Protests Emerge Over Marietta Nooksack Bridge Plan
Countywide protests confront Messrs MacMillan and Slater as Whatcom officials push a Marietta bridge across the Nooksack mouth with an estimated cost of 25 000 to 40 000 The Blaine Blaine Journal notes taxpayers would fund a bridge to aid Indians and summer campers amid strong opposition from residents and local papers.
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Messrs. MacMillan and
Slater
Nooksack River
Marietta
Journal of Blaine
Blaine
Bellingham Chamber of Commerce
Daily Press
F. W. Bixby
Nooksack
Lynden Team Triumphs In Two Basketball Games
Lynden won both basketball games Friday night at Laurel. First team players were Fred Hatley Frank Hatley Percy Bayes Lester Landaal Carroll Worthen and Clarence Ehle. Second team included Edward Emmelkamp Ralph Roe Herben Benson Fred Wolf Carlton Baker and Albert Meurer.
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Lynden
Laurel
Fred Hatley
Frank Hatley
Percy Bayes
Lester Landaal
Carroll Worthen
Clarence Ehle
Edward Emmelkamp
Ralph Roe
Herben Benson
Fred Wolf
Carlton Baker
Albert Meurer
U S to test Lynden soil for vegetable crops
The U S Department of Agriculture began a study to judge Lynden area soil suitability for crops including cucumber endive lettuce parsnip and radish. Seed samples distributed by The Tribune with Senator Wesley L Jones signature facsimiles will be sent to growers for results this week. The project aims to learn if Nooksack valley can exceed other regions in endive yield and inform future use of findings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Lynden
Tribune
Department
Nooksack
Department of Agriculture
Wesley L. Jones
the Tribune
Congress
Newcomer Buys Forty Acre Williams Farm on Benson Road
John Gunst recently arrived from Alberta, Canada purchases the forty acre Williams ranch on Benson road in Lynden. The property includes stock and implements and is fully cleared and cultivated. Gunst takes immediate possession as the Williams move to Fourth and Grover Streets. Sale was cash through R B Le Cocq agency. The farm had not been listed until three days before closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gunst
Lynden
Alberta
Canada
Benson Road
Thomas J
William L. Williams
Williams Place
Benefit Fire Truck Fund Program At Jamieson Opera House
A fine home talent show is set for Friday night in Jamieson’s opera house to raise funds for the local fire truck. Tickets are on sale. The program features recitations songs duets and solos by Erma Rusco Helen Boer Margaret Boerhave Vernon Hawley Clarence Larson Ethel Storey Irvin Rathman Lydia Pinkham Mertha Bostwick Georgie Redd Will Redd Mertha and Erma Rusco Dorothy Hark ness Teddy Hark ness Margaret Boer Mrs M Hammond Wanda Saxauer Ephriam Johnson and others with a closing band and chorus.
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Jamieson’s
Opera House
Erma Rusco
Helen
Margaret Boerhave
Vernon Hawley
Clarence Larson
Borg
Ethel Storey
Irvin Rathman
Old Maid
Lydia Pinkham
Rita Jamieson
Mertha Bostwick
Georgie Redd
Will Redd
Dorothy
Teddy Harkness
M. Hammond
Wanda Saxauer Coon
Ephriam Johnson
Nine
Little Boys and Girls
Examinations Underway At Local High School
This week marks the start of semester exams at the high school. State eighth grade tests are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, with taxpayers informed about the procedures and expectations for the assessments.
Businessmen back Lynden volunteer fire department truck fund
A city hall meeting of business men approved funding for a Lynden Volunteer Fire Department auto truck. About two hundred dollars was subscribed and a committee was formed to work with firefighters. The plan notes a potential five percent cut in fire insurance premiums for local property owners. Donor lists and fund update planned for next week.
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Lynden
City Hall
the Tribune
No More 15 Per Cent Interest on Taxes Proposed
A Seattle Real Estate Association backed bill with Rep Tom Swale and Sen Ralph Nichols aims to end the 15 percent delinquent tax interest. It abolishes certificates of delinquency and the 3 percent prompt-payment discount, replacing with 8 percent interest and a county tax loan fund secured by liens on delinquent properties.
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Lynden
Tom Swale
Snohomish County
Ralph Nichols
King
Seattle Real Estate Association
Ralph D. Nichols
Board of County Commissioners
Rev P H Davies to Stay on as Lynden Pastor
Rev P H Davies withdraws resignation and will remain pastor of Lynden Baptist Church for another year. He cited the support of friends, the church, and the Baptist Convention Board along with a Divine Will as reasons. The Tribune will publish weekly church news bulletins, starting today on page four.
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P. H. Davies
The
Baptist Church
Davies
Lynden
General Board
Rev. Davies
Baptist Convention Board
Tribune
Church News
Crescent Week Promotes Local Crescent Products in Lynden
Stores in Lynden showcase Crescent Manufacturing Co products during Crescent Week. window displays honor home produced goods and highlight mutual use with Whatcom County foods. Photographs by Jack Gale will accompany a Washington Newspaper Association feature.
