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Altoona Tribune from Altoona, Pennsylvania • Page 9

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Altoona Tribunei
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Altoona, Pennsylvania
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JU.TOOXA TBIBUXE. THTESDAT, MARCH 12, 11 11 lilithzien Guard Ccrtejt Msl With Org Save You Money Today Add Comfort In Your Home (mm Restful Chairs Make Reading A Pleasure Occasional Chairs New Chef's Model Heavy Mirro Aluminum Sanitary Edges Self-Seal Covers Housewives will welcome this opportunity to replace their old utensils with lovely new Mirro Ware at unusually low prices. These extra-strong utensils are of best quality aluminum and are quick-heating. A few of the specials are listed below: THE thousands of letters received id the $50,000 Camel cigarette contest, adYertlsed in newspapers from coast to coast, vere guarded In the same manner C5 huge gold shipments. Photograph shows contest mail being loaded into aa armored truck at the Win-eton-Saletn, N.

postoffice under guard for transportation to the of-tfoes of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Charles Dana Gibson, noted artist and publisher of Life, Ray Long, president of Internation al Magazine Company and Editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine, and Roy Howard, chairman of the hoard of the Scripps-Howard newspapers, were judges of the contest which called for answers to the question, "What recent change has been made in the wrapping of the Camel package containing twenty cigarettes and what are its advantages to the smoker?" The huge response to the contest announcements proved anew the great responsiveness of the public to newspaper advertising. French Fryer Double Boiler 3-qt. Size lYz-qt.

Size I .98 Reduced from $19.50 for Anniversary Sale These easy chairs have that "Won't you come air that every home is so desirous to create. They are all friendly chairs and bound to be panionable with your other pieces. Great variety of course, in styles and colors so that you are practically certain of finding one to your taste, and one which is correct in proportion for the group of which it is to be a part. IK SAFETY RALLYIV. F.

W. ATTENDANCE 50 NEW HERS Cook more of those delicious Fre fried foods frit A splendid utensil for cereals, custards and other easily scorched The attendance at the Central Pennsylvania Safety rally, held 81.87 March 3 in the auditorium of Roosevelt Junior High school, was foods. Cover fits both sections so they can be used separately if desired. Reg- ularly $2.50. Convex Kettle ters, oysters, doughnuts, potatoes.

Double lipped pan and rust-proof basket with support for, draining. Regularly $1.50. Sauce Pans $9.95 Boudoir Chairs Boudoir and slipper chairs covered iu neat small ligured chintz in several patterns. Remarkable values at this Anniversary price. Special S119 Bedroom Suite .47 4-qt.

Size 81 .19 47 79c Fifty men were voted to membership in the James L. Xoble post No. 3, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at a post meeting Tuesday night with Bruce Crum, senior vie commander, presiding in the absence of J. Harry Shearer, commander. Judging from appearances of the success of the local drive, the national canvass will add several thousand new members to the rolls.

The drive closes March 31. Budd Williams, chairman of the drive, stated that he believed that an additional 100 members would be added before that time. The new members will be initiated at the next meeting on March There are several prizes offere for members who secure the most new members. The post membership is divided into two equal divisions under Joseph Pitcher and H. O.

Niekola. Under the rules, the losing division feeds the winning army and, from appearances. Pitcher's army will be given the .47 13 Double lipped, thick aluminum sauce pans with rust-proof steel handles. Regularly $1.85. The perfect utensil for pot roasts, stews and soups.

Use it in the oven too, the cover knob cannot bum. HOME FURNISHINGS BUILDING SECOND FLOOR Well constructed bedroom suites consisting of large dresser, chest, toilet table and poster bed. Maple or mahogany finishes. $25 Breakfast Sets These sets consist of drop-leaf table and four chairs. May be had in three beautiful finishes.

