White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-05-18
WASHINGTON NEWS
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Principal Events Of the Week
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Winlock's annual May day fete and
community festival was held last Fri.
day. Miss Irene Lund was crowned
May queen.
A pistol which unexpectedly was
discharged while being examined
caused the death last week of Seth
Dool, Gardena farmer.
The goth annual convention OF the
Washington Hotelmen's association
was held in Tacoma last week. ABOUT
100 members were present.
Forrest G. Murdoch, principal OF the
high school at Hoquiam, has accepted
an offer to become superintendent OF
the Everett school system.
Permits for the erection of ITO new
homes were issued at Spokane during
the first four months of this year. The
structures will cost $649,350,
Fifteen business firms of Colville
have organized the Stevens County
Retail Credit bureau and will affiliate
with the national organization.
In outlining the housing needs Of
the army, Major General summerall,
chief of staff, has revealed plans for
spending half a million dollars at Fort
Lewis.
Yeggs at Seattle Sunday night blew
open their 18th safe in little more
than two weeks, obtaining $3.50 in cash
from the H. D.. Shoemaker wholesale
poultry establishment.
Two weeks work was done in one
day through use of an airplane last
week. Grain insurance men made an
air survey of the wheat area between
Spokane and Walla Walla.
The Blue Ribbon Products company,
which has been cutting Jap logs for
the Orient, has started operations at
new low-sawing plant on Martins
island in the Columbia river.
An ordinance prohibiting all travel
ing carnival shows and similar enter
tainment organizations from showing
in Hoquiam has been passed by the
city council by a vote of 8 to 3.
Directors of the Snohomish County
Fair association, which holds annual
exhibitions at Granite Falls, have de.
cided upon September ~, %, 20 and
80 as dates for this years showing
Fire swept an entire block in the
heart of Kapowsin business district
completely destroying six frame build
ings and damaging two others. The
loss is estimated at between $4,000
and $4,000.
Barton Gates, aged IL, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. E. Gates, and Jesse Hous.
den, of Centralia, were drowned when
q raft on which they were riding on a
pond on the east side of the city cap
sized with them.
| A wild coyote which made its ap.
pearance on the Franklin Junior high
school grounds at Yakima was pur.
sued by the city poundmaster, who
got near enough to the animal to kill
1t with his revolver.
The Seattle chamber Of commerce
announces that the elaborate program
arranged by the city for "fleet week,
August to IL, has been approved by
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chief of the battle fleet.
Construction was started att Camp
Kiwanis, on Mill creek recently on the
first of a number of permanent build.
ings. The members of the Kiwanis
organization spent day working at
the camp, which is for girls.
Thieves entered st. Michaels parish
house in Yakima Sunday night during
service and ransacked the coats, wraps
and handbags left there by members
| Of the congregation. A camera and
several purses were taken.
State highway department crews are
putting the highway between Ellens
burg and Yakima in shape for oiling
The oiling contract will be let the lat
ter part of this month, the state office
at Union Gap has announced.
The new $405,00O Simpson avenue
bridge in Hoquiam was opened to traf
fic last Friday when Governor Roland
Hartley, assisted by Mayor George
Brault, cut a silk ribbon stretched
across the center Of the huge span
above the Hoquiam river channel. The
ceremony took place before thousands
who cheered while sirens screamed
and airplanes circled overhead drop
ping flowers on the new structure.
Lawrence Banks, Is, was in criti
cal condition at a Yakima hospital
with burns on his head, face and body
which he received when small can
Of blasting powder thrown into bon.
fire exploded before he could get out
Of the way.
A crowd of 1900 attended the for.
NAL opening last week of the barrelins
| plant of the United Fruit Growers
association at Gre ID Mound. Dancing
was the main en- t.rtainment. A fid
dlers' contest was won by Charles
Manar of Centralia.
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