Methodist Centenary Rally in Wenatchee District
The Wenatchee First Methodist church hosts Thursday April 10 a district Epworth League mobilization rally with delegates from all Wenatchee district leagues and guests. Speakers include Epworth secretary J Edgar Purdy and Drs Logan Warner Perry. evening program features stewardship and intercession talks with a 6 PM dinner and 7:30 PM services. An Epworth League conference will follow in Pullman on April 11.
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Spokane
First Methodist Episcopal
Epworth League
United States
Wenatchee
J. Edgar Purdy
Northwest
Portland Area
Stanley
Robert Warner
H. O. Perry
Moscow
Idaho
WeWilla Caffray
Stanley G. Logan
Purdy
Willa de Caffray
Warner
Perry
Pullman
Royal Development Co Plans to Do Much Work
Mr. J F Naughton, arriving from Butte Montana, will supervise extensive development this summer though snow delays begin until mid May. The company has patented several claims and aims to patent more as papers are prepared. Entiat valley ranchers back eight miles of hard surface road from the Great Northern right of way east of the depot, to be built soon, with petitions to the county auditor by the April commission meeting.
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J. F. Naughton
Butte
Montana
Naughton
Entiat Valley
F. E. Knapp
Great Northern
Board of County Commissioners
Entiat Times
Pioneer fruit dealer plans big extension in Wenatchee
Conrad Rose, founder of the Wenatchee Produce Co., plans a 75000 addition to his warehouse and packing plant in Wenatchee this spring. The expansion, marking the company’s 20th anniversary, will double floor space with a brick 100 by 100 warehouse and a fronting 200 by 140 feet sales and storage building. Rose is described as the largest shipper of boxed apples from the northwest.
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Wenatchee
Daily Press
Rose
Conrad Rose
Wenatchee Produce Company
Wenatchee Avenue
Great Northern
Spokane District Federal Farm Loan Bank Declares Dividend
The Spokane District Federal Farm Loan Bank announced a 60000 dividend up to the year's start for the first eighteen months of operation. The article praises Wilson era policies aiding small farmers, notes loan rates in the 4 to 5 percent range for the farmer while others pay 8 to 10 percent, and urges a farm loan association in every neighborhood to ease dependence on loan sharks.
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Spokane District Federal Farm Loan Bank
Wilson
Farm Loan Association
Farm Loan Bank
Mother Earth
Death of Mrs Chas Mann Remains laid to rest
The remains of Mrs. Chas. Mann were laid to rest in the local cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. She died suddenly while en route from Nebraska to Leavenworth, after falling ill in Spokane last Sunday. She leaves a husband father three brothers and a sister. Services were held at the Methodist church by Rev. Morton with Leavenworth Undertaking Co. in charge.
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Chas. Mann
Leavenworth Service Club pushes road improvements
The Leavenworth Service Club forms a committee H C Blankenship L R Hart and L C Brender to collect district road needs for county officials. Ranchers and residents should report exact locations and offers to aid repairs ahead of the next club meeting with the commissioners and road superintendent in attendance.
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Leavenworth
Leavenworth Service Club
H. C. Blankenship
L. R. Hart
L. C. Brender
Tax free bonds urged by Fordney amid postwar finance debate
The new Republican chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Representative Joseph W. Fordney of Michigan advocates offering tax free bonds at 3.5 percent or taxable bonds at 4.25 percent to future buyers to offset the impact of high rate securities and fund postwar debt. He cautions against burdening credit, urges balance of trade to attract gold, criticizes war era policies and government rail takeover while arguing private railroad ownership kept freight and wage costs lower. He warns about the cost of a large standing army and opposes broad government ownership proposals.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Joseph W. Fordney
Michigan
League of Nations
Japan
Canada
No Shipyard Strike Rejected by Seattle Workers
Seattle shipyard workers voted overwhelmingly against a strike set for April 1 for higher wages. The Pacific Coast Metal Trades Council ordered the vote, with similar votes in other coast shipyard cities. Officials said no walkout would occur until union representatives return from a Washington conference with shipyard owners and the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Pacific Coast Metal Trades Council
Washington, D. C
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Call for bids on Blewett Pass road project
The U S Bureau of Public Roads through district engineer L I Howes announces bids to build 8.4 miles of Blewett Pass road in Chelan County. Bids open in Portland on April 12 and cover clearing 33 acres, 125000 yards of common excavation, 25000 yards of rock excavation, laying 2400 feet of log and metal pipe and constructing two bridges. The route completes road up Peshastin Creek to the summit, replacing the existing steep grade.
