Water Returns to Main Canal as Valley Irrigation Opens
The Columbia Irrigation District begins water deliveries after canal repairs. By April 3 water reaches the main canal and by April 5 lands across the district receive allocations of 5 to 8 acre feet per class. About 1000 new acres join irrigation. overall deliveries rise 25 percent with higher capacity. Extra water can be bought at escalating rates. licenses required for canal right of way and fencing rules are published.
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Columbia Irrigation District
Chester E. Edwards
Warren Construction Company
Kennewick
Board of Directors
Board of
Ladies Aid meet at Mrs J B Thomas home
The Ladies' Aid of the Congregational church will meet at the home of Mrs J B Thomas Thursday afternoon of the next week.
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Ladies’ Aid
The
Congregational Church
J. B. Thomas
Benton County Canning Club Tops State Honors
The Benton county canning club leads the state, with an 88 1 2 percent finished work rating under Miss Mable Greene. County members have long held state and interstate titles, and seven counties share high awards including Walla Walla Pierce Clark Whatcom King and Gray's Harbor. Clubs for Garden Corn Potato Sheep Calf Pig Rabbit Bee Poultry Sewing Sewing and Canning are invited to meet March 27 at the agricultural office for organization under US Department of Agriculture and State College of Washington cooperative extension.
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Benton County
Canning Club
Courier-Reporter
Lee M. Lampson
Mable Greene
Benton
Walla Walla
Pierce
Glark
Whatcom
King
Gray’s Harbor
Greene
United States Department of Agriculture
State College of Washington
Nickle Goes on Strike at Soft Drink Counters
The piece notes a historic price shift for nickle sodas, stating that by April 1 nickels will no longer buy a drink at soft drink counters, with prices rising to eight cents or two for fifteen. The comment frames the nickel as a historic worker in the soda trade.
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Nickle
Judge Frank Rudkin Makes Stop in Kennewick
Judge Frank Rudkin halted in Kennewick this week during a trip from Yakima to Spokane.
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Frank Rudkin
Kennewick
Yakima
Spokane
Kennewick BPW Club Sees 47 New Members Added
During the membership contest which closed Saturday evening 47 new names joined the Kennewick Business and Professional Women's club roster. Miss Toepke's team led with 25 new members, three more than Miss Dorris's workers. The club now has about 75 members and will formally welcome the new members after the April 5 business meeting, with the venue to be announced.
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Kennewick Business and Professional Women’s Club
Miss Toepke
Dorris
Boy Scouts To Help Clean Up Kennewick
Mayor George Tweedt issues a proclamation for a city wide cleanup on April 1 with business houses closed in the forenoon. Boy Scout troops organize into four squads to serve four districts carting away rubbish and helping elderly residents with yard work on the day.
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Kennewick
George Tweedt
Tweedt
Boy Scouts
Move Planned for Kennewick Little Red Depot
The little red depot where the Northern Pacific first operated in Kennewick will be moved from Front Street to the Garden Tracts. J. G. Kelley bought the building months ago to convert it into a dwelling.
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Northern Pacific
Kennewick
Front Street
Garden Tracts
J. G. Kelley
Bishop Page to Lead Easter Services in Kennewick
Following years of tradition Bishop Page will visit Kennewick to conduct Easter Sunday services at St. Pauls Episcopal Church. Services are set for 11 o clock. Next Sunday Rev Leonard K Smith of Spokane will conduct services.
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Page
Kennewick
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Leonard K. Smith
Spokane
New Grange Organized at Kennewick Valley Grange
The Kennewick Valley Grange was organized last Saturday at the Valley club house with sixty charter members. County organizer U. S. Case of Prosser led the event. C. G Campbell was elected master. Regular meetings will be on the second and fourth Tuesdays each month.
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Kennewick Valley Grange
Valley Club House
U. S
Case of Prosser
C. G Campbell
New engineering firm formed by Swingle and Taylor
F A Swingle and Gordon H Taylor organize a partnership to operate in structural and engineering fields. Swingle brings architecture and structural engineering renown, Taylor adds landscape engineering experience and prior work with the N P I company. Office location is over the American Security bank. Current projects include Murphy theatre building and extensions or new work at Finley schoolhouse, Prosser and White Bluffs community halls, and Buena Vista schoolhouse enlargement near Prosser.
