Government rushes on vast Keechelus irrigation project
The government moves to complete the Lake Keechelus headworks as part of a reclama tion project irrigating Central Washington’s semi arid belt. 800 to 1,000 workers will stay at the intake camp through summer and into autumn. Daily arrivals from the federal employment office fill the camp. Wages range from 2.40 to 2.60 dollars a day for unskilled labor. Workers must have warm clothing and boots due to cold Keechelus weather. The Labor Department also seeks machinists, foundry workers, and railroad laborers for Chicago Milwaukee and Iowa with pay from 25 cents to four dollars per day. Berry picking near Kennewick has begun with 30 cents per crate plus bonus, and 15 cents per crate for packing with a small bonus.
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Pupils Drink 5000 Bottles of Milk at Lunch Hour
Seattle school officials report a daily ration of milk improves scholarship and behavior. About 5000 half pint bottles are distributed across 68 schools at noon, with gains in mental efficiency alertness and deportment.
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Seattle School Board
Ira C. Brown
Milk distribution aids hungry schoolchildren at noon
Hungry children rush to distributing stations each noon and any hungry boy or girl is allowed to take a milk break during the school day to obtain a bottle.
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Riri
Longshoremen show plan after convention ends
Executive officers of the Pacific Coast division of the International Longshoremen's Association are expected to take definite action Friday on proposals for a 15 percent wage increase. The association closed its annual convention with J. J. Foley elected president and Tacoma chosen as the next meeting place.
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Pacific Coast Division
International Longshoremen’s Association
J. J. Foley
Tacoma
Association
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