Waterville Land Office Saved From Closing
Washington May 1 The House public lands committee saved the Waterville Washington land office from the bill closing 16 western offices and consolidating 27 others. The offices at Bellefourche Timberlake and Lemmon were also kept for another year despite not paying expenses, preserving local jobs. Grove L Johnson, father of Senator Hiram W Johnson, is noted in Sacramento as a long time official with steady pay.
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W. H. Porterfield
Washington
House Public Funda Committee
French
Appropriations Committee
Waterville
Wash
U. S
Rbellefourche
Timberlake
Lemmon
California
Divorce Granted in Golf Co-respondent Case
Mrs Rachael Day Mayward, widow, secured a divorce yesterday from Sterling P. Mayward of Montclair by Vice Chancellor Fielder. She testified the husband was distant and spent long periods at golf clubs and tournaments. The case follows marital strains as he pursued divorce after separation.
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Newark
N. J
Mre
Rachael Day Mayward
Mra
Bertie B. Cobb
Beckham Cobb
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Oklo
Beckham, Jr
Huntend
Bari E B. Gordon
Gordon
Cobb
Fireto
Birmingham
Ala
Central School May Festival Schedule
Central School pupils will host a May festival on the school grounds Friday from 1 20 to ten. The program features races games songs and dances.
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Central School
Mysteries of Radio Explained by Expert
KH L Duncan of the Radio Institute of America outlines amateur progress from crystal sets to regenerative receivers. He details a honeycomb duo lateral regenerative design with a complete parts list and notes the power requirements and battery arrangements for multi tube operation.
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KH. L. Duncan
Radio Institute of America
Jon
Freezone corn remover ad promises instant relief
An advertisement touts Freezone in a tiny bottle for a few cents that instantly relieves corns whether hard or soft and removes them without soreness or irritation, claiming you can lift the corn away with your fingers.
Fireworks Factory Branded as Menace in Rainier Valley
Residents tell the council public safety committee that the Hitt fireworks plant at 8th Ave and Branden St is a menace to life and property. They demand city legislation banning the industry within city limits.
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Hitt
Tth Ave. 8
Branden Et
Dr Brown Delayed on Ephrata Ranch
Dr BF J Brown mayor elect likely won t reach Seattle by Friday or Saturday to address the Beattie Real Mintete association at noon Thursday. His wife declared he will be late due to travel from his big Ephrata ranch via Wenatchee. The mucilage on US postage stamps is made of sweet potatoes.
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BF. J. Brown
Seattle
Ephrata
Wenatchee
le. Brown
Beattie Real Mintete Association
Silk Hose Sale Offer for Women at 39 Cents Pair
Advertisement lists 250 pairs of full fashioned silk boot hose with reinforced tops and soluble soles in white, sizes 10 and 10½. Also Mercerized Lisle hose in Cordovan, sixes, sizes 8 to 10. Special price for this hour is 39 cents per pair.
Girl Killed Under Auto in Dryad Crash
Eva Mae Johnson 14 died when a car carrying several girls and boys overturned a 20 foot embankment a mile south of Dryad. Eva sat on her sister’s lap as Bruce Blait suffered broken ribs and internal injuries others had minor cuts and bruises. The group was en route to Pe Ell for graduation items for Friday's exercises.
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Dryad
Eva Mae Johnson
Eiz
Hoya
Girlie
Here
Pe Ell
Eva
Bruce Blait
Banker Convicted of False Reports
NEZ PERCE Idaho May 18 George H Waterman former president of the Kamiah State bank at Kamiah Idaho was found guilty of falsifying reports to the state banking department. The Kamiah State bank failed April 1921.
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Nez Perce
Idaho
George H. Waterman
Kamiah State Bank
Kamiah
State Banking Department
French Engineer Claims Sahara River Once FLOWED North
A French engineer presents evidence that a great river once flowed northward across the Sahara into the Mediterranean, leaving banks lined with prosperous ancient communities. The claim suggests a vast hydrological link shaping early regional civilizations.
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Sahara Desert
Mediterranean
Feather in his cap origin traced to old Hungary
A proverb tracing a feather in the cap to a historic Hungarian custom that allowed only those who killed a Turk to wear such a feather. The phrase illustrates a practice linking military deeds to headwear in past conflicts.
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Hungary
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