Valley club plans year long improvement program
Materials lie on the ground ready for a year ahead project at the Valley club. A cement foundation will be laid under the building with a new front, entrance hall, cloak rooms and rest rooms. An east side expansion will double floor space for kitchens and dining rooms. This spring trees and lawn will be planted a fence set up and grounds developed to make the area a valley beauty spot. Saturday dances fund the project with almost all labor donated.
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Valley Club
Kennewick Growers Push Berries and Asparagus Growth
At the Three Rivers Growers association annual meeting Lee M. Lampson urged broader crop scope to feature Kennewick berries and asparagus with cherries and early potatoes subject to market shifts. The 1925 net grower return averaged 88.1 percent, 86.6 percent in 1926, and members favored expanding operations to include more signable crops. New directors were elected and crate design for asparagus improved visibility in eastern markets.
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Lee M. Lampson
Three Rivers Growers Association
Mr. Lampson
Kennewick
Lampson
Kennewick-Richland
Benton City
Cold Creek
Yakima Valley
United States
Three Rivers Association
John Dam
Richland
O. A. Phillips
Jas. Johnston
A. L. Hammang
Geo. Sellick
Hedges
M. N. Hudnall
C. J. Dahlin
Hover
Fred Huber
H. B. Wexler
Pasco
J. D. Sutton
Prosser
J. D. Smith
Sunnyside
Post office urges early careful Christmas mailing
The local post office urges careful wrapping of parcels and clear ink addressing. It stresses strong boxes for gifts, moisture control for cut flowers, and no writing inside packages. Instructions set deadlines December 16 to 23 for mail to reach distant and local destinations in time.
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Postal Service
Faction of Members Cited by Officers
Officers report a faction among members shaping actions and loyalties. The note highlights internal divisions and competing interests within the group.
Pavement Opens for Light Traffic on Garden Tracts Street
The new pavement was opened to light traffic this week ending the detour through the Garden Tracts. Rain slowed progress on the upper end and plans for further improvements remain undecided.
Volleyball season opens as Commercial club names team
The Commercial club appointed Al Haas to select players from its membership to form a team to play the M. E. team. Many volunteers signed up and after a couple of practice nights the teams will clash to start the season. Other groups urged to form leagues and teams.
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al Haas
M. E
Audit Visit Ties Yakima Expert to Local Lumber Office
Bruce Dower of Yakima and H. C. Schmidt conducted the annual audit at the John Dower Lumber Co. office in Richland this week. They spent Tuesday in the Richland office verifying records and ensuring financial accuracy.
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Bruce Dower
Yakima
John Dower Lumber Co
H. C. Schmidt
Richland
Colonization Talk At Commercial Club Meeting
E F Benson immigration agent for the Northern Pacific will headline a special Commercial club meeting tonight. He outlines a plan to colonize the Prosser Pasco district and seeks local financing. Also speaking is Newcomb of the Federal Land Bank urging repopulation of cultivated land over virgin development.
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E. F. Benson
Northern Pacific
Commercial Club
Benson
Prosser
Pasco
Newcomb
Federal Land Bank
Spokane
Prosser Club
Railroads
Land Bank
Bank to Pay 40 Percent Dividend in Final 1900s Text
American Security Bank plans a 40 percent dividend to depositors with Christmas mailing. J A Hatch says funds allow a larger payout but pending court cases may limit final returns. State banking supervisor notes 13 closed banks will issue dividends this year with varied percentages.
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American Security Bank
J. A. Hatch
Hatch
Johnson
Farmers State Bank
Connell
Lind
Mansfield State Bank
Withrow State Bank
Waterville Savings Bank
Citizens Savings Bank
Grandview
Bridgeport
Farmers School Event Opens Tomorrow at Highlands Clubhouse
A two day farmers school begins tomorrow at the Highlands clubhouse with Friday and Saturday sessions. Specialists will cover pruning variety selection orchard heating soil fertilizing spraying picking handling and marketing of apples. Noted experts donate time with expenses covered by county community clubs. First sessions start 9am and 1 30pm.
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Highlands Club
Rural Post Office Notice on Delivering Mail During Contagion
The postmaster alerts rural route patrons to Postal Laws Sec. 780 allowing delivery into boxes of families with contagious diseases when safe, but prohibiting mail collection from such boxes during quarantine. Carriers are instructed to leave mail in these boxes.
