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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 9

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Oakland Tribunei
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Oakland, California
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fo A-9 Oakland Tribune, Sunday! March 2, 1947 JURIST'S SCION 'JERKS' SOD Merchants Set Spring Opening ALAMEDA, March 1. -The an. store. Committees include Mixes: nual "Spring Opening" of the Alameda merchants will be held March 12 to 15, says John C. Strang, general manager of the Adorned a Cham-jber of Commerce.

It will be soon- Children's Jobs, Surprise Justice Douglas Lewis Bf Watson, E. E. Tilton. Max Abraham Kef- i manr Emil Kudrna, and Harry Mag- genii; publicity, George Darling, Myron' Tilton Jack Blanden, Jim Chapin. and C.

C. Severance; pro- gram, Gus Levy, Herman Sonnen-schein, Marie I Paterson and J. W. Grant v- V. 1 i t.

i a By RUTH COWAN 1 ay me neiau Araaes WASHINGTON, March laV-' "Dad was! in Ore- 1 chaif ThVir, Supreme Court Justice Douglas' fcgon Is considered tome most deAcSS managerTf year-old daughter. Millie, and to the youn VlC Cang1' manaSer Karl shoe year-old son. Bill, are sampling the, "when Mllie got her Bill re-, Visi re r's Mod el Hornet Bread HI gale 4343 v- working world she is "jerkingjlated, I had been working three soda" it a-drug store and ''weekends when he got back," said'' he has a newspaper route for the Millie. 1 simple reason that "we just wanted "I think he was surprised though," to get gobs." said Millie, "but ajouU all he said: Out at "their home-In suburban was WeTl, it is all right if you can the two talked keen the tibout their ventures. like "rve lasted and she began rf dae.

And it's fun," sidJMillie.My;Ter, October nearly six months." Job isteoJ nodded Bill- And there f- As, could be expected Bill wasn't. -were some amused, indications they; letting his sister get ahead of 4 enjoyed the surprise their job-get-! got a paper route delivering the i vting occasioned their (Washington Evening Star last De-( miiue aiiiu ixiai uie i'eopie Qnig-emDer. i imiut suijmscu uu, store near home where she rot her crinned. "And he seemed to .9.1 f-- I job last September knew her! name'; think it pretty good." he added "wa MiMrprt TVitislae nf tmii hn: nFftiTHIv hp didn't sav mUCh 1 i i i A 11 she doubted if it was realized that her dad was on the Supreme Court "We had1ust moved out here," she -explained. NAMED; FOR FATHER, A high school Millie is SAVE SOME Bill makes from $9.50 to $10 a month.

"I make more money than he does," said Millie, who at- 65 cents an hour tops his monthly earn named for her mother. Mrs. Mildred ings in one weekend, but Bill re Douglas, just as William Orvftleninded her that time corrects some Douglas. is named after his fe-'things. "I'll be old enough to get ther.

Millie, like her at-; a job in. a drugstore next year. i r- 4. -v tractive. I They are managing to don't think, mother took it Both like outdoor sports.

For 91 years we've featured big-name seriously when I told her was is especially, fond of horseback no-applying for a job, but when I gotjing and she earned her first money-it she took it all Millie as a guide on a dude ranch in! I had heard Millie talking abodt Oregon. Their jobs don't interfere' -getting a job before she, let mother with their school work for they get; 'i; rfjirr" iA'1" fr'i -p1 -rirmi i ithttiiiw Vi MmiiTrrrrr 1' nwin --t -mJ home furnishings! Here are 91 reasons A 10th grader. Bill is rugged, stu-j-; classroom. "and less reserved than his slifcc'c! She disclaimed any intention of; petite sister. becoming a scientist.

The law? i One indication-that the Douglases "No," she said. 'Tm studying a want their children to.learn to stand course in business law now and on their own feet was that Mrs. i that's enough." Bill shook his head i Douglas introduced them and then when' asked if he intended to be a Both intend to go to col-j lawyer. It's In Danville's 1 eft them on their She didn't Jlinger to guide or interpret. lege.

why 91 quality names (and this is only the beginning) that mean Vista Grande" Tract Bank Consolidation Set Monday name Crocker First National Bank outstanding in.the banking field for 4794 more than 76 years. "While. Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank has heretofore conducted a savings account banking business only, it is our intention to immediately broaden present facilities to include every banking service." i No, not one of these manufacturers is 4794 years old (and Breuner's certainly can't claim that tinction yetl) But all together these famous name products represent almost five thousand years of. service to home maker's. We don't want any medals for mere antiquity we've all learned that performance is what counts! And faithful, efficient performance is what you get from these FAMOUS NAMES you'll find at Breuner's.

The Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank was incorporated with Planned for outdoor living, and with Breuner furnishings, It's planned for COMPLETE modern comfort and convenience! "Vista Grande" homes (built by Allen-Webster-Hezem, with Meyer Lightener, agents) have 3 bedrooms, fireplaces and stall showers as well as tubs! Visit Breuner 's "open house" today, drive ouc through Walnut Creek, turn left at Danville on the Mt. Diablo Road you can't miss it can't help but get new ideas on modern home furnishings! Open Sunday 11 to Daily, 1 to 5:30 Open Wednesday Evenings until Formal consolidation, of the Farm-; ers and Merchants Savings Bank of Oakland with the Crocker First National Bank of San Francisco will be affected Monday with the firm taking over the name of the parent company. George W. HalL a veteran of 32 years with the-Crocker bank, will be in charge' of Oakland operations. HaHi.

who started as book-keeper $2 years ago, lives, at 1145 Mandana Boulevard. C. William Brown, assistant cash-(er with Crocker and ah associate of the firm for .35 years, will serve as manager of the Oakland real estate loan department He lives at 1331 Holman Road. William W. Crocker, president of the banking house, announced that officers of Farmers, and Merchants who will remain with Crocker First National include F.

