The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-12-30

ter this week revealed that the
wear 1913, which is about to end
was an eventful year. .-.....
There were floods, building
booms, general and city elections,
moves to aid humanity, to inl-
prove sanitary conditions, to build
school buildings to keep pace with
the ever increasing enrolment,
there were fires, and the usual
number of wrecks and acts Of
violence.
Kennewick proved to De COM
munity where there was always
something new, where there were
few dull moments and where men
tried to make their community bet
ter. az
The big flood Of last summer
proved to be the story that exclt-
ed the most interest. It was the
first of its kind in 81 years. Only
the real old timers of Kennewlck
could remember when the Co.
lumbia once before - in 1894 -
arose to such heights and inun-
dated the land along its banks.
An event also Of the tragic
kind which commanded the head
lines locally and abroad was the
Kennewick hotel fire which de
stroyed $4,000 worth of property
and claimed the life of one man.
Hal Clark, who has been the
principal news writer for the
Courier-Reporter for two and a
half years, picked congressional
approval of the Kennewick High
lands irrigation project as "most
significant" news break. This pro-
ject, when congressional appro-
priations are made. will open up
a vast acreage of rich farm land
south of Kennewick for agricul-
ture.
One of the stories of the year
which held the attention Of Ken
newick was the fight made by
the Benton-Franklin county health
district, under DR.. Charles Tudor,
and by the CITY council for better
sanitary conditions In this area.
Going back through the Cour-
ier-Reporter files, here are the out
standing stories, exclusive uf
sports found, and the issue dates
Of the newspaper in which they
were published:
January I - the Courier.Re-
porter announced that the an
nual payroll in the Tri-City area
was $35 millions. Loretta Cowden
was appointed acting Extension
agent. A physician said Floyd vir-
gil Tsvlor, 81, who died In the To-
cal jan, did not die from beng
in Jail. The Christmas rush show.
ed that the local post office was
inadequate to handle the great
volume of business.
January s - The city council
called for opinions on whether to
remove shade trees along West
Kennewick avenue to make streets
widening possible. Gary Linn
Gaudette, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Arthur Gaudette of Rich
land, was declared winner of the
Courier-Reporter's third annual
First baby" contest. City fire
losses were reported to be $19,705.
President Harry S. Truman stress
ed the importance of conservation
and full use of national resources
as major objective, in his an
nual MESSAGE to con9ress.
January Is - Congressmen Hal
Holres advised local Kiwanis
members that he would introduce
a bill for authorization of the
Kennewick Highlsnds Irrigation
project. The Courier-Reporter an
nounced building plsn to m
clude construction of 800 homes
in Kennewick during 1913. March
of Dimes csmpaign got under way.
Virgil bennett died as a result
of tractor running over him. XII
wants club planned a minstrel
show.
January % - The PUD am
nounced intentions of selling $780,
600 in bonds for improvements
and adjustments to the power
system. Hugh A. McEwen Of Wal
la Walla died when he fell off a
Union Pacific railroad trