Speedy Cars to Race in Lynden Saturday
Lynden Speedway at the Fair Grounds hosts its first auto race meet with thirteen cars entered including Stutz and Lynden Special. The program features multiple dashes and a twenty mile race with safety rules and spectator guidance emphasized. Tickets are on sale with general admission set at 1.10 and grandstand 0.55.
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Lynden
Fair Grounds
Whatcom County
Lynden Speedway
Tacoma
George W. Ly
Mana
Northwest
Lynden Track
American Association
Gasoline Shortage Eases in Lynden Says Agent Burns
Lynden faces a temporary gas shortage with one station empty yesterday but a car arriving Wednesday. Agent T R Burns notes Lynden has been fortunate with no real suffering and cites rising vehicle numbers across the Pacific Coast. He says extra refinery output and shifting supply routes aim to meet demand, with Pacific Coast consumption higher than production.
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Lynden
T. R. Burns
Mr. Burns
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Mexico
California
Lummi Indians Busy in Lynden Friday Night Baseball
Lummi Braves travel to Lynden Hawley's Park Friday night seeking revenge after an 8 to 5 defeat by Lynden. The game featured long hits and defensive miscues, with Lynden's Tryggvi delivering a three-base hit and Wampler driving in key runs. The box score notes several players and outcomes as Lynden eyes a rematch. Also, Lynden berry growers report 18 cents a pound this season, up 50 percent from last year and 400 percent from four years ago, with a 20 percent heavier crop forecast and strong Lynden Cannery optimism.
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Lummi Indians
Lynden
Hawley’s Park
Koert Family Visit Noted In Local Baseball Digression
Ed Koert and his young daughter from Grand Rapids Michigan visit the Koert family this week. A baseball reference notes 18 innings pitched with Olson giving up 3 runs in 2 innings and Dean surrendering 5 runs in 4 innings with umpire Reed.
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Ed Koert
Little
Grand Rapids, Mich
Koert
Olson
Dean
Reed
Mosquito Plague Hits Lynden Fruit Harvest
Fraser River floods send swarms of mosquitoes into the Lynden district causing scratched skin, disrupted berry and cherry picking, and halted work. Stores sold mosquito bar and oil to protect workers as crews paused for a day. By midweek pests declined after the flood, with dyking projects planned to prevent recurrence.
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Lynden
Barron Buys Interest in Axlund Service Station
L R Barron purchases an interest in the Axlund Services station at Third and Front Streets. He is an experienced automobile man who will supervise the repair department, specializing in light repairs and ignition electrical work. Barron formerly lived in Lynden district and has many friends there.
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L. R. Barron
Axlund
Third and
Front St
Barron
Tll Liner
Mr. Barron
Lynden
Whatcom County Rural Banks Report June Resources and Deposits
Whatcom County rural banks closed June with 2.44 million in resources. Town totals include Custer 136 246.73 Blaine 499 300.54 Everson 228 211.93 Sumas 294 798.80 Ferndale 517 203.40 Lynden 763 065.20. Deposits by town show Custer 124 895.93 Blaine 490 680.91 Everson 207 649.17 Sumas 244 842.55 Ferndale 396 417.82 Citizens State Bank 51 812.64 Lynden 693 228.47. The report notes a strong year over year gain and a healthy rural county financial outlook.
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Custer
Blaine
Everson
Su*mas
Ferndale
Lynden
Sumas
1St National Bank
Citizens State Bank
Lynden Registration Office Open Saturday Evening
The Lynden registration office will stay open Saturday evening from 7 30 until August 25 for those not yet registered. In Lynden Township Precinct 1 Mrs George Vinup, Precinct 2 Mrs Joe Elenbaas, and Precinct 3 Frank Bloom serve as registration clerks.
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Lynden
Lynden Township
George Vinup
Joe Elenbaas
Frank Bloom
Mystery on Jacob Zweegman Farm Sparks Local Curiosity
Mr. and Mrs. 8 H. Lucas are on the Jacob Zweegman place during the absence of the Zweegman family.
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8. H. Lucas
Jacob Zweegman
Zweegman
Big Chautauqua Opens in Lynden with Full Week Schedule
Lynden gears up for a big Chautauqua starting Wednesday under the large brown tent. The week features Junior Chautauqua daily, lectures by E B Fish Carlton Chamberlayne and G Whitfield Ray, concerts by Raul Pereira and the Par nells, singers Royal Welsh and Maori groups, plus a play from Maurice Browne. Season tickets are $2.50 before opening day and $3.00 on opening day, available at local stores or from guarantors.
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Lyden
Lynden
City Drug Store
Harry Walters
Julius Caesar Nayphe
Junior Chautauqua
Alaska Duo
Carlton Chamberlayne
The
E. B. Fish
Chautauqua
Raul Pereira
String Quartet
Mary Adel Hays
Royal Welsh Lady Singers
Geo. D. Alden
Chautauquas
Maurice Browne Players
Parnells
G. Whitfield Ray
Fred G. Bale
South Seas
New Zealand
Leila M. Blomfield
Lynden stores to close during Chautauqua hours
Many Lynden stores will close from two to four each afternoon during Chautauqua Week except Saturday. The closures give proprietors and clerks a chance to hear all the numbers of the big program.
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Lynden
Boy Scouts Enjoy Birch Bay Beach Camp Outing
The Lynden Boy Scouts spent Friday and Saturday at Birch Bay for a camping trip. Seventeen scouts traveled in several cars and spent most of the day in and around the water.
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Birch Bay Beach
Lynden
Birch Bay
Serrurier
Benadom
Pyeatt
Cruikshank
New Sidewalks Ready Before Chautauqua Opening
Work on the South and Edison Streets sidewalks is to be finished by Friday night by Boer have and Zoet contractors. The paths will be ready for use at the Chautauqua opening and should ease crowds after dusty previous years. Apricots from Worthen ranch arrive at Tribune office. Frank Warthen ranch in Eastern Washington yields a larger crop this year. Clifton Worthen works on the ranch.
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Maurice Browne
Margaret Sington
New York
America
Euripides
Garrick Theater
Charles Kenyon
Sth
Edison Streets
Boerhave
Zoet
Worthen
Tribune
Lynden Worthen
Washington
Frank Warthen
Clifton Worthen
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Sylvan Weidkamp
Hayes
Jim Hayes
Essex
Studebaker
Oakland
Maxwell
Lummi Braves
Brunswick
Bellingham
Ole Tryggvi
Wampler
Anderson
Baldwin
Flotre
Theel
Hickey
Trygevi
Larson
Marshall
C. M. Creamer
Lynden Cannery
Hemingway
I Anderson
Ss Flotre
Sees Theel
Brunswicks
E. Johnson
Trysgyi
U B. Johnson
Hanna
Maurehal
Beecher
U Lewis
Ragson
Fraser River
Brokaw
Entertain
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