Creamery Growth Praised by Dairy Official in Colu mbia Valley
Deputy State Dairy Commissioner L W Hanson praised the Columbia Valley Creamery noting remarkable growth since operations began last fall. He commended cream quality, cleanliness, premiums for butter, and plans for expansion including a new $1000 refrigerating plant and 2 ton capacity, plus improved water supply.
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Columbia Valley
L. W. Hanson
Hanson
Washington
Dairyman
Jenson
Club to Show Rural Scenes at Opera House
A Chicago Land Show representative attended the strawberry festival Tuesday and photographed the gathering. Stereopticon slides and motion pictures depicting rural life nationwide will be shown at the opera house Saturday evening June 8 under Commercial Club auspices. The program includes farming views and scenes from the great land show. The entertainment targets those interested in the country's farming resources.
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Chicago
Opera House
Commercial Club
Kennewick Romps Pasco in Scoring Frenzy
Kennewick triumphed over Pasco 21 to 9 in a sunlit Sunday game at local grounds securing their ninth straight win. Stull set a rare 1000 batting mark with a triple three doubles and two singles while Burmaster pitched fairly amid limited support.
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Kennewick
Pasco
Husky
Sieman
Crowley
Larkin
Newport
Arnold Burmaster
Burmaster
Richland
St. Paul Yard
Stull
Old Show House Transformed in Kennewick Opera House
A large crowd filled the Kennewick Opera House formerly the Pavilion for opening night. The venue was rebuilt into a comfortable, well furnished, lighted space with green walls and updated stage doors. A five reel film plus vaudeville act Hudson and Moran entertained, with Highland fling and Fisher’s hornpipe showcased. Miss Ethel Kimble played piano.
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Kennewick Opera House
Hudson & Moran
Fisher
Ethel Kimble
PUPILS RECITAL DELIGHTS KENNEBUNK AUDIENCE
A splendid recital of twenty four numbers was given at the Presbyterian church by the pupils of Mrs Gifford and Miss Burlingame on Thursday evening. Many young players showed careful training and promise of future musicians. The decorated church and full house reflected strong local support and the organizers earned praise for the best musicale in Kennebunk in years.
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Presbyterian Church
K.C. Gifford
Ethel Burlingame
Gifford
Death of Mrs. George W. Dean in Kennewick
Mrs. George W. Dean dies at home in Kennewick at about six o clock Wednesday evening. Heart failure is listed as the immediate cause after two years of declining health. Funeral services were held at Mueller parlors with Rev. Rounds and Rev. Rarey presiding, attended by many friends and lodge sisters. Burial will take place in Taylor county Iowa. She was born in Ohio seventy seven years ago and lived in Iowa for 48 years, moving to Kennewick with her husband in 1906. She organized the Ladies Aid and long served in the Methodist church and Rebekah lodge. Surviving are her husband and four children Fay, O J, Mrs Frank Wright, and Mrs K M Jenks.
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Mueller
Rounds
Finley
Rarey
Kennewick
Taylor County
Iowa
Dean
Louisa Barnhill
Ohio
Kennewick Valley
Lower Valley
Ladies’ Aid Society
Methodist Church
Rebekah Lodge
Fay F
O. J
Alliance
Neb
Frank Wright
Bedford
K. M. Jenks
Tingley
Kennewick Tennis Club Competes At Sunnyside Event
Kennewick players L E Johnson and G E Tweedt competed in singles won by Foster of Grandview. In doubles Wood and Andrews of Sunnyside won, with Harsha Peters and Lewis Trenbath representing Kennewick. Forty two players from six towns participated. Sunnyside invites Sunnyside to visit Kennewick later in the season.
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Kennewick
Sunnyside
L. E. Johnson
G. E. Tweedt
Foster
Grandview
Wood and Andrews
Harsha
Peters
Lewis
Trenbath
Zillah
Mabton
Toppenish
North Yakima
Fire department volunteers gain new uniforms
The city ordered fifteen uniforms for the recently organized volunteer fire department. The outfits were purchased through W. P. Cryderman at an estimated total cost of about 200 dollars.
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W. P. Cryderman
Norwegian Church planned in Kennewick by Lutheran leaders
Rev Foss of Everett and Rev Helleckson of North Yakima visited Kennewick to establish a Norwegian branch. A three member committee reports a Norwegian population large enough for a 25 member congregation and a minister will be sent from the east around June 15. Highlands Lutheran Church recently completed joins three active Lutheran congregations in Kennewick and area.
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Foss
Everett
Helleckson
North Yakima
Lutheran Church
I. Smith
S. Halvorsen
L. Erickson
Highlands Lutheran Church
Kennewick
Eighth Grade Passes Crown District 17 Pupils
The district No 17 eighth grade exams yielded a list of graduates: Emil Behrman Orin Rein hart Enid Callahan Otto Erickson Engel Erickson Helen Huntington Katie Larson Cora Larsen Elsie Mueller Edwin Osgood Theodore Rich Corwin Terril Juanita Tull Ona Taylor Ethel Watson.
Pacific Power and Light Lowers Lighting Rates
Pacific Power and Light lowers lighting charges effective July 1 from 13 to 12 cents per kilowatt hour for the first 30 kilowatts. Homeholders save about 74 percent on typical bills with examples shown, and commercial customers in Pasco and Kennewick will also benefit as the first 60 kilowatt hours cost 12 cents and excess at 6 cents.
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Pacific Power & Light Company
Pasco
Kennewick
City Observes Memorial Day with Veterans Parade and Service
Memorial Day observances filled Second street with red white and blue displays and crowds. The Congregational church hosted a patriotic program led by the band Rev Orr with readings by Miss Lydia Evans and Mrs A B Ely. Judge O L Holcomb spoke as a son of a soldier, followed by songs including The Star Spangled Banner and America. A parade, cemetery decorations, and a dinner in the Eakin building by the Women's Relief Corps completed the observance.
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Second Street
Congregational Church
Orr
Lydia Evans
A. B. Ely
Dayton H. Stewart
Edward Sheppard
O. L. Holcomb
America
Eakin
Woman’s Relief Corps
Three Year Homestead Bill Reaches Final Agreement
Senate and house conferees agree on the Borah three year homestead bill making land settlements easier on remaining public lands in the West. Buyers may be absent five months yearly during settlement. They must cultivate one sixteenth of land in year two and one eighth in year three.
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Senate
House
West
Canada
Largest Yakima valley strawberry festival draws Pasco visitors
Nearly six hundred guests attended the Wilkenson lawn event on Kennewick Avenue led by a Pasco majority. A two-section special train ferried guests, with a four piece orchestra, floral arrangements, and coordinated tables run by local clubs. Proceeds supported local library funds after expenses.
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Yakima Valley
Wilkenson Lawn
Kennewick Avenue
Pasco
Jersey
Kennewick
A. B. Ely
Valley Barn
Twin Cities
Crane
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Gun “Ioner Lauds
Twin City Ice & Cold Storage Company
Lockerby
Frank Larkin
George W. Dean
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