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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-09
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thls city, Mar. Sth, l943. Joseph j. Dovinc, of 2 Willow Court. Funeral Thursday morning, at S:l5 o'clock, from Mulvillo Flu neral Home, 270 West Main St., to st. Margarets Church. Burial in now St. Josoph's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-09

"A SSHEN DIR--In NauRatuck, Mar. Sth, 1943, William II. Fassbender, of 303 Mlllvillo Ave, Naugatuck, Funeral Thursday morning, at 8:30 o'clock, from Ruckmiller Funeral Homo, 22 Park Place, to St, Francis Church, Naugatuck. Burial in St. James cemetery, Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-09

GILI.AND--In thla city, March Sth, l9d3, Hugh A. Gilland, of 3l Wdll st, Funeral Thursday morning. Rt S;30 o'clock, from 3i Wall st., to Sacred Heart Church. Burial in new St. Joseph's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-09
Weekly Games

WVUNIy NWTIIVS
 St. Francis Holy Name 45 tourna- ment played their regular weekly card game last evennig, with the following scores: J. Fitzmaurice 20 F.. O'Donnell 22, T. Conway 2l and T. Couphlan 2i, D. O'Neill 25, and John McHugh IT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-09

FASSBENDER -- William H, Fassbender, 70, of 3O3 Millville Ave nue, Naugatuck. died yesterday morning at his home. A native oI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-09

LARIVIERIc--In this city, March 9th, 19i3, Matthias Larlviere. of 2I Johnson St, Funeral Thursday morning, at S:00 o'clock, from Bell loville Funeral Home, 6S Hast Clay St., to St. Ann's Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-09

PHELAN--In Milford, Conn, March 7th, l943. John j, Phelan, of 2S North Main St. Funeral Thursday morning, at S:30 o'clock, from Bcr- gin Funeral Home, 290 East Main St., to Immaculate Conception Church. Burial in old St. Joseph's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-09

BUY WAR BONDS, STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-09

MA NE<E--ln this city, March Sth, 194S, Julius Manke, of 27 Hotch {. kiss St, Funeral Thursday after- noon, at goo o'clock, from Clark Funeral Home, 20 state St. Burial in old Pino Grove cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-09

rho sHEIL FAMILY.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-06-10
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O B / T u A r Y
Clarence Edwin King

Clarence Edwin King was born
in Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. S, 1882. He
came to Kennewick with his par
ents in 1904 and assisted his father
w. G.. King in maintaining q GER
eral merchandise store for several
years. On Nov. Is, 1908, he was
married to Miss Inez Church and
one daughter, Evelyn, was born
to this union. He was employed
by the Pacific Power and Light
company and lived in Walla Walla
IA year, then returned to Kennewick
and opened the drug store now
owned by the Visgers. After SELL
ing the drug store, he acted as city
treasurer and took over his faith
er'S insurance business which he
carried on until ill health forced
him to give it up about three years
ago. He passed away June +, 1913,
at the Ben Swartzkopf home where
he had been cared for for several
months. His wife preceded him in
death seven years ago. He leaves
his daughter, Evelyn Schneider,
and one grandson of Vancouver
and one sister, Mrs. Irene Gardner
of Los Angeles. The Rev. L. E.
Obert of the Pasco Christian
church was in charge of the serv-
ice at the Mueller funeral home on
Monday, June 2, and interment
was made in Riverview Heights
Cemetery.
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Soldiers Letters
MIR. Reed:

Thanks very much for sending
me the papers. 1t takes quite &
while for them to catch up with
me some times but so far I have
received most of them. The --latest
one to get here is April 18th. II
is certainly nice to read about the
people at home and to know what
is going on over there. think
we are all looking forward to the
time when we can return and
meet our old friends again.
So far 1 haven't ran across
anyone from home or even any
place near there but I still have
hopes. The way the guys from
there are scattered over the world
I will eventually come across
someone I know.
1 read with much interest the
letters you publish from the other
boys in the service from Kenne-
wick. Jim is certainly doing OK
Tell him to keep up the good
work. "
There isn't much can say about
myself. I'm here in merry old
England" and stationed at a pretty
nice airdrome. England is all
right, but give me the States any
time, preferably the West Coast.
have to answer a letter from
Truman Selph so I had better
get busy on that.
Sincerely,
T. Sgt. r. L. Sans
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Hans Jacob Hansen

