Fire wipes out 600 acres of wheat in wind
Western Horse Heaven reports George Smith lost about 600 acres of wheat Sunday when sparks from a tractor set the field ablaze. Four combines were operating and threshing had just begun on a field yielding over 25 bushels per acre as strong winds spread the flames. Paul Hamilton also lost roughly 25 acres. Nearby visits included Kennewick residents Ellis Dorothy and Ann McBee at Ed Christen’s home, Irene Smith from Yakima, and Vernon Borden with family at Louis Hutson’s in Prosser. Tom Borden, here on furlough, returned to Camp Haan Saturday. Hugh Bell and wife visited Ritzville Monday for tractor repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Paul Hamilton
Ellis Dorothy
Ann McBee
Kennewick
Ed Christen
Irene Smith
Yakima
Wallace Anderson
Vernon Borden
Louis Hutson
Prosser
Tom Borden
Bob Taylor and Alverda Vandine Married Monday
Bob Taylor and Miss Alverda Vandine wed in Lewiston Idaho on July 24. The couple’s marriage was reported alongside local society notes mentioning relatives and recent visits among Prosser and Benton City residents.
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Bob Taylor
Alverda Vandine
Local Mint Growers Now Incorporated
The directors of the mint growers association signed the articles of incorporation Tuesday. It will be known as Washington State Growers, Inc. A meeting of members and prospective members is set for Sunday, August 4 at 2:00 p.m. in the Valley Grange hall to discuss by laws and a growers contract for the new cooperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mint Growers Association
Washington State Growers, Inc
Valley Grange Hall
Navy Night at Playland Draws Crowds in Kennewick
Playland in Kennewick hosts three weekly dances Wednesday Friday and Saturday with Navy Night planned for Tuesday next week. Bill Grafmiller and his Rhythm Kings from Spokane provide Friday music. Navy personnel and invited guests can attend as USO groups from Richland and Hanford join the festivities.
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Playland
Kennewick
Bill Grafmiller
Rhythm Kings
Spokane
Grafmiller
Muds
Nat
Kennedys
Navy
USO
Richland
Hanford
P News of Our Men People in Uniform at Pensacola Field
Lois Kush writes from a Naval Air Auxiliary Station 37 miles from Pensacola. She describes a desert-like climate, MAA master-at-arms duties, and supervising a girls barracks. She notes changes in Kennewick, mentions Liz Story, and thanks readers for the weekly paper and its classifieds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Reed
Kennewick
Liz Story
Naval Air Auxiliary Station
Pensacola
Pasco Naval Station
Florida
Margaret
Jim
Lois
Giard
Kush
Sgt Norman Travis Weds Celia Bryan in Dillon NC
Miss Celia G Bryan and Sgt Norman M Travis married Thursday afternoon July 27 in Dillon North Carolina. Attendants were Miss Letha Phillips and Ivey Berlin. The bride’s parents are Mr and Mrs Cleveland Bryan of Lumberton, the groom’s parents are Mr and Mrs Guy Travis of Horse Heaven where Norman attended Prosser High School. He is presently stationed at Bowman Field Kentucky.
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Western Horse Heaven
Celia G. Bryan
Norman M. Travis
Dillon
N. C
Letha Phillips
Ivey Berlin
Cleveland Bryan
Lumberton
Guy Travis
Horse Heaven
Norman
Prosser High School
Bowman Field
Kentucky
Local residents share visits in Prosser area
Mrs Guy Travis was a dinner guest Saturday evening of Mr and Mrs W C Travis and also called at the J Tomaske home. Mr Tomaske is taking the flying course at the Prosser airport. Other callers at the Tomaske home were Mr and Mrs John Moon and Guy Travis. Tom Speck was an overnight guest Saturday of the Lawrence Harrison family in Prosser.
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Guy Travis
W. C. Travis
J. Tomaske
Tomaske
Prosser
John Moon
Tom Speck
Lawrence Harrison
Loretta Mills Plans Week-Long Spokane Twinlow Lake Trip
Miss Loretta Mills will depart Monday morning with friends for a week’s trip to Twinlow Lake near Spokane.
