Circulate Port Petition in Lynden for Whatcom County Port District
Whatcom County voters will decide September 14 on a port district plan spanning Blaine Bellingham and rural Lynden areas. A circulating petition explains that bonds up to three percent of assessed value require countywide scope to fund docks and equipment, with advantages seen in Astoria and other ports. Local officials note port development brings warehouses cold storage and rail goods facilities, boosting rural prosperity and paving the way for a coastal shipping center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden
Whatcom County
Blaine
Bellingham
Port District Committee
Everett
Snohomish County
Hoquiam
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
Vancouver
Wash
Clarke County
Seattle
King County
Pacific Coast
Bellingham Bay
What. Com
Astoria
Oregon
Clatsop County
Hoquing
Clatsep
Foxes Trapped on Lynden Farm First Local Sightings
H C Berthuson reports capturing five red foxes on his Lynden farm, the first ever seen in town. The family, likely from Skagit County, remains with more at large. The mother and four cubs are trapped or killed. the animals show tame behavior to locals and eat milk and meat scraps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Berthuson
Berthuson Place
Mr. Berthuson
Berthuson Home
Lynden
Berthuson
Skagit County
Community social notes from Booth's Corners gathering
Local column records visits and celebrations around Booth's Corners. Ed Reed, Hjelmar Pearson, and others joined John Pearson for a birthday. Mrs. Reed stayed over. Families from Bellingham Laurel Ferndale Lynden and Glendale attended birthdays picnics and reunions. various guests dined or visited hosts including Wade Morris, John Swope, and G.N. Van Weerdhuizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Reed
Bellingham
Hjelmar Pearson and Son
John Pearson
Mr. Pearson
Frank de Liné
Mrs. Blow
Felix Pugh
Ralph Troost
Charles
W. B. Schuyleman
Charles Troost
John Schuyleman
Alina Davidson
Lillie Pearson
Ferndale
Raymond Bremner
S. Bremner Wilson
Philip van Weerdhuizen
G.n.van Weerdhuizen
Lester Ecker
Busby
Friday Harbor
van Sargent
Judge Hardin
Wade Morris
Charles Kohler
John Otley
Custer
John Haveman
Lynden
Haveman
John Bovenham
Bert Troost
Ralph Trost
Antony von Euw
Lawrene
E. I. Root
Chris Hellman
Laurel
George Rathbone
Howard Boley
Glendale
Jack Schneider
Neighbors Invited to Fourth of July Old-Fashioned Picnic
All Lynden residents are invited to celebrate Independence Day with neighbors in the home district. Volunteers are asked to pack a basket and attend Hawley Park for a community picnic. Help is needed to clean the grounds and build tables and seats, with work slated for Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden
Hawley Park
North Bellingham to Play Here Friday
Lynden defeats Yanigan 18 to 0 in five innings setting up a make up game with North Bellingham Friday here. Meurer sprained knee left third inning risks season while Lynden battery Rockey and Anderson provide strong defense and offense in the lopsided win. Wold, visiting catcher, made a spectator rope catch on a foul in the first inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
North Bellingham
Lynden
Yanigan
Bellingham
Wold
Theel
Fair Premium List And Local News Highlights
The big 1920 Whatcom County Fair premium list will be ready next week and distributed by secretary George Waples. A kerosene can explosion burned Andrew Anderson's son on the face, while paving on Hannegan road near Abbot's corner progresses tonight. Also reports from the WCTU picnic plan for July 9 at the Elder home and car deliveries by Dodger through Miller and Leek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whatcom County Fair
George Waples
Andrew Anderson
Hannegan
Abbot’s Corner
Construction Company
Lynden Draws Large Crowd for $1000 Guernsey Bull Rexs May King
Wisconsin breeders visit Lynden to inspect Rexs May King a six month old Guernsey bull imported by Vander Griend Brothers for 1000. The calf from Baker View Farm drew eighteen cars and sparked multiple offers. visitors tour Cunzman Douglas and Smith farms and plan a two day breeder session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Whatcom ‘County
