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Askov American., 1938-12-15

there. Mrs. Often will not be back
here until after the holidays.
Eugene Berg will arrive Friday
from Northfield where he is sopho-
more in Carleton college, and will
spend the holiday vacation at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Berg.
Both the local Ladies' Aid and the
Cemetery club have meetings this
week. Mrs. McDermeit entertained
the Aid Wednesday and the club
meets with Mrs. Zwiers Thursday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Delbert Palmer Monday. Congratu-
lations are extended by friends. Mr..
Palmer is employed at the Yellow
Banks camp but maintains residence
for the family in Friesland.
Askov American., 1938-12-15

from Another Correspondent


Roller skating continues to be a
popular sport. Wednesday evenings
bring good crowds. If you like fun,
come in.
The Swatek triplets are doing fine.
Papa Swatek carries his head high
and well he might.
Jimmie Hogan was taken to the
University hospital Sunday and ex-
aminations thus far indicate that a
brain tumor has started. Further
investigations are being made. Friends
are pulling for Jimmie to be back
on his feet soon.
Arthur Norton is back in town aft
er a summer spent in Dodge county
Arthur likes to spend his winters
here
Mr.. and Mrs. D. j. Curry came
Sunday from Superior, returning
Monday noon.
William Olson, son of Emil Olson
of the town of Park, has purchased
the D. c. Curry 80 in Section SO and
will commence to improve it at once
Bill plans to build barn and to start
farming this spring. Friends don't
know if it's a bachelor proposition
or if there are other prospects more
appealing. In any event-good luck
to him.
James Murphy is busy these days
hauling Christmas trees. He still has
about 1000 to haul before taking up
his stand.
Reider Edison and Duane Merriman
constructed a neat little cabin for
Jim Murphy'st Christmas tree stand
1t was hauled down Tuesday. Mrs
Murphy will 60 down and help with
| the sale of the trees.
L. D. Stark of Minneapolis, is
spending few days with his brother
in-law, Irving Anderson, in Section 9
The bank is installing new bulle-
tin board which will be used for post
ing local events. There are often
things doing that are not well ad-
vertised. This board will be available
to anyone for any doings in the COM
munity, Kerrick or Duquette. Send
word and it will be put on the board
Whether it be Ladies' Aid, dance
basketball game, farm meeting, All
meeting, card party or what not, the
bank will post it and the price will
be-your good will.
Max McMillin, county agent, ac-
companied Prof. Vukelich to Kerrick
last Thursday evening and gave talk
at the meeting. Another meeting is
scheduled for Thursday (tonight)
These meetings are worth anyone's
while. Not only farmers but those
who have any business with farmers
can we'll afford to absorb some of
this information. Come to the meet
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alcide LeMay drove
to Kerrick this week.
The WPA is putting in a fine road
from the William Ames corner to
the John Johnson corner and it is
one much needed. u
Askov American., 1938-12-15

This is the doorway to Santa Claus
land, real village resting in the
Indiana hills which has become
wOrld-famOus because of its Christ
masy name and also because Abra-
ham Lincoln lived there from his
seventh to twenty-first years. Santa
Claus is an unincOrpOrated village
but its post Office does land-Office
business each December because
thousands of people send their let
ters there to be cancelled with the
famous Santa Claus postal stamp.
Askov American., 1938-12-15
CARD OF THANKS

We greatly appreciate the kind as
sistance given by our many friends
and neighbors to our beloved aunt
and sister-in-law, Mrs. John Koski
who passed away December 8, 1888;
also the kind words of Rev. Anti
Lepisto.
Miss Betty Takala.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Moilanen.
Mrs. Joan Newton.
John Takala.
Mrs. Mary Takala.
In 1879 the state of Texas opened
a school for the purpose of training
negro teachers for the negro schools
Askov American., 1938-12-15

Too many young fellows nowadays,
says a careful observer, instead of
saving for rainy day, are laying it
away for wet night.
Askov American., 1938-12-15

Succeeding James Martin when he
died was the present postmaster,
Oscar Phillips, forty-One. To him
has fallen the duty of making thou
sands of children happy. Each day
he receives hundreds of letters con-
tanning enclosures which are to be
cancelled carefully with the Santa
Claus stamp and sent on to all parts
of the world.
Askov American., 1938-12-15

For 28 years James F. Martin was
postmaster at Santa Claus, taking it
easy each summer and working like
a fiend during the Christmas rush.
Finally the pressure grew so great
that his Office was rated as third
class post office, a ranking usually
enjoyed only by much larger COM
munities. Above is the Santa Claus
post Office and general store, famous
throughout the world.
Askov American., 1938-12-15

