Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1935, Page 32

B—8 * 32 CITIES REPORT RETAIL TRADE GAINS Holiday Buyers 10 to 25 Per Cent Better, Survey Re- veals. By the Assoclated Press. Substantial gains in retail trade in B2 key cities last week were reported yesteday by the Commerce Depart- , ment. Holiday buying, the survey said, ”‘:-'-AT THE NATIONAL FURNITURE COMPANY was from 10 to 25 per cent better than last year. Manhattan and Brooklyn depart- ment stores reported sales up & per cent. Some Boston stores reported gains ol 20 per cent. Retail stores in downtown Chicago noted larger crowds than at any time since 1929. Department stores in Philadelphia 'said business was better by 18 per cent. Although the weather was unfavor- able, St. Louis department store sales ran & per cent above last year, the department said. It added Minne- apolis retail trade was up from 15 to 25 per cent. THE SUNDAY BTAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER B, 1935—PART ONE. Business lagged slightly in Dallas and Houston, but the volume in Kan- sas City was greater than last year. Other cities reporting "that holiday goods were moving in greater volume than last year included Atlanta, Washington, Cincinnati, Detroit, In- dianapolis, New Orleans, Charleston, Pit’sburgh, Seattle, Portland, Oreg.; San Francisco, Los Angeles, Memphis and Louisville. More Cigarettes Used. Over 50 per cent more American cigarettes sre being amoked in Hwitzer~ | 1and than a year ago. ETCHINGS ON DISPLAY AT PUBLIC LIBRARY Inez Demonet’s “Hope,” Cochran Prize Winner, Is Out- standing Work. Print. by the Washington Society of Etchers are on exhibition in the second floor lobby of the central build- ing of the Public Library at Eighth and K streets during the month of December, Dr. George F. Bowerman, librarian, announced yesterday. %&9 ) gfl(m/? This valuable Seven-Piece Living Room Group given FREE with the purchase of any Living Room or Bed Davenport Suite during this Sale! Child’s Desk and Chair Set Colonial Secretary Walnut or Mahogany Finish Electric Mixer Set 5-Pc. Unfinished $ Tavern Set . Child’s Table and Chair Set Moderne Lane $ Cedar Chest 1675 Double Size Sandwich Toastef Bed Lamp and Two Boudoir Lamps This valuable Six-Piece Bed Room Group given FREE with the purchase of any Dining Room Suite during Sale! Disc Wheel Coaster Wagon $|.98 this Sale. Boys’ Bicycle With Coaster Brake 9975 Outstanding among the etchings shown is Inez Demonet’s “Hope,” which won the Howe P. Cochran pur- chase prize for 1935. Several other etchings by the same artist are shown, including two Italian scenes in color. Flower subjects and an interesting treatment of the “Sidney Lanier Oak” are among the etchings exhibited by Minnie L. Briggs. Virginia Parton and Hirst Milhollen have several scenes in nearby towns and Joseph Himmelheber exhibits two of his ‘Washington etchings. C. Allen’ Sher- win is showing a portrait of the late Dr. Walter Hough snd Edwin G. Cassedy has a color etching of Oxon This valuable 52-Piece Dining Room Group given FREE with the purchase of any Dining Room Suite during Disc Wheel Scooter Tufted Back Lounge Chair - SO PS— Table Lamp and Shade $|.49 Copper-Lined Humidor Smoker $|2.95 % 57.95 Coffee Table i k Telephone Stand and Chair Nicely Finished $ Gateleg Table B 32-Piece Set of Dishes _ 53.49 With Glass Tray STORE OPEN TOMORROW NIGHT UNTIL 9 Four Lid Coal Cooker $2.98 Sturdily Made Pull-Up Chair FREE PARKING At Altman’s Let, on “Eye” Street, between Sixth and Seventh. Run. Among the others exhibiting are Benson B. Moore, with his inter- esting bird interpretations; Weston Morley Geety and R. P. Tolman, ‘Water colors by Washington artists are being shown at the Northeastern Branch of the Public Library at Seventh and Maryland avenue north- east, while the Branch is exhibiting the work of 20 women. Loose Leaves Discredited. The evidence of a loose-leaf book was recently rejected by Justice Ben- nit of London as not sufficiently re- liabel for the courts. TRAVELS OF ROOSEVELT NEAR 50,000-MILE MARK Much of Distance Covered by President on Yacht and ‘Warship. Bv the Associated Press. When President Roosevelt’s train comes into the Union Station this week, he will have rounded out 50,000 miles of travel since he became an accredited resident of the White House. | A little better than 33,000 miles of | this has been by train, the rest by !yncm, fishing schooner, warship and | launch. There are other miles that he traveled by automobile in parades, but these cannot be estimated. How far Mrs. Roosevelt has trave eled in that time is unmeasurable, 50 many have been her modes of travel and so sharp the variations of her | course. 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