Fife Library Now Assured By Community Meeting
A small attendance at a Princess Theatre gathering boosted support for a public library. Mayor Richyson urged its value, and leaders outlined plans for extended hours, free library cards funded by local sponsorship, and a new building with social and meeting space.
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The
Library Association
Princess Theatre
Richyison
S. M. Henderson
Rice
Moulton
Argood
Egie Foundation
Melo
Rarey
Basketball team on three day tour
The high school basketball team leaves Thursday noon for Prosser to play Sun Nyside Friday and Mabton Saturday. Captain Lacey Squibb has a crippled hand and Otto Erickson is withdrawn. Trip members are Earl Johnson Bernard Slaugenhaupt Emil Behrmann Clyde Bush Howard Lincoln Edmund Carpenter and Corwin Terril with Mr. Meikle as chaperone.
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Prosser
Sunnyside
Mabton
Lacey Squibb
Otto Erickson
Clyde Bush
Howard Lincoln
Earl Johnson
Bernard Slaugenhaupt
Emil Behrmann
Edmund Carpenter
Corwin Terril
Mr. Meikle
Storm sinks Kennewick-Pasco ferry in gale
A heavy Sunday night gale sank the steam ferryboat owned by Lundy and Gavin. The vessel was tied on the Pasco side when wind from the Kennewick shore created a heavy sea that overwhelmed it.
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Kennewick-Pasco
Lundy & Gavin
Pasco
Kennewick
Kennewick Fruit Co declines affiliation with local growers group
At the annual meeting the Kennewick Fruit & Produce Co decided against affiliating with the Yakima Valley Fruit Growers Association this year. Most stockholders favored continuing as a separate marketer while exploring markets for available produce. The meeting also covered store performance, stockholders, and board elections with Prosser and Finley represented.
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Stockholders of Fruit & Produce Co
Yakima Valley Association
Kennewick Fruit & Produce Co
Yakima Valley Fruit Growers’ Association
Fruit Growers’ Association
The
Fruit & Produce Co
Kennewick
Prosser
Finley
Coats & Marks Basket Factory
Union
M. P. Davidson
W. C. Sommers
Sly
N. C. Bowles
Wm. Engles
I. Smith
W. 8S. Hunt
Capt. Hoyt
Mr. Bowles
C. C. Williams
L. S. Crossland
H.C. Puderbaugh
H. M. Bartlett
Boat sinks at moorings as crew works to raise it
A boat was washed into the engine room and sank at its moorings with only the upper structure visible. Owners labored through the week to raise the vessel and expect to commission it by the first of next week.
Man Confesses to Forging Checks After Drunken Spree
B M Jenkins of Benton City admitted to forging several checks during a Christmas trip to Kennedic and Yakima. After cashing a $40 check at the Prosser bank and a $5 check at Yakima Cafe plus pawning his watch for $10, he was jailed in North Yakima. He confessed in police court claiming whiskey caused the acts and agreed to repay the sum. Mr Roseman helped recover the spoils and return Jenkins to Benton City.
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B. M. Jenkins
Benton City
Kennedic
Stag
Prosser State Bank
Roseman
Jenkins
Yakima
North Yakima
Yakima Valley Fruit Growers Elect Officers
At the annual meeting in North Yakima Dr. A. J. Pressey of Selah was elected president and F. E. Sickles of Naches was re elected acting general manager and Yakima trustee on North Pacific Fruit Distributors. The executive committee includes Pressey Rudkin Follanshee Armstrong Merrill Porter and Parsons.
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Yakima Valley Fruit Growers’ Association
North Yakima
A. J. Pressey
Selah
F. E. Sickles
Naches
Yakima
North Pacific Fruit Distributors
J. J. Rudkin
Kennewick
O.S. Follanshee
Fatal fight at White Bluffs sparks murder charge likely
Three Milwaukee section men at White Bluffs fought drunkenly last evening. An axe wound left one man unconscious and dying while the other two assailants were detained. The victims were Americans. names could not be learned as we went to press.
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Milwaukee
White Bluffs
Kennewick Debaters Defeat Richland in County League
Kennewick high school won its third straight county league debate, defeating Richland high at Richland. The Kennewick team included freshmen William Sly and Dora Williams and junior John Hamilton, while Richland featured sophomores Vada Mowery Ruth Granlund and Alfred Zornes. Other Friday results saw Hover beating Finley Kiona over Prosser and Valley Heights over Walnut Grove as teams vie for the county championship.
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Kennewick High School
Richland High School
Kennewick
William Sly
Dora Williams
John Hamilton
Richland
Vada Mowery
Ruth Granlund
Alfred Zornes
Lewis
Lilley
Dorsey
Pasco High School
Zent
Franklin County
Elsa Dixon
Hover
Finley
Kiona
Prosser
Valley Heights
Walnut Grove
Many Children Need Medical Attention
The medical inspection of local schools by Mrs. Hickey finds a large number of children needing attention. Reports list counts for nasal trouble adenoids throat trouble enlarged glands eye strain decayed teeth and other issues totaling 495 with 165 counted twice leaving 330. Parents were informed via blanks sent home and asked to contact the teacher or superintendent with any questions.
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Hickey
E P Greene Pioneer Journalist Dies at 67
Elwyn P. Greene founder of the Kennewick Courier and Pasco Express died January 12 in Greenbush Michigan at age 67. He helped establish the Southern Methodist school at Milton Oregon and published the Columbia Courier before moving to Michigan to pursue later projects.
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Pioneer
Man
Michigan
Pasco Express
Elwyn P. Greene
Kennewick Courier
Greenbush
Mich
H.C. Greene
Bradford
Vermont
Green
Greene
Walla Walla
Twin Cities
Southern Methodist
Milton
Oregon
Kennewick
Columbia Courier
C. O. Anderson
Pasco
C. T. Giezentanner
Northern Pacific officials visit Kennewick for freight outlook
A party of Northern Pacific officers led by J G Woodworth and H E Still met the Commercial Club in Kennewick to discuss transcontinental freight, a possible Richland-Hanford line, and boosting intermountain trade. They noted Kennewick as a key interior point and pledged rate corrections for a local basket and grape juice factory.
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Northern Pacific
J.G. Woodworth
St. Paul
H. E. Still
Western General Freight
Tacoma
Alex Tinling
Western General
C. E. Arney
Western Immigration and Industrial
Spokane
Commercial Club
Pasco
North Yakima
Desgranges
Richardson
Woodworth
Panama Canal
Intermountain States
Kennewick
Arney
Middle West
Richland-Hanford
White Bluffs
Benton County
Marks
Still
Oregon
Idaho Territory
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Reoplane
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E. P. Greene
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