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TTTE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 18. 104S 1 8 a $1,000,000 Store Contract Let Inquirer to Sponsor Book Luncheon Feb. 10 The Philadelphia Inquirer will sponsor another in its current series of Book and Author Luncheons on Feb.

10 at 12:30 P. M. in the main ballroom of the Hotel Warwick. Gimbels announces the 7th ANNUAL REGIONAL By RAYMOND NELSON me luncneon program win iea- Developments in real estate and building were highlighted here last week by the awarding of a contract by the P. W.

Woolworth Co. to the Turner Construction Co. for the erection of a $1,000,000, three-story store building at 1330-36 Chestnut and announcement that the ture three of the season's most important authors, including: Neil H. Swanson. noted historical novelist and author of the highly popular "Unconquered." a saga of the colonial irontler which has i Western Saving Fund Society had abandoned its plans to construct a large, new building at the southeast corner of Broad and Chestnut sts.

The new Woolworth store will occupy a lot fronting 93 feet on Chest- nut st. with a depth of 230 feet to Sansom st. It will be air-conditioned 683 Died In City In Last 7 Days A total of 683 deaths was registered here last week, as acainst 642 the previous week and 472 in the cnnrspondin? period la5t year, the repartment of Public Health announced yes'erday. Causes of death included: 2 IV av-r irfwiot. and parav.ue du.aae.

2, trrr and mart tumori. 13. lumnrv 10. diabet. 18.

nral ef.ron.e 8: intracranial j-s ct SO; othr lisea. fv Eirtiui and wn.e organ. 10: ol tne bean and circulator, tyatera. Brwa. 3' bronchopneumonia.

17: a 20 otror aise of the respiratory 7 arrnea and enteritis. 2: 2 and intestinal obaiructin. 7: nt th liver. 11. o'her durtaei of tr d.fes;ve nrphrin.

51; onrr 4.mn of the frnito-urlnrT mtfm. II of and maladse prcu'iar to r.rf year ol Hie. 38. it)ient and accidental ON Water color by Robert Romey. ag? 17, cf Cerel High School, Philadelphia.

Teacher: F. G. Gill- A RT inane into a motion picture. Agnes SliKh Turn-bull, author of one of the year's top novels, "The Bishop's Mantle" and of such previous suc-cesses as Trie Rolling Years" and "The MORE THAN 2500 ENTRIES FOR MORE THAN 500 LOCAL AND NATIONAL AWARDS ACNES Tt'BNBVLL PLASTIC Philadelphia's most inspiring scholastic exhibit, greater than ever this year! Water colors, oils, sculpture, wood carving, textile designs, posters and metal work you won't want to miss. Come cast your vote to help your favorite artist win a.

prize. No charge for admission. THE GIMBEL AUDITORIUM FIFTH FLOOR CHESTNUT and contain escalators and two elevators. The structure is expected to be ready for occupancy late this year. ALTERATIONS PROPOSED The Western Saving Fund Society announced it would move its main office at 1322 Chestnut st.

to the I Real Estate Trust Building, Broad and Chestnut upon the completion of extensive alterations there. The alterations are scheduled to be- 1 gin as soon as the trust company moves to its new home, nearing completion at 15th and Sansom sts. The saving fund society, which acquired the Broad and Chestnut sts. structure several years ago. pro- 1 posed to replace the present building with a new one costing $3,500,000.

Inflationary trends in building materials and construction costs were given as the reason for abandoning these plans. APARTMENTS SOLD The four-story Courtland Apartments, southeast corner 43d ahd Chestnut were reported sold during the week by Kdward N. DENTAL PLATES UMt DM Day Must Dawn." Russell Maloney, magazine writ-j er. radio wit and co-author of "Our Own Baedeker." Master of ceremonies will be David I Appel. editor of the book section of The Inquirer.

Tickets are $2.50 per person and i are being sold only at The Inquirer building. Broad and Callowhill or through the mail. Mail orders should be accompanied by an extra 30 cents for return registered postage. Miss Ruth Martin of The Inquirer promotion staff Is in charge of ar- rangements. EXTRACTIONS ASLEEP OR AWAKE DR.

D. A. VISSOW DENTIST SAVE TIME AND MONEY YOU'LL FIND IT AT COR. 224 SNYDER AVE ar. J0X) M.iri 9 8 TOKIDGKIT Adourian, representing a group of investors, to M.

Robert Beckman, and others, for $118,750. The sale was made subject to a mortgage of $63,096.25. The property has a lot 85 by 125 feet and is assessed at i $72,000. The buyer was represented by John Wilde, Harry Grossman, Lester J. Osborne and Herbert Yentis.

