Lynden residents aid France relief with clothing drive
Lynden people have contributed four large sacks of old clothing for France relief. The National League for Women’s Service in Bellingham hosts the effort through the Mothers’ Club, which repairs and remakes garments. Donations from Lynden and other county areas are requested, with pick up via George Worthen’s home.
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Lynden
France
Bellingham
National League For Women's Service
League
Mothers’ Club of
Lyreen High School Boys Seek Christmas Vacation Work
Lyreen High School boys plan to work over Christmas vacation to raise a large fund for YMCA war relief. They pledge the earnings will be donated to the cause and any person needing help can contact W. A. Fisher, superintendent of schools.
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Lyreen High School
W. A Fisher
Any boy can take Moran course at home now
Frank G. Moran, principal of the Moran School on Bainbridge Island, announces a plan enabling any boy to take the Moran course at home. The program expands access while stressing character and religious development within a non sectarian framework. Moran is noted for charitable work and YMCA involvement.
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Northwest
Frank G. Moran
Moran School
Rolling Bay
Wash
Bainbridge Island
Seattle
Moran
Le Cocq Family Reunion and Local Notices in Lynden
A Lynden Christmas gathering welcomes Le Cocq family members from Aberdeen Oak Harbor Bremerton and University of Washington along with extended relatives. Lectures by J A Gillespie free at G A R Hall and Amphictyon Club and Klatawa Club meet with Christmas activities. Local visits include Edwin Knapp Jr and dinners with Rev Ashby and friends.
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le Cocq
Lynden
Frank le Cocq
Aberdeen
South Dakota
G. M. le Cocq
Oak Harbor
Marion le Cocq
Bremerton
John le Cocq
University of
Domestic Repartee Duel Over Burnt Cake
A husband confesses his wife usually bests him in sharp talk after she says she burned the cake in the oven. He retorts that not all fools are dead yet and jokes about looking well in black. The exchange ends with his admission.
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Robert
Submarine crew faces foe who won’t admire their steel
Herr Schrecklich asks what’s wrong with the submarines. The U-boat captain replies the subs are fine, but the targets refuse to admire the mechanism and shoot back. The exchange mocks wartime tensions and propaganda norms.
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Herr Schrecklich
The World Needs Men Poem and Cartoon Excerpt
A wartime style call to action dominates the piece urging men to work and build. It juxtaposes a civic duty message with a rustic marching spirit and ends with a playful Home Journal exchange about trench digging in a garden.
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Helen
People’s Home Journal
In Dire Need Rag Man Haunts Town as Families Scramble
A widow and her husband reveal hardship as the rag man’s visits test their frugal resources. The exchange underscores growing strain on households facing rising prices and scarce clothing options. Local families adapt with substitutions and neighborhood support.
Silent Suitors Clash over Parental Matchmaking
Dialog center on convincing a father for a match as a daughter vows to try yet admits lack of strong arguments. Close exchange hints at social pressures and family approval.
Conservation Again and a Joking Exchange on Dancers
A stagehand jokes the rage for barefoot dancers is due to leather costs while a minister asks about Sunday fishing plans and a young man confidently says he will go down to the river. The exchange blends humor about entertainment trends with everyday quips.
Its Nature Pater Familias and the Tires
A speaker describes a hostile report about the new family opposite. Willie anticipates the issue, noting they will buy such mean tires, signaling tension over unfamiliar neighbors.
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Little Willie
Feverish Prisoner Foils Detectives’ Trail Joke
A prisoner in a feverish state realizes detectives are close. He quips that the fever is spotted fever, delivering a darkly humorous line about pursuit.
Quiet Wealth Gap Sparks A Dueling Answer
In a cartoon style dialogue Peggy questions comfort with ten thousand dollars a year while noting neighbors earn over nine thousand. The strip riffs on income disparity and personal tolerance for modest luxury versus communal wealth.
Bus Schedule Fragments for Bellingham and Lynden
The notice lists bus and stage schedules with multiple daily trips from Bellingham at several morning and evening times plus weekend extra trips. Lynden extra trips are posted for Saturday and Sunday evenings. Additional special round trips price 50 cents and depart from Waples Confectionery Lynden and Hall's Confectionery Bellingham with provided phone references.
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Waples’ Confectionery
Lynden
Hall's Confectionery
Dock St
Bellingham
Marr
Hannegan Road
Hall's
Lyndon
Saturday Night Special Bus Schedule Update
Saturday Night Spectal offers two departures from Bellingham at 8 30 and 11 pm with a 5 30 trip from Lyndon at 6 pm A special 9 30 pm Bellingham service is listed Contact numbers are Bellingham 1801 Lynden R 5092 for details
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Bellingham
Lyndon
Lynden
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Lorella
Oregon
J. W. Tremain, Jr
J. A. Gillespie
G. A. R. Hall
Edwin Knapp, Jr
Port Burchard
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The
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Harry Fountain
Mary Collins
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Canada
Tillie Meurer
Lizzie Meurer
Mrs. Wilder Jones
G. S. Wood
Paul Ashby
Klatawa Club
Mary Jamieson
W. E. Topping
Theo Tobiassen
Geo. Worthen
Northwood
McCormick
Ney
Jacob Haveman
M. Vander Griend
W. B. Vander Griend
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North Michigan Avenue
Chicago
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Henry Edward Warner
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Peggy
Crescent Mfg
Seattle, Wash
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Home Cafe
Ferndale, Wash
Woodard & Woodard
Palmer School
the Fountain Head
Sunset Bldg
Bellingham, Wash
L. A. Woodard
D. C
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Davies and van Patten
Bellingham Stage Depot
Dock and
Chestnut Sts
Lynden Blonden Bros
Harry M. Mock
Lynden Main
Lauckhart
Dorr
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