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Gordon H. Taylor
Swingle
Taylor
N. P. I. Company
American Security Bank
Murphy Theatre
Finley
Prosser
White Bluffs
Buena Vista
Dunlap Sworn In as Third Ward Councilman
At Tuesday’s meeting F A Dunlap took the oath as councilman from the Third ward to replace R Gilcrist who retired after years of service. Gilcrist had moved to the First ward disqualifying him from Third ward representation. Mayor Tweedt appointed Dunlap and the council confirmed the appointment.
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F. A. Dunlap
R. Gilcrist
Gilcrist
Dunlap
Tweedt
Pinckney Buys Forty Acres in Highlands for Orchard Site
B J Pinckney purchases forty acres from Wallace Williams of Yakima on the Highlands overlooking the valley. Part of the tract will host a young cherry orchard while Williams gains Pinckney's Second Street lot between F F Beste Haydon and Loyd buildings. Frank Emigh arranged the deal.
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B. J. Pinckney
Wallace Williams
Yakima
Young Cherry Orchard
Williams
Mr. Pinckney
Second Street
F. F. Beste
Haydon and Loyd
Frank Emigh
Stamp vendor gone at Pastime. $17.50 in value
The automatic stamp vending machine on the Pastime counter disappeared with about ten dollars in stamps and five dollars in cash. Dad Tripp hopes someone returns the silent salesman to the counter, restoring the $17.50 value.
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Dad Tripp
Wheat growers pledge crops to growers association
At Union school house meeting ten of eleven Horse Heaven wheat ranchers signed up their crop and joined the Washington Wheat Growers Association. The group represents about 75 percent of local production and may reach full participation after all growers are contacted. Aaron Sapira directs the campaign from California with Stanley Arndt assisting and county scheduling by Lee Lampson. Arndt spoke at the Commercial club about cooperative marketing and long-term contracts.
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Union School House
Horse Heaven
Washington Wheat Growers’ Association
Aaron Sapira
California Citrus Exchange
Stanley Arndt
San Francisco
Sapira
Benton County
Arndt
Lee Lamp‘son
Kiowa
Mr. Arndt
Commercial Club
California
First National Bank Installs Eight-Foot Electric Clock
The First National Bank erects a bronze eight foot high electric clock on its front, featuring Westminister chimes that ring every quarter hour and are visible from Main Street. The clock, nine by three feet, uses a master clock inside to keep precise time with dials on cut glass.
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First National Bank
Kennewick
Main Street
L. E. Johnson
O. B. McCormick Company
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Cotman and Ketchum Married in Local Ceremony
Mrs. L. J. Cotman and Edward J. Ketchum wed on Saturday night March 20 at eight oclock in the bride's home. Rev. H. J. Wood presided with about twenty five friends present. Attendants were Mrs. H. A. Copner and R. P. Nicoliades. Out of town guest Ida Harrison of Riparia attended. The couple will reside at the Cotman house.
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L. J. Cotman
Edward J. Ketchum
H. J. Wood
Methodist Church
H. A. Copner
Garfield
R. P. Nicoliades
Ida Harrison
Riparia
Mrs. Ketchum
Mr. Ketchum
Spokane
Cotman House
Mather Sells Tacoma Third Street Property
W. H. Mather sold to G. R. Bradshaw the property at Third and Tacoma streets. The site fronts 115 feet on Tacoma and 90 feet on Third.
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W. H. Mather
G. R. Bradshaw
Third
Tacoma
Bugs not all killed warns growers about lingering orchard pests
F. E. Bailey district horticultural inspector warns fruit growers that severe winter weather did not wipe out all orchard bugs. While San Jose scale may have suffered, live scale remains a threat, with one live scale now meaning about 10 000 next fall, urging continued lime sulphur spraying.
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F. E. Bailey
San Jose
Wilson buys three Kennewick lots for cottages
S. M. Wilson purchased three lots of T. A. Warnock on Kennewick Avenue and plans to start two cottages for sale on a payment plan or to rent. Wilson recently moved to Kennewick from the county’s lower end.
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S. M. Wilson
T. A. Warnock
Kennewick Avenue
Mr. Wilson
Kennewick
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Washington State College Glee Club
Princess Theatre
Benton Club
Canning
Business Woman’s Club
Little Red Depot
NEW Grange
F. A. Swingle
Horse Heaven Ranchers
Washington Wheat Growers Association
Bugs
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