Farm records show trends in Benton County crops and livestock
The Benton County farm records indicate profits from fruit and dairy production with several farms averaging notable yields. Depreciation and receipts inform the period’s economic picture, while a few farms show diversified outputs including fruit, hay, cows, pigs, and sheep. Separately, Temmer and Ketchum plan a modern Associated Oil Service station at the highway Kennewick Avenue intersection in Omstead, aiming for July completion with cabins and a tourist park slated.
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Bremmer and Ketchum
Associated Oil
Kennewick Avenue
Omstead
Temmer
Ork
Kennewick
Rarey Dies in California Clergyman Led Several Churches
Reverend Clifford Daniel Rarey died June 1 in a San Francisco hospital after months of illness. He served as pastor of the local Methodist church and helped add to the old frame building. He also led churches in Tacoma Puyallup and Kelso. Funeral services are planned for Thursday in Kelso and Friday in Tacoma with burial there.
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Clifford Daniel Rarey
San Francisco
Tacoma
Puyallup
Kelso
Frday
Larry's Shop Installs Washed-Air Ventilator This Week
Larry's Shop begins installing a washed-air ventilator this week, among the first in town. The new system will significantly increase indoor comfort for customers and staff.
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Larry
Kennewick Kolts Move to Third in League Race
On Declaration Day the Kolts defeated a Hanford and White Bluffs combo 13 to 10 in a bat heavy game with Warter Lincoln and Hudnall pitching for Kennewick and Cords for White Bluffs. They tied Madton 9 to 11 in a Sunday league game and now sit third with pennant hopes. Next Sunday Toppenish visits Kennewick after Pasco beat Toppenish 2 to 1 on May 24.
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Kolts
Hanford
White Bluffs
Warter
Lincoln
Hudnall
Kennewick
Cords
Madton
Bacon
Beetles
Mabton
Toppenish
Pasco
Theeague
City Post Office Tests 44 Hour Week Curtailment
Postmaster announces Saturday afternoon city delivery will be suspended for a few weeks as a trial toward implementing a 44 hour week. With three clerks and one carrier, the cut aims to give clerks and carriers every half day off weekly. If satisfactory, Saturday service may become a postal holiday with only mail collection from downtown boxes. Definite window service curtailment to follow.
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Congress
Shanafelt
Highlands pipe line progress shown with fourteen men
Work on the Highlands pipe line progresses in first class shape with fourteen men employed. So far the project has involved erecting the concrete saddles as part of the construction effort. Memorial Day activities noted with local residents visiting family and attending local university graduation exercises.
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Highlands
Isabell Williams
Spokane
Carl Williams
Ruth Mueller
Anna Marie
Cheney
I. N. Mueller
First Avenue
Cora Rude
Seattle
J. J. Taylor
Winifred Campbell
June
O. W. Engels
Marie Day
Pullman
Illa Campbell
Illa
Campbell
Power rates reduced by Pacific Power and Light Company
Pacific Power and Light Company announced a rate cut for residential and commercial schedules across its territory. The change, effective after July 1, will save about 225000 dollars annually for 3350 customers while maintaining current kilowatt hour usage. The top residential rate drops from 10 to 8.5 cents in Pasco and rural areas, and city commercial rates fall from 10 to 8.5 cents.
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Pacific Power & Light Company
R. H. Skill
Skill
Mr. Skill
Pasco
Free Wheeling Feature Added to Hudson Essex Cars
A. M. Chellis of Twin City Motors announces Selective Free Wheeling is now available on all Hudson and Essex models as optional equipment. Demonstrations are ready, with Hudson offering the lowest price eight and Essex highlighted for value. The selective mechanism retains core free wheeling principles while adding engineering advances. The driver can switch between full free wheeling and standard operation by a lever.
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Hudson
Essex
A. M. Chellis
Twin City Motors
Chellis
Miss Ella Krautwurm Personal Visit with Aunt in Yaki ma
Miss Ella Krautwurm of Yaki ma spent Memorial day with her aunt Mrs. Joe Nadig.
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Ella Krautwurm
Yakima
Joe Nadig
Richland Man Faces First Degree Assault Charge
Lester Nelson of Richland was charged with first degree assault after an incident last week where he and E. C. Green became paralyzed and seriously ill following a drinking bout. Nelson allegedly added strychnine to liquor in a despondent act over a love affair. both men were rushed to Pasco hospital and revived. A first degree assault conviction could mean five years in the penitentiary.
