War Savings Stamp Campaign Urges Public to Cut Unnecessary Spending
Mrs Myrtle Fish calls a June 28 War Savings Stamp drive at the Courthouse urging Stevens county residents to reduce nonessential purchases to meet a $558300 quota by January. Minute Women will collect pledges, stressing that W S S buys are financially better than Liberty Loans and support soldiers abroad.
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Stevens County
Liberty Loan
Uncle Sam
France
Miss Print
Pendent Mr Price Visiting Coast Cities and Local Notices
A local chronicle lists Mr Price visiting sister Mrs Childs along the coast for two weeks ending in Portland Seattle and Vancouver. It notes dinners hosted by Mr Archer R Squire and Mrs Keyser and daughter Angeline, a newborn son to Mr and Mrs Hugh Brigham, and various visits and travel for residents, with community events and wartime notes.
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Price
Miles
Camp Lewis
Elsie Post
Wieser
Idaho
Post
Lucinda Childs
J. M. Fish
Tacoma
Nora Grace Helm
James
Nora Helm
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Weavers
Red Cross
Baptist Church
Rev
Hause
Marcus
Covada News Notes Local Visitors and Red Cross Plans
Mrs L G Curry and Roy Lemmon family arrived from Chewelah visiting Mrs Lemmon's mother Mrs McClure. Roy Elliott seeks Spokane treatment. Miss Loui Stretch to teach Covada school next year. Nickens and son Carl returned from Spokane with freight. Painting of Mt Ranier framed in Spokane by Mrs Chalenor for Red Cross fund to be sold at Inchelium during July 4. A June 15 joint meeting in Inchelium arranged Red Cross pavilion for the celebration.
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Covada
L. G. Curry
Roy Lemmon
Chewelah
Meyers Falls
Spokane
Curry
Mt. Ranier
Chalenor
Canada Patriotic Workers
Red Cross Fund
Inchelium
Red Cross
Meteor Red Cross
Sparling
Guier
Denney
Harbeson
Patriotic Workers of Canada
Bert Parmeter
Howe
Elizabeth Howe
Christmas club notes and Greenwood grange meeting
Mrs A L Swanson hosted the Xmas club gathering with Mrs Biddle. Harrison, Rose Lake visits noted. Greenwood grange 375 held a large meeting with a lively program led by Mrs Norton and Miss Jennie Walston. Bert Curry reported on state grange, praising loyalty and patriotism. posts about liberty bonds Red Cross and Y M C A. Local families travel and farming outlook described.
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A. L. Swanson
Xmas Club
Biddle
Ben Farrar
Harrison
Idaho
Alta Gerking
Rose Lake
S. Knight
Olympia
Lewis Pittman
Prosser
Wash
Greenwood Grange 375
Norton
Hale
Jennie Walston
Bro
Sr. Briscoe
Jean Walston
Frank Gordon
Hugh Gordon
France
Bro. A. McDonald
Sammie
Harlow
Jennie
Lottie Walston
Bert Curry
State Grange
Grange
Greenwood Grange
Red Cross
P. Briscoe
V. Briscoe
Hanish
Lakes
Children gather for day program and local social notes
Ada M. Brown represents Greenwood in community events. A large crowd enjoyed the Children’s day program last Sunday. Families like Mr. and Mrs. Norton with son Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Walston with Mildred, and Ardis Carpenter’s visits mark a busy week. Trips to Spokane for a Shorthorn sale and Meyers Falls deliveries occurred as residents travel between Colville and Greenwood. The district remains preoccupied with haying and Thrift Stamp practice at the Greenwood schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Norton
Lee
Joe
Turner
Harvey Montour
Spokane
S. H. Bender
Meyers Falls
Frank Walston
Mildred
Colville
Pleasantview
Ardis Carpenter
Evergreen
Chas. Zalesky
E. R. Lynn
Mill Creek
Muriel Wheeler
Irma Carpenter
S. A. Lynn
Grace Wheeler
Local travel and visits pass through Colville area
J. W. Reynolds and J. Wesley Brown motored to Colville on business Wednesday. Mrs. James Carpenter visited The Elms Wednesday afternoon. Bert Curry, A. White and Bert Leithead were at Colville on Wednesday. Mr. Curry brought back a new mower for Snowflake Ranch. Mrs. James Carpenter had dental work in Colville Tuesday.
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J. W. Reynolds
J. Wesley Brown
Colville
James Carpenter
Elms
Bert Curry
A. White
Bert Leithead
Arden social aids Red Cross with speeches and auction
An Arden schoolhouse ice cream social and auction benefited the Red Cross drawing a large Colville crowd. Speakers included O. W. Noble and others. singing by Mrs. J. C. Harrigan was noted. A play and wheatless pledge discussion followed, with community updates and notices of upcoming events.
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Arden
Elsie Elwood
Red Cross
Colville
O. W. Noble
L. B. Donley
J. B. Slater
F. Leo Grinstead
J. C. Harrigan
J. C
Pierce Injured in Front Of Pacific Garage Collision
J M Pierce of Ephrata was injured when a Ford driven by Curley Bean rear ended his car as he cranked in front of the Pacific garage. Pierce, just from an operation, was bruised and taken to Spokane for treatment. Eyewitness F J Barrett reported the crash. The incident prompted sheriff and officials to investigate but no action was yet taken. Also noted are social club picnic reports from the S S S club and Amethyst club gatherings with a large number of attendees.
