Yantis Urges Local Men to Back Columbia River Project
J L Yantis of Paterson addressed the Benton County Commercial Club urging support for a Columbia River development plan. He argues the river holds vast potential and calls on Benton County to lead in Eastern Washington, proposing 10 questions to illustrate the case for joining the Columbia Association.
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Columbia River
J. L. Yantig
Paterson
Commercial Club
oFantis
Columbia
Benton Souity
Washington
Yantis
Columbia Association
Nature
Pacific Northwest
United States
Hoover
Seattle
Louisville
J. J. Hill
Washington, D. C
Army Engineers
T. Q. Ashburn
Inland Waterways Corporation
Portland
Ore
East
Middle West
Pacific Southwest
Columbia Valley Association
David Oliver Dies at 55 After Pasco Hospital Admission
David M. Oliver died Friday afternoon at Pasco hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the chapel with the Rev. E. H. Edwards and Dr. L. E. J. Aldrich assisting. He is survived by his wife two sons two daughters his parents brothers and a sister.
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David M. Oliver
Pasco Hospital
E. H. Edwards
LE. J. Aldrich
Mr. Oliver
Blossoms Motif For Annual Dance At Highlands Club
The Highlands clubhouse will host the Apple Blossom Ball Friday night with a pink and white apple blossom decor. Richmond's orchestra will supply music for the annual event sponsored by the professional women’s club. Tickets are sold by club members and at the door.
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Highlands
Richmond
Waltonians Lie At Venison Feast
Over 50 attendees joined the first annual booster banquet of the Izaak Walton League. Out-of-town guests included Nick Palmer Prosser county game warden and Mr Haylett and Roberts of Pasco. Cold storage venison highlighted the event as talks on forming a local game preserve continued the league's national conservation program.
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Izaak Walton League
Nick Palmer
Prosser
Haylett and Roberts
Pasco
League Everywhere
United States
Mrs Safford Dies from Burns in Pasco Incident
Mrs. Ralph Safford, born 1908 in Kennewick and living with her husband in Horse Heaven hills, died after burns from coal oil ignited while pouring from a five gallon can. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Methodist church with grave rites by the Grange. She leaves a husband, her parents Mr. and Mrs. Hans Smith, a sister and three brothers.
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Ralph Safford
Pasco Hospital
Burns
Methodist
F. N. Morton
Grange
Hans Smith
Prosser
The
Kennewick
Safford
J. N. Pratt
Future Farmers Go to Convention
Three delegates from the Kennewick Future Farmers chapter left Wednesday night for the Smith Hughes conference in Pullman. Dan Carter Warde Rupp and Lester Foraker will attend and Carter will become a convention delegate for forming a state chapter. Election of Farmers officers and a fall carnival plan are also noted. F L Barbee will take Smith Hughes students to Pullman Friday for the Little International Livestock show.
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Smith-Hughes
Pullman
Dan Carter
Warde Rupp
Lester Foraker
Kennewick
Future Farmers
Carter
F. L. Barbee
Larson and Vinson Join Up for C M T C
Lester B. Larson and Alvin Vinson have been accepted for the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort George Wright from June 21 to July 21. Government will pay all expenses. Inland Empire sends 190 boys to the summer camp offering practical military instruction by regular Army instructors. Openings remain for enrollment.
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Lester B. Larson
Alvin Vinson
Fort George Wright
Inland Empire
Census Report 1516 Articulates County Population Totals
G Dove McQueston, census supervisor for the 8th district, reports Kennewick with 1516 residents while Prosser has 1560, East Prosser 186, Benton City 698, White Bluffs 670, Rattlesnake 123, Yale 86, and Columbia 100. other county precincts pending totals.
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G. Dove Mce- Queston
Kennewick
Prosser
East Prosser
Benton City
White Bluffs
Rattlesnake
Yale
Columbia
Sheep Shipped by Coffin Brothers in 15-Car Transport
Coffin Brothers dispatched a 15 car shipment of sheep Tuesday afternoon. The operation involved a sizable livestock convoy and transportation logistics were coordinated with local stockyards.
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Coffin Brothers
Myersick Named Liberty Theatre Manager
Ray Myersick shifts from Walla Walla to manage the Liberty theatre as O L Coday is replaced. Mercy chain leadership remains with Senior Mercy directing the local operation in the Fox West Coast reorganized theater network.
