Whatcom County Tax Limit League Forms in Lynden
Lynden hosts a rally to launch the Whatcom County Tax Limit League to push constitutional changes on taxation. Henry Shagren and Thomas Cole lead the new group as members adopt a four corner policy urging a forty mill levy cap and tax relief for farms and homes.
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Whatcom County
Lynden High School
Hawley’s Hall
Henry Shagren
Lynden
Thomas Cole
Bellingham
State of
Washington
League
Visitors From Los Angeles and Yakima Trip Planned
Here From Los Angeles Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Filling of Los Angeles are visiting at the M. A. Hickey home. Leave for Yakima Mr. Geo. Boeringa and son Kenneth accompanied by Mr. Wm. guidmneer left for Yakima this morning by auto. They expect to be gone a week.
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Los Angeles
S. B. Filling
M. A. Hickey
Yakima
Geo. Boeringa
Kenneth
Wm. Guidmneer
Family motor trip to celebrate Fourth in Lynn
Mr and Mrs Martin W Smith and their baby traveled by car from Seattle to spend the Fourth of July in Lynn, enjoying a family holiday visit and time together.
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Seattle
Martin W. Smith
Baby
Lynen
Miss Hazel Smith Visiting Seattle Families
Miss Hazel Smith of Seattle is spending a few weeks with the Jackman and Kelly families, enjoying hospitality and local engagements during her visit.
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Hazel Smith
Seattle
Jackman
Kelly
Baby Frances Wilma Born to Fowler Family
Mr and Mrs Fred Fowler of Gellingham welcome a baby girl born July Frances Wilma named. Mrs Fowles remembered as Miss Maimie Wellhouse formerly of Lyn cen. Mr and Mrs G W Frick and others from Los Angeles visited Vancouver. Pradford Knapp left for Seattle for a few weeks. Mr and Mrs G Schuylerlander family spent the 4th at Chuckanut Bay.
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Fowler Home
Fred Fowler
Gellingham
Frances Wilma
Fowles
Mamie Wellhouse
Lyncen
G. W. Frick
Wil
Roberts
George Frick
N. J. Frick
Los Angeles
Vancouver
G. Schuylesnan Erd Family
Svant the
Chuckanut Bay
Calf-Sided Ford Ditches Road Near Glendale
A man with a young calf drove his Ford sedan into a ditch at the Tonsorial Corner on Glendale road near the A. E. Henry mansion last evening around six. The calf attempted to lick a windshield spot during the turn. No injuries were reported.
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Glendale Road
A. E. Henry
Test All Washington Cows for Tuberculosis
Washington dairy health called for compulsory tuberculosis testing of every cow in the state. A Bellingham W C T U resolution urged the Dairymen’s Association to back legislation requiring testing and destruction of diseased stock with owner compensation. The convention also condemned local drunkenness and urged stopping liquor sales on shipping boats and opposed Sanity League efforts to overturn the Volstead Act.
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Washington
Bellingham
Dairymen's Association
United States
Sanity League
Epworth League Stage Play and Program Draw Crowd
The Epworth League of the M. E. Church presented a well attended evening featuring a play Thanksgiving Ann and a varied program. Performers included Bernice Craig Susie Hickey Merle Brown Helen Ranton Gertrude Wolfe Mildred Fountain Lois Whited and others. The event raised 23 dollars to fund Institute travel to Redondo.
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Epworth League
M. E. Church
Bernice Craig
Reading
Susie Hickey
Merle Brown
Helen Ranton
Gertrude Wolfe
Mildred Fountain
Mary Worthen
Lois Whited
Thanksgiving Ann
E. O. Grimes
F. L. Bostwick
Elmer White
Leslie White
Grace Grimes
Otho Bostwick
League
Redondo
Miss Mary Weeda and John Sluys Married at First Reformed
Monday morning July 3 at the parsonage of the First Reformed Church, Miss Mary Magdalena Weeda and Mr. John Sluys were wed in a ceremony attended by immediate friends and relatives. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Weeda of Worthen Station. the groom works for Imperial Fir Lumber Co. They left for a Seattle trip and will reside later in Worthen Station.
