15,000 American Flags Purchased by Decorator

Article taken from The Lima News, November 21, 1934

Purchase of the entire stock of decorations and flags from the J.W.Carroll Co., of Portsmouth, one of the largest decorating firms in the state, was announced Wednesday by Walter G. DeWeese, local decorator.

DeWeese said the Portsmouth stock consists of 15,000 American flags, patriotic decorations and fraternal flags. The supply will be shipped here in the near future. The buyer said he purchased the decorations to meet a demand of organizations planning to hold conventions here in the future.