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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1924

Page

7

25th Anniversary Dinner Honors William F Ham at Willard

A testimonial dinner in the Willard honored William Felton Ham on the 25th anniversary of his continuous service with the Washington Railway and Electric and Potomac Electric Power companies. Ham rose through the ranks from controller to president, guiding the firms through labor troubles and revenue challenges to a high operating standard. Board members paying tribute included Milton E. Ailes, Charles J. Bell, Woodbury Blair, and others.

F. W. Patterson William Felton Ham Washington Railway and Electric Potomac Electric Power Companies Willard Lewinton Bates College Equitable Life Insurance Company Himsel Lorain Steel Company Mr. Ham Washington Railway and Electric Company Potomac Electric Power Company Ham Washington Milton E. Ailes Charles J. Bell Woodbury Blair Edward C

Public schools in Washington close for holidays

Public schools in Washington will close Tuesday and remain closed through January 6 for the Christmas holidays. Superintendent Ballou sent a Christmas letter to the school service praising duty, sacrifice, and joyful learning, urging buoyant spirits and better plans for the coming year.

Ballou Public Schools of Washington Dlo

Wall Street Gossip and Court Notices from December 1924

New York December 19 reports Standard Power and Light gains control of United Railways Investment Company with ties to Pittsburgh Utilities Philadelphia Company and Duquesne Light. Newsprint output fell in November with shipments down. Canadian output slightly down. Various court actions listed from District Supreme Court to Equity Court with numerous cases, motions, and dates through January 1925.

New York Commonwealth Power American Power Light Lehigh Ahlel Wall Street Standard Power and Light Corporation H. M. Byl- Tenby Sid Company Stack United Railways Investment Company Pittsburgh Utilities Corporation Philadelphia Company Duquesne Light Company United States Mohawk Valley Company New York Central Railroad Equity Court Jsrathe Hoehling Ella Angel Clarence W Angel Pitti Attys G A’ Scholdt E R Kelly Atty F Splain Gretchen W Frve Herbert Frye Batley Pittt H M. Fowler F Richter Daisy B Wolfes Alttys Purcell & Densmore J. Joseph Kennelly Congress Hall Hotel Co Plitt’s Attys Darr Whiteford & Darr George F. Williams Edger H. Banks Commercial Loan & Finance Corp Costa Puff R. A. Hughes Peft’s Attys W. O'Rooks J J. McGinnis T. Fuller Clayton E. Emigra Roy Lewis Pliff’s Attys A. D. Smith Kate P. Johnson Peyser Edelin C. H. Meriliatdeft C. B. Garnett EB. L. Jones Geo C. Shinn T. J. O'Neill John R. Sperry Aaron R. Townshend Geo. C. de Mot Binford Brock & Kramer R. E. Walker R. M. Hudson Henry W. Sohon Elizabeth G. Clark Edmund Brady W. H. Sohon the Allegheny Co Tobiner & Graham Lucy A. Anderson

Live Stock Markets Show Mixed Moves Across Regions

Chicago and New York live stock quotes show cattle, hogs, and sheep in varying demand. Cattle receipts around 5,600 with steadier steers, hogs higher by 15 to 25 cents, and sheep brisk with fat lambs up 25 to 50 cents. New York cattle steady, calves and sheep stable to higher, hogs 9.20 to 10.00 per hundred weight range. Prices for grains and other staples also noted, with Philadelphia offering steady to higher wheat and butter firming.

Federal Reserve Board Reading Liberty Treasury Richmond New York Philadelphia New York City Federal Reserve Banks American Light and Traction Middlewest Advanced & Point Fo. Otis Petroleum Fastice Lago Prairie OK and Gas Duhilter Chicago Eads

Recent Decisions of Supreme Courts 1 1 10 In contract sales time not essential

A series of 1920s era cases summarizes contract sale rights and obligations. It notes that when time is not of essence the purchaser need not offer or tender price before seeking specific performance. Also discusses credit terms, delivery failures, and broker commissions under various state courts. Entities include Forrester v Granberry Alabama 100 So. Rep. 551 and Rice-Mac-Reg Motor Truck Co. v Wurst New Jersey 125 Atl. Rep. 112.

