Fine records at Whatcom County high school meet
Douglas Slade of Lynden ran 10.15 seconds in the 100 yard dash, a mark remarkable for a high school meet. Marius Vander Griend jumped 9 feet 9 1/2 inches in the standing broad jump, and Hall of Blaine leaped 20 feet 1 inch in the running broad jump. Lynden won 55 points in Group 1. Blaine 44. Ferndale 25. Sumas 11. Tena Vander Griend and Arthur Schultz won orator contests, with blue ribbons and a $10 war savings certificate each. Annie Hart and Richard Hartnell took second prizes.
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Whatcom County Athletic Association
Fair Grounds
Douglas Slade
Lynden
Marius Vander Griend
Hall of Blaine
Slade
Wolfe
Sprague
Swanson
Blaine
Ferndale
Sumas
Birch Bay
Deming
Lawrence
Tena Vander Griend
Arthur Schultz
Nooksack
Annie Hart
Richard Hartnell
Bert Helder Visits Before Army Draft
Bert Helder returned Saturday to Lynden from Montana to visit before joining the army on May 25. He tried to enlist in the navy marines and aviation corps but was rejected for height. He registered in Canada with an American consul and has just learned he was drafted.
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Bert Helder
Lynden
Montana
Army
Helder
Navy
Marines
Aviation Corps
Canada
Gerard Helder
Canadian Mounted Police
England
Lynden Boy Plays Baseball With U S Army in France
Carl Reid of Lynden is the shortstop for a Company G team in France. The Team beat the Sixth Engineers 4 to 3 in ten innings in their first contest on foreign soil.
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Lynden Boy
U. S. Army
France
Carl Reid
Lynden
Company G
Engineers
Lynden Christian School Names New Principal and Staff
George Ramerman of Raymond Minnesota named new principal to replace retiring Jerry Albers who will leave to join Star Mercantile Company. Miss Jennie Haveman to teach intermediate grades and Miss Anna De Boer to teach primary. Herman Oordt buys Heusinkveld ten acres near Lynder Poultry Yards expansion.
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George Ramerman
Raymond, Minn
Lynden Christian School
Jerry Albers
Albers
Star Mercantile Company
Jennie Haveman
Anna de Boer
Herman Oordt
Heusinkveld
Lynder
North Prairie Notes on Local Visits and Farewell Surprise
Mr and Mrs Jake Bartelds motored to Bellingham Tuesday. Mrs J Berger of BC called on Mrs L C Kagley Tuesday afternoon. Nancy Verduin, assisting Mrs Kagley, came home Tuesday. About twenty six young people dropped in on the teachers Tuesday evening for a farewell surprise. The teachers received gifts and a luncheon was served. Grace Bartelds is ill with a sore throat. Eighth grade exams will be given this week by Miss Wolfe. Miss Wolfe and pupils visited Horse Shoe Bend Tuesday while Miss Bouman's room explored near Big Rock.
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Jake Bartelds
Bellingham
Miss Wolfe
Horse Shoe Bend
Miss Booman
Big Rock
Graduation Week Plans At Lynden High School
Lynden High School announces a week of events beginning with the junior senior banquet in the Domestic Science rooms Friday evening with a Hoover menu and toastmaster William Fisher. Rev W O Benadom will preach the baccalaureate at the M E Church Sunday evening with special music. Commencement on May 23 will feature Dr. Leonard Coos of the University of Washington as speaker.
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Domestic Science Rooms
Hoover
William Fisher
Miss Maguire
Douglas Slade
Miss Graham
Mary Lewis
W. O. Benadom
M. E
Bennhom
Leonard Coos
University of Washington
English Poultry Expert to Speak in Lynden Tonight
Dr Edward Brown renowned poultry expert will speak at Lynden High School tonight at eight with free admission He will also discuss the war and its impact along with poultry issues, sharing insights from his visits to war zones
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Lynden
Edward Brown
Lynden Public Schools End Year Next Friday
Lynden Public Schools will finish the year on Friday May 24. Lynden Christian School will not close its season until next month.
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Lynden Public Schools
Lynden
The
Lynden Christian School
Lynden Cannery Begins Rhubarb Season Next Week
The Lynden Cannery will start up the season next week on rhubarb. The plant has been repainted inside and out and improved to boost sanitary conditions. Cooking devices and other machinery have also been upgraded.
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Lynden
W C T U Name Allegedly Used on Petitions
Mrs. W H Jackman tells The Tribune that the W C T U name is used on petitions for initiative measures No 31 82 and 83 in Lynden without permission. The state president advises the organization knows nothing about the petitions and that its name is used unlawfully. The petitions are non partisan marketing and anti injunction measures.
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the Tribune
W. H. Jackman
Lynden
Jackman
Double Ditch Water Supply at Risk Across Line
North Lynden district residents fear Canadian drainage action may divert Walker Creek water away from Double Ditch road. An informal meeting with Murrayville officials reviewed lowering ditches to drain adjacent lowlands, which would cut the continuous water flow to farms along the two roads if Canada enforces drainage laws.
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Canada
Double Ditch
North Lynden
Council
Murrayville Municipality
B.C
Walker Creek
Thackers Visit Relatives in Snohomish
Mr and Mrs F B Thacker and their daughter Stella visit this week at the homes of Mrs L E Livingston and Mrs C B Love in Snohomish. Granddaughter Glenn Throop also joins the family gathering.