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Loretta Mills
Twinlow Lake
Spokane
New Bowling Alleys to Open Saturday Night
Kennewick welcomes The King's Bowling Alleys a newly built amuse ment spot with four standard size alleys. Manager Herb Henne offers free bowling on opening night with one game per customer and a snack bar plus a fountain planned pending arrival.
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Kennewick
King’s Bowling Alleys
Herb Henne
Widow’s Tale Inspires Hope For Boy To Run For President
A mother urges her son with a hopeful vision that one day he may grow up to become president or at least pursue the office, signaling optimism and civic ambition.
City to Build Sidewalks Along State Highway
City council authorized sidewalk construction along a state highway using condemnation and local improvement district methods. Plans include Gum Street opening from Thir Avenue East to the highway, First Avenue extension, Hartford Street extension, and ten foot condemnations on Avenue C for sidewalks. Work to begin after highway widening near Richland and Columbia bridges is finished.
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Gum Street
Thir Avenue
N.P
Union Pacific
First Avenue
Hartford Street
Avenue C
Benton Street
Washington Street
Highway Commission
Richland Bridge
Columbia Bridge
Lt. Luvaas Receives Air Medal in Italy
Second Lieutenant Paul D. Luvaas a 23 year old B 17 Flying Fortress co pilot based at an advanced air field in Italy has been awarded the Air Medal by order of Major General Nathan F Twin ing commander of the 15th AAF for meritorious achievement in aerial flight He is son of Rev and Mrs P J Luvaas of Kennewick WA and a University of Oregon graduate who joined RAF and served overseas with the 15th AAF in the Mediterranean theatre with 33 combat missions
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Paul D. Luvaas
Italy
Nathan F. Twining
15Th Aaf
Luvaas
P. J. Luvaas
Kennewick Ave
University of Oregon
Eugene
Ore
RAF
Ordinance Aims to Limit Rezoning Districts
City council on Tuesday night read an ordinance to curb commercial entry into residential zones. It would require at least one city block in platted areas or two acres in unplatted sections for new commercial designations to proceed with abutting owner consent. The rule protects neighbors from industrial plants in purely residential districts.
Local Pilot Bates Leads in Pacific Bombing Campaign
First Lt. Frank J. Bates of Kennewick, a lead pilot in the 13th AAF heavy bombardment squadron, completed forty five combat missions in the South and Southwest Pacific. He attacked Lakunai Tabera Vunakanau Rabaul and Truk Woleai Yap, earning the Air Medal and three Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters and Asiatic Pacific ribbon with two battle stars.
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Frank J. Bates
13Th Aaf
Pacific
Bates
Kennewick
Cecile Bates
Lakunai
Tabera
Vunakanau
Rabaul
New Britain
Truk
Woleai
Yap
Central Pacific
New Guinea
Merle Babcock Assumes New Duties in Navy Forces
Pvt Merle Babcock arrived in Kennewick for a brief leave and has been transferred from military police to amphibious forces. He trains at Gulf ports and is due back on the job on the 15th before possible active duty. He previously served in the Italian campaign and was wounded.
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Pvt
Merle Babcock
Kennewick
Gulf Ports
Kennewick Soldier Killed in Hawaii Plane Accident
Cpl. Alfred W. Door, electrician and relief operator at local theatres, died July 20 in Hawaii in an airplane accident. The War Department telegram conveyed condolences from the Secretary of War. He was born 1908 in Spokane and survived by his father, two sisters and three brothers.
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Kennewick
Cpl
Alfred W. Door
Hawaii
Howard
War Department
Secretary of War
Alfred R. Door
Door
Columbia Electric Co
Roxy
Liberty Theatres
Spokane
Harlow W. Door
Lacy Thompson
George W. Collin
Colfax
Lyle and
Ray
California
Howard W. Door
Farmers Warned About Excessive Wages
Agricultural employers and workers are urged to learn the Agricultural Wage Stabilization Regulations. The wage board limits regular labor pay to 200 dollars per month unless last year’s total was higher. Part time can be 85 cents per hour. hourly work may exceed 200 dollars. Violations bring fines up to 1000 dollars, possible imprisonment, and tax wage disallowances.
