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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, July 11-GP-Cot-
ton goods trade confined to o d d
lots at unchanged prices. Staple
spun and filament rayons moved
in fair volume and pigment tat
fetas sold at steady quota.
tons. Limited sales were reported
in silk fabrics. Dealings in wooden
goods we're restricted largely tc
fill-in quantities for spot and near
by shipments. Prices on. finished
materials held firm.
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MIDDLlNG COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, July IL Up
The average price of middling 15'l6
inch cotton at the ten designated
southen srpot markets today was UNI
changed at 1914 cents a pound; for
the past 80 market days 1881; mid
ding rs inch average 1925.
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STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
by the Associated Press)

NEW YORK, July 11.-R-Sales,
closing price and net change of the
fifteen most active stocks today:
Curtiss.W Wright, 7,700-6h; no.
US Steel, 7,40O-51k; Az.
Loft, 6,700-24; DIS.
Packard, 6,200-3&; as.
Stand Oil N J, 4,S00-34; dh.
Gen Motors, 4,500-43A; DIS.
Gen Elec, 4,400-31; no.
Bklyn Man T, 4,300-23A; no.
Penn RR, 4,10o-2O; an.
Unit Airc, 4,000-33A; aB.
Beth Stl, 3,900-75; nc.
Lockheed Airc, 3.900-24B; Az.
Kennecott, s.So0-25; DIS.
Comwlth and Sou, 3.600-1k; ais.
Int Nick Can, 3,500-24; Az.
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COTTON

LIVERPOOL, July l1-R@Spot
cotton dull, prices 10 points higher.
Quotations in pence; American
strict good middling $50; 6 {
middling 500; strict middling sos;
middling 7.95; strict low middline
7.80; low middling 7.55; strict
good ordinary. ITO; good ordinary
CTS.
Futures closed S to Z higher.
July $50; Oct. 7.20; Jan. 6.93.
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BUTTER

NEW YORK, July l1-tP-Bu
ter 924, 539. unsettled. Creamery
Higher than extra q IL to % Ia
extra (92 score) tubs q to q IA
Cartons 26 "a to q; Firsts (88 t.
81 Tubs and Cartons Is IA to q
"a; seconds (84 to 80 "a to Is.
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NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, July 11-lP-Tur-
pentine firm 81; offerings 5; sales
$50 gallons; receipts 252; ship
ments none; stock 1857. Rosin
firm; offerings Ill; sales III; re-
ceipts 679; shipments none; stock
III, 118. Quote: B, D, 2.75; E, 800;
F, 3.15: G. H, I, 1925; K, 3.35; M,
$50; N, 4,25; VIC, AIS; WV, 5,35:
s. 60. s
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EGGS

NEW YORK, July 110R-Eggs
Is, 1913; easier.
Mixed colors: fancy to extra fan
cy 10 3-4 to % IL; extras 10;
storage packed firsts II "a; grad
ed firsts II IL; current receipts
is ~; mediums Is; dirties No. l.
is "a,
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MS
July Ii 4

WINSTON-SALEM, July IL Q9
Directors of r. J. Reynolds
co company today declared a quar-
terly Intern dividend of 80 cents a
share on the common stocks, pay
able in cash August Is to stockhold-
ers of record July %. 81
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HOGS

BALTIMORE, July 11-GP-U. S.
Dept. Agr.)-Hogs $50. Mostly
.05 lower, practical top 7.25; good
and choice ITO to 21O lbs. 700 to
7.25; 220 to 24O lbs. CTS to 700;
$50 to 300 lbs. 6.25 to CTS; $50 to
100 lbs, $50 to 6.85; 140 to $50
lbs. 6.35 to $50; 100 to 140 lbs,
6.1O to 6.35; 100 to 100 lbs, 5.95 to
$40. Packing sows 4.95 to 5.45. 3
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COTTONSEED OIL

NEW ORLEANS, July 11-R--
Cottonseed oil closed steady.
Bleachable prime summer yellow
COS nominal. Prime crude
5.12 LIB. Jly. 5.62b, Sep. 5.66b,
Oct. sob, Dec. 5.73b, Jan 5.75b.
B-bid. 8
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SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, July 11.-R-
Spot cotton closed quiet and I'm
changed. Sales 9O1. Low middling
go nominal. Middling 1910 nom
inal. Good middling Ills nominal.
Receipts 1.O72. Stock 589, 042.
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RITTER AND EGGS

CHICGO, July 11-R-Butter
receipts 1885, 30; steady; prices
unchanged. Eggs. receipts 1852;
steady; prices unchanged. 3
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PEANUTS

