Potatoes Growers Code Divides Districts and Plans Statewide Price
At a Valley club house meeting districts were set for the potato growers code and several district representatives were elected. The code committee urged statewide price control and proposed a forty cent per ton operating surplus to be rebated to growers, calling for all signups and cooperation. A follow up meeting was planned to choose an administrator.
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Valley Club House
L. A. Denvers
Pasco
Burbank
Attalia
W. J. Preston
Kennewick
Hover - Finley
W. Fanning
Priest Rapids Valley
Hanford
White Bluffs
Cold Creek
Ringold
Columbia
Franklin County
C. A. Hackney
Richland
W. C. Muldrow
Benton City
C. S. Davis
Hawkins
Yakima
Gascoigne & Fyfe
L. A. Deavers
W. S. Muldrow
State Secretary of Agriculture
Durdle Burned in Gas Station Blaze
Chet Durdle suffered a badly burned left arm and hand when fumes from spilled gasoline ignited as an oil tanker attempted to unload at the Grange service station on Railroad Street. He rolled on the ground to extinguish the flames, called the fire department, and was treated at a doctor’s office as damages remained minor.
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Chet Durdle
Grange
Railroad Street
Durdle
Library Fund Nears Target From Local Drive
About 140 dollars has been donated to the library fund from a recent effort begun a month ago. The Valley Grange sent 18.33 and Washington Hardware Co. gave a dollar. Many still should contribute at least one dollar before year end. the fund remains open and needs support.
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Valley Grange
Washington Hard- Ware Co
Bell and Hogan Family Visit in Garden Tracts
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bell and John Hogan of Spokane visited Thursday with Mrs. J. H. Hogan in the Garden Tracts. Mrs. Hogan is John’s grandmother.
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J. A. Bell
John Hogan
Spokane
J. H. Hogan
Garden Tracts
Grange Benefit Nets 12.09 for Park Fund
More than 350 attended the Benton Franklin county Pomona grange picnic in Kennewick city park. A basket lunch was served and speakers included R. E. Shea and Mr. Whitehair. East led Connell to a 9-3 win over Benton City, with profits totaling 12.09 donated to the park fund.
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Benton- Franklin County
Pomona Grange
Kennewick
R. E. Shea
State Grange
Whitehair
Yakima
Connell
Benton City
The
Grange
Stinson Files Candidacy for State Senate Seat
C F Stinson of Pasco announces bid for the 4th district congressional seat as a Republican. He pushes lower government costs and taxes, supports Bonneville Dam completion and Columbia Snake river improvements, cites 16 years on the Columbia Basin League, and backs Roosevelt recovery within constitutional limits.
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C. F. Stinson
Pasco
Republican Party
Bonneville
Columbia
Snake Rivers
Columbia Basin League
Grand Coulee Dam
Railroad land added to Finley-Hover school district
Finley-Hover district gains 12 sections of land from Mottinger to boost its valuation by 200000, now 818192, ensuring adequate operating funds without a new levy. Mottinger valuations fall to 215000 while land, including miles of S P and S railroad right of way, joins the district.
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Finley-Hover
Olaf Strandwold
Benton County
Mottinger
Strandwold
S. P. & S. Railroad
City Receives Tax Distribution Totals From County Treasurer
Kennewick gets 2919.85 and Richland 76.03 from May tax collections as Prosser receives 2489.25. The state receives the large share of 23019.86, with a check for 12872.10 issued to them.
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Kennewick
Richland
Prosser
Walter Rich and Wife Stop Overnight With Father
Walter Rich and his wife of Portland spent Tuesday with Walter Rich’s father Omar Rich during an overnight visit while en route to Walla Walla.
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Walter Rich
Portland
Omar Rich
Walla Walla
California Bed Bugs Impress Local Residents Says Dr Kinney
In a Courier window exhibit visitors saw large black widow spiders and half grown Mormon crickets. Dr Kinney, visiting since the Santa Cruz Packing Co crew left for California, mused on a joking claim from Bill Green that locals now believe those bugs are California bed bugs due to California visitors bringing bigger and better specimens.
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aPsco
Dr. Kinney
Santa Cruz
Bill
M. D
California
White Bluffs Boys Band earns second prize at Spokane event
The White Bluffs Boys Band attended the Grand Coulee Dam celebration in Spokane on Monday and won second prize in the band contest. They performed a concert at the stadium, enjoyed a Davenport Hotel banquet, and many local business men joined the trip.
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White Bluffs
Grand Coulee Dam
Spokane
Stadium
Davenport Hotel
Community events calendar for June in local towns
A series of club meetings and social events listed by date. Includes Fourth Friday club at city park Finley grange and dances at Richland and Finley grange halls, Kiwanis gathering, Kennewick Bridge Club in Benton City, and a Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Churches and floriculture picnic scheduled midweek.
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City Park
Finley Grange
Richland Grange Hall
Une
Kennewick Bridge Club
W. C. Muldrow
Benton City
M. E. Church
I. S. Gleason
Kiwanis Luncheon Recalls Birthdays of 36 Children
Kiwanis club members listed the birthdays of 36 children at a Tuesday luncheon celebrating Father’s Day. Dr Stone read poems, Miss Dora Williams sang with Miss Elsie Gleason on piano, and plans were made for a joint Yakima area meeting and a Red Cross swimming school this summer.