Livestock breeders advise that
calves be fed whole milk the first
two weeks to assure them a good
start in life.
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adequate reserve for SO billion dol
lars in currency-an enormous
sum.
METAL POURING IN
More than that, gold keeps
pouring in. During the last few
months about 100000, 900 of the
metal has come our way.
All this gold comes into the
country chiefly through the
banks. One result is a continued
growth OF excess reserves in the
banks. These have recently
reached new high record. The
result is a constant threat of
initiation.
Excess reserves" are reserves
kept by member banks with the
Federal Reserve banks, which are
in excess of legal requirements
They cause pressure on banks to
extend credit.
Under present conditions this
pressure to extend bank credit
finds it's main outlet in Govern.
ment spending and public debt.
POUND is AFFECTED
This fact backfires, and causes
a constant tendency to go ahead
with increased spending and debt,
and to "devalue" the dollar as a
means of Tightening the debt
burden" The recent rumor that
we are going to devalue the dollar
again, is partly responsible for the
sharp rebound in the exchange
rate of the pound sterling.
eve understand this kind of
bankruptcy and currency Juggling
when France does it; why not
avoid it at home?)
Another serious result of the
excessive gold flow to the United
States is the reduction in the
monetary reserves of other ma.
tions, and the restriction of inter.
national trade that follows. AS
we drain gold from others, their
currencies are weakened and
made unstable. This, in itself,
is an obstacle to trade.
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completed, at the end of Deem
Der. Tax changes are calculated
to expand such selling this year.
Therefore, liquidation from these
sources may more than offset new
buying during most of the coming
month.
ALONG ADVANCE
Unless something unforeseen
occurs at Washington or abroad.
the prospect, as I see it, is that
good stocks will move higher after
the turn of the year. Should Con-
gress exhibit conciliatoriness, the
advance could go far.
The SEC and the New York
Stock Exchange itself have
brought about many changes in
rules governing stock trading. One
reader. who has operated success
fully for years, sends these sug-
gestions for still further reforms:
"Close on Saturdays, as in
London.
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YOUR HOROSCOPE
By FRANCES DRAKE

(Look in the section your
birthday comes in, and find
tDhdt your outlook is. according
to the StGrSD
FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2
Copyright. 10 King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
MARCH FL TO APRIL 20
(Aries)-RemOve any distorted
notions that force is as ef-
fective as intelligent reason
ing and persuasion. Increased
responsibilities need not worry
you shoulder them with a
stout heart. You can make
go of anything you earnestly
and cheerfully undertake.
APRIL FL TO MAY 90 Ta1rus).
Slightly improved over yester-
days rays, but still requires
JUNCTION and stick-tO-itiveness
on your part to get desired re-
suits. Forge ahead with plans
and important uties.
MAY FL TO JUNE FL (Gemini).
Hold on to your job. Attend
to business in hand. UnpleaS-
ant controversy will get you
nowhere and might make enc
mics. Tone down cycIonic
tendencies! Gentle breezing
better today.
JUNE 20 TO JULY 20 Cancer.
Moon and Mars admonish
their natives to be especially
discreet in matters of judy
ment, dealings with customers
and clients and in emotional
control. Day best for routine
affairs.
JULY "a 40 AUGUST 22 Leo).
Delightful indications for you!
Both business and personal
matters should lun advan-
tageOuSly. YOs born after
August 4: Be gracious and pa
tient for better achievement.
AUGUST % TO SEPTEMBER
% (VirgOl - Activities and
problems requiring keen men,
tai aStutenesS are not so fav-
Ored as are dOwn-tO-earth issues
and those things which can be
handled quickly and without
much concentration. Good
day for finishing work al
ready started.
SEPTEMBER "a TO OCTOBER
% (Libra) - Encouraging if
you will support your natur-
ally fine capability with a will
ingneSS to use modern but, of
course, sane methods. Adver-
tise! Work WITH progressive
people!
OCTOBER "A TO NOVEMBER
% (ScOrpiO)-MarS says be
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your most amiable self. Avoid
legal difficulties, risky adven-
lures, extravaganza. Fine day
for study, research, character.
building by patient applica-
ton.
NOVEMBER % TO DECEMBER
70 (SagittariuS)-YOu have
capacity for cOverage in your
line of work and can also give
valuable aid to others IF and
WHEN you take proper time
to get your bearings, then
shoot straight. TOday's rays
may not help but they do in.
vite you to show your stuff!
DECEMBER % TO JANUARY
FL (CapricOrn) Saturn, your
planet, advises a sane middle
road today. Unnecessary in
crease in overhead should be
avoided but increase in your
desire to lay the foundation
for greater activity and per-
sOnal improvement is urged.
JANUARY 70 TO FEBRUARY
20 (Aquarius)-We predict q
big day for you! Do you
know your product or Occupa-
ton? What it can do? You
can't hope to succeed in it IL
you don't. Get busy! Your
responsibility to your own
ability and to your boss inter.
eSts is very important.
FEBRUARY FL TO MARCH 20
(PiSces)-There is never q day
during which some gOOd work
cannot be accomplished, and
by everyone. We can't make
a record every day but we
should pledge ourselves not to
slip backwards or stand still.
A CHILD BORN TODAY is .
bundle Of interesting qualities
and will show, at an early age,
signs of leadership, cleverneSS
AND dOmineering tactics.
Don't squelch its originality
but intelligently direct 1t on
the right path so that 1t may
succeed but at the same time
not infringe upon the rights
of others.
This feature also appears in
the Sunday Washington Herald
TimeS.)
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Farm Leaders Ask
Increased Credit

