Senior Class Play And Community Happenings At Scenic
Scenic events unfold with the Senior Class Play on April 13 and a W C T U meeting at Miss Ralston's on April 10. Local notices report visits from Miss Anna G Raley of Seattle, Mr Max A Jeffords from Wenatchee, and Miss Grace Wilson from Peshastin, while Koerner's ads promote Cascara Bark Tablets and Kidney Pills.
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Anna G. Raley
Seattle
F. A. Cassady
Koerner
Sons of Rest
Cascara Co
Senior class play set for Friday April 13
Snohomish and Leavenworth debate ended in a loss for Leavenworth. Freshmen girls earned profits from a doughnut sale. The senior class play The Altar of Riches supervised by Miss Elsie Meier and W F Bickel on April 13. Manual training and home economics exhibit in two weeks with declamatory contest on April 11 featuring Dixie Walker Morna Throw Marie Swartz Mary Nelson Iva West and their readings.
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Elsie Meier
W. F. Bickel
Leavenworth School
Dixie Walker
Morna Throw
Marie Swartz
Mary Nelson
Iva West
Conner
M W A Organize Camp At Peshastin Unites Groups
Seven members of the Leavenworth Camp of Modern Woodmen joined forty five members of the Cashmere Camp at Peshastin Tuesday evening to organize a new Camp. Sixteen signed the charter and transfers came from other camps. A midnight lunch by Royal Neighbors followed a successful gathering.
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Leavenworth
Cashmere
Peshastin
Are Women More Patriotic than Men
Women have shown strong patriotic interest in wartime service with many applying for enlistment in the U S Marine Corps though combat on ships remains barred. Captain Evans notes a gender balance shift as Secretary Daniels allows women to fill clerical posts in wartime, while some demand combat roles.
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United States Marine Corp
Frank E. Evans
New York
Evans
Daniels
Ole returns with a heavy snowbound tale from Red Mountain
Ole is back from the Red Mountain mining district where twelve feet of new March snow blocked his traps for two weeks. He claims he did not have silver fox on this trip though others may be in his set, and he sold a fox for $100 during the holidays. The Lutheran ladies aid invites all to meet at Mrs. J. W Elliott’s home on Thursday afternoon April 12.
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Red Mountain
Ole
The
Echo
Lutheran Ladies Aid
J. W Elliott
Western Washington Man Finds Taxation Has Advanced
A Western Washington man notes that taxes on unimproved land have risen from 22 to 68 dollars over a dozen years, while land value holds. He argues state tax valuation has advanced while market value lags. He cites many new laws and commissions, costly offices, and road spending prioritizing auto tourism over farmers’ mud roads.
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Washington
Mother Shot for Wishing that the Kaiser Was Dead
A Milwaukee postal card to a German mother’s son claimed she was shot at sunrise by the censor after writing I wish the kaiser was dead. The card arrived soon before the son’s navy enlistment, revealing his mother’s health and execution details amid his rejection for not yet naturalized.
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Milwaukee
Navy
May One to May Six Is Better Baby Week
A column advocates focusing on improving parents as the key to better babies. It argues that improvements in care and milk fail without breeding by fit fathers and mothers, claiming human progress depends on selective parenthood like animal husbandry.
University Man Builds Airplane At Washington University
University of Washington assistant professor J. W. Miller builds a small 24 foot span airplane for potential government scouting use. It aims to carry pilot and 200 pounds of baggage with a low power rotary motor and may aid survey work and forest ranging. A larger craft is planned for completion later in the summer.
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J. W. Miller
University of Washington
Leavenworth Named Next Meeting City for Woodmen Convention
O. B. Robertson, a delegate to the County Convention of Modern Woodmen, succeeded in choosing Leavenworth as the next convention site. The gatherings occur every three years, with Cashmere hosting the prior meeting.
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O. B. Robertson
Cashmere
Leavenworth
Yakima County Considers $1.5 Million Highway Bond Issue
Yakima county taxpayers will vote on a bond issue of 1.5 million dollars to finance a concrete main highway system. The proposal seeks to improve essential road infrastructure and is set for a forthcoming ballot measure.
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Yakima County
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Echo Office
R. E. McKinney
Max A. Jeffords
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Hospital
Grace Wilson
Los Angeles
Spencer
Hattie Platt
Robt. Smith
Raymond
Wash
Burt Brown
R. E. Simons
G. N
A. G. McCoy
Roy Lewis
N. Coleman
Koerner’s In
Charley Gibbs
R. A. McKinnie
Okmulgee
Oklahoma
Warden
Wyoming
McKinnie
Golden Rule
Golden
Spokane
Harry Krollpfeiffer
Baby
Francis Little
Chelan
Mr. Paine
Harry Warner
Sam Potter
Dr. Hoxsey
Elks Lodge
A. C. Barclay
J. C. Smith and Son
Puyallup
West Side
Ira Beard
Tacoma
O. S. Sampson
J. W. Elliott
A. A. Pinch
Wenatchee Tueday
Messrs. Sampson
Elliott
Pinch
Lucy Brown
Metropolis
Illinois
Burlington
Ohio River
Paducah
Kentucky
Koerner’s
Snohomish
Old Hickory
Flanders
the Kaiser
Children’s Bureau
Mother’s Congress, Federation of Woman’s Clubs and
Teacher’s Associations
Young Lady
Elsa Merz
New York City
H. G. Krollpfeiffer
U.S. Navy
Miss Merz
Koerner’s. al Candy
Chase & Sanborn’s Coffee
Harrington
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Nolan
Naxle Sales Co
Calder
Lincoln
Leavenworth State Bank
Leavenworth, Washington
L. F. Bullis
Rob’t B. Field, Cashier
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