Lynden Boy Traverses Seven Seas in Louis Larson Tale
Louis Larson recounts the Lynden boy’s travels from 1917 onward on ships to Nome Alaska Kotzebue Sound Southeastern Alaska Johnsons Anchorage Bristol Bay and a long voyage to Bombay Manila Singapore and Calcutta. It recalls ice packed voyages cannery work wireless duty at Lockanok and life amid Indian traffic and poverty with vivid port descriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden
Seven Seas
the Tribune
Louis Larson
Larson
Victoria
Nome
Alaska
Bering Sea
George Curtis
Johnson's Anchorage
Lockanak
Bristol Bay
Kvitchak River
Lockanok
Portland
Oregon
Bombay
India
Honolulu
Waikiki Beach
Manila
Whatcom County Poultrymen Meet in Lynden
Whatcom County poultrymen will gather in Lynden on Saturday evening February 12 for an important session. Mrs. George Shoup of the Puyallup Experiment Station will speak and key poultry topics will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whatcom County
Lynden
George Shoup
Puyallup Experiment Station
Bill Would Keep Auto Taxes At Home In Road Plan
A county session in the high school auditorium features J. H. Guffey and Harry Beernink speaking on proposed road funding. Discussion includes opening a poultry picking station in Lynden and a state bill creating a motor vehicle fund to distribute revenue for highways and maintenance.
8000 Day-Old Chicks Burned In Laymore Farm Fire
A fire at Earl Craine's Laymore Farm on Guide Meridian road burned 8000 day-old chicks and a broader brood house. A nearby barn also burned later, with straw catching fire. Fire investigators suspect the blaze began from a broader stove. Craine is insured and had a prior poultry fire loss two years earlier.
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Earl Craine
Laymore
Guide Meridian
Craine
Lynden
Ferndale
Lynden and Laurel Baptist Churches name new pastor
The Lynden and Laurel Baptist Churches have united and called Rev. Charles Baker of Sunnyland BC as pastor. He arrives tomorrow with his family to follow shortly. Services will be at Laurel in the morning and Lynden in the evening, with a formal welcome planned mid month.
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Lynden and Laurel
Charles Baker
Sunnyland
B. C
Laurel
Lynden
Baker
Lynden Raises 780 For Europe Relief Fund
W H Waples Lynden chairman sent 780 to headquarters for starving European children. Lynden’s quota was 600, plus 100 for Near East Relief. He turned the latter over to the War Chest Fund committee. A donor list is on file at the First National Bank.
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W. H. Waples
Lynden
Europe
Cheney Five Edges Lynden In Tight Local Game
Cheney guards and star forward Noble Leach pace a 19 to 15 win over Lynden Athletic Club on home floor. Lynden misses star center Bert Vander Griend due to illness. postgame, players invited to Eyes of Youth at Liberty Theater. Lynden to play American Legion at Sedro Woolley on February 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Normal School
Cheney
Lynden Athletic Club
Lynden
Bert Vander Griend
Vander Griend
Noble Leach
Fred Hatley
Frank Hatley
Meurer
Kampen
Slade
Meurer Hickey
Liberty Theater
Jack Kauffman
Cheney Boys
Frank le Cocq
Ernest Dean
A. Kampen
Birdwell Trades Farm for Hardware Store
Samuel Birdwell of Lynden trades his forty acre ranch to Herman Falk of Estopia in Franklin County for a 160 acre ranch and a hardware store. Birdwell announces a public sale in the Tribune for next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Birdwell
Lynden
Herman Falk
Estopia
Franklin County
Birdwell
The
Tribune
Lloyd McFarland Breaks Wrist Cranking Car
Lloyd McFarland broke his wrist Monday while cranking a car. The report also notes impressions of dock theft, Peruvian towns, and experiences aboard ships including service roles on several vessels bound for Southeastern Alaska.
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Lloyd McFarland
L. A. Marchant
W C T U. entertains state president and local officials
A special W C T U meeting was held Monday afternoon to entertain Miss Brown state president of the organization Mrs Robins Whatcom county superintendent of schools and Mrs O H Munn former county superintendent A lunch was served at the gathering The next meeting at Mrs Angus Youngs home on February 10 will take a silver offering for starving children of Europe
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Miss Brown
Robins
Whatcom County
O. H. Munn
Angus Young
Europe
Creviston Couple Return From Northwood Visit
Mr and Mrs Harry Creviston spent two weeks with friends at Northwood and have returned to Seattle. He works on a boat running between Seattle and Victoria. A E Merchant accompanied them to Seattle to visit daughter Mrs Will Hudson. Rev and Mrs W O Benadom and other families were hosted at dinner by J W Tremain. Ben Oldemeyer returned from California where he spent months with relatives. Mrs A Hagens remains seriously ill this week.
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Harry Creviston
Northwood
Seattle
Creviston
Victoria
A. E. Marchant
Will Hudson
Ben Oldemeyer
California
Celebrate Gold Wedding With Daughters In Lynden
Mrs. C. H. Fraley and Mrs. G. P. White hosted friends at the Fraley home in Lynden to honor the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ressel of Los Angeles California. The Ressels were married in Mt. Pleasant Iowa and lived in Iowa and Nebraska before moving to California seven years ago. Four children blessed their union with one daughter in Lancaster California and two in Lynden. a son died in infancy. Light refreshments followed.
