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TM W, heey iy Li : nm La a : 0 3 > 50 for at least | TN —r : § Jy ) ) esmeri said Mr. STRAUSS ig = ; ’ St oul (has SAYS: © WERE OPEN TODAY as usual—but-the Entrance fs a little way fo the west—into the CORNER BUILDING. ontro und ; i . ‘ . g i . : ity of 10 cents § 3 ; = > ! . They rejected &B| e and proposed ‘ - to establish a x both the union o relieve hardfrom mine ac- e CALM : a» Page One) A. M. stronge Greece, heeding arges that the and loaded with -Elected locles Sofouljs, ~ — Liberal party, binet ministers TEMPORARY ' ese of parliae DIRECTORY tricts. . i en rr nan ction week-end, Jor selling. fore the polly SECOND FLOOR ning. Neverthe Men's CLOTHING generally wag ews Rate : | pressure came (temporary aganda effort 3 | THIRD FLOOR Paities particle WOMEN’S SHOP aining, a ro sa led the street CHILDREN’S SHOP i a FIFTH FLOOR tion KRAUSE fori or L’ yaway STUNT SIXTH FLOOR , proprietor of SPORTSMANS at 24 N. Penne LOUNGR d his annual MEN'S SHOES Joday” act (temporary) Ww S e place ing ry LUGGAGE lds, tie chains, FURNISHINGS belts, handkere (temporary) hirt. SEVENTH FLOOR S Alii W 8 GENERAL OFFICES person that the hanged for size / To @. A. EFROYMSON Occidental Realty Ceo. ] ya deep and most gracious salute (and a salve of 21 guns) for a heartening and co-operative spirit. PHILIP A. WEISENBURGH > ’ Architects. Eo 10 IIS PRE : BRANDT BROS. & CO. General Contractors. H. J. Baker & Co. j Balke-Krauss . Henry Behrens : , Louis W. Bruck ? ¥ Burnet-Binford Lumber Co. Chrysler Airtemp Corp. Columbus Showcase Co. ALL RIGHT! The Store is FAR from completed . . . The Barricades will be * Seater Supply Ss. Av up for a month or so yet . . . through which is a specially built passageway... Ergeasing Molal Produes Sar 55 there are places walled off within . . . the Ecalators are not in. . . there are makeshift _ C. Glesing P : fixtures here and there . . . or none at alll Herschel Hunt NOTE PLEASE . . . The first floor . . . is NOT as yet ready for selling . . . Elmer Ittenbach & Son : - Indianapolis Power and Light Co. FURNISHINGS and SHOES are temporarily on the SIXTH FLOOR... Indiana Bel Telaphons Ca The Men's HATS are temporarily on the Second. Lamson Co. ; : H. W. Laut & Co. To pick the things that HAVEN'T been done . . . and just center on that... is te Charles W. McGarvey develop a "sinking" feeling . . . and a "blind" spot! National Cash Register Co.

Otis Elevator Co. Patterson Shade and Floor Covering Ce. Pierson-Lewis Hardware Co.

After all . . . when this building was contemplated and acquired Santarossa Mosaic & Tile Co.

“a Sink and Edwards the war was in its darkest stages. Sanborn Eoairic Co.

Because after all . . . a great deal HAS been accomplished . .°. and that's what we see! . . . And it's nothing short of a modern miracle (everything considered).

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It would have been unthinkable for us to even consider trying to get materials . . Smuck Floor Covering Co. J that were so vitally, so desperately needed for war. Staley Signs “hi dismay wv ; wart-Car I Co. ed 4ND TO OUR Finally, hopefully, the horizon brightened a bit . .. Uncle Sam even Be rear. Co ? started reconversion processes throughout the nation. YelAdtoaraph Cor : SL FINE LOYAL A trickle of goods for Civilian building was forthcoming . . . And Tam) ay Corp. Co. of Ind. | , MANUFACTURERS then came the break-through, the fearful "Battle of the Bulge" .. . and Westinghouse Electric \ fait —we touch the the situation worsened and tightened. Thee. Woelling Co, 3 hat—most .With the advent of peace . . . that broke rather suddenly . . . 4 gratefully! there arose reconversion problems . . . so intricate . . . so baffling ... . Tor wo : - : - as to stun the nationl . . . as to stun the world! i Vv ’ So “we ain't neat (including Strauss—and how) Re, =i} wh Confidentially . . . we are not very good hellrazors or threateners ao . never ue 39 .". . or expert at needling people. (Who knows that in mM [ in that we opened individual cases, if we had tried pressure . . . some one might have 1 the store with piped out . .. "Say, bud... how about a white shirt or a suit''?) scant stocks—they are But in any event the men went to work . .. Architects . .. i really TREMENDOUS Pi wreckers and builders . . . artisans . . . mechanics . . . masons . . : x conditions considered. " electricians .. . and plumbers . . . fixture makers . . 1 reir Tm J LEST this note mislond wo got right down to cases... hel hy . i brought i to a point ] al we want to say quickly—N0 white of gompletion that makes it at least habitable , . . it's home. & hirts—-N0 nylons—as yet. J We're in it ( [ HC) : Oo ” » PERHAPS APOLOGIES ARE IN ORDER-=but we're rather in the mood fo extend: Ph ) 4 congratulations—to touch the hat to you our patrons for your gracious understanding— : Lp Vv) 3 and fo you, who labored on the building—for doing so well—with so little—in so short a time! Thank you—one and alll

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