Food display plan eyes relief amid looming rail strike
Washington investigations press plan for window displays of nationally advertised food products starting April 16 as a response to rising costs caused by a potential railroad strike. Manufacturers and dealers expect federal action. National Advertisers Association cooperates, while Superintendent Roberts laments public apathy.
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Congress
Emdeavor Tno
Association of National Advertisers
Corge M Stoberts
Weights Measures and Markets
Municipal
Washington
Plan Novelties at Food Show in Fall
Washington hosts its seventh national food show and industrial exhibition from November 5 to 17 at Convention Hall. Organized by the Retail Protective Association with Washington grocers and nationwide manufacturers, the event features a familiar floor plan, booths designed by Marshall Rea, continuous music, and planned attractions to attract attendees. Perry T Patrick leads management and has begun an advertising drive.
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Washington
Convention Hall
Retail Protective Association
Marshall Rea
New York
Philadelphia
Perry T Patrick
Brightwood Citizens Push Formal Complaints On School Conditions
Brightwood Citizens Association after deeming local conditions deplorable and police work inadequate plans to file formal complaints with District commissioners and military authorities. They criticize rapid traffic by auto trucks and motorcycles on Georgia and Colorado avenues and point to army wagons and a motorcycle patrol near Walter Reed Hospital. A sanitary problem at Brightwood School will be raised and a new building request will be urged in Congress through the next estimate. Charles W Ray presided.
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Brightwood
Walter Reed Hospital
Auty
War Department
Brightwood School
Charles W Ray
Talks on Shakespeare's Day at Cairo Friday Night
Col W F Harvey spoke on Shakespeare and Some Contemporaries before the Washington Shakespeare Society in Cairo. The discussion included Dr B E Wilcox John O Hagen and Frank Murphy with readings by Arthur B White from Romeo and Juliet. Plans for the American Federation of Shakespeare Societies congress to be held in the city in April were reviewed along with a Shakespeare memorial to train English literature teachers. Prof E W Simons sang with Miss Welsh on piano. A six week study course at the Library of Congress began at the YWCA under Miss Alice Hutchins Drake with weekly themes ending April 25.
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W. F Harvey
Shakespeare
Washington
E WN Simons
Miss Welsh
Congressional Library
Library of Congress
YF OW
Alice Hutchins Drake
Cordor
Tennyson
Wordsworth
Muilton
Muilton and Keats
Emerson
Fabric Yardage Price Ranges Noted in Ad
An advertisement lists fabric prices per yard ranging from 1.00 to 3.00 dollars with variations 1.25 to 2.00 and 2.00 to 3.00 dollars. The figures appear as a series of per yard price bands likely from a retail listing.
Linen yardage and fabric descriptions from a midcentury ad
An advertisement lists various linen goods with yard measurements and fabric types. Items include BLOUBH LINEN, BLOUSE LINEN, FRENCH DRESS LINEN, TRISR SKIRTING LINEN, and IRISH DRESS LINEN in natural or flax colors. Prices per yard are noted, with several entries indicating imperfections or shrinking.
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