Peaceful Valley a Big Success for Leavenworth High seniors
Leavenworth High School Senior Class presented Peaceful Valley last Friday to an estimated five hundred attendees. The burlesque featured Ferro Titus as the cranky hotel keeper and Bert Holloway as a dissipated young man, with Nita Tyler and others delivering strong performances. Vera Wise directed, earning praise and a bouquet. interim musical numbers complemented the show, while Welcome Sauer, Lois Ruth and Talbot West led the organizing committee.
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Edward EK. Kidder
Leavenworth High School
Ferro
Titus
Bert Holloway
Jack Farquhar
Nita Tyler
Hal Featherstone
Villian
Laverne Gatherless
John O'Leary
Edna Barclay
Merchant Prince
Harold Day
Dorothy Bresch
Mildred Lichti
Talbot West
Vera Wise
Sauer
Lois Ruth
New Hospital Advocated For Leavenworth Community
The Leavenworth Echo reports a proposed modern hospital or sanitarium with fifty rooms, brick or tile construction, and $12,000 in furnishings plus modern features including isolation rooms sun room roof garden and porches. The plan aims to serve the region without conflicting with existing hospitals and to attract broader patronage.
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Leavenworth
Notice to Fruit Growers Meeting in Wenatchee District
There will be a meeting in the Community Building at 2 p m on Saturday May 7 for Peshas tin and Leavenworth Fruit Growers with addresses by Frank Reeves M L Dean and others. Business men and the rubli are invited. The gathering promotes the Wenatchee District Co Operative Alan. Lin Hart left Wednesday to visit the Chelan fish hatchery.
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Leavenworth
Frank Reeves
M. L. Dean
Wenatchee District
Alan
Lin Hart
Chelan
Gypsy Rover musical comedy at the high school
The high school chorus will present The Gypsy Rover a romantic three act musical comedy Friday night May 18 at the Community building. The cast includes leading gypsy nobleman’s son his aristocratic love interest and colorful gypsy and ruffian characters with catchy music and humorous dialogue coached by Winnifred Louise Barr director of public school music.
Award Road and Bridge Contracts For County
The board of county commissioners awarded a three mile road grading contract with culverts and side drains to Burke, Lengfelder and Berry for 12920.40 pounds. The Entiat River bridge, a 90 foot concrete span, went to Union Bridge Co of Seattle for 12000 dollars. Road bids ranged from 13701.20 to 19793.16, and bridge bids from 12990 to 16670.
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Board of County Commissioners
Burke
Lengfelder and Berry
Union Bridge Co
Seattle
Charles Monery
Jurgovich
Goodfellow Bros
Besseloff and
Brice
Wieland and Schultz
Nick Sampson
Eagle Transfer Co
Fletcher and
Flick
Mrs M W Starks Dies After Illness in 1921
Mrs M W Starks died at Leavenworth Community Hospital on May 5 1921 from cancer of the intestines after more than a year of illness. Funeral services were held at the Masonic Temple under Eastern Star auspices with Rev Charles Replogle assisting. Interment planned for Seattle. Born Hattie L Harvey in 1860 Illinois she married in 1884 and lived in Sioux City Iowa before moving to Washington in 1910 near Pashestin. She had surgery in Portland last week but died as disease progressed. Survived by husband and son Hal and nieces the Harveys and Mrs C J Smith. Sympathy offered to bereaved.
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M. W. Starks
Leavenworth Community Hospital
Eastern Sta
Masonic Temple
Charles Replogle
Cashmere
Seattle
Starks
Hattie L Harvey
Illinois
Mr. Starks
Sioux City
Iowa
Washington
Peshastin
Hal
C. J. Smith
Harveys
Commencement Exercises With Local and Out-of-Town Speakers
The Baccalaureate sermon will be preached at 11 AM Sunday May 15 in the new school auditorium. Graduation follows at 8 PM Friday May 20 at the same venue. Rev C C Curry of Cashmere will deliver the sermon and Warner O Dow, former Wenatchee High principal and current school board member, will give the commencement address. No admission charges will be collected. all are invited.
