Pomona Grange Meet At Richland Plans Annual Meeting
Pomona and Vale Granges met in Richland with good attendance. Reports from Kennewick Valley Finley Locust Grove Kiona Benton Buena Vista and Horse Heaven noted membership progress and hall improvements. The meeting accepted Prosser invitation for the annual gathering and discussed farm account books and township organization. George Gage died December 7 with services held Sunday. he was a Woodman of the World member.
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Benton County
Pomona Grange
Vale Grange
Richland
Valeregood
Kennewick Valley
Kennewick
Prosser
Horse Heaven Grange
Grange
Hanford
White Bluffs
Estion
Teachers Institute
Prosser Business Men’s Club
Pomona
The
Sterns
Yale Grange
J. C. Swayze
George Gage
Chas. Gage
Mr. Gage
Ohio
F. N. Morton
Woodman of the World Lodge
Order
Finley
Stores Close in Ken Rewick After Holidays
Ken Rewick shops will close on the Mondays after STMPS and New Year, following the usual custom. The county school superintendent confirms January 2 is not a school holiday.
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Ken Rewick
W S C Students Return Home for Christmas Break
The W S C students listed will be home Friday night for the Christmas holidays. Appearing names include Misses Ett Huntington Elsa Brook Inez Waldorf Cox Campbell Rudolpichter Markus Smith Arthur McKey Roosevelt Christensen and London.
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W.S.C
Missesette Huntington
Elsa Brooak
Inez Waldorf
He Coxampbell
Rudolpichter
Markus Smith
Arthur McKey
Roosevelt Christensen
London
Tonnage at Big Y drops at Yakima district meeting
The Yakima Fruit Growers district meeting at the Commercial club rooms heard H P James and J W Hebert report on last year and plans for the year ahead. They noted a 3300 car shipment last year vs 2200 this year due to a short crop while forecasts indicated 4500 cars if normal. Asparagus marketing and arsenate residue issues were discussed. forty seven new shippers joined. H P Miller was re elected to the board.
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Yakima
Hebert
Valey
Big Y
H. W. Desgranges
H. P. Miller
Piping Contract Under Way as New Line Moves South
Rev F N Morton heard from H W Vincent of the Walla Walla Gas Oil and Pipe Line Co that a company has signed a contract and deposited earnest money for building a pipe line from the fields. A crew is at work in the field making preliminary arrangements. If the current program stalls, local capital remains available to handle the piping plans, and the company plans to extend the line to the coast.
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F. N. Morton
Walla Walla
H. W. Vincent
Owens Valley Residents Face Eviction Over LA Water Project
The Commercial Club land settlement committee reports inquiries from Owens Valley settlers in California about conditions as the valley, an irrigated area, would be flooded when the new storage dam for Los Angeles water is completed. Residents there would be compelled to vacate.
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Land Settlement Committee
The
Commercial Club
Owens Valley
California
Los Angeles
Kennewick 4-H Plans Ninth Annual Achievement Day Banquet
Plans are underway for the 4th annual Boys' and Girls' 4-H achievement day in Kennewick on Thursday December 29. The event centers on a banquet hosted by the Kennewick Kiwanis club and a 1:30 PM open meeting featuring demonstrations. The program showcases 4-H club work to the community and emphasizes youth achievement.
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Kennewick
Suson Appeals Murder Conviction in Supreme Court
Attorneys for Mrs. Suson filed notice of appeal to the supreme court after her life sentence for the murder of her husband Frank Suson near Kennewick. She remains in Yakima county jail, not moved to Walla Walla as earlier reported.
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Suson
Frank Suson
Kennewick
Supreme Court
Elliott Leads At Portland Dairy Show With 96.9 Percent
Elliott dairy topped Benton county entries at the Portland International Livestock exhibition scoring 96.9 percent. The same dairy previously won first at the last state fair with 97.2. Kennewick dairies posted scores well above regional averages as entrants from across the country competed in Portland.
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Portland
Colder Weather Report From Kennewick Area Residents
Former Kennewick residents describe colder conditions with 10 inches of snow and a 12 below zero thermometer reading on Monday. Mr. Carpenter was out breaking roads while Miss Ida Perry, visiting Mrs. C. E. Duffy, returned to Toppenish Sunday.
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Kennewick
R. E. Carpenter
Newport
Carpenter
Ida Perry
C. E. Duffy
Bridge Luncheon Hosts Honor Prizes Awarded
Mrs. A. M. Chellis and Mrs. Clarence Yedica hosted a bridge luncheon yesterday. Three tables were in play with prizes awarded to Mrs. C. S. Knowles and Mrs. W. J. Barnes.
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A. M. Chellis
Clarence Yedica
C. S. Knowles
W. J. Barnes
County Warehouse Destroyed by Fire
A county warehouse at the foot of Benton street and the highway burned shortly after midnight last Thursday. The fire gutted the building used to house road machinery and trucks. salvageable equipment included all but one old truck dismantled for repairs. Insurance covered the loss and rebuilding is planned after the new year per County Commissioner P. A. Combelic.
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Benton Street
P. A. Combelic
Must Register Over Again For Election
The article notes all voters must re register after January 1. Registration officials will be city clerks in towns and county appointees in rural precincts with January appointments. A regional registration plan may assign Richland and Kennewick to handle multiple precincts for ease of voter access.
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Richland
Kennewick
Yale
Horn Rapids
Lower Yakima
Kennewick Gardens
Highlands
South Kennewick
Valley
Horse Heaven
Staley Family Struck by Flu This Week
The O. T. Staley family are all ill with flu this week, with each member affected and seeking rest and recovery at home.