Q.N.S) Five farmer repre-
sentatives, after a conference with
Federal Crop Insurance Corpora
ton officials on insurance prob.
lens in "high-risk" areas of the
Great Plains wheat belt, today
stressed the need for increased
credit facilities for farmers and
consideration of a longer base pc
riod for computing average yields
and losses. The farmers recon-
that a larger part of the
administration of the program
should be handled in counties.
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Establish margins on a slid.
ing scale
Enact legislation compelling
listing of all securities in the
hands Of the general public.
REDUCE LISTING FEES
Reduce the New York Stock
Exchanges listing fees and see
that all companies conform to
specific qualifications
Make unlawful the issuance
of ncnvoting securities.
There are too many custom
ers' men, statesmen, not Suffi-
GENTLY skilled. When business
declines, they are threatened
with reduced salaries or loss of
jobs. Consequently they are al
ways calling their customers to
induce them to buy this or that,
on the flimsiest pretext. The
only motive is to make commits
SionS.
THE real motive should be,
is the customer likely to make a
profit?' 80"
Eliminate the differential
against odd lots.
Adopt the motto: The Gus
toner must be satisfied"
GOING TOO FAR
The last exhortation is vital
That questionable practices per
petrated by wall Street" inciteC
Widespread public bitterness fol
many years cannot be gainsaid
This hostility was largely response
BILE for the drastic changes in oul
banking laws.
My opinion is that govern
mental regulation is in danger O.
going over-far. of harmfully dis
couraging legitimate speculation
Of squelchirg constructive risk
taking.
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DIP IN MARKET
/. LED BY MOTOR,
STEEL ISSUES
Selling Pressure Hits
December Opening
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Dec. l UN.S0
The stock market today started
December with a decline in prices
after a firm start. Losses in lead
ers ran to more than a point but
trading turned quiet after furry
of activity in the early dealings.
Stocks which had gained the
most yesterday were susceptible to
selling pressure. In the motor Sec
ton, Chrysler lost more than a
point and General Motors lost a
fraction.
STEELS FAIL TO HOLD
Steels were steady at the start
and then yielded for losses exceed
ing a point in Bethlehem and U.
S. Steel. Youngstown was a firm
exception.
Westinghouse opened up nearly
a point and then gave ground.
General Electric was heavy.
Railroad shares were mixed.
Chesapeake & Ohio and Union
Pacific showed resistance to lower
prices.
COPPERS PRESSED
DUPONT lost a point in heavy
market for chemical shares.
Coppers were under some pres
sure.
The utility list displayed a firm
undertone as the nations leading
power companies filed their
Indignation plans with the Secur.
tiles and Exchange Commission.
Aviations were hit by profit-tak.
ing. Elsewhere most price
changes we're downward.
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WASHINGTON STOCKS

SALES
Anacostia and Potomac SIS,
81 ,000@87.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio As, .$1,000@108, $1,O00@1O8.
Potomac Electric IS preferred,
2@115.
American Security and Trust
Company, 2@249.
AFTER CALL
Capital Transit Company 200
83s, 5@812.
Potomac Electric 512s preferred,
.2@115.
Public Utility Bonds BID lAsk'd
Anacostia Pot 5s.........l s6h So
Ana & Pot Guar 5s....s... .l109h e.
Cap Traction RI SIS. .,ss".. 81 Sc
City & Suburban 5s...s.... SS& So
Georgetown Gas list 5s......l116 .....
Pot Elec Pow 3As. 1867 ....s
Wash Gas IS 1858. ......... 1919 I.....
Washington Gas S. 1860. 100 u .....
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$745,OOO Paid
On Railway Debi