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Kiwanis
Dr. Stone
Dora Williams
Elsie Gleason
Yakima
Cle Elum
Pasco
Kennewick
Red Cross
Camp Fire Honors Given by American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary presented honors to Camp Fire groups last Thursday evening after a program at the M E church basement. The Shewa group led by Mrs. Vane Wilder sang camp fire songs and Hashatawana group, led by Miss Verdelle Mueller, performed a flag drill. Mrs. Larry Oliver awarded honors to Verdella Mueller Betty Higley Joyce Mulkey Lorraine Rauscher Lois Campbell and Barbara Monroe Anna Marie Mueller Ellen Wysong and Vivian Higley. Refreshments were served to the Camp Fire and their mothers. Examinations were taken by the girls weeks ago.
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American Legion Auxiliary
M. E
Shewa
Vane Wilder
Verdelle Mueller
Larry Oliver
Verdella Mueller
Betty Higley
Joyce Mulkey
Lorraine Rauscher
Lois Campbell
Hashatawana
Barbara Monroe
Anna Marie Mueller
Ellen Wysong
Spokane speech on vegetable marketing by Lee Lampson
Lee M. Lampson, manager of the Three Rivers company, speaks at the Northwest Agricultural Council meeting in Spokane on Marketing Problems of Fresh Vegetables. He outlines challenges in price spreads, distribution, and consumer demand.
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Lee M. Lampson
Three Rivers Company
Northwest Agricultural Council
Spokane
Coast Strike Delays Opening of Local Cannery
The coast strike halts the arrival of bean snippers delaying cannery start. John Race, veteran cannery manager, to oversee processing. if equipment delays persist, Gleason to handle green beans on fresh market. Tomato blight affects prices. officials hope market strengthens before local pack begins.
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John Race
Race
Libby
Yakima
Oregon
Male
Yakima Valley
Former Teacher Marquis M. Kenyon Dies in Toppenish Hospital
Marquis M. Kenyon, a former Toppenish schoolteacher, died Wednesday at a hospital in Toppenish after a 3:30 ambulance transfer the day prior. He suffered from diphtheria and had been ill for some time without medical consultation. He is survived by a wife and child. the death marks the second diphtheria fatality in Yakima County this year.
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Ward
Kennewick
Marquis M. Kenyon
Toppenish
Kenyon
Yakima County
Election of Officers at Young Men's Democratic Club Meeting
The Young Men's Democratic club schedules a meeting at Moose hall tomorrow evening to elect officers. President Don Wisger has resigned. new officers will be chosen along with other leadership roles.
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Young Men’s Democratic Club
Moose Hall
Don Wisger
Mrs Eakin and Mowery Return From Seattle Graduation
Mrs C H Eakin and Mrs M Z Mowery travelled from Seattle after attending the University of Washington graduation of Mrs Mowerys daughter.
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C. H. Eakin
M. Z. Mowery
Seattle
Mowery
University of Washington
Fifteen H S Boys Ready for Football Letters
Fifteen high school boys have athletic letters waiting at the high school. Clerk Mrs. Church has them and they may be collected during office hours. The letters were earned in football but arrived after the term ended. Entitled: Roy Maddox Eugene Shanafelt Harold Crockett Lester Brown Wesley Brown Russell Harrington Glen Nagley Roy Johnson John Lincoln Marvin Cochran Frank Oliver Bill Hembree James Green Roger Jones Clinton Silliman.
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Church
Roy Maddox
Eugene Shanafelt
Harold Crockett
Lester Brown
Wesley Brown
Russell Harrington
Glen Nagley
Roy Johnson
John Lincoln
Marvin Cochran
Frank Oliver
Bill Hembree
James Green
Roger Jones
Clinton Silliman
Odlin Announces Republican Senate Candidacy in Olympia
Reno Odlin of Olympia declares his run for the United States Senate on the Republican ticket. He criticizes alphabetized government, bureaus, and paternalism, arguing government overreach harms business, trade, and employment. He stresses individual liberty, property rights, and the taxed forgotten man.
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Reno Odlin
Olympia
United States
County Collects $46 per Resident in Six Months
Benton county tax figures for January 1 to June 1 show a total of 461036.51 dollars collected for all residents. Real property and delinquent real taxes, personal property, irrigation and drainage assessments, and tax agreements compose the bulk of the receipts.
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Benton County
Louis P. Kelley
Combelic Brother Suffers Two Arm Breaks in Wenatchee
Word from Kennewick reports Dean Combelic son of Mr and Mrs P A Combelic faced hard luck after moving to Wenatchee. He broke one arm days after arrival and then, after the cast came off, broke the same arm again in the same place. Mr Combelli works in the agriculture department.
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Kennewick
Dean Combelic
P. A. Combelic
Wenatchee
Mr. Combelli
Department of Agriculture
Free Cooking School Returns Next Week in Kennewick
The Centennial baking school on wheels will be in Kennewick Thursday afternoon at two o'clock to conduct a free class. The model kitchen is set up on a trailer truck and will be led by Mrs. opposite the E C Smith Motor Co garage.
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J. W. Summers
Walla Walla
White Bluffs
Vic Heberlein
Frank Beste
Bowery
Centennial Baking School
Kennewick
E. C. Smith Motor Co
Moth Catch Report Aide Spraying Schedule Suggested
District horticultural inspector Nagley releases moth catch figures for June six to eighteen and the following week. Counts show rising activity with a peak of forty moths in mid June. Spraying recommended by the 25th and every ten days thereafter.
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Nagley
Spokane man visits Kennewick on first trip in twenty years
George Mertes of Spokane stopped over in Kennewick last Friday on his first visit here in about twenty years. He has since left.
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George Mertes
Spokane
Kennewick
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