Lynden
Rex
Northwest
Vander Griend Brothers
Fruit Brothers
Waukesha
Wisconsin
Baker View
Cunzman
Douglas
Smith
Board Awards Contracts for New Fair Buildings
Schuyleman and Lucas received the contract for the secretary's office at the Fair Grounds. Millard Palmer was awarded the poultry building contract. The board instructed secretary George Waples to purchase coops from the Poultry Breeders' Association of Bellingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyleman
Lucas
Fair Grounds
Millard Palmer
George Waples
The
Poultry Breeders’ Association of
Bellingham
Lynden Sees Gasoline Shortage Strain Daily Life
Lynden faces a gasoline shortage likely to last another thirty days as local agent T. R. Burns warns supply will hold out only with strict rationing. A car shipment is due Monday but relief hinges on prompt additional shipments to protect trucks and essential industries. Gasoline is sold in one gallon lots with joy riding halted and garages prioritizing business use. The public cooperates, and shortages are framed as temporary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden
T. R. Burns
Mr. Burns
Lynden Dairymen Plan $150000 Plant Expansion and Growth
A Lynden dairy products plant undergoes a $150,000 expansion joined to the existing Lynden creamery. The Whatcom County Dairymen's Association project aims to boost capacity to 100,000 pounds of whole milk daily plus cream, with nationwide potential output rising to over $10,000,000 annually. The project, let to Peder Garde, includes a new two story building, power house, laboratories, and expanded receiving areas as part of three planned plants across Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zine
Lynden
Whatcom County Dairymen’s Association
Organized Dairymen of Washington
Independence
United Dairy Associations of Washington
Peder Garde
Lynden Creamery
Whatcom County Dairymen
Independence Day Picnic At Hawley's Park In Lynden
Lynden holds Independence Day celebration Monday at Hawley's Park due to gas shortage. The event includes a parade, band concerts, prayers, Holland address, various races, and prizes for decorated autos and races with cash awards from $1 to $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawley’s Park
W. O. Benadom
Lynden Voters Urged to Register Before July 15
The Lynden registration office led by R. B. Le Cocq urges all residents to register by July 15 to be eligible to vote and to sign initiative or referendum petitions. Secretary of State requires officers to forward lists by July 15, forming the legal electorate for petitions and pamphlet access. If not registered, act now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Registration Office
R. B. le Cocq
Secretary of State
Lynden stalls sold as church sheds make way for garages
In Lynden the long row of stalls at the Christian Reformed Church is being replaced by garages as motor vehicles replace team travel. A bidding call for removing the stalls appears this week. the sale follows a shift from horse to automobile use among church members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden
Christian Reformed Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. V. Mounter
Portland
Mt. Vernon
Farndale
R. F. Jones
Lynden Department Store
H. L. Williams’ Garden
Booth’s
Florence
Will
Cal Diamond
Celed
Yanigans
E. Huff
True
Beecher
Follman
Wyatt
Horn
Bentley
Kingsley
E ‘Muerer
Baldwin
Fisher
Anderson
C. Rockey
Oltman
Hickey
Theol
F. Rockey
Meurer
Tiree
Rockey
Hemingway
Blaisdell
George Hall
Shriners
Portland ‘Shriners
Elder
Walter Pixley
Deming
Sprague
Hitchcock
C. Smith
Harry Elder
Frank Walsh
Dodger
Miller and Leek
Everson
John Taylor
Dodge Brothers
Canadian Pacific
Sumas
Miller
Leek
Wenatchee
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Indus
Hawley's
R. L. Averill
al Te Selle
Rev
W.0. Benadom
John Vandekamp
Hawley’s Hall
Front St
Hawley's Park
America
H. K. Palma
Holland
Quirinus Breen
Biles
Milford Benjamin
C. S. Packard
Marjory Packard
Robert Bowles
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!