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FARMS FOR SALE.

SPECIALIZING EXCLUSIVELY IN ACRE
age; estates farms. JOHN A. BR1CkLEY.
Suite 209-2l0 Barr Building. Dist. 1921 :.
fso near D9WN s,Ss 5osd s ACRES ON meS GRbv GAP
Atlantic 52dseJ or Natl. IA ;s9G s75s. J. =. 10
NEAR FoREsTvILLE. VA IN FAIRFAX
county 25 acres STm house shaded BY
MAdARsHALh; RS owner. For information; call
FARM A, IT MI. FROM D. c. ON
tense Hishwsy; sood 5;room house, cleo.
location; $4,000, terms. Additional acre
SALLEy 'aao Hish Bridge bse' Bowie t9ss ds' Nd F.
beautifully wooded improved with 7-room
modern bungalow with marvellous, setting
County heavily i Shaded se awn Ia oVerlookins 1Ve
small small town; earaee poultry house; fine
ak esn Search sSe eoanty o ana
WI not fnd ANYTHING like this at the price
Phone 81 ~th MTHH n m9s Of Tn
100 AC:. 6-RM. HOUSE ON LEE-JACKSoN
Highway; - mi. D, c.; offer US $500.
R. D. GRAHAM. Fairfax 81.
7 AC.. lo.RM. HOUSE, WELL-BUILT
barn etc; fruit trees; ls mi; D.. c. on
EXTRA SPECIAL CASH BARGAIN; NEAR
~ 5O-acre complete farm unit; good build
lngs fencing, some fruit high view; good
soll lot general farming, stock and chicken
rancn; all Tor only Sl,9oO; immediate
possession; don't miss this Another nice
little 5-rm. country home; electricity,
garage, pike, garden, shade, stream; all
,oVer 2 az for only Sl,7O0; chance of
lifetime.
-. pa.i.. Also eauipped dairy farm, yielding
around $4,000 per yr. gross; going con-
Germ; money-maker; details and price
on personal interview; all located in
Montgomery County, Md See c. R.
RoWDYEuSH at my, farm, Cold Spring
Manor, Md. personally. 8 to 3 Sunday.
m. s.w. Rockville on Potomac Pike.
IF YOU WANT TO PURCHASE LARGE OR
small acreage OF equipped dairy or stock
farms or a small chicken ranch | have
80 Of these places for sale. including
Colonial estates. These tracts are located
IN historic Fairfax County Va and range
from 10 acres to 5000 Most OF these
PLACES are within Ii miles of Washington
and on hard roads See MASON HIRST
Annandale Fairfax County Va at the
end OF Columbia pike Phone Alexandria
SOD J-l Address Alexandria Route 3.
HIGHEST SPOT IN MONTGOMERY CO.
Farm about $50 acres 10 clear $50 TIM
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CHEVROLET 1885 5-passenger sport mas
ter sedan: the original iridescent gray
new; low mileage. You simply cannot find
car in better condition; $500 c. C. C.
guaranty Capitol Cadillac Co, 1922 22nd
Sunday
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IoDGE 1924 custom sedan; splendid con.
oILlon' LOOKS new. runs fine: only S34n:
terms. Evans Palmer. 4432 Conn. ave, w
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BOSS Z PHELPS l417 K ST,
HEADQUARTERS
FOR ESTATES FARMS, HOMES AND
HOME SITES THROUGHOUT BEAUTIFUL
MONTGOMERY CO., MD
300 acres. T-room house, barn 5OXlOO.
S13 600.
l42 acres. all necessary farm buildings.
$50 per acre.
40 acres with improvements, near Olney
Inn, $1,000
Large dwelling ) acres. $4,000
140 acres, excellent farm, near Olney,
S14 900.
~ acres, near Silver Spring.
100 acres, near Sandy Spring
OIher beautiful estates with modern
ouliolnss and large acreage are Just a few
ol our many listingS. For full informa-
tlon and INSPECTION call E c. Thomas
BOSS & PHELPS
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CHEVROLET 1881 de luxe sedan; six wire
wheels, fender wells and trunk new paint,
good tires. new Slip covers: in fact, as clean
as hounds tooth throughout; just the
NICE little family car at low cost; Sl15.
Fleming Motor Corp. Champlain St at
kaiorama I'd. half block east of u 55 18th
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SELLMAN, Md

