SPECIAL SALE
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HATS
Hfcv,‘r'' A's^
Every hat in the store, values from
$3.75 to $10.50, for
S3.50
NEW CRETONNES
in the pretty pastel colorings reasonably priced
The Cordova
Style Shop
Would You Help?
Time Is Precious
War has a way of driving on with
out regard to the desires or
conveniences of the
individual.
B
....This is no time for hesitation....
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If you are going to do your part to bring
victory nearer, you must get started.
The Government wants what your
money will buy—and wants it before it
is too late to be of use in this war.
Join a War Savings Society. Decide now
to cut down the unnecessary things and
lend what you save to the Government.
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? -WAR SAVINGS STAMPS 7)^ WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
■ •SUED BY THE M f M I f 1MUED BY THE
UNITED STATES , UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT
RED CROSS sfr NEWS NOTES
This Department Will Appear Every Wednesday
Miss Sullivan, tin* popular dcvard
of the Alameda, P kni’ting -ocks
lor tin Cordova chapter. Red < To
Tin* Ked (To column has been
nre.'*'lally u ed in man. cotnimm:
ties, where it has replaced to a con
sideralde degree tin* "society <oliiinn
Tin* second floor ol tin* city hall is
being plastered and calcimined and
will shortly he occupied by flu* Red
Cross worker*
Private Hiram Peat says: “The
Red Cross (workers) are professional
life-savers If I were a woman I
would do nothing but Red Cross
work "
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Think of this message when yon feel
discouraged. It was written by (Sen.
Koch at the battle of tin- Marne "My
left P shaken. m> center i> retreat-1'
ing. my right i* routed I shall a I - { 1
tack! ‘
MP> Florence Smith, chairman of
tin* Junior Auxiliary, \merican Ked
Cross at Red Muff. Cal.. is visiting
Cordova Miss Smith is an ardent
worker for the local chapter (hiring
her stay here
Socks to applv on the new allotment
given the Cordova Chapter, \inerican
Red (To have been turned in hv
the following ladies Mrs. Appleby.
1 pair: Mr*. Thomas Davis. 1* pairs:!
Mrs H \ Wilson, 1 pair. Mrs Jack!
Day. •’> pairs Mrs. Janies Lyons. I
pair; Mr Vaughn, 3 pairs; Mrs Fa k
hind. - | re Miss Sparrow. 4 pairs;
Miss Florence Smith, fi pairs; Mrs.
Dresser. 1 pair.
The N v York Times quotes the
stntemen’ of the war industries t>oard
made a ■ r the conference between
its wool unmodities section and the
America! Red (Toss, as follows:
“Strln nt methods for the conser
vation • raw wool for military pur
poses h ve become so necessary that
a conference was called between rep
resentatives of the wool commodities
' a a n( tin war in i i -11 * • board
ind tbe ViiM iiniii Red < i • - ~ \ r (be
lose o| I he i Ollferenee the following
I ateinent w a authorized
if I - ob\ mil I ttat t he lit >f allot
netlf O! till Won! must go to tile lull!
ary rei|iiricnicnt of tin- government,
utd that an> surplus remaining will
irsf be u-ed for fillim- the require
pent of tin- \nierb an Red <To • . .1
text in accordance to the prosei ntion
>f the war.
"In view of the uncertainty in ocean
Tipping, it can not be definitely
\Down at this time as to what amount
>f wool, it' any. will be available for
ted Cross purposes after the original
nilitary needs of the government are
-atistied It is believed, however, that
inless unforeseen conditions arise, ,i
nodenite quantity of wool will be
ivailable for the Red Cross
"rurthermore. in view of tin prob
tide scarcity nt wool, if is earnestly
lesired that the use nt wnnl yarn tor
mil e. Ill UI I plirjIOSes lie d i si oil r a ~ e d
ii ever> possible manner
t he war industry board i 11 Imld
be department nt supplies at national
teadquarters of the Red Crn>s stri tly
■e.ipoti able for the release of ati> wnol
•eipiired by manufaeturers for Red
'ross purpposes. The Red t Toss i
equited to adopt a standard that will
:o furthest in supplying a good qnal
iy of worsted yarn suitable for war
ntrposes All contracts for this yarn
mist he made by the department of
mpplies at national headquarters, for
.vliich the necessary wool will be re
eased. on order.from the department
>f supplies, hv the war industries
wiard. as fast as it is obtainable in
‘xcess of the necessary requirements
>f the quartermaster's department
"The Red Cross will place these or
lers for yarn to be delivered to the
Red Cross divisions as fast as the bu
reau of development at national head
quarters advises the number of arti
cles for chapters at each division will
be required to make.
"The new plan will do away with
the practice of Red Cross chapters
buying yarn independently in the open
market. The purpose of the ruling is
to conserve yarn and stabilize its
price. The custom of independent
buying has resulted in chapters bid
ding against each other and thereby
raisiiig the price «,* yarn In some it,
stance- to exorbitant tigures.
' < In ptei can ec ure t heir yarn
only :;,on pei■ ifi( i • uui-it i-m throngii
ti" : dr ; ioual lieohpiarters To pre
cl- 'ie t he ki-epiuc ' ‘ •- i rn at home 11v
ill'll id i ,1 all \* Hill miM he a»
eoiitjtd lor in tini-lied garments after
• .< h i- ■11 e Tin - mo\ •• w ill take all
yarn in t he arm\ and na v . < olors
from the public markc. <> that none
i in part ha sed and made u;, by
individual into gift- Th: will stop
the overlapping ol • Port . so that a
soldier or -ailor recivlng garment
! ruin the |{ed < 'rn- will l ot re
eejve from oj|e to a do/eu duplicate
garments a personal gilt-."
♦
The Northwestern Hardware ( on.
pnny has just received a shipment or
"Ilesolvo" sewer and drain pipe clean
ers
♦
A new stock of 2:>d and no-calib**r
Newton rifles for your inspection C
the Northwestern Hardware Co
♦
Madam Velva will give scientific
from 7 p. rn. until 10 p. rn , over
card readings for a short time only.
Hegg’a store
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Tile • and* 1 -:i V A »• have th**
right kind of tackle to get the S :
ones." Itetter outfit from the North
w ♦•stern i lard ware < d
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£
I One-Fourth Off!
ON ALL
Ladies’ Dresses
and Coats
FOR ONE
1 WEEK
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