The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-18
Local Items

Local Items
One Of the numerous nice fea.
lures Of our annual regatta day, /.
that it brings back so many former
residents to enjoy it with us. Sun.
day brought us Mr.. and Mrs. w. j
Kincaid, Mr.. and Mrs. John McFee
and daughters, Jean and Louise, &C.
companied by Miss Barbara Hux-
table, Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Brough-
ton, Raymond and Peggy Brough-
ton and zelda Dotson, Robert West
ling, Donald Chapel, Wright Diehl
and many others from Yakima
There was also an unusually large
contigent from Kennewick, while
Wenatchee, Spokane, Grand Coulee
Walla Walla, Connell, Ritzville and
Pasco contributed a goodly number;
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Searles and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Potter of Ellens-
burg were guests at the Emil Wag-
ner home Sunday.
Mrs. Karl Becht and Karl jr. Of
Yakima were weekend guests OF
Mrs. Becht's mother, Mrs. Della Al
lard. &
The George McCotter family OF
Prosser attended the regatta Sum
day, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
Will Kerry.
A Red Cross unit from Yakima
was on hand Sunday to take care
of any emergencies that might arise
The tent was In charge Of Leo Pack
ard. who conducted the First-Aid
classes In White Bluffs last spring.
Two ufeguards were on duty
The splendid exhibition Of surf
board riding was thoroughly enjoyed
by the crowd at the regatta Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Allard and
three children OF Joseph, Oregon.
drove In Monday night for q short
visit with Mr.. Allard's father, Sam
Allard, and to meet his uncle. JOS
eph Allard, whom he has not seen
for around forty years.
Charles M. Sanford Of Portland,
secretary for the Pacific Power &
Light Company at that place, was
in the valley Saturday greeting old
friends. Mr.. Sanford for many
years, was In charge Of the. Black
Land Company, with headquarters
in Hanford.
Mrs. Martha Eastman Of Min
neapolis, q lifelong friend Of the
j. B. Tromanhausers, arrived here
Saturday morning for an indefinite
stay. She and her hosts had not
seen each other for forty-two years,
although they have kept up their
correspondence during all that time.
G. O. Bunnell reports that the
recent fire destroyed part Of his
very fine collection Of Indian arti-
facts that he had stored In his Of
flee in the Pacific Power & Light
building. He also lost his reference
library and commercial law books.
The books can, Of course, be replac-
ed, but Indian relices are getting
more scarce and more valuable with
each passing year and his loss in
these is impossible Of replacement.
G I. Wright, w. II. Keal and An
drew Codding drove to Yakima Fri
day on business connected with the
schools here. - ~
Mr.. and Mrs. James Robertson Of
Seattle are visiting this week with
Mr.. Robertson.s sister, Mrs. Elsie
Brisco.
AT a meeting Of the Junior Wo-
mans Club, held Wednesday night
Mrs. w. r. Kirby received the beau
tiful Friendship quilt: Mrs. Kirby
has been very fortunate during the
past two years. having won the aux
iliary cedar. chest, the Eastern Sta1
card party door prize and q hand.
some floor lamp and several small
er trophies,
Don't forget to save your pennies
so. you can go to the carnival giver
by the White Bluffs grange. Sep
TENDER l and 2. You know you hat
grand time at their last carnival
Mrs. Roderick Sprague (MarJ
Willis) of Corvallis. Oregon. Mrs
Ray Perkins (Gene Willis) Of Ia
coma, sisters, and Mrs. Arthur
Moody of Beverly, q cousin. staged
get together party at the tenn.
porary home of Mrs. Sprague OF
Thursday.
F. a. English is in receipt Of
letter from DR.. E. F. Newton, telling
of the purchase by DR.. Newton O
the Universal Dental offices In tn
Book Nook Building at Walla Walls
where he has been employed To-
/ tie past three years. The who'll
community joins Mr.. English II
wishing DR.. Newton much success
in his new venture. The docto
will have with him, Kenneth L
Burkett, considered by many to b
one of the best laboratory technic
ians in this part of the country.
K. E. Serier, lawyer. Phone 172 Of
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