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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

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Dec 14, 1921

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4

Congressmen view overcrowded Washington schools on tour

A congressional inspection party led by Senator Capper visiting multiple Washington schools found overcrowding and outdated facilities. They noted unlit rooms, condemned buildings, and the need for new or renovated schools including Webster Abbott John F Cooke Dunbar Armstrong McKinley and Garrison, with plans for a stadium at Dunbar and a potential repurposing of old sites.

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Webster School Tenth II Streets Abbott Sixth L Streets New York Avenue Congressional Party John F. Cooke Dunbar High School Armstrong Manual Training School
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Unsettled Weather Forecast For DC Maryland Virginia

The Weather Bureau reports unsettled conditions for the District of Columbia with possible snow or rain. Maryland expected snow or rain Wednesday and Thursday with little temperature change. Virginia weather cloudy with snow or rain in the north, then generally fair by Thursday. Disturbances move through eastern regions. temperatures near normal to slightly cooler in the Atlantic states.

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U S. Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau Wasrington District of Columbia Maryland Virginia Massachusetts Newfoundland Wisconsin New England Alberta Minnesota Nother Manitoba Mississippi Ohio Senow Mississippi River Atlantic Mississippi Valley Southern Plains Lake Ohio Valley Middle Atlantic North Atlantic
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Pupils and Buildings Shadow Over School Funding

Several classes at the school use a part time schedule while six portable buildings, needed to house overflow enrollment, require 140000 to fund an addition. The Garnet Patterson group was visited and Senator King agreed with Supt Ballou that these buildings should be torn down. Capper committee plans another tour to defend school estimates and hearings in Congress loom. Chief Justice McCoy sentenced Robert E Clark to two years for grand larceny after stealing a suit and coat from an F street store.

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Garnet-Patterson Group King Ballou Force Senator Capper Tenley School Petworth McCoy Robert E Clark F Street
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Births Reported In Local Families

A long list records births to numerous couples including Daniel and Mitdrad Noce yielding a girl, William and Pearl Raymond a girl, Hogrefe a girl, Burgess a girl, Swartz a girl, Mann a girl, Lake a boy, O Leary a girl, Blandford a boy, Nouri a girl, Giaquinte a boy, Rowe a girl, Pantenis a boy, Mattingly a girl, Murphy a girl, Menzer a boy, Donahue a girl, Volkman a girl, Lansdale a boy, Burroughs a girl, McCormick a boy, West a girl, White a boy, Sherertz a girl, Thomas a boy, Reeves a pair, Davis a boy, Donahue a girl, Burroughs a girl, Williams a boy, Caldwell a boy, Quattrone a boy, Pizzi a girl, Baker a boy, Moore a boy, Cooper a boy, Hayes a girl, Tothill a boy, Willams a girl, Smith a boy, Tate a boy, Colbert a girl, Cobb a boy, Thigpen a girl, and others noted as bor or boy columns.

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Daniel Mitdrad N. Noce William F Pearl Raymond Alice H. Hogrefe Walter K Ethel M. Burgess Joseph E Edyth M. Swartz Thomas L Dorothy Mann James J Kathryn Lake Jeremiah A Kathleen M O'Leary William R Jeusie M. Blandford Pos L Susie G. No Lawrence B Florence J. Lansdale John Endie Burroughs Francis Louise B. McCormick Paul QC Elizabeth West Maurice B Ruth White Karl C Katharine B Sherertz Lewis FB Mary R. Thomas Edward Eilen Reeves Ogden T Helen Davis John KE Mera Thomas Thomas B Elizabeth Williams Charles L Ora Caldwell Bruno Catherine Quattrone Vernon Bigida Pizzi Emmett L Lucy M. Baker Elbert L Aania Moore Bernard F Elizabeth Cooper Stuart C Fayne C. Hayes Francis J Martha V. Tothill Julian and Eunice Willams Thomas H Mamie Smith John W Daisy Tate Raymond J Gladys L Colbert William H Rosa B. Cobb Joseph H Leonia Thigpen Jerome Mary Dunmore Raymond Helena Muse Earle Helen Bayard Frank Cora Cafer John A Stella Palmer
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Licensed to Marry Listings and Ages Across a City

A long list of pending marriages with names ages and residences. Includes Edwin Tenvoorde and S O Keefe among others, plus many entries noting brides and grooms from Blumen, Md, and Capitol View. Also mentions Christmas flowers at Gude's and a brief ad.

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Edwin H Tenvoorde Minnneapolis Minn Poten Capitol View RE. Mattingly Robert B Webb Marion F. McWherter James H. Taylor
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Rent Commission Targets Unified Apartment Rents

Meridian Mansion at 2400 Sixteenth Street NW and nearby property on Kalarama Road were inspected by the rent commission led by Chairman A Leftwich Sinclair. The panel plans to fix rents on its own initiative for all Meridian apartments, with a decision expected within a week. A similar move to set uniform rates was announced for Wood and Ward apartments at 219 T Street NE and 307 S Street NE. An appeal on earlier findings remains before the court of appeals. A noted reduction from 50 to 20 dollars a month was recorded for 1540 New Jersey Avenue NW, occupied by James E. Thompson.

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Meridian Sixteenth Street Kalarama Road Rent Commission A. Leftwich Sinclair Clara Sears Taylor William F. Gude Commission Yadtanday Wood and Ward T Street S Street Commission On Court of Appeals New Jersey Avenue Northwest James E. Thompson
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Indictment Charged in Murder Case of Tolson

A grand jury returned a second degree murder indictment yesterday against John Gentry colored for the stabbing and killing of Charles Tolson colored on June 29 1919 at Hal Hedgecourt northwest after a craps game dispute Tolson was killed and Gentry was arrested in New York following a prior ten month sentence for a Poughkeepsie dance hall shooting. Additional indictments included Frank G Bernhardt for assault with a dangerous weapon and others for larceny assault and robbery with several named defendants.

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John Gentry Poughkeepsie Charles Tolson Hal- Hdgecourt Tolson Gentry New York Frank G. Bernhardt Walter Reed Hospital John N. Browning Charles Smathers Clifton Brown William A. Smith David H. Miller Clyde H. Sheldon Amy Johnson Washington Arthur Davis
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Autoists To Face Arrests for Unlicensed Vehicles

Wade H. Coombs urges commissioners to issue an order making motorists driving without license tags after January 1 liable to arrest. The recommendation follows a record first ten days this month with 14,333 tags issued and 65,963 dollars in fees, compared to similar period last year.

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Wade H. Coombs Mr. Coombs Feas Deeber
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Tasker Estate Valued at 15 Thousand Left by Mrs Tasker

Probate petitions filed reveal Mrs Harletta Tasker died December 6 leaving an estate about 15 000. Fred E Tasker and Albert P Tasker seek probate of the will. Also noted is the November 12 death of Thomas Bailey who left 7 000 in personal property, with Carroll B E Bailey of New York named as executor.

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Executors and Trustees Sale of Conroy Estate Properties

Public auction today at 4 p m. front of premises for multiple residences and business properties in Northwest Washington. Dwellings and commercial parcels include 1800 W, 1303 T, 1620 1622 82d, 2004 M, 1724 1742 1720 1718 1746 1744 1712 V and 1417 1416 1419 1421 1423 1425 P St NW with dates today through Dec 16 1921. Terms and full descriptions available from the executors at Union Trust Bldg. E and T.

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Thomas F. Conroy St. Nw Valley St. Mw Daniel W. O’ Tonogh Bernard J Zennon Union Trust Bldg
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