Leavenworth Sets Road Bond Plan At County Meeting
A Leavenworth meeting names two representatives to the county session in Wenatchee on May 8. Plans discuss a $527 500 bond issue to fund twenty years of road work, with funds allocated by precinct and to be approved by voters. J C Biles and R B Fields chosen to represent Leavenworth. A Peshastin Grange Hall meeting will elect two more.
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Leavenworth
Wenatchee
A. H. Sylvester
E. L. Springer
Peshastin
Plain
Chelan County
Field
Monitor
Cashmere
Dryden
Peéshastin
Wenatchee Lake
J. C. Biles
R. B. Fields
Peshast
Grange Hall
Wenatchee Pastor Sets Record for Centenary Giving
Rev. Robert Warner of Wenatchee and Oroville in Washington raised six thousand dollars in ten hours for the Methodist centenary, at a rate of ten dollars a minute. He previously collected thirty six thousand dollars in Wenatchee for local centenary efforts and institutions and added a thousand more from two friends on trains. Spokane leaders invited him to share his method.
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Robert Warner
Wenatched
Oroville
Wash
Northwestern
Warner
Wenatchee
Spokane
Simplified Spelling Board Announces New Word List
The board unveils a new list of 20 reform words while the twelve adopted by 500 newspapers and 19 state universities spreads nationwide. Words include tho altho thru throughout thoroly therefore pro gram prolog catalog pedagog and decalog.
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National Education Association
Thoroly Thorefore
Springfield Republican
Victory Parade Sunday a Great Success in Wenatchee
The Victory Loan demonstration in Wenatchee last Sunday, led by Chairman McKeown, drew many residents including about forty soldiers and the Elks band. Speakers included Captain Forsythe of the Ninety-first division, Private Ivey with Chateau Thierry service, Sergeant Shantz with the Canadian army, and Prof Pegg. The event featured patriotic songs, selections by McKeown, and a lunch provided by War Workers rooms for soldiers and visitors.
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McKeown
Wenatchee
Elks’ Band
Forsythe
Ivey
Chateau Thierry
Shantz
Flanders
Pegg
State of Washington urged to raise 42000 for France reconstruction
The American committee for devastated France asks Washington state to raise 42000 to aid war torn northeastern France. Public school children form teams to sell Friendship Bonds at 1.00 each as Memorial Day campaign proceeds from mid spring to Memorial Day.
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American Committee
France
Washington
America
United States
Mildred Jones
Bond Drive Aims To Rebuild French Homes In Aisne
In rehabilitated French homes in the Department of the Aisne, France, a bond issue at $1.00 per share seeks to transform No Man's Land into Some Man's Home. The bond’s value is $1.00 to any man or home, with proceeds to the Committee for Devastated France for rebuilding homes and families. Community awareness will spread via school children.
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The
Aisne
France
America
Committee
Trophy Train Visit Promises War Relics and Aviators
A touring Trophy Train arrives next Monday at 7 30 with aviators and hundreds of war relics. A damaged whiffer tank willjoin the exhibit and military personnel will explain battlefield artifacts. The train travels to Cashmere for one hour and Wenatchee for four hours.
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France
Leavenworth
Cashmere
Wenatchee
Spraying Demonstration Promises Better Fruit Yields
Professor Melander of Pullman Agricultural College will demonstrate effective fruit tree spraying in the upper Wenatchee valley on May 10. He will visit Geo. St. Clair’s orchard near Peshastin at 10:00 and the Jas. Dollar ranch near Dryden at 10:45 to show scientific spraying methods that boost yield quality and profits. Contractor J E Speidel wins two new Cashmere fruit warehouses and eyes more valley projects while W E Anderson travels to Seattle, planning a fast return unless the lights lure him away.
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Melander
Pullman Agricultural College
Wenatchee Valley
Geo. St. Clair
Peshastin
Jas. Dollar
Dryden
J. E. Speidel
Cashmere
Tax on Fountain Drinks Takes Effect May First
The revenue act makes soda fountain drinks taxable including soda water ice cream sundaes and shakes. Prices may rise by one or two cents depending on the base cost with the buyer bearing the tax unless vendors reduce prices. Some beverages and medicines remain untaxed and ice cream sold to go is exempt.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Mr Briskey Wins 6000 Verdict Against Great Northern Lumber
In a suit by Geo Briskey against Great Northern Lumber Co. the Superior court jury awarded 6000 for crop and land damage. 2500 covered 1917 hay crop loss and 3500 covered land damage. Briskey reportedly has prior verdicts totaling about 40000 with land still in his possession.
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Geo. Briskey
Great Northern Lumber Co
Superior Court
Briskey
Tacoma Industry Expands With $300,000 Rubber Plant
A $300,000 rubber plant is set to boost Tacoma’s industrial base, adding jobs and increasing local production. Officials expect the new facility to spur supplier growth and attract related ventures to the region.
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Og of
Tacoma’s Industries
Forest fires burn near town and Cahill canyon logging area
A small fire east of town near the Charley Fox place was extinguished with slight damage. The next day another blaze in Cahill canyon of Chum stick valley scorched about thirty acres, destroyed cut logs by Cahill boys. This marks the last month for slash burnings in the national forest.
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Charley Fox Place
Cahill Canyon
Chumstick Valley
Ben
Cahill
National Forest
Clear Lake Lumber Co Solves Labor Troubles
The Clear Lake Lumber Co. improved working and living conditions to attract American workers and curb I W W agitation. President R B Lewis led efforts including a club, dance hall, motion theater, baseball field, and self run recreation, with workers enforcing standards and ducking troublemakers. Misses Marion and Rosa Myers of Snohomish visit Snohomish home of Mr and Mrs Ross Irwin.
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Skagit County
Minute Men
Clear Lake Lumber Co
R. B. Lewis
Clear Lake
Mess Hall
Seattle
Marion
Rosa Myers
Snohomish
Mrs. Ross Irwin
Chamberlain Attacks Injustice in Baker Administration
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon denounces military injustice under Secretary Baker and General Crowder. He cites court martial findings and harsh penalties for absent soldiers, vowing to push for justice for American servicemen and to expose wrongful conduct in Washington.
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Washington
Baker
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
Senate Committee On
Col. Ansell
Gen. Crowder
General Crowder
San Francisco
Congress
Prospects Good for Large Fruit Crop in Wenatchee Valley
County Horticultural Inspector B N Johnson from Cashmere visited upper valley fruit growers and predicted an exceptional year. He noted all trees are well set with bud and bloom though yields may still change, and said a crop under two thirds of full would be unprecedented in the Wenatchee valley's history.
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B. N. Johnson
Cashmere
Wenatchee Valley
School District 49 approves 35000 bond for auditorium
The district carried a 35000 bond issue by a large majority in Saturdays vote with fewer than two hundred voters casting ballots. All but 27 supported the bonds. Officials considered the notice sufficient for a third class district and plan to proceed with selling the bonds despite initial questions about notice.
Cascade Garage receives two Ford cars in Wenatchee shipment
T. E. Paine of the Cascade Garage took delivery of two Fords from a Wenatchee bound carload. He still has six or eight orders on hand and reports Ford Co is increasing production, with hopes to secure more machines within thirty days.
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T. E. Paine
Cascade Garage
Wenatchee
Ford Co
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Messrs. Field and Biles
ZO Va
Elkis’ Band
W. E. Anderson
MR. Briskey
J. F. Bauer
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