Four Injured In Pacific Highway Motorcycle Crash
Four persons were found unconscious on the Pacific Highway near Schafer Bros. logging camp in Elma on a Saturday night. Alfred Bailey of McCleary, badly hurt, is expected to die. Victims include Miss Marjorie Goodell and George Marion of Elma and another McCleary youth. Bailey’s machine allegedly sped on the wrong side. Marion’s bike had no headlight at 9 p.m.
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Kelma
Kirkaldie
Elma
Schafer Bros
Alfred Bailey
McCleary
Marjorie Goodell
George
New Shingle Mill Starts at Hoquiam
Hoquiam opens a Woodlawn Mill & Boom Company shingle plant on the East Hoquiam river, the second new mill started this year alongside Panama Eastern Lumber. The facility is the district’s largest shingle mill with a 400000 shingles ten hour capacity and a crew of 50 workers.
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Hoquiam
Woodlawn Mill & Boom Company
Panama- Eastern Lumber Company
Woodlawn
Grays Harbor
East Hoquiam
Post Office Receipts Hit Record High in Hoquiam
Hoquiam post office reports the June 30 quarter as the largest ever with postal business excluding money orders totaling 6384.96 dollars, up from 6151.82 dollars in the prior quarter.
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Hoquiam
Funeral for C. H. Scott Held in Hoquiam
The funeral of C. H. Scott, who died suddenly Friday night, was held Tuesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church. Services were under the Woodmen of the World and Fir Circle Women of Woodcraft. Rev. Henry Van Engelen officiated. Pinnick Undertaking Company directed. Interment in Aberdeen cemetery.
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Hoquiam
C. H. Scott
First Presbyterian Church
Woodmen of the World
Fir Circle, Women of Woodcraft
Henry van Engelen
Pinnick Undertaking Company
Aberdeen Cemetery
Pioneer Woman Dies in Hoquiam Funeral in New London
Mary Olson a pioneer resident of New London died early Sunday at age 78. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in New London where she had lived for 25 years leaving a mark as a longtime local figure.
Survived by Husband and Daughter in Rochester
The obituary notes a widow and her daughter, Mrs. Nelson, of Rochester, as surviving family members.
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Mrs. Nelson
Rochester
Elma Matlock telephone line to be in service soon
Elma and Matlock businessmen contribute over 600 dollars to build a telephone line connecting about 75 families with Elma as the central station. Farmers provide the rest and complete the build, with 50 additional farms expected to join later.
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Elma
Elma-Matlock
Elma School Likely To Close After Election Defeat
Elma faces a season without a local school as 193 voters opposed a $13 200 tax levy, adding to the ten mill limit. With nearly 600 students affected, officials expect continued efforts to keep the school open despite the defeat.
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Elma
Dealer in Extracts Arrested for Liquor Sellout
Elma August 10 Deputy Sheriff Giles Quimby arrested a local Oakville merchant for selling lemon extract with a high alcohol percentage used as liquor.
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Elma
Giles Quimby
Oakville
Karshner Seeks State Senate Seat in Puyallup
Dr. Warner M. Karshner a leading local physician and chairman of the school board announces candidacy for state senator from the district subject to Republican primaries. He has long resided in Puyallup apart from study periods at the University of Washington and Northwestern University.
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Puyallup
Warner M. Karshner
Karshner
University of Washington
Northwestern University
Karshner Family Noted in Local Obituary Line
Dr. Karshner is the son of Mrs. Louise Karshner and is a brother to Mrs. Scott Weatherwax and G. F. and Jacob Karshner of this city.
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Dr. Karshner
Louise Karshner
Scott Weatherwax
G. F. and
Jacob Karshner
Trap Shoot Tuesday Near Cosmopolis Opens Regular Events
The Grays Harbor Trap Shooters association plans its last regular shoot before hunting season at Cosmopolis grounds starting 1 pm Tuesday August 15. Seven regular events will be contested with options for birds only entries.
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Grays Harbor
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis Grounds
Wise advertisers seek Grays Harbor coverage in The Herald
The Herald stands as Grays Harbor county’s most widely read paper, favored by advertisers for broad reach and dependable local coverage.
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the Herald
Grays Harbor County
Wise Advertisers
Head of D A R to Visit in Hoquiam
Mrs. William Cumming Story, president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, will visit Hoquiam on August 19 and Pacific Beach that evening. She will be hosted by Mrs. Eliza Ferry Leary in Seattle and travel with state regent Mrs. Edmund Bowden and Mrs. Henry McCleary. They will lunch with Mrs. H. W. Patton and spend time at Mrs. L. D. Emerson’s summer home before returning to Seattle.
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Hoquiam
William Cumming Story
New York
Daughters of the American Revolution
Pacific Beach
Story
Eliza Ferry Leary
Seattle
Leary
Edmund Bowden
Henry McCleary
McCleary
H. W. Patton
L. D. Emerson
Oakville Farmers Plan Creamery Talk At Meeting
Oakville farmers held a meeting last Saturday to discuss forming a creamery. County Agriculturist Sargent and two State College professors attended, and a committee was named to investigate the project and report tomorrow night.
