Miwanis Show Charms with Home Talent and Dance
The Miwanis Show, a Kiwanis club effort, showcased strong local talent in a two night revue. Organ music, lighting, and standout performances by Warde Johnson, Diller Fratt, and the Vampin Babies Chorus drew praise from a large audience. Contests and finales directed by Pauline Aldridge featured a colorful array of acts and a diverse student chorus.
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Kiwanis
Womanhom
Sues He
Warde Johnson
Barcelona
Ted Flesher
R. W. Sprague
Caroline
Diller Fratt
Cy Smith
Carl Phillips
Vampin’ Babies
Martin ‘Howlett
al Henniker
Ross Willey
Ray Copeland
E. C. Smith
Gene Spaulding
W. N. Witt
Neil Paden
Rudy Richter
R. L. Lundy
Harry Blake
M. G. Clark
F. L. Barbee
Green
E. E. Kirkpatrick
Stram
Vane Wilder
C. S. Knowles
Ed Tweet
B.L. Cole
Moulton
L. G. Spaulding
Marsh
I. N. Mueller
M. M. Moulton
Dr. Cole
Geo Shepard
Lincoln
Joe Siegfried
Dan Am Ross Hill
Harold Nel
Rummage Sale Doubled for Community Service Drive
A. F. Brown, chairwoman, reports the rummage sale of the Women’s Club Community Service Department exceeded expectations. Proceeds fund hospital aid in Seattle and a local school milk fund, with items accepted via telephone drop offs to Mrs. Brown.
Sunday School Rally by Revivalists at Nazarene Church
Earle F. Wilde and Mrs. Wilde hold a Sunday school rally at 10 AM at the Church of the Nazarene. They have led nightly revival meetings at 7:30 PM except Saturdays, with Miss Letha Snyder of Dayton as pianist. Wilde, called the Caruso of sacred song, began the revival on Thanksgiving and plans to run until December 16.
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Church of the Nazarene
Earle F. Wilde
New Marketing Problems Pointed Out by Growers Group
Lee H. Lampson of the 3-Rivers Growers association returns from the Middle West discussing marketing hurdles for asparagus strawberries potatoes and cherries. He notes jobbers organize markets and control distribution while buyers favor organized districts. A. L. Hamming George Sellick and James Johnston were reelected to the board at Moose Hall annual meeting.
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Lee H. Lampson
3-Rivers Growers Association
Middle West
3 Rivers Growers Association
Moose Hall
Mr. Lampson
Org
Lampson
3-Rivers Service Corporation
A. L. Hamming
Richland
George Sellick
Finley
James Johnston
Kennewick
Local Roll Call Nets $109 in Memberships
One hundred nine dollars have been subscribed to the Red Cross in memberships, according to Herbert Shanafelt, chairman. Kennewick's quota is 200. An additional $13.89 was contributed from the Thanksgiving collection taken at joint Protestant church services at the Church of the Nazarene.
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Red Cross
Herbert Shanafelt
Kennewick
Church of the Nazarene
Art shop opens on Kennewick avenue
Mrs. J. A. Winemiller opens an art shop for the holiday season on Kennewick avenue in the former Empire Electric shop. In the rear she has set up quarters to offer painting lessons.
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J. A. Winemiller
Kennewick Avenue
Old Empire Electric
Johnston Seeks Re‑Election To Columbia Irrigation Board
Johnston Jas. Johnston, term on the Columbia Irrigation District board expires this month, announces candidacy to succeed himself at the election next Tuesday.
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Jas. Johnston
Columbia Irrigation District
DeMolay Confers Degree on Five Members
The local DeMolay chapter conferred the initiatory degree on Glen Norling George Graham Dan Putnam Walter Knowles and Tom Brown Tuesday evening.
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DeMolay
Glen Norling
George Graham
Dan Putnam
Walter Knowles
Tom Brown
Tuberculosis Christmas Seal Sale Opens in Kennewick
Kennewick to raise 165.00 through Washington Tuberculosis Association seal sale with nurse backfill funds. Program features 22,000,000 seals pledged nationwide to fund education and prevention, designed by John W. Evans. Sale runs until Christmas Eve with wide local display and county drives led by chairmen Lincoln leads per capita.
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Kennewick
Washington Tuberculosis Association
Larry Oliver
Washington
John W. Evans
Brooklyn
New York
Lincoln County
Mason
Clallam
Seals
Second Hand Store Moves Into New Quarters
Second Hand Store moves Bell's Second Hand store operated by J A Bell into new quarters next door to the Shoe Hospital on Kennewick Avenue.
