Kennewick Courier-Reporter Seeks Prize Campaign Entrants
The Kennewick Courier-Reporter starts an unusual subscription drive with cash prizes a 50 prize pair an all expenses World’s Fair trip and a 10 cash commission for each active non prize winner. Eligible residents within and outside Kennewick compete for the top grand prize of a week at the Chicago Exposition. Campaign runs through Saturday with no set entry quota and room for many entrants.
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Gate Mort
Chicago
Kennewick Courier-Reporter
Courier-Reporter
Kennewick
Clothier Plans Women’s Department at Kennewick Store
The Clothier will add a women’s department by month’s start with dresses hosiery and undergarments. A balcony addition thirty feet deep and a rear store area will house the new line under Mrs Utz supervision with a personally chosen stock for local ladies.
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A. V. McReynolds
Thursday Bridge Club Farewell Dinner Hosts At Vedkca Home
The Thursday Bridge club entertained with a farewell dinner at the Vedkca residence of Mr. and Mrs. Burns Brown Tuesday evening. Following dinner four tables of bridge followed.
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CH Vedkca
Burns Brown
Local houses sign pledges on NRA plan
Community business institutions and employers have signed the blanket NRA code as part of Roosevelt’s plan. Plaques with the eagle insignia are displayed in many places, while some codes such as cotton goods and retailers take effect. A follow up drive will form local committees to push further signups and public support.
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Roosevelt
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Ward Couple Attends Pioneer Days Fair in Centralia
Mr and Mrs W M Ward travel to Centralia for the pioneer days fair with locals in old fashioned attire. Centralians expect festivities with whiskers and dresses, while some businessmen face fines in mock court for refusing to shave. Ward’s brother visits Chicago for the event and is mistaken for Balbo the Italian aviator.
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W. M. Ward
Centralia
Chicago
Balbo
Klitten party plans Seattle trip with Portland weekend
Mrs. Caroline Klitten and granddaughter Miss Katherine Klitter with Mrs. Henry Neel plan to leave Friday for Seattle. Miss Klitten will take the boat to her California home, while Mrs. Klitten and Mrs. Neel spend the weekend in Portland.
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Caroline Klitten
Katherine Klitter
Henry Neel
Seattle
Miss Klitten
California
Mrs. Klitten
Mrs. Neel
Portland
Briggses welcome daughter this morning
A daughter was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Briggs marking a joyful addition to the family.
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Mrs. C. A. Briggs
River Men to Seek Help of Valley Towns
E P Dodd president of the Hermiston Oregon Chamber of Commerce visited Kennewick on return from a sixteen county tour. He urged delegates from Grand Ronde to Umatilla and from Prosser to Lewiston to attend Friday nights meeting in Walla Walla to discuss power development at the Umatilla rapids with speakers including Judge Calvin S Sweek Senator Ritner and officials from Walla Walla and Lewiston. Washington senators Dill and Hill and Oregon Congressman Pierce favor development and Marshall Dana leads the advisory board. The government has surveyed the dam at a cost of 80000 dollars and work may start. Bonnieville dam awaits settlement and will not involve local power.
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E. P. Dodd
Hermiston, Oregon
Chamber of Commerce
Kennewick
Umatilla
Chambers of Commerce
Walla Walla
Grand Ronde
Oregon
Prosser
Lewiston
Idaho
Umatilla Rapids
Calvin S. Sweek
Pendleton
Senator Ritner
Dill and Hill
Washington
Pierce
Marshall Dana
Bonnieville
Kiwanians Review World War Impacts at Meeting
Jim Allen spoke to Kiwanis members on the world war's lingering effects. He cited three negative outcomes and one positive, noting economic loss and declines in art and literature. Vincent, son of the new Methodist minister, sang two bass solos with accompaniment from Mrs. Allen.
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Jim Allen
Kiwanis
Allen
Vincent
New Safeway Manager Named E V Carpenter
E V Carpenter is appointed the new manager at the Safeway store in Kennewick. He replaces Cecil Woodruff who left for California. Carpenter previously ran a Safeway in Freewater and managed a Mac Mart in Walla Walla and will move his wife to Kennewick to live soon.
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E. V. Carpenter
Safeway
Cecil Woodruff
California
Mr. Carpenter
Freewater
Mac Mart
Walla Walla
Kennewick
Community fruit sharing helps reduce waste in area
Farmers and others with surplus produce are urged to contact Mrs. Davis at 3151. She arranges per person shares and coordinates volunteers to collect and distribute crops to those in need.
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Davis
Canteloupe Growers Meeting in Portland to Set Sale Code
Canteloupe growers are invited to a meeting Monday August 7 at 10 a.m. in room 613 Oregon building Portland to establish a code for sale of northwest cantaloupe. Notify your growers. Chas A. Cole Division Chief. Telegram received at the county agent's office today.
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Oregon
Portland
Chas A. Cole
Wanted more candidates for liberal cash prizes and trip
Active candidates can win cash commissions or a paid trip to the Century of Progress in Chicago. Separate awards exist for Kennewick city residents and those outside. By noon only two entrants had secured subscriptions. readers urged to contact the campaign manager.
