Five Shipyard Sites Offered for Grays Harbor Yard
Boyd Ehle of Sanderson & Porter toured Grays Harbor sites offering five yards two in Aberdeen and three in Hoquiam with two more in Willapa Harbor under review. The group aims to locate a yard capable of ten keels and possibly larger, to meet government orders for wartime shipbuilding. Sanderson & Porter volunteer services and call for reasonable lumber prices as the government weighs selecting a site and contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Ehle
Sanderson & Porter
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Ehle
Willapa Harbor
Seton Porter
United States
Porter
New York
Egg Prices Seen Low Despite Farmer Concerns
Clarence Glenn of the Chehalis Valley Egg and Poultry association warns eggs at 42 cents a dozen would beat five year lows, but current prices hover at 35 cents. He cites wet cold weather lowering chick survival and grain costs at 18 cents per dozen, with grain priced at 3.50 per hundred pounds.
Hoquiam Forms Ambulance Corps Leaders Named
The Hoquiam ambulance corps organized in the Medical building with William Chidester as captain. R. W. Craig to locate drill space and report Monday. Expected enrollment of 36 with all city doctors and nurses joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoquiam
Aberdeen Council Rebuffs Mayor Quinn Police Chief Choice
Aberdeen council rejects Mayor Roy C. Sargent’s appointment of T. M. Quinn of Hoquiam as chief of police. The vote against Quinn cites out of town status and prior sheriff defeat. Other city officials kept their posts as mayor seeks fiscal and governance reforms.
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Roy C. Sargent
Aberdeen
T. M. Quinn
Hoquiam
Sargent
Quinn
Pista
Weiland
McKnight
Fraser
McMaster
Moore
Strommer
Grant
Bowes
Empey
Egerer
Walker
Phillips
L. D. Kelsey
A. E. Cross
Geo. Bowen
W. H. Tamblyn
J. B. Kinne
M. J. Lowry
J. M. Phillips
Fairview
Wishkah
H. H. Griffin
Northern Pacific Railway
E. C. Finch
Aberdeen Realty Syndicate
Front
South
Grays Harbor Motor Ship Corporation
Western Mill
Gays Harbor Shipbuilding Company
Heron
R. J. Schmidt
Boy 12 Found Dead in Hoquiam Woodshed
Hoquiam May 4 John Lutzvick Jr 12 son of Mr and Mrs John Lutzvick 2528 Sumner Avenue was found dead hanging from a rafter in the family woodshed by a playmate Wednesday about 3 pm. Investigators weighed accidental fall versus self harm with rope tied to a bicycle rope. The death is considered not intentional by family and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoquiam
John Lutzvick, Jr
John Lutzvick
Sumner Avenue
Willie Wyrick
Lutzvick
Willie
Pinnick Undertaking Company
Hoquiam Considers 4 1 2 Percent Bond Offer
Hoquiam officials evaluate a four and one half percent bid for the citys $170000 bond issue. No action will occur until the state supreme court rules on the bonds legality, with a decision anticipated daily.
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Hoquiam
Supreme Court
Lodgings Fees and Meals Reported in Public Figures
The report notes nights' lodgings, $454 collected in fees and fines, and 439 meals served, highlighting the civic facility's usage and revenue from the period.
Alien enemies may now leave Northwest after order
Seattle May 3 Alien enemies in the United States may leave under instructions to Immigration Commissioner Henry M White. The plan uses application blanks to gather past and future movements and forwards them to the justice department for investigation. Approved applicants receive a date to depart while rejected ones are detained as spies.
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Seattle
United States
Henry M. White
Mexico
White
Howard Wright
Federal Department of Justice
Assay Office Rules and Fees in Seattle
In Seattle the United States Assay Office handles purchase of gold dust and bullion and assaying of ores for gold silver copper lead iron tin zinc and tungsten. It does not assay other metals. Government charges for gold dust purchases are uniform with Denver New York Philadelphia and San Francisco. Assaying fees at Seattle are 1.00 for a combined gold and silver assay and 1.00 per other metal per sample.
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Seattle
United States Assay Office
United States
Denver
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
May Day Ball Raises Over Five Hundred For Red Cross
The Red Cross society of Aberdeen held a May Day ball at the Electric Pavilion on Tuesday night and realized more than $500 in proceeds.
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Red Cross Society of Aberdeen
Electric Pavilion
Standard 280 Foot Wooden Ship Outlined by Shipping Board
Washington May 3 The Shipping Board outlined a standard wooden ship of about 280 feet overall length with a 24 foot hold depth two full decks and about 1 500 horsepower. Details such as bulkheads for submarine protection remain to be resolved with specifications expected within days.
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Washington, D. C
Shipping Board
Pomona Grange to Hold County Picnic on July Fourth
Summit May 3 A Pomona Grange meeting decided to hold a county picnic on the Fourth of July. The group asked county commissioners to clear rubbish from the Olympic highway. C F Monroe spoke on silos and M McAllister from Portland stockyards gave a talk on cooperative cattle selling. About 100 members attended.
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Summit
Pomona Grange
Olympic Highway
C. F. Monroe
M. McAllister
Portland
Aberdeen Printing Co. Stationed at Wishkah Street
Aberdeen Printing Co. announces operations at 309 East Wishkah Street offering printing services identified as Particular Printers with local business focus.
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Aberdeen Printing Co
Particular Printers
East Wishkah Street
Aberdeen New Mayor Urges Efficiency And City Control
Roy C. Sargent, sworn in as Aberdeen mayor, calls for cooperation to cut waste and debt. He favors issuing no more debt than current income, meters for street lighting, a city owned power plant using Wishkah water, and strict liquor enforcement. He proposes eliminating indiscriminate purchasing, auditing street lighting costs, and studying a special improvement district.
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Aberdeen
Roy C. Sargent
Sargent
Wishkah
Secretary Dodson urges return cargoes to boost Portland shipping
W B D Dodson secretary of the Portland Chamber of Commerce spoke to the Hoquiam Commercial Club at Rex Cafe on Industrial problems stressing return cargoes as key to building regular steamship lines. He noted Portland faced shipping neglect during wartime and is now working to restore it with progress evident.
Quinault Plans New School At Forest Reserve Site
Quinault valley school district plans to build a school house costing six to seven thousand dollars on a forest reserve lot near the Olson hotel. Forest supervisor R L Fromme is arranging the site with the Olson brothers donating land to the district.
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Quinault Valley
R. L. Fromme
Olson Brothers
Harbor Dredge Funding Cited At $85,000 Start
Washington May 3 The house rivers and harbors committee resumes consideration of the waterways appropriation with $85,000 allotted for Grays Harbor dredging to deepen the harbor bar. The plan aims to allow ships of any draft to enter Grays Harbor, with total dredge cost about $700,000 and a later $200,000 for Lake Washington canal.
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Washington
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
War Department
Grays Harbor
Puget Sound
Olympia
Tacoma
Bellingham
Lake Washington Ship Canal
E. L. Carpenter
Grays Harbor Bar
Hoquiam Named Host for Modern Woodmen Convention
John F. Bell informs Avery Ellis that Hoquiam will host the Modern Woodmen of America triennial convention. He notes Walla Walla had approved and promises Hoquiam delegates a clam feast upon arrival.
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Glenn
NAVY
Patrick
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Council
ASSAY
The
Grange
Mayor Sargent
Aske Asphalt Plant
W. B. D. Dodson
Portland Commercial Club
Quinault
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