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First Reformed Church
Mary Magadalena Weeda
John Sluys
C. Weeda
Worthen Station
Sluys
Imperial Fir Lumber Co
Seattle
Harry Seidell
Junior
Alice
Birch Bay
Sunray
Nettie Wright
Averill
Wright
Annie Porter
Robert Warren
Vancouver B. C
David Corbett
Fritz Muenscher
Carl Muenscher
Louise
Eleanor
Walter Crabtree
Edgar
Helen Herre
Glacier
Arthur McMillen
Jake Kildall
Viola
Reuben Kenoyer
Mary Burgraff
Ben Nymeyer
Northwood
Emil Lind
Annie Johnson
Helga Lind
Vancouver
B. C
Deming
Charles Ogren
Ogren
Robert Hendricks
Chadwick Qualey
Ferndale
Howard Gunderson
Bellingham
Mildred Hilton
Edward Cave
Maria Prouty
Amy Prouty
Clinton
Lucille Prouty
Mrs Vandekamp Recovers From Hospital Stay in Bellingham
Mrs. Vandekamp is rapidly recovering after a hospital stay in Bellingham. Her husband, Mrs. John Vandekamp, had been reported hospitalized earlier, and local updates confirm ongoing improvement.
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Vandekamp
John Vandekamp
Bellingham
Charles Kamm Sets Seattle Post After Departure
Charles Kamm left Friday morning for Seattle where he has taken a position, marking a career move after his departure from his previous role.
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Charles Kamm
Seattle
Farley Couple Welcome Baby Girl Saturday
A baby daughter was born to Dr and Mrs O N Farley on Saturday at their home.
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Farley
O. N. Farley
Dr Mounter Travels to Spokane for Northwestern Meeting
Dr Mounter and Dr B V Mounter departed Tuesday to attend a physicians meeting gathering professionals from five northwestern states in Spokane.
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Mounter
Spokane
B. V. Mounter
Northwestern States
Mrs Craig Moves to New Fifth Street Home
Mrs Craig has moved to a new house on Fifth Street beside the Meenk residence. Mr and Mrs F M King of Tacoma are visiting at the M H King home.
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Mrs. F. M. King of
Tacoma
M. H.king
How to Win Prizes at Fairs
State College instructors will explain to women methods of preparing exhibits for the Whatcom County Fair. A judging school for women will be held at Wiser Lake Hall at 9 45 a m on Wednesday July 12. Miss Maud Wilson and Miss Mary E Sutherland will instruct on sewing cooking and canning exhibits. The session runs 10 a m to 3 30 p m. Bring lunch notebook and pencil.
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Whatcom County
Wiser Lake Hall
Guide Meridian
Maud Wilson
Mary E. Sutherland
State College of Washington
Wilson
Sutherland
Bride and Doctor Marquart Wed in Bellingham Ceremony
Miss Ruby Morgenthaler daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E Morgenthaler of Forest Grove married Dr C L Marquart of Port Angeles at Garden Street Methodist church in Bellingham. The couple plans a California honeymoon and will be at home after July 16 in Port Angeles.
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Ruby Morgenthaler
E. Morgenthaler
Forest Grove
C. L. Marquardt
Port Angeles
Garden Street Methodist Church
Bellingham
Beulah Graham
Emery Morgenthaler
Fourth of July Fence Fire Sparks City Alarm
Sil Weidkamp, Harrison Morton Mack, and Willard Weidkamp placed dynamite on gate posts early on July 4 to wake residents. The blast set a fence at the A McDaniel river bottom farm on fire. They spent July 5 replacing fence posts under McDaniel’s watchful eye.
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Sil Weidkamp
Harrison Morton Mack
Willard Weidkamp
A. McDaniel Riverbottom Farm
Mock
Weidkamp
McDaniel
Marietta Edges Lynden 3-2 In Kulshan Clash
In a tight Sunday tilt at Kulshan, Marietta slugged out a 3 to 2 victory over Lynden. Marietta scored two in the sixth and added another in the eighth while Garon and Dean held their rivals to seven and two hits respectively. Lynden's two runs came in the eighth on a pair of hits and two errors.
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Dean
Marietta
Lynden
Garon
Olson
Beeman
Bateman
James
Lyndon
Garripe
Meurer
B. Meurer
Kulshan
Miss Ruth Ranton and Ray Cole Married in Lynden
Miss Ruth Ranton and Mr Ray Cole were united in marriage on Tuesday July 4 at the bride’s parents home in Lynden with Rev Charles Baker officiating. The couple will reside in Lynden where Mr Cole works at the Whatcom County Dairymen's Association plant.
