Weather Summary for the District and Regions
Weather bulletin reports fair conditions for Washington area and surrounding states on Monday and Tuesday with warmer temps. Showers and thunderstorms occurred east of the Mississippi and in the plateau region. Local readings list midnight through 8 p m temperatures, humidity, and rainfall. Potomac and Shenandoah rivers are clear at Harpers Ferry, with 0.40 inches river reading.
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South Atlantic Coast
Lower Lake Region
Ohio Valley
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Upper Lake Region
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North Atlantic States
Harpers Ferry
Potomac
Owners Seek Homes: Evictions Surge Amid War Time Real Estate Spree
Landlords flood Municipal Court with ejectment suits as renters turned buyers sue to void leases and occupy new premises. R H Rollins, deputy chief clerk, notes 80 to 100 cases daily, forming an endless chain where landlords evict tenants who then become landlords themselves. Some real estate men print ready made complaints. cases span druggist tenant of fifteen years to lunchroom owner seeking to occupy. Also: Citizens' and Community Center Association plans purchase at Otis and Warder for a park playground.
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Rollins
Congress
Washington
R. H. Rollins
Municipal Court
Jst
Otis and
Warder Streets
Citizens’ and Community Center Association
Park View
Birth Announcements Many Newborns Reported
Samuel and Beula Simmons announce a girl. Leonard and Edith Shoemaker have a boy. William and Rachel Spigener welcome a girl. Franklin Pettitt and Viola Pettitt welcome a boy. Henry Monze and Emma Monze have a girl. Tania Levy and Sadie Levy report a girl. Samuel Himmerfard and Dessie Himmerfard welcome a boy. Dennis Gritin and Ruth Gritin have a boy. Gladstone Cale and Elizabeth Cale announce a boy. Henson and Ida Brown with Sir Robert Brown have a boy.
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Beula M. Simmons
Leonard A
Edith Shoemaker
William P
Rachel Spigener
Franklin FE
Viola M
Pettitt
Henry
Emma J. Monze
Tania
Sadie Levy
Samuel J
Dessie Himmerfard
Dennis W
Ruth A. Gritin
Gladstone H
Elizabeth Cale
Henson
Ida R. Brown
Robert
Alice Smith
Death notices list multiple Providence area deaths
An obituary listing provides several names and ages including Annie Pekotsky 45, Willam Wilson 74, Tsther H Harvey 26, W Morgan Johnson 51, George J Grove 1 month, Julia Petrone 10 days, infant at Georgetown University Hospital, B Blakeley 57, Agnes J Dickson 54, with addresses and local facilities referenced such as Providence Hospital and 606 N O Ave SE and 1548 N J Ave NW.
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Providence
Willam Wilson
Warder
Tsther H. Harvey
W. Morgan Johnson
N. O. Aye
George J Grove
Julia Petrone
J. Ave
Martin and Mary Hunt
Georgetown University
B. Blakeley
Agnes J. Dickson
Finals at Beach Today In Diatriet Swimming Meet
Final contests for the séquatic championships of the Diatriet will be held today at the Tidal basin bathing beach. Men contest 10 yard and 440 yard swims while women race 40 yards and 220 yards. Top scorers win silver caps and medals for runners up and third place.
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Tidal Basin
Smoke Masks for Firemen to Be Adopted by District
Fire Chief Wagner said the district fire department will equip with masks designed specifically for firefighters. The department has a small number from the urban University camp, unused in actual fires. War Department gas masks will not be bought as Army masks are deemed unsuitable for fire service.
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Wagner
War Department
Wathen Estate Letters Sought in Railroad Death Case
Alice Bathen widow of S Wathen petitions the District Supreme Court for letters of administration on her husband s estate in the wake of his death in the excursion train wreck near Atlantic City. The estate totals 500 dollars plus damages sought from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Suit against the company to be filed today, with Alvin L Newmyer representing Mrs Bathen.
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S. Wathen
Jantic City
District Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Wathen
Alvin L. Newmyer
Delegates Arrive for National Postal Employees Session
Delegates arrive for the National Federation of Postal Employees eleventh convention at Ebblit House auditorium. National leaders Gilbert Hyatt and Thomas Flaherty greet attendees as promises of higher wages, better conditions, and action against profiteering frame the gathering. US Senators McKellar Poindexter and representatives Nolan Madden Keating and Eagan are listed as speakers.
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National Federation of Postal Employes
Ebbitt House
Gilbert E. Hyatt
Thomas F. Flaherty
Federation
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Miles Poindexter
Washington
John J. Nolan
California
Martin B. Madden
Illnois
Edward Keating
the Salaries Commission
J. P. Eagan
American Federation of Labor
Negro Plumbers Demand $1 Daily Raise
The Plumbers Laborers' Union said it will present wage increase demands to the Master Plumbers' Association this week. They seek a raise of one dollar per day, bringing pay from five dollars daily. The union comprises Black journeymen and laborers in the trade.
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Master Plumbers’ Association
Plumbers Laborers’ Union
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