SELLMAN, MD.-KNOTT FARM 100
acres, fertile: some wood and fruit; nearly
level; good Groom house and cellar; large
barn. outbuildnsS; creek good water.
fronts State road; $4,000, terms. i01l
5th. Washington, D. C.
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SnH M tSLER 1887 six sedan; trunk rsdio
ana ahu neater: oyerdrive: like new Won auIo cat,
SaagWG 1;ou on tins car: long and easy ternos
San Llncoln Al9l. dealer - ~ % .,
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DODGE 1887 door trunk sedan, demon.
TTlalor' subStantial discount Mr. Brickell,
loEfey motor Co.. 12lS Conn ave S6s
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2s5-ACRE FARM, II MILES D. c.: LONG
road frontaee; houses, : tobacco barns;
excellent tobacco and grass land: high.
level and rolling land; wonderful view
$4,000, terms. w. G. WILLIAMS, Met
ropolitan Bank Building
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CHESAPEAKE BAY.

sos acres. $3.50 it., shore frontage,
known as Charles Gift. has interesting
Colonial history; pre-Revolution houses.
tenant house. 5 tobacco barns: on Nd.
State road, and at price is the best value
in bay front property on Western Shore
~ miles D. c. line. Price, 27.500;
THEODORE F. MENK.
1897 Park Road Col 7S45
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28O ACRES. WOODED.

280 ACRES, WOODED.
Good soil; small house; near Potomac
River. Price, $500; ST. per acre.
ALBERT N. DORSEY,
Phone 2l9-M. Gaithersburg Md
14-ROOM OLD COLONIAL BRICK
house; slate roof: $50 acres. "a clear, "a
woods. A good tobacco soil :, barns,
stable, Chicken and smoke house; 2s miles
from d. c. Price. $500. Call Mr..
Burch.
LOUIS P. SHOEMAKER.
1llo X st, NV. National 1166.
12o ACRES ON POTOMAC RIVER-9-
room modern house. > cottages, l tenant
house. garage, large barn. One-half mile
Of fine river frontage with wonderful view
4s miles from D. c. All State road.
Price. 81 900 Call Mr.. Burch.
LOUIS P. SHOEMAKER
l1lo ST. NV. National ll66.
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N. c.. HINES & SONS,

~. ". I11NEO 0 OONO.
Large and small farms country homes
acreage, villa sites: gentlemen's estates IN
Maryland and Virginia. Just phone US
your wants. District T140.
INVESTMENT BLDG,
1911 K ST. NV.
19O-ACRE DAIRY FARM 40 MILK COWS.
hne barn, modern dwelling genuine blue
grass; land all cleared high state of cult
Vatlon, fenced; main highway: money
maker. Reason for selling owner has other
business: Possession Immediately, fully
equipped; $50, 900; terms.
PEET,
2l25 Lee Highway. Clarendon III. :
600-ACRE GENTLEMAN S ESTATE-CO-
lonlal brlck mansion. lO0-mlle view. land
scaped grounds; tenant house good out
buildings, fenced. streams; 400 acres blue
grass; 45 minutes to Washington. Offered
for one-third value; $4,000.
PEET,
J,-t
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CHEVROLET 1895 master de luxe coach:
steel turret TOP and knee action: original
nnlSh almost like new SpotleSS mof1air
trim excellent motor five perfect tires
Very special today at our Honest Price of
only Si"o. Check this car. check our low
q. NJ. A. c. terms. Owens Motor Co.. 6323
GEORGIA ave
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CHEVROLET 1886 de luxe sedan: built
in trunk. Philco radio. Perfection INV
heater. de luxe banjo steering wheel; Just
4432 Conn ave n w
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425 ACRES of EXCELLENT LAND, 300
cleared, balance wooded, we'll fenced, i'm
proved with 7-room dwelling large barn
and other usual farm buildings. On i'm
proved State road located in the Green
Springs section of Louisa Co. Va. and a
sacrifice sale at $4,000 Phone 1875, H.
i q MITCHELL. Herndnn Mn
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FINE TRUCKING LAND
NEAR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Attractive brick house: rooms and
bath extra large living room, attic. base
ment. INV. heat. electricity for lights.
range and pump: level land; 5l4 acres;
stream. small piece of woods. grapes.
berries and other fruit: only ST $50, terms
SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
tser Near Marshall Hall on good road; very
safras loan, well fenced and drained:
Groom house in good repair. tobacco barn
poultry house, corn house and other build
ings: 80 acres in wheat. balance mostly
in grass; good soil for. general crops as
well as trucking and tobacco: price
$4,000: with crops. stock and machinery,
$500: will take 5 or 10 acres in trade.
CHOICE BUILDING SITES.
. Avenel. AZ miles D; G.. - acres. less
terms.
Georgia ave-: acres; corner: high and
nearly level $500.
NEAR COLESVILLE
Beautiful new Groom Colonial house;
extra large attractive rooms. : tiled baths.
hardwood floors. fireplace, built-in garage.
h.-w. heat. oil burner. insulated. brass
coNpLGE s5ss l2 bXR9 ias AR Y ana syff rARM
electricity; dairy barn, Louden equip
ment; silo: cattle sheds, granary, ma
chine shed. wagon shed, large poultry
house; land in alfalfa, bluegrass. grain
and permanent pasture; good income from
dairy and poultry: price, S7.250 without
equipment; $9,250 with everything.
r. D. LILLE CO.,
264 Carroll ST Takoma Park Geo 33OO
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CHEVROLET 1886 de luxe sport sedan:
beautiful original Gun-metal finish almost
Ike new. new Summer seat covers built-in
trunk. flVe fine tires: quiet powerful eco
nomical 6-cyl.. motor in Al condition:
Fisher no-draft ventilation knee-action
wheels Check this car. our Honest Price
OF 500 and our liberal low-coSt honest
6 NJ A c. terms before YOU buy any car.
Ovens Motor Co f3o3 Georgia ave
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FORD late 1884 Fordor sedan. 90 horse
power: VS. motor quiet and in fine condi-
tion: all-steel body, dandy finish; hve nne
A c. terms. Check our price against all
others. Check our monthly payments and
charges for. time deal. Buy here. get bet
| ter car and save money. This is not sales
| talk-we can prove what we say. Owens
Motor Co. H:}23 Georgia ave.
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CHOICE LIST OF FARM ESTATES IN
E. LEXINGTON ST. BALTIMORE.

