Berry Crop Exceeds First Estimate In Richland Kennewick Districts
The strawberry harvest ends with yields and prices above early forecasts. Through May the Kennewick Richland districts shipped over 15 345 crates with total market potential near 65 70 thousand dollars. Growers credit high prices and careful cultivation while noting heat reduced shipments and 5 000 crates more could have been marketed.
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Kennewick
Richland
Commission
Commercial Club
Business Men’s Association
M. A. Zornes
Zornes
Thornber to Lecture and Demonstrate Peach Orchards in Kennewick
Professor Thornber will visit Kennewick for lectures and demonstrations on June 13 and 14. He will study local peach orchards, lecture at the Commercial Club, offer consultations, and conduct a fruit grower conference at the Highlands club house. He will share findings on peach culture and strawberry industry and advise on orchard care and summer pruning. Contact Kemp Dawson or A C Hart to arrange visits.
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Thornber
Kennewick
Commercial Club
Highlands
Prof. Thornber
Kemp Dawson
A. C. Hart
Kennewick Defeats Richland In Weather Affected Game
Kennewick beat Richland 12 to 4 in a sparsely attended Sunday matchup. Gleichman pitched well with about a dozen strikeouts as Williams made a notable effort to keep clean white pants during the contest.
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Kennewick
Richland
Gleichman
Williams
Kennewick Players Fail To Reach Sunnyside Finals
Kennewick sent four youths to the Sunnyside tennis event but none advanced to the finals. Wells of Portland and Woods of Sunnyside clinched the singles and doubles titles as local entrants were bounced in early rounds. The Kennewick pairings fell to Leckey, Woods, and Sunnyside opponents in straight sets.
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Kennewick
Woods
Sunnyside
Wells
Portland
Yale
Cole
Tweedt
Leckey
North Yakima
Trenbath
Crosby
Cloud
Simonton
Johnson
Kolb
Ruhnke
Knight
Andrews
Lichty
Noble
Amendson
Balcom
Foster
Grandview
City Hall to Host Grape Carnival Committee Selection
The Business Mens' Association calls all members to a Monday night meeting at City Hall to form a joint committee with the Commercial Club and Highlands Improvement Club for Grape Carnival planning. Highlands club already names E O Keene Jos Hess and F A Krug for their committee.
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Business Mens’ Association
Commercial Club
Highlands Improvement Club
E O. Keene
Jos. Hess
F. A. Krug
Popularity Contest Closes Saturday Night for $140 Prizes
The Courier’s popularity contest ends Saturday night at six. Votes are counted at once, with $100 and $40 in gold awarded. Lead standings show Miss Dorothy Mann 80 900, Miss Ona Lee Taylor 77 200, Miss Myrtle Elliott 41 100, after Nellie Hailey, now Mrs Ernest White, exited due to marriage.
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Courier
Dorothy Mann
Ona Lee Taylor
Myrtle Elliott
Nellie Hailey
Ernest White
Taylor
Miss Mann
Highlands
Connell Sunday Matchup Promises Hustle on Local Grounds
The upcoming game features Connell against Lind and Ritzville on Sunday at 2:30 PM. Connell has defeated Lind and Ritzville and is said to field a strong team likely to hustle. Visitors can catch No. 4 after the contest.
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Connell
Connel
Lind
Ritzville
No. 4
Reception for Rev Perry Tonight at Spaulding Home
The Dalles District superintendent Rev H O Perry and family have taken possession of the Staley residence on Kennewick avenue arriving from Sunnyside. The local church hosts a public reception on the Spaulding lawn this Friday evening inviting Kennewick citizens to meet the Perry family.
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H. O. Perry
Dalles
M. E. Conference
Staley
Kennewick Avenue
Sunnyside
Perry
Dr. Spaulding
Kennewick
Rev. Perry
Columbia Flood Reaches Near Record Heights
The Columbia rose to 21 feet above low water yesterday, four feet above last year’s high and the highest since 1909. No serious waterfront damage expected unless levels rise further, though snow remains in the mountains. Clements’ flat washed across Richland road. Jim Clements moves family to higher ground. Minor damage reported to O W R N bridge approaches. near record levels also observed on Yakima, Snake and Spokane Rivers with fears of damage downstream at Vancouver and Portland.
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Columbia
New Richland Road
Clements
Jim Clements
Yakima
Snake
Spokane
Vancouver
Portland
Churches United Sunday Sermons and Communion Unite Local Churches
Dr W W Scudder of Seattle secretary of the Congregational Conference of Washington will preach Sunday at the Congregational church at 11 a m and 7 p m Morning services unite Congregational and Presbyterian Churches and the evening service will unite the churches for communion All united services foster fellowship and shared worship
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W. W. Scudder
Seattle
Congregational Conference of Washington
Congregational
Placid City Council Meeting Described in Night Scene
A city council session is depicted with a vivid view from the chamber windows over river lights and train activity. Attendees arrive late. officials discuss an O-W spur track franchise as alarms, trains, and June insects provide atmospheric background.
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City Council
Pasco
N. P
Sam
Hamilton Company
Huntington
Kolb
O-W
Married R Catching and Miss Anna Tweedt in Coeur d Alene
Married last Saturday May 31 in Coeur d Alene City. Mrs Tweedt is H C J Tweedt's daughter and taught in Mullan Idaho. Mr Catching heads the National Mines at Mullan Idaho, the state’s largest mine. They traveled to Spokane then Kennewick to visit, plan to return to Mullan for their future home.
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R. Catching
Anna Tweedt
Coeur d’ Alene City
Catching
H. C. J. Tweedt
Mullan
Ida
Mr. Catching
Washington
Spokane
Kennewick
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Turkey
Evans
Baltimore
American
Spaulding Home
Churches United Sunday
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