Watermelons in Kennewick Valley Reach High Prices
The season shows strong demand for watermelons in the Kennewick valley with dealers shipping an average of about three cars daily totaling around 1000 tons estimated for the season. Prices have ranged from 12 to 9 dollars per ton with analysts predicting an average near 9.50 and a roughly 70 car output, while shipments go mainly to Spokane Idaho and Montana and some to the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiready
DeRegt
Kennewick District
Spokane
Idaho
Montana
Ish
Wapato
High School Sees New Rules and Football Plans
Students in late enrollment include Harold Oliver Walter Cantrill Gladys and Ralph e. Fire drill prompted outdoor time as Miss Macumber and Miss Paul were replaced by Miss Martha éader and Miss Stielman. A Tuesday meeting formed a football team with practice to start at shoe. The high school plans monthly report cards and stricter rules to improve attendance and grades. Building progress continues with crowded rooms and a growing student body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Oliver
Walter Cantrill
Gladys and
Ralphe
Macumber
Paul
Martha Éader
Stielman
Llaney
Assembly Hall
Library Hours for Students and Teachers
The library in charge announces Tuesday hours from 2 to 6 for lending and returns and Saturday from afternoon through 9 pm for loans. An attendant will be present only on these two days. The room is in the Commercial Club hall over Stewart store at Second and Tacoma streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Stewart
Second
Tacoma Streets
Kennewick Pasco Sunday baseball dispute ends in forfeit
Captain Joe Martin in Pasco plans to arrange a replay after a Sunday game ended 9 0 for Pasco due to a disputed call by umpire Connolly. Kennewick protested the ruling, the teams left the field, and Pasco reset to win in the following inning. Larkin and Ireland pitched well for Pasco as Ireland fanned eight batters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Martin
Pasco
Kennewick
Cryderman
Stull
Conroy
Howe
Gascoigne
Ireland
Larkin
Connolly
Martin
Umps
Kull
McGuire
Miss Wood Weds in Cordova Alaska
Miss Gladys Wood eldest daughter of Rev and Mrs J H Wood married William A Park of Cordova Alaska on August 22. Park is a trained nurse who recently headed Cordova City Hospital. The couple had limited time at home as Mrs Park’s parents reside in Kennewick. Secretary Gardner awaits first publicity literature installments with primers and postcards to be shipped from Portland on the 30th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Wood
J. H. Wood
Cordova
Alaska
William A. Park
Gardner
Portland
Kennewick
Inland Empire
Columbia
Snake
Yakima River
Columbia River
Senator Poindexter urges reversal of rivers and harbors report
Senator Poindexter voices strong request to reverse Major Katz's unfavorable Columbia River improvement report from the river mouth to Wenatchee. He asks the U S Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors to postpone hearings to December and mobilize Spokane, Wenatchee, Walla Walla, Portland business leaders to press for reversal. He warns against power interests and railroads opposing navigation, urges support for locks and dams as public power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Routhe
Richland
Washington
Routhe
Katz
Columbia River
Snake
Wenatchee
U. S. Board of Engineers For
Southern Building
Washington, D. C
Spokane
Walla Walla
Portland
U. S. Board of Engineers
Priest Rapids
Hanford Company
Rivers and Harbors Board
Soil Movement
Park plans urged to beautify Kennewick
A. R. Gardner argues Kennewick should accelerate a city park program and playgrounds. He warns against delay, urges ground breaking this fall for riverfront or island parks, and calls for united action by city council school board Commercial Club women’s clubs and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Middle West
West
Kennewick
Northwest
A. R. Gardner
Peaches Bring Fancy Price From Northwest Shipment
W Behrman of the Garden Tracts reports Kennewick peaches are the best grown in the Northwest. A recent Elberta shipment to a Seattle firm drew ten cents a box more than local highs, and the lot sold readily at the higher price. Several peaches measured eleven inches in circumference and weighed twelve ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Behrman
Garden Tracts
Kennewick
Northwest
Seattle
Peach Smudging Proves Key To Orchard Yields
The peach harvest is nearly complete with yields averaging one third to one half of a normal crop. D J Reinhart's orchard yielded about 300 boxes at one dollar each, while I Smith and sons produced a full crop of 700 boxes and Meyers and Wieland 1200 boxes. Frosts to start April showed smudging helps counter cold, and the lesson is to prepare whole hearted for extreme conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Reinhart
I. Smith and Sons
Meyers and Wieland
Mrs R P Tulles Dies After Alcohol Stove Explosion
Mrs R P Tulles of Garden Tracts died noon Friday after ten days of burns from an alcohol stove explosion on August 15. She was born November 8, 1888 in Wallace Idaho and was the first white child born in the mining camp. Survived by husband Russel and a son, with parents and brother Dr. Wallace at her bedside. Funeral Saturday at 3 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal church conducted by Rev C E Wilkinson. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery Spokane Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Tulles
Garden Tracts
Tulles
Carrie Wallace
Oscar Wallace
Spokane
Colonel Wallace
Wallace
Idaho
Russel P. Tulles
Dr. Wallace
Newport
Wash
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. E. Wilkinson
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Collins Company Cets Car of Cheese
The Chas H Collins company expects a carload of cheese arrival soon. It’s the first solid car load shipped to towns between Seattle and Spokane, possibly except North Yakima. Most cheese to Kennewick with the pungent stock unloaded in Pasco for retail. value near $5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Collins Company
Mr. Collins
Seattle
Spokane
North Yakima
Kennewick
Pasco
Young Folks to Wed Invisions for Gravensland Mann Marriage
Invitations announce the marriage of Miss Louise Gravensland to Edwin H. Mann at the Presbyterian church on Thursday evening September 14th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Gravensland
Edwin H. Mann
Presbyterian Church
New Route Opened for Deliveries on KFD No 2
Deliveries on K F D No 2 began this morning with two carrier applications received by the postmaster from Theo Kirchner and E H Mann. Their examinations will be held tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Kirchner
E. H. Mann
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SCOOL
Poindexter
United States Senate
Committee ON Expenditures IN the Interior Department
Mrnies Pornpexter
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