The 10-unit, 4'4-story apartment building, 1730-32 Delancey lot 30 by 63 feet, was acquired by Elmer G. Blank from Harry B. Thatcher for $51,000. E. J.

Carr negotiated Kaiser-Frazer Presents The Original the transaction. SALE IN MEADOWBROOK FIRST AT "Amateur Hour ON TELEVISION Produced by The MAJOR BOWES STAFF See and Hear this Great Show Tune In Stafion WiFDL-W 7oo to 8:0 P. M. SUNDAY. JANUARY 18 and Every Sunday Night The country place of John Harrison.

comprising approximately four acres, improved with a residence, garage and other buildings, on Welsh adjoining the Huntingdon Valley Country Club, Mea-dowbrook, was sold through She-ble, Dager, to Robert N. Jordan. The consideration was $42,000. Irving L. Frank paid $37,500 for the stone dwelling, 35 Latham Melrose Park, purchased through Jack M.

Langsdorf. representing Lillian Waldman and Wil- liam Schneider, executors of the estate of Anna H. Lexton. The lot comprises more than an acre. The Jackson-Cross Co.

reported the sale of the two-story store and apartment building. 7057 Castor Vera Posel to Adolph Hahn, 1 for $25,000. The lot is 20 by 90 feet. BUYS RESTAURANT SITE Site for a proposed restaurant building in. the Northeast was ac- i quired by Eugene Mueller with the purchase through Albert M.

Greenfield Co. from the Diversified Realty Corp. of the tract at the I southwest corner Frankford ave. and Levick st. The price was Lionel Friedmann representing the Penn Rivet Ac Machine sold the five-story factory, southeast corner 3d and Hunting CHROME PLATED ON NICKEL BASE-COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED, READY TO USE! 198 Keep 6 to pairs of shoes in tidy rows with our new Amsco shoe rack.

It's 15 inches high, 24 wide, S2 deep conveniently-sized to fit in your closet. It's rubber-footed to prevent scratching fine floors, made of strong metals that take hard usage. Colorful, too, with its end frames trimmed in black, ivory, blue or rose baked enamel that won't crack or peel. What's more, it's packed ready io use in a -heavy fibre carton. Order several now for members of the family at Gimbels hard-to-equal low price! GIMBELS NOTIONS STREET MARKET THE REST RUTS ARE IN GOOD USED (RUT NOT MISUSED) FURNITURE Call WA2 nine thousand or Mail Coupon Gimbel F.

O. Box 689, Phila. 5, Ta. Please send me the following shoe BED, SPRING, MATTRESS YOUR CHOICE ONLY a racks: I QrXNTiTY 1 I cot.or I 'r EACH MKT A I. BID Full-panel rich walnut finish.

Full or twin. Mr.HL COir. SPRINfi All-stpcl, lull or twin. MTTKf Roll-1cp, plitr-felt filled Full or twin size. Ca.h nr Credit NAME ADDRESS i CITY ZONK.

STATE Charce Check Money Order Free delivery within miles. Beyond add le RECORD CABINETS New Used Rugs IJ H. 3.10 jgas It J12 95 Many style to rhoose from. Choice of Maple. Walnut and Mahogany finishes.

sH or mrniT At'ractive ISth Ontury wirh frinsrl etlg-e AoriMl color. rH nit rRiitit I Ele. Portabl Washer Boudoir Chair. F1 Syl.96 RetaaditiMita If KhII $27.50 II coir SAFETY ON ICE. SNOW! RUBBER STRAP-ON Capacity: 4Vi sal, or water.

luminum-finished metal tub. Kasy to operate. CASH OR RKIIIT. rill Hardovl ronst ruction. colotful cretonne covrrine.

don to Hugh Nelson, Columbia Carpet Mills, Inc. The price was not disclosed, but the property is assessed at $41,200. Chester D. Rott-ner fc Co. cooperated.

Dr. George E. Mark purchased through the T. W. Montague Co.

from J. Fred Zopfi the stone house, 5 Wharton Baederwood, paying $22,500. SOLD FOR $20,000 Sale of a store and dwelling, 7100 Charles Y. Melik to James A. Sweeney, for $20,000, was announced by Robert M.

Waddington. Edgar L. Barlow made settlement with D. E. Sheehan for purchase of the stone and clapboard house, 516 Fairfax Drexel Park.

The premises brought $22,000. Sloan Lynch and George Raisch were the brokers. The detached dwelling, 1108 Melrose Melrose Park, lot 140 by 140, was reported sold by L. M. Hagedorn Co.

for Dr. Samuel Goldberg to A. Moore Lifter for Albert M. Greenfield Ac Co. sold for Judge Harry E.

Kalodner to Reba Morris the detached residence, 5829 Woodbi for $26,000. The lot is 81 by 192 feet. E. J. Frankel cooperated.

SETTLEMENT ANNOUNCED The William I. Mirkil Co. announced settlement for the three-story house. 336 S. 19th sold by Josephine E.

Dudley to Victor L. La-vell, trustee for Edwin F. and Eleanor Lavell. The price was $10,000. A long-term lease was taken by John Barclay.

women's shoes, on the building at 17rt7 Walnut st. It was negotiated by Richard B. Herman for James L. Stern. The three-story store building.

5608 Germantown was leased by Donnelly Suess. for the Simo Realty Co. to the Ritzl Dress Shoppes for a 10-year term. Plans Outlined For Child Care Plans for increasing the scope of Red Feather child care services in Delaware county were outlined yes-1 terday at a meeting of represents tives of county social agencies at the Glendale Child Care Center, Glenolden. Mrs.

Marian S. Paul, director of the Glendale center and the newly-organized Fern wood Center, said accommodations were available at i the centers for the day care of Dela-; ware county children who needed the service. Other speakers includ-1 ed Mrs. William Jaquette, president of the Delaware County Child Care Association, and Miss Margaret Stone, of the McDaniel Child li i 8-PIECE BUNK BED OUTFIT! lavage Electric Washer UNS SKID CHJ Kr on 4 1 1 kmed 2 Mital Ra4 2 Coll Sprint If new would 17 I Cttrt Rail Litdar 79 Ctmtlttt 39 mm pgr Set of 6 on enamel finish separates Heavy ridged rubber grip-pers for sure, steady, silent traction. Strap them on in a few minutes no need to jack up wheels! Use 3 on each rear tire.

Famous upln-drv vvaher rust l. dry fjiiplyinif Pufnrt iuil1 CASH 6 CREDIT into twin bed 1 steel coil springs are rustproof. CASH tr CREDIT S89.S0 Cedar Ch.it $29 CASH CREDIT Dinvtt. Kitchen Chairs $2 and $4 Hind up to SS O-rome chitirs ei and hack White and Maple finished -h ok RrniT Wnlnut vtnred with rniar interior. 4 ins.

Automat ir innertray. Ix anti Key. RAIN. SNOW REPELLENT AUTO 1 DINETTE CLEARANCE! vy-XvA SEAT 1 i I $16 SLJJJ $24 rVff Score. and scores of styles to choose from.

Fx'ension type table plu 4 chairs. Chrome-olated sets Included. CASH Ol CREDIT 0.90 2- or 3-passenger Coupes $58 Sofa Beds FULL-SIZE GO-CART CASH OR CREDIT If Htm Watli SI.95 $12.95 fj 29 FRESHLY MADE IN OUR OWN KITCHEN ib. 89e 2 ibs. for 1.75 Bite into one of these creamy morsels you're tasting butter creams as thev should be made, whipped with fresh creamerv butter.

Here's melting goodness that fairly soothes the tongue, coated with specially blended chocolate just bitter-sweet enough to add zest to the delicate vanilla and chocolate of the wonderful centers. Taste and see! You haven't munched more tempting morsels than these famous butter creams! Fresh cocoanut white caps lb. 95c; 2 lbs. 1.85 Write, or phone WA2 nine thousand for SI or more GIMBELS CANDY STREET FLOOR CHESTNUT. MARKET (2-Nine Thousand JOher Calls WAlnut 2-3300 Tomorrow; 9:30 to Wednesday.

12 to 9 Coaches. Sedans. "1 Oil Club Coupes Tightly woven, double-stitched, cord-welted. Fibre or sailcloth in blue or maroon plaids, simulated leather trim. For most '33 to '47 cars.

All maral ttrnller with itjustaoit bark. Collapsible. Rafetf braht. CASH IR CREDIT pi van by day omfortabla full size bed by night. Spring filled.

Care Center. Write, or phone WA2 nine thousand while quantities last To know what's going en In the finest restaurants and clubs in the city consult the Where To Dine Column in The Philadelphia Inquirer. It will tell you where the best in food and entertainment is being served. Sorry. Ne Mail or Phone Orders, Please GIMBELS TIRES AND AUTO ACCESSORIES -SECOND FLOOR -CHESTNUT 2-9000 1 Gimbel Brothers Ninth and Chestnut.

Philadelphia 5, Pa. For Norma Gay Shopping Service Call WAInut f1 I.

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