Hans Jacob Hansen was born
in Denmark on May 26, 1869 and
passed away on June 3rd, 1913 in
the Pasco hospital. He was united
in marriage to Miss Kathinka
in 1911. The family located in
East Kennewick about IA years
ago and have lived there since.
He is survived by his wife and
two daughters, Mrs. Otto Green
Agnes) and Mrs. Vern Baum
,Doris) both living near Kenne-
wick and by one son, Corporal
Egan Hansen who is in the armed
forces stationed in California, and
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six grandchildren. He was a
members of the Lutheran church
of Denmark. Services were held
Monday, June 7th with Rev. p. J.
Luvaas in charge. Interment was
made in the Riverview Heights
cemetery.
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. NOTICE - Campbell's Custom
Cannery announces that due to
the lack of space and the increased
volume of canning, customers must
remove their canned goods within
a week after canning. lie
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FOR SALE-1941 Nash 600 sedan,
this car is like new, 1900 miles,
overdrive, weather eye, sleeping
bed, radio; new $25 set of seat
covers, large AC oil filter. good
rubber. This car gets about 81
miles per gallon, $1,000 cash. Earl
Ludwig, 1O8 Ken. Ave. E. loft
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Too Late to Classify

FOR SALE-160 acres; IL acres
: cleared, acres in alfalfa, tim
othy and clover. ALI fenced and
fields fenced; 2 good springs, house
16x18, good barn, 24x28, garage
and storeroom 1920, chicken
house 10x14, wood house 13x14,
good cellar, good well; $1,000 cash
or S140O terms. Six miles south
west of Addy, three miles west of
Blue Creek in Stephens county.
w. S. Peters, Richland. 11-12p
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FOR SALE-Three bedroom mo-
dern house, four acres of land in
Genesee, Idaho. Barn, other build
ings. Fine, garden spot. $1,000 cash,
$1,000, terms F. w. Loncosty, 2109
w. Fairview, Spokane, IL. 13p
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FOR SALE-One beef cow, l veal,
IL market hogs, 40 weaver pigs,
Berto ranch, 2 miles past twin
bridges on canal road. Elmer l..
SutherS. lie
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FOR SALE-1937 Ford V-8. High
way Service Station, Kenne-
wick. lip
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WANTED-Young man to act as
doorkeeper at the Roxy Theater.
Also few more girls to use as
16 years of age or more.
Apply H. Krack. lift
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FOR SALE-Lots of Bing cherries,
ripe about June Is, &c per Id.
You pick. T. G. Browne, Highlands.
lift
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FOR SALE-Set of VIM. Rogers
si1verware; electric toaster and
blankets. Joe Nadig, 81 Auburn
st. 12p
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FOR SALE-1939 Mercury good
tires, good condition. Norman
Atterbury, l miles south of Ken
neWick. lip
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WANTED-Commissary help for
vital defense project. Mattresses,
bus boys, janitors, maids. Good
wages-free board and room. APP
ply to local us. Employment Of
flee or 419 w. Lewis, Pasco. Proof
of citizenship required. State
ment of availability needed.
Olympic Commissary Co. 11-12c
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Gard of Thanks

