Problems of Tree Fruit Growers Meeting Highlight Issues
At Highlands Club House a gathering of about 35 farmers from Ennewick and Richland discussed production and marketing goals for the fruit industry. Key topics included higher yields, reduced small fruit, fertilizer use, pollination with bees, irrigation efficiency, frost protection, pruning expansion, pest control, and scaling up centralized marketing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennewick
Richland Dis
Highland Clubhouse
Recas
Northwest
Wenatchee
Apv
Armstrong
Grow
Flu Epidemic Checked Says Dr Spaulding
Dr L G Spaulding, county health officer, says the influenza peak will not arrive until early next week. There has been little pneumonia, no fatalities, and illness is under control. School children show only 15 percent absence, a low rate. Grade schools are checked daily. students not up to health standards are sent home until re admittance is certified. Parents' cooperation aids health measures. High school dismissals rely more on personal discretion and teacher judgment.
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L. G. Spaulding
Spaulding
Services Held for Humphries in Butte
Christian Science services were held in Butte Montana for George A. Humphries who died at his daughter’s home after living on the Highlands for ten years Burial was in Butte He formerly mined in Butte and played in the local band for 20 years band members served as pallbearers He is survived by wife Sadie Humphries and two daughters Mrs R Stillwell of Butte and Mrs E Marshall of Salt Lake City
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Butte
Mont
George A. Humphries
Highlands
Humphries
Kennewick
Sadie Humphries
R. Stillwell
E. Marshall
Salt Lake City
Highlands Ladies Club Meeting Scheduled for Friday
The Highlands Ladies Club will hold their next regular meeting on Friday December 22 at 2 30. All Highlands ladies are invited. Miss Edna West county club leader will be present. Hostesses for the affair will be Mrs Leibel Mrs A Appenzellar Mrs F C Poore and Mrs M G Clark.
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Highlands Ladies Club
Highlands
Edna West
Leibel
A. Appenzellar
F.C. Poore
M. G. Clark
Blue Lodge Officers Elected Wednesday
Frank Green was elected worshipful master of the local Masonic blue lodge. E C Smith chosen senior warden H G Fyfe junior warden F R White treasurer and M N Hudnall secretary. A banquet at the Masonic temple invites all blue lodge masons and installation will follow with an outside speaker. Misses Marjorie Moores and Norma Holcomb arrive from Seattle to spend Christmas at home.
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Frank Green
Masonic Blue Lodge
E. C. Smith
H. G. Fyfe
F. R. White
M. N. Hudnall
Masonic Temple
Blue Lodge
Marjorie Moores
Norma Holcomb
Will
Seattle
Home Paper at Christmas News Messenger of Community Peace
The Home Paper fulfills the Christmas tidings role by welcoming every resident, recording life events from birth to marriage and death, sharing joys and sorrows, and spreading goodwill. It proclaims peace on earth and renewed community hope for the coming year.
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Prince of Peace
Ot Choek
Herald Angels
Galilee
Christmas Baskets Planned for Needy Families in Kennewick
Local groups including the American Legion Kiwanis club and Masons will fund and distribute Christmas baskets with flour potatoes canned goods and cereals plus fruit and treats. The city appropriated 25 dollars to aid needy cases and residents may notify Emil Behrman or H G Fyfe with names and ages of children and families to be served.
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Santa Claus
Kennewick
American Legion Post
The
Legion
Kiwanis Club
Masonic Orders
Emil Behrman
H. G. Fyfe
Meals Couple Start Auto Trip to West Coast
Mr and Mrs O W Meals left Monday for Los Angeles and Long Beach. E A Ferrell brought the body of his father in law W O Kennett from Los Angeles for burial and his granddaughter Thelma of Spokane accompanied them. They are traveling by auto.
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O. W
Los Angeles
Long Beach
E. A. Ferrell
W. O. Kennett
Thelma
Spokane
Mrs J H Tyson and daughter sail to Los Angeles
Mrs J H Tyson and her daughter, along with Phillip Hawkins, left Friday to visit relatives and friends in Los Angeles.
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J. H. Tyson
Phillip Hawkins
Los Angeles
J H Cox Buys Lot for Future Business Use on Kennewick
J H Cox purchased lot 2 in block 4 on Kennewick avenue the site of the former Empire Electric building. He plans to use it for business purposes and may improve it though definite plans are not yet formulated.
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J. H. Cox
Kennewick Avenue
Empire Electric
Mr. Cox
Mrs MacMahon Dies After Prolonged Illness at Linn Hospital
Mrs. Robert Quincy MacMahon died just before midnight Wednesday at Linn hospital after a long illness. A Kennewick resident for 18 years, she was active in the Order of Eastern Star and other groups. Episcopal service at St Pauls at 2 30 with Rev Ernest Allman and Rev John Pennell. Burial in Riverview Heights cemetery. Survived by husband and sisters in Canada and England. Born May 1872 in England. Married 20 years ago.
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Robert Quincy .MacmAhon
Linn Hospital
Kennewick
Order of Eastern Star
Woman’s Club
Daughters of the British Empire
Ernest R. Allman
Colville
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
John B. Pennell
St. Paul’s
Riverview Heights
Macmahon
England
Grace Denne
Toronto
Canada
Local Teachers Return Home as Schools Close for Flu
Miss Alma Pecar visits former friends in town. She teaches in Yakima this year and public schools close due to influenza. Out of town teachers will spend vacations with home folks, most leaving tomorrow after school closes.
