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Douqhters of America

Meetings this week: May Is
Old Glory. Independent: May %
Fidelity, Martha cambridge. Kenil-
worth. Unity. Red Cross Unit; May
~, Anacosita, Esther, Loyalty. Pro-
gressive: May %. Mizpah, Triumph
Goodwill, Pride Of Washington.
Rehearsal for Victory class, May
as, at Northeast Masonic Temple.
Councils are urged to take part
in the massing Of the colors at the
Washington Cathedral today at
3:15 pm.
The Past State Councillors Asso-
citation will meet at 808 I street NV.
at 8 pm. May 26.
The memorial services viii be
held at Lewis Memorial Methodist
Church today at 7:45 pm.
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Veterans Association

Pearl Harbor Post will meet at
pm. May % In the District Building
Oficers will be elected and in
stalled. Eyrie No. S. Order Of the
Golden Eagle. r. v. A. life men,
bership club, will be installed.
Comdr. Samuel Hubacher has ex-
tended an invitation to all former
soldiers, sailors. marines and coast
guardsmen disabled while serving in
times other than war to attend.
National Comdr. Ritter OF Brook
lyn, N. Y, will designate q repre-
sentative from national headquar-
tiers here to attend the meeting to
outline the national campaign to
secure reduced transportation fares
throughout the United States to all
enlisted men travelling In uniform.
Plans for electing q delegation to
attend the national convention in
Denver next August viii b dis
cuseed.
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Sons and Daughters
OF Liberty

Washington Council met with the
councillor. Mrs. Mary E. Nichols. pre-
siding. Plans we're completed for
the reception honoring the deputy
State councillor. Mrs. Mary Reed
Smith. Mrs. Carrie r. Anderson
has accepted an appointment as
State committee woman for the
annual State convention. June and
4 at the Hotel Hamilton. The coun-
Gil will meet tomorrow night at 935
G place NV.
Hope Council will meet Tuesday
night at Naval Lodge Hall for noni-
nation of officers. The councillor,
Mrs. Ada F. Gray, will preside.
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games and prizes followed by re-
freshments.
An obligation ceremony will be
given in Lebanon Chapter on May
26. Entertainment
The Auxiliary Temple Board will
meet May % at the home of Miss
Emma Cooper.
The omcers' Club Of Fidelity
Chapter will meet May 25 at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M.
Wyatt.
A business meeting will be at $500
Sixteenth street NV. on June 2.
The chapter will celebrate its 28th
anniversary June 10. The grand
matron and grand patron will be
the honored guests. The 1912 ma
irons and patrons are invited. Re-
freshments and dancing.
Friendship Chapter meets Tues
day. Good neighbor night" Har-
mony. Chevy Chase and Mount
Pleasant Chapters will be honored
guests. Entertainment and refresh
ments.
The Sewing Circle meets at the
home Of Ida Breed on May 81 at
/ pm.
General Home Board meeting at
the Masonic Temple tomorrow at
l:30 pm.
Mrs. Lillian M. Fowler, matron OF
La Fayette Lodge Chapter. an
nounces a meeting Wednesday at
pm.
Mrs Ellen A. Ferguson, matron OF
Naomi Chapter. announces at the
next meeting the obligation cere-
mony will be given.
Mrs. Mary r. Lewis, matron OF
William F. Hunt Chapter, announces
Thursday will be associate night.
Special guests. Mrs. Erma M. Smith,
associate grand matron, and William
E. Bergfeld, associate grand patron,
and associate matron and patron.
The chapter is sponsoring Mrs.
Eleanor R. Reeve, daughter Of Past
Grand Patron Victor Rench, as
queen OF the pagent of the Night
of Thrills"
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American Legion Auxiliary