NEW YORK, Dec. / G.N.SO.
New York Central Railroad today
is paying an installment of $745,-
600 due on it's equipment trust
certificates of 1929, marking the
roads final debt obligation due
this year. With this payment the
Central will have paid $15,931 200
for debt retirement this year.
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SETBACK seen
FOR UTILITIES
IN HOLDING BAN
WheeIer-Rayburn ACt
Again Under Fire
BY RICHARD r. BAKER Jr.

BY RICHARD r. BAKER Jr.
With dismemberment of public
utility holding companies under
provisions of the Wheeler-Ray
burn Act, it is to be expected thai
utility development will suffer
setback in this country, according
to James c. DeLong, vice-presi
dent Of the Financial World.
This will be occasioned by the
loss to the utilities of the great
reserve Of equity capital that, in
the past, has been available tt
associated companies, permitting
funds Of the companies to go into
extensions and improvements.
HITS REGIONAL IDEA
'"There are many reasons why,
IN my judgment, the regionally
integrated utility operating COM
pany could not do as effective
q job in raising equity capital
as holding companies in their
present form.
1.-THE regional idea violates
every convention of diversifi-
cation of risks. Such a COM
pany would be subject to local
economic depressions, to floods,
to droughtS, to incompetent
MANAGEMENT, DeLong wrote.
It is the holding company cap
ital that keeps utility operating
company stock out of the realm
of ordinary speculative invest
ment, he claims, pointing out
that many utility companies have
had to increase bond capitalize
ton beyond the point of prudence.
IMPOTENT IN MARKET
Speculative capital is needed in
this instance, he said, and hold
ing company securities can fill
this gap.
But the holding company is
tmpotent in the money markets
and will remain So" belong
warns, las long as it remains
in the shadow of the hangman's
moose. The cards are stacked
against it today and the invest
ing public knows it."
The board of directors of Her
cules Powder Company today de-
Clared q year-end dividend Of go
cents a share on common stock,
payable December 81 to stock
aolers of record December 9.
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era bly, more
t h an IA bill
lions of dollars.
This is about
SIS per cent Of
Of the worlds
monetary gold
supply.
E en- If we
allow that three
bill lion dollars
of this are
shot" and like
ly to stay here
only a S h or t
time, we have
enough gold to
SRrVR as an
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nearly 10 points
between Novem-
Der 10 and last
Monday from
110A to 101h.
Does the up
ward trend of
t h e / as t two
days mean that
a new sustained
advance has set
in?
I am inclined
to Su S p e n d
Judgment until
selling to eStaD-
liSh income tax
lnccac has hnnn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-01
P'ennsy Net Shows
Big 1O-Month DROP

NEW YORK, Dec. l G.NS.)
Pennsylvania Railroads net in
come for the 10 months ended Oc'
tober 81 was $3.50, 1855, or AZ cents
a share, against $38,018,576, or
$2.13, in the like 1887 period.
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SHELL UNION DIVIDEND

Shell Union Oil Corporation has
declared a 35-cent dividend on
shares of common stock, payable
December 20 to stockholders Of
record December 9, bringing to 10
cents the total divided paid to
shareholders during the calendar
year.
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|. Q. Answers
Questions on Page 14)

NVuOSVAU1AS UIA NC III
1. Jascha Heifetz. 2. Brian
Aherne. 3. Eddie Cantor. 4.
Burgess Meredith. S. George
Brent. 6. Helen Broderick. Z.
Paul MUM. 8. Joe E. Brown.
9. George Raft. 10. Michael
Bartlett.
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Cleanse Stock Market,
But Don t Cripple 1t
Legitimate Speculation Is Held To Be
Essential to Enterprise
By B. G. FORBES