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U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
L. I. Howes
Portland
Blewett Pass
Chelan County
Peshastin Creek
Peshastin Fruit Growers Association Elects Officer
The Peshastin Fruitgrowers Association held its annual stockholders meeting on Saturday March 29 with about 120 present. Officers were retained and a new paid adviser to orchard operations was approved. manager Warman reported assets well above indebtedness and stockholders praised marketing arrangements. Bert Goff left to join Cascade garage.
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Peshastin Fruitgrowers Association
Prof. Morris
Pullman
Meikle
D. H. White
Seattle
Warman
A. G. Stage
Local Sportsmen Feasts Discuss Fish Eggs and Deer Reserve
The Chelan county Sportsmen Association met April 2 in Red Cross rooms drawing a strong crowd and 20 new members. County Game Commissioner Gunther cited Chelan county producing 2.6 million cutthroat trout eggs versus 300,000 statewide. most planted locally. Talks also covered a deer reserve plan, state game laws, and plans to attend the Seattle meeting on the 23rd. J A Haverstick sold the Dryden ranch to Ward Smith for 13000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Gunther
Chelan County
A. A. Payse
Washington State Association
King County Game Farm
Seattle
Smyth Couple Return to Ranch North of Town
Mr and Mrs Chas Smyth arrived from Everett where they spent the winter and plan to resume residence on their ranch north of town.
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Chas. Smyth
Everett
Yakima Expects 17 800 Carloads Of Fruit
District Horticultural Inspector C B Wood gave the first 1919 Yakima county crop estimate totaling 17 800 carloads with apples 11 200 peaches 3 300 pears 2 500 cherries 300 and other fruits 500. Frost damage looms but a bumper crop is possible if storms do not strike.
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C. B. Wood
Yakima
United War Veterans Form National Organization
The United War Veterans, a national group, forms to unite Civil War Spanish American World War veterans and support memorials graves aid employment and legal advancement. It offers active comrade membership and an honorary line, with auxiliary for women families and allies, headquartered at Kalispell Montana.
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United War Veterans
United States
Grand Army of the Republic
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Kalispell
Montana
Soldiers’ Home
Advertising Gets Working Capital
Carlisle N. Greig, advertising expert, told the retail merchants' association of Atlanta that advertising is a megaphone voice and a partner supplying working capital. He said ads draw customers and provide funds to pay bills, noting success hinges on proper effort.
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Carlisle N. Greig
Retail Merchants’ Association of
Atlanta
Georgia
Greig
Cascade Garage sells sixth Fordson tractor to local ranchers
Mr. Paine of Cascade Garage reports the sale of the sixth Fordson tractor to area ranchers this week. He notes they cannot get along without them and invites interested people to a tractor demonstration on the Curtis ranch east of the city Saturday afternoon.
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Wenatchee Apples
Wenatchee Commercial Club
Sydney
Australia
New Zealand
America
H. Y. Bradden
Washington
Royal Development CO
Red Mountain
Pioneer Fruit Dealer
Conrad
Apple
Federal Farm Loan Bank
Fordney
Peshastin Fruit Growers’ Association
Bert Goff
The
Cascade Garage
J. A. Haverstick
Dryden
Ward Smith
Mr. Smith
National Organization
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