Bohlke resigns as Wenatchee District Co operative chief
H G Bohlke resigns as president and director of the Wenatchee District Co operative Association and plans to assign all assets to creditors. He failed to secure funds to pay growers under a February agreement reducing box payments by 24 cents, with a meeting set to review liabilities and asset transfers including orchards warehouses boxes and unsold fruit.
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Wenatchee Worl
H. G. Bohlke
Wenattchee
Frank Reeves
Wenatchee
Mrr
Brohlke
Mgr
Bohlke
Nake
H. G. Rohlke
Wenatchee District Co-operative Association
Mohrke
New York
Griowers
Bohlket Company
Wenatebeer Commercial Club
Ioyden
Cashmere
Trinidad
Cashmere Apple Co
Dr Lessing Takes Over Local Hospital
Dr Lessing arrived from Bend Oregon and has assumed control of the hospital joining the community with his office in the building. He traveled through difficult road conditions with detours en route while his family remains in Bend until school ends and a suitable residence is found. He is praised as a progressive and thorough practitioner with prior ties to Leavenworth and Seattle.
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Dr. Lessing
Bend
Oregon
Lessing
Leavenworth
Seattle
Cashmere Enforces Traffic Law Without Favor
The Cashmere town traffic ordinance is strictly enforced by Marshal Patterson and Judge Stanford. Fines commonly total 15 dollars for violations in recent days. The law covers speed limits of 12 mph, parking, mufflers, lights and licenses with no excuse for ignorance.
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Cashmere
Cashmere ‘S
Marshal Patterson
Stanford
Picnic Spoons Tied With String Spark Conversation
In a casual exchange, a speaker notes spoons at a picnic were bound with strings near the handles. The reply identifies the tied spoons as part of a community silver tradition.
Sewer Outlets Exposed By Low Water At Leavenworth
The Leavenworth mill pond water level drop leaves sewer outlets above water, raising flood risk. City has extended some sewers into the pond and asks private sewer owners to extend theirs. Authorities urge immediate action to prevent emergencies if the dam fails before summer operations resume.
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Mill Pond
Leavenworth
Meeting Set To Review Orchard Company Finances
Apples sold but not yet paid for. Liabilities include about £700,000 owed to growers for fruit bought last season plus current bills and debts on orchard and warehouse property. A full financial statement will be presented at a growers meeting on Saturday April 2 at 2 p m in Wenatchee Commercial Club rooms. A plan to place affairs in a committee of creditors to administer assets for best results is proposed.
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Wenatchee Commercial Club Rooms
Shipwrecked Among Cannibals at Grand Theatre
The Grand hosts the film Shipwrecked Among Cannibals on Monday and Tuesday April 4 and 5. The cinematic account depicts a shipwrecked crew surviving in a primitive land with stark, sensational scenes said to be 200 un staged shots.
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Grand Theatre
the Grand
Wenatchee Club opposes proposed eastern Washington state
The Wenatchee Commercial Club votes unanimously against forming a new state from eastern Washington and Idaho Panhandle. The secretary would reply that the proposal faces unanimous disapproval and would require a new administration capitol and institutions. Ted Walton left Monday to visit his Spokane relatives.
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Wenatchee Commercial Club
Washington
Columbia River
Panhandle
Idaho
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Wenatchee Club
East
Spoakne
Wenatchee
Lincoln
Wenatchee District
Ted Walton
Spokane
Cantata Draws Crowded House On Easter Evening
The writer, a boosters of home talent, hails the Easter Sunday cantata as a meritful success. It drew a large crowd despite no admission, with a substantial collection showing strong local support. M. Rumohr presided after the national anthem and the program impressed all attendees. Mrs. C. E. Curtis is credited for promoting the enterprise.
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M. Rumohr
Gompers Defies Radical Labor Drive on Bolshevik Ties
President Gompers of the AFL rejects closeness to the Russian soviet order opposing a radical labor faction backing the policy. About 60 labor bodies oppose his anti Bolshevik stance, labeling him unpatriotic while Hoover backs open trade with Russia and Baltic states.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
America
Our Republic
Hoover
Baltic States
Italy
Leavenworth Declares Cleanup Week April 4–9 1921
The city of Leavenworth Washington proclaims the week of April 4 through 9 1921 as cleanup week. Residents are urged to cooperate and place refuse in suitable receptacles for collection by city vehicles on Friday and Saturday of the week.
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Leavenworth
Wash
Cashmere Petition Seeks Married Men Jobs in County Works
A circulating petition in Cashmere asks the county commissioners to hire married men with families for public work, arguing many county employees in the road district are single, some foreign, and that married men need work for provisions. A humorous exchange about a shipboard Irishman follows the petition notes.
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Cashmere
Bond Call Notice for Leavenworth Improvement District No 4
Bond No 4 of Leavenworth Improvement District No 4 is called for payment on April 17, 1921. Interest will cease accruing on that date. Rev. Taylor, City Treasurer.
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Leavenworth Improvement District No. 4
Rev. Taylor
Appreciation from Leavenworth family for aid during missing daughter case
Mr and Mrs Geo W Smith thank the people of Leavenworth and vicinity for kindness and help during the time their daughter was missing.
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Leavenworth and Vicinity
Geo. W. Smith
Noisy Night of Pipes in Jamie Mac Laughlan’s Parlour
A piper recalls the evening at Jamie Mac Laughlan’s as the "verra Hest" music filled a back parlour. Fifteen pipers played different tunes, creating a sense of floating, "heevin" among the musicians.
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Jamie MacLaughlan
FASTER SUNDAY IDEAL DAY ACROSS THE STATE
Easter Sunday was a ideal day with morning church services crowded and sunny afternoons inviting auto rides and walks. Many people engaged in gardening and home improvements as warm weather encouraged outdoor activity and community reflection.
Too Many Tax Eaters Board Creates Big Overhead
The new state administrative board installed at the capitol assigns forty five positions including heads sub heads clerks and stenographers. Critics say the overhead costs are excessive as officials are paid from taxes on business and industry. They urge legislative action to curb the board and reduce taxes by forming a smaller body.
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State Administrative Board
Capitol
Smith Girl Hidden in Closet Returns to Hotel Room
Laurene Smith, reported missing, was found hiding in a linen closet on the second floor of the Anderson hotel after spending Tuesday night under riverbank rock. She described cold weather, bread and honey behavior, and said she would be placed in a Seattle home.
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Echo
Laurene Smith
Anderson Hotel
W. F. Herriman
Davises
Sheriff Forsyth
Laurene
Seattle
What the American Legion Is For
The piece quotes the Legion's Constitution Preamble outlining goals such as upholding the U S Constitution, maintaining law and order, fostering one hundred percent Americanism, preserving WWI memories, instilling obligation to community state and nation, opposing autocracy, promoting peace and democracy, and sanctifying comradeship through mutual helpfulness.
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United States of America
FiveYearOld Anabelle Johnson Dies of Diphtheria in Spokane
Anabelle Johnson five years old, daughter of A. C. Johnson of Leavenworth, died in Spokane after a visit with her mother. She fell ill with diphtheria and died despite medical care. Private funeral held Saturday with floral tributes from family and friends. family mourns at the great loss.
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Anabelle Johnson
A. C. Johnson
Leavenworth
Spokane
Anabelle
Grim Reaper
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State News
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Hamburg
Tacoma
State of Washington
Thomas B. Hill
Washington State Land Settlement Association
MR. Gompers
Smith
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