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Century of Progress
Chicago
Kennewick City
Courier-Reporter
Codling Moth Trap Counts Reported In Six Traps
Codling moth catches from July 17 to August 2 in six traps totaled 13 measurements. The sequence includes figures such as 258, 151, 41, 2, 9, 5, 291, 336, 362, 39, 91, 45, 14, 22, 74, and 39, indicating wide variation across traps and dates.
Council Delays Theatre Licensing Ordinance Plans
City council delays passage of a new licensing ordinance setting a five dollar nightly fee for theater bookings. They seek better film quality before approving the measure, with first and second readings done and a third reading expected to finalize. The delay aligns with assessing offerings this season and potential funding shares with two towns. The council also discusses irrigation district pipe line maintenance plans.
Hulet Buys Plowman Modern Stucco Home
W. S. Hulet purchased the B. B. Plowman home on Kennewick Ave this week. The Hulets plan immediate possession as soon as the Plowmans find a house to move into. The five room stucco bungalow, built last year, features a full basement and spacious basement workrooms, and sits among Kennewick’s show places with landscaped grounds.
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W. S. Hulet
B. B. Plowman
Kennewick Ave
Hulets
Plowmans
Plowman
Kennewick
Capell Family Returns From Portland California Trip
Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Capell and Miss Dorothy Bechtel arrived Tuesday night after visiting Mr. Capell's parents in Portland. He drove down Monday to greet Mrs. Capell and Dorothy, who had spent over a month in California visiting relatives and friends.
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H. J. Capell
Miss Dorothy Bechtel
Portland
Mr. Capell
Mrs. Capell
Miss Dorothy
California
Thursday Bridge Club Hosts Farewell Evening for Brown Couple
Members of the Thursday Bridge club and their husbands were entertained Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Yedi ca on Fruitland Street for the pleasure of Mr. and Mrs. Burns Brown who are leaving soon for their new home in Oregon.
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Thursday Bridge Club
C. H. Yedica
Fruitland Street
Burns Brown
Oregon
Kennewick Tomato Harvest Boosts Denver Market Shipments
Kennewick's tomato harvest began Sunday with the first car rolling for Denver market. Packers worked eight hours on Tuesday and the second car started Wednesday. more cars will roll as tomatoes improve. First price this year is 30 dollars per ton. Tomatoes are wrapped in paper and shipped in 28 pound lugs.
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Kennewick
Denver
Recovery Act Creates Jobs in Kennewick Area
A federal recovery act survey shows about twenty new local jobs, with six added at the mill and one at Kennewick Market. Hours are shortened citywide. siren notices and adjusted bus schedules accompany a bond issue discussion for the school district.
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Shoemaker
Marriage Announcement for Helen Hembree and Lawrence Taylor
Miss Helen Hembree and Mr. Lawrence Taylor were married in Seattle on July 6 at the First Episcopal church Rectory with Rev Hanson officiating. Attendants were Miss Verne Dexter and Mr. Marvin Buckley. The couple plans to live in Seattle after October first as Mr Taylor takes a new position.
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Helen Hembree
Lawrence Taylor
Seattle
First Episcopal Church
Hanson
Verne Dexter
Marvin Buckley
Taylor
Elizabeth Hembree
Mr. Taylor
Elsie Taylor
the Highlands
Thief Cuts Hudson Car Top For $1 Purse
A Friday night theft damaged I. N. Muellers Hudson car as a robber cut the top to take a purse containing $1.00. Repair will cost over $50 plus a trip to Spokane. The vehicle was parked opposite the police station while Mueller children attended a dance.
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I. N. Mueller
Spokane
Mueller
Kennewick, Lewiston guests mark Hewetson Houghton wedding
Miss Melva Hewetson wed Donald M. Houghton in a Mont Le Mont ceremony on July 12. The bride is the daughter of the late Dr J W Hewetson and Mrs Hewetson, foster daughter of the Hamiltons of Idaho. The couple, honeymooning in a six week Northwest tour including Yellowstone, visited Lewiston and stayed with Mayor and Mrs A C Amon.
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Melva Hewetson
Donald M. Houghton
Lemont
Illinois
Kennewick
Houghton
J. W. Hewetson
Galvin Hamilton
Idaho
G. Hamilton
Lewiston
Ice Cream Social At Rosary Society Event
Rev Father A John and family joined Mary and Martha Lincoln sisters and Mrs J M Hawkins and Mrs Joseph Olbrich at the Rosary Society ice cream social on the Ray Rose lawn in Richland Tuesday evening.
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A. John
John Lincoln
Mary
Martha
J. M. Hawkins
Joseph Olbrich
A. Bleichner
Paul
John Bleichner
The
Rosary Society
Ray Rose Lawn
Richland
Swim Awards at Beach Sunday
The Red Cross swimming school will award badges Sunday after noon at the beach starting at one o clock. Tests for all pupils occur Friday and Saturday to ensure attendance for the tests. A life saving demonstration led by instructors Robert Johnson and Norman McFadden will accompany the ceremony as the public is invited.
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Red Cross
Robert Johnson
Norman McFadden
National Red Cross
Pasco
Kennewick
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