The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-09-14
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Rrief Resume of Happenings
of the Week Collected for
Our Readers

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company, N. G. Richards has re-
tired from those positions, under
the Union Pacific's pension rule.
He was succeeded by Arthur A.
Murphy, Seattle, assistant to the
president Of the Union Pacific
system, to which the Yakima VAL
ley Transportation company be-
longs.
Hoquiam-Hopes for an early
start on rebuilding Of the port
dock and improvements and re-
placements in the HoQuiam water
system were expressed here by r.
w. Rosenbaum, works director OF
the Grays Harbor county welfare
board. The first quota of state un-
employment relief funds, matched
with county funds to total $780,
900, is now available.
Bellingham- Flowing a deep
furrow with a thunderous crash
that was heard for two miles, the
steamship Bellingham of the Ia
coma Oriental line, bound from
Vancouver, B. c., to Bellingham,
at 3:15 a. m, last Friday, wreck
ed the 1400-foot Village point,
|Lummi island salmon trap Of the
Carlisle Packing company.
Zillah-O. A. Bainter's White
Leghorn hen, not being able to
read the newspapers and learn OF
production control, last Thursday
went to her nest and layed a AZ
ounce egg, twice the weight OF her
normal contribution to the sur
plus. The egg, which had three
yolks, measured 61s inches by s n
inches. Il -aLe..,.. Zs.-. ..- ..a
Coulee - Spectators are con-
gregating about the Grand Coulee
damsite and offering land for de-
|velopment, causing much vexation
for the Columbia Basin commits
sion. Four townsites have been
laid out and promoters are claim
ing that water will be on the land
in less than two years.
Longview - One hundred or
more employees, men and women,
have been added, or will be add
ed, to the crews of the Longview
Fibre company plant here as a re-
suit of the company's adjustment
of its operations in keeping with
the tentative pulp and paper code
and the NRA program.
Oroville-The first car OF ap-
pies this season left last Tuesday
for market. They are Winter Ban
anas. Pears are being sent to
Coast canneries at $40 to SIS a
ton to the growers. This commun-
|ity shipped 407 cars last year and
this years estimate is near that
figure.
Chelan-For the first time,
Chelan county will default on an
$1,000 bond payment. The coun-
ty commissioners have authorized
the treasurer to pay the $4,000 in
terest due and to continue to pay
interest until sufficient money is
at hand to retire he principal.
Vancouver-Ten full paid fire
men have been placed on the night
shift at the fire station. This rails
es the city from the seventh to the
less expensive sixth fire insurance
class. other improvements in hose
and in alarm signals have been re-
Gently put into effect.
Olympia The department Of
public works started an investiga-
ton on its own motion into the
valuation, rates and service Of the
Republic Light and Power COM
pany Of Republic, Ferry county.
The date of hearing was not set.
Olympia-Under the 1888 truck
law the department Of public
works has denied the Eagle Trans
fer company of Wenatchee per-
NIT to operate on the highways as
contract hauler, but granted a
permit as a for-hire carrier.
Wilbur-Grain buyers at Will
bur hope for governmental action
soon to relieve their crowded stor-
age. With the new crop coming in
at the rate of 10000 bushels
daily, warehouses will soon be
filled to OVERLOOKING.
Kelso-Offices were opened in
the First National Bank bldg.
here Tuesday by Walter McClel-
land, Kalama, newly appointed
federal Unemployment service
manager for Cowlitz and WAIKIKI
akum counties.
Bellingham - United States
Senator Dill in a conference with
the Bellingham port commission
ers pledged himself to try to get
an appropriation Of 100000 of
federal funds for port improve
ments "