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The Norwalk Chapter. American
officer writing
-d Cross. has again been asked to
stribute Christmas bags for men
the regular Army. Navy and Ma~
-e Corps. stationed in distant posts
from home and friends.
It has become an annual custom
the American National nod
- to remember these men in tho
ghilippines. Chino. Guam, Samoa.
awaii. Alaska. Canal Zone. Haiti.
rto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
tters received from the men and
fieir commanding nt‘ncers express
”air decp upprccintlon of this let‘-
ce and show quite vividly what
is gifts mean in the way of cheer
id comfort.
A commanding
cm the Hawaiian Islands after the
Ixcipt of bags last Christmas says.
t is difficult to create an atmos-
l-ero of Christmas in this semi-
optcal climate. but the efforts of
e American Red Cross amply ac-
. -rnplisbed this event to the com-
ets satisfaction and happiness of
i lose here."
A chaplain in the Canal Zone
rites. "I wish it were in my power
write to all the American Red
Cross Chapters in the United States
find tell them the joy they brought
the soldiers for from their Coun-
y in this Christma season. The
'lmerican Red Cross gift was all
first. most of them received."
6' The bags in question are made of
right colored chintz or cretonne.
“hen finished should measure ten
nches square and pull together at
lie top with two draw strings.
- Each bag should contain 9 or 10
rticlea selected tom the following
st. pocket knife. wash cloth and
)ap, memorandum book, diary. to-
-aacco pouch, cigarette case; pipe.
mlaying cards. puzzles. key rings
" ith chains. mechanical pencils and
t1encil sharpeners. 1 or 2 handker-
. hiefs, writing pads and envelopes.
, Iuslcal toys. tops. jack stones or
niarbles. the latter four articles pro-
‘ide a good deal of amusement.
A return post card addressed to
be individual sending the bag
hould be included so that the man
'cceiving it may acknowledge it.
.J' Anyone who would like to make
dno or more of these bags. or contri-
i.‘.‘-ute some of the articles necessa'ry
’9 fill them will please get in touch
rith Miss Joan E. Todd. executive
,‘ecretary. Red Cross Headquarters,
outh Norwalk Public Library. by
sail, or telephone 801.
Accused
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# Police officials of Hudson. N. Y..
‘ivl'. holding Louis Lombombard.
g'above). 21. of Hudson. who they
fiay confessed along with Charles
,afevre. 15. to the slaying of two
)ld spinsters. the Gillis sisters, for
heir money.
SHE LEADS MEN'S BAND
LONDON. Aug.—Miss Vera
.lsrke is said to be the only wom-
ORWALK RED CROSS CHAPTER
ASKED FOR CHRISTMAS BAGS
a» FOR SERVICE MEN ABROAD
Prosperity Smiles on
Agriculture, S a y s
Jardine, Secretary of
Prize Corn
F'. L. Day lives on a farm near
Topeka. Kss. When nobody would
believe that his corn was as tell he
he claimed it was. he had this pho.
tograph taken. He is five feet ten
inches tall. and his son. standing
on his shoulders. is five feet tall.
The corn tops both of them.
Auto Collision
" In Rowayton
An accident occurred yesterday
afternoon at about 3 o'clock at the
corner of Roton avenue and McKin-
ley street. Rowayton. An auto com-
ing out from Roton avenue collided
with another car on the main high-
way. “The car coming from Roton
avenue was slightly damaged and the
other car had a' damaged bumper.
No one was hurt except slightly by
flying glass. Both automobiles were
able to proceed under their power.
According to the local police. no
report of the accident was made.
Local Police Officers
Return From Confab
The delegates to the Police Con-
vention in New Haven returned home
last evening.
Chief of Police William R. Pen-
nington and Patrolmen Sammie and
Thomas Dorney were the officers
who represented the local depart-
ment.
They reported a fine time. The
usual business session was held in the
morning and was followed by a ban-
quet. The program was completed
with the athletic meet at Lighthouse
in in the world who conducts a band
.omposed entirely of men.
Point in the afternoon.
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Even though
thoughtful enou ' to re-
port hersefe arrival as omit those
Toll telephone service enables the
traveler to report, without lose a ti
safe arrival at the destination. ’ M
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
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of concern until news is
hea- journey hss been
word from her.
That Department
By LARRY BOABDMAN.
WASHINGTON . Aug. 13.-—'rhe
American farmer is getting back on
his feet—slowly but surely recover-
ing from his long postwar slump.
This is the opinion of pr. William
M. Jardlne. secretary of agriculture.
He based it upon personal obser-
vations made during his recent eight
weeks' tour through the farming
sections of the country.