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Mercy
Fox- West Coast Company
Ray Meyersick
Walla Walla
O. L. Coday
Liberty Theatre
Demonstrations Promote 4-H Sewing and Camp Plans
4 H sewing club leaders will attend pattern drafting demonstrations by Mrs Mary A Davis at the Commercial club rooms on Tuesday May 6 at 3 PM and Wednesday May 15 for an all day session on slip covers. A state wide 4 H club camp is set for June 9–14 at Pullman with over 1000 attendees including about 25 from Benton county. The camp costs 13 dollars including rail fare and board. Delegates are usually selected by leaders and clubs pay about half the expense. a year of service is typically required.
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Commercial Club
Mary A. Davis
Pullman
Benton County
Kennewick Wins Second Game 8 to 3 on Benton City Field
Kennewick defeats Benton City 8 to 3 as Hudnall hurls eight strikeouts and scattered hits. Howard of Benton City fans 13 but allows runs in key innings. Batteries Hudnall and Higley for Kennewick with Howard and Larson for Benton City. Next Sunday Hanford visits to challenge the Kennewickians at 2:30 with big crowd expectation.
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Kennewick
Benton City
Hudnall
Howard
Higley
Larson
Hanford
County Day Set in Kennewick With Spelling and Gym Events
County Day will feature footraces spelling and penmanship contests and baseball games for school children in Kennewick on Saturday May 3. Mayor Crawford to present prizes pennants and ribbons while Olaf Strand wold county superintendent urges ordered lunches and child care.
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Kennewick
C. A. Crawford
Olaf Strandwold
Bertha Fricke
Katherine Quinlan
Ellen C. Dunwoodie
Trene ‘Larson
Silas F. Murray
Maude M. Lampson
Edith VanSyckle
Ditch Payments Coming in Well
May payments on the Columbia Irrigation ditch are coming in well reports W. C. Muldrow, manager of the district. Of 600 holdings taxed, 438 have already been paid. those who have not paid are urged to do so at once as payments are due today.
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Columbia
W. C. Muldrow
Smitty Praises Ford Model A Car in Town Ride
A newspaper man tests a maroon Ford Model A, praising its ride on rough tracks and noting its interior finish. Cy Smith touts no early wear parts as Ford’s break‑in is factory supplied. He suggests the car could be mistaken for a higher end Lincoln with a name plate swap.
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Bill
Ford
Courier-Reporter
Hoddy Fyfe
O. W
Lincoln
Vibber-Gifford
Brunswick
Kiwanis Continues Business Sketches on Ford Engineering
E. C. Smith spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon on Contributions Made to the Mechanical Industry by the Ford Engineering Staff. He noted Ford's acquisition of American rights to Johanson precision instruments enabled quantity production.
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E. C. Smith
Kiwanis
Ford Engineering
Ford
Johanson Precision Instruments
Pennant operetta delights crowd at Liberty theatre
The high school operetta The Pennant played to a full house on Tuesday at the Liberty theatre. Jane Wooden led as a gay co ed from a rival school and Edward Spiegle starred as Captain Jack with Harold Nelson, Wilson Preston, Dan Carter and Bruce Williams in key roles. The stylish chorus wore bright pajamas and performed a clever dance. The climax has the heroine escaping down a ladder into the hero’s arms and eloping despite her mother’s wishes for a titled match.
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Liberty Theatre
Jane Wooden
Edward Spiegle
Jack
Harold Nelson
Wilson Preston
Dan Carter
Bruce Williams
Jeanetta Peter
Edith Stradford
Partial Solar Eclipse Halts Local Work and Stirring Sightseers
The Monday partial eclipse drew business people, homemakers, and children from Kennewick street corners to watch the sky. Smoked glass caused smudged noses while residents recalled earlier eclipses including the 1919 event that darkened the day and sent chickens to roost.
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Kennewick Avenue
G. A. Rupp
Lee M. Lampson
Kennewick Nets First April Strawberries in 1910 Style
Kennewick shipped the first crate of berries on Wednesday with Ole Brue receiving five dollars. This April first harvest ties a rarity since 1910 and matches early 1926 as among the earliest since years of slower shipments. Asparagus picks up, cannery plans form, and a Canadian firm eyed Kennewick greens while praising strawberry and cherry crops.