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Ruth Ranton
Ray Cole
W. J. Ranton
Lynden
Charles Baker
Mr. Cole
W. H. Cole
Miller Hotel
Whatcom County
Dairymen’s Association
Womans Home Missionary Society Met at Mrs Lauck Hart Home
The Womans Home Missionary Society gathered Wednesday afternoon at the residence of Mrs Wm Lauck Hart to hold their meeting and discuss society affairs.
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The
Womans Home Missionary Society
Wm. Lauckhart
Mrs Stuurmans Returns To Lynden After Illness
Mrs Al Stuurmans, previously under a Seattle doctor's care, has returned to Lynden on Friday and is rapidly recovering.
Frank Alexander Spends Weekend at Home During Summer School
Frank Alexander attends summer school at the University and spent the weekend at home.
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Frank Alexander
University
Book and Thimble Club Plans Birch Bay Picnic
The Book and Thimble club met at Mrs. Walter Crabtree’s home with needlework and a business meeting. They scheduled a July 27 picnic at Birch Bay and will meet again July 13 at Mrs. J. P. Lawrence’s home. Also noted were Fourth of July picnics by local families in Birch Bay and visits with relatives in Bellingham and Olympia.
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Birch Bay
Walter Crabtree
J. P. Lawrence
Annie Porter
Arthur McMillen
Harry Seidell
Harry Guckert
Edna Lawrence
Lee Ticknor
Fritz Muenscher
Carl Muenscher
David Corbett
Helen Herre
Mary Burgraff
Andrew Johnson
Bert
Carl Johnson
Frank
Emma Johnson
Thelma Vanessen
Strandell
Claude Manley
Olympia
Barney Klander
Kathleen
Joe Rainford
Edgar
Bellingham
Lawrence Keplinger
Lynden Chautauqua Opens Monday With Stars and Music
Lynden's big Chautauqua opens Monday featuring Frances Ingram and Opie Read among others. Season tickets are 2.75 for adults and 1.00 for children, available from guarantors, local stores, or The Tribune office.
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Lynden
Tribune
Paul Fleming
Stearns- Hellekson
Edna Eugenie Lowe
Frances Ingram
Metropolitan Opera
Patton Brothers
Norman Allan Imrie
Opie Read
Community notices and visits around Lynden area
Local residents and visitors share weekend and weekday activities. John Elsner learns barbering in Seattle and visits family. Dingeman Bajema collects Temperance essay prizes totaling 22 dollars from district county and state. Multiple gatherings involve the Hincheys Courtney Landaals Meenk and Bajema families with travels to Blatt Seattle Bellingham Fern dale and Lynden vicinity.
Record crawl to Everett spans twelve hours on July Fourth
Paul Breen completed a record automobile crawl from Lynden to Everett in twelve hours. He left at four a.m. and arrived at four p.m. The trip endured eleven tire blowouts but was considered a success. Herman Vander Griend and the Misses Elizabeth Louws and Tena Vander Griend accompanied him.
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Paul Breen
Lynden
Everett
Herman Vander Griend
Elizabeth Louws
Tena Vander Griend
Open House At Lynden Egg Plant Draws Public
The Lynden plant of the Washington Co operative Egg and Poultry Association invites the public to tour the facilities this Saturday. Visitors will see cold storage, feed building, and fattening and dressing operations as Lynden eggs and poultry are prepared for Eastern markets. In the evening the Whatcom County Egg Producers Association meets in Bellingham at Dairymen's Hall with Frank Imhoff to receive a prize cockerel from a high egg- laying lineage. State association trustees will be present and the Whatcom County Taxpayers League will address members.
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Lynden
Washington Co-operative Egg and Poultry Association
Whatcom County Egg Producers Association
Bellingham
Dairymen
Grandson of W. W. Palmer Dies in Vancouver
Mr and Mrs W W Palmer received word Sunday of the death of their young grandson Wilfred Langdale of Vancouver BC The notice notes the family mourning in British Columbia and marks the passing of a family member connected to the Palmer household.
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W. W. Palmer
Wilfred Langdale
Vancouver
B. C
Eastern Star Hosts Evening Card Party
The Eastern Star entertained about seventy attendees at the Masonic Hall on Thursday evening. Prizes went to Miss Pearl Nessen and Dr. D. Mulder for top scores among ladies and gentlemen respectively. consolation prizes were awarded to Mrs. M. Biehler and Mr. Biehler. A late lunch followed, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Bay and others.
