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Newspaper

Leavenworth Echo

Location

Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1917

Page

5

Town and Local Notes Bridge Grows With War Effort

City residents travel and relocate for winter Roamers include Mr. and Mrs. Hart heading to Everett and Art Babst moving to Seattle for a Bremerton yard job. Local youths Paul Vandegrift and Fred Lancaster fined for beating a horse. Officials monitor I W W activity and war duties. Families plan Thanksgiving visits and separations as Scottish families settle in Tacoma and Leavenworth workers advance in war related roles.

Art Babst Seattle Mr. Babst Bremerton Navy Yards

30 Days in Jail for Tampering With Letters

Clifford Navarre an underage night call boy at the Great Northern depot was arrested for abstracting checks from letters left to mail on trains. He received 30 days in jail after authorities found three checks totaling about 500 dollars among letters. The sentence cited his youth as a mitigating factor. Also notes Missouri quail releases in Chelan county under the county game warden.

Clifford Navarre Great Northern Wenatchee Navarre Galveston Texas

Claud Hood Reports From France In Letter Home

Claud Hood in a forestry regiment writes Oct 19 from France to Bob Hull. He notes learning French, rain similar to Seattle, and that paper money dominates. mentions ten and twenty cent pieces and five franc bills. He also describes daily bombers overhead and letters at risk from German forces.

Claud Hood Forestry Regiment Bob Hull France Seattle

Seattle Navy Clamp and Reform Drive Faces Local Shock

Seattle endures a government admonition as General Greene embargoes the city to control soldiers nightlife. The push for reform targets Police Chief and Mayor Gill while enemy aliens face strict federal rules and University of Washington aligns with wartime bread research. Bootleg whisky rises in price as hog futures loom and Red Cross requests a December nationwide performance drive.

Seattle United States General Greene Camp Lewis Gill Puget Sound Washington Union Green Lake Dry Squad Pacific Northwest

How to Prevent Pneumonia Says Spokane Physician

Spokane health officer John B. Anderson outlines special precautions to fight pneumonia. He stresses ventilation, moisture, warm clothing, wholesome food, and daily fresh air, plus morning breathing exercises and regular outdoor walks as safeguards.

Spokane John B. Anderson Anderson

Reduction Sale of Milinery at Eklund's Front Street

Milinery reduction sale now on at Eklund's located on Front Street just below Viaduct 48 with bargains on hats and headpieces for shoppers in the area.

Eklund’s Front Street

Club Notes Hostesses For Kumlux Red Cross Meet

Mrs W L Hale and Mrs Guy Hamilton to host the Kumlux Club Red Cross knitting session Tuesday at 2 o'clock at Mrs Hale's home. All club ladies invited to attend with thimbles. Aberdeen crew at Grays Harbor Motorship to grow by 550 to total 1000. new workers from Alaska and western states. Seattle Patterson MacDonald Shipbuilding wins $24 000 000 government ship contract. Subscribe for the Echo Today.

W. L. Hale Guy Hamilton Kumlux Club Red Cross Kensington Hale Aberdeen Grays Harbor Motorship Corporation Alaska Seattle Patterson-MacDonald Shipbuilding Company

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