The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-08-25
Local Items

Mr.. and Hrs. j. G. Bardsley Q
White Bluffs accompanied by MI
and Mrs. Dale Schultz of Hanforc
have just returned from two wee
vacation, during which they visite'
Glacier National Park in Montana
driving from there up into Albert'
and stopping off at Banff and LAX
Louise on their way home. The.
report fine roads the most of tn
way and unbeatable weather.
j. F. Bleakly and James E. Sells
both former residents of White
Bluffs, but now of Selah, spent Sun
day as guests of George E. Bur.
ford. Mr.. Sells was formerly con.
nected with the White Bluffs Lane
Company, and Mr.. Bleakly was 9
partner in and manager of Bleakly
Fruit Company.
Mrs. Jess Brown was a Yakima
visitor Wednesday and on her re-
turn home Thursday she was ac-
companied by her aunts, Mrs. F. K
Hiscock, Miss Alice Scudder and
Miss Lucy Scudder.
The WPA crew is doing a SPLEEN
did job of pruning the trees along
Federal Avenue and cross streets
They also cut down the trees at the
Commercial Hotel, which were kill
ed by the hotel fire three weeks ago.
Albert G. Martin, Commissioner of
Public Lands, this week accepted
the following applications: To lease
all Of Section SO, Township IL
North, Range Is East in Benton
County, filed by Fred J. Hall, Thorp,
Washington. To lease Tract 80,
Section Is, Township IA North,
Range ~ East in Benton County.
filed by Archie w. Borden.
The Model-T seems to have lost
none of its kick with the passing
years. Dock Arnold sustained q
fractured wrist last Saturday while
cranking an old engine.
Peach harvest is finished on the
Thomas Siguardson place In the
Vernita district and Mrs. Siguard-
son, accompanied by her daughters,
Jean and Mary. drove over to spo-
kane Monday for 4 short vacation
and to make arrangements for Miss
Jean to enter a nurses training.
Kenneth A. House, local agent
for the Pacific Power & Light Co.,
was in Yakima Tuesday on business
connected with the company.
The local crew of the United
States Bureau Of Reclamation
seems to be taking in q lot Of ter
ritory. Not content with surveying
for the Columbia Basin, this ambi-
tious crowd has been taking advan-
tage Of the clear nights to shoot
the North star"
The school board has forwarded
q contract to Miss Angela Reisen-
auer, who viii teach here this COM
ing year In place Of Miss Margaret
MCGEE, who resigned the position.
The Misses Marguerite and Ruby
Penn arrived this week from Seat
tie to spend q few weeks with their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Penn.
Both Of the girls have been attend
ing summer school at the UNIVERSE
ty of Washington, where Marguerite
will continue her studies for the
following year. Ruby will teach in
the Renton Schools.
Mrs. G. G. letters of Ephrata and
Mrs. Maebelle Smith Of Neppel
were guests Monday at the M. NJ.
Wiehl home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Steel and
son Of Rife, Wash, and Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Manfred Wallace of Renton
spent Saturday and Sunday the
guests Of the Otis SHELTON family.
Mr.. Wallace is quite well known in
this valley, having owned property
under the Irrigation district for
many years.
4 Mr.. Merle Ingham and family Of
Pasco spent Tuesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt Wiehl. Mr.. Ingham is
county agent of Franklin county.
D. s. Wilkinson spent Sunday and
Monday in Seattle on business con-
nected with some land sales. He was
accompanied by A. Salvini of Ham
ford.
Mrs. Ora Ralston and son,
Maurice, Of Malott, Washington are
visiting at the home Of Mrs. Villa
Ralston.