C. Martens, J. Harofd Brown, John Campe, V. F. Obermuller and F.

C. Wheeler. COMPLETE FACILITIES "It is oar Crocker stated, "to provide complete banking facilities for-customers of the Metropolitan Oakland area and to establish a wider -Bay area banking Fwrmivtrt Kuchnc Mfg. 25 years Heyweod Wakefield, 120 years the late'Edson F. Adams as president in 1892 and remained a State bank for the entire period of its existence.

As of December 31. 1946. it had deposits of $28,501,767.12 and total resources of $29,523,038.45. ESTABLISHED IN 1870 Crocker First National Bank of San Francisco Was established in 1870. Both James.

F. Moffitt, chairman of the board of directors, and William W. Crocker are direct descendants of the founders of the parent institutions of the present bank. Moffitt is the son of James K. Moffitt.

one of the founders of the First National Gold Bank of San Francisco, and Crocker, who succeeded his father as president of the Jc Dinnerware and Silverware Oneida 99 years Heisey and 52 years BIREuJREEPfS Broadway at 21st HI gate 4343 Radios RCA-Vicori 40 years i Strombcrg -Carlton, 34 years Magna vex, 32 years Zenith, 30 years Westinghoute, 27 years Stewart Warnejv 25 years Famwortli, 1 9 years Majestic, 1 8 years Philce, 1 8 years Packard Bell, 17 years Admiral, 1 3 years Howard, 9 years Bcndix, 9 years Consider Wilier, 1 3 years W. F. Whitney 79 years Salterini Neva-Rust, 27 years Doernbecker, 57 years Tomlinson, 47 years Pancher, 36 years Shwayder, 37 years Duncan Miller Glass 82 years Fostoria Glass Co, 60 years Josiah Wedgewood Sons, 188 years International Silver 1 00 years Englishtown Cutlery 205 years service, "It is our jntentiqn to provide the high' standard of friendly rpanking'service whicrThas made the firm in 1936, is jjhe grandson of (Charles Crocker, one of the founders of Crocker, Woolworth and Com-! pany, a private banking oncern. Hickory Mfg. Co.

45 years Brown Saltma, 23 years Vander Ley, 24 years Heritage, 1 0 years Weiman 24 years Imperial Furniture 44 years Tfa. 4f i Globe Parlor Furn. Mfg. Home Appliances Wedgewood Ranges, 65 years 4 4 Vi, Estate Stove 1 00 years Ranges, 75 years i -1 41 years Drexel, 44 years Mersman Bros. 50 years Valentine-Seaver, 48 years While Furniture, 68 years Karpen, 67 years Grand Rapids Chair, 75 years I Kent Coffey, 40 years Dunbars, 28 years Magic Chef years Hash Kelvinator, 66 years Frigidaire (Gen.

Motors), 28 years General Electric, 40 years Westinghouse, 58 years Etectrolux 25 years 0 ftii trail nri niti- rfli ii nwn Mtinfi itiiiii rytnr 1 il fc-inniT tiH iHiiii.m Bendix 11 years i Apex 42 years Thor Household Utilities), 41 years Maytag 37 year? Easy Washing Machine Corp. 68 years. Eiackstone 73 years Announ Belter Hnmas i rinr mJL Bedding and Linen North Star Woolen Mills, 77 years St. Marys Mfg. 99 years Chatham Mfg.

81 years Nashua Mfg. tl4 years Monument Mills, 97 years Sleep Equipment 76 years Karpen, 67 year's Sealy, 66 years Van Vorst, 56 years- an4 Gardens Simons, 40 jyears -r Piano Whatdoes this mean to us? It means we are more than ever your home planning center! What does it mean to you? It means you can choose from over 65 plans, done by famous "smali-home" architects. It means you can actually buy the home plan you want (set of 3 copies $10), with i specifications and blueprints for your contractor to work by. Also available at Breuner's are fhe material listings and furniture check Then you will. KNOW exactly what materials you need for the house you'want what furnishings you'll heed to MAKE THAT HOUSE A HOME! Another Breuner service in cur Home Planning 'Studio.

x. Juvenile Whitney Carriage Mason-Hamlin, 93 years 89 years UllabyeV 50 years Kranick and Bark, 83 years Sohmer and 75 years Winter Paine 48 years A Kantwet Crib Mattresses, 31 years thayer, 30 years i -j? Floor Coverings Cengofeum Nairn, 67 years Armstrong Cork 4 87 years Bigelow-Sanford, 122 years Alexander Smith, 102 years Masland, 75-years Mohawk Carpet Mills, 69' years Karaghuesian, 20 years Karastan, 1 9 years Fifth Floor fc Draperies and Fabrics Kleinerts, 76, years Columbia Mills, 55' years Wilkes-Barry Lace 62 years Kirsck Mfg. 42 years I vi jc Phonograph 'Records Columbia, 50 years Victor, 47 years Oecca, 13 years BRED NEK'S. Broadpay at 21 il HI gate 4343 I..

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