Sergeant Ahearn Arrests and Disarms Scoundrel
Harry Ahearn, a first sergeant en route from Newport News to Vancouver, foiled a man who attempted to steal a revolver aboard a train car carrying an officer's saddle horse. The suspect, found with a revolver, was handed to federal authorities after the conductor uncovered tampered spark plugs and damaged aircraft wings. Ahearn’s bravado and promotion are noted as he continues to his posting.
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Harry Ahearns
France
Newport News
Vancouver
Wash
Newport
Indiana
Caboose
Sergeant Ahearn
Ahearn
Harry
Booth Brother Joins U S Army Medical Corps in France
A Manila clipping notes Dr J L Booth former resident physician at the General Hospital and now practicing in Zamboanga has been appointed a captain in the United States Army Medical Corps. He is a brother of FE C Booth who went to Canada to enlist and has spent two years in the trenches in France.
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Manilla
Leavenworth
I W I W German Methods in Sabotage Case
A government witness describes I W W sabotage by driving spikes into logs and says wob blies aimed to ruin steel saws in mills. He cites speeches urging resistance to conscription and blocking aid to allies as part of the movement. Jack Rhodes of the Aberdeen lodge is quoted about releasing a sabcat.
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United States
Jack Rhodes
Aberdeen Lodge
Public Utilities and the Push for Municipal Ownership
Public utilities struggle to profit amid rising material and labor costs. Some firms secured rate relief only to face new pressures, while critics demand municipal ownership as a universal remedy. Utility executives hope the public recognizes the value of their services and tolerates higher rates to cover expenses.
Leavenworth Man Leopold Allgaier dies at 69
Leopold Allgaier of Leavenworth died Tuesday at Wenatchee General Hospital at age 69. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Sophie Jacques, living in the Wenatchee lake region. The burial was held Wednesday afternoon in Wenatchee City Cemetery.
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Leopold Allgaier
Leavenworth
Wenatchee General Hospital
Sophie Jacques
Wenatchee Lake Region
Wenatchee City Cemetery
Rosenwald Urges Citizens to Buy Only What Is Needed
Julius Rosenwald president of Sears Roebuck & Co and adviser to the Council of National Defense urges war savings through strict spending. He says reducing nonessential purchases saves labor and material for the war effort and allows investment in War Savings Stamps.
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Julius Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Council of National Defense
Rosenwald
Eight Hour Law And War Sacrifice In Labor Debate
The piece argues that organized labor pushing for eight hour limits contradicts wartime patriotism. It praises workers aiding the government with long hours and stresses that the war’s demands exceed domestic labor standards. It likens shortened hours to surrendering for those at the front.
Mrs F A Reynolds Receives $5000 Life Policy Payout
Messrs Irwin and Ferguson arrived from Wenatchee as Central Life Insurance Co representatives to deliver Mrs. F A Reynolds a $5000 check in full payment of her late husband’s life policy.
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Messrs. Irwin & Ferguson
Wenatchee
The
Central Life Insurance Co
Des Moines
Iowa
F. A. Reynolds
Mrs C Waren Reid Visits In Wenatchee This Week
Mrs C Waren Reid spent several days in Wenatchee this week visiting her husband’s mother.
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C. Waren Reid
Wenatchee
131 Twenty One Year Olds Register in Chelan County
A Chelan County registration list shows 131 residents reached age twenty one by June 5 and thus required to register. Fifteen of the registrants list Leavenworth as their residence, with names including Roland C. Nichols Clarence E. Herzog Wm A Harding Harry C Sitan Henry T Gholman Minter Love Max R Anderson Lyman E Harvey Walter A Koerner Sadaguma Ogata Roose Patrick Jas P Brewer Frank C Holzinger Heizi Hirakuri Ernest F Mortimer Charles W Arbogast Albert L Dynes.
