New Law Cuts Pay Of County Officials
Pere legislature passes a broad reform package cutting county official salaries and altering tax rules. Chapter 58 targets petroleum tax evasion and state revenue. Chapter 115 raises exemptions for churches and schools, changes county classifications, and tightens car licensing and ownership proofs. The measures include banking supervision, a nuisance tax debate, and an emergency clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pere
Kennehere
E. C. Keene
Office of Justice of the Peace
Superior
Supreme Court
Benton County
Apnet
Farmers Object to Power Rates at Regional Hearing
A large crowd of irrigation farmers from Kennewick Pasco Richland and Hanford White Bluffs attended a hearing on power rates conducted by E K Murray Director of Public Works. Farmers described high costs and urged a flat rate tied to usage noting bills and rates have varied since 1915 while actual energy costs remained high. A Yakima hearing follows with a final capitol session set for June 12 after data are collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennewick
Pasco
Richland
Hanford-White Bluffs
E. K. Murray
George A. Peter
Kennewick Valley
George Strickler
Hanford
E. C. Mack
Roy Skill
Pacific Power & Light Co
Yakima
Murray
Capitol
Reverend Pennell Receives Indefinite Leave of Absence
The Rev. J. B. Pennell of Kennewick and Pasco Episcopal churches takes indefinite leave from the Spokane Missionary District for health reasons. After seven years of service and the Pasco church dedication in January, he plans to move with his family to Seattle for an extended period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Pennell
J. B. Pennell
Kennewick and
Pasco
Episcopal Churches
The
Episcopal Church
Spokane
Kennewick
Pennell
Seattle
Twin Cities
Palmer Replies At Kennewick Rod and Gun Club Meeting
A three member committee was appointed to organize a written vote on a Richland club resolution seeking Nick Palmer removal as district game protector. Palmer attended, answered questions, and explained recent game violation arrests. The club approved letters to state sportsmen groups urging a eastern Benton county game farm near Kennewick and discussed a Benton-Franklin Fair display booth. The group endorsed legislation banning baiting migratory bird refuges for shooting grounds, aligning with the Izaak Walton League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennewick
Benton-Franklin
Izaak Walton
Miss Gladys Vickers Visits Relatives and Graduation
Miss Gladys Vickers arrived this morning from Pullman for a brief visit with her mother Mrs. J W Vickers who will accompany her to Pullman to attend the W S C graduation exercises on Monday. The pair will visit friends in Pullman then return to Kennewick and Yakima before starting their summer vacation around June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Vickers
Pullman
J. W. Vickers
W.S.C
Vickers
Kennewick
Yakima
Illustrated lecture at the hotel Kennewick
The illustrated lecture by John S. Gorby of Chicago will be given at the hotel Kennewick tomorrow night. The event follows the chamber of commerce monthly meeting and is open to all.
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Kennewick
John S. Gorby
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Berry Price Though Low Is Coming Up
Berry prices inch up as heat lifts demand for Washington Early Crops and Big Y strawberries. Daily shipments run about 500 crates, moving to Seattle Tacoma coast cities Spokane and British Columbia with f o b prices from 1.50 to 2.00 per crate. Asparagus mostly cannery bound at 10 tons daily, 2.12 cents per pound. Early spuds delayed until mid June due to backward spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Big Y
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
British Columbia
Jewelers Wedding Ties Local Teacher in Kennewick
Miss Beatrice Cogswell domestic science teacher in Kennewick schools and E H Behrman jeweler wed at the Lutheran parsonage with Rev Kauth officiating. Pauline Behrman and Oliver Hue witnessed. The couple plans a short wedding trip and will reside in Garden Tracts. Cogswell praised for teaching. Behrman longtime Kennewick resident and former councilman with a civic record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Cogswell
Kennewick
E. H. Behrman
Kauth
Pauline Behrman
Oliver Hue
Pasco
Cogswell
Behrman
Eighty Eight Graduates Earn State Passes
Eighty eighth grade pupils earned state diplomas in the county examination and seven will attempt the June tests. Benton City lists 16 graduates led by Oleta Caraway and Lorraine Levagood. White Bluffs has 13 graduates including Fred Battig and Willetta Ray. Whitstraw, Plymouth, and other towns contribute multiple graduates with notable high scores. Ray Dillings topped at 858 credits, followed by Lorna Slavens with 855 and Aloha Meeks with 850. 32 graduates earned 800 credits or more. The next state exam is set for June 15 and 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton City
Oleta Caraway
Virginia Carver
Marjorie Cobb
Francis Edmonson
Willis Finley
Harold Green
Roy Henson
Janice Hutchinson
Viola Kendall
Lorraine Levagood
Leona Moore
