Fight to raise the price of milk leads to big meeting
Secretary A W Dahlquist announces a crucial farmers gathering at Hoffman Hall on September 14 to press for a living price for milk. He recounts a federal effort led by Judge W E Lamb to fix fair milk costs, outlining the Chicago formula and ongoing negotiations with producers and manufacturers, noting Carnation’s absence hindered agreement.
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Dahlquist
Hoffman Hall
A. W. Dahlquist
Dairymen's Association
United Dairy Associations of
Washington
Jones and
Poindexter
Hadley
Federal Food Administration
The
Food Administration
W. E. Lamb
Seattle
Chicago
Delta District
Lamb
Lynden Soldiers to Enter Camp at Camp Murray
Lynden members of Company E will go with the organization into Camp Murray near Tacoma for two weeks starting September 15. Attending names include A. A. Bauman Harry Mock Angus Young Fred Daniels Lambert Zoet Nick Boerhave Whitney Van Patten and Harry Savings. Adjournment noted for 10:30 a m on Saturday the 24th amid milk price talks led by Judge Lamb with Carnation Co declining to participate.
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Lynden
Company E
Camp Murray
Tacoma
A. A. Bauman
Harry Mock
Angus Young
Fred Daniels
Lambert Zoet
Nick Boerhave
Whitney van Patten
Harry Savings
Fair Grounds
Lynden public and Christian schools open with record enrollments
Lynden schools start the new term with the largest student body ever. The high school reports about 150 students and the grade school around 250, while the freshman class exceeds fifty. Lynden Christian School also opens crowded with more pupils than any prior year.
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Lynden Public School
Lynden Christian School
P. N. G. Club Gathers Moss for Red Cross Bandages
Several members of the P. N. G. Club and families collected over thirty sacks of sphagnum moss on Sunday. The moss was sent to the Lynden Red Cross surgical dressings rooms to be processed into bandages for wounded soldiers.
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P. N. G. Club
Lynden Red Cross
Births and Deaths in Lynaen District for August
August records show unique deaths in the Lynaen district for the first time since March 1915, with five births reported—the lowest monthly birth rate since June 1917 according to the registrar’s records.
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Lynaen
Primary Election Looks Real Peaceful
Voters in Lynden prepare for Tuesday September 10 primary for county offices and state supreme court. Registration is light. some voting records from township elections may be disregarded. Candidates include state senator E J Cleary Calvin Rutherford Charles A Swartz and others for county clerk prosecutor auditor coroner and school superintendent.
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State Supreme Court
Lynden
E. J. Cleary
Calvin Rutherford
Charles A. Swartz
Tom Brown
Sumas
C. H. Hoff
Lawrence
Will A. Pike
Nooksack
Company E to drill in Lynden Sunday
Lynden will host Company E of the Washington State Guards Sunday at the Fair Grounds. A morning parade through Lynden streets precedes an afternoon of drills. All residents are invited with no admission charge.
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Lynden
Washington State Guards
Fair Grounds
Lynden Men to Train at Military Camp in September
Lynden men will attend a two week Non commissioned Officers training camp at Whatcom High School in Bellingham from September 16 to 29. The Army endorsed program through the University of Washington requires a $5 deposit and a total approximate cost of $25 including board and gear.
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Lynden
Northwest Washington
What.com High
Bellingham
B. C. de Long
University of Washington
Department of Military Science
State Councils of Defense
Seattle
Whatcom High School
Whatcom High
Lynden’s Oldest Voter At 88 Tops Local Roster
C. P. Knapp is Lynden’s oldest voter at 88, followed by 86 year old Mrs. Phoebe Judson. Both long time residents are registered to vote Tuesday. Andrew Boslund mourns the death of his son in law Albin Teglin of Minot North Dakota, with Emily Boslund traveling to Minot for the funeral. Martha Heglin and her four year old son remain with Miss Boslund in Lynden.
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Lynden
C. P. Knapp
Phoebe Judson
Andrew Boslund
Albin Teglin
Minot
North Dakota
Emily Boslund
Mr. Heglin
Martha Boslund Heglin
Lynden Men 18 to 45 Ordered to Register Sept 12
Lynden district citizens aged 18 to 45 must enroll under the selective service law on Thursday September 12. Penalties include one year imprisonment for failure to appear. local registration boards will operate with extended hours at Lynden, Delta Township, Lynden Township, and Ten Mile Township precincts with named officials conducting the process.
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Ilynden
Lynden
Selective Service
R. B. le Cocq
Delta Township
Henry Kuchenreuther
Mary E. Swope
Lynden Township
Co. B. Bay
F. M. Bloom
Grange Hall
Northwood
Ten Mile Township
Henry G. Guckert
Joe Myers
Workers Needed to Pick Moss for Army Hospitals
Volunteers are sought to gather moss for army hospitals. Moss must be cleaned before becoming bandages by the Lynden Surgical Dressings Workers. All ages may help and no experience is required. The Dressings quarters open tonight and tomorrow night.
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Lynden
Nephew of Lynden Man Killed in France
Henry Haveman of Lynden received word that his nephew Thomas Koster of Butterfield Michigan was killed in action in France during World War II.
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Lynden
France
Henry Haveman
Thomas Koster
Butterfield
Michigan
Local Notes From Laurel and Wiser Lake Area
Mrs N Aker hosted guests from Yakima and Seattle as local clubs meet for Red Cross work at Ten Mile Grange Hall. Teachers and students from the area prepare for new posts while a Meridan High class of 1918 reunion and a Bellingham marriage surprise are noted. Mrs B A Wiese returns from extended East visit.
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Bertha Banks
Josie Dahlquist
Hamilton
Mae Anderson
Clipper
Pearl Frost
Amanda Nessen
Ada Alexander
Beatrice Dahlquist
Florence Blakeslee
Maud Hickey
Edith Lamont
Edna Andersen
Blanch Slack
J. C. Andersen
Blakeslee
Winifred Lamont
James Kenoyer
Bellingham
First Christian Church
Reager
Kenover
Toledo Street
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Carnation Milk Products Co
Carnation Company
Camp Lewis
Ing
Olympia
Carnation Co
Carnation
Christian School
UNIQU
Lyndon
Charles I. Roth
David F. Trunkey
George Spiers
George M. Cook
Mary B. Haight
Loomis Baldrey
Walter Martin
James A. Miller
N. Whitney Wear
Front Street
Florence M. Morse
Jennie M. Robin
Will D. Wallace
Andrew Williams
Frank Wilson
Alex van Wyck
Frank Muenscher
Ten Mile
E. C. Baxter
Kendall
W. H. Kirkman
R. W. Mize
Henry Slater
Edwin Lopas
Ferndale
N. P. Sorenson
A. Nickson
Blaine
J. P. Fenley
J. C. Hills
Wallace Mount
John F. Main
John R. Mitchell
W. O. Chapman
Charles E. Claypool
William H. Pemberton
Edgar H. Mills
Frank Pierce
Kazis Krauczunas
F. W. Gerard
Mount
Main
Mitchell
Warren W. Tolman
Walter French
Belgium
Laurel and Wiser Lake
B. A. Wiese
Idaho
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