Attalia Well Strikes New Gas Oil Showings
The Columbia Basin Company's Attalia well reports a second flow 31 feet below the first, with heavier gas pressure and richer oil shows. Drilling paused awaiting a swab from San Francisco to lift water and improve gas drive. officials anticipate a major oil producer as pressure drives oil and gas to the surface.
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Columbia Basin Company
Attalia
W. R. Crawford
San Francisco
Crawford
Henry D. James
Walla Walla
Seattle
Columbia River Valley
Patriot Peace Resolution Aims at Civic Idealism
A resolution urges nonpartisan effort to revive wartime idealism and broaden outlooks. It calls for thrift, charity, brotherhood, and disciplined conduct in national and international affairs to improve distribution and reduce animosities. The Chicago Journal texts the plea for higher purpose and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Classified ads hold steady in Kennewick war era
The Courier-Reporter notes Kennewick's only steady commodity is its classifieds, offering ads at one cent a word with no wage increases since before and during the war. Next week these ads will effectively work for nothing. details appear in the page 5 display ad.
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Kennewick
Courier-Reporter
ROK Mek SK OK
Finley Farmers Meet Wednesday In Finley School House
The Finley Farmers Council led by President Corwin Waldron and Secretary Geo Sellick holds a Wednesday 8 pm meeting at the Finley schoolhouse. The program includes minutes, talks by new settlers, discussions on potato culture and marketing, music, recitation, and a feature on the plant atmosphere and its relation to farming. The event is open to the public and aims to strengthen agricultural extension cooperation in the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley Farmers’ Council
Corwin Waldron
Geo. Sellick
Finley School House
C. A. Burris
Jos. Gerards
Finley
Georgeson
Doctor in Foggy Wreck After Crossing O W R N Train
Dr L G Spaulding suffered a deep gash between the eyes and a wrecked car after colliding with an O W R N freight locomotive at the Seventh street crossing. The accident occurred at six a m after a vigil at Richland ended. fog and mud on the windshield hindered his view. The car struck a box car across the street and was crushed beneath it. Spaulding could not escape before the train moved, pushing the car aside.
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L. G. Spaulding
Richland
Seventh Street
N. P
O W
Doc
New Exchange Nears Completion at Williams Building
Kennewick Valley Telephone prepares to move into a newly fitted second floor central offices at the Williams building. The layout includes an accounting and general manager area, a customer lobby with two long distance booths, and four large operating rooms. The 8000-connection switchboard requires 11 520 solder joints to complete. Move expected February 1 with three days of service disruption. Dr. C Brown opens a four-room suite after moving from the First National Bank building.
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Kennewick Valley Telephone Company
Williams
Sherk & Company
The
Telephone Company
Archie Brown
A. F. Brown
Mr. Brown
C. Bruwn
First National Bank
State Lands to Be Sold Next Week Under Irrigation Project
Benton county will offer hundreds of acres of state lands for sale January 4 1921 at the Prosser court house under the Priest Rapids Irrigation project. A Grant county tract will also be sold at Ephrata with same terms. Prices range 12 to 30 dollars per acre and include irrigation charges. The sale aims to aid development and settlement while addressing fixed irrigation costs. Negotiations with the U S government seek a Priest Rapids dam to supply water for irrigation and power.
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Benton County
Priest Rapids
Court House
Prosser
Grant County
Ephrata
Hanford
U. S
Columbia River
Irrigation District
Dr Nichols Narrow Escape After Snowbound Trek Home
Dr A A Nichols endured 36 hours without food or rest while fighting four foot snowdrifts on the route from The Dalles to Goldendale via Bickleton. He walked seven miles to a farmhouse after his car buried in a snowbank, and a following Ford driver aided by hitching to a team to reach safety.
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A. A. Nichols
Here
Portland
Bickleton
Bickleton Road
Dalles
Goldendale
Rock Creek
Doctor Nichols
Nichols
Legion thanks groups for aiding Christmas for forty Kennewick children
The American Legion expresses gratitude to organizations business leaders and individuals who helped make Christmas bright for more than 40 children in Kennewick.
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The
American Legion
Kennewick
New Shoe Man F. F. Beste Sells Repair Shop
R. H. Oliver of Walla Walla buys the Beste Tire Shop shoe repairing business including all equipment and the current lease. Oliver will move his family to town as soon as he finds a house and takes charge immediately.
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F. F. Beste
Beste Tire Shop
R. H. Oliver
Walla Walla
Beste
Peters Linn Couple Wed in Spokane Ceremony
Miss Ella A Peters and Mr Harry A Linn were quietly married in Walla Walla on December 21. The bride, a graduate nurse from St Luke's Spokane, previously led Kennewick hospital. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs W A Linn of the Valley, works as a marine engineer with Struthers and Dixon Steamship in Seattle. They will reside in Seattle.
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Ella A. Peters
Harry A. Linn
Walla Walla
St. Luke’s Hospital
Spokane
Kennewick Hospital
W. A.linn
Valley
Struthers & Dixon Steamship Company
Seattle
New Library Hours Announced For Weekday Evenings
Beginning next Monday the library will be open every evening except Sunday and on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Formerly the library had been kept open only two evenings each week.
Spokane Travelling Men Back the Bridge Project
E W Trenbath returned from Spokane where he presented the Columbia River bridge campaign to the Spokane Commercial Travelers association. They pledged support and will enlist the Spokane Sales Managers association and Chamber of Commerce to sell 50000 dollars in stock. Stock subscriptions in Kennewick total 36500 dollars. Chas Huber reports brighter prospects for success. Miss Margaret Sands arrived from Yamhill Oregon to visit her parents.
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E. W. Trenbath
Spokane
Columbia River Bridge
Spokane Commercial Travelers’ Association
Boys of
Spokane Sales Managers Association
Chamber of Commerce
Kennewick
Chas Huber
Benton-Franklin
Kennewick Urgently Raises European Relief Quota
Kennewick faces a strict relief goal for fifty starving European children. A $500 subscription target was set with early efforts totaling about $300 by Wednesday night. Community groups including the Commercial club, Glee Club, Columbia Clothing, and local churches contributed. The campaign continues until Kennewick achieves its quota. Subscriptions are accepted at the Clothing store or the Courier-Reporter office.
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Altho
Kennewick
A. J. Copeland
Commercial Club
Sherk
Glee Club
Columbia Clothing Company
Benton County
Yakima
Walter Sommers
Prosser
Woman’s Club
Courier-Reporter
Prayer Amid Turmoil and Urgent Trust
A devotional note invites believers to listen for divine guidance in times of social clamor, personal struggle, and global upheaval. It emphasizes staying steady in faith, seeking Christ, and finding home in prayer despite turmoil and fear.
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Thor
Christ
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Doc Spaulding
Royce Tripp
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DR. Nichols
Mickie
Jena
Boys of the Road
Margaret Sands
Yamhill, Oregon
Rebekah Lodge
William Mahoney
Grandview
Ganey Hogan
J. C. Hogan
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