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1 story matching gerbel
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:gerber, gerb, gel, geri, germ, gabel
- The Strategic Sabotage of Sunday Closing Laws
When Wenatchee saloon owners were pressured to close on Sundays, the statewide Liquor Dealers’ Protective Association advised a calculated move: force every business in town to close, too, and wait for public frustration to boil over.