SUFFOLK, Va, July 11.-R-
Peanut quotations; Jumbos 800 to
4; Buch 3 IL to $50; Runners 3
IA to 3 3-8. Market continues quiet.
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around 900.
NEW + COTTON

cav ORLEANS, July 11.-lR-
tro5 5oA futures advanced today on
v raue buying and continuing wet
nrioo oler IN the eastern belt. Closing
HIS were steady, 2 to S points net
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SIGNS RIIL,

WASHINGTON, July 11-tP-The
White House announced today Presi.
dent Roosevelt had signed a bill to
pay $2,462 to Harry D. Gam Of
Reidsville, N. c., in settlement of
claims against the government re.
sulting from the crash of an army
plane into his home on Sept. 8, 1898.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12

HOTEL COMMODORE - Washington,
D. c. Facing Union Station - Capitol
Plaza. Room & Bath from $3.50. Mod
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12

CHARLOTTE COTTON
CHARLOTTE, July 11-P)-Spot
1885.
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POTATOES
BALTIFORE, July 11-LR-CU. S.
unchanged.
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LARD
CHICAGO July 11-tRl- Lard
tierces 5.92; loose 5.07; bel
lies CTS.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18
Mrs. w. B. Strowd Posses,
Life Long Resident Of
Holmes County

Saturday, July 9th God saw fit to
bring to a close the pages of lifes his
tory of Mrs. w. B. Strowd of the
Bowling Green community.
Miss Bettye, as she was known by
all OF her n%eighbors and friends, was
born in Holmes County, February
10, 1856 as Miss Bettye Frizelle and
was a life long member of the Metho-
dist Church of which She united with
at Spring Hill in early life, later she
moved her membership with the
church TO Bowling Green.
She was an invalid for the past
several years. falling and breaking
her hip from which she never re-
covered.
She leaves a host of relatives and
friends to cherish her memory and
miss her passing.
Funeral services were held at the
home of he son, Walter Mcclellan. and
We're conducted by Rev. NJ. l. Scott of
Tchula and Rev. WATSON, the pastor
of Bowling Green church in charge
OF services. Interment was in Mizpah
Cemetery at Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18

bout anything under the sun, mostly
the convention, Durant and MISSISSIPPI
pi, and Chicago. Don't know whether
the program could be heard at home
but at N rate Durant and the News
got plenty of advertising in Chicago.
The program was planned Monday
when Miss Hall came up to a group
in which I was standing at the Paul
McNutt's reception and asked me if
l would consent to do an interview
over WMlAQ the following day and
then she had a photographer follow
me around for about a day to get a
lot of pictures for the Wednesday
edition of the Chicago Times.
Haven't seen them yet. They will
come out in today's paper some
thing about an average day in the
life of a woman delegate, is the idea.
The Times office called and said
the pictures are very good. Maybe
they were. Maybe 1 won't be able to
come home. A day in the life of any
delegate can be pretty exciting. Per
haps the pictures won't tell too much.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18
New City Sanitary
Schedule

1t is the desire of the City Officials
TO make reasonable provision for gar
bage disposal and arrangements nave
been made by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen by which, beginning Au-
gust LIST, this service is to be render
ed by truck, and increased from once
to twice per week for the residential
districts. For the business district,
service will be rendered daily as for
merly.
In order to facilitate the efficient
rendering of this service, attention is
called to certain provisions of the
Durant sanitary ordinance. All gar
bage must be placed in recepticals,
inc these recepticals placed at the
curb. Only garbage will be removed,
such as tin cans fruit Feelings, food,
etc. Limbs and branches trimmed
from trees and foliage from shrubs
will o be removed.
A regular schedule will be made and
followed by which garbage will be
collected on regular days. Unless gar
bage is placed at the curb, however,
it will not be collected.
Please cooperate with us so hat we
will have a cleaner town.
Mayor and Board of Aldermen,
Marshal and Street Commissioner.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18
Ample Supplies Of Seed
Should Be Saved For
Next Years Planting