90 ACRES, > TENANT HOUSES AND
barn, on good road, - miles from Wash
ington: So VIII divide
lao acres, tenant house on good road,
80 miles from Washington; spring and
stream: $1,000. terms
Farm list and map on request
LEONARD SNIDER, La Plata Md
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S4OO Gets Neat RIdos For,,,
MARYLAND FARMS

8 rooms. $500.
ga acres good land; on main pike:
Montgomery County; plenty of fruit; house
with large rooms. one or two families,
bath, central heat. fireplace
NEAR CAMP SPRINGS.
j. ACRES.
Level land, all under cultivation except
two acres of woods three-room cottage.
good tobacco barn: miles from D. c. line
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CHEVROLET 1881 4-door sedan. de luxe
model; mechanically perfect; Sl25. 81
EYe St Met. hknl
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CHEVROLET 1885 town sedan standard;
beautiful original green finish almost like
new; spotless interior, built-in trunk. five
me tires: nowhere in Washington. Mary
land or Virginia can YOU equal this fine
car at our low, Honest Price of S465; small
| down PAYMENT: monthly payments to suit
you. Owens Motor Co. G3n3 Ga. ave.
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CHEVROLET 1896 dc luxe o-door sedan:
,,auhk ,uhk knee action, air horn. etc nor.
iect nH, condition throughout; sacrifice s49h.
1Sfj MART S05 Georgia ave. Columbia
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bOlCk coupe. 1872. 80 c convertible: new
tireS. new top; perfect condition; S2ob
YIN YIN take small cheap car in trade. Apply
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CHEVROLET 1888 coach: Fisher no-draft
ventilation; syncro-meSh Transmission 5
| nearly new tires. excellent finish, clean
upholstery q real value at our Honest
Price of $3.50, small down payment month
~ payments to suit you. Owens Motor
Co. 6.3S3 Ga ave
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DE SOTO 1886 Alrstream de luxe touring
ooqSd, Lqaai, WIN Iarge bullt-ln trunk and radio;
oitIy o,OVO miles and spare has never been
used mechanically it's as near perferf a,
| pOSSlDIe and Will Satlst, -
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AN OUTSTANDING VALUE.

