Chelan County Veterans to Hold Reunion in City Park
The Chelan County Veterans association meets next Thursday October 8 with 61 veterans gathering in reunion. The event marks Pennyville Kentucky battle anniversary and G A R Post and W R C founding anniversaries. Beans hardtack coffee served at noon and evening entertainment closes at Wenatchee theatre with moving pictures of San Francisco harbor entry and The Dispatch Bearer. The Wenatchee Business College fall term starts Monday October 5.
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Prohibition Ticket Withdrawn in Texas
Dallas on October 3 reports the withdrawal of the prohibition state ticket in favor of the Democrats who have adopted a statewide prohibition plank. Notices to subscribers urge complaints about non delivery or unsatisfactory delivery to phone 1132.
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Power Company Pushes Work on Entiat Ditch Project
Gray and Barash of Seattle promote the Entiat company as excavation moves forward at about eight thousand dollars. Concrete work to start immediately using Entiat Improvement company's high line ditch for a days period. Plant will generate 31 units of power for Wenatchee Waterville pumping stations and irrigation along the Columbia to reclaim lands.
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Wenatchee Schools Urge New Buildings to Ease Crowding
Wenatchee schools are at capacity with 907 pupils in the system 420 boys and 80 girls in the grades and 57 boys 40 girls in the high school. The superintendent Brown urges a new primary teacher and a central room, transfers to Whitman or Stevens to ease overflow, and plans new buildings south of town and on the hill for the high school. Enrollment has risen about 19 percent in two years with large out of town arrivals drawn by school prestige.
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Community Notes From Wenatchee Area Newsbriefs
Mrs. O G France improves after illness. Mr and Mrs E K Harvey return to Peshastin. Venetia Treadwell and Florence Buck visit Cashmere. Mrs A H Buck of Monroe visits Mrs H M Treadweyy. Eastern Star meeting set for October 6. W Lewis family relocates to Wenatchee from Eilma. purchase of a local ranch. Ella Corcoran to Seattle for Wilson Business College. W C T U meets at Mrs Manning’s. large attendance. Mrs George W Gray returns from Entiat. visiting sister-in-law Mrs I B Gray. H N Swartwood from Orondo reports larger apple crop. W H Scott of Badger Mountain reports bad reed condition. N Newdall of Rath & Newdall in city on business. Mrs C K Baker and sister Miss Carruthers in Spokane. Henry Schubert to visit Grant's Pass, Oregon, then return to Wenatchee in February.
Bride shoots editor husband in Patterson town affair
Special to the Woma Franklin La Oct 3 Sidney Bouterie editor of the New Era of Patterson was shot at his desk today by his 19 year old bride. She fired five times saying her husband refused to live with her. They were married Wednesday night. The editor is dying.
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Captains Charged with Cowardice in Bengal Wreck
Seven survivors of the Star of Bengal denounce Captains Farr of the Hattie Gage and Hamilton of the Dayak, alleging cowardice while towing the Bengal near the Alaska coast last September. They claim the captains cut loose when salvation was possible, risking manslaughter charges.
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Southern Pacific Rates Case Heads to Supreme Court
In San Francisco on October 3 Judge Orcutt stated he cannot agree on several points in Southern Pacific's amended bill in the Oregon lumber case. The Interstate Commerce Commission may seek power to fix rates and judge reasonableness, a question to be argued before the Supreme Court within about thirty days. The new law takes effect October 15 as the circuit court refused Southern Pacific's injunction.
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Chelan County UW club welcomes new students
Seattle dispatch reports Chelan County club of University of Washington held its first meeting to greet about eighteen new students. President Sutton outlined club gains, notably the Big Red Apple scholarship funded by Wenatchee business men. Fred Ellis, scholarship winner, thanked members. Tacoma club plans similar fundraiser. A Booster committee led by Fred M. Crollard plans an apple fest over Thanksgiving holidays. Ten boxes of Wenatchee apples were pledged.
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Electrification Push Reaches Cashmere With Power Wires
Electric powers row at the service of the people of Cashmere. J M Scheddle of Valley Power company says the bonds have been accepted by the state and contracts are let for wire stringing poles and a new water system. Wires to Wenatchee bridge expected in thirty days. Mr and Mrs Klewert of Seattle visit Badger mountain relatives for a twenty year reunion. Mrs A F Shepard, Miss Nellie Statham and Miss Lulu Shepard visited relatives and left for Seattle.
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