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Masonic Hall
Lynden Athletic Association Ball Delightful Social
Lynden hosts a Friday dance at Hawley's Hall with Imperial Five of Yakima performing music. The well attended social event raised a substantial sum for the Lynden boys treasury.
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Lynden Athletic Association
Hawley's Hall
Imperial Five
Yakima
Lynden
Nice Kind of Weather Visitors From South Bend Spend Weekend
Mr and Mrs Si Holmes and their son from South Bend spent the weekend in Lynden. The Holmeses are longtime Lynden residents visiting the area.
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Si Holmes
South Bend
Lynden
Mrs. Holmes
Community Social Roundup From Lynden and Nearby
A series of weekend visits and gatherings appear across Lynden and North Bellingham. Guests included Ernest Clendenen, Mr and Mrs John Colenbrander, and families such as the Lenssen Noteboom De Motts Landaals and Franks. Whatcom Falls Park also hosted local residents on the Fourth.
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Frank Clendenen
North Bellingham
Jacob Meenk
Ernest
John Colenbrander
Lynden
Leonard Lenssen
Gerrit Noteboom
Riverside
Ralph de Motts
Henry
Theodore
Henry Landaal
Bert Landaal
Imogene
Fred Fowler
Margaret
Bellingham
Whatcom Falls Park
Roy Mutchler
Ralph
Harley Johnson
C. M. Huisman
Ben Oltman
Lynden Boy Wins State Essay Prize
Dingeman Bajema led Washington in the W C T U annual essay contest winning state first prize in the senior junior class. Gertrude Komen Lynden won a gold medal in declamatory finals. Alvin Weidkamp earned a gold medal in the violin contest. Lynden received the County banner for medal contest work.
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Dingeman Bajema
Ella Clark
Department of Fairs
Viola Gustin
Whatcom County
Bellingham
Mesdames Janey Palmer
P. A. Clarke
C. E. Hitchcock
A. H. Frasier
Geo. Worthen
W. H. Elder
Ruth Williams
Lynden
Gertrude Komen
Alvin Weidkamp
Franklin Swope Wed Theresa Moon in California
Franklin Swope married Theresa Moon of Bellingham on June 28 in California. The couple’s families and neighbors celebrated with visits and Independence Day gatherings at multiple local homes and parks.
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New League
Pradford Knapp
Ww. Co. T. U
Mary Weeda
DR. Marquardt
W. B. Larson of
Bremerton
Katherine Larson
Frances Ingram, Opie Read
Greenwood
John Elsner
C. Elsner
Dingman Bajema
John Bajema
Frank Hinchey
Jack and
Billy
Cottonwood Beach
France Oltman
Della Courtney
Raymond
Dingeman
Chas
Bajema
Skagit County
Sam
Washington Egg and Poultry Association
Gerrit Landaal
Frank Landaal
Henry Feenhouse
Henrietta Feenhouse
Joe Elenhaal
Serena Burns
Will Harmon
Colorado
Andey Goff
Bert Bostwick
J. R. Courtney
Jack
Billy Hinchy
Arthur Unifer
James Roddel
Wright Courtney
Frank Sweitzer
Albert Meenk
Myron
Harold Morrcal
Arthur Urer
Ernest Dean
G. P. Dean
Joe Elenbaas
Serena
Elenbaas
Robert Burns
Theodore and
Cornelius
Henry and
Poultry Association
Eastern Star
W. C
Franklin Swope
Theresa Moon
John Swope
California
Bryan
Blanche Jordal
John Troost
L. Vail
A. R. Palmer
Lee
J. H. Swope
S. L. Palmer
Arze Palmer
Roy Allen
F. A. Pugh
Dena Troost
Gerrit Hulst
Cornelia
Jeanette
Oak Harbor
Troost
Hulst
G. N. Heaton
Rose Himes
T. P. Jeffers
Viola Sturman
Zenna
J. Bruce
Chas. Dean
de Line
Berthusen's Park
Mr. Rathbone
Floyd
R. Allen
Mrs. Waters
Leslie
Miss Ellen
Bremner
Waters
Mabel Swope
Archie Palmer
Mrs. Ecker
Heaton
Ed Fisher
Wickham
Chubb
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