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Seattle
Kennewick
Ole Brue
3 Rivers Board
Bridge Contract for Prosser Yakima River Span
On May 13, bids will be opened for a new Yakima river bridge at Prosser replacing the condemned Sixth Street crossing. Construction starts June 1 with an estimated two seasons to complete a 676 foot structure featuring a 24 foot road bed, four foot walks, five arches, six girder spans and a three foot bow. The resident engineer will inspect plans after arrival of blueprints.
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Yakima River
Prosser
Sixth St
Pasco Air Jubilee Set With Prizes and Daring Displays
Pasco prepares an air jubilee at the airport May 15 to 17 featuring bombing, parachute jumping and stunt acts. R F Young outlines plans at a Chamber luncheon. prizes exceed 700 dollars. Relays of three determine heat winners who will contest for the prize. Spokane military planes will drop bombs on a building in sight of the airport. N A A A approval is being sought.
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Pasco
R. F. Young
Spokane
National Aeronautical Association
Washington, D. C
Vibber-Gifford Kodak Giveaway At Drug Store
Early risers lined up at Vibber-Gifford Drug Store for a nationwide Kodak give away. Kennewick received 48 cameras before the 45 minute allotment was exhausted, part of 500,000 distributed across the United States by Eastman. Vibber-Gifford expressed regret at the shortage.
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Vibber-Gifford Drug Store
Local students listed for degrees at State College of Washington
The registrar announced degrees for three Kennewick students Loraine Engels to receive a bachelor of science in botany Urban L Keolker a bachelor of arts in business administration and Kenneth Kadow a bachelor of science Virginia Enyeart of Hanford is candidate for a bachelor of arts in foreign languages and Lyle Edward Brand of Benton City for a degree in pharmaceutical chemistry The degrees will be awarded in June.
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State College of Washington
Kennewick
Loraine Engels
Urban L. Keolker
Kenneth Kadow
Sciece
Virginia
Enyeart of
Hanford
Lyle Edward Brand
Benton City
Old Wooden Bridge Retained as Coffer Dam Aid
The bridge will be lighted by 12 light globes on concrete posts along its length. The 22 year old wooden structure will be kept as much as possible to aid in building coffers for the new span.
Frost Dangers Linger as May Warmth Approaches
Frost hazards threaten valley fruit until after the first week of May per E H Jones of the Yakima federal weather station. In the lower valley frost danger eases but May frosts remain possible, with 28 degrees recorded near May 1 in five of twenty years. Strawberry arrivals precede cherry harvest as W B Williams plans to ship more than 20 000 boxes under the Red Gold label with unusually good quality expected.
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E. H. Jones
Federal Weather Bureau
Yakima
Albert Cook
W. B. Williams
Highlands
Williams
Yakima Valley
Kitty Ball League Formed By Churches With May Start
Churches organize a kitty ball league similar to the winter basketball league. First game set for May 19 with one team per church, no divisions, three games weekly and schedule to be announced. Gus Neuman and Warde Johnson organize a town tournament with Neuman’s team west of Benton Street and Johnson’s east. first game May 8. The lot beside the King building may host a diamond.
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Gus Neuman
Warde Johnson
Neuman
Benton Street
Johnson
Benton
King Building
Four-City Golf Match Sets Rematch in Kennewick
Pasco led the four-city golf tournament last Sunday with Walla Walla in second, Kennewick third, and Waitsburg fourth. The same teams meet for the third match in the series at Kennewick on May 4.
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Pasco
Walla Walla
Kennewick
Waitsburg
Royal Neighbors Convention Hosts District Meeting
The Kennewick chapter of the Royal Neighbors of America hosted seven visiting chapters Pasco Walla Walla Waitsburg Dayton Connell and Touchet at the annual district convention. The day opened at 10 is followed by an afternoon session a banquet at the M E church and a public program at the lodge hall in the evening.
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Kennewick
Royal Neighbors of America
Pasco
Walla Walla
Waitsburg
Dayton
Connell
Touchet
M. E. Church
Lodge Hall
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Columbia Valley
David Oliver
Waltonians
Myersick
Mrs. Davis
Smitty
Wooden
Spiegel
Pasco States
Royal Neighbors Convention
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