State College, Miss, July 17.-Coun-
~ agents, Smith-Hughes teachers, and
officers of ~one-variety cotton COM
munities today were asked to take
immediate steps to assure ample sun
plies of select and acceptable cotton
seed for planting next years crop.
J.. w. Willis, State College, extern
sion cotton specialist, and j. E. Hite.
Jackson, senior agronomist, Bureau OF
Plant Industry, Joined in declaring
that adverse weather conditions over
the state last spring has reduced the
possibilities for obtaining a maximum
supply of good seed for another year"
and asked the county agricultural lea
ders and cotton improvement officials
to take steps considered necessary to
safeguard the states supply of cot
tonseed for planting purposes.
The officials said much replanting
was done last spring and in some
instances pure seed could not be OBJ
tanned for replanting. They advised
the county workers ito make a COM
plete check with growers to deter.
mine the acreage planted with seed
of acceptable origin, and make a list
of qualified growers for use at gin
ming time"
Asserting that the ginners are "key
men in a cotton improvement pro-
gram" the authorities suggested that
the agents make arrangements now
for gin days and work out suitable
plans for handling planting seed for
1941.
The officials said it has been the
experience of many successful or
CARNATIONS that a bona fide list of
growers submitted to the ginner be-
fore ginning time helps him to keep
ineligible cotton separated from mem
bers' cotton.
1t was also suggested that communi-
ty meetings of farmers be held before
harvest for informing farmers on all
phases of the demonstrating pro-
gram.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18
Farmers Should File For
Winter Peas At Once

The county agents of the state are
advising farmers 10 file their applica-
tons for Austrian winter pea seed
under the AAA gr~ant-of-land program
at once.
Under the grant-of-aid program
farmers can obtain Austrian winter
pea seed on application to the county
agent and AAA committee without
having to pay any cash as the cost of
the seed will be deducted from the
farmers so~il-building payment under
the 1910 agricultural conservation
program.
Farmers can obtain seed in guam
titles up to the maximum of their
soil-building allowance. The rate of
payment for seeding Austrian winter
peas and other cover crops is $3.50
per acre,
Reports from county agents on APP
plications received from farmers for
Austrian winter peas under the grant
of-aid program indicate that in some
counties the acreage planted to winter
cover crops this fall will be double
that of any previous s
c. /. Smith, county agent of Leake
county, has already filed applications
for over 10000 pounds of Austrian
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18
IOuts In Field Are Still
Sound; Says Carpenter

A letter from H. A. Carpenter, Coun-
ty Agent, Sunflower County, on COM
bining in oats that wet weather has
prevented the producer from harvest
ing:
Referring to our conversating in
regard to saving the oat crop that was
in the field, 1 would say, judging
from the experience we have had for
the past several years, hat the oats
in the field are off color, but they
are as sound as they ever were. 1t
takes a long time for oats to spoil
or not, even when they are on the
wet ground. OF course it is more
difficult to save oats now, but the
crop is made, and nothing else a be
planted now that would make us
much feed.
In combining oats now, be sure
to wait until they are thoroughly dry
and it will be nine or ten o'clock in
the morning before they are sufficient
ly dry. Another thing is to be sure to
quit in the afternoon about five OF
six o'clock, before the moisture begins
to rise from the damp ground fastsr
than it evaporates from the oats. Pick
up attachments can be bought for al
makes of combines and should OF
course, be used. Do not try to cut the
full width of the blade. From one
half to two-thirds of the width is just
about all that can be handled on ac-
count of the excess grass, weeds and
straw. Never run the tractor that is
pulling the combine except in low
gear. When you go faster than this
the grain rides out on the grass and
straw.
During the past three years we
have had to combine some oats in
July. Last year, in the southwestern
part of the county, some oat fields
ere not combined until about the
middle of July. These oats had been
beaten down by hail and covered with
water, and were grown up in weeds
and grass. Yet a good crop was har-
vested and the oats were black, but
sound"
1. w. Carson, County Agent
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18
Continuous Ruins-
Continued from page one)

ASOAANAAAANN 1870 20
COUNTIES is small, grassy and is turning
led. County agents and FARMERS es-
innate the cotton crop has been dam
aged from IS per cent in some coun-
lies to as high as rs per cent in some
areas.
The corn crop has been damaged
badly. A week ago the old corn looked
promising, but the yield will be re-
duced materially. There is a sur
prisingly large acreage of young corn
due to extensive r~eplanting last spring.
The majority of young corn is stunted
and grassy, large areas will probably
be abandoned, and none of it will
produce normal yields.
The first cutting Of alfalfa and
Johnson grass hay was practically a
complete loss. Many hay meadows are
infested with weeds and late planted
hay crops are faring badly.
In Washington county, one of the
hardest-hit in the Delta, county agent
J. W. Whitaker, Greenville, reports
that of 109,0 900 acres of old land in
cotton 5000 to 10000 acres have been
completely ruined and of $4,000 acres
OF new land in cotton probably not
more than 1000 acres will ever be
harvested"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18
Then And Now