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O. T. Staley
Big Tree to Shine Again for Christmas Eve Event
The main town corner will host a large illuminated Christmas tree this year. On Friday at 7 30 p m a community program will feature songs, a musical piece, a short talk by a prominent citizen, and Santa Claus handing out candy to children. The American Legion oversees arrangements. The tree is provided and lit by the local P P and L crew.
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Santa Claus
American Legion
Citzen
Santa
Christmas Boxes Sent By Kennewick Pasco Veterans Club
The Kennewick Pasco Auxiliary No 23 United Spanish War veterans hosted a silver tea at Mrs S N McGees Pasco home. They packed twenty Christmas beer boxes for Cushman hospital veterans and sent a framed motto to a camp veteran and his wife at the soldiers home in Retsil. Christmas cards were sent to all Civil War and Spanish War veterans in Walla Walla hospital.
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Kennewick-Pasco
United Spanish War Veterans
Department Aids
S. N. McGee
Pasco
Cushman Hospital
Retsil
Walla Walla
Miss Thelma Shoemaker Wins Owl Orchestra Contest
Miss Thelma Shoemaker wins the Valley club popularity contest sponsored by the Owl orchestra after a close competition among local favorites. She receives a valuable wrist watch and says the experience is exciting though a bit trying.
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Thelma Shoemaker
The
Owl Orchestra
Valley Club
Miss Shoemaker
Hitchcock Re elected Manager Of Columbia Irrigation District
C G Hitchcock won re election Tuesday to the Columbia Irrigation district board. Although not a candidate he attracted a large majority as voters praised his service and chose him to continue guiding the district despite his belief the post should go to an actively farming resident.
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C. G. Hitchcock
Columbia
Volney Cox Visits From Los Angeles
Volney Cox formerly of this city and Pasco was in town from Los Angeles on business the first of the week. He reports his mother, living with him, in good health and asks to be remembered to friends here.
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Volney Cox
Pasco
Los Angeles
Death of Vista section foreman Joseph Hadd at work
Joseph Hadd, section foreman at Vista, collapsed Saturday about four pm and died en route to Dr Spaulding's office. Funeral held Monday afternoon in Prosser under the Odd Fellows. born in Tietise Austria, 40, lived in Vista over seven years, survived by brother Hans in Lotus and relatives in Austria.
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Joseph Hadd
Vista
Dr. Spaulding
Hans
Lotus
Prosser
Odd Fellows Lodge
Mr. Hadd
Tietise
Austria
Latus
Strawberries Covered To Guard Against Frost Yield Big
Local grower B A Peebles found covering strawberries with improvised sacks on a two row wide cart protects the crop. Four fifths of a one acre patch was covered at a cost of about 185 dollars. The approach reduced sun exposure and produced 220 crates worth 809.60 dollars, suggesting strong potential on light frosts.
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Kennewick Farms
B. A. Peebles
Peebles
DeMolay Dance At Masonic Hall For Prospective Members
The DeMolay boys held a dance Saturday at the Masonic hall for those eligible to join. Chaperones included Mr. and Mrs. E C Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kincaid. Punch and wafers were served.
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DeMolay
Masonic Hall
E. C. Smith
Jack Kincaid
Shorter Yale cutoff road to upriver towns planned
The county begins construction of a Yale cutoff four mile road to upriver towns. The route from Richland through Vale to connect with the old road above the Horn will shorten the trip to Hanford and White Bluffs, remove bad grades and bridges, and should open in about a month or six weeks barring weather.
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Yale
Hanford
White Bluffs
Richland
Yakima River
District to Send McDermith to Washington for Yakima Project
The Kennewick Irrigation District selects consulting engineer Orro McDermith to travel to Washington D C after the holidays to press for early construction of the Yakima project unit. He will coordinate with Dr Mead and lawmakers to secure congressional funding and a firm construction timeline. Local committees report strong donor response.
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Orro McDermith
Kennewick
Washington, D. C
Yakima
Denver
Jones and Dill
Congressman Summers
Dr. Mead
Washington
McDermith
Kittitas
Irrigation Committee
The
Commercial Club
Charity meeting plans funds for Benton county bed in Seattle hospital
The Woman's club met in Commercial club rooms and voted to use part of rummage sale proceeds to pay the club's share on the Benton county bed at the Seattle orthopedic hospital. A community box for associated charities will collect usable clothing, storage space was offered, and a committee led by Mrs. L J Aldrich will organize drop offs at the telephone office. Mrs. Keene led an intro on China for the winter program.
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Woman's Club
Commercial Club
O Washington
L. M. Keene
Benton County
Seattle Orthopedic Hospital
Associated Charities
A. F. Bown
L. J. Aldrich
Keene
China
School Show The Kitchen Clock At Liberty Theatre
The operetta The Kitchen Clock will be presented by Washington school pupils from grades one to four at the Liberty Theatre tomorrow afternoon. Directed by Miss Idol and teachers, curtain at 1 45. No admission charge and the public is invited.
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Liberty Theatre
Washington School
Miss Idol
Kennewick PEO Members Meet Mrs Siegfried at Luncheon
The Kennewick PEO chapter met with Mrs. J H Siegfried on Tuesday at a one o'clock luncheon and held their regular meeting afterward.
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Kennewick
P.E.O
J. H. Siegfried
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Institute
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Raguty
Banquet
Elliot
Legion
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