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Bell
J. A. Bell
Shoe Hospital
Kennewick Avenue
Thursday Bridge Club Tees Up High Score Prize
Mrs. A. H. Wegner hosted the Thursday bridge club at lunch. Mrs. J. C. Perry won the prize for high score. Guests included Mrs. F. F. Beste and Mrs. Harry Linn. Next meeting set for Mrs. Wesly Monroe's home.
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A. H. Wegner
J. C. Perry
F. F. Beste
Harry Linn
Wesly Monroe
Commercial Club backs 13 month year plan headline
Warren C. Hodge spoke on The Simplification of the Calendar at the Commercial club meeting held at the Hotel Kennewick. The group voted unanimously for a 13 month year with each month containing 28 days. Ted Newell announced over 1,000 cows registered for testing in Franklin, Benton, and Walla Walla counties. New officers were installed.
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Warren C. Hodge
Commercial Club
Kennewick
Ted Newell
Franklin
Benton
Walla Walla
Hull Takes Over Hotel Kennewick Dining Room
J. W. Hull and Mrs. Hull took over the Hotel Kennewick dining room after purchasing the lease last Saturday. The previous operators, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hooper, plan to move to California for mining work on the Klamath River, near a site about 20 miles from Yreka. Mrs. Hooper will visit relatives in Freewater before joining her husband. the couple has lived in Kennewick for three years on the Highlands.
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Mrs. Hooper
California
Klamath River
J. W. Hull
Kennewick
Hull
Norman Hooper
Hooper
Yureka
Freewater
Oregon
Jim Craver
Mr. Hooper
Highlands
Mr. Hull
Stewart
Canadian Pacific
France
Cooks’ and Bakers School
Presidio
State Horticultural Society meets in Wenatchee
The State Horticultural Society held sessions on December 3 4 and 5 in Wenatchee. Attendees included Harry Linn Doyle Starcher and Sandy Jones of the Horticultural department. The gathering addressed issues facing fruitgrowers across the state.
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Horticulture Society
Wenatchee
The
State Horticultural Society
Harry Linn
Doyle Starcher
Sandy” Jones
Horticultural Department
Postmasters to Meet in Grandview Saturday
Yakima Valley postmasters association will hold a meeting in Grandview this Saturday at two o'clock.
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Yakima Valley
Kennewick Plans 1928 29 Basketball Schedule
The Southern District basketball slate for 1928 and 1929, released by superintendent Warren C. Hodge, shows Kennewick opening December 21 at home against Benton City with a light schedule until year’s end. The list details games from November 30 through February 21 including Hanford White Bluffs Finley Hover Richland Prosser Benton City Pasco and Kennewick matchups with local and regional teams.
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Warren C. Hodge
Kennewick
Benton City
Shexivin
Pasco
Finley
Hanford
White Bluffs
Hover
Richland
Prosser
W. B
Liar's Contest Seeks Best Hand Tooled Tin Duster Prize
The contest invites all readers with no subject barred and offers a handsome hand tooled tin duster as the top prize. Submissions close a year after the last story is published. The first report notes 66 of 96 wavelength channels found, with 85 stations logged. Santa Barbara at the lowest and KTAB Oakland at the highest wave. Next!
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F. L. Trimble
Santa Barbara
KTAB
Oakland
Time for new licenses for 1929
Applications for automobile licenses for 1929 may be secured at any time until January 1 from Gascoigne and Fyfe or from Clarence King.
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Gascoigne and Fyfe
Clarence King
Bill Hays Organizes Junior Patrol Here
Bill Hays has organized a junior patrol in local schools with the Kiwanis Club sponsorship. The patrol will direct traffic before and after school and teach classmates traffic rules. Work starts when Sam Browne belts and equipment arrive, with a safety first campaign to accompany the effort.
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Bill Eeere
Kiwanis Club
Sam Browne
City election yields Crawford mayor as votes tally 253
In unofficial county results Tuesday C A Crawford was elected mayor with 61 in ward one 90 in ward two and 60 in ward three. Other officers included H E Huntington city treasurer and Winifred Campbell city clerk with broad unopposed races. The election saw about a third of primary turnout and several write ins.
