Valley Red Cross drive far surpasses quota in Benton County
Benton county towns Hanford White Bluffs and Richland lead early drive totals to 2223.75 surpassing their combined quota. Up river towns exceed expectations while Kennewick wards lag slightly as county reports top figures around 12000 for Benton with Yakima district and state totals racing past targets.
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Red Cross
Benton County
Hanford
White Bluffs
Richland
Horse Heaven
Kennewick
F. R. Jeffrey
Wibber
Prosser
Yakima
Picnic at Finley Grange Hosts July Fourth Event
Finley Grangers travel to Richland for the big Grange picnic while stay-at-homes plan a Finley schoolhouse event for kids with a cordial invitation to all to attend.
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Finley
Richland
Finley School
Club school day set for Kennewick youths
Club Leader Wm. Meikle calls all agricultural club members of Kennewick schools except flower and canning clubs to meet at the high school at 8:30 Saturday July 7. Each youngster should bring his report blank.
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Kennewick
Wm. Meikle
Kennewick Mayor Urges Stores to Close for July Fourth
Kennewick businesses urged to close evening July 3 through morning July 5 to allow a full holiday of quiet patriotism. Mayor Geo W Sherk appeals to local merchants to avoid labor and preserve the national celebration amid the crisis.
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Kennewick
Geo. W. Sherk
Labor turmoil grows in Washington state farms and mills
The State Council of Defense scrambles to avert production cuts as labor disputes with the I W W threaten logging, fruit and grain harvests. A Yakima valley probe under Chas Hebbard and E P Marsh seeks peaceful settlement while demands rise from eight hour days to monthly minimums and better living conditions for farm and timber workers.
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I. W.W
Defense Council
Chas. Hebbard
Spokane
E. P. Marsh
Everett
A. L. Rogers
Waterville
Yakima Valley
North Yakima
Guthrie & Co
Cle Elum
Cascade Lumber Company
Cascade Company
Agricultural Workers’ Organization
Teamsters
Knerr Attends Bakers Convention in North Yakima
A. E. Knerr of Kennewick Grain & Milling Co attends the bakers' convention in North Yakima this week.
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A. E. Knerr
Kennewick Grain & Milling Co
Bakers
North Yakima
Red Cross Auxiliary Planned in Kennewick Meeting
Mrs. W. L. Lemon of North Yakima will organize a Red Cross auxiliary in Kennewick Monday night at 8 in the Commercial club rooms. The group joins the national organization via the North Yakima Chapter, following recent local D. A. R. auxiliary activity and new regional chapters.
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North Yakima
W. L. Lemon
Kennewick
Red Cross
Commercial Club
National Red Cross
Spokane
Walla Walla
Yakima
Seattle
Berry price soars as Kennewick-Richland union closes pools
The Kennewick Richland Marketing Union ships 22,482 crates of berries with growers earning 2.70 per crate, up from 2.43 last year, despite a light strawberry crop. The union also handles 8,116 boxes of asparagus at about 80 cents per box to growers.
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Altho
Kennewick-Richland Marketing Union
Amon and Heberlein Plan Trout Lake Camping Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Amon and Mr. and Mrs. Vic Heberlein will drive to Trout Lake this Saturday for a weeklong camping vacation.
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Alfred Amon
Vic Heberlein
Trout Lake
Kennewick to Build Independent Stock Yards Within Ninety Days
F C Sharkey of Seattle, a pioneer Northwest stockman, announced at the Commercial club luncheon that Kennewick will begin the Independent Stock Yards project with the first unit ready in about ninety days. He cited strong backing from about nine tenths of local packing interests and noted Kennewick’s central hay region and three railroad lines as ideal for inbound stock and outbound packing. Sharkey may assume management of the new yards.
