Hanford High School and Gym Destroyed by Fire
The Hanford high school and its gymnasium were burned early Monday night in an undetermined origin fire. Loss estimated at 25000 with most of the building uninsured. 100 residents gathered to watch. The structures dated 1917 for the school and 1927 for the gymnasium. John D. Harris and the school board face securing temporary accommodations.
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Hanford High School
Hanford
White Bluffs
D. S. Wilkinson
John D. Harris
Not Too Late to Buy Christmas Seals Benton County
Mrs. Frank Clark, Benton County Tuberculosis chairman, urges continued purchase of Christmas Seals to fund tuberculosis clinics, school health work, and public education. Despite missed seals, the year round campaign remains essential due to economic conditions.
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Frank Clark
Benton County
Evangelist Rev Ward Rice to Speak at Local Church
The Rev Ward Rice will hold special meetings at our church from Sunday January 3 to Friday January 15. He has studied at Eugene Oregon and Phillips University Oklahoma and has served in Milton Oregon and Walla Walla Washington. He will preach with simplicity and love and give evening talks on why there are so many different kinds of churches.
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Ward Rice
Sundy
Rice
Hool
Eugene
Oregon
Fadua
Phillips Univerity
Oklahoma
Milton
Alla Walla
Walla Walla
Search on Horse Heaven Hills for Steamboat Boat Quest
Two Kennewick men scoured the Horse Heaven hills near Steam County for the oil tug en route from The Dalles to Wallula. They failed to spot the craft as it did not pass above the Umatilla rapids, but enjoyed the climb and river bluff hike.
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Horse Heaven Hills
Kennewick
Steam County
Dalles
Wallula
Umatilla
Beets Offer Advantages for Valley Farmers
W. C. Muldrow, manager of the Benton City irrigation district, advocates reviving the sugar beet industry in the valley. He notes beets require no soil removal, qualify as a conservation crop with a 40 cent per ton subsidy, and can ease the early potato surplus by supplying feed and soil-building residue. He cites $90 to $100 per acre net returns in the upper valley and cites feeder cattle and sheep consuming beets in southern Idaho.
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W. C. Muldrow
Muldrow
Benton City
Columbia District
Mr. Muldrow
Upper
Idaho
Santa Heist at Neuman’s Store Ends With Arrest Suspect
A Christmas thief climbed into Neuman's store on Christmas day, stole $60 to $70 in cash and a pair of shoes leaving behind old footwear. Police traced the shoes to the suspect, and arrest is expected soon as store changes delay until February.
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Neuman
Local Boy to Represent Washington State
Dewitt Maguire arrived Thursday to spend Christmas with relatives then left Saturday for Portland to attend the Phi Delta Kappa conference where he represents the W S C chapter. He is practicing teaching in the Social Science department at Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane.
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Dewitt Maguire
Portland
Dewitt
W.S.C
Lewis and Clark High School
Spokane
City Plans Water Distribution Takeover
The city considers forming a single improvement district to take over and operate irrigation water distribution. Pipelines are deteriorating and street work is jeopardized. A special meeting after the new year will explore funding and methods to implement this season. A city maintenance man would oversee proper water distribution.
Kankakee Bridge Club Meets at Mrs Thrasher Home
The Kankakee club gathered Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Art Thrasher's home. Bridge honors went to Mrs Howard Beste and Mrs Bentley Galligan. Guests included Miss Mary Womack and Miss Alice Brakel.
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Kankakee
Art Thrasher
Howard Beste
Bentley Galligan
Mary Womack
Alice Brakel
Mrs. Overlie Heads to Bingen for Visit
Mrs. J. E. Overlie departed Wednesday noon on the 8S P S for Bingen to spend a few days with friends before returning to Waterman California. She has been visiting her daughter Mrs. L. N. Hallberg for the past month.
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J. E. Overlie
Bingen
Waterman
California
Tom Brown Departing for Randolph Field Assignment
Tom Brown will leave tomorrow to undertake duties at Randolph Field, starting a new assignment in the air force base operations. He will join colleagues there and begin a period of duty related to flight training and base tasks.
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Tom Brown
Randolph Field
Honoring Kennewick Mayor Alfred Amon with memento
The six year term mayor Alfred Amon is to be presented a suitably engraved memento for his success in office. His tenure is noted for little strife and many civic improvements. He leaves Kennewick in excellent financial condition and citizens plan to remember him.