Sergt. Jasper Unit met Monday
evening at the American Legion
Clubhouse, 2437 Fifteenth street
NV, with the president, Mrs.
Kathleen o. Abreo. presiding.
Miss Margaret French, cheerio
chairman. will replace Miss Louise
Segrist, who has been transferred
to New York, while Mrs. Ruth Big
ley. hospital chairman, will replace
Mrs. Helen Barwick. who has been
transferred to Atlanta, Ga, for de-
tense work.
Mrs. Maudie Brunson, chairman
OF Colonial study, gave a talk on the
life Of Eliza Lucas Pinkney.
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Lafayette R. A. N.
To Celebrate lis
18th Anniversary
Banquet on Thursday at
Lee Sheraton Hotel;
J. Claude KEEPER to SpeoI

Lafayette Royal Arch Chapter.
under the leadership Of High Priest
Arthur c. NORM, will celebrate the
18th anniversary Of its charter at
q banquet Thursday at the Lee
Sheraton Hotel
Theodore c. Lewis, grand princi-
pal sojourner of the Grand Chapter,
Is general chairman of arrange
ments.
J. Claude KEEPER. grand secretary
Of the Grand Chapter, will be the
principal speaker. Robert Frede-
rick Freund will present the Gypsy
Singers In a program of music.
Among the invited guests will be
the grand master Of Masons, Noble
D. Larner; grand high priest Of the
Grand Chapter, Edward w. Libbey,
the grand master of the Grand
Council, John G. Mathes; the grand
commander of Knights Templar.
Fred E. Blood, and many others.
The degree work for the spring
class in the Scottish Rite bodies
was concluded last Tuesday eve
ming with the comforting of the
32d Degree. The next meeting of any
of the bodies will be Tuesday eve
ming. the date of the monthly
meeting of Robert de Bruce Coun-
Gil, Knights Kadosh.
Charles R. Simosir. high priest OF
Mount Horeb Chapter, r. A. NJ. an
nounces on Tuesday evening the
Past and M. E. M. Degrees will be
conferred on a class of candidates.
The Past Masters Degree will be
conferred by Past High Priest H.
w. Blandy and the M. E. M by Past
High Priest Ellery w. Baker.
High Priest Nathan Williams an.
nounces Woodbridge Royal Arch.
Chapter will meet in Eastgate Ma
sonic Temple on Tuesday. Past.
High Priest Harvey w. Goddard will
speak on The Twenty-Third Psalm
"A Secret of Happiness" Il
Lawrence Wood, master of Joppa,
Lodge, has invited Birmingham
Lodge of Beltsville, Md, to be the,
guests tomorrow night. Refresh-
ments will be served. -
Dawson Lodge will confer the
NJ. M. degree tomorrow night. Sem
ior Warden Jackson will preside in
the east and Senior Deacon Mott
will render the lecture.
Stansbury Lodge will entertain
the members of Ruth Chapter, o.
E. S, tomorrow night. Entertain
ment and refreshments.
Acacia Lodge will have social
Tuesday night.
Takoma Lodge will confer the
E. A. degree Tuesday night.
Master Barbrow of Chevy Chase
Lodge announces the E. A. degree
Wednesday night with Junior War
den Troth in the east and Senior
Steward Mcpherson delivering the
lecture.
Earl Engleman, master of Bright
wood Lodge. announces the F. c.
degree Wednesday night. Junior
| Warden Biondi will work from the
east.
Master Townes of Warren G.
Harding Lodge. has arranged for
+ the F. C. degree Wednesday night.
/ The E A. degree will be conferred
/ in Harmony Lodge on Wednesday
night.
/ Clarence Crummitt. master Of
New Jerusalem Lodge has the F. c.
degree scheduled Thursday night.
The F. c. degree will be conferred
in George c. Whiting Lodge Thurs
day night. Junior Warden Albrecht
will be in the east and Junior Dea-
con Hart will deliver the middle
| chamber lecture
/ Hope Lodge will confer the NJ NJ.
degree at a special communication
at 7:30 pm. Friday.
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Order of the Eastern Star