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C. H. Fraley
G. P. White
Fraley
T. J. Ressel
Los Angeles
Cal
Ressel
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Nebraska
Lancaster
Lynden
Landmark Colley Hotel Wrecking Prompts New Bungalows
The Colley Hotel in Lynden, built around 1887 88 and long a local landmark, will be demolished. Owner Mrs F C Colley plans to replace it with three modern bungalows. One will go up immediately with two more to follow, offering a valley and mountain view site. The hotel was erected by Mahlon Bartlett and later owned by the Colley family for 31 years.
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Manila
Singapore
Bombay
Calcutta
Perrim Island
Bab el Mandel
Red Sea
Bushire
Persia
Durban
South Africa
Persian Gulf
Arabia
Colley
Lynden
F. C. Colley
Mahlon Bartlett
Judson
Fifth and
Front Street
Stout-Horse
Bellingham
Delta and Sunshine Social and Local Notes
Delta and Sunshine items list visits and social events. Leon Telgenhoff visits brother Walter Telgenhoff. Alice Nelson absent from school. Delta Literary Society met at the school house with a short program. Upcoming entertainment at Glendale hosted by Mr and Mrs Harry Vander Mey on Feb 5. Various local visits, dinners, and callers noted among residents and families from Lynden to Bellingham and Ferndale.
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Leon Telgenhoff
Walter Telgenhoff
Alice Nelson
Ratsky
Delta Literary Society
Harry Vander Mey
Glendale
Milton Weidkamp
Prideberry Farm
Lynden
Irvin Krohn
Norman Crosier
Riverside
P. O. Berthuson
Bellingham
Delta School
H. O. Wampler
Lynden Service Men Apply for Bonus
Lynden service men, aided by the American Legion Post, begin filling out state bonus application blanks. Gale Edson heads the Legion Bonus Committee at City Drug Store, with supply shortages prompting a county auditor rush for more blanks. Applications must be filed in duplicate with discharge documents routed to Olympia, plus two affidavits confirming U.S. citizenship and Washington residence at enlistment.
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Lynden
American Legion
Gale Edson
Legion
Edson
Olympia
United States
Washington
Funeral for Mrs. Henrietta Crabtree Held at Mission Church
Friends gathered Sunday at the Mission Church for the funeral of Mrs. Henrietta E. Crabtree. Elder Ernst and Rev Downing led services. Born January 8, 1901 in Langford South Carolina, she moved with relatives before living with her father in Lynden. She married Harry B. Crabtree on September 14, 1918 and leaves her husband, baby daughter, father, and many relatives.
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Mission Church
Henrietta E. Crabtree
Ernst
Downing
Henrietta FE. Crabtree
Langford
S. C
Horace Thompson
Lynden
William H. Bliss
Harry B. Crabtree
Lin Brown Purchases Lot at First and Front Street
Lin Brown bought a lot at the corner of First and Front Street from Robert Bowles this week. He plans to erect a modern bungalow on the property in the spring.
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Lin Brown
First
Front Street
Robert Bowles
Brown
Lynden Library to Elect Officers at Annual Meeting
Lynden Public Library plans its annual meeting Monday evening at the library rooms. All members are urged to attend as officers will be elected.
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Lynden Library
Lynden
Lynden Teams Win Two at Sumas Tuesday
Lynden high school boys and girls won two close basketball games at Sumas with scores 21 18 for the boys and 12 6 for the girls. The Lynden boys lost 17 10 to Edmunds led by L C Wright’s fast lineup. A Lynden squad travels to Harmony Friday and a birth is reported for Inez Lindquist of Bellingham, formerly Mabel Johnson of Delta.
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Sumas
Lynden
Edmunds
L. C. Wright
Harmony
Lynden Rooters
Inez Lindquist
Bellingham
Lindquist
Mabel Johnson
Delta
W C T U Dinner Hosts Teachers and State Officers
The W. C. T. U. entertained teachers and state officers at a dinner Monday held at the G. A. R. Hall.
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G. A. R. Hall
Canadian visitors and local families host guests this week
Mrs. M Brunsma and Miss Brunsma from Canada visit with Mr. and Mrs. M Leans this week. Dena and Marie, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John Colenbrander, are improving.
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Mrs. M. Brunsma
Miss Brunsma
Canada
Mrs. M. Leans
Dena
Marie
John Colenbrander
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Lynden Boy
Cordova
Kotzebue Sound
Bering Strait
Arctic Circle
Hoodle River
Ganges
County Poultrymen
J. H. Guffey
Thhe
Washington Co-Operative Egg Jand Poultry Association
Harry Beernink
Skagit
Snohomish
Whatcom
Olymopia
Harrison
Calwell
Committee On
State of
Natal
Motor Vehicle Fund
Secretary of State
Public
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Ore
Norfolk
Panama Canal
Balboa
Miraflores
Pedro Maguel
Gatun
Callao
Peru
Laymore Farm
Lynden and
Laurel Call Baptist
Sunnyland, B. C
Babies OF
Leach
F. Swank
H. Wynstra
Howe
K. Swank
S. H. Birdwell
Lima
Spain
W. C. T. U. Entertain
Organization
J. W. Tremain
W. O. Benadom
Elzie Tremain
Elmer Lund
A. Hagens
Colley Hotel
Den
Delta and Sunshine
John van Mersbergen
E. Gelms
Hoffman Hall
Henry Zuidersman
John Axling
V. F. Randall
Florence
Ruth Bauman
John Vander
George
Wiser Lake
Wester Telgenhoff
John Aherns
Blaine
American Legion Post
Crabtree
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