Mary Peckinpaugh
Levelle Platner
Liela Queen
Elinor Uland
Benjamin Wallace
Finley
Francis Davis
Rachel Duncan
Mary Eaton
Frank Homer
Grace Hedington
Erling Lande
Joyce Larsen
Harold Parker
Gerald Parker
Jack Prutsman
Erman Shula
Marie Strope
Mary Turner
Malcolm Young
Ivane Lechelt
Buster Cochran
White Bluffs
Fred Battig
Dorothy Chappel
LeRoy Codding
Dale Foster
Thelma Foster
Leonard Gibbons
Mina Griffith
Bob Griffiths
Jean McFee
Alpha Meek
Ralph Montgomery
Edward Ponsat
Willetta Ray
Whitstraw
Mae Beers
Rena Conley
Georgine Korsvik
Helen Schultz
Clinton Fitch
Stanley Hesse
John Kline
Howard Patton
Gale Sampson
Loyal Strampher
Walnut Grove
Helen Conaster
Ray Dilling
Carmen Fink
June Lund
Neta Rothrock
Madge Sporich
Hanford
Hugh Burch
Richard Cords
Jimmie Gray
Lorena Slavens
Clifford Whitner
Hover
Viola Hinkley
George McIntyre
Paterson
Peggy Hurn
Shigeko Konishi
Summit School
Rattlesnake Hills
Earl Crosby
Lorraine Crosby
Whitcomb
Fred Thorne
Esther Hagedorn
Vernita
Tom Richmond
Thomas Sigurdson
Plymouth
Elaine Spencer
Locust Grove
George Safford
Ray Dillings
Aloha Meeks
Portland couple visits East Kennewick for reunion
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Setters of Portland were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Burfiend in East Kennewick. The Burfiend home hosted a Memorial Day family reunion with twenty members. Out of town guests included Mrs. E. R. Carstens of Spokane and the Smiths of Kiona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Setters
Portland
H. Burfiend
East
Kennewick
Burfiend
E. R. Carstens
Spokane
Memorial Services Honor Veterans Across Kennewick and Pasco
Memorial Day events by the Kennewick Pasco Spanish War Vets and Auxiliary included cemetery services and a river ceremony with a wreath of yellow roses tied in red and white. Masonic memorials at the lodge hall drew about ninety members from Pasco Prosser and Benton City with attendees and performers from local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennewick-Pasco
Lodge Hall
Pasco
Prosser
Benton City
E. C. Smith
R. E. Reed
H. G. Fyfe
F. F. Beste
M. M. Moulton
M. Carnahan
A. M. Chellis
Evalyn Yedica
State Tax Commission Urges Immediate Tax Payments
The state tax commission urged Washington taxpayers to pay current taxes promptly to halt debt discounting, reduce interest costs, and restore warrants to par. Governor Martin backed the call, citing savings and boosted cash flow for state, county, municipal, and school obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Taxing Commission
Washington
Clarence D. Martin
Commission
King County
Farmers May Borrow 55000 Under New Act
The new farm loan act allows loans to refinance debt or provide working capital for farms and to redeem closed farm operations. Farmers defined as individuals mainly earning from farming may borrow up to 5000 with total indebtedness not exceeding 75 percent of appraised value. corporations excluded. Loans may run 10 to 40 years at up to 5 percent interest, with semi annual payments. Applications go to F Langford, Yakima Valley Farm Loan Association, Sunnyside, for appraisal before approval or rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Langford
Yakima Valley Farm Loan Association
Sunnyside
Kennewick Auxiliary Hosts Shower and Luncheon
About fifteen members of the Spanish American War veterans auxiliary held a shower and lunch at Mrs. Ben Hawkins home in Kennewick. Gifts were received by Mrs Hawkins. Attendees spent time making tea towels for sale at a cooked food sale to support auxiliary relief work. The group thanks the public for generous Carnation Day support, raising a neat sum for relief work.
Sheep cars shipped from Kennewick to Idaho pastures
Twenty three cars of sheep were shipped from Kennewick on Memorial Day over the Northern Pacific railroad. Eight cars were killed out by A. Pryor and sent to Athol Idaho, while fifteen cars belonging to Victor Crow were sent to Cab inet Idaho, per C. A. Crawford, Kennewick agent for the N. P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennewick
Northern Pacific
A. Pryor
Athol
Idaho
Victor Crow
Cabinet
C. A. Crawford
N. P
W S C elects Brown and Williams to class offices
Tom Brown and Bruce Williams of Kennewick have been elected to class offices at Washington State College. Brown, a junior in business, joins the senior class executive committee, while Williams, a freshman in business, serves on the sophomore social committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Brown
Bruce Williams
Kennewick
Washington State College
Brown
School of Business Administration
Williams
Moth Count Cited Over May Period Warns of Worm Infestation
Codling moth catches from May 17 to May 28 show rising activity with numbers 0 1 9 0 6 8 28 8 8 11 5 13 11 and 4 worms entering fruit in large numbers on May 28 from eggs laid between May 10 and 16. Deputy Horticultural Inspector Harry Linn urges keep fruit well covered with lead arsenate during this period.
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Harry Linn
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Palmer
GUN Club
Lutheran Parsonage
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