Matron Mildred Syfrig announces
Columbia Chapter will meet Tuesday
followed by bingo party. A rum
mage sale will be held May %.
There will be initiation in Chevy
Chase Chapter at william r. Single
ton Hall.
Luna E. Diamond, matron Of
Temple Chapter, announces the
meeting tomorrow will be line off,
GERS night. The associate grand
matron, associate grand patron,
grand conductress and associate
grand conductress will be the hon.
ored guests.
Entertainment, refreshments and
dancing.
On May 27 there will be a card
party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Michaelson. the proceeds to 60
to the Eastern Star ambulance fund
Mrs. Jane Duvall. matron Of Ca
thedral Chapter announces an ON
GERS rehearsal Tuesday night.
At the meeting on Wednesday
night at $500 Sixteenth street NV.
there will be initiation.
The Past Ofncers' Association will
meet at the home Of Past Matron
Geneva K. Perry on Thursday night,
Jennie Lawrenson, matron, an
nounces Brightwood Chapter will
celebrate its 18th anniversary on
May %. An invitation is extended
to all members of the order.
A luncheon and card party will
be held May 26 at the home Of Pearl
Koschmeder at noon.
Mrs. Grace Landregren, matron Of
Bethlehem Chapter, announces on
Tuesday a meeting will be held
when the May birthdays will be
celebrated. Musical program, re-
freshments.
Home bake sale for the benefit of
the Home Board Thursday.
Hope Chapter will meet May 81
In the Masonic Temple Myrtle
Smith. matron, announces pro-
gram and refreshments.
The Home Board entertained the
guests at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home last Friday evening with
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sented the National Ariel Roundup
Citation Medal to w. P. Kershner OF
Sergt. Jasper Port for outstanding
membership for the year 1912. Mr..
Kershner is very active in the inter-
est of the Sons of the American
Legion as we'll as the membership.
The Jane A. Delano Post will
hold its annual sunset memorial
service in the nurses section of
Arlington National Cemetery today,
$50 pm. Music will be furnished
by the United States Army Band.
The principal speaker will be Past
National Comdr. j. Fred johnson.
Department Comdr Saunders an
nounces that all post colors should
be in the Arlington National Gene
terry by GAS am. May 30. Post
wreaths will be placed at the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier Immediately
after President Roosevelt places his
wreath, which will be 10 am. Serv-
ices in the ampitheater will begin
at II am.
Vincent B. Costello Post will con-
duct Memorial Day services at the
grave of Vincent B. Costello May
81 at pm. All members are urged
to attend.
At the next post meeting the
departments ritual team will hold
initiation ceremonies for its new
members. Refreshments to follow
meeting.
Costello Posts baseball team
needs players, 1t was announced by
Henry Heine, manager. Any boy
wishing to try out call Mr.. Heine
at Columbia 1925, or Coach Milton
T. Lewis, at Lincoln 6388.
The Kenneth H. Nash Post held
past commanders night last We'd
nesday. with Comdr. Luther presid-
ing. The active past commanders
who attended were Rexford Mad
den, William Mulkey, Joseph Gold
berg, Guy Gogswell. George Grom-
met and George Seiders. Depart
ment Senior Vice Comdr. Frank
Mccarthy and Nash Auxiliary presi-
dent, Mrs. L. Cuney, were the guest
speakers.
1t was decided. beginning in June,
the post would hold one meeting a
month. A resolution was passed
recommending the membership OF
the American Legion be limited to
veterans of the World War of 1917
and 1918, as at present.
Junior Vice Comdr. Edward White.
leader Of the Nash Squadron. was
complimented on his work with the
S. A. L. He outlined the activities
of the squadron for the remainder
of the year.
Bunker Hill Post met at its club
house, o07-9 Monroe street NE,
Tuesday, with Comdr. John H.
Walsh presiding. There was enter
tainment and refreshments.
The Executive Committee met.
James R. Raeburn resigned as chair
man of the clubhouse and Comdr
Walsh appointed Patrick J. Flan-
merry.
Memorial Day Ofncer Engel and his
committee will decorate the graves
and hold services for the deceased
members Of the post on May 20
at Arlington National Cemetery.
The post will hold a crab feast
at the clubrooms May 80 beginning
at pm.
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Ben Hur News