Car Licenses Show Growth in Washington State
State officials forecast about 425000 automobile licenses for 1927, up from 381000 this year. Licenses go on sale statewide. 1926 permits expire December 31 with arrest risk for unplated vehicles after January 1. First plates mailed from Olympia. dealer plates already issued. License receipts on December 1 exceeded 1925 by 100000. New plates feature green figures on white ground.
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Charles Mayberry
Olympia
Mayberry
Big Y Crew Tops Efficiency in Yakima Valley
The Kennewick Big Y warehouse earns top honor as most efficient crew in the Big Y system and possibly the Yakima Valley. The award recognizes the lowest cost per box in fruit handling, supported by a detailed accounting system and strong crew experience directed by manager H W Desgranges.
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Big Y
Yakima Valley
Kennewick House
H. W. Desgranges
Jonathan apple pools and market prices report
The first pool of Jonathan apples averaged 1.33 with prices by grade and size, the second pool averaged 1.12 with varied prices for combinations, pears, and bananas. A language quirk note asks if is is or are is correct in a railroad ad sentence and invites reader answers.
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Jonathan
K. Lane Johnson
P. A. Combelli
Jonathans
D’anjou
Bartlett
New York
United States
Slaugenhaupt Seeks Seat on Columbia Irrigation Board
Residents urge J. B. Slaugenhaupt as director to replace L. A. Tweedt whose two terms end. Election Tuesday will determine the replacement with polls open eight to eight and landowners voting in four precincts at Fullbright home City Hall Finley Hall and Hover School House. Holdover directors are Jas. Johnston and C. G. Hitchcock.
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Upper Valley
J. B. Slaugenhaupt
Columbia Irrigation District
L. A. Tweedt
Tweedt
W. F. Fullbright
City Hall
Finley Hall
School House
Hover
Commercial club rejects Ellison-White Chautauqua deal
The Commercial club at the Kennewick luncheon voted unanimously against guaranteeing the Ellison-White Chautauqua for another term. The booking agency demands a $1090 guarantee for the course, and other organizations have also declined.
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Kennewick
Business Girls Meet at Hooper's Dinner Prep for Forty
The Business Girls held their regular meeting at Hooper's Monday evening with dinner served before the business session. Miss Alma Pecar, president of the club, presided over the gathering.
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Hooper’s
Alma Pecar
Kennewick Schools Close Amid Epidemic
The Kennewick schools are closed with a tentative reopen date of December 20 due to a chickenpox and smallpox related absence surge. Superintendent Hodge reports 125 to 150 absentees daily. vaccination is widespread and health officers note the outbreak is under control.
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Kennewick
Supt. Hodge
Tuberculosis Christmas Seals Earn Praise From Health Leaders
Surgeon General Cummings hails the national state and local tuberculosis associations for reducing tuberculosis deaths and promoting community health. Dr. A E Stuht adds that annual Christmas seal sales fund prevention efforts and spread facts about TB to remote areas. Sale closes Christmas Eve.
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Cummings
United States
A. E. Stuht
State Department of Health
Seattle
Washington Tuberculosis Association
Night meetings at Nazarene church led by Canaday and Maxey
Nightly gatherings continue this week at the Nazarene church under the direction of Rev. Fred Canaday with Rev. Maxey in charge each evening.
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the Nazarene Church
Fred Canaday
Rev
Maxey
Appointment for J. L. Adkison as state dairy inspector
J. L. Adkison has received an appointment as state dairy inspector. Start date and assigned territory not announced. He states uncertainty about whether he will lead the department or be under Mr. Nelson’s direction.
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J. L. Adkison
Mr. Adkison
Nelson
W. C. T. U. Speaker Miss Fraser to Visit Kennewick
Nationally known W. C. T. U. worker Miss Charlotte B. Fraser is slated to visit Kennewick. She will speak at the home of Mrs. Lucy Willsey on Saturday December 11 at 2 p.m. and address services at the Methodist church Sunday at 11 a.m. and the Baptist church at 7:30 p.m. Public invited.
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Charlotte B. Fraser
National Repute
Kennewick
Lucy Willsey
Baptist Church
Miss Elna Beste Returns Home for Recovery
Miss Elna Beste, who attends W.S.C., came home last night after a week under a doctor's care. He advised a week at home for recuperation.
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Elna Beste
W.S.C
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3 Rivers
ER. F. Benson
F. J. Arnold
Mrs. Pierce
Mrs. Arnold
Jean
Am. Security Bank
School For Farmers
BIG Y Crew
Anjous
Slaugenhaupt
C. G. Hitchcock
Anti-Tuberculosis Association
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