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Chelan
Leavenworth
Roland C. Nichols
Clarence E. Herzog
Wm. A. Harding
Harry C. Sitan
Henry T. Gholman
Minter Love
Max R. Anderson
Lyman E. Harvey
Walter A. Koerner
Sadaguma
Ogata
Roose Patrick
Jas. P. Brewer
Frank C. Holzinger
Heizi Hirakuri
Ernest F. Mortimer
Charles W. Arbogast
Albert L. Dynes
Speidel credited with saving Wenatchee Bridge
Mr L F Speidel returned from Wenatchee to his Cascade orchard ranch and found the Wenatchee river bridge two miles west of town on fire. He saved the structure with a few buckets of water and warned the county to install a sprinkling system to prevent future fires. The bridge burned last summer caused two months of traffic interruption.
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L. F. Speidel
Wenatchee
Cascade Orchard
Wenatchee River Bridge
Speidel
Women’s League official visits Leavenworth Monday
Mrs J F Manning state commandant of the National League for Women’s Service spoke in the War Workers’ room here urging patriotic service. She outlined league aims from gardening to factory work and urged enrollment, with $100 pledged by Leavenworth members for hostess houses at training camps. Manning also spoke in Peshastin Cashmere and Wenatchee.
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J. F. Manning
Everett
National League For Woman's Service
War Workers
Wenatchee
Allison Barry
Jack Seaman
Maning
League
Leavenworth
Red Cross
Woman’s League
Commission On
War Department
League For Woman’s Service
Guy Hamilton
Manning
Peshasttn
Cashmere
Olympia letter revels in meat market prank by student
A former state sealer now Everett high school instructor recalls a prank on Secretary of State Howell. The incident centers on a Domestic Science class lecture by Storhow and a test answer about determining meat quality that instead advises selecting meat, weighing it, and ensuring the scale reads zero.
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I. M. Howell
Everett
Storhow
Leavenworth Man Weds Wenatchee Bride at Parsonage
Thomas E. Coldeaser of the Great Northern Lumber Company of Leavenworth married Miss Ethel Beatrice Scheble, daughter of Wenatchee residents Mr and Mrs Charles Scheble, at the Baptist parsonage with Rev R E Close officiating. The couple will reside in Leavenworth with Mr and Mrs L O'Brien as witnesses.
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Thomas E. Coldeaser
Great Northern Lumber Company
Leavenworth
Ethel Beatrice Scheble
Charles Scheble
Wenatchee
Baptist Parsonage
R. E. Close
Local youths to depart for Camp Lewis this Monday
Clarence Huston Roy Albright Earl Brown and Norman Peterson will leave Monday for Camp Lewis with Huston and Albright to be re examined while Brown and Peterson enlist. Others may join. Peterson had twice offered to enlist but was refused due to shipyard employment. Women connected with war activities are planning a farewell party Saturday evening for the boys.
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Clarence Huston
Roy Albright
Earl Brown
Norman Peterson
Camp Lewis
Young Peterson
War Activities Rooms
Griffin Wheel Firm Secures Large Tacoma Order
The Griffin Wheel company of Tacoma has received an order for 16 900 car wheels at an estimated cost of 240 000 dollars. Several local residents depart for travels and visits including Miss Bertha Frank from Wenatchee after a two week stay with Mrs. C. W. Kempter, and Mrs. George Westcott with her three sons leaving Hillyard after weeks with her parents.
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Griffin Wheel Company
Tacoma
Bertha Frank
Wenatchee
C. W. Kempter
George Westcott
Hillyard
J. McDaniels
Annie McIntire
W. E. Harriman
Frances DeBlois
Marie Swartz
Seattle
J. H. Alden Warman
M. Rumohr
Bay Center
Wash
A. C. Barclay
Edna
Spokane
Forty Coaches For Camp Lewis Mobilize Troops
Forty tourist sleepers head west to Camp Lewis as twenty thousand troops are expected to move from the camp to the Atlantic seaboard for embarkation to France. The action hungry troops anticipate soon getting into combat.