Judge Louis NJ. Merryman pre-
sided at the boosters meeting of
United Court. Calvin S. Orth, spe-
cial deputy for Washington, spoke.
Melvin D. Newland was selected
q delegate to the 18th session of the
order in Charlottesville. Ind, on
October 20.
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30 and 8 to Entertain
National Officers

Forty and Fighters of the District
will entertain their national leader,
Chef de Chemin de Fer DR.. L. j.
Kosminsky. and Correspondent
Rationale Charles w. Ardery. at a
dinner at the American Legion
clubhouse on Friday, May 20, at
6 pm.
Members of Grande Voiture 174
should make reservations by next
Tuesday night with Grand Chef de
Train John B. Keller at Adams 1912
or Grand Lampiste Thomas w.
Wright at North 1920.
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
Monday-Tank Corps Post,
2437 Fifteenth street NV.
Tuesday-James Reese Europe
Post, 1886 Fifteenth street
NV: National Cathedral
Post. Memo Esther Hall.
Wednesday-Kenneth H. Nash
Post, 209 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc.
Thursday-James E. Walker
Post, 1916 Twelfth street
NV.
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Shepherds Of Bethlehem

Loyalty Lodge will meet tomor-
row at 8 pm. at Fourth street NE
for nomination of officers.
Trinity Lodge will meet Tuesday
at 8 pm in the same hall for NOM
ination of officers.
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W0man'S Benefit.

Meetings aref: Columbia Review,
Tuesday, 8 pm; home nursing class,
Wednesday, 1:30 pm, and Officers
Club, Wednesday. 8 pm.
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James c. Naughton, grand knight
Of Spalding Council, presided at a
meeting of the council last Thurs
day evening at the K. Of c. Club.
The council arranged to attend the
annual memorial military mass at
Arlington Cemetery today at 10 am.
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Knights of Columbus

Members Of the Knights Of Co
lumbus, headed by Harold r. Jones
faithful navigator Of Washington
General Assembly, Fourth Degree
made a spiritual retreat at Manresa
on the Severn over last week end
May Is. 16. II. The retreat was
conducted by the Rev. Eugene Gal
lery, a former faithful navigator
of the assembly.
At the meeting of the K. OF C.
Manresa Club, held at the retreat
house on Sunday afternoon, the
following officers were elected: Paul
w. McGovern. president; Walter I.
Plant. vice president; Edmund M.
O'Sullivan. secretary, and Carmine
Garefale. treasurer.
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games and prizes followed by re-
freshments.
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All-American Auxiliary initiated
Virginia Herald Tuesday evening.
The auxiliary is indorsing Mrs. Hat
tie Byram a. department chaplain.
The next meeting will be June 2.
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Matron Mildred Syfrig announces
Columbia Chapter will meet Tuesday
followed by bingo party. A rum
mage sale will be held May %.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
500 Temporary Homes I
Approved for War i
Workers in Capital
ADA Issues Order
To Erect Dwellings on
Kenilworth Avenue

The Alley Dwelling Authority yes
terday announced it has issued q
proceed order, effective tomorrow, to
the G. D. Ross Co., Inc, for con-
struction of 500 temporary dwellings
for white war workers on the tract
near Shaw Lily Ponds on Kenilworth
avenue NE. The houses are to be
completed within $50 calendar DAYS.
The homes will be for temporary
use. in conformity with the Govern
ment's latest program for providing
dwellings for war workers, the In
tent being to remove them soon
after the war. The site Is suitable
for a permanent housing develop
ment when the temporary dwellings
are removed, ADA said.
Tenants will be employees of Gov
ernment agencies engaged in war
work and will be certified to ADA
by the personnel offices of their,
respective employment agencies.
Each dwelling will have a living
room, kitchen and bath, and one or
two bedrooms. A small number of
three-bedroom dwellings are pro-
vided by remodeling houses now
standing on the site. There will be
a community building containing
space for a day-nursery, first laid
classes and other wartime activities,
in addition to management and
maintenance Offices,
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Senate Leaders Agree
To Shift Political Ratio
On District Committee
Nine Democrats, Six
Republicans to Compose
New Organization