213 acres. 175 clear, bal. in wood and
timber 6-room house, electricity, , barns
FOR 80 cows and horses. corn house
granary. hen house g. wagon sheds; watered
| by wells and springs; on hard road, 26
miles from Washington. Is cows is
steers. 20 hogs and all farm machinery
goes with the farm, also half Of the crops;
personal property. Price, $4,000; So, 600
| down. balance can be carried.
CHAS. f. BROADWATER,
Fairfax. Va. Tel 20.
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CHEVROLET 1886 master de luxe coach;
gun metal Fisher body with no-draft ven
lation: like new; knee action, hydraulic
brakes, breathing back mohair uphol-
stery clean and unworn, smooth. economi-
cal motor: low mileage. 5 excellent tires;
priced low your old car may serve as
down payment: easiest terms in town:
guaranteed. Wisconsin Motors, 290I M
St NV West "974
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CHEVROLET 1894 sport coupe; this car
has been carefully checked and all neces-
is real beauty: in fine condition: excel
lent appearance; Honestly Priced at S325:
you cannot find a car in same fine con-
dltlon priced so low; liberal terms Owens
| MOTOR Co E2o4 Ga ave
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FINE FINE ! PARRY AR F. FARM; M EeUIPPED; 1870
from from washington ,VaI on hard road y mile 70
school, good S-room house; city cleo. bath
furnace. phone. large porches: modern
barn for so cows; score, 90; silo; horse
barn, 6-room tenant house, including 40
ssd stosk and price
year and interest. This is one of the pref
tiest farms in Va. See MASON HIRST,
Annandale, Fairfax County Va. at the
end of Columbia pike. Phone Alexandria
s69-J-1. Once closed Sundays.
FARMS AND MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES
lonial (stone and framel res; elec. lights:
35 a., sets Of bldgs.. garage a cars,,
horse barn. hen house (modern) run as
"sbosaIrddinng ing house." 3s yrs. Something real
l a.. 5 r. and bath. elec exc view Clog
cabin. new. watered by mt. spring; $2.250.
3S a., unimproved- 800
10 a., ved----------- 100
SA a.. ved------------ 600
All these properties are located In or
hwi hswsitb,sUyi s. snos statistics show this to be
convincing me that people are realizing
this. AS. to whom is locating here I
refer you to the Washington Post, 4-21 -37
Think of this spot being within 80 mi. OF
the Blue Ridge Mts., Loudoun and Shenan.
doah Valleys. which is rightfully named
Gods own country"
I have farms and country homes to
| suit any one in this section.
c. c, ELsEA. Realtor.
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TRY TO DUPLICATE THIS
Inc most picturesque spot to be found
IN Fairfax County within % miles of
Washington: ruins of an old stone mill at
the junction of two nice creeks: near main
highWay with old house that is worthless;
20 acres of land. mostly wooded Put on
the market at $4,000 with reasonable cash
payment and terms on balance. 1nspectio
by appointment only
Phone 135, H B MITCHELL. Herndon. Va.
Or Write
C B. CROSS.
r. 2. D. No. L Eairfax Va
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CADILLAC 1924 5-passenger convertible
coupe. S-cyllnder; perfect all over: light
tan paint with brown Burbank top 10
match and genuine Bedford cord uphol-
Stery disc wheels and trunk rack: ex-
car; S135. c. c. c. guaranty. Capitol
Cadillac Co, 1892 22nd st. NV, National
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| BUICK 1928 sedan; good transportation !;
| upholstery clean, good tires; sacrifice. S25.
| l2lS Conn. ave
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iop n'oLEi aT Io3l-type coupe; best con-
20 CON- oiI,S Sho: terms. Evans Palmer,
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FENWICK FREE.

