Clubs Gather Here for Grays Harbor Federation Meet
The Grays Harbor Federation of Women's Clubs meets tomorrow at 2:20 PM in the auditorium of the First Methodist Church. Nine clubs will attend including Sahale of Elma and Civic Improvement Association from Hoquiam. Mrs. Eli Brumberg presides. officers include Mrs. Brumberg president and Mrs. M. H. Williams vice president. A luncheon at 1:30 PM precedes an open meeting at 3:00 PM with speaker Mrs. May Wright Sewall on Woman and the World Movement.
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Grays Harbor
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Frst Methodist Church
Gseson
Sahale Club
Elma
Montesano
Research Club
Imopolis
Progressive Club
Hoquiam
Review Club
Friends In Council Club
Aberdeen
Eli Brumberg
Federation
Corps of Federation
Brumberg
M. H. Williams
Cosmopolis
E.mcdonald
Eleanor Trask
Harry Latimer
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
May Wright Sewall
Jitney Ordinance Drafted For Aberdeen City Council
A jitney ordinance to allow operation in Aberdeen proposes monthly license fees of eight dollars for five and ten dollars for seven passenger cars. The city council session will consider the measure, drafted by a committee including Bowes Brecht Grant McKnight Wieland and Walker after a meeting with City Engineer L D Kelsey and City Attorney A E Cross. Indemnity bonds remain optional, and jitneys face no fixed street or schedule requirements with a five cent citywide fare. autos-for-rent face twenty dollars annual license.
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Jitney
Aberdeen
Bowes
Brecht
Grant
McKnight
Wieland
Walker
Iitney
L. D. Kelsey
A. E. Cross
J. B. Bridges
Grays Harbor Railway & Light Company
J. E. Stewart
Dan Pearsall
Bridges
Electric Railway Company
Municipal
April Lumber Business Good in Grays Harbor
A. L. Davenport of Pacific Lumber reports April lumber business in Grays Harbor improved after a slow start. He notes orders increased after the first days and hopes May matches April. Davenport recently returned from surgery in Portland and will devote more time to office work. T. W. Tebbs will travel east for three to four weeks managing agency tasks.
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Grays Harbor
A. L. Davenport
Pacific Lumber Agency
T. W. Tebbs
Oakville Debating Club Wins Season Finale
Oakville wins the last debate of the season against Garrard Creek by 2 to 1. The resolution argued that those who cannot read and write should be denied the vote in the United States. Garrard Creek was represented by Professor McDonald W J Lemmon and J F Sullivan while Oakville fields Rev Camp Attorney Wilson and Professor Spuler. Judges were C N Mills LeRoy Myers and C J Fry. A home talent show followed.
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Oakville
Name Change Petition Filed in Montesano
April 26 report notes Gunerilous Gunderson 30 seeks court permission to change his name to Robert Gunerius Gunderson. The document cites a birth father named Gunder Gunderson. Nearby, bridge plans are discussed with bids around $98,000 and commissioners ordered adjustments to specifications for three bridges.
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Montesano
Ron Coor
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Motor Car Service to Centralia from Grays Harbor Begins
Beginning May 2 the O W will operate a daily motor car between Grays Harbor and Centralia. The trip starts Hoquiam 9:00 a m and Aberdeen 9:15 a m reaching Centralia 11:45 a m with connections to the Shasta Limited for Portland and Seattle. Return from Centralia at 5:20 p m for Grays Harbor, arriving Hoquiam about 9 p m. The car seats about 75 passengers and offers baggage and express facilities.
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O.W
Grays Harbor
Centralia
Hoquiam
Montesano
Aberdeen
Shasta Limited
Portland
Seattle
Heaton to Head Elma Schools for Another Year
Elma school board offers continued positions to many current staff including Superintendent A. E. Heaton and High School Principal Guy Dunning along with several teachers such as F. R. Beal, Miss Clara Minned, Miss Harriet Bent, and Miss Mabeler in the school department.
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Elma
A. E. Heaton
Guy. Dunning
Nat
Clara Minned
Harriet Bent
Mabeler
Gene
Poe Tyghe Harboe
Mire
Local Delegation Seeks Lake Quiniault Road Funding
County officials and business leaders travel to Olympia to urge state highway officials to begin the Lake Quiniault to Queets valley extension this year. They request $38,000 Elma cut off and for the county engineer to handle the survey at state expense to speed the project.
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State Highway Commission
Lake Quiniault
Queets Valley
E. S. Hubble
J. B. Kirkaldie
George D. Robertson
Frank H. Lamb
The
Hoquiam
Highway Commission
Elma
Odd Fellows Celebrate 96th Anniversary in Cosmopolis
Local lodges of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs gathered at Eagles hall for a commemorative program marking the 96th anniversary of the order. The event featured a piano solo by Margit Wetteland, violin by Steve Eldred, recitations by Russell Mack and Mrs. Letha Baumert, and solos by Frank Razor and Reilly Tweedie, among others, with Rev. J. W. Beard giving the address. A fine banquet followed the ceremony.
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Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Eagles Hall
Odd Fellows’ Order
Margit Wetteland
McLaughlin
Trinity M. E. Church
Cosmopolis
Steve Eldred
Russell Mack
Frank Razor
J. W
Mrs Sophronia Gardner dies after long illness at 78
Elma mourns Sophronia M. Gardner 78 who died after a paralytic stroke following a long illness. Survived by husband 82 in Western Washington hospital and nine children including Emmet C. Gardner of Kansas City and Ellen M. Rhodes of Tacoma. A New York native, she lived in Washington 30 years and in Elma six. Funeral Friday at the Methodist church, burial at Odd Fellows cemetery.