Card of Thanks
We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our
many friends who were so kind
to us during our recent bereave-
ment and also for the beautiful
floral offerings.
Mrs. Achsah M. Masters
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Masters
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Masters
and family.
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FOR SALE-Tartarian cherries, 3
cents a pound-you pick 'em. A.
C. Anon, Ave. F, Garden Tracts.
.s-.-. lie
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Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our kind
friends for their acts of love and
sympathy during our recent loss
of husband and father and also
extend grateful thanks for the
beautiful floral tributes to our
loved one.
Mrs. H. J. Hansen
Egon Hansen
MIR. and Mrs. Otto Green
MIR. and Mrs. Verne Baum
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FOR SALE - k-ton Chew. truck,
1899 model, good condition, g.
|ply tires; overload springs. In
|quire any afternoon after 4:40 at
Campbell's Cabins; Cabin No. 43.
Claude Toler. 11-12p
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WANTED - Correspondent for
this paper at Hover, Highlands
and the Valley. Small pay but in
teresting work with everything
furnished. 12*
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FOR SALE-1939 Plymouth sedan.
Good finish and motor over
hauled in December; heater, radio
and 500 rubber. SIP N 9th Pasco.
lip
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crank on Washington
street near highway. Phone a.,
H. Crack. lie
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FOR SALE-3-bedroom house, full
basement, hot water heatr, 50x
100 lot; shown by appointment.
Call 741M, 512 N 9th, Pasco. lip
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Keep Any Balance
You Please

This different check plan offers the convenience,
protection and economy of paying by check yet
imposes no restriction as to minimum balance
carries none of the customary carrying and item
charges It's for factory and war plant workers,
Office workers, municipal and government en-
ployees, members of the armed forces, teachers,
nurses, housewives, statesmen, some professional
men, some business men and some farmers.
Any Amount Opens An Account
You may open National Bank of Commerce
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please-s5oo, $500, $4,000 or more. No speci-
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simply enough to cover the checks you write.
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May Be Opened BY Mail

IF possible, we would like to have you stop in
and open your Special Checking Account in per-
SON, but if convenient call, fill in and mail
this coupon with your initial deposit (paycheck,
money order, personal check or bank draft) to The
National Bank of Commerce Office handiest for
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Occupation
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-04-15

Word was received last week OF
the birth of a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Rosencranz of Seattle,
Mrs. Rozencranz will be remem-
bered as Lillian Wall.
Whitman College students who
returned to school after the spring
vacation were Misses Theo Lamp
son, Virginia Smith, Elizabeth
Story and Willis Taylor.
MIR. and Mrs. o. T. Staley were
hosts to three tables of bridge last
Saturday night Honors for the
evening were held by Mrs. T. B
Hauschild and Alfred Anon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Doyle OF
Seattle have been visiting Mrs
Doyle's parents, MIR. and Mrs. F
A. Visger the past week. Thomas
Doyle left Friday for Seattle but
Mrs. Doyle will visit a few days
longer.
Billy Smalley, grandson of Mrs
H. Zinzer and son of Joe Smalley
former Kennewick resident, sur.
prised his grandmother last week.
end. Billy is in the army and has
been serving his country the past
10 years.
Private First Glass Clair c. Nc
Lean, who was reported missing
in action after the fall of Corrig-
ador, is now a prisoner of wal
according to a telegram received
by J. A. Mclean from a "Ulio
adj. general.
Walt Desgranges and family had
as guests Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. A
R. Mcclellan of Fairfield, Wash,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Mcclellan OF
Plummer, Idaho, and Mr.. and Mrs
Clifford Mcclellan and daughter
June, of Spokane.
Mrs. Newton MuIkey left Sun
day night for Portland where she
will visit her mother, Mrs. F. c,
Sibley. While there she will en-
joy a visit with her brother-in-
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Gino
Marcetti of San Francisco.
Mrs. A. u. Lewis and daughter
Doris accompanied Clara Lewis
to Spokane Saturday night. Clara,
who has been ill in the Pascc
hospital has entered the st. Luke's
hospital in Spokane where she
is under the care of a specialist
Her mother and sister returned
home Tuesday night and report
very little change in her condi-
ton. ~ 49,. ri
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DR.. and Mrs. r. w. Ripley Wis
tied at Coulee Dam and Spokane
over the weekend.
Sheriff and Mrs. Harry Cochran
and Jerry of Prosser. visited old
friends here last weekend.
Jim Oliver and Cy1de Higley,
Jr., spent last week in Patterson,
guests at the Alexander home.
The Kennewick Needle Club
will meet Friday, April 18th at
200 o'clock with Mrs. Harry
Taylor.
Mrs. Lewis Frisbee of Tacoma,
sister of F. A. Visger, left for her
home Thursday morning after a
weeks visit here.
Mrs. Norman Guyer left We'd
nesday for Spokane where she will
be employed. Mrs. Guyer will be
remembered as Lorene Rauscher.
The funeral of MIR. John Kath-
man, who passed away Tuesday
evening, will be held Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the Bethle-
hem Lutheran church with the
Rev. Kauth in charge.
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First 1t. Troy Bockstruck, for
merly of Kennewick, has set up
an office in Big Pasco: He is the
brother of Mrs. Walt Desgranges.
Fourth Circle, WSCS will meet
Wednesday, April 81, with Mrs.
R. L. LaMott, with Jean Campbell
and Minnie Boies assisting host
eSSeS. IT,
Pvt. Gordon Hille spent the
week end here visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Hille
and friends. Gordon is stationed
at Fort Warden. II
The last meeting of the year
for the Library Guild will be held
next Monday at the home of Mrs,
Cora McKain. A pot luck dinner
! will be served at noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walt Desgranges
received a letter last week stating
that their son, Leroy, was one OF
the % chosen out of that camp
to attend a military police school
for six weeks. He has been on
military police some time and
states he likes it better every day
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-04-15
Farm Labor Camp
Gets Under Way

