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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1919
Page
5
The Degree of Honor posts advertise a dance at Fireman's Hall on March 1. Local social ads highlight new waists at J C Penny Co and flannel shirts sale. Community notes report residents visiting Seattle Wenatchee Spokane and Easton with several travel and family updates.
Mr. J C Biles and N Coleman will travel to Portland for the government sale of logging machinery used in spruce production. They expect to be gone a week or ten days. The Scenic Highway faces delays as county road needs and 600 bridges strain funds, with little state aid expected this year. Work began five years ago with about $500000 spent. completion may take five more years without cross-county support.
The article notes higher wheat prices encouraging expansion in the upper Wenatchee valley where over two thousand bushels were raised and threshed near Leavenworth. Farmers plan to more than double last year's acreage with an improved threshing outfit next year to ensure timely threshing. Feb 14.
Mrs. McFarland benefited from a Seattle hospital stay and Friday hosted a birthday surprise for Mrs. M. F. Gilbert. Mr. and Mrs. Boston returned from Bay Center, Blanche stayed longer, and Ellen Ryan joined vacation from Seattle due to a strike. Several local residents visited Wenatchee, while Mrs. Dora Adams remained ill. A Route 2 mail carrier lost control of his car near Capt Graham but escaped injury. Jimmy Merrile returned from France with the 91st Division. Harry Harvey visited Seattle relatives.
The second number of the lyceum course at Scenic theatre last Saturday featured Mr. Lewis tenor Miss Harruff soprano and Miss Lavery violinist. They were generously encore d and the theatre was well filled highlighting a pleasing program of violin and vocal solos.
The Red Cross holds two sewing machines raffled in November that remain unclaimed. All tickets for the card party Tuesday evening February 18 grant one chance on Sewing Machine No 1 to be drawn that evening.
Mrs. Harvey and daughter Doris will stay two more weeks. Frank Wingate returned from the east. Leavenworth visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Burt Luttrell and others. Miss Carlson from Wenatchee guests with the Neanders. Miss Strickler resigns. Mable Carr to fill vacancy. Camel siblings visit from France. coyote drive planned near Dryden. Jimmy Merrile’s reception at Anderson hall. Royal neighbors host at Dryden. Twing of Seattle Children’s Home on business. Typewriter ribbons sold at The Echo office.
Movie star Olive Thomas is named “the most beautiful girl in America” by Harrison Fisher, famed American artist and creator of iconic girlhood portraits. The buzz surrounds her cheerful reaction and rising public stature.
Leavenworth residents attended a Roosevelt memorial service at the Methodist church last Sunday morning. The Lincoln program began at 11 with Sunday school, Epworth League activities followed by preaching at 7 30. Rev Coughlan, superintendent, announced the first quarterly meeting and urged attendance at 7 30 Thursday evening. Services also include a 6 30 program and planned district gathering.
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