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Crescent Week
Lynden
Crescent
Seattle
Crescent Manufacturing Co
Whatcom County
Messrs
B. C. de Long
Farmers Mercantile Co
A. H. Te Selle
Albert de Young
Star Grocery Company
J. Zylstra
Lynden Cooperative
Federal Control of Railroad Transportation Voiced as Nation's Task
A historical proclamation argues that a railroad corporation created by national charter is best suited to manage nationwide rail transport. It asserts public welfare aligns with law and urges a single national authority to replace mixed state and federal jurisdiction to end waste and scandal in railroad operation.
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United States
Lynden Students Attend Farm Winter School
Lynden student Reinier Ambrosius joins Whatcom County peers at Washington State College winter school in Pullman. Brewster’s Joseph Hoskins, Sumas’ Robert Easterbrook, Ferndale’s Arthur Stiersen, and Deming’s Norman Macauley also attend. Hoskins serves as president of the short course club formed by winter students.
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Pullman
State College of Washington
Whatcom County
Reinier Ambrosius
Lynden
Joseph Hoskins
Brewster
Jamieson
Robert Easterbrook
Sumas
Arthur Stiersen
Ferndale
Norman Macauley
Deming
Hoskins
Washington state shows off home products and press aid
Washington newspapers were treated to a home products banquet at the University of Washington in honor of the State Friday and the annual newspaper institute. The event showcased wide goods from fish to pencils and bags of flour, with each guest receiving a flour sack souvenirs. The Washington Newspaper Association voted to spend 12000 for foreign advertising promotion, plan a stereotyping plant, and study a cooperative paper mill and central supply. Officers elected include S H Lewis of Lynden as president and J C Harrigan of Colville as first vice president. board members include Grant Angle, Deed Mayer, Fred Ornes, and others.
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Washington Newspaper Association
Association For Foreign Advertising
Newspaper Association
H. Lewis
Lynden
J. C. Harrigan
Colville
Paul Harvey
Elma
C. A. Sprague
Ritzville
Grant Angle
Shelton
Deed Mayer
Leavenworth
Fred Ornes
Mr. Vernon
EF. L. Wheeler
Waitsburg
A. A. Smith
Port Angeles
Edwin M. Connor
South Bend
N. Russell Hill
Davenport
W. B. Jessup
Bremerton
Piano Students to Give Recital at Waples Home
Kenneth F Heun leads piano students with Miss Agnes Edson and Miss Bessie M Biehler in a private recital at Mrs W H Waples home. The event is set for Wednesday evening January 31 at 8 oclock and invites friends and relatives to attend.
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Kenneth F. Heun
Agnes Edson
Bessie M. Biehler
W. H. Waples
Talks on The Care of the Teeth At Grade School
Miss Crete Topping led a series of talks on dental care at the grade school. A contest on the subject awarded first place to Loren O'Neil and second to Ernest Lang, each receiving a tube of toothpaste.
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Crete Topping
Loren O'Neil
Ernest Lang
Yeomen Elect Officers at G. A. R. Hall
The Yeomen elected officers Tuesday night at the G. A. R. Hall. Named were E. A. Wiese foreman Charles Ralston master of ceremonies Mrs. W. Hemmingway cor. sec. Walter Pixley chaplain Walter Hemmingway overseer E. Tremain sent Ed Gehriach watch man A. M. Riddle guard Mrs. W. Pixley Lady Rebecca Mrs. E. A. Wiese Lady Rowena.
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G. A. R. Hall
E. A. Wiese
Charles Ralston
W. Hemmingway
Walter Pixley
Walter Hemmingway
E. Tremain
Ed Gehriach
A. M. Riddle
W. Pixley
Rebecca
Rowena
Tribune Adds Gunst and Robinson to Reader List
The Tribune this week expanded its reader list by including John Gunst and Stanley Robinson among new subscribers.
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John Gunst
Stanley Robinson
Tribune
Teachers Discuss Improvement and Play Foundation Concepts
At a Monday evening meeting hosted by P. A. Wright Miss Edith Gilliland spoke on improving faults while Mr F D Rockey discussed G Stanley Hall ideas on the foundation of play.
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P. A. Wright
Edith Gilliland
F. D. Rockey
G. Stanley Hall
Whatcom County Fair reports 1200 gain in finances
The Whatcom County Fair Association shows a 1200 improvement over last year at the stockholders meeting held at City Hall. Secretary Stuart notes $500 invested in permanent improvements and $500 notes paid off along with liquidating about $200 in old bills.
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Whatcom County Fair Association
Stuart
T. H. Smith
N. P. Sorenson
W. H. Waples
E. Edson
Nels Jacobson
A. H. Frasier
G. Vander Griend
Will Jackman
B. C. Crabtree
George Worthen
Henry Spaan
H. H. Jamieson
A. E. Rusco
G. J
Lynden State Bank
Guide Meridian paved from Laurel to Lynden debated
Movement among property owners along the Guide Meridian Road from Laurel to Lynden to pave the route is reported. The South Bellingham Sentinel notes local support but cites a one year payment limit under current law, with a proposed amendment to extend payments over twenty years to secure the project.
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Laurel
Lynden
South Bellingham Sentinel
Meridian
Donahue Road
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Whatcom Co
Frank Wright
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Alde Bostwick
Crescent Products
D. J. Zylstra
Northwestern Mutual Fire Insurance Association of
Mr. Zylstra
Richard Zylstra
Dale Huleatt
Farm Winter School
Washington
State of Washington
Washington Manufacturers Association
University of Washington
Waples
Yeomen
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