The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-22


| office lobby will be locked as soon
| as the last man on duty leaves the
place. This order is effective i'm
mediately, according to Postmaster
F.. H. Lincoln, who is arranging for
a letter drop from the outside of the
office. These precautions are nee
essary. according to the post office
inspector, who was here yesterday to
give the instructions.
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The regular monthly board meet
ing of the Methodist church will
be at the A. C. Anon home next
Monday night with $50 pot luck
dinner. The business meeting will
be held following the dinner.
Mrs Alice Garrett received word
from her son Fred that he has been
selected to enter the Aviation Met
al Smith school at Chicago. He
will report on the 9th of February
and will be stationed there for or
5 months.
Mrs. C. S. Babcock Sr. returned
Monday from Tacoma, where she
had been with her husband for the
past week. Babcock was operated
on at the N. p. hospital there last
Friday morning. He is improving
satisfactorily.
Mrs. Ross Willsey and son Jimmie
left Monday for Yakima, where they
joined Ross, who went up the lat
ter part of last week. The Willseys
expect to stay with Orion Willsey,
brother of Ross and his young son,
while in Yakima.
This is the first time since 1919,
according to many old-timers, that
snow has remained on the ground
for three-weeks' period The pres
ent snow started to fall on New
Years Eve and has melted but
slightly since that time.
We are informed by the Kenne-
wick office Of the Walla Walla Can
ming company that the rumored
shortage of tin cans for the coming
season is untrue. That their pros
pective pack of all items will be
greater than last year with an ample
supply of tin assured.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Wednesday, 500 o'clock,
January % at the home of Mrs. Jose
phine Boyd, 727 Hartford Street
the former Carl Williams home. This
meeting will be an initiation meeting
of new members and all members
are urged to he present.
Merit badges were awarded to
the following Rainbow Girls, fol-
lowing the. installation ceremonies
last Monday might: Frances Bird,
Eunice Campbell, Verdine Foraker,
Wilma Gravenslund. Jean Osborne,
Irma Pratt, Patsy Sonnenburg,
Opal Watkins, Pearl Dague and
Dorothy Ann Reed.
Alma Chapter O.ES. met Tues
day night in regular session in the
Masonic hall. Because of the re-
strictions on tires it was decided to
forego the Friendship night this
year. The annual party with the
Masons will be held some time in
February. It was voted to pur-
chase two 500 defense bonds.
Jim Reed, son of the publisher, and
Norman Guyer left for Seattle last
night to take their final physical
examinations before being sent to
Wichita Falls, Texas, where they
expect to take the Flying Cadet
training course. Ivan Graves, son
of j. w. Graves, who is now at Ft.
Lewis, writes that he expects to be
sent to the same place for training.
Mrs. Bill Terrell ana son, Mike,
are visiting at the home Of the
young mans grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Terrell this week. Bill
F'errel, who is with the Goodrich
Tire and Rubber Co., has been trans
ferred from Raymond to Tacoma
and Mrs. Ferrell and Mike will visit
while he finds place for them to
Live in Tacoma.
81, Burke Hauschild, son of Mrs. T. b.
Hauschild, has been elected ito MEM
bership in Pi Tau Iota, Pre-Medics
Honorary Society at Washington
State College. Pre-Medics students
elected to membership must have an
A rating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chuck " Wheeler
returned Saturday from Eugene,
Oregon, where Mr.. Wheeler attend
ed tire re-capping school held
there all week. The Wheelers visit
ed friends in Portland enroute home
Larry McKeoWn of Spokane visit
ed over Saturday with his aunt, Mrs. |
T. B. Hauschild. - |
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Maupin, Mr.. |
and Mrs Walter Hanson, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. M. Moulton, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. l.. Powell and Mr.. and Mrs. r. /
E. Reed were guests at the Havstad |
home in Pasco last Saturday eve
ming. Present also were several of
the faculty and membership of the
school at College place as well. as
several citizens of PaSco. Feature of |
the evening was talk on Russia by
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