Close to half price for today. $249 Mohair Suites These suites are of 100 per cent mohair. Have the best mots and cotton felt filler, no tow, and are full webb bottom. Reverse cushions. Three large pieces.

8169 Friezette Sets Quite new are these friezette sets in green or rust shades. Consist of roomy davenport and a comfortable lounge chair. HOME FURNISHINGS BUILDINC THIRD FLOOR 2 671, the official attendance report, issued yesterday by the Pennsylvania Railroad company, revealed. The Pennsylvania Railroad company, including Altoona Works and he Middle division, was represented by 1.S47 employes. Altoona works alone had 1.W9 employes present.

Middle division. employes. Although the official attendance as placed at 2,671, a number of employes of the 'arlous firms throughout Altoona'and Blair coun-'y did not sign cards, from which total attendance was taken. The Penn Central light and Power company was represented by -5 employes. Schwarzenbach Huber company, local textile firm, had 341 employes present.

West Virginia Pulp and Paper company, 73. According to the number of employes, the Middle division had the best representation of employes. East Altoona enginehouse alone had 4SO employes in attendance. Other firms represented were: Freihofer Baking company, S. A Kite and Sons.

Atlantic P.efining xmpany, Peoples Natural Gas company. Reliance Life Insurance company, Burroughs Adding Machine company. Bell Telephone company, Altoona Logan Valley Railway company, highway department of the city of Altoona, H. C. Dunmire Printing: company, highway department of Blair county.

H. J. Heinz company of Pittsburg, Sailer Baking company. Getz Dickson Baking company of Tyrone, West Virginia Pulp Paper company of Tyrone and Williamsburg. Altoona Pipe and Steel Sup treat.

A motion was passed to appoint a committee to make arrangements for the annual poppy sale. Com-! 147 8917 A Fashion Revival In the New Axminster Rugs mander Shearer, upon returning to the city, will appoint the members of this committee and arrangements will be made in the near future. Following the meeting, a splendid entertainment program was provided. Billy MacAteer and Ken Keller played and sang several selections. Then a saxophone octet played for the veterans.

Membership of the octet consisted of James Vaughn, Wilbur Beck, Budd Williams, Budd Riggs, Nick Note, Hadd Houser, Anton Hoffman and Fiore Lastort. 9x12 Size Glorify Your Home With New Slip Covers 6A This is our second shipment of these new spring pattern Axminster rugs. There are new Persian effects and small chintz patterns, suitable for bedrooms. The popular room size, 9x12 and seamless. Remarkable values at this Anniversary Sale price.

GREECE'S FIRST AIR LINE HONORS FABLED BIRDMAN ATHENS Greece's fabled airman, Icarus, whose wings of wax melted in flight too close to the sun, is to have a namesake. The country's first domestic air, service, scheduled to begin in May or June, is to be operated by the "Ikaros" Air Transport company. Two routes will be operated from Athens, to Saloniki and Janina. The company will be obliged to carry 13.200 pounds of government mail free of charge and grant a 20 per cent reduction on the special air postage for all government mail in excess. Hitherto, an Italian air transport company had maintained regular air schedules.

Greece's other air lines are foreign operators using Greek airports as intermediate stops. .47 69 9x12 Size Wilton Rugs Cretonnes to Make Them Yourself or We Will Make Them for You In our drapery department we are showing the latest patterns and colors in materials for slip covers. To insure that tailor-made appearance that only careful fitting can give, we will send a representative to your home to measure your suite. The cost is amazingly small. ply company, Wilson Chemical company of Tyrone, Glidden company Cleveland.

Boston Hat Cleaning company, Altoona High school faculty and students, Schwarzenbach Huber company, Penn Central Light and Power company. Gulf Refining company, Altoona Works, Middle division, Altoona Tribune company, Altoona Mirror company, M. Bare Paper company of Roaring Spring and the Blank Book company of that place. U. S.

