Christmas Dinners Cheaper as Turkeys Arrive Ahead of Holidays
The Washington Markets report abundant turkeys from Virginia Maryland and Rhode Island pricing 20 cents a pound for fresh birds and 8 cents for cold storage with many other meats and produce dropping in price. Beef pork and veal offer varied reductions while fish shells and fresh vegetables show strong demand and near-record stocks for yuletide meals.
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Washington
Virginia
Maryland
Lees
Webb
Malaga
Concord
Delaware
Cranberrie
Roquefort
Picanto
Philadelphia
Wisconsin
Woman Bandit Convicted in Park Road Theft Case
Mrs Maregaret Laffey was found guilty of larceny in Criminal Court No 2 for holding up a grocer at 652 Park Road Northwest on July 8 and stealing $106. The verdict was met with calm, the money recovered, and sentence suspended while a new trial motion is considered. Her 16-year-old son Timothy testified for her defense. United States Attorneys Hawken and Mudd prosecuted.
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Maregaret Laffey
C M Mattfeldt
J Doyle
Park Road
Lardeny
James Hall
Justice Barnard
Jennie Harnel
H Street
United States
Mawken and Mudd
Mothers Hold Meeting Promotes New Parent Teacher Groups
The District Congress of Mothers met at the Raleigh Hotel to hear Mrs Gilea Scott Rafters report on organizing parent-teachers associations. A committee led by Mrs Edith Kingman and Miss Tinlow will arrange further meetings. Dr Harvey W Wiley will lecture at 2 PM before the Mothers Club of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union at Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church. The Messiah by the Howard University Choral Society will be performed in Rankin Memorial Chapel with soloists from major cities. proceeds fund the chapel organ. Tickets available at local drugstores and the university office.
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District Congress of Mothers
Raleigh
Gilea Scott Rafters
Parent-Teachers Associations
Congress
Edith Kingman
Rafters
Tinlow
Cloverdale
Harvey W Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Mothers Club
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church
Christmas Week Amusements and Local Notices
City bulletins list vaudeville shows at multiple theaters including Imperial, Gayety, and Eyceum plus skating at Convention Hall. Holmes Bakery offers holiday fruit and pound cakes via wagon calls. Three years for theft of a coat case reports James Hall, 19, in criminal court. Gonger's Laundry advertises services with wagon pickup. Gould's Dept store promotes stockings and gift wrap supplies.
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Otis Bkinner
Kismet
Belasen
Maine Pictures
Bhaye
Ox Academy
Imperial
Vaudevile
Cosmon
Gayety
Jardin de Paris
Holmes Bakery
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F and 12Th Sts
Audrey
R.P. Andrews Paper Co
Ave
Loan & Trust Co
Rae
Frice
John F. Ellis & Co
Abova
UNION
F St. N.W
Prince Albert
Berlitz School
America
Europe
Africa
Emerson Institute
P Street
Winslow
H. Randolph
Princljnd
Gece
Village
Corvass
Service and Patent Office
John T. Crowley
14Th Street N.W
Furniturs
Gillanos
C. A. Muddiman & Co
Elk Grove
Mrs. Laffey
C. M. Mattfeldt
Gudelma
Dolores
Youan
Oie
Avenida Golden & Co
City Bulletins
John T Crowley
Gonger
N.Y
Heurich
Senate
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Goodyear
Sth
10Th Streets
9Th Street Ls
Telent
the Sunday Post
Whatman’s and Lowney
N.W. Burchell
Weschler’s
Pa Ave
N. W
Jay Walt
Weschtider
Potomac Electric Power Co
Hoosier Kitchen
Knock Furniture CO
7Th Street
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
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