). fast as the tents can be
Tod they are being occupied
nc Iarm labor camp, according
az - -enort made this noon to the
70 e.rober of commerce by Thomas
sbarrard, who is manager OF
n ,he camp. He announced that un-
uar the new organization, the
ae. e of the camp will in the
s aa be farm employment center.
There will be a full time en-
,,ovment agent on the job, he
l.ated and hoped to have a full
s. aa,snlement of inhabitants at the
e .Onnp in the very near future. He
lid the Kennewick camp, situat-
so - n the grove of trees on the
INKS of the Columbia, was one
81 the most attractive camps the
.oanization has anywhere and
thought many workers would be
.tr.cted to this location for that
reason as this region also has the
ron,,tation of being included in
tbe higher priced brackets.
word of the Kennewick camp
had spread, he stated, following
.he excellent treatment workers
received here last year.
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Little STORIES OF THE WEEK

MIR. and Mrs. Roscoe Richmond
and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Magelson
visited at the Elmer Smith home
Saturday evening.
The quarterly conference of the
Methodist Church of Hover will
be held next Sunday, April 18th.
The Sunday school and preaching
will be held at the regular hours.
At the regular meeting of Althea
Rebekah Lodge on Tuesday night,
three new applications were re-
ceived and plans were made to
attend the district meeting at
Yakima April 16. After lodge they
were joined by the Odd Fellows
for refreshments and to listen
to Mr.. Stevens of the USO who
gave a very interesting discussion
on USO work.
A community meeting, to which
the ladies from all the churches
are invited will be held at the
home of Mrs. T. w. Payne, $50
Kennewick Ave, Friday afternoon,
April 18th at 200 o'clock to meet
Miss Sara c. Palmer. Miss Pal
mer is a world traveller, lecturer,
and author. She is field secretary
for the National WCTU and has
just recently returned from a
three-monthS tour of Alaska in
the interests of the WCTU.
Word from 1t. James Green, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Green, who
is stationed somewhere in Eng
land, tells about having the thonor
of shaking hands and talking to
the Queen of England. A new
Red Cross center was being opened
at this place and two men and an
officer were selected from each
squadron to attend. 1t. Green was
chosen as the officer from his
squadron. After the opening cere-
monies, he had quite a chat with
the Queen and he wrote that she
was a very gracious and lovely
person.
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Q B T u A R Y
. Anna Viola Armstrong