ARMY FLIERS GIVE CUBA MODERN AIR CORPS HAVANA Cuba's air force has been modernized under American hands. The development started in 1927 n-hen, at th request of the Cuban government, Capt. Rosenham Beam rf the L'nited States air corps and two assistants were detailed to supervise the Cuban air sen-ice. They found the Cuban air corps consist of two pilots, four obsolete planes, and one hangar. Today there are 23 trained pilots, 162 mechanics and technicians, and 22 modern, American-made planes.

During 1930 the Cuban air corps covered 570,000 -without so much as a forced landing. Axminster Throw Rugs, Colorful Axmi Rugs, 22x36 9ize. Q7 Other Axminster Rugs. 36x63 size, frA A special 27x54 size, $2.47 special Mottled Carpet 75c and 2 59c Quality carpet in colorful 47 Axminster Carpet Hooked and Colonial de- 47 signs in this hall and stair carpet. 27 inches wide.

Cretonnes mottled effects. 27 inches SlipCovers BOH. 50 for 3pc. Suite 4 Slip covers for three-piece living room suites will be made of the 59c cretonnes at this low price for three days only. Orders will be filled in the order STRIKE PICKETS LOSE; FORGOT TO GUARD AIR BRISBANE, Australia Passenger planes have been used to break up a widespread strike.

A shearers' strike threatened to cripple the sheep-raising industry in Southern and Central Queensland. Strike pickets guarded all border roadways and railroads. But shearers were rushed in from a neighboring state by plane, and before the strikers realized they had been outwitted the shearing was well under way. (ADVXRTWEMEXT) wide. Special at yard Reversible Rugs Imported reversible art rugs, suitable for bedrooms CjCjo or bathrooms.

36-inoh size. Low priced at Sunfast cretonnes, part-linen cretonnes and sunfast stripes in the newest spring patterns and colors, suitable for slip covers. A 25c instruction book called "Cretonnes and Their Decorative Uses" FREE with the purchase of these cretonnes at 59c Wilton Rugs Imported Wilton rugs in several colorings. 36-inch size." Special Anniversary price. $1.1 Plans To Retire taken.

HOME FURNISHINGS BUILDING FIRST FLOOR 35-Piece Dinner Sets SYMPTOMS OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Armstrong Linoleums At Low Anniversary Prices Buy Now and Lay Away Until Needed Lovely Peachblo Sets $iZ4T Worth $8.50 if your doctor has told ygu Uie thumpics and pouuding in your head, dizzy tyelif, sleeplessness, ijjrrousness and lack of strength, are symptoiua of high blood pressure, you may have qflick rUef from these discomforts thru tho use of Norma, KnrrTii. niiv.aicinn's rresoriD i A Gauge Embossd Lino- $fV47 leum, formerly $3 square yard. Now Print Linoleum in several designs. Formerly priced (3, at $1.15 square yard. Now Regular $4 A Gauge Tile .47 square yard.

special Gauge Embossed Lino- gV27 leum, formerly S2.50 square yard. These lovely dinner sets have attractive new floral decoration, platinum border and traced handles. A service for six. Be sure to see this peachblo dinnerware at this low price today. $1.39 Decorated Breakfast Sets, 16 pieces.

$1.95 Cameo Bridge Sets, engraved glass $1.47 ttti), which you may get at Philadelphia C-rug Store Jacob Sitnek or any ilrna store gives relief from thase- distressing symptoms po sure-ly and so quickly, that often ini-iwenant Is noticed with the very first day's aie. Norn.a is iiif laxative, is easy and pleasant to use anu has a wonderful record in helping hundreds of suffer from symptoms of high HOME FURNISHINGS BUILDING FIRST FLOOR HOME FURNISHINGS BUILDING SECOND FLOOR Associated Preis Rar. Adm. Newton A. McCully, mho adopted seven Russian war erphanf in 1920, plans to retire from the navy July 1.

He taw noUbie rvlee 'during tKe World war. blood precsur I.

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