! mile shore front on st. Inicoes Creek
testuary OF st. Mary'S River Tyler's Cove
and Priests Cove; Tyler's Cove is private
ing excellent anchorage Kenwick Free is
part of Cross Manor, having been grant
ed to Cuthbert FenWck by Thomas Corn
Waieys OF Cross Manor. Colonial brick
iour periods from 1860 to 1892 Complete
~ restored, baths, artesian water; new
Groom tenant house good farm buildings
land Garden Week" April 30 to May s.
LEONARD SNIDER. La PLATA MD
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CHEVROLET '32 convertible coupe. SIX
wire wheels a car that regardless of what
test you put it TO. will stand up against
much newer models; s225. Always a bet
ter BUY and EASIER TERMS at SU-
PERIOR MOTORS. 1920 14th st. NV.
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Address Box 22ST, Star office.
100 ACRES ON CEMENT ROAD. 0 MILES
from Washington; city elect. and Grey
hound busses at farm; old S-room house
on hill in pretty grove of large oak trees;
about 15 acres clear land balance timber;
.-room cottage. barns and other buildings;
farm is located on beautiful creek Price
ST. 500; 5000 cash assume S5 900 trust;
balance, monthly, See MASON HIRST
Annandale, Fairfax County. Va. at the
end of Columbia pike. Phone Alexandria
S60-J-1. Office closed Sundays.
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CHEVROLET 1881 sport roadster; sacri-
fice S97: storage sale Evans Palmer,
N. Y. and Fla. aves ne.
CHEW. 1885 master sedan. blue radio.
heater, excellent; consider trade. Apt. Is.
14O0 10Th st. Sc after pm
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knee EmsVa0kET sc}idn 1929 1925 master de luxe coupe:
sai aeEioH' used very little For onicr
sale. S45o. Col. 6ls6-M. Dealer rrss euleN
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! CHEVROLET master business coupe. A
| splendid little car that Will give some one
many miles of service. Original black fin
/ 1sh, good tires smooth. quiet motor; S325.
| Pohanka Service, 1l2G 10th St. NV. Dis
! trin
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CHEVROLET 1888 standard sedan: real
beauty. Here is a car that has everything
perfect motor. appearance almost like new
spotless interior. five fine tireS-and one
that YOU Will oe mighty proud to own and
drive. We request that you check our Hon
est Price of S349 against what others
charge. then check our car Check our
terms. Buy here and save your money
Owens Motor Co. 1923 Georgia ave
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300 ACRES IN THE HEART OF FAIRFAX
Co., IS miles from city; two streams,
springs blue grass meadow; rooms, cell
, outbuildings, all in good condition.
S9,5OO0o. GEORGE w. SUMMERS, l72I
H st. NV, Met. :3446, Natl. 1888
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CHEVROLET 1896 master coach: hydraulic
brakes. knee action wheels. Fisher body
FISHER no-oraft ventilation: beautiful black
fin.sh ano interior like new; motor checked
tuned. and in dpple-pe order: guaranteed
Honestly Priced at $3.50. and it is worth
the money. Terms to suit you. Owens Mo-
tor Co. 6343 Georgia ave
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FORD 1895 de luxe Tudor sedan look,
and runs almost like new. and really must
be scyn to be appreciated: VS. motor is
quiet. powerful@ and in apple-pie order:
spotleSs interior, excellent tires; Honestly
Priced at $3.50; pay 500 down. Owens
Motor N gpD, Ga ave
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RENT OR SALE-STORE. 3 LIVING RMS. !:
gas station; corner Marlboro Pike q Nd
ave; "a mile District line. Hillside. Prince
Georges County, Md. THOS. D. GRIFFITH,
agent. Marlboro 1S-F-o
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CHEVROLET 1896 master town sedan:
car to handle; Motorola radio and flex-
ible steering wheel: can be financed
through bank. Call Columbia 0SOO. Apt.
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FORD 1897 convertible club coupe; driven
g. 600 miles: like new in every way; cost
new S16l; truly a fine car for only S63a.
L. P. Steuart, Inc" 1925 14th st. NV.
FORD 1888 de luxe Tudor sedan; good
condition; Sl9T. owner, Mr.. Lambert
l54 ST. ne %
FORD 1892 VS. Tudor; excellent condi-
tion. Owner. Wisconsin 5531.
FORD 1893 sedan, radio; original black
finish is perfect. SpotlesS inside; flne ties,
motor completely oyerhauled. See this car
and compare our price of only S245.
Pohanka Service, 1928 goth st. NV, Disc
trict a141.
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BUICK de luxe 1881 sedan; we must sell
ior storage; small payment. Evans Palmer,
4432 Conn. ave NV
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FORD 1894 de luxe coupe, rumble seat:
excellent condition; private owner; $3.50
cash Emerson 1912
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CHEVROLET 1885 master coach with knee
action; green finish; excellent, upholstery
clean and unworn; economical sound
motor; all good tires: $40: guaranteed.
L. P. Steuart, NE. Branch. $50 H st. ne.
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BUICK 1880 coupe; good condition new
tlres, rumble seat, SO. or best offer Cley
Evening star., 1937-09-12
HOLLYWOOD
SEQUENCE
by DANA BURNET