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Lester Nelson
Richland
Superior Court
E. C. Green
Nelson
Pasco
Twilight baseball opens season with Kennewick and Finley
The Kennewick Kolts host Finley in a seven inning twilight game Friday evening at 6 30 p m Admission is 25 cents with hopes expenses allow more twilight games this season This is the first twilight game of the season and organizers plan to try again if feasible.
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Kennewick Kolts
Finley
Kennewick Plans Good Will Day Publicity
Kennewick promotes Good Will Day after KHQ Spokane aired details during the noon hour. The broadcast drew favorable comment. Citizens are urged to join the event in Kennewick this Friday.
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Kennewick
KHQ
Spokane
Firestone Gum-Dipping Boosts Tire Life and Race Wins
R C Tucker of Western Firestone highlights that each cotton strand in the tire cord is fully saturated with liquid rubber to cut heat and friction. Local dealer Brick Oliver cites the Indianapolis Memorial Day races as a showcase for Gum-Dipping’s safety and performance, claiming up to 40 percent longer tire life.
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R. C. Tucker
Western Firestone Organization
Firestone
Oliver
Potatoes Screened At Door For Western Shipments
Beginning June first potato shipments to Western Washington must carry a line certificate showing potatoes passed a screen at the car door before loading. New potatoes require car door screening unless a field inspection confirms Colorado Potato Beetle absence. California and Oregon require car door screening only. Doyle B. Starcher, District Horticultural Inspector.
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Washington
Colorado
California
Oregon
Doyle B. Starcher
Local proposal eyed for bus terminal in Kennewick
City council heard a plan to make Kennewick the terminal for bus lines now using Pasco. Pasco recently banned street loading and unloading, pushing lines to seek a terminal building and possibly a transfer and layover point. Officials expect a conference soon. business leaders say a Kennewick terminal could boost local commerce. Railroad workers also pushed for a public terminal ordinance similar to Pasco’s.
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Kennewick
Pasco
Sae
Highland Ditch Work Under Way
Workmen remodel N Neuman's hardware store this week ahead of its opening Saturday when it joins the Marshall-Wells hardware chain. Neuman retains ownership but supervision shifts to the Marshall-Wells association, the nation’s largest retail hardware group with vast purchasing power. The store will add many new lines under the new regime.
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N Neuman
Marshall-Wells Hardware Organization
Neuman
Marshall- Wells Association
United States
Aioe
W S C Graduates Many Kennewick Students
Washington State College held a commencement Monday morning awarding bachelor and master degrees to Kennewick graduates Ida Belle Campbell Roosevelt Christiansen Joseph Hudlow and Warren Hodge. Dr E O Holland presided over ceremonies for 500 plus grads with address by Dr W T Foster and Baccalaureate by Rev D W Ferry. Summer session opens June 10 under Dean A A Cleveland.
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Ida Belle Campbell
Roosevelt Christiansen
Joseph Hudsow
Kennewick
Warren Clark Hodge
Washington State College
E. O. Holland
Miss Campbell
School of Education
Christiansen
Hudlow
Hodge
W. T. Foster
Pollack’ Foundation For Economic Research
D. W. Ferry
First Presbyterian Church
Yakima
A. A. Cleveland
Mrs DeHaven to Visit Relatives in Denver Springfield
Mrs H H DeHaven will depart Sunday by the U P railroad for Denver and Cadden to visit relatives. She will also go to St John s Kansas and Springfield Missouri for a family reunion, lasting the first all together in 23 years.
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H. H. DeHaven
U. P
Denver
Cadden
St. John’s
Kan
Springfield
Visitors attract Kennewick merchants day of prizes and Ford displays
A Kennewick event offers 60 prizes including 20 sacks each of sugar and flour 20 gasoline tickets and more for county residents next Friday. The program features Ford caravan displays a cut away car a two o’clock and four o’clock talking pictures at Ford agency a Liberty theatre showing Richard Barthelmess The Finger Points and a four o’clock race event in Twin City park with cash prizes plus a mayoral welcome speech and a citywide game to select prize winners. County Commissioner H S Hughes acts as master of ceremonies.
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Kennewick
Ford
E. C. Smith Motor Co
Ford Agency
Liberty Theatre
Richard Barthelmess
Joe Martin
Little Park
Twin City Motor Co
Columbia Garage
Ford Pictures
Alfred C. Amon
Kennewick Avenue
Benton Streets
H. S. Hughes
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M. Tordle
Rarey
Sunnyside Kennewick
Goldendale
Grandview
Richlander
Twilight Baseball
W.S. C
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