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Walter L. Click
Benton County
Wage Stabilization Board
Yakima
Kennewick
Highland Girl Weds DFC Winner
Miss Jean Boutelle daughter of Kennewick residents Mr and Mrs Lee Boutelle married Lt Vernon Ude son of Mr and Mrs A R Ude of Minneapolis in the Methodist church Friday July 28 Rev John B Coan officiated. The couple will live in Miami after a two week Canada trip following a reception at the Boutelle home. Lt Ude an ace flyer with five sinkings earned the DFC in the South Pacific. Out of town guests included Mrs A R Ude Minneapolis and Lt Jay Shineman Walla Walla.
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Jean Boutelle
Lee Boutelle
Kennewick
Vernon Ude
A. R. Ude
Minneapolis
Minn
John B. Coan
Dorothy Ellis
Seattle
Ellis
Dorothy Bachman
Jay Chinneman
Walla Walla
Vane Wilder
Thomas Terjeson
Boutelle
Max Sloan
Jack Swayze
David Blair
Ude
Canada
Metropolitan Business School
St. Ude
University of Minnesota
Officers Reserve Air Corps
Corpus Christi
Texas
San Diego
Calif
South Pacific
Miami
Fla
Minneapolis, Minn
Kahlotus
Bert Ellis
Jay Shinneman
Holmes Visits Home Areas During Western Tour
Cong Holmes toured Kennewick on an inspection trip to a nearby war project. He plans a rapid westward sweep in the few days he has and expects to be recalled to Washington soon to decide the war ending. He notes the conversion problem gives Congress headaches but believes a workable plan will emerge.
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Cong
Hal Holmes
Kennewick
West
Washington
Congress
Rev Holden resigns from Baptist pastorate after six years
Rev. R. B. Holden completed his pastorate with the Baptist church Sunday and will spend August out of the city. He leaves Saturday for a Bible conference near Mt. Hood and will visit relatives in Oregon before returning to Kennewick to continue pastoring the Wallula church. Rev. McKinley of Byron will supply the church as guest preacher Sunday mornings through August.
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R. B. Holden
The
Baptist Church
Mt. Hood
Oregon
Holden
Kennewick
Wallula
McKinley of
Byron
Harry Estes Now Is Gunnery Instructor
Harry Estes now serves as a gunnery instructor. A change of address is noted and thanks are given to the Courier-Reporter. Her husband is flying a B 29 and instructing gunners.
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Harry Estes
Courier- Reporter
Mrs Hendricks Treated After Fall Fractured Hip
Mrs. Jessie Hendricks was taken to Pasco hospital this week for treatment after a fall caused a fractured hip.
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Jessie Hendricks
Pasco Hospital
Kennewick Population Surges In Census Counts
New unofficial census figures show Kennewick population at 5248, more than doubling Prosser’s 2540. County officials say war-related demography and mobility affected counts, with some residents relocating to Richland Village. City pays enum erator costs, hoping future state funds and gas tax revenues offset the expense.
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Kennewick
Federal Census Bureau
Prosser
Richland
Jay Perry
City to Ban Park Visits After Midnight
City officials plan an ordinance to bar visits to the park from midnight to six in the morning. Councilman Larry Oliver cites vandalism as the reason and says police would eject anyone found there after midnight.
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Larry Oliver
Park Commission
Richland Nurse Deployed Overseas in France
Second Lt. Hazel Middleton, a former Richland girl and St Marys School of Nursing graduate, writes from France to her mother Mrs A R Long that she is now serving overseas. The Richland native left high school in Richland and joined the military nearly two years ago.
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Hazel Middleton
A. R. Long
Richland
France
St. Mary’s School of Nursing
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Clarence Sonderman
Ruth
A. F. Sonderman
Bertha Doering
Sonderman
Farragut
Idaho
Verne Foraker
Bob Gragg
Elmira
Helen Turman
Fred Giles
Sam Pickel
Loquitta Mills
N. L. Foraker
Alvin George
G. A. Kinney
Benton City
Mrs. Kinney
Milton
Wave
Sgt
Norman Travis
East End
Leonard E. Taylor
D. E. Taylor
the Highlands
Leonard
C.B.M.U
Care Fleet P.O
Alfred Door
War Dept
Holmes
Harold Lahti
Lahti
H. N. Paulson
Pasco
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