@ROBABLY the happiest man in Holly
wood, up till twelve o'clock noon of a
certain midsummer Saturday, was
Clyde Barrett, crack scenario writer
for Calumet Pictures. Inc. Forty-eight hours
previously Mr.. Barrett had finished the script
of Midnight Melody" musical picture on
which he had been working for the past three
months. Forty eight hours hence he would
leave by plane for New York, to board
ship for Europe, where he would enjoy the
first long vacation he had been able to take
in ten years. His plans were made, his tickets
were in his pocket and wide grin lighted up
his pleasant features as he wandered about
the Writers Building on the Calumet lot,
saying goodby to his envious fellow slaves.
Then at twelve O'Clock noon precisely he
dropped in to say goodby to Arthur Leonard,
his producer. Entering MIR. Leonard's office
in spirit of pure camaraderie, Clyde realized
at once that he had made serious mistake.
MIR. Leonard, former Harvard man who
had never quite recovered from the shock
of finding himself in pictures, sat at his
desk with the pink script of Midnight
Melody" spread out before him. As Clyde
came in, MIR. Leonard looked up. slowly
shook his head from side to side Clydes
happiness vanished with the suddenness of
lap-dissolve
Don't tell me it says in the middle"
he said, trying to be funny.
NO" Mr. Leonard said, with his superior
Cambridge accent, 1T says in the beginning
I've just read it over and I've come to the
conclusion that you'll have to rewrite the
first sequence The rest of it is okay But the
meeting between the singer and the orchestra
leader is trite You've got them meeting at
Evening star., 1937-09-12

musical tea party. That's trite want you
to take the week end and think up something
clever, Clyde"
"You mean something that isn't trite,''
said Clyde, with faint sarcasm.
Exactly" said Mr. Leonard
Listen, Arthur" Clyde said gently I'm
going to take the week end and pack my
bags for points East have reservation on
Mondays plane to New York, cabin on a
boat sailing the next day for Southampton
and date with a bottle of Chablis in Paris
week later. That may be trite, but it's
true. Be seeing you next December or there
abouts. So goodby. Merry Christmas and -
Here's the script" said Mr.. Leonard,
holding out to Clyde the fat pink body of
his brain child. Fix it up and bring it over
to my house tomorrow night What's a job
like this to a genius like you? Besides, your
plane doesn't leave till ou-thirty Monday
afternoon. So good luck and cheerio. Try not
get drunk till it's finished"
An hour later Clyde sat at his desk in the
living room of his apartment, staring fero-
ciously but helplessly at his typewriter which
merely showed its teeth at him in derisive
grin. Now the grin of a typewriter, as every
professional author knows, is prime cause
of madness among literary addicts. Another
common cause is noise. Clyde Barrett, at
this critical moment of his career, suffered
from both Affections. Not only did his type
writer grin mockingly at him, but the assorted
noises that assailed his ears played havoc
with his mental processes.
Though his salary was fifteen hundred dol
lars week, Clyde lived modestly because it
Evening star., 1937-09-12

was too much bother to live Otherwise) in a
medium-priced apartment hotel in the heart
of Hollywood. The hotel was one of those
hollow-square jobs, built around an open
patio, and the noise it gave forth on this
balmy summer afternoon was something to
put on a Walt Disney sound track CLYDE
was almost never home on SATURDAYS, so
it was all quite new to him. And utterly
demoralizing.
There we're half dozen radios going, dogs
barking dishes rafting, children shrieking
and even parrot saying Hello" Clyde
automatically echoed the first syllable of
the parrots greeting, but it didn't help
Nothing helped Then someone began to
practice runs on a violin.
Clyde looked across the patio and saw,
framed in the open window of the apartment
opposite, a coatless male figure with violin
tucked under his chin. The violinist was tall
and thin and dark, and had the conventional
lock of hair falling over his forehead He
seemed young and looked frail, but he was
putting lot of muscle into his playing
"Fiddlers are often much stronger than they
look, Clyde muttered distractedly.
But the worst, as usual, was yet to come.
In the apartment just above the fddlers,
girl with soprano voice suddenly started
to sing an operatic aria to her own piano
accompaniment Clyde could not see her as
clearly as he could see the violinist = he
could hear her even more clearly - but he