The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-09-08


i Local Items
Hugh Merritt, G. G. Diemond
Geo. Gugat and Cliff Ring hav,
joined the q. 8. Bureau Of Recla.
nation forces at White Bluffs, ar.
irving Thursday evening, septem.
Der /.
Jay r. Austin Of st. Helens, Ore.
gon arrived at the Austin Bros
Ranch in the Allard- Vernita Dis.
trict Thursday evening. He return.
ed Friday, with Mrs. Austin and
Miss Sallay Kay Austin, who have
been at the ranch helping with the
Hale and liberia harvest. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
Cliff J. johnson, who have been In
charge Of the ranch for the past
two years, and who will take q
short vacation In Oregon. During
their absence the place will be in
charge Of Donald Brown. who has
been working for Austin Bros. dur
ing the past few months.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Moore and son
verlan Of Burien, WASH, drove over
from the coast the first Of the week
for q short visit with Mrs. Moore,s
sister, Mrs. Lorena Kern. On their
return, they were accompanied by
Mrs. Kern's daughter, Lucille, who
will stay with the Moores this VIM
ter and attend school at Burien.
Mrs. Sarah Hall, accompanied by
her son, Cleve Hall, drove out from
Macomb, Illinois for short visit
with another son, Arbon Hall, who
Is caring for the O,Brien orchard
this year.
Ben Knox, County Treasurer, was
in the valley Friday, meeting old
friends and doing q bit Of election
eering for Ben Knox, candidate for
assessor on the Democratic ticket.
K. E. Serier, secretary Of the
Priest Rapids Irrigation District, In
White Bluffs Tuesday and satur-
days. Phone 172.
Mrs. D.. 8. Wilkinson and Dudley
Wilkinson were business visitors In
Yakima Wednesday.
Mrs. Gordon Fletcher and Mrs.
E. J. Gulhdge were business visit
ors in Yakima Friday.
Announcements have been receiv-
ed Of the birth Of q son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Clarke on August q
at Thorpe. The young man has
been named Patrick Henry.
Bob Wrestling Of Yakima, drove
over Saturday evening to spend the
weekend with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. O. E. Wrestling. He brought
with him Stanley Miami Of sYaki-
ma, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert West
ling Of Seattle. his uncle and aunt.
who came over from Seattle by
train to Yakima. 1,..s
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Edwards, old
time residents Of White Bluffs. but
now living at Brush Prairie were
visitors with Mrs. Elsie Brisco over
the weekend.
Mrs. Harry Keller went to Seat
tie Tuesday to meet cousins from
the east, whom she had not seen
for several years. On her return
Saturday, she was accompanied by
her sister, Iris r. Sheedy and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. O. Anderson and
daughter, all Of Seattle, who spent
the weekend here, returning Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. Anderson is q
niece Of Mrs. Keller.
Mrs. Nora, Mastel and small son,
Lloyd, have returned from a week
spent at Otheho. visiting Mrs. Ma
steps sister, Mrs. Chris Jansen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil e. Barge Of
Yakima were visiting friends in the
valley Sunday. Mr.. Barge, former
operator at Priest Rapids Power
plant, is now inspector on the Roza
Project near Yakima.
M. E. Monford Of Olympia drove
over from the coast Saturday for a
short visit with relatives in White
Bluffs. On his return Tuesday, he
was accompanied by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Monford for q
visit at his home and q fishing ex-