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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1924
Page
23
A detailed report on the Roosevelt camp at Calvert Cove highlights new cabins and improved facilities. The piece lists merit badges, troop achievements, and the summer’s program, including troop rosters, leaders, and the annual field trip, with emphasis on training, safety, and community service.
The article analyzes how trump length and strength guide bidding in Auction Bridge. It argues players misjudge trump value by length alone and shows how partners’ assists or denials shape declarer and defender choices. An extended example illustrates counting four small trumps as equal to ace and king in diamonds and plans to disarm opponents through careful trump management.
The Howard board of trustees approves several new faculty hires expanding the staff to seventeen when the new school year begins. New teachers include Charles T. Houston from Amherst Harvard Law School, joining the law faculty. William S. Nelson from New Haven to join the School of Religion with studies in Paris Berlin and Yale. Jewis K. Downing from Cambridge to teach civil engineering. and Vis a Gwendolyn Bennett from Brooklyn to teach art. Several current faculty pursue graduate work in Europe.
Fifty vacation guests left by bus from the Ei street YWCA building. Cheera club and Bur Tall Bible class members joined the group at Kamp Kahlert for sightseeing and a motorboat trip through Rhodes and South rivers, returning for a watermelon feast at camp. About 50 participants. The Vacation Lodge Tennis Club was organized and will appear publicly July 21 with tennis events plus motion pictures and music. Secretaries leaving for August vacations include Miss Myrtle Henry and Mrs Gladys Sperry, with Miss Helen McNeil directing girl reserve activities. Washington DC will send seven representatives to the Business Women's Conference at Camp Nepah alin Canton, August 4–14. Miss Nancy Lake of the U S Employment Service delegation plans an August 1 meeting for organization preliminaries.
President Kapeer of Research University will lecture on Personality Psychology andcharacter analysis Tuesday evening at 7 30 in Taeknon. Admission five cents. Other public courses include General Psychology Monday 5 pm Mental Measurements Wednesday 7 pm Educational Measurements Tesla 5 pm Expression and Public Speaking Tuesday 7 pm General Sociology Thursday 4 pm
A jumble of product claims and dubious ingredients describes a beauty elixir said to remove wrinkles and refresh tired faces. Promises include powder blends and tonics, with hopeful notes about smoother cheeks and tightened pores, yet details are unclear and marketing language dominates.
Curtain and drapery fabrics offered at discounted prices with many items reduced. Terry cloth, Madras, Glas, curtain nets, Marquisette, lace insertion, and small lots described with sale prices and yard measurements. Also featuring Arcelux Perch Blinds and adjustable window screens with seasonal pricing and quick estimates.
Floor covering sale lists Crex De Luxe in various sizes with quantities: 6x9 units 10 and 20, 6x9 14, 3x6 50, 4.6x7.6 15 and 12.
The Linen Shop marks down colored bordered Marte bath towels to 95 cents each and white extra heavy towels to 65 cents. Hand hemstitched pure linen pillowcases drop to 4.50 per pair, damask table linen to 1.95 per yard, and dimity bedspreads with matching sham to 3.25 for single and 3.50 for double sets. Also listed are damelota covers at 1 each, pulowcas at 0.39, face-trimmed scarfs at 1.95, and all linen face towels at 0.75 each.
Purchases were forwarded to any shipping point in the United States as requested by the buyer. The arrangement allows freight to be routed to the nearest distribution center for quicker delivery nationwide.
A fragmented OCR line raises questions about a deferred plan or offer, with unclear terms and names obscured. The readable portion mentions inquiry, potential timelines, and a target audience, but key details remain missing.
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