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C. C. Curry
Methodist Church
Cashmere
Warrer O. Dow
Wenatchee High School
Wenatchee
Noted Educator Dr. Winship to Speak at High School
Dr A E Winship editor of the Boston Journal of Education will address high school students in the assembly room at nine in the forenoon on Wednesday May 11 His nationally known work in education aims to spark interest in elementary teaching The talk is under the auspices of the Bellingham State Normal School and open to all ready to listen
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A. E. Winship
Boston Journal of Education
Dr. Winship
Bellingham State Normal School
Chelan Ball Team to Visit for Sunday Game
The Chelan ball team arrives Sunday to play our boys with a 2 pm start. After a 70 mile drive they will return home that evening. Chelan defeated Wenatchee 50 last Sunday and admission is 50 cents for grandstand or other seating. Attendance urged.
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Wenatchee
New Stage Scenery Enhances Community Building
The community building has new stage scenery installed. A bright hop curtain and two back curtains depict outdoor and indoor scenes with pivoting wings for quick changes. The system minimizes wing damage and pleases the school board, faculty, and patrons.
St Pauls Evang Lutheran Church News
Sunday school at 10 with the Flood lesson. Evening service at 7 45. Sermon theme from Luke 11 5 13 8. Everyone invited to attend. Pastor William Lueckel signs.
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WM. Lueckel
Fire damages Tumwater hotel basement blaze
Fire crews responded Thursday morning to a Tumwater hotel alarm at 3:30. Flames started in the basement among rubbish but were extinguished with only smoke damage reported.
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Tumwater Hotel
Commercial Club Luncheon At Welsh Cafe
The Commercial Club held a noon luncheon at Welsh cafe Wednesday with about thirty in attendance. By laws were adopted and trustees elected for one to three years. The group aims to be a city asset and plans annual and monthly meetings. future luncheons will be held as trustees deem expedient. Named trustees include B C Rutherford Charles Lu Point Thos Pipkin H G Krollpfeiffe Wm McIntosh and Mr Brower.
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Commrcial Club
B. C. Rutherford
Chas. Lu Point
Thos. Pipkin
H. G. Krollpfeiffe
Wm. McIntosh
Mr. Brower
Garden Tricks for Early Crops and Disease Prevention
Practical advice to advance harvests in a home garden. Guide covers selecting smooth tubers and sprouting them early for potatoes, transplanting tomatoes in deep trenches with manure to promote roots and early fruit, and starting warm season crops like cantaloupe, cucumber, and watermelon on sod or in hot beds before field transplant.
Young Ahlin Starts Manufacture of Toys in Leavenworth
Leavenworth reports a new toy plant by FE F Ahlin under The Western Toy Mfg Co. The basement factory, a ten story building, turns out lead toys such as cannons and rifles. Ahlin claims rising demand, plans to add items and ship 30 000 to 40 000 cheap toys to a Seattle firm.
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Leavenworth
FE. F. Ahlin
Ahlin
Western Toy Mfg. Co
Owever
Seattle
K P Essay Awards Evening Program Preview
The program for the K P lodge event lists awards for essays on Americanism. Performances include Leavenworth Band selections vocal solos by Merle Green piano solo by Mrs Curtis and whistling solo by Mrs Allis. Essays listed feature Mary Nelson John Emig Thelma Field and The Star Spangled Banner will be performed with band and audience participation.
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K. P. Lodge
America
Leavenworth
Merle Green
Mrs. Curtis
Mary Nelson
Allis
John Emig
Severe Saint
Mrs. Putnam
Thelma Field
Star Spangled Banner
Railroad Items of Timely Interest
Richards expects to leave for us home in England Friday. Bon voyage Tommy. Mrs H G Applegate went to Everett on No 1 Friday her brother there ill. Mrs A J Hetherington has returned from the coast. Bert Hagler and others enjoyed Blossom Day in Wenatchee May 3. A W McKay of Spokane was in the city Wednesday. Gertrude Smith of Everett was in Leavenworth Wednesday. Brady and Parker spent several days at the terminal this week. Martha Simmons returned to her former position at the round house. Engineer Art True has a new Oakland. We presume the call boy will have some time finding him the for next few weeks. Stella Shipley of Drury was a Leavenworth caller Wednesday.