“What 1 saw and heard on that
trip." he said. “not only convinces
me that this will he a fairly good
season in itself, but that agriculture
is at last actually out of danger.
"The farmers are all greatly on-
couraged—and so am 1.
"Up until last spring they were
weighed down by great surplus of
products that was a ‘hand-me-down'
from the war.
“It was hard to work off this sur-
plus. It meant drastic retrenchment
dLirlng a four-year period of acute
distress.
"But now they have accomplished
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“As I. result. they are facing the
prospect of fairly good incomes this
year. and are moderately optimiptic
regarding the future.
“They are paying on long-sund-
ing debts and getting out of the
shadow of bankruptcy. Their farms
are no longer hard to sell. The pur-
chasing powcr of farm products is
90 per cent. of what it was before
the war—the highest it has been
since 1920.
"These are some-evidences that
agriculture. as a whole. is getting
out of its rut—
“As to specific conditions-
"in the Corn Belt. which suffered
greatly during the post-war depres-
sion. indications point to the return
of at least some degree of pros-
perity. '
“Last year hogs were cheap. while
corn was a poor and expensive crop.
Conditions Reversed.
“This year conditions have been
reversed. I found the average cost
of packer and shipper droves of
hogs to be $13.69 a hundredweight
at Chicago. compared with $7.46
last year. And the prospect is for
a heavy crop of corn.
"The wheat situation is not so
good when compared with last year.
when America's crop was exception-
ally good and crops throughout the
rest of the world exceptionally poor.
"Our winter wheat crop this sea-
son is about 185 million bushels
short of last. while the foreign crops
have improved.
“At the same time. my observa-
tions convince me that there will be
a splendid crap of spring wheat.
and this will greatly benefit the
wheat-raising states.
"The sheep raising industry. in
the far west. 1 found very pros-
porous.
"The cattle industry I found in
distress—as it has been tor years-—
but there seems to be a general be~
lief that the worst period is over and
that the industry is now due for
slow but sure improvement.
"1 found evidence which appears
to bear out this belief in Chicago.
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m ermine semen—so. NORWALK. CONN.
Farmer Back on Feet Again
in.
$13.56 as compared with 310.70 last
year.
Coast Solves Problem.
"The Pacific coast has been con-
fronted with a particularly difficult
marketing problem, but has effec-
tively solved its difficulties by co-
operative organizations. Conditions
there are now reasonablv stable.
while the sentiment is optimistic.
“In the ('otton Belt. indications
point toward a. large crap and favor-
able income. except in certain sec-
SECRETARY WILLIAM M. JARDINE
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tions of the southwest that have
been stricken by drougth.
"Tho east is not in such good
shspc. Last year‘s low prices for
potatoes and hay. together with
economic difficulties in the dairy in-
dustry. are having their effect.
"The cast and drouth-strlclten
southwest must be viewed as dark
spots on the agricultural landscape.
But taking the country as a whole.
there is stronger evidence of ap-
proaching agricultural prosperity
than 1 have seen for five years."
Marvin Beach Water
Sports on Aug. 22
Water sports will be held at .‘lav-
vin beach on Saturday afternoon.
August ‘.“.‘.
The program will be made up of
swimming. diving. boat and nmelt)’
nents. Only resident children of
Marvin bench. under the age of 15
years. will be allowed to compete.
The committee in charge or the
events is Frank W. Roberts. Albert
Knapp. Charles P. Kilppt‘l. Claire
Hodgeman and Mrs. P. J. Haugh.
The committee. for the evening
entertainment program is com-
posed of Mrs. Orlah Wood. Mrs. D.
Graft. Mrs. Herbert Boothby.2\1rs.
Stewart Marshall and Mr. M. T.
Dowd.
—Advertise in the Sentinel for the
where choice steers were bringing
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BRIDGEFOP‘T
CAN'T LIVE IN [AIME KJL!
C'Hlfl‘lLEIGH. Eng, Aug.~—Wil-
lism Smith's home was an abandon-
ed lime kiln. before he was sentenc-
ed to three momhs' imprisonment
for neglecting his children. by allow.
ing them to slam on damp straw and
exposed to the weather.
LAWN MOWIBB GROUND
SOISBORB SHARPINID
SAWS FILED AND SET
JORDAN ’S
The Shop of a Thousand mums-
Wo Call for and Deliver
12 River St. Norwalk
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and on January 81. 1025. 19.4“ men.
15,831 women and IMO! Juniors
scattered over the nation were wear-
ing the life saving emblem of the
American National nod Cross.