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F. C. Sharkey
Seattle
Northwest
Kennewick Independent
Commercial Club
Sound
Kennewick
Mr. Sharkey
Chautauqua Likely To Return Next Year In Kennewick
The Kennewick Chautauqua remains not yet signed but likely to stay as a permanent community feature. Chairman E. W. Trenbath has the contract, with many local business leaders and farmers already signing. The plan calls expanding the committee from twenty to thirty and maintaining four hundred season tickets, three hundred already pledged. The closing Friday saw the Graus Swiss Alpine Yodlers attract the largest crowd, topping other attractions such as the Military Girls and Royal Venetian Band.
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Kennewick
E. W. Trenbath
Chautauqua
Graus
Andrew Johnson
Dr. Whitfield Ray
the Mawson Pictures
Mary Adel Hays
Governor Carlson
Wood Briggs
The
Wassers
Mellinger
the Fillion
W. T. Bone
Pasco Stockyards Open With Northwest Guests
Pasco Union Stockyards formally opened with stock men and buyers from the Northwest as guests at a banquet. Visitors toured the yards near the Snake River mouth, and the new company invested heavily to equip and ease shipments for shippers and buyers.
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Pasco Union
Northwest
Stockyards Company
Citzens of
Pasco
Snake River
Court bond appeal argued in Olympicz court
Attorneys for appellants M. M. Moulton and F. M. Gose argued the appeal from Superior Judge Brady’s decision. Respondents were represented by Zent and Davis. It may be several months before a decision is handed down.
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Court House
Olympicz
Brady
M. M. Moulton
F. M. Gose
Zent and Davis
Red Cross Campaign Thanks District Leaders and Workers
State committee expresses gratitude to district committeemen team captains and solicitors for loyal cooperation and splendid work in the Red Cross campaign in eastern Benton county. The effort exceeded expectations and reflects the county’s patriotic and humanitarian spirit. Committee in charge: H. R. Wieber L. E. Johnson F. R. Jeffrey.
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Red Cross
Benton County
H. R. Wieber
L. E. Johnson
F. R. Jeffrey
Cherries Moving Fast From Kennewick in Carload Lots
Cherries are shipped from Kennewick at about two carloads daily and fetch extra fancy prices on Northwest markets. Spokane Fruit Growers handles bulk from growers and packs at the warehouse with a forty‑strong crew. Prices to growers have hovered around 8 cents per pound as the first carload departed yesterday and another was sent today.
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Kennewick
Northwest
Spokane Fruit Growers Company
Spokane
Pacific Fruit & Produce Company
H. H. Davis Company
Columbia Transportation Plan Promises River Fleet Venture
Wallace R. Struble outlines a bold plan to build a Columbia River system with 300 steel boats for freight and passenger service. The Columbia Transportation Company would cut rates to 65 percent of rail tariffs, operate from Lewiston to Astoria, and finance the venture with eastern capital, selling 100000 dollars in stock at 20 dollars a share.
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Struble
Kennewick
Lewiston
Columbia River
Columbia
Snake Rivers
Astoria
Columbia Transportation System, Inc
Washington, D. C
Mr. Struble
United States
Columbia Transportation Company
Columbia Basin
Food Saving Day Proclaimed by Hoover Churches across nation
Sunday July 1 is proclaimed Food Saving Day by Herbert C Hoover and ministers nationwide will preach on food conservation. Rev W P Osgood of the Baptist church will preach a food saving sermon at union services in the Congregational church Sunday evening.
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Herbert C. Hoover
W. P. Osgood
The
Baptist Church
Congregational
Beste Family Heads to Farmington for Fishing Trip
Mr and Mrs F F Beste and their children left Sunday in an Overland for Farmington where Mrs Beste and the children plan a several week visit. Mr Beste will try fishing at Lake Chatcolet and return in a few days.
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F. F. Beste
Farmington
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Banner Town
State Council of Defense
Lister
Philadelphia
Ledaen
Sharkey
Pasco Stockyards
Mess Well Git Company
Wallace R. Struble
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