Means Million For The Farmer Hybrid Wheat Breakthrough
Washington State College experiment station reports hybrid wheat yields 10 to 25 percent higher than standard varieties. Cerealists Prof C W Lawrence and Prof George Severance note four years of work with seed sent to farmers statewide. Estimated statewide value rise of about 1.4 million dollars annually root from higher production, with potential for greater gains as trials continue.
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Washington State College Station
State of Washington
Washington State College Experiment Station
C. W. Lawrence
Staon
George Severance
Agricultural Department
Profesmra Reverance
Lawrence
Washington
Increased enrollment in Washington State horticulture department
Washington State College reports educational train programs boosted horticulture enrollment by over 10 percent this year, with 35 students in the tradesman classes versus 17 last year. Many students are farmers or fruit growers aiming to turn fruit growing into a business, inspired by exhibits at Inland Empire fairs and the station’s outreach. Professor Thornber notes strong growth and greater emphasis on semiant ic work, while Professor Calkine returns to pursue horticulture and fruit growing in the Northwest.
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Waashington State College
W. 8. Thornber
Calkine
Eneglieh
Criminal leaps from past moving train in Vancouver
C C Whipple alias Calley escaped after leaping from a moving North Bank train near Vancouver while handcuffed. Sheriff Walters had him in custody on a foregery charge. pursuers from Pasco tracked him to White Salmon before he vanished into bushes. Train crew noted prior escape experience.
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Vancouver
Wash
God
Whipple
Trama
Open Shop Fight Is Lost at Tacoma Packer Plant
Union pairs bring Tacoma packing company to terms as labor disputes at Charleston Packing plant fail to settle. State arbitration board meetings are discontinued and the plant continues operating despite protests.
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Tacoma Packer
Tacoma
Ovt
Cahrstons Packing Company
State Board of Arbitration
Open shop stance stalls union compulsion in wage talks
Carstens agrees to keep old wages and allow a union if workers want it but will not enforce union membership or a closed shop. Union demands a contract forcing every man to join before working, while Carstens would back a voluntary union approach. Numerous individuals and firms listed as involved or referenced in the dispute.
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Cartenk
Carstens
Mitchell $1000 Fine Dies
The final action in the $1000 fine case against John H. Mitchell ended Saturday when Judge Webster in Portland county court ordered the administrator of Mitchells estate to reject the governments claim for the sum. The order followed Judge Wolvertons recent ruling disallowing the claim.
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John H. Mitchell
Webster
Portland
Mitchell
Wolverton
The First National Bank Resources Report Due to Other Banks
Due to limited readable text, the item notes resources at The First National Bank and mentions owing or transferring deposits to other banks. The fragment implies financial movement or balance considerations but lacks complete details or figures for a fuller summary.
Three Burglaries Struck Cheney Washington Friday Night
Burglars hit Cheney looting three sites. At Burbank Lumber office they took $16 and a watch. F M Martin Grain and Milling and the blacksmith shop of Pp C Tawciscoe were broken into with no heavy hammer found. No arrests yet. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup marketed by Tallman & Co.
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Cheney
Wash
Burbank Lumber Company
Theves
F. M. Martin Grain & Mill- Ing Company
Pp. C. Tawciscoe
Kennedy
Tallmin & Co
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