A few years ago, July and August were months
money from the last draw had been spent: Money
from cottonseed and lint cotton had not started coming
in. Business conditions were good about seven months
i'm the twelve-if there was a good cotton crop and II
the price was reasonably high. If crops We're poor or
pricess low, we had twelve months of bad business
Our entire economy was tied to King Cottln.
Today, with industrial payrolls practically continuous
throughout the twelve months, business now holds up,
banker stated that the business curve had been just
about flattened out for the entire year; that there were
no periods of positive stagnat1on.
Primarily this continuous business activity is due,
more than to anything else, to the $4,000 weekly ex-
penditure of Grenada Hosiery Mill which, SO lar has
operated without let-up.
Primarily, this hosiery mill is due to the BAWI law
passed by the Mississippi legislature two years ago.
Primarily this law is due to the work and planning
of Hugh White, now a candidate for the U. 5. Senate.
And that's the reason that Grenada County people
should forget partisan politics and petty grIeyanceswwas
the writer has d0ne-and support Hugh Whte.-ihe
Grenada County Weekly.
The industrial legislation enacted at Governor Whites
request has been of great help to many towns IN MIS-
sissippi besides Grenada.
Durant was the first town in the state to take adj
vantage of this legislation that enabled US to secure a
week the effects of its payroll and realizes its importance
to the community.
The Durant Manufacturing Company employs a num-
Der of persons who daily contribute to the life OF this
community in every way.
If Durant had several more industries like the ones
we have it would not be long before we could boast
of considerably increased population and business &C
tivity.
Iii these stirring and tragic times, little thing like
broken hearts and marital problems seem as trivial and
inconsequential as a prima donna's breakfast. Even a
CORY gangster play merely makes US yawn.
Still our favorite poem in a dark hour is this ditty:
81 lost my dog, l lost my cat; l lost my coat and l lost
my hat; / lost my pencil, l lost my pen; and then l
found them all again!"
After the many years in which we, the lighthearted,
have been singing, Der the ramparts we watch" a
questian suddenly arises, What ramparts?"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18
Forage Schools
To Be Held In Mississippi

State College, Miss, July 16.-The
program for the forage-livestock
schools to be held in Mississippi in
August was announced today by Paul
F. Newell, extension animal husband
man.
The schools, which will feature
demonstration covering silage, hay,
and pasture production, will be held
as follows: Rex F. Reed farm, Tupe-
10, August 5; Short & McCraw farm,
Sardis, August 6, J. L. Gober farm,
Kosciusko, August Z; Floyd Atkinson
farm, Newton, August s; Natchez Elk
pertinent Station, Natchez, August 9;
Allen Simmons farm, Columbia, Aug
ust IS, and George N. Guild farm,
Virgins, August IA.
Believing that Increased livestock
income is largely dependent on pro-
duction of adequate supplies of good
forage" Newell says purpose of the
schools is to demonstrate to farmers
the best practices in production of hay
and silage and in establishing and inn
proving permanent pastures.
The silage demonstration will in
clude operation of homemade silage
crop harvester, construction of one
type of temporary silo, filling silo, US
ing both legume and sorghum silage
crops; use of molasses pump attach
ment Cor legume and grass silage, and
adjustments of ensilage cutter.
Hay demonstrations will cover NOW
err adjustments, hay crushing, curing
and handling hay. exhibits of hay
grades an dvarieties, and hay-making
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18
In Memory Of Mrs.
Nancy c. Williams

In Memory of by mother, Mrs.
Nancy c. Williams, who went to her
heavenly home July 2, 1910. Only eight
more days and she would have been in
this world SO years, sharing its sor-
row and joys. A member of Saron
Baptist Church. A living mother to 8
children and a devoted and loyal
friend to all.
Mother was tired and weary,
Weary with toll and pain
Put away her glasses and rocker
She will not need them again
Into Heavens mansions she's entered
Never to worry Tor weep
After long years with life's struggles
Mother has fallen asleep.
Near other loved ones we laid her
Low in the grave to lie
God up in Heaven knew best we know
And we will not question why
She does not rest meath the grasses
Though Ger her grave they may
creep
SofS W w VAL JSS0o
She has fallen asleep.
Rest the tired feet now forever
Dear wrinkled hands are so still
Blast of the earth shall no longer
Throw Ger Dun loved one a chill
Angels through heaven will guide e
Jesus will still bless and keep
Not for the world would we wake her
Mother has fallen asleep.
Beautiful rest for the weary,
Well deserved rest for the true,
When lifes journey is ended,
We shall again be with you,
Their we shall see you n now you,
And clasp your dear hand SO sweet,
For we know that you are happy
Beautiful, beautiful sleep.
JUANITA w. STEVENS
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18

winter pea seed for Leake county
farmers, and he estimates that ad
ditional applications coming in will
double this amount O: seed. r. G.,
Prescott, of Rankin, received appiica-
tons for $4,000 pounds in two weeks.
The grant-of-aid program is prov
ing popular with farmers as it en-
ab,es them to carry out soil-building
practices without making any outlay
of cash. And they obtain the material,
or aid, several months in advance of
the time that the cost is deducted
from their payment.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18
NNOUNCEMENT

Inc Durant News is authorized TO
the following candidates..
SUBJECT to the action of the August.
1870 Democratic primaries:
For Supreme Court Judge
JUDGE SIDNEY SMITH
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18
Colt Show Slated; To Be
Held At Wilson's Grove

Plans have been completed at Lex
ington for the ninth annual Holmes
county colt show, to be held at Will
sons Grove, near South Lexington,
On August 10, it is announced by H.
p. Watson, chairman of the arrange
ments committee. Judges will be C. j.
Goodell of Mississippi State college
and ]. A. Blanchard of Shelby.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18

Mr.. n Mrs. Ben Barth and son.,
Sonny" left Wednesday to go to Tu-
pelo and other points for a two weeks
vacation. Mrs. Harvell of Green's
boro, Ala. will AXE Mrs. Barth's place
while she is away.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18
equipment.

equipment.
Pasture demonstrations will include
~terracing, mulching and spring sod
ding, moving, application of phos-
pilates and lime, and seeeaing. Dem
o~nstrations will be given in the opera
ton of lime ~spreader, fertilizer dis
tributor, seeder. harrow, and grain
drill.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-18
Through Hazel Eyes

CONTINUED from page one)
will motivate the Democratic platform
n the whole Democratic campaign
The New Deal has nothing to apollo,
gize for, nothing to explain. 1t has
made mistakes, of course it has. But
alongside its magnificent accomplish
ments, it blunders, regretable as they
were, dwindle out of sight.
"A fighting platform, a fighting
candidate and a fighting campaign are
what the times call for. The people
are in no mood to accept a hesitant
party or leader"
Speaker Bankhead's address at least
served to inform the debates what
their party has accomplished in the
past two administrations if they didn't
know.
It's too bad that the convention
hasn't lived up in any degree to the
high keynote struck by the Ala
bamian.
Senator Barkley's address Tuesday
evening was a feebly repetition with
plenty of figures which tired Demo
Gratis didn't care to remember. Per
haps they were meant for the Repu-
blicans and the radio audience.
Purely personal: This writer has
met and talked to s. many senator's,
congressman, governors, actors, ac-
1wnEgaI .rVftnpg Nuot.I haa1np-r nd hiuh
officials in government and finance
circles thai she is tired and wants
to go home. So are a lot of other
people. But I came up here to see how
the wheels turn and am going to try to
stick it out to the bitter end. Realize
more important than nominate a vice
president and by the time we get TO
it everybody will be so dead they
won't care who gets the nod.
We've had an average of four
hours sleep per night and n meal a
day since arriving in Chicago. Don't
know where the time goes or what
we do but the time passes before it
gets here.
IF the reader happened to be listen
ing to his radio at five o'clock Tues
day afternoon, from 5 to SIS, and
tuned to the Chicago red network
station of NBC, he heard the writer
being interviewed owe the air by
Mela Underwood, New York radio
commentator and Kay Hall, Chicago
Times reporter. Fol fifteen minutes.
purely Independently, we talked a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Dress Materials

Percales 12Hc a yd. Monotones on light and dark grounds. 36" wide. Regularly 19c yard. Cotton Challies ........ 15c yd. In paisley patterns. S6" wide. Regularly 19c yard.
 200 Dress Lengths ........ $1.00 Prints and plain colors. 39" wide. Reg ularly $12o to $l.49.
 RandO Spuns ........ 29c a yard Spun rayons in wanted Fall shades. 80" wide. Regularly 3oc. Fashion Town Prints 29c q yard Also Blendstones in stripes, plaids and nonotones. Regularly Sec yard. Serg-A.Hed ......... 40c a yard Spun rayon with serge weave. Wanted colors. Regularly soc yard. Feather FlanneIs ... 79c 6 yard Spun rayon with wool finish. Piaids and stripes. Regularly 6oc yard. Martlnized Velvets. .S1.7S q yard Grease and spot-resistant. Lovely cole Ors. Regularly oioe . yard.
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