17 Dec 1936
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Newspaper
The Kennewick Courier Reporter
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
1
World News item shows last fiscal week Treasury receipts and expenditures totaling 133,512,692 with a balance of 1,450,604,335 and a year deficit of 1,302,896,270 alongside a public debt of 33,906,847,112.
New York City reports Postmaster General James A. Parley returns from a four month Ireland vacation to personally thank 30,000 Democratic National Committee leaders for their election help. He notes Governor Landon's poor Florida fishing luck, joking he deserved a few fish.
A philosopher, aged 69, declares life a sad puffoonery while admitting 17 years of marriage to an insane wife he could not afford to send to a sanitarium. The piece notes his quest for dignity and the social pressures of caring for a mentally ill spouse.
Supreme Court visitors noted the California appeal titled The Pep Boys Manny Moe and Jack vs Pyroil Sales Co. The case claimed Pep Boys violated fair trade law by selling Pyroil at 89 cents a quart when manufacturers fixed a 1.75 price. The discussion referenced fair trade laws in about a dozen states.
Ten groups are threatened with five years in prison and a $5,000 fine for sending obscene matter through the mail. The accusations center on distributing explicit content via postal service to recipients. Authorities pursue penalties and potential prosecutions under postal obscenity statutes.
A mass meeting called for allocating shelf space for works by authors of Russian Swedish Norwegian and Danish origin. The university praised the institution's progressive and broad minded stance.
A brief excerpt shows a speaker wielding two Gq devices and claiming “Good for 30” in a terse dialogue. The line hints at a bargain or ultimatum within a domestic dispute or negotiation context. No clear names, places, or dates are provided in readable text.
Construction costing about 900 000 dollars on the seven mile Gatoff section of the Evergreen highway between Underwood and Cooks nears completion. Opening will cut driving time to Vancouver by 30 minutes and reduce nearly 200 curves with five tunnels and one bridge. The route, state road No 8, follows along the Spokane Portland and Seattle railroad and passes near the Columbia river with a relocated alignment near Bonneville dam.
Benton county authorities received $2732 more than expected in a tax sale of 49 parcels. Bidding was spirited on tracts including city property in Prosser and Kennewick and grazing land in the Rattlesnake hills. The total paid for the 49 pieces was $8023, above a minimum set of $5291. One tract at $300 minimum sold for $300. Buyers could pay cash for an immediate deed or pay 20 percent and retire the balance over ten years at 6 percent interest.
Christmas spirit fills the city as evergreen garlands brighten street lamps and shop windows. The Wibber Gifford store and P. P. L. Co. showcase trees while E. C. Smith Motor and A. H. Meyers residence feature festive displays.
Kennewick once housed a DeMolay chapter with several younger businessmen among its members. A new class begins with a fine roster, according to organizers handling the project.
Benton County workmen began construction on three fourths of a mile of road in Nine Canyon southeast of Kennewick. Engineer H. S. Strandwold announced the project on Tuesday. The work completes a first class road extending southeast from Kennewick to the wheat district. Seven miles of the road were built recently under con-
Shana joins A Band to attend the Rose Bowl game as the musical group is slated to have its drills shown on news reels in theaters. Alice Pay is noted as a performer involved with a song used in a recent Shirley Temple film.
Swift to occupy space at the Custom Cannery with a 64 by 60 foot room fronting Benton street and Railroad Ave. A new shed on the south side will house boiler rooms. Mr. Campbell rents the east portion to Swift cream station. plan indicates no immediate move to commercial packing.
The committee to provide Christmas cheer for the community's destitute reports ample toy and clothing supplies already prepared. Mrs. Linn says preliminary distribution plans are in place and foods and sweets will be purchased and apportioned early next week.
A man named Chase dies of a lung attack near his residence, with investigators noting the fatal event occurred close to the Chase family home and prompting an official inquiry.
Commerce by J. H. Siegfried, chairman, teams will take the field today and tomorrow, he said.
A local notice reports 3600 sheep crossing the big bridge in about an hour. Authorities say the incident was observed hours earlier and a patrol was notified three weeks ago.
An audience of over 700 attended Schubert club Sunnyside and Rotary club Prosser sponsored orthopedic hospital benefit at the Methodist church. Dr L G Spaulding noted nineteen Benton County children sent to the hospital in 1936 with three still there and half of the club involved.
O E S installation services are planned for Wednesday with members including Minnie Bird M and Alice Ayers among the officers and attendees.
Local delegates at The Dalles hear proposals for a 540 foot high Umatilla dam as part of a river development scheme. Most prefer first completing a low dam at Umatilla to create slack water and advance navigation up the Columbia toward Gardena and Rock Island. Col. Robbins of the Army Engineers presided. Jay Perry reports cautious support for orderly river development over a high dam.
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