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Richards
England
Tommy
H. G. Applegate
Everett
A. J. Hetherington
Bert Hagler
Wenatchee
A. W. McKay
Spokane
Gertrude Smith
Leavenworth
J. Brady
F. Parker
Martha Simmons
The
Roundhouse
Art True
Oakland
Stella Shipley
Drury
Leavenworth Defeats Monitor 6 to 1 in Local Game
Leavenworth routs Monitor 6 to 1 as Bill Smith allows only two hits and fans 11. Cap makes key plays at first, Wunder toting a solid catching game, Lake shows promise at short, and the Tigers show marked improvement with fresh hope for the season. Fans urged to attend next game.
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Bill Elliott
Tigers
Sox
Monitor
Elliott
Bill Smith
Cap
W. Wunder
Lake
Ball Park
Methodist Church Service Sunday May Eighth
Sunday service at the Methodist Church includes Sunday School at 9 45 Epworth League at 7 pm and preaching at 11 am and 8 pm Mother's Day subjects and choir offerings feature the morning message Behold Thy Mother with songs by Glen Putnam and a duet by Lowell Hendricks and Helen Blankenship The evening program includes a Mothers and Daughters service and multiple readings songs and an address the Hive Wise Virgins of the Old Testament.
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Epworth League
Dorothy Kringle
Glen Putnam
Lowell Hendricks
Helen Blankenship
Mothers and Daughters
Jesus Saviour
Clarence Seely
Mabel Loud
Poppyland Express
Home Sweet Home
Dorothy McClure
Avis Moore
Wenatchee Epworth League Institute Plans in Leavenworth
The Wenatchee District Epworth League Institute will meet in Leavenworth on June 3 4 and 5. Committees named for autos refreshments decoration entertainment and social duties include Sauer West and McClure for autos Blankenship Hendricks Wheeler Jones for refreshments Kringle and SS class for decorations Sauer McClure and Hoskins for entertainment Curtis Sauer Loud and Clemens for social duties.
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Wenatchee District
Epworth League Institute
Leavenworth
Autos
Welcome Sauer
Talbot West
Albert McClure
Helen Blankenship
Lovell Hendricks
Mary Wheeler
Clara Jones
Dorthy Kringle
S. S
Minie Sauer
Ruth McClure
Hoskins
C. E. Curtis
Minnie Sauer
Mabel Loud
C.E. Curtis
Florence Clemens
Breezy Bits of News From Peshastin
A local column from Peshastin urges clean up of yards to improve appearance for travelers. Community events include a birthday smoker at a warehouse, a Leavenworth defeat noted, and plans for a men’s club with outside speakers at the Community church.
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Peshastin
Electric company battle in Chelan County heats up
Wenatchee city council hears two large firms clash over control of power and light business. Puget Sound Power & Light and Washington Coast Utilities push for Wenatchee and Leavenworth franchises while Wenatchee Valley Gas & Power may be sold or restructured. Stone & Webster reportedly eye Tumwater canyon plant and Great Northern Railway plant. Citizens expect a costly showdown with lasting impact on local rates.
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Wenatchee
Puget Sound Power & Light Co
Stone & Webster
Washington Coast Utilities Co
Wenatchee Valley Gas & Power Company
Leavenworth
Great Northern Railway Company
Tumwater Canyon
Peshastin Community Notes Include Meetings and Local News
The Peshastin Fruit Growers held a monthly meeting at Skookum hall. Updates include grade work on Peshastin creek leading to the concrete bridge and bumpy hill sections. Florence Page has diphtheria. several parents keep children home. Various residents, visits, and weather events are noted, plus local entertainment and a five dollar reward for a lost bill.
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Peshastin
Skookum Hall
Harry Wohler
Wenatchee
Peshastin Creek
Florence Page
Guy Stage
del McCoy
Del
Guy
Miss Bassett
Pat
Mike
Ireland
Moike
Jesus Christ
Woodman Hall
Dean White
Pullman
Raymond Weisenstein
Orville Headley
Pass to be open May 16 reveals Blewett Pass opening
County Road Overseer Parrish announced in town that Blewett Pass will open May 16. The governor and party are scheduled to pass through on that date.
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Parrish
Blewett Pass
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Peaceful Valley
ST. Paul's
Lutheran Church
Commercial Club
Welshe’s Cafe
Young Ahlin
K.P
al. Hoffman
District Institute
Mrs. Wohler
Earl
Mr. Wingate
Leavenworth Sport
Doc” Snell
Himelf
Inchelan County
Theda Bara
Coleen
Kathleen Mavourneen
Julia Crawford
Erin
Kathleen
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