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J. M. Pierce
Ephrata
Pacific Garage
Ford
Pierce
Spokane
Lead Trust
F. J. Barrett
Bean
Mrs W K Kennedy Dies and Colville Relatives Noted
Mrs Amy Tweedy Kennedy died suddenly on June 7 in Peck Idaho while visiting her brother C J Tweedy. She left Wenatchee eleven years ago and funeral services were held there last week. Survived by husband W R Kennedy three sons George A Kennedy W R Kennedy and Robert C Kennedy and daughter Mrs J W Meyers plus three brothers Milton Tweedy W J Tweedy and C Tweedy and sister Mrs F J Van Buren.
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W. K. Kennedy
Fred J. van Buren
W. J. Tweedy
Colville
C. J. Tweedy
Peck
Idaho
Kennedy
Wenatchee
Amy B. Tweedy
Crawfordsville
Iowa
William K. Kennedy
First Presbyterian Church
W. R. Kennedy
George A. Kennedy
Seattle
San Francisco
Robert Clyde Kennedy
J. W. Meyers
Long Beach
California
C. Tweedy
Milton Tweedy
Spokane
F. J. van Buren
Mrs H A Day Entitled Week of Colville Socials
Mrs Herbert A Day of Seattle visited Colville with her two children and was hosted by Mrs Henry Spedden and Mrs Lon Johnson. The week featured sewing parties, card games, a farewell dinner, and a multi‑course breakfast with allied flag decor and Trout substitute meals.
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Hugh Waddell
Will Keller
Stenger
S. S. S. Club
Day
H. R. Spedden
H. Wade Bailey
J. C. Clark
W. Lon Johnson
W. C. Wilwosk
Herbert A. Day
Seattle
Colville
Henry Spedden
Lon Johnson
Bert Nicol
W. F. Diffenbacher
J. C. Harrigan
Margaret Waddell
Spedden
Keller
Sam Stenger
H. A. Day
Ervin Jesseph
George Denny
H. R. Williams
Cameron Acorn
Thomas Aspend
W. C. Wilwock
War news and local notices from Colville area
News of Dr Owen Emory death in France reaches Mrs A H Emory cousin of Premier Lloyd George. Officer Lydie writes of will split between Red Cross and recipient and hints at Kaiser's defeat. Local marriages, military training moves and civic race filings follow with notes on funerals, dentists for Camp Lewis and lost papers in Addy to Chewelah gap.
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Dr. Owen
France
A. H. Emory
Lydie
Red Cross
Lloyd George
Dr. White
Captain Whitcocks
Barnes
C. M. Bean
Colvile
Ada Bendix
Bossburg
Frank Shonewald
Bell
Mr. Bean
Pullman
Cassabel Clayton
Colville High School
John Peters
Matilda Cherryholmes
Mr. Peters
Peters
Merlin R. Stoltz
Chewelah
W. G. Stoltz
Colville
Milton Acorn
Molson
Cameron Acorn
Camp Lewis
Roy Engish
Ritzville
W. H. Jackson
Mike Wright
Spokane
W. O. Cummings
Wm. C. Spedden
Larilda McKeown
Addy
Star of State
Willett Bros
Custer County
Mont
Wm. Wilson
N. Lincoln
Condemns Mob Action
The San Francisco Star denounces mobs that hide cowardice behind patriotism and masks. It urges citizens to pressure authorities to ferret out miscreants endangering lives and property and bringing the state into disrepute.
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San Francisco Star
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N. B. Wheeler
Fred Wheeler
Victoria
Behring Sea
Alaska
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Bert Crofcot
Ben Camp
Harriet Robertson
E. B. Growden
Thomas M. Barrington
Hope
Montreal
J. M. Williams
Charlie Benifiel
Verne Morris
Luxmore
N. Wall
Lee Hotel
Daisy Hotel
Hunters Hotel
F.C. Zirtzmann
Slagle
J. H. Slagle
Bob Downey
Graham
Mian
Ruth Pierce
Sylvia Eslick
Lewiston
W. E. Eslick
Eslick
White Hospital
Howard Carr
Emma_ Klobucher
W. W. Klobucher
Loyd Lynds
Mamie Shull
Earl Quillen
Lester Martin
W. A. Stewart
Gerome
Arthur Stewart
Arzina
Hester Bryant
George
Rice
David Gifford
Fruitland
Daisy Enterprise
Examiner
Greenwood
Ada M. Brown
M. W. Teeple
Notary Public
Ins Office
Meyers Falls Hotel
W. Ellis
J. D., Morris
Harry Jones
Tom Graham
Warner
Almira
P. Moser
J. R. Montange
Maryrose Graham
North Central High School
R. R. Hover
A. L. Baxter
South Basin Grange Hall
Improved Patriotic Club
Ceacane
Coly
Amethyst Club
Mason
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