Better Babies Contest Draws Benton County Interest
The Better Babies Contest linked to the Grape Carnival in Benton county gathers strong parental interest. Local management works with the State Fair committee and Woman's Home Companion bureau to offer bronze medals and certificates for top babies. Entries require examination by physicians, with weights and measurements set for several ages.
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Benton County
Better Babies Committee
Better Babies Bureau
Woman’s Home Companion
North Yakima
Woman’s Home Companion Bureau
Fall Term Opens Amid Strong Teaching Staff At District No 17
Enrollment will be about 600 with over 100 in the high school as Superintendent M. S. Lewis begins his sixth year and H. E. Groom starts his fifth as principal and teacher. Returning high school faculty includes Bragdon Nelson Romig Shier and Meikle. New hires include Collyer Brown Berg Fulpa Gorman Loba and Mimbach. Classes and rooms are arranged to incorporate domestic science manual training and agriculture, with English History returning to the high school curriculum.
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M. S. Lewis
H. E.groom
Louise ‘S. Bragdon
Mary L. Nelson
William Meikle
E. E. Romig
E. Marjorie Shier
Pearl Cunningham
Elizabeth Wortman
Gertrude Stowers
Kate Williams
Mayme Jorgenson
Bridget Mimbach
Lelia Tilley
Dorothy Collyer
Grace E. Brown
Clara M. Berg
Olga Fulpa
Marie Gorman
Henrietta Loba
Collyer
Washington State College
Brown
Miss Berg
Miss Loba
Ellensburg State Normal
Miss Fulpa
Superior State Normal
Wisconsin
Miss Gorman
Bellingham State
Miss Tilley
Miss Stowers
Washington
Miss Mimbach
Miss Jorgenson
Miss Brown
Miss Williams
Miss Cunningham
Eighth Grade Exams Set for Kennewick High Monday
An eighth grade examination will be offered for students who missed the state test. It will be held at the high school building in Kennewick on Monday morning September 5th.
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Kennewick
Two Frame Buildings Burn in Yakima Street Fire
Early Monday fire destroyed the C. G. McCoy blacksmith shop and the nearby Kennewick Restaurant on Front Street near Yakima. Firemen arrived late as a brisk breeze fueled the blaze, with McCoy’s second hand store and the Kentucky Bar suffering heat damage. belongings and stock were lost, and insurance values are noted for the restaurant and blacksmith shop.
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McCoy Blacksmith Shop
Kennewick
Front Street
C. G. McCoy
Yakima
Harry Diley
McCoy
McDonald Paints to Move to Scott Building on Yakima Street
E S McDonald Paint Company will relocate September 15 from east of the post office to the Scott building on Yakima street. Mr McDonald plans a major stock expansion while in Portland this week buying additions to paints glass and art goods lines.
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E.S. McDonald Paint Cor
Scott
Yakima Street
McDonald
Portland
Little Boy Drowns in Columbia River at Hover
Willis Bruce Dimick eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs L J Dimick of Hover drowned Sunday noon in the Columbia River. He removed clothing waded to cast a fishline when an undercurrent swept him away and he did not swim. The body has not yet been recovered. The family received sympathy from friends in the lower valley.
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Willis Bruce Dimick
L. J. Dimick
Hover
Columbia River
Dance Queen Contest Draws Large Attendance
Wednesday night’s Queen series dance drew a larger crowd than the prior week as leaders in the Queen contest accumulate votes. The next event will close the contest on Friday the 19th instead of Wednesday the 17th, with Miss Olbrich leading at 68 730 votes and Pilla second with 22 520.
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Miss Olbrich
Os Pilla
Plans for Concrete Bridges Proposed to Span Washington and Second
City Engineer Wright presented drawings for two reinforced concrete bridges to span the canal at Washington and Second streets. The Washington wagon and footbridges are near the end of their usefulness, with safety concerns about the footbridge to close before Monday school start. Residents seek a footbridge at Olmsted addition. officials weigh buying concrete now versus patching aging wooden spans. A council committee of Anderson Huntington and Haydon will study and report at the next meeting.
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Wright
Council
Washington Street
Second Street
En- Leiner
Olmsted
Anderson, Huntington and
Haydon
Kennewick Proclaims Half-Day Holiday for Richland Festival
Proclamation requests all Kennewick businesses to close at noon on September 11 and urges citizens to attend Richland Fall Festival events. Mayor Ernest L. Kois urges support for the sister city celebration and bountiful crops season.
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Richland
Kennewick
Ernest L. Kois
Railroad Men Visit Kennewick and Richland
D. J. Bricker Northern Pacific General Immigration Agent led eight traveling agents through Kennewick and Richland. They toured the area, loaded autos with fruit, dined at the Hotel Kennewick, and discussed boosting publicity for local resources with the Commercial Club.
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D. J. Bricker
Northern Pacific Railway
Entour
Northwest
Kennewick
Richland
No. 4
Highlands
Hotel
Commercial Club
Yakima Valley
Washington State
Bricker
Conry
Spokane
Cole Tweedt Win Doubles In Local Tennis Finals
Dr. B. L. Cole and G. E. Tweedt defeated L. E. Johnson and Dr. Crosby in straight sets to win the doubles at the club grounds. Singles finals between Cole and Geo. D. Peters to decide ownership of the racquet will be played at nine o clock next Sunday morning.
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B. L. Cole
G. E. Tweedt
L. E. Johnson
Dr. Crosby
Dr. Cole
Geo. D. Peters
Krosnees
Holmes Cash Store Opens In New Hover Block
Holmes Cash Store settles into a new location in the Hover Block with much stock moved on Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Holmes vows a model shop with strict cleanliness and glassed storage for perishables. A ladies rest room will be provided in the rear for rural patrons.
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Holmes Cash
Holmes
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