The stock market did somewhat better yesterday and
Tuesday.
The opinion expressed here that the sharp upurn follow
the election might be followed by considerable recession
temporarily but that thereafter upward seemed
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The expected dip duly developed.
One compilation of stock quota
ton averages records a drop of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-01

sex. dividend. books closed. +Plus
extras. e2 per cent extra. f2h per cent
extra. h75c extra. g$14 extra paid No
vember 80, 1887. k30c extra. m$3 extra
p50c paid September 20, 1898.
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"American Mixed Fruits" Fascinat.
Ing sketches by AIastair X. MacdOn-
aid. brilliant English artist, inter-
pretinG American girls in his charm
ing, frivolous and fantastic technique.
a front page in full color in The
American Weekly, the magazine dis
triDuted with next Sundays Washing
ton HeFald-Tlmes.
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EXCESS COLD
HINDRANCE TO
WORLD TRADE
No Advantage Seen in
Hoarding Supply
BY LEWIS HANEY
Professor Of Economics, New York
University

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-What
1hould we do with our gold?
The facts are plain. We have a
huge mass. amounting to consid.
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
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The board Of directors of Her
cules Powder Company today de-
clared q year-end dividend Of so
cents a share on common stock,
payable December 81 to stock
holers of record December 9.
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adequate reserve for SO billion dol
lars in currency-an enormous
The Washington times., 1938-02-26
ROOMS WITH BOARD

ADAMS MILL RD. n. W.. 32l7-Double
room. twin beds; sleeping porch; shower.
Delicious home cooking. Adams 5965.
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MARYLAND SERVICES

FURNITURE REPAIRING
EXPERT REPAIRIN9. upholstertng cabt'
net making. bookcases. refinlshing. Gus:
tom built furniture repair chop SAsp: :sstse S28e2
PAINTING AND PAPERING
PAINTING-Interior. exterior decorator;
paperh angling: work guaranteed. J. y.
johnson, Colmar Manor. CIR. 1905.
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SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA-In re the Application of
Jerome Joseph Gottleb. for Change of
Name No. 66471. Equity Doc. Jerome
Joseph Gottlieb. having filed a petition
praying for a decree changing his name to
Jerome Joseph Harris, and having applied
10 the Court for an order of publication
of the notice required by law in such
cases. II is. by the Court, this 9TH day Of
February. A. D. 1898. ORDERED that all
persons concerned show cause. if any there
be. on or before the 10th day of March.
A. D. 1888. why the prayers of said petit
lion should not be granted Provided That
copy of this order be published once a
week for three consecutive weeks before
said day in The Washington Times news
paper. JENNINGS BAILEY. Justice. (Seal)
A true copy. Test: CHARLES f. STEW
ART. Clerk. BY RICHARD J. KIRKLAND.
Assistant Clerk.
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COLD lady wants gen. housework or work
of any kind. 1922 N St. N. w.
GIRL. colored. neat wishes part-time or
days work, any kind: carfare. Ma. 2S47.
WOMAN, eolored. wishes work. day or
week: prefer Sun. off; refs. co. 3749.
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REDUCE COSTS MORE FOR YOUR MONEY CLASSIFIED
WANTED ROOMS

WANTED - Accommodation for young
convention delegates for March 10, IL
and 10 REpublic 1880,
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FOUND
LEGAL NOTICES

FOR lost or wanted animals apply Animal
Rescue League Il o ST. y. W. NO. $50.
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TAXICAB DRIVERS
SITUATIONS-MEN

COOK, short orders. counterman, restau.
rant or private home. GE. 44S0
COL. man, IA years exp as chauffeur on
ter job. Atlantic 4705.
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CHAMBERS COMPANY
Complete Funerals as Low as SIS
SPECIAL NOTICES

CHAMBERS is one of the largest un-
S'AANANA dertakers in the world.
funeral homes. 5 parlors and chapels, 40
assistants. 20 cars hearses and ambulances.
Ambulances now only So. 14OO Chaplin
St n: W. co. 0432. 617 11th St. S. E.
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EYE ST. N. w, 1715-Guest house for
Government employees and students, ex.
cellent meals. Ideal location.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
(Continusd)

E ST. n. W, 2416-opp. park; walk. dist.
bedrm., S4b; bedrms, $50. Res. mRr.
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HELP-MEN

Persons GRStoerfn0 BLING advertise.
!nents are cautioned not t. send original
of same. Photographs should BE- plainly
marked Nth name and address
APPLICATIONS accepted Monday for DO.
sitions starting Immediately both local
and travelling Mr.. Voss, Room 2O5. 1427
Eye ST. N. W
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PERSONALS

4 three-line Want Ad under this heading
for seven days costs only S4.6S. Phone
your dd to REP. 1884 and ask for Miss
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GATEWOOD HOUSE

2l07 ST n. W
Is again serving its good meals under the
management of original owners. Comfort
able rooms, courteous service, convenient
location. Switchboard service. NO. 1924.