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Elma
Sophronia M. Gardner
Western Washington Hospital
Emmet C. Gardner
Kansas City
Kan
Ellen M. Rhodes
Tacoma
Moses Gardner
Osage
Etta Weaver
Manning
Iowa
George W. Gardner
Eagle, Colo
Cora G. Whitney
Leona
Edwin I. Gardner
William L. Gardner
Robert E. Gardner
Hoquiam Club Discusses Olympia Highway Extension
At a Hoquiam Commercial Club meeting on Friday night the road committee outlined steps to mobilize the project extending the Olympia highway toward Quintaplt area. Attendees included M Bagela of Capephonanesy and officials such as B-kamb of Geath, P53, and County Commissioner 8 Hubble, with discussion focusing on paving and gate improvements.
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Hoquiam
Hoquiam Commercial Club
Stepa
Olympia
Aanleg
Bagela
Capephonanesy
Quizz
BouDilles
Geath
Cousty
Hubble
Olympia highway plan allocates 38000 for Elma cut off
The state highway board approved 47.2 miles of road work across the Olympic Pacific Sunset and Inland Empire highways with a total estimate of 179000 dollars. The Olympic highway segment from Mud Bay to McCleary, the Elma cut off, covers 10.85 miles and is priced at 38000 dollars.
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Olympia
State Highway Board
Mud Bay
McCleary
Chehalis County
Elma
Westport Lifesavers Seek Signal Change at South Bay Bridge
The Westport life saving crew urges commissioners to change the opening signal for the new lift span at South Bay from four blasts, which also signals distress, to reduce unnecessary wakeups. Engineer E L Carpenter requests the update as whaling fleet activity increases near the bridge.
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Montesano
Westport
Brdge
South Bay
E. L. Carpenter
City to Buy Steam Driven Turbine Pump
The city approved a contract with Henry Worthington Co for a steam driven turbine pump at 6126.75 dollars to serve the Fairview reservoir. Delivery within 90 days from April 23 and installation within 120 days are required with a daily 25 dollar penalty after the deadline.
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Henry Worthington Company
J. W. Fraser
Fairview
Worthington Company
Hoquiam Postoffice Moves Into New Building
Hoquiam officials report the post office has moved into a new building project by Clarence E. and Ralph L. Philbrick. The space is ready though the structure is unfinished, with mail handling facilities improved over the former Winters quarters.
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Hoquiam
Rycz Loses Suit Against Knysz in Alienation Case
The Harbor jury returned a verdict for the defendant in the Michael Rycz versus Michael Knysz suit for $5,000 alleging alienation of the former wife’s affections. Attorney Boner for the defense had vigorously argued the case as jurors prepared to head home on Saturday evening.
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Montesano
Michael Rycz
Michael Knysz
Chehalis County Farm Expert Addresses Banquet at Aberdeen
Prof C N Monroe Chehalis county agriculturist spoke at the Aberdeen Hotel Washington banquet hosted by the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce. U S Senator C D Clark of Wyoming and Rep Joseph W Fordney of Michigan praised farming’s promise as the timber era wanes. Monroe said his study will reveal county farming problems and guide a farmer to farmer, science based program.
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Washington
C. N. Monroe
Chehalis County
Prisoner Seeks Sanity Ruling Over World Chart Plot
Montesano April 26 prison inmates petition sheriff to declare William Johnson insane after he rants and draws a world chart on his cell wall. Johnson floods the cell with water using a towel and proclaims a globe cruise while a judge suspects a prank. He likely will be moved to another cell.
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Johnson
Ben Sheeks
Surprise Birthday Party For J E Rogers In Copalis
In Copalis on Thursday night about 75 townspeople gathered at the Rogers home to honor J E Rogers on his birthday anniversary after a weekly song service led by Rev J P Kuhnley. Music and games filled the evening with refreshments at midnight and the gathering ended after 1 a m.
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Copalis
J. E Rogers
J. P. Kuhnley
Rogers
Aberdeen Federal Building Prep Moves Ahead With Pile Drive Tests
Preliminary work for the Aberdeen federal building on Second and G Streets moves forward as test piles are to be driven shortly. Postmaster J J Carney reported a request from Louis T Shipley for three or more bids to drive piles meeting 7 inch tip and 12 inch butt diameters, about 40 feet long, into pits and driven to at least ten tons capacity.
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Aberdeen
J. J. Carney
Carney
Louis T. Shipley
United States Treasury Department
Shipley
Albany
Ore
Aberdeen: Federal
Opinion Defines Full Crew Rules for Mixed Trains
Assistant Attorney General Scott Henderson rules a mixed 25 to 30 car Oregon-Washington train with one or two passenger cars is a passenger train, reducing required trainmen. O W agents note two brakemen on freights up to 25 cars and three on freights over 25 up to 75, plus engineers and conductors. Olympia dispatch cited but no comment from O W official.
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Olympia
Scott Henderson
Public Service Commission
Oregon-Washington
Hoquiam
Centralia
Attorney General's Office
Henderson
O W
H. P. Potter
O.W. Company
O.W
Stewarts Return Home From Long Absence
Mrs Joan B Stewart and her son A J Stewart returned Saturday evening from an extended absence. The article notes their residence and implies a family gathering, with limited readable details about travel or location.
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Joan
B. Stewart
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