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F. B. Thacker
Stella
Glenn Throop
Snohomish
Whatcom County Fair Directors Pick War Time School Focus
Whatcom County Fair Association directors vote to run a two day school focused fair on Oct 4 and 5 with entry day Oct 3. Premiums cut to essentials, racing and non school premiums eliminated, entertainment by schools, free educational films and government lectures included.
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Etehl Everett
P. M. Serrurier
Everett
Senior Class Presents Green Stockings Comedy
The class of 1918 will stage a three act comedy Green Stockings at Hawley's Hall on Wednesday evening May 22. The plot centers on an unmarried sister who wears green stockings at a younger sister's wedding and a lead performance by Celia Farady. Cast includes Paul Bailey, Andrew Nyman, Fred Wolf, Herbin Benson, Warrick, Urfer, Trump, Lewis, and Jackman with reserved seats selling Friday afternoon at City Drug Store.
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Alice Burns
Alva Blowers
Mabel Ericson
Herben Benson
Louise Jackman
Dana de Jong
Mary Lewis
Andrew Nyman
Ruth Oakes
Cecil Urfer
Theresa Richbau
Marius Vander Griend
Fern Stuart
Fred Wolf
Jacoba Tromp
Herbert Warrick
Genevieve Wolfe
Jasper Hendricks
Bertha Zysset
Paul Bailey
Hawley’s Hall
Celia Farady
Admiral Grice
William Faraday
Colonel Smith
Robert Tarver
Herbin Benson
Henry Steel
James Raleigh Herbert Warrick
Margaret—Jacoba Trump
Cecial Farady
Madge
Evelyn
Lynden Christian School to Raise Large Flag on Cupola
Lynden Christian School will receive a large American flag this week and raise it from the cupola today. Children will perform flag pledge exercises as part of the event.
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Lynden Christian School
Tremain Returns to Lynden After Idaho Winter
Elzie Tremain came back to Lynden Tuesday evening following a winter spent in Idaho. Miss Verna Boggs stayed with relatives in Kendall over the weekend.
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Elzie Tremain
Lynden
Idaho
Lynden Plans War Chest Drive to Unite Charities
Lynden district to launch a combined canvass May 18 to 20 to raise a district War Chest Fund covering Red Cross Y M C A and other war charities. Target is 2200 dollars with future annual gifts and a five member board to manage the fund. A committee meeting at City Hall Friday 8 30 p m will set campaign plans.
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Lynden
Red Cross
Lynden Committee
Waples
Government rejects Lynden route plan
Postmaster D L Beckes reports the Washington post office department declined the proposed Lynden route to the territory now served by Everson Route 3. Officials cited duplication with Everson and said new routes are inadvisable where a territory is already well served.
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D. L. Beckes
Washington
Post Office Department
Lynden
Everson
Ray H. Slade Succeeds Jones as City Treasurer
Rey H. Slade has been named city treasurer by Mayor E. Edson to replace Wilder Jones who moved to Bellingham. J. T. Zylstra acts as deputy temporarily and taxes may be paid to him at Farmers Mercantile Company. Slade resigns from the city council to assume the post.
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Rey H. Slade
E. Edson
Wilder Jones
Bellingham
J. T. Zylstra
Slade
Farmers Mercantile Company
Ladies Society Buys Liberty Bond for Church Funds
The Ladies Society of the First Reformed Church on Grover Street voted at its last meeting to invest part of its funds in a Liberty Bond, reflecting patriotic support.
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Ladies Society OF First Reformed Church
Ladies Society of the First Reformed Church
Grover Street
Missionary to Preach at Grover Street Church
Rev. T. W. Muilenberg, classical missionary of the Classis Cascades R C A, will preach Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the Reformed Church on Grover Street. He will preach in the Holland language. Rev. H. K. Pasma will be in Seattle next Sunday to preach for the newly organized Reformed Church.
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Grover Street
T. W. Muilenberg
Classis Cascades
Reformed Church
Muilenburg
H. K. Pasma
Seattle
Lynden Red Cross Workers Attend Seattle Institute
Mrs. Frank Pace and Miss Esta Hickey returned from Seattle where they attended a Red Cross institute at the University of Washington. Lectures covered army dressings and moss dressings, refugee garments, and distribution at Camp Lewis. The class toured Camp Lewis Thursday afternoon. Ben Nelson returned from a trip in Sweden. Mrs. T. W. Parrott and family plan a move to the Middle West.
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Frank Pace
Esta Hickey
Seattle
Red Cross Institute
University of Washington
Red Cross
Camp Lewis
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Miss Grace Bartelds
American Red Cross
Charles Dana Gibson
Lynden High School
Theresa Richbaw
Ruth E. Oakes
T. W. Parrott
Wampler Building
Front Streets
M. Vander Griend
Lynden Christian
W.C.T. U
North
Co. R. Axling
Tribune
Whatcom Co
Skagit
Whatcom County Fair Association
Verna Boggs
Rel
Kendall
Ment
Ray H. Slade
Jones
Lynden Red Cross
Seattle Institute
Middle-West
Ben Nelson
Jstey
Sweden
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