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T\TENTY.FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

A, reported in The California Lumber Merchant December 15,1924

The Board of Directors of the California Retail men's Association met at Bakersfield, Novemller re-elected C. W. Pinkerton, of \\rhittier, president, his third successive term.

On November 27, Albert u'as married to Miss Grayce

Lumber- Water shipments of lumber out of the Port of Eureka, 18, and California, for the month of November, totaled more than to serve trvo and one half million feet. '

Edward lvory was chairman of the meeting of Hoo-Hoo Club No. 13 at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, November 13. Peter McNevin was the next chairman, Nov. 26. It lvas a Thanksgiving party.

The New Citrus-Belt San Bernardino on Nov. attended and Herman ceremonies.

John

Hoo-Hoo Club held a Concat at 18. Many Los Angeles members Rosenberg handled the initiation

The Hammond Lumber Company yard in Los Angeles boasts of a championship day's shipment from yard to job. In one day recently Hammond shipped 115 truck loads of lumber to the new Culver City race track. The footage for this one-day delivery was one and one quarter million feet.

Leo Germain was Chairman of the December monthly meeting of the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club. Frank Connolly announced dates for another golf tournament.

ON DECEMBER TENTH THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT MOVED ITS OFFICES FROM THE FAY BUILDING ON THIRD AND HILL, LOS ANGELES, TO THE CENTRAL BUILDING. (Editor's Note: The l\{erchant moved because the Central Bldg. was then rvell populated rvith lumber offices and lumbermen. Soon most of the lumber offices moved away. 'We've been trying ever since to figure 'ivhy that was.)

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