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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1921
Page
8
County Commissioner Long pushes securing gravel from two pits to surface county roads and city streets. He cites Kay Joyce tract as cheapest and Simons tract as deeper but requiring a road, urging city and community cooperation to maximize county funds and speed gravel distribution.
Richard Mus of Walla Walla buys Purity Creamery from J M Amundsen, after years of building a thriving dairy business. Mus will relocate with his family to Leavenworth and is praised as a skilled cheese and butter maker by his former penitentiary employers. The local creamery is seen as capable of steady growth under his leadership.
The state highway division outlines a two year program across Northeastern and North Central Washington. Planned projects include Sunset Highway eight miles with federal forest bureau agreements, a 17 mile Waterville to Coulee City link, 12 miles grading from Whittita to Vantage Ferry, 12 miles paving Spokane to Dennison, and multiple graveling and grading contracts on routes including Springdale Colville Okanogan Chelan and the Central Washington Highway from Pasco to Spokane totaling 155 miles. Work is set to start or finish within the present biennium with several contracts let in May.
An advertisement urges protection against colds using Rexall Laxative Aspirin Cold Tablets and Rexall Cherry Bark Compound Cough Syrup. It claims quick relief, no after effects, and a money back guarantee, advertised by Wheeler's Drug Store in Leavenworth Washington.
An excerpt describing benefits from the Half Billion dollars’ worth of Beneficial Legislation secured by the American Legion and available to members, outlining how veterans may access programs and support through the organization.
Classified ads show a range of items for sale and services including a fine strain White Leghorn eggs $1.50 per setting from an Oregon poultry source, a Gust Bergren offering tractor work in Leavenworth, a 2,000 lb orchard team for sale by H Stolze in Leavenworth Cascade Orchards, and Wenatchee auto top works offering auto tops tents wagon covers repairs at First and Columbia Wenatchee Washington.
The piece touts rapid wartime laws and big benefits for Legion members. It argues the organization earned wealth and influence, promising future payoffs through national adjusted compensation and patriotic feeling. It urges readers to join local Posts today.
A Hot Springs California paper reports Dr Wise addressed Wenatchee High School Thursday. Her talk on morality captivated 700 students from the first utterance and she was asked to address separately the boys and girls. She will speak at Leavenworth Methodist Church on Sunday April 10 in morning afternoon and evening.
A collection of wry maxims and quips from various papers includes playful lines about prunes, blue moods, married life, fool killers, cast bread, epidemics, hip disease, and Henry Ford suggesting machines replace cows. It showcases a playful era’s newspaper humor and social observations.
Washington reports the Marine Corps has opened a publicity push through recruiting offices to speed delivery of Victory Medals to allied veterans. In Spokane during March, building permits rose to a nine year high with many new homes. About 2500 teachers attended the Inland Empire teachers convention, surpassing 1920 by over 200.
The Army and Navy Union posts are enlisted for the effort. Applicants need only contact the nearest Marine Corps recruiting office. Government red tape is eliminated. Each recruiting office holds a complete list of war service officers and men with their battle clasps and medal devices recorded.
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