The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-08-03
Geraldine Dam Wins
Second in Swim Meet

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RICFILAND- the Chronicle A
A. u meet at the Comstock pool in
Spokane Monday night, before $500
spectators, Geraldine Dam, daugf-
ter of j. c. Dam of Richland, repre-
senting the Hillyard pool of Spo-
kane, won first in the women's 100
yard free style swimming event.
third in the 1O0-yard side stroke.
For high point winners Geraldine
was second with score of II while
her opponent winning first place
with q score of Is points.
Miss Dam has been elected to
teach in the Kennewick schools for
the coming year.
Sleeping sickness among horses OF
the Richland district has spread
causing considerable alarm. There
have been several deaths and some
animals have recovered. Mrs. Love
reports this morning that one Of
their horses is down with the dis
ease. All cases reported have been
horses not having received the vac
cination.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Lanehart and
Mrs. H. Burger drove to lone Mon
day. Porter remained and will work
for the Murray construction COM
pany, while Mrs. Lanehart and Mrs.
Burger returned to Richland Tues
day, accompanied by Brainard Muir
ray.
Mrs. NJ. McClendon, who has been
visiting in Seattle for q week. re-
turned to her home Monday.
Earl McClendon and Dorcas
Stairet drove to Oaksdale Sunday.
McClendon will work in the wheat
harvest there.
Mrs. Walter MECHANISM and small
son are visiting at the home of Mrs.
McCamish's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Dam.
Carl Erickson and Bob Tweet
spent the weekend on fishing
trip at Rimrock. Rev. and Mrs
Danials, A. F.. Koehler and daugh-
ter, Mildred, and Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Gray were Sunday dinner guests at
the George futile home.
Norbit Zimmerman, former
Richland resident visited this week
with his brother, Ike Zimmerman at
the Rayhill home.
Mrs. A. s. Murray, who has been
visiting in Winepeg, Canada, for the
past month, returned to her nome in
Richland Monday. Mr.. Murray
drove to Spokane for Mrs Murray
and from there they visited at lone
and Wenatchee before returning to
Richland
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wetherall
were Walla Walla visitors Sunday
on their return Sunday evening they
were accompanied by Wetherall's
father, G. G. Wetherall, who has
been ill in walla Walla at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. LeMar Old
rich. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hubert visit
ed at the home of Hubert's sister,
Mrs. G. L. DIETRICH. Tuesday they
left for Seattle, Mrs. Herbert Clark,
their niece accompanying them, and
will visit at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. Bray in Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Picken and
daughter of Calgary. Alberta visit
ed this week at the home Of Mrs.
Picken's cousin, Mrs. r. r. Nc
IntoSh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vic Nelson left Sum
day for two weeks trip to be spent
visiting in the coast cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Wagner Of
Kennewick visited Sunday at the
Guy Conwell home.
Mrs. Rex Bell, Geraldine Dam.
Gertrude Hackney and Lyllian Carl
son, who are attending summer
school at Cheney spent the week
end at home.
Mrs. Julia Hoff rand family Of
Walla Walla spent Sunday visiting
at the home Of Mrs. Douglas.
Water was turned off Tuesday
and work begun Of cleaning moss
and weeds from the Richland irri-
CATION canals. The water will be
turned in again today.
Mrs F.. Markham and son Frank
and daughter Eileen were Walla
Walla visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Illingworth
returned hnme Sunday after spend.