KLINE SHOOTS SUPT RIGGS AT TUMWATER BANK
The incident in Tumwater Savings Bank left F C Riggs wounded by a 38 caliber revolver fired by F J Kline a regional manager of Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. Kline suffered mental strain from heavy work and impending legal duties but is not seriously hurt. Riggs from Minneapolis had come to oversee plant operations and both men reportedly had cordial talks earlier that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Riggs
Tumwater
F. J. Kline
Kline
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Spokane
Riggs
Wenatchee Valley & Northern Railway
Geo. L. Gardner
Minneapolis
Mr. Kline
Mechanics Loan & Trust Co
Mr. Riggs
Three Cashmere Vendors Arrested for Selling Tobacco to Minors
Three pool room owners in Cashmere were arrested Monday for selling tobacco to miners including cigarettes to girls. At arraignment in Wenatchee on Tuesday A. H. Mohler defended them, arguing minors misrepresented ages. Judge McCoy imposed a $10 fine plus costs amid W C T U pressure claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashmere
Wenatchee
A. H. Mohler
McCoy
Mohler
New Lumber Company Set to Begin Operations
A new lumber mill near completion saved its first log on Wednesday. The company plans to start the planer and box factory soon and aims to have full operations by Monday with about two million feet of logs on hand and a projected yearly cut of three million feet at a rate of forty thousand feet daily.
Vin Moore Company Opens at Scenic Theatre
The Vin Moore stock company brings a four night engagement to Scenic theatre starting Sunday evening after a crowded Wenatchee run. Eleven players form the troupe with strong reputations. Manager Mr. Simpson says the company has fine plays and high recommendations. The opening night will feature the Honor of a Cowboy followed by nightly program changes.
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Vin Moore Stock Company
Wenatchee Theatre
Scenic Theatre
Simpson
Scenic
Resolutions of Respect for C H Phillips
Leavenworth Lodge 160 Knights of Pythias mourns brother C H Phillips a loving husband and patriotic citizen. The lodge extends condolences to his widow and orders resolutions filed and published. City Engineer Cook has moved his office to Ninth Street opposite the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Leavenworth
Knights of Pythias
Cook
Ninth Street
The Big L D Mill Starts After Snow Delay
The big L D mill began after delays due to snowbound edgers. Workers spent yesterday testing the machinery and today trimming equipment. By next Monday full day shift runs start and by April 14 night and day operations begin with increased output and labor saving gear.
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Rockies
City Considers Purchase of Tumwater Water System
The Tumwater Light and Water Co offers to sell the water system to the city for 8063.05 plus its pumping contract with Lamb Davis Lumber Co. The council delays action, creating a water fund and approving Whitman Street improvements while considering the offer. Dee Fisher seeks approval to build a brick shooting gallery on Front Street between Raineer Cafe and the Japanese restaurant.
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Tumwater Light & Water Company
Adams
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Anderson
Whitman Street
Cascade Street
Dee Fisher
Front Street
Raineer
Fisher
Advertised letters remaining at Leavenworth Post Office
The following letters remain uncalled for at the Leavenworth Post Office for the week ending March 31, 1945 Betts E W Brown W F Mrs Carroll Chas Cook F W Campbell A B Dunn J A Gilliland J W Gibbs Jack Hood A Halverson A Lane Hudson Stevenson Hugh Stewart F J Foset Erick Tombly Chas J C Davis postmaster
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth Post Office
New Nickel Debuts With Cheyenne Chief in Profile
Washington issue unveils a large batch of nickels with a fresh design by J E Fraser of New York featuring a Cheyenne Indian chief in profile on the obverse and a buffalo on the reverse. The piece notes Italy and France influence, mentions Roosevelt era design shifts, and records a tiny sculptor initial under the 3 in 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. E. Fraser
New York
Greece
Rome
Roosevelt
St. Gaudens
Great Northern Trains Delayed by Slides Near Cascade
A heavy slide of snow and rock west of the Cascade Tunnel blocked Great Northern trains for about 48 hours last weekend. Service resumed Monday night after clearance. Six to eight feet of summit snow remains and rock slide danger noted. Trains de toured around Portland during the disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Tunnel
Portland
Great Northern
Rocky Mountains
Glacier Park
Overland car to be demonstrated by Yale Garage rep
A Yale Garage Cashmere representative will appear in this week’s paper to demonstrate the Overland car praised for quality and low price. Also reported: three births last week including two boys and a girl born at homes of Lauterbach Peshastin Shaw and Dawson with dates Monday Wednesday and yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Cashmere
Overland
Judah
D. Lauterbach
Peshastin
Mrs. Shaw
Chester Dawson
Postal Savings Banks See Self Sustaining System Soon
Postmaster General Hitchcock reports on the postal savings banks noting 12 812 depositories with about 300 000 depositors and 28 million dollars in deposits. He projects 700 000 in gross income for the year ending June 30 1913 with 300 000 in interest to depositors and expenses around 700 000. He envisions self sufficiency after deposits reach 50 million and proposes legislative changes including higher postage, parcel post consolidation, franking limits, depositor limits, and fraud investigations. He also urges telegraph lines to join the postal system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Savings Banks
Hitchcock
Postal Savings System
Congress
Department of Justice
Congress weighs flat or graduated income tax plans
Congressional discussions center on a possible 1 to 2 percent flat tax or a graduated rate up to 50 percent with exemptions at $3,500 to $5,000. Ways and Means members debate which model to adopt and how to fund the tariff and other revenues. A separate brief notes a 12 year old boy named Carl Young was kicked by a horse but is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
National Treasury
Carl Young
G N awards Cascades snowshed contract to Smith Co
Great Northern awarded a Cascades snowshed contract to Smith and Co of this city last Saturday for west slope structures. The project calls for timber sheds needing about 25,000,000 feet of timber. Work begins with a small force and aims to employ 400 to 500 men by spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Smith & Co
Great Northern
Cascades
Wheels of Steel Plant Nears Operation in City
Mr. Robert, manager of Washington Steel and Iron Co, says the Wash ington plant is nearing completion and should start within about sixty days. Ore from Baring, Washington, is on hand and carloads arrive daily for shipment to the site. The company plans a fall expansion to double capacity and expects many visitors this summer to inspect the factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Washington Steel & Iron Co’s
Rothert
Wenatchee Raises Aid for Dayton Flood Victims
Wenatchee churches lodges and others donate between 1500 and 2000 for eastern flood and cyclone relief. Fruit growers and produce firms ship two carloads of apples to Spokane to aid Ohio victims. Odessa contributes two carloads of potatoes shipped free by the Great Northern Railway. Nationwide relief may exceed two million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Fruit Growers Association and Produce Company
Spokane
Ohio
Odessa
Wash
Great Northern Railway
United States
Durand vistors note son’s recovery from tunnel injury
Mrs. L. P. Durand of Seattle visits her sister Mrs. H. Featherstone and says her son Lyman, hurt months ago by a high tension wire, is improving but uses crutches. Cleanup day yielded little effort as Marshall Bohnsack’s crew clears streets. J. W. Hanks, traveling auditor for the Lambs, departs for Minneapolis after several days in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Bohnsack
J. W. Hanks
Minneapolis
Mr. Hanks
The
Lambs
Smallpox Case Sent to Pesthouse From Spokane
Health Officer Judah sent a tramp with a defined smallpox case to the pesthouse south of the river this week. The patient had traveled from Spokane. Mrs. J. B. Violette and her daughter Mary left Thursday for the coast to visit friends for several weeks.
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Judah
Spokane
J. B. Violette
Mary
Coast
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Mgr. Kline
C. F. Riggs
Tumwater Canyon
NEW Lumber Company
Leavenworth Lumber Company
VIN Moore Company
C. H. Phillips
Earth
F. M. Lee
A. R. Brown
O. E. Swartz Committee
L. D. Mill
CITY
T. Light & Water System
J. B. Adams
G. N
Dayton
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