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Alma Pecar
Yakima
Rural Patrons Get Christmas Deliveries From Carriers
Rural Carrier Herman Campbell and Substitute B J Campbell will make an extra post Christmas delivery to clean up incoming parcels in Kennewick. They will travel at their own expense with an extra trip Monday afternoon and another late Monday afternoon for parcels arriving after the morning run. The post office will suspend all in person service from Dec 24 to Dec 25 with only outgoing mail handled and no window or carrier service on Christmas Day.
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Kennewick
Herman Campbell
B. J. Campbell
G. H. Shanafelt
Post Office Department
Merry Christmas greeting from Gertrude Gage in Benton County
Gertrude Gage, former county club leader, sends a Christmas greeting to Benton County residents. She jokes that mailing individual wishes would take until next Christmas, noting it is raining and Santa needs snow to travel.
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Gertrude Gage
Benton County
Mrs Mabel Nearider Visits Seattle for Illness
Mrs Mabel Nearider and her daughter traveled to Seattle early this week due to illness. Mrs Joe Perry has been teaching her grade in her absence.
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Mabel Nearider
Seattle
Joe Perry
Ex-Service Men Banquet Set for New Year's Eve at Hotel Kennewick
An American Legion post hosts a banquet for ex service men at the Hotel Kennewick on New Year’s Eve. It marks the first such gathering in several years and invites all local service men regardless of post membership.
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Hotel Kennewick
American Legion
Church Guild Sells Plum Puddings Saturday
Delicious plum puddings will be sold Saturday December 22 at promoters next to the post office. Sale starts at 12 30 o clock. Conducted by the Guild of St Paul s Emjonpel church. Mrs L E John will be in charge.
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Prometers
Guild of St. Paul’s Emjonpel
L. E. Johnbe
Church Plant Adds Dry Storage Annex at West End
The Church Mfg Co expands with a west end addition to house dry storage for about five cars. Camp Fire girls held a Christmas party Tuesday at Marjorie McGahey’s home with gift exchange and refreshments. Mrs. Vane Wilder sponsors the local group.
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Church Mfg. Co
Marjorie McGahey
Vane Wilder
Christmas School Break Extended by Influenza Epidemic
The local schools prolong two week Christmas vacation to January 7 as influenza spreads. School closes December 21 and reopens January 7. Superintendent Hodge notes the extension aims to curb disease and protect students. The Prosser coaching staff bereavement delays the planned grade school operetta at Liberty Theatre until January.
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Hodge
Liberty Theatre
Reclamation crews map Kennewick irrigation area
Two Reclamation Service crews arrive to extend topographic maps of the Kennewick district by 75 feet in elevation. The 1917 maps showed irrigable land 675 feet above sea level. current work aims to identify potential increases. Glenn Mitchell and H. G. McDowell lead the teams under W. L. Rowe with Denver office guidance. project may last about a month and covers parts of Horse Heaven lands.
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Reclamation Service
Kennewick Irrigation District
Department of Soil and Economics
W. L. Rowe
Yakima
Denver
Glenn Mitchell
Kennewick
H. G. McDowell
Mitchell
Horse Heaven
Althe
Benton City Students Enter National Scholarship Contest
Benton City high school students will compete in the Every Pupil Scholarship contest held in 25 states on January 8 under the direction of the Kansas State Teachers College bureau of measurements director. Superintendent M. W. Roop arranged 90 tests for the event with results sent to Emporia for final score tabulations.
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Benton City
Bureau of Measurements
Kansas State Teachers College
M. W. Roop
Emporia
Proved Sire Demand Grows Among Washington Dairymen
Dairymen in Washington favor proven sires as their daughters outperform dams in records. They prefer sires with demonstrated value over young sires praised only for looks or lineage. Now many good sires are sent to the block before their value is known.
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Washington
3 Rivers Will Pack But Not Sell Apples
The 3 Rivers Growers association decides the new 3 Rivers Service warehouse will be used for apple packing and dry storage during the season starting January 1. The group will handle packing only and will not market apples. M. N. Hudnall was re-elected president. George Sellick is secretary. J. W. Vickers was elected vice president.
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3-Rivers Service Corporation
M. N. Hudnall
3-Rivers Growers Association
George Sellick
J. W. Vickers
Rummage Sale Nets Over Eighty Dollars For Club
The Wo man club held a Friday meeting at the Commercial club rooms with Mrs. B. L. Cole presiding. A two days rum mage sale netted over 80 dollars for club work, while the Arts and Crafts bazaar and cooked food sale brought in 50 dollars to buy library books. The club voted to assist visiting boys at the Older Boys Conference January 18 to 20, and programs covered the Northwest study and talks on Education. Mrs. Withers read Pathfinders of the Northwest. illness kept her from attending. Tea and a social hour followed hosted by Mrs. Carlefi, Mrs. Dundle, and Miss Brownell.
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Woman’s Club
Commercial Club
B. L. Cole
A. F. Brown
Cw. S. Walters
Stanford Freshman Joe Siegfried to Return Home for Holidays
Joe Siegfried, a Stanford freshman, will be home for the holidays, returning to his family for the festive season.
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Joe Siegfried
Stanford
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Highlands Club House
Desgranges
Big Y
Horticultural Inspection Service
DR. Spaulding
Gehold
Gand Tidings
Cox
P.O
George H. Rue
Alice Wil Isey
Portland
Rue
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