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Camp Lewis
Atlantic Seaboard
France
Telephone Line Repairs Progress Reported by Forest Supervisor
Forest Supervisor Sylvester says the new line to Plain is finished to Apppleton and will connect with the Wenatchee lake line next month. crews are repairing lines to Tumwater station Sugar Loaf Mountain the Chewawa river and Lake lines.
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Sylvester
Plain
Apppleton
Wenatchee Lake
Tumwater Station
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Chewawa
Save Canned Goods Urged for Soldiers Use Fresh Produce
The food administration urges patriotic citizens to consume fresh fruits and vegetables and reserve canned goods for soldiers, appealing to national duty and wartime rationing.
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The
Food Administration
War Stamp Rally Draws Big Turnout In Leavenworth
Large crowd attends Wednesday event with 82 Wenatchee visitors, Peshastin representation, and a marching parade. Capt Powell of the Fusiliers spoke on front-line experiences while Judge J Stanley Webster urged full war effort and opposition to any peace that allows German domination. A patriotic tableau followed, ending with a street dance and renewed War Savings Stamp drive through the 28th.
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Elks
Red Cross
War Workers
Deed H. Mayor
Powell
Fusilleers
No Man’s Land
J. Stanley Webster
Spokane
Supreme Court of
State of Washington
Congress
C. C. Dill
Judge Webster
Leavenworth
Peshastin
Belgium
Serbia
France
Columbia
Stars and Stripes
Uncle Sam
America
Wenatchee
Lower Valley
Evangelist R W Greenman to Speak at Congregational Church
Great Northern evangelist R W Greenman will occupy the pulpit next Friday night at 8 oclock and Sunday at 11 oclock am and 8 oclock pm at the Congregational church. Railroad men with wives are cordially invited and everyone is welcome.
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R. W. Greenman
Great Northern
Congregational Church
Leavenworth Mayor Calls National War Savings Day
Leavenworth Washington Mayor Ross Irwin urges all residents to observe National War Savings Day on June 28 and pledge to buy War Savings Stamps. He asks citizens to save, economize spending, and avoid competing with government efforts.
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City of
Leavenworth
Secretary of the Treasury
National War Savings
United States
State of Washington
Ross
Wash
Ross Irwin
Dairy Expert to Visit Leavenworth Monday
County Agricultural Agent Meikle and a dairy specialist from the Agricultural College will visit Leavenworth Monday June 24 to meet milch cow owners at the creamery. They will discuss daily problems and also address the dairy feed question.
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Meikle
The
Agricultural College
Leavenworth
Work or Go Hungry in Northwest Mines
Wartime editorial calls for compulsory labor in Coeur d Alene mines amid a 1200 to 1500 man shortage. It urges jailing and feeding bread and water for idle workers and attacks disloyal labor organizations as enemies. The author declares the West must implement remedies now before harvests.
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Northwest
Coeur d’Alene
West
Red Cross Committee Books Audited
A five man committee has audited the Red Cross drive books showing all accounts and deposits correct. The report could not be printed this week due to lateness, but next week the report and the contributor list will be printed.
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Red Cross
Time to Stop Experiments Win New Isms
The Oregon State Grange, at its Salem convention, adopted a 76 to 3 resolution declaring itself divorced from the Non-Partisan League. It condemns strikes that hinder wartime production and labels striker and profiteer as enemies to the country. It warns socialism in disguise and Bolshvism as threats to America, urging sane Americanism.
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Oregon State Grange
Salem
United States
League
National Party
S. W. W’ism
Russia
Lumber camp accident ends in recovery for Charles Anderson
Charles Anderson, brought from a lumber camp in the Chumstick valley, suffered a badly crushed head when a heavy door flew off its hinges and struck him. Dr. Judah reported his skull was extraordinarily thick and he is in a fair way to complete recovery.
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Charles Anderson
Chumstick Valley
Judah
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