senator Wesley L. Jones and Congressman John F. Miller spoke at the King County Women's Republican club luncheon at Mere’s cafe teria Monday noon. They urged avoiding armament expansion while stressing needs for better roads and reclamation programs.
Carson City report notes a record of trial court proceedings in the Pickford Owen Moore divorce case was filed with the Nevada Supreme Court on Monday. In Tacoma, Claude W. Oprague was killed when his motorcycle collided with an automobile driven by nurse Ruth Upton near Camp Lewis.
The Senate confirmed Millard T. Hartson of Seattle as collector of customs for district No 80. It also approved Irving D. Smith to be registrar of the land office in Seattle and Ivan G. Bishop of Vancouver to serve as registrar of the land office at Vancouver with Seattle and Vancouver tied to Washington state locations.
Advertisement touts lemon juice mixed with Orchard White in a quarter pint bottle as a cheap freckle and blemish bleach. It claims daily application to face neck arms and hands will fade freckles and blemishes and leave skin clear soft and rosy white.
Industry boosters cite Seattle’s water power, coal, ports, and fisheries as twin engines for growth. With large terminal capacity, extensive telegraph and telephone networks, and major grain and apple shipments, Seattle is framed as the financial and commercial gateway to Pacific Northwest expansion and Alaska trade.
The foreign bureau reports rising activity across U S industry last month. Shoe sector sees easier labor, cheap materials boosting production. Woolen and worsted output nears normal machinery use. Cotton production 8 433 000 bales, below three year average. Iron and steel demand improves with brighter car repair orders. Nails wire and pipe show larger demand. Hides and leather markets grow slowly. exports and imports remain below prior years, but price gains vs 1914 are encouraging.
Federal June report shows Osaka district Japan launched two ships totaling 2,714 tons and completed three vessels of 2,560 969 and 99 tons. Of 46 shipyards, 28 closed, 17 operate with difficulty. Warship contracts, with small profits, keep the larger yards afloat.
Nathan Eckstein will address the audience on business optimism before the Big Brotherhood banquet at Plymouth Congregational Church at 6 15 p m Tuesday. He will give the address titled Business Optimism.
K. J. Middleton, manager for the steamship operators, told the Transportation club Monday that the shop control plan used on the waterfront by Dodwell & Co. is the best solution to the labor problem there.
A Western Canada editor defends friendly ties with the United States amid letters claiming hostility to American visitors. Vernon Knowles of the Winnipeg Tribune notes no Canadian anti American sentiment, while a Western editor argues Canadian vaudeville is mischaracterized and Canadians aim to nurture strong US relations.
Funeral services for Joseph A. Hyde 74, pioneer of the Northwest, will be held Wednesday at 2 p m in the Bonney Watson chapel under Rose Croix Masonic auspices. Kingston, Maas. Four school children were instantly killed by electrocution when a street car trolley pole came off breaking the feed wire.
A short readable line notes Sages Om Behn at Owl Drug Co. in a local business mention with minimal context.
A Bremerton event will honor 15 members of the American Legion play group La Societie des Quar ante Hommes et Hult Chevaux with a long boxcar ride initiatory activity. A delegation will join the same evening for a promenade at Centralia. Advertisement notes Daddy Boldt’s Butterhorns.
The Cornish school of drama music and dancing will provide the Kiwanis meeting program on Wednesday. Kiwanis day at the ball park is observed the same afternoon. Thursday evening local Kiwanians attend the Everett club charter meeting sponsored by Seattle.
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