Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-30
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Radio station KOWW of Walla
Walla was ordered deletod as of No
vember so by the federal radio com
mission last week
Their 61st wedding anniversary was
celebrated last week by Mr. and Mrs
j. d. Griffin of Centralia, Mr.. Griffin
is 81 years OF age and his wife is 49,
Dedicatory services of the new
American Lutheran church at New
port will be held on December II,
conducted by Bishop A NJ. Skindloy
OF Spokane,
The State Bank of Charleston will
become the First State Bank OF Bre-
merton, due to the consolidation of
Bromerton and Charleston, effective
December 16.
The last stretch OF graveling On the
Roosevelt Yakima highway was COM
pleted last week, giving an excellent
year-around road from the ferry at
Roosevelt to all points northward.
Three miles of highway on the north
fork of Lewis river which was under
water last week is being repaired by
using grader and scarifier, Clark
County Commissioner Ungemach said.
Construction work has started on
the plant of the Willapa Pulp and Pa
per Mills pulp plant midway between
the cities of Raymond and South Bend,
and it is hoped to have the plant in
operation by spring
The Active Club of Elma WILL fol-
lowing its usual custom, decorate the
downtown streets of the city for the
holidays. Last Sunday club members
brought in small trees with which they
lined the business streets.
All charity work in Vancouver should
be combined and taken care of by n
community chest raised in one drive
instead of depending on drives Tor sew
eral organizations, business men OF
the city decided last week.
By an action taken by the school
board at Tono, coal mining community
northwest of Centralia, the school will
be closed, result of the death of a
pupil from infanti!e paralysis and the
reported illness of two others.
Alarmed by n report of another case
of infantile paralysis In Yakima, fol.
lowing case last week, Dr. Henry
Storgaard, city and county health off
Ger, ordered a strict quarantine of all
members of the family OF the patient.
Ralph Owens, single weaver for
the Aloha Lumber & Shingle company,
was killed last week when his foot
became entangled IN single machine
pulley. Owens attempted to replace
belt on a rapidly moving pulley with
his foot.
Contracts for installation OF the
Vancouver street lighting system on
Main street were signed by the Ne
Page-McKenney company last week.
The agreement calls Tor beginning work
within 10 days and for completion in
100 days.
FIRE OF undetermined origin destroy.
ed the South Bend hotel last week
and seriously threatened the entire
business district of the town. Com
blned efforts of the South Bend ana
Raymond fire departments kept the
blaze in check,
Five hundred thousand pounds OF
Clark county prunes are aboard the
Royal Mail freighter Lochmonar,
stranded on the const Of Ike British
Isles near North Crosby, short dis
lance from Liverpool. 1t was announc
ed at Vancouver.
Everett Albertson, 10. OF Vancouver,
lost two fingers and the thumb OF his
left hand, and may lose the sight Of
his left eye as result OF playing
with dynamite cap, which he oh.
tanned Sunday while on visit to the
farm OF his uncle
The Sand Bend ferry in the Cowlitz
river near Castle Rock Is still tied up,
due to high water which has made the
approaches so slippery they cannot be
used The Ross Island ferry In the
Lewis river was taken out by the high
water Of last week
a proposal 10 reunite the two Chris
tinn churches Of Kelso. which have
been split for more than two years.
has been received iavorably by mem.
bers Of both congregations. Union
services were held last Sunday and
we're well attended
The Wenatohee plant Of the Big Y
apple war house viii be enlarged and
improved for next years business,
Manager Dies Oranges has announced
The plant was used 20 pack apples
from The upper Yakima valley rs wall
40.