The aims of the Corps are to en-
deavor to eliminate the preventable
loss of life caused by drowning by
correlating and disseminating in-
formation on water ssfety and by
devising systems of protection, pre.
vention. rescue and resuscitation. The
Corps itself is a. highly practical ex-
pression of the Red Cross ideal and
charter authorisation from Congress
that the society in time of peace and
tranquillity should train its members
to render humanitarian service in
“me of emergency and stress.
At present there are 25 senior and
82 Junior members of the American
.Red Cross Life Saving Corps enroll-
ed in the Norwalks. With increased
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SAVING sums
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Thero will be I. demonstration of
American Red Cross Life Saving
methods at Hickory Bluff on Sat-
urday. August 22, at 2 o'clock. Mr.
Albert E. Perrot of South Norwslk
will be in charge.
The American Red Cross Life
lav-ing Corps was organized in 1914
and in its eleven years of existence
has developed soundly and steadily.
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Phone 814-5, So. Norwalk
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StoreopentillSP.M.—Saturdsy6P.M.
Thousands of dollars worth
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of lovely new furs go into
the August Sale tomorrow
They will be offered at from 20% to 40% ~
less than regular prices. .
At $95.
You may choose beverctte jackettes, Caracul
paw jackettes, Natural rat jackcttes, all 30 inch-
or plain handsome sealine coat 48 inches long.
At $125. ‘
Scalinc coat with chopped chinchilla collar
and cuffs 47 inch—Beaverette coat with rat trim
47 inch—sealinc coat with silver rat edge, collar
and cuffs 4S inch.——Bcaverelte coat 48 inch—-
Silver rat jacketie plain or with red fox collar or
with beaver collar and border all 30 inch.
At $150.
Sealinc coats with silver rat collar, cuffs and
facings or with fox dyed squirrel collar and Cuffs
45 inch—Natural marmot coat with dyed marmot
collar and cuffs—Mandel coat 4S inch—Grey kid
coat with black fox collar-raccoon dyed oppos-
sum coat 4S inch—Natural rat coat 48 inch—
Esrownh caracul paw coat with brown fox collar
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At $ 1 95. .
Hudson seal jacquettc with Viatka squirrel 5
collar and cuffs 30 inch—Natural rat coat " j . ‘-
48 inch—America broadtail jacquette 30 inch—Natural rat coat 46 inch with beav l
collar and cuffs—Taupe marmot coat with fox collar and Cuffs—Dyed pony cost-
will skunk collar and border—Mole jacquette plain—Nubia jacquette plain natural?
rat coat with beaver collar 45 inch—Hudson seal jacquettc 30 inch with cocoa s ‘ulr-t
rel collar and cuffs—Black caracul jacquetie with natural squirrel collar 30 in q.- ~
Cocoa Suhki jacqucttc 30 inch—Silver rat coat 42 inch with cocoa squirrel collar c" .
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42 inch—Golden rat coat plain 42 inch—Wallaby coat with raccoon collar 45 inch. 7’; ‘
‘ At $250.
Hudson” seal jacquette with Viatka squirrel collar—Silver rat
cost 42 inch with brown fox collar—Silver ratcoat 45 inch with: ..,
natural rat facings, collar, cuffs and border—Black pony coat 4 g "
inch with kit fox collar, cuffs and border—Black caracul coat 4353’
inch with skunk collar, cuffs and border or with black fox collar};
and cuffs—Cocoa susliki jacquette with Viatka squirrel collar- .-
«Hudson seal coat with beige squirrel collar and cuffs—Kid leop- .
and cost 45 inch with red fox collar cuffs and border—HudSOn seal 3.2 ’
cost 46 inch with blue dyed fox squirrel collar and cuffs—Golden
rat coat 47 inch with Jap fox collar and border -'Black ratm ‘
coat 48 inch with brown fox collar—Hudson seal coat 46 inch with}?
collar and cuffs of skunk—Raccoon cost 45 inch—Brown canon];
cost 46 inch with brown fox collar—Hudson, seal cost 46 inch...
with cocoa squirrel collar and cuffs—Wallaby coat with raccoon 3
trim—Exceptionally fine raccoon coats 45 inch. ‘
At $295. to $490 .
Many of the finest'and loveliest fur coats made including
many choice raccoon coats—Hudson seals with unique contrast fur-w '
. trim—Rat coat in varying mode and viola: beauty—Jap minks— if?
Oyster grey American broad tails trimmed with black lynx— -
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These prices are
lowest of the year
And you ma buy ‘on‘ 'our deferred
ayment plan—t is means an my my
0 pay for a fine coat—3M9. take care d.
your choice till wanted.
“THE Homo DRY GOODS
I An expert furrier .
will be here all week
{l‘o answer any questions relative to
the furs—their wear—even to tell you
the sort of fur you may wear to ad;
vantage.
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