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Oakville
Sargent
State College
Dudley and Carbery Expand Broadway Pharmacy Space
Dudley and Carbery have leased the room adjoining the Broadway Pharmacy on the west. The addition will be added to the pharmacy, giving the establishment extra floor space to meet increased business demands.
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Dudley & Carbery
Broadway Pharmacy
Library Board Accepts Resignation of City Librarian
At a Tuesday night board meeting the resignation of Miss Ida L Rhinehart city librarian was accepted and a resolution praised her capable three years in the post.
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Board of Library Trustees
Ida L. Rhinehart
Judge Abel May Cut Assessments For Hoquiam Lumber Firm
A court decision by Judge Abel reducing National Lumber and Box Co. of Hoquiam from 280000 to 120000 may lower all mill property assessments unless the county reverses the case to the supreme court.
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Abel
National Lumber & Box Company
Hoquiam
Mill Company
Supreme Court
Postmasters urged to aid army recruiting
Under the act of Congress approved June postmasters of the second third and fourth classes are requested to assist in securing recruits for the army. For each recruit secured by a postmaster official will receive five dollars.
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Army
Poindexter Club Formed Aids Grays Harbor Senator’s Bid
Progressive Republicans on Grays Harbor formed a Poindexter club with about 40 members to aid in Senator Poindexter’s re election. The senator will visit Aberdeen August 30 and the club will organize a public speaking event.
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Grays Harbor
Poindexter
Aberdeen
Officers Installed by Past Commander Hite at Woodmen Meet
Woodmen of the World installed officers at the last meeting led by Past Council Commander F. E. Hite. Jas. McNamara became Council Commander with P. A. Powell as Advisor Lieutenant and W. W. Walk as Manager. Inner Guard is William Louck and Outer Guard Frank Rattie.
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Woodmen of the World
F. E. Hite
Jas. McNamara
P. A. Powell
W. W. Walk
William Louck
Frank Rattie
Fulton’s A Boat Worked By Founding Diary Excerpt
Robert Fulton tested an undersea craft over 200 years ago in Havre and later sought backing in France and England. He sank a French vessel as a naval experiment, provoking English protests and ultimately returning to the United States.
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Robert Fulton
Fulton
Alice Cray Sutellie
Havre
Tulton
France
England
United States
WV Man Rejected From Army Enlistment in Wichita
O Hell of West Virginia applied at the US Army recruiting station in Wichita Kansas for enlistment but was rejected for being too short. He lamented the outcome saying it beats the devil that a fellow can't join the army.
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O. Hell
West Virginia
United States Army
Wichita, Kan
Mr. Hell
Hell
The Silver Lining in Hard Times
A reflective note urges that life’s troubles will pass with time and a calm morning follows the night. It emphasizes perseverance and hope despite adversity.
Water Power as Nation’s Keystone for Prosperity
The article argues that harnessing water power drives national progress, measuring gains by reduced human labor and expanded industry. It highlights 6 million horsepower used, vast remaining untapped potential, and the need for enabling laws to unleash hydroelectric development across the West, with private investment key to a broader industrial era.
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Haad
United States
America
Brief Military Messages Echoed In Short Dispatches
Historical note recalls brief phrases in military history. General Sir Robert Boyd while governor of Gibraltar sent a laconic demand for beef, Browne delivered the stores, and the replies formed a famous compact exchange.
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Caesar
Commodore Perry
Sir Robert Boyd
Gibraltar
England
Browne
Boyd
Aberdeen Loses Golf Match on Home Course
Grays Harbor Country Club golfers suffer first defeat on their home course as Earlington Golf and Country Club of Seattle wins 30 to 21.
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Grays Harbor
Earlington Golf and Country Club
Seattle
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Trouble Promise
Aberdeen resident Mrs. A. McPhee of 1101 W Wishkah St credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing five years of kidney and bladder trouble. She reports backache, kidney congestion and general misery, saying three boxes provided lasting relief. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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A. McPhee
W. Wishkah St
Aberdeen
Doan
Postoffice building piling tests underway by foundation staff
Special Inspector Roberts and Superintendent Gideon conduct load tests on piling for the new post office foundation. Several piles will be loaded with 20 tons of pig iron and leveled before and after loading to observe any settlement. Testing will take about a week and then work resumes with further piling if needed.
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Agency For Reduction
Pacific Coast
Ohio Valley
New Jersey
Roberts
Gideon
Postoffice
Dr G W Overmeyer Returns to Aberdeen Offices in Finch Building
Dr G W Overmeyer returns to Aberdeen after years away at Raymond and Seattle and will relocate his practice. He has secured offices in the Finch building and plans to bring his family to Aberdeen once a house is found.
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G. W. Overmeyer
Aberdeen
Raymond
Finch Building
Seattle
Deserter William Bowen Arrested in Illinois
Word reaches here that William Bowen of Company G Washington National Guard is alleged deserter and bigamist and has been arrested in Illinois.
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William Bowen
Company G
National Guard of Washington
Illinois
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Oakville Farmers Plan Creamery
Poindexter Club
Lal
Frankin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
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Middle West
Indus
Hotel Washington
Grays Harbor Railway & Light Company
the Electric Service & Supply Company
Concrete
Willis R. Lebo Company
Aberdeen, Wash
Grant Hotel
Heron Street
R. E. Foy
Washington
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