The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-01-01
Year In Review
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! take up duties In extension Of
flee. Meistersingers present pro-
gram in high school here.
March 10: Kennewick firemen
win trophy, play host to associa-
ton. First asparagus appears.
| March 26: Kennewick High de-
baters win second place in state
meet. Lane K. Larson announces
Diamond Store will occupy new
building on Kennewick Avenue.
| April 8: Inland Anyways starts
twice a day air passenger service
to Seattle. Senior Class presents
Junior Miss" Band goes to We
natchee for Musical Festival.
! April 10: Spring Carnival set
for weekend showing. Truman
Elliott's steers win local contest.
Dennis Huntley named to head
VFW.
April II: Council awards second
street paving contract to Standard
Pavlng company for $30,O37.5 SO.
hed Cross drive exceeds quota.
April "a: Pillsbury Milling COM
pany announces plans for con-
Struction in Kennewick. Smiley
Burnette made honorary member
OF Kennewick Chamber of Com
merce during appearance here.
May 1: Lorna Beames is Ken
newick's princess in Wenatchee
Blossom festival. Mayor and Mrs.
Pratt prepare float. Inland Air
ways starts Sunday flights.
May 8: Three year old Lawrence
Birge browns in irrigation ditch.
C!tlZens group pleads with coun-
Gil for action to protect ditch.
May Is: Coach Karamatic an
nounces signing of contract for
football game with Gonzaga. Dam
age estimated at $1,000 in Ray-D-
Ant Cleaners fire.
May %: Famed Norwegian
slang chorus sings in Kennewick.
Allen Moore, high school senior,
killed in truck crash.
May 20: Goodyear blimp visits
henneWick. Rev. P. J. Luvaas
named to head Ministerial associa-
ton.
June 5: X-ray car visits Kenne-
WICK. Virginia Lee hospital opens.
kennewick hottest spot in state
with temperature at 100.
June IL: John Scott named re-
creation director. Kennewick fire
men again place first in COMPETE
tive drills.
June 10: Oregon orphan girl
discovered here posing as boy.
Local filters join Okanogan meet.
June 26: Northern Aircraft
flies load of Kennewick frozen
food to Mexico City from Vista
field. First plums shipped from
Kennewick. -.
July 3: Legion makes public an.
nouncement of plans for construc.
ton of new building. Glen Gray
orchestra heads July Fourth cele-
bration activities.
July 10: kennewick people join
with rest of nation in seeing"
flying saucers. Improvement work
started on Plymouth road.
July II: Damage heavy in worst
storm In many years. Fire de-
stroys 1000 acres of wheat and
Stubble in eastern Horse Heaven.
July "a: Dick Clute named COM
mander of Legion Post. Carl Slay-
baugh killed by SP&S train.
July 81: Chamber Secretary
Ross Frank attends sessions in
Reno, New. Highlands Grange gets
land gift from MP railway.
Aug. z: Ed Brand and H. G..
Fyfe confer with Commissioner
Strauss in Portland on Irrigation I,
rroject. Fresh Kennewick fruit !
flown to Alaska by Golden North |
Aug IA: Kennewick residents
loln In caravan tour over Lolo |
Pass to Missoula. Extension Ser I;
vice grape school is success.
Aug. 81: You're coasting." saws
Ed Phelan in address to Kenne- !,
wick merchants. Teachers face :
heavy enrolment as school starts. !
Aug. %: Festival association an =
[ ounces Ralph Edwads to appear
at Festival. Catch of big sturgeon
opens argument of size. Guard or
ganization announced. Il
Sept. q: Festival besks Buddy
Rich orchestra. School enrolment
reaches 1920. Announce Park-in
Y theatre. - Il
Sept III Nancy Bennett named 4
Festival Queen. Governor accepts
invitation to attend show. Kenne-,
wick aired on Edwards show. I
Sept. ID: Purple edition of
Courier-Reporter lists Festival
i-ighlights. Lineweaver heads re-
clamation delegation. Mayor Nor
dale heads Alaska delegation. Mrs.