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Kennewick
Alfred Amon
Amon
Churches Sponsor Eight-Team Kennewick Basketball League
A Kennewick basketball league of eight teams is formed under W S Hulet and church sponsorship. Games will be in the senior high gym with side entrance for spectators and admission set at one nickel. Eight players must be entered with Mr Hulet before the first game.
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Kennewick
W. S. Hulet
Lions den
Hulet
Pedestrian Killed by Car Near Town Bridge
A pedestrian died after being struck by a car on the highway between town and the bridge. The victim suffered a fractured skull and died hours later at Pasco hospital. The driver, Harold Webber, was blinded by an approaching car and witnesses say he traveled at a moderate speed. He was not held for investigation. Mrs. Hallberg is identified in a lingering note.
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Pasco
Harold Webber
Hallberg
Youngster Hurt in Christmas Wreck
Mr and Mrs James Miller and family of White Bluffs were in a collision at Richland on Christmas Day while en route to visit relatives here. The youngster sustained injuries in the crash and news details continue.
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James Miller
White Bluffs
Richland
California Fans Plan Stockton Rose Bowl Trip
The Siegfried family plans a vacation visiting relatives and attending the Rose Bowl in California, joining a larger party in Stockton before the big game.
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Ing
California
Stockton
Siegfried
First Fifty Cent Coin Tied to Horse Heaven Tale
H D Clodfelter from Horse Heaven County recalls a family legend about the first half dollar he ever touched as a child. A store chest revealed a fifty cent piece minted the year of his birth, which he kept for decades with his parents’ help, though the mint year remains undisclosed.
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H. D. Clodfelter
Horse Heaven Country
Altho
Best Year for Local Post Office Stamps and Envelopes
Postmaster Lincoln reports 1936 local stamp and envelope sales over 16500 dollars, about 9 percent above 1935 and 16 percent above 1934, marking the highest receipts in local history excluding migratory bird stamps. Rural carriers note 20 percent more packages and higher insured rates, serving 500 plus families as new ones move in, with a new equipment setup including lock boxes to replace the current fixtures after year start.
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Lincoln
Hill Weds on Christmas Eve in Prosser Union
Congressman Knute Hill of Prosser marries on Christmas Eve. Hill left for Washington D C that night. Mrs Hill plans to join him in January. The bride is a graduate of Walla Walla college and her father serves as highway supervisor in Multnomah County Oregon.
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Knute Hill
Prosser
Washington, D. C
Wegner Home Hosts Hutchins Family Reunion
The Wegner home of Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Wegner was the scene of a Christmas day family reunion. Mrs. Wegner's parents Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hutchins attended with her brothers and families Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hutchins and Jack Hutchins and her sister and husband Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hugh.
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A. H. Wegner
Wegner
R. A. Hutchins
Kenneth Hutchins
Jack Hutchins
Victor Hugh
Oil tug Mary Gail blocked by low Columbia water
The oil tug Mary Gail failed to pass Devil's Bend rapids on the Columbia from Portland to Attalia due to very low water. Captain S W Wins reported the 60 foot tug and 90 foot barge, loaded with 150 tons, could have cleared the rapids if evenly loaded, with a slight propeller damage at Devil's Bend. Construction of new equipment by Kirk Thompson for General Petroleum is planned to expand service on the upper Columbia.
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Columbia
Mary Gail
Portland
Attalia
Umatilla
Devil’s Bend
S. W. Wins
Upper Columbia
Kirk Thompson
Spokane
General Petroleum Corporation
Asparagus Named Kennewick’s Best Crop by Rancher Green
Highland rancher W S Green argues asparagus yields high returns in Kennewick. He cites a ten acre tract showing per acre harvests of 1700 to 2000 pounds in year one and 2 ½ tons in year two with a three ton expectation this year at cannery price of 90 dollars per ton after 25 dollars per acre harvest costs.
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Kennewick
W. S. Green
Highland
Green
Mr. Green
Larsen Family Reunion At Christmas Event
The Larsen family held a Christmas reunion with extended relatives gathered. Mrs. C. G. Campbell attended the gathering along with other family members to share season cheer.
Engagement Announced For Late Spring Ceremony
A marriage engagement is announced with plans for a ceremony in the late spring. The couple awaits details on date and arrangements.
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