Fruit Growers Fight Proposed Law in Washington
J Curtis Robinson of the Northwestern Fruit Exchange reports Northwestern growers oppose Senate Bill 315 which would felonize acquiring for purpose of limiting supply or boosting prices. He warns storage and distribution must balance conservation and consumption, urging telegraph protests to Congress. The telegram argues the bill harms the apple crop and could ruin Northwestern markets by disrupting legitimate storage and transportation.
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J. Curtis Robinson
Transportation Committee
The
Fruit Growers Agency
Northwestern Fruit Exchange
Washington
Northwestern
Robinson
Northwestern Fruit
Oregon
Idaho
Senate
Texas Agricultural Yields Stated By Houston Post
The Houston Post asserts Texas will produce large crops and livestock this year. It lists estimates including 200 million bushels of corn and 65 million pounds of poultry, along with various other crops and outputs.
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Seattle P.I
Texas
Houston
Best Man Attends Spokane Wedding of Van Brocklin and Fitzpatrick
Geo Hoxsey returned Tuesday from Spokane where he acted as best man at the wedding of Miss Mabel Van Brocklin and Joseph Fitzpatrick. The ceremony took place Monday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs J W Mazurie. The couple, well known in Leavenworth, plan to reside in Ellsworth Wisconsin with Joseph joining his father in business.
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Spokane
Mabel van Brocklin
Joseph Fitzpatrick
J. W. Mazurie
Leavenworth
Enlistment Drive For Mounted Machine Gun Troop In Spokane
Captain Lawson Moore and Lieutenant Fred Insinger recruit service men for a cavalry mounted machine gun troop in Spokane. Enlistment ages 18 to 45, with preference to veterans. married men considered if family not dependent. Pay ranges from 30 to 41 dollars monthly. Training at North 120 Wall St in the Hypotheek Bank Building.
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National Guard
U. S. Army
Lawson Moore
Fred Insinger
Spokane
Insinger
Wall St
Hypotheek Bank
Leavenworth Red Cross Tag Day Reaches Notable Support
The article praises the Red Cross tag day efforts by local women and residents, noting strong wartime contributions from Leavenworth. It mentions that additional donations are expected from uncontacted supporters and absent townfolk, with a civic pledge echoed by supporters. It also reports Spokane Armour buys Stanton plant for over 1 million, Medical Lake farm sale at 18400, and E G Gowing taking charge of Oxford Hotel.
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Spokane
Armour& Co
Stanton
Medical Lake
Here
E. G. Gowing
Oxford
Leavenworth Box Co to operate new lumber facility
The Leavenworth Box Co will take over the Leavenworth Lumber Co properties this month with incorporators C B Weisert of Decorah Iowa J C Biles and J T McDonald of Blewett. Geo McDonald will head logging with a new camp and crew while N Coleman directs the saw mill plans aiming to begin by the twentieth. The mill four miles south sits amid rich timber and aims to cut two to three million feet before fall to supply fruit boxes for the valley’s fruit industry surge.
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Leavenworth Lumber Co
Leavenworth Box Co
C. B. Weisert
Decorah
Iowa
J. C. Biles
J. T. McDonald
Geo McDonald
New Lumber Company
N. Coleman
Coleman
Selective Draft Registration Shows 219 Liable in Tumwater
In this portion of Uncle Sam’s domain 219 men were called to register within city limits. Tumwater precinct residents along Chumstick valley and one mile east registered at the fish hatchery, numbering fifty eight. About forty percent sought exemptions claiming alien status, support for dependents, religious opposition to war, or other grounds. A stomach ache claim labeled as a yellow streak, and several under 21 who failed to register were involved in liquor permit applications. Authorities will determine whether federal or state law was violated.
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Sam
Tumwater Precinct
Chumstick Valley
Fish Hatchery
Baptist Church
United States
Wife Charges Cruelty in Divorce Suit
Mildred Jones files for absolute divorce from Ralph Jones near Peshastin claiming cruelty and abuse. She says he threatened to shoot her during a rage, drove her from the home, and took the younger child while keeping the elder from her custody with his parents. The marriage began in February 1912.
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Superior Court
Mildred Jones
Ralph Jones
Peshastin
Auto accident on viaduct ends with railing damage
Bill Van Brocklin driving Harry Krollpfeiffer's Ford on the viaduct Monday noon had steering gear failure. He slowed with brakes but struck the railing tearing boards. Radius rod breakage blamed. a more serious outcome was narrowly avoided.
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Bill van Brocklin
Harry Krollpfeiffer
Ford
Bill
Mr. van Brocklin
Krollpfeiffer
Wenatchee
Leavenworth Schools Gain More Tax Money
District 49 will receive about 200000 in added tax valuations boosting annual school funds by roughly 4000. Territorial adjustments attach outlying areas to District 49 to reflect larger scholastic populations and ensure adequate facilities. A hearing in County Superintendent Bowersox’s office approved the change with no valid objections. Attending were Patterson Osborne Sampson Gardner Woodrow Mayor Elliott Taylor Motteler and others.
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Leavenworth
Bowersox
Williams
Dist. 49
Gene Impart
N Patterson
Osborne
O. S. Sampson
Geo. L. Gardner
L. W. Woodrow
Deed H. Mayor
J. W. Elliott
L. O. Taylor
F. T. Motteler
Father and Son Buried Together in Seattle
M Gunn aged 77 died at his home in Seattle Friday morning June 1. The shock of his son's death hastened his passing. Both were buried together last Sunday with services led by Rev. M A Matthews of the First Presbyterian Church Seattle. Rev. Thos Gunn long resided in Cashmere and organized its Presbyterian church. He was a native of Kentucky.
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M. Gunn
Arthur Gunn
Seattle
M. A. Matthews
First Presbyterian Church of
Thos. Gunn
Cashmere
Presbyterian Church
Puget Sound Salmon Canning Embraces $6 Million Expenditure
Puget Sound packing plants plan to hire between 10 000 and 12 000 workers this summer up from 6 500 last year. They are investing about 6 million dollars in improvements, extensions, supplies, equipment and machinery across 38 canneries.
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Fish and
Puget Sound
Nation's capitol clash over Liberty Loan and tax policy
In Washington a chorus critiques administration credit policy and public finance while the Liberty Loan clears another pledge. Minnesota's Sydney Anderson seeks tax relief on luxuries and a profit hurdle before five percent soap tax applies, signaling wartime fiscal tension.
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Washington
Sydney Anderson
Minnesota
Anderson
North Carolina
Mr. Anderson
Multiplying Crime in Age Registration Debacle
A Leavenworth man admitted he was under twenty one when he obtained a marriage license and asked about exemption from prosecution. He and others had falsely claimed age to secure liquor permits, choosing state court trials over federal. Officials advised sticking to the original story and registering.
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Leavenworth
Leavenworth Sees Rise as Summer Resort Here
In an interview reprinted from the Hotel and Club reporter Mr J B Adams recalls Leavenworths early rough days near the Cascade tunnel. He notes the towns scenic attractions fishing streams and position on the Scenic Highway as key to developing a summer resort with growing automobile tourist and camping interest.
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Post-Intelligencer
J. B. Adams
Leavenworth
Ita
Great Northern Railway
Cascade Tunnel
Frye
Adams
Butter wrappers exchange for buttermilk at Leavenworth creamery
Four wrappers from the Leavenworth Co operative Creamery butter will be taken in exchange for a gallon of fresh buttermilk. Two wrappers will be taken for a half gallon. Spokane reports 338,929 dollars worth of pea seed planted in the county with 30,000 acres in crop.
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New York
France
Leavenworth Co-operative Creamery
Spokane
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