Anna Viola Allen was born on
Dec. Is, 1866 in Thurston, ILL.,, and
passed away April IL, 1943 in the
Pasco hospital. She was married
in 1893 to George Armstrong at
Farley, Iowa. The family. moved
to Kennewick in 1905 and have
lived here continuously ever since
with the exception of seven years.
She is survived by her husband,
George Armstrong of Kennewick,
and six children; Sadie Clark of
Portland; Warren E. of Kenne;
wick Elsie Terrill of Lake View,
Ore; Frank NJ, of Kennewick;
Alice CHILDBIRTH of Medford, Ore. !;
Vera Lenhart of Pendleton; IL
grandchildren and one great
granddaughter, a brother and
three sisters in Iowa, and one sis
ter in Colorado Springs, Colo. Fu-
neral services were held from the
Mueller funeral home Thursday
afternoon with Miss Gertrude De-
Boer of the Pentecostal church in
charge. Interment was made in
the Riverview Heights cemetery.
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w. w. Cannery to
Start Tomorrow

The Walla Walla Canning Co.
will begin its seasons run on
asparagus tomorrow, according to
information given out by Manager
Gus Parlier today.
While only half a crew has been
assembled SO far, MIR. Parlier has
hopes of being able to recruit
quite a large number of local
Women to help out during the
emergency. A canvass of such
possibilities is to be made very
soon. While full time workers
are desired, of course, arrange
ments can be made for part time
work for those who are unable
to devote full time to the job.
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Jr. Hi Honor Roll

The following students have
made the Junior High honor roll
for the fifth six weeks period by
having a B average or better.
Ninth: Jane Byrd, Mendell
Gragg, Lou Keene, Patsy Long,
Joy Kitchener, Pat Moraine, Betty
Rutherford, Daphne Taylor.
Eighth: Lois Bennett, Esther
Beinhart, Betty ane Block, Min
cite Evett, Marjorie Garner, Helen
Hanson, Pat johnson, Milton
Lechelt, Lee Long, Richard Smith,
Norma Smalley, Mary Soper,
Lynn Wilder, Darlene Wright.
Seventh: Ros ella Albrecht,
Frances Dickinson, Pat Downey,
Brantley Elliott, Betty Giese,
Barbara Grogan, Janet Hitler,
Stewart Houston, Frances Lee,
Stanley Lewis, Betty Lucus, Ern-
estine Mueller, Florence Mae
Smith, Nancy Stone, Thelma Fox.
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The Misses Phyllis Friday club will
Jean Stricken April % with Mrs John
Portland.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
Logs Still Batter
Bridges as Flood
Crests in Oregon

Continued From Page II
Mike Mauer. we're carried to their
deaths as they worked to diSlodge
a wooden dance hall structure from
the base of the already weakened
Marion-Polk county bridge.
Other known dead in the four
day rampage of the Willamette and
its tributaries were Mrs. Marvin
Smith and her infant son; two log
gers. Archie Brooks and j. w.
Thorne: an aged paralysis victim.
Mrs. Josephine Lee, who died OF
shock after being evacuated from
her home. and Mrs. Helen Skreben-
sky. Portland, who was drowned
when her car was washed from the
highway near Cottage Grove.
State officials predicted no fur
Their damage by the flood, the worst
in so years in the western Oregon
area. but said the property toll in
the upland district near Eugene
and the Oregon City area would
reach millions of dollars.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
Scouts Here Honor
Homer Jenkins at
Weekend Camp,

Homer jenkins, former Scoutmas-
ter of Troop II and now leader of
Troop SO in Compton. was guest of
honor of 10 Ell Centre boys and
leaders when the% camped over the
week end at Camp jenkins.
The cncampmcnt near New River
was named in honor of the former
Scoutmaster.
Present at the overnight outing
were Scoutmaster Dave Goddard
Assistant ScoutmaSter John Nc
Laughlin. Junior Assistants Clair
Biggs and Charles Nails, Senior Pa
troll Leader Earl Moroni, Patrol
Leaders Bill Sessions and Clarence
Nickel, Quartermaster Jack Burke,
Scribe Dick Davis and Scouts Bob
Sessions, Joe Stull, Henry Jensen
Roy Hughes, Bill Riddle, J. T. Mus
grave, James Locke. Bob Lunder,
James Moore, Carl Keyte and Gene
Bohannon. Canine mascot "Slop-
per" Davis also accompanied the
Scouts.
On Sunday morning Rev. and
Mrs. Hayden Sears and Rev. and
Mrs. Edwin l.. Carter joined them.
The Rev Garter led services.