Isaue Adirondack Carib Syndicate Allied W. i RGR Gas & Et Pt Ao Am Gas & Flota Anm Light & Traction Am Power & L New Bogam Bktoren New Arglst Creole Syndicate Am Superpower A Euclid Gil Appalastian BAI Borden Rae Kirby Petroleum Msan Botany Cona Milla Lago Pet Botans Cona Milla A Mutual Mutual of Ctts Bronawick Balika C Wi New Bradford New England Chatterton & Song Mex Aris Land Co Noble Chicago Nipple Peer Oltik Penn Beaver Childs Red Banks Commonwealth Royal Canadian Ryan Consolidated Gay & el Bakeries Bakeriesx Continental Teb Inc Woodley Petroleum Cuba Company Curtiss Aero Cts Arizona Globes Butte & Western Curtiss Aero Perm de Forest Radio Cometock Tunnel del & W. Coal Denver Rg. Pf. W Doehler Cresson Dubilier C. RF Engineers Parant Motors Florence Goldfield Duz Co. Inc Ae Golden States Mast Penn Electric Ae Goldfield Development Bond & Share Harmill Federated Metals Howe Sound Co Ford Motor Canada Foundation Co Kay Copper Freed Eisemann A. C Knox Gillette Saf. Raz Magon Valley Glen Alden Mining Co. Canada Goodyear Tire Mohican Copper Grand Stores Imperial Tobacco Parmec Porcupine Inter Concrete Ind Plymouth Igier Ray Hercules Inter Ocean Radio San Toy Inter. Utilities B Inter. Utilities A Spearhead Sete Eeee Jones Radio Mtg Tonopah Belmont Keystone Landover Holding Oe Lehigh Power Sec U. S. Continental Mines Coal Co United Verde Extension Lehigh Val Unity Gold Liberty Radio Co Wendell Copper Min Long Bell Lumber Bay Yukon Alaska Mercibank Va Mercurian Body Allied Packer Mesabitron Am. Gas & Ebl Middle West Util Am. Ice Co Midvale Steel of Del Nat. Distillers Ctfs Am. Pow. & Lt Am. Rolling Mills Nat. Power & Light Am. Thread Co Nat. Tea Co New Anaconda Copper Fs New Jersey Zinc Anglo American New York Tel. Prd Atlantic Fruit Inc Nickel Plate All, Guilt & W. I. Bg W. A Omnibus Corp. Ctf Central Leath Omnibus Corp Pathe Exchange A Chilas Co Radio Corp Rosenbaum Detroit Cit Sleeper South Coal & Iron Detroit Southeast P. L Detroit Edison Southwest Bell Tel. Pfd Standard Publishing Dunlap Tire & R Statz Motor Federal Sugars Swift International Fisher Body Tenn. el Vee BZ Ag Tenn Gair Robert Thompson Radio Ctfs General Pet Grand Trunk Todd Shipyards Wees Gulf Union Carbide United Gas & Es. New Kans United St. & Pow. A Lehlzh Power Sec United Libby, McNeil & Libby United Shoe Manitoba Missouri Pacific Lascojutil. P. L. T. A. W. i Morrin & Co Ward Bak. Corp. B Sts Ward Bak. Corp. Pfd Ware Radio Corp. i Sts. Pow. Cvt Ohio Power Bs Western Power Western Power Pid. . Sey Pann. Pow Lt. Be White Rock Anglo American Oil Pub Serv el. & Gas Ace Borne Scrymser Tee Buckeye Bom Crescent Sinclair South Cal. Edison Gs Humble of Wae Aly Minois Standard Gas & Elec Imperial Ol Canada N. Y N.Y International Pet Oil N Oil N. Y Nat. Trans Swift & Co Northern P. L Ohio Oil Tae Union Elect L. & P. Bis Prairie Oil & Gas Ore United Drug Co Prairie O. & G. N United Oil Prod Prairie Pipe Line Uni. Rys. of Havana South Pen Standard Oil of Indig Webster Mills Kansas City Bogotas Standard Owl Ker Helsingfors Fr. Nat. M. S Ohio King. Nether Aus Hyd Poland Arkansas Forrester C. Rice-Mac- Reg Motor Truck Co. Ve. Wurst Court of Errors and Appeals of New Jersey Atl Bloxham Pennell City of Portland Sepreme Judicial Court of Maine Jhns. W. Walker Realty Co Vaicart Land Co Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia S. EY

Maritime Ship Arrivals and Schedules Across Atlantic Ports

Rail and sea notices list ships such as Leviathan Republic Cameronia and Bucking ships from Southampton Cherbourg Bremen Glasgow and London arriving or due at North River piers Hoboken Brooklyn and Jersey City. Closing mail times are stated for European and domestic destinations with Monday Tuesday sailings noted.

SS. Ohio Hambure North River S. S. Leviathan Southampton S. Republic Cherbourg Hoboken Columbus Bremen Fifty-eighth Street Brooklyn Thuring America Tloboken Cedri Ar Oscar LA Christiania Seventeenth Street H la Bourdounas Bordeaux

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