Senate leaders have agreed to
change the ratio Of the District
Committee from 10 Democrats and
five Republicans, to nine Democrats
and six Republicans in the new Con-
gress, 1t was learned last night.
This is in line with the added
strength the Republicans will be
given on all standing committees
to conform to the gain they made
in total membership in the Senate
in the November elections.
The decision on the lineup Of the
District Committee means the Dem
ocats will not have to fill the va
cancy created by the failure of
Senator Hughes of Delaware to win
denomination. The Republicans will
have one new seat to fill, but Minor
ity Leader NcNary has not yet an
nounced any committee assign
ments.
1t is not known whether any of
the present members of the District
Committee will be transferred to
other committees when organiza-
ton details are worked out early
in January.
Meanwhile, Chairman McCarran
is planning an open hearing by the
District Committee at 10:30 am.
Wednesday to consider what more
may be done to obtain additional
hospital facilities for Washington s
wartime population. Funds are
available and a hospital construc-
ton program has been mapped out,
but priority orders have not been
obtained to carry on the work.
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Tax Exemption Code
Becomes Law With
Roosevelt Signature
Broad Measure Frees
Non-Profit Institutions
From District Levies

The bill to establish a new code
governing tax exemptions for nom
profit institutions in Washington be-
came law yesterday with President
Roosevelt's signature,
The measure restores exemptions
to hospitals and religious, charitable,
educational and scientific institu-
tlons which were declared taxable
by the Commissioners during the
past two years. It also sets forth
general definitions to determine
types OF institutions that will be en-
titled to exemption in the future.
A committee of local officials ap-
pointed by the Commissioners in
December, 1910, to survey the tax
exempt list concluded that some of
the institutions were not entitled to
exemption under strict interpreta-
ton OF the old laws on the subject.
The Commissioners favored draft
ing new code that would clarity
the statutes and restore exemption
to about half of the property re-
Gently held to be taxable.
The Senate District Committee
however. decided after public hear
1ngs that the Commissioners recon-
mendation did not go far enough,
ana the bill as finally approved
broadened the general definition and
granted specific exemptions to a
group OF national organizations that
have headquarters in Washington.
The bill was steered through the
Senate in the closing days of its
session by Chairman McCarran of
the District Committee, after having
passed the House previously.
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Two Ships Reported Sunk,
Crews Apparently Safe
By the Associated Press,

oy the associated Press.
The sinking of two medium-sized
United Nations merchantmen-of
American and British registry-by
Axis submarines was announced by
the Navy yesterday, with all 90
crewmen apparently saved.
The British ship was blasted by
two. torpedoes without warning in
mld-December while almost on the
Equator, $50 miles off the coast of
South America. by a U-boat whose
commander offered apologies and
said he hoped the war would end
soon.
The merchant captain, who ar
rived at an East Coast United States
port from South America, said the
entire crew of Al escaped from the
ship, but one of the lifeboats, with
IL men, was missing. 1t was re-
ported from South America, how
ever, that IL members of the ships
crew arrived there recently.
The United States vessel was
torpedoed in the North Atlantic
during the middle of November.
survivors disclosed, and the mer-
chant and Navy gun crew of 50 had
ample time to get away in three
lfeboats. They were rescued an
hour later.
The sinkings raised to 572 the
Associated Press count of an
noqnced sinkings of Allied and
neutral merchantmen in the West
ern, Atlantic since Pearl Harbor.
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First D. {. Court Case
Under Gas Ration Act
Due 10 End Tomorrow
Alleged vioIotor Lioble
To Heavy PenoIty in
: Municipal Tribunal