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C. A. Crawford
H. E. Huntington
Winifred Campbell
C. Lt. Holcomb
H. E. Oliver
Frank Green
George Hartje
Emil Behrman
W. L. Marsh
C. C. Williams
D. L. Taylor
John Kinkaid
J. Vinson
W. A
Crawford
Huntington
Warde Johnson
Dixie Taylor
Mrs. Campbell
Frank Bentley
Holcomb
Geo. Hartje
E. H. Behrman
F. S. Clement
Will-Pour Concrete Soon for Bridge Piers
Construction on the Pasco Kennewick bridge approaches progresses on both riverbanks. Concrete for the piers will be poured in about a week if weather warms. Four piers rise on the Pasco side and five on the other. The next step is to connect piers to shore, likely next year.
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Pasco- Kennewick Bridge
D. B. Wheaton
Pasco
Red Flannel Weather Shocks With First Autumn Zero
Local thermometers hit zero Wednesday night signaling a first autumn freeze. Weather reporters urge warmth with alcohol in the radiators coal in the bin and heavy woolens for protection against cold air.
J L Johnson Pioneer Of Kennewick Dies In Seattle
J L Johnson a Kennewick native and pioneer died Sunday at his Seattle home after ill health from a paralytic stroke more than two years. He leaves a widow and two daughters in Seattle and had lived in Kennewick about fifteen years after moving there with his family in the early nineties.
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J. L. Johnson
Kennewick
Seattle
Izaak Walton League Meets Friday at City Hall
The local Izaak Walton League chapter will hold a meeting Friday evening at 7 30 o’clock in City Hall.
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The
Izaak Walton League
Coyote Shot by T. W. Hanson
T. W. Hanson reported shooting a large coyote in an informal field event. No additional details or location were provided.
Rorick Dies After Bull Trampling at Finley Pen
J Calvin Rorick, injured when a bull charged him between 12 and 1 pm at his Finley property, died at 5 30 pm at Pasco hospital. He suffered a fractured leg, scalp wounds, and brain concussion, with neighbors aiding before physician Dr. George H Rue attended.
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J. Calvin Rorick
Finley
Pasco Hospital
Mr. Rorick
George H. Rue
W Rorieck
Jack Trower
Mr. Richards
Trower
Rorick
Dr. Rue
K Lane Johnson Ships 334 Carloads of Apples
K Lane Johnson company reports 334 carloads packed or shipped by three warehouses and 40 carloads packed by Ranch, manager P A Comelli says. Operations ended Wednesday at 2 30, with the Kennewick Supply warehouse finishing packing Saturday. A dance for crews and friends is planned at Highlands club house Saturday evening.
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Highlands Club House
House on Osgood Place Burns Down
A house on Osgood Place in the Highlands burned to the ground Wednesday around 6 pm. The building was formerly owned by Rev. Osgood and occupied until about 4 30 pm by the Dodge family, who reportedly moved to Yakima that same day.
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Highlands
Rev
Osgood
Dodge
Yakima
Burglar Nathan Reed Pleads Guilty in Walla Walla Case
Nathan Reed alias Irvie Stevens, 42, a Negro, admitted breaking into the Central Grocery warehouse. He was captured by night patrolman A E Howe and arraigned in Prosser before Judge John Truex, pleading guilty and receiving a sentence of 2 to 15 years at the state penitentiary in Walla Walla. Reed has a prior record including 18 months at McNeil Island.
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Nathan Reed
Irvie Stevens
A. E. Howe
Clarence Duffey
C. L. McGee
Ree. McReynolds
Prosser
John Truex
Walla Walla
McNeil’s Island
Big Yaki ma Fruit Association Meeting
The Yaki ma Fruit Association in the Kecnbdtintlskee district will hold its annual meeting Monday evening at 7 30 at the Commercial Club rooms. A report of the season's operations will be presented.
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Yakima Fruit Association
W S C Biology Club Admits Lorane Engels At Banquet
At a Thursday initiation banquet four faculty members and six students joined the State College Biologists club. Lorane Engels from Kennewick, a post graduate student in bacteriology, became a member along with members from biology botany plant pathology zoology and bacteriology departments.
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State College Biologists Club
Lorane Engels
Kennewick
Engels
Local Couple Returns from Yakima Hospital Stay
Mr and Mrs M H Church and daughter came back last week from Yakima where Mr Church had been in a hospital for nine weeks and has shown some recovery since.
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M. H. Church
Yakima
Church
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Ing
Miss Kennewick
Don Thompson
Spek
Arthur Carpenter
Carl Precht
Wakima
John Neuman
Pauline Aldridge
Myrtle
M. Colaw Production Co
Greeley, Colo
Lee Lampson
3- Rivers Growers Assn
Johnston
Mister Claus
Clavus
Santa Claus
Bill Hays
Campbell
Izaak Waltons
Coyote
T. W. Hanson
K. Lane Johnson
Osgood Place
Negro
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