Thirty third Degree Conferred in Canal Zone Freemasonry
The Thirty third and Last Degree of the Scottish Rite was conferred on Eyhst A. Erbe in Darien Lodge Hall Balboa Canal Zone. This marks the first time the Thirty third Degree has been conferred in the Canal Zone and completes all Freemasonry degrees as given in the United States. Also mentions New York onion land selling for $1,700 per acre, noting onion farming as a profitable venture.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
United States
Masons Report Steady Growth in Wyoming
In Casper Wyoming the Grand Lodge of Wyoming reports four years of rising Master Masons figures. Counts show 6 513 in 1922 6 873 in 1928 7 204 in 1924 and 7 469 in 1926. It is stated the ex Kaiser plans to return to Germany but no credible sign of a welcome feast.
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Grand Lodge of Wyoming
Wyoming
Germany
Paris nightclub memories and a Cossack shop offer
In a tense chapter, Sallie and Curtiss negotiate a plan to keep a refugee Cossack in a shop position with a salary and installments, while Paris and Bolshevik exile themes frame the scene. The Gallup Herald tease hints at a New York congressman sale and Soviet clashes as wraparound notes.
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Curtiss
Gallup Herald
Building Boom Lifts Flax’s Role in Paint Supply
The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation notes that growing building demand boosts flax’s importance as linseed oil source for paints. U.S. flax output is about 19.3 million bushels this year from 2.84 million acres, with drought lowering yields and prompting expected imports to meet rising paint oil needs.
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Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Foundation
Sincerity And Success
Otto Floto notes the vast scope of modern hotel and railroad operations. He explains general managers oversee extensive territories, massive equipment, thousands of employees, and multiacre hotel complexes, justifying high compensation for capable supervision.
Austrian Desire and the Parade for Church Separation
A letter from an American in Vigdna Austria reports a 20 000 strong laborer parade with banners calling for separation of church and state and church schools and for religious freedom. The author notes church linked Austrian schools are inferior. An Ohio scene features Queen Marie given a silver spade for her garden. The note ends with a quip about fishing with worms in Roumania and a jab at windshield wipers for horn rimmed spectacles.
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Vigdna
Austria
Ohio
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Jimmie Woods Named General Manager of Biltmore Los Angeles
The Biltmore Los Angeles appoints Jimmie Woods as general manager at a reported salary of 50 000 per year. Woods oversees hundreds of staff across cellar to roof garden, ensuring top service to protect goodwill and profits, with the ability to relocate to other major cities if desired.
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Biltmore
James Woods
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Jimmie Woods
Noisy New York Voters Fret Over Synthetic Liquor Not Milk
In New York the metropolis showed concern over fake liquor more than dairy as a defeated candidate faces possible Senate scrutiny in 1928. Mussolini’s note to France hints at less roughness, while a Missouri crowd praises Wilson and Reed. A New York man wins 20000 after a trowel fall from a high building.
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