Municipal Court Judge John p.
Mcmahon is expected to announce
his finding tomorrow in the Dis
trict's first court case involving al
legged violation Of gasoline ration
ing regulations.
The case is that OF Elliott Scott,
colored, 81, Of SIC New Jersey ave-
nue. NV, charged with having
unlawful possession of ration
coupon books.
The court hearing began Thurs
day, when Scott pleaded not guilty
to the charge.
Two A and one c gas ration books
were found in Scott's possession
Monday when he was arrested for a
minor traffic violation, according to
police testimony.
The car the defendant was driv-
ing was not registered in his name,
although the c ration book had
been issued to him, police told the
court. They also charged that
an A book made out to a Roosevelt
Hawkins, whom they have been
unable to locate, and a used A book
with the Identification torn of were
found in SCOTS possession.
The defendant testified that
Roosevelt Hawkins purchased the
used car for him in October in
Hawkins name when Scott was
unable to get credit because of his
uncertain draft status. He also
said that he was entitled to the C
book as he was employed on a Gov
ernment defense project and drove
some of his fellow employees to and
from work every day.
He further told the court that
he found the A book in the COM
partment of the car and had never
used any of the coupons.
Assistant United States Attorney
jenkins charged that Scott had vio-
lated the provision of the Second
War Powers Act when he failed to
turn in the used A book, and that
he had also violated this law when
he used the c ration book in a car
not registered to him.
If convicted, Scott faces a pos
sible sentence of a years imprison-
ment or a fine of $4,000, or both.
OPA officials have indicated that
they will give whole hearted CO.
operation to law enforcement au-
thorities in dealing with violators of
the rationing act.
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Dupont Circle
Found Suitable
For Underposs

Advanced engineering plans for
the proposed underpass to be built
through Dupont Circle indicate the
soil there would make the underpass
easy to construct, Capt. H. G. White
hurst, director of District highways,
revealed yesterday.
For the past two weeks workmen
of the highway department have
been proceeding with 20 borings in
the terrain of the Dupont Circle
parkway. The borings will be COM
plsted some time within the next
fey days.
Capt. Whitehurst said the 1943 ap-
prRpriations act provides for his
department to determine and de-
sitn the character of the founda-
tin for the proposed underpass. He
explained that the appropriations
a4 did not provide funds for the
actual building Of the underpass.
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in washington. He served for some
time as counsel for the American
Federation of Labor and for Samuel
Gompers in a celebrated contempt
proceeding.
Native of District.
Miss Brown, born in the District,
was graduated from Central High
School in 1919 and received her
A. B. from George Washington Uni
versity in 1924 and her LII. B. from
the same university in 1882.
She has been employed in the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance of
the Treasury Department. as ex-
ecutive secretary to the medical di-
rector of the Veterans Bureau and
was later appointed an attorney in
the solicitors office. Veterans Ad-
ministration. She was admitted to
the bar of the Supreme Court in
1885 and was president of the Wom-
ems Bar Association of the District
at time of her entrance into mill
tary service.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
-Four Papers Raise Prices
To Meet Production Costs

-Four leading papers yesterday
Joined the growing list of dailies
which recently have announced in
creases in price due to rising costs
OF production and distribution, the
Associated Press reported.
Effective January 3, the Gin
cinnati Enquirer will raise its Sun
day edition from 10 cents to IL
within a 100-mile radius of Gin
cinnati, and to Is cents elsewhere.
Daily editions will continue to sell
for cents.
The Chicago Sun announced an
increase in its newsstand price in
the Chicago area from to cents,
The Chicago Tribune announced
q similar increase. Both will be ef-
fective tomorrow.
The Buffalo Courier Express will
boost its Sunday edition January
3 from 10 to IL cents. The daily
price remains cents.