lawmakers debate school fund loans to farmers in washington
A bill from Senator Iverson of Kitsap county proposes lending state school fund money to farmers secured by real estate mortgages. The measure aims to aid rural credit efforts while current law restricts investments to bonds. The session faces slow progress with few bills voted on despite liquor questions driving much action.
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Olympia
Iverson
Kitsap County
James M. Hogan
House of Representatives
House
Hogan
Snohomish County
Thomas H. Swale
Chehalis Court Sessions Proposed for Aberdeen
A senate committee favorably reports on Senator Boner's bill to hold Chehalis county superior court sessions in Aberdeen. The measure outlines conditions for trials there, travel expenses paid by Chehalis County, and rules by the judges, with final action awaiting lawmakers and public input.
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Senate
B. E. Boner
Chehalis County
Aberdeen
Boner
Superior Court
State of Washington
Washington
State of
City of
Chehalis
Aberdeen May Get U. District Court
A Chehalis County Bar association resolution asks Olympia and Congress to designate Aberdeen as a United States District Court location. If approved, all federal cases from Grays Harbor and harbor vessels would be tried in Aberdeen, with Grays Harbor likely to receive a U S marshal as well.
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United States District Court
Aberdeen
Congress
Chehalis
Grays Harbor
Tacoma
United States District Courts
Not Guilty verdict in Preston murder trial
Berry C. Moxley was found not guilty of the murder of B. A. Preston at Grays Harbor City after a 23 hour 45 minute jury deliberation. The defendant, his wife and child, and attorney L H Brewer were in court. witnesses described a calm jury process with no requests for further instructions.
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Ben Sheeks
Moxley
Mr. Brewer
Jitney Bus Arrives in Aberdeen With Fares Planned
The jitney bus has arrived in Aberdeen with one unit serving west end and Terrace Heights and two for Broadway Hill. F. and F. Garage manager Charles Scurry expects more to enter service in days as public response shapes expansion. A Cosmopolis jitney will run from the O W R N railway bridge area into the city business district. A schedule of travel will be published in a few days to guide regular trips. The jitney is deemed here to be in Aberdeen for keeps.
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Aberdeen
Charles Scurry
Scurry
West End
Terrace Heights
Broadway Hill
Cosmopolis
Chehalis County bank sues Hamburg Shoe Company
The Chehalis County bank sues Hamburg Shoe Company in Montesano to recover $800 alleged past due.
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Montesano
Chehalis County Bank
Hamberg Shoe Company
Local freight arrives via Panama Canal to Grays Harbor
The first tangible benefit from the Panama Canal shows as two carloads of freight reach Grays Harbor by sea. A car of iron and a car of pipe were received by Harbor Dock company for local merchants, concluding a through Atlantic to Pacific shipment.
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Grays Harbor
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Harbor Dock Company
Pacific Seaboard
Elma Auto Tragedy Claims Second Victim
Elma resident Charles Gordon dies Friday after being hurt when an Elma auto stage was struck by a Milwaukee freight train the prior Thursday. Charles Beckwith had been instantly killed in the crash. Gordon, 50, is survived by three brothers in Centralia and cousins in Elma. Beckwith's funeral was at the Elma Catholic church with 22 cars in the cortege. Gordon's services followed at the Elma Baptist church with a large crowd, Rebekahs and Odd Fellows lining the route near Whiteside Undertaking Co.
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Charles Gordon
Elma
Charles Beckwith
Gordon
Centralia
Beckwith
Father Daly
Miss der
Tax Foreclosure Suits Filed in Montesano
Two tax foreclosure cases were started today for Chris Nelson. The Foss suit targets lots 8 to 10 in block 5 of Byles' 2nd addition for 15.30 dollars. The Kelso suit targets lots 7 to 9 and lot 11 in block 4 of John Camby's addition for 6.34 dollars.
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Montesano
Chris Nelson
Christian L. Foss
Byles
Ora C. Kelso
John Camby
Memorial sermon honors Aberdeen pioneers and Grays Harbor settlers
The Aberdeen Pioneers association held memorial exercises at the First Congregational church. Rev. Charles McDermoth urged a brighter future with greater brotherly feeling and charity, predicting millenial conditions through fellowship and love. The service featured a long-standing Aberdeen choir, organ solos, hymns, prayers, obituaries, and floral decorations.
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Charles McDermoth
Aberdeen Pioneers’ Association
Grays Harbor
First Congregational Church
A. D. Wood
Gertrude Lackey
H. H. Carter
W. B. Mack
T. F. Bates
Joseph Graham
Emil Pfund
F. K. van Tassel
M. H. Pearson
Mies Madeline Harrison
Singers of
Aberdeen
First Church Society
Isle of Somewhere
Dermoth
Mary Damitio
Cynthia Black
Charles R. Sauers
William Irvine
Damitio
Black
Pow Wow at Taholah Deliberates Leasing Lands
A Taholah pow wow by the Quinsault Indian community addressed leasing tribal lands to oil companies. Chief Billy Mason spent the week visiting counties to notify members living away from the reservation about the gathering.
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Quinsault Reservation
Taholah
Billy Mason
Wheat jumps again as war price tops 1.45 Chicago
War prices for wheat surged reaching May delivery at 1.45 dollars in Chicago. The gain marked a fresh high as markets reacted to wartime demand and supply concerns.
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Chicago
Wasteful methods work big injustice in school districts
The Spokesman Review argues that hasty district creation by non-taxpayers harms timber owners and railroad rights of way in western Washington. It highlights cases of manipulated districts, inflated taxes, and idle schools, urging consolidation on a county unit plan to reduce waste and improve education.
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E. D. Cowen
Spokesman
Washington
Franklin County
Benton County
Spokane County
Chehalis County
Humptulips
Oakville
Pacific County
North River Territory
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Taylor
Spokane
Seattle
E. E. Boner
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Harbor
U. & District Court
Bar Association
Carter
New York
Preston
Berry C. Moxley
Nickle
Sues Shoe Company
Atlantic Coast
Elma Auto
Congregational Church
Ing
Clallam County
Sappho
Clallam Bay
Beaver
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