Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-19
SHOP TALK
News About Builders
And Reel Estute
Personalities

The team Of Thomas ]. Fisher
GO. has jumped out to q one-game
lead In the race for the champion
ship Of the Washington Real Estate
Board Bowling League. Fisher Co.
rollers have won seven and lost only
two games. Shannon & Luchs is
in second place with six wins and
three losses. Four teams are tied
for third place. These are Beltzell
Co., Columbia Title Co., Boss &
Phelps and Randall H. Hagner Co.
There are IA teams in the circuit
and only five games separate the
leaders from the last place Wagga-
man & Brawner outfit. Shannon &
Luchs have knocked over the most
pins-4.896 in the nine games
PLAYED to date. 1t looks like hot
race with the seven teams tied for
the next to last place being only
three games from the top.
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Largest delegation of Washington
realtors to attend in recent years Is
expected to be on hand for the
annual convention of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards to
be held in Philadelphia the week
of November II. Charles c. Koones,
chairman of the local boards Con-
vention Committee. reports that the
District party will comprise more
than so.
Realty Associates, Inc. 1906 K
street NV. have opened Virginia
office at 4617 Lee highway, it was
announced today by Everett H.
Croxton, president. John M. Mills
is manager of the branch Office. He
plans progressive development OF
all branches of real estate brokerage
in the nearby Virginia area.
The realty firm which Mr.. Crox-
ton heads was started in the early
part of the depression, more than
a decade ago. 1t was headed at
first by A. G. Hughes. Other early
firm members were w. I. Irby, jr.;
J. S. Scott, L. P. Lilies and Mr. Crox-
ton. A few years after 1t was in
corporated. the duties of complete
management of the organization
passed to Mr.. Croxton.
In record breaking time all reser-
vations were taken for the testi-
monial dinner to be given past
President Fred A. Smith by fellow
members of the Washington Real
Estate Board. The affair will be
held at Columbia Country Club on
Wednesday. October % at o'clock.
AS chairman of the Ticket Com
mittee Richard D. Stimson Is being
assisted by John R. Neale as vice
chairman and the following: L. S.
Beaupre, c. Robert Boucher. Walter
A. Brown. jr.: George M. Carpenter.
s. Dolan Dohohoe, Milburn J. Dono-
hoe, Robert Gaylor, L. T. Gravatte,
IT.: William S. Green, Henri P.
Henry, Joseph G. Herbert, Charles
F. Mcclure. William G. MCGUIRE,
A. Jasper Moore. Henry W. Morgan,
IT,: Frank Paroni, Herbert M. Pase-
walk. Everett G. Phelps. Thomas H.
Schaffert, William Schwartz. Joseph
F. Swain and H. w. Talley.
An elaborate program of enter
tainment is being arranged under
the direction of Raymond M. Taylor.
Edward A. Carr Is officiating as gen.
eral chairman.
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F.. A. Hollomon. representing q
Washington wholesaler of plumbing
supplies. has just been notified that
he is the winner of a national gas
water heater sales contest conducted
during July and August by the
Pittsburgh Water Heater Corp.
Mr.. Hollomon was presented with
an engraved gold watch and check
by Edgar Morris, prominent Wash
ington businessman and local repre-
sentative of the Pittsburgh COM
pany. Mr.. Hollomon won the con-
test by wide margin over the next