The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-03-21
State Legion Commander
Talks to Student Body

SIate Legion commander
Talks to Student Body
RICHLAND - Accompanied by
members of the local Legion post
State Commander Arthur Hutton
of Spokane, and Fred Robinson, Dis.
trict Commander from Yakima
spoke to the members of the high
school student body last Thursday
afternoon. Commander Hutton gave
a very interesting talk on American.
ism and the Boys State" a boys
summer camp, sponsored by the
American Legion and held annual
ly at Camp Murray.
Sunday dinner guests at the Vic
Nelson home Sunday included Miss
Hazel Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Thompson, all of Yakima, and Mr.
and Mrs. j. w. Rider and sons of
the Gas Wells.
Lawton and Pearl Conwell left
Monday for their home in Puyallup
after having spent a week visiting
at the homes of their brothers,
Earl and Guy Conwell.
Mrs. David Ciulsen and two sons
and Mrs. v. Cummings, of Kenne-
wick, spent Monday visiting at the
home of Mrs. Guy Conwell.
Mrs. Everett Adams, Mrs. Marsch,
Mrs. Ruth Stimson and son, Archie,
Of Walla Walla, visited at the Rev.
DanialS home Sunday.
Herb Morey, who farms one of the
Grosscup farms north of town has
crew this week busy planting 20
acres of mint. H. j. Snively is also
planting mint this week.
City Council Meets
The Richland city council met in
regular session March II with Off
GERS Perry, Gress, Murray, Cape
hart and Schireman present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Sutton and FAM
lily have moved into the Schernitzki
apartments.
Mrs. H. H. Mowery was taken to
Walla Walla Sunday evening and
Monday underwent sinus opera
ton. It is reported that she is max
ing a rapid recovery.
Mrs. A. S. Murray is seriously ill
in the Pasco hospital following an
appendectomy.
Mrs. Donald West and daughter,
Sylvia of Wenatchee are in Rich
land called here by the serious ill
ness of Mrs. Vests mother, Mrs. A.
S. Murray. =.
The Richland Woman's club held
their final card party of series of
six which they have been sponsor
ing this winter, Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gress and
Kathleen Muncey were Prosser Wis
itOrs Wednesday.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Earle Jones return
ed Sunday evening from Moscow,
Idaho, where they had spent the
weekend visiting at the home of
Mrs. Jones' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Harmon. Mrs. Jones cousin,
Clair Richards, returned with them
and went on to Seattle Monday eve
ming.
Mrs. Georgia Mcmahon and Mrs.
Julia Clements We're Walla WaIa |
visitors Monday.
A crew of men have been busy |
Tor the past week redecorating the |
Methodist church and giving it a |
general spring cleaning.
Mrs. II. E. Huntington and Mrs. |
j.. G. TWeet of KenneWick were Wis
itOrS at the Harlon Muncey home
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. John Erickson and w. r.
Ocheltree attended officers visiting
night held at Locust Grove Satur-
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Shaw and Mrs.
Shaw's father, Mr.. Nichols, are
spending the weekend visiting rela-
tives in Portland, Ore.
T. j. Chalcraft and daughter,
Alice, were Sunday dinner guests at
the home Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Carl
son.
Students Visit l.
Lyllian Carlson, Gertrude Hack
ney, Media Fletcher and Mary Chey-
ne, spent the weekend visiting at
the home of their respective par
ents. The girls are students at
E. w. G. E. at Cheney. VI
Harry Rose, Gonzaga student,
Is expected home Friday night and
will return to school again Monday.
R. B. Dighton is a business Wis
itor in Boomers Ferry, Idaho, this
weekend.
The Literary Society of the Wo-
mans club will meet Monday night
at the home of Mrs. L. Sloan.
Ed Hartung and wife, and Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Hartung of Pend
Teton, spent the weekend visiting
at the home of their brother, Henry
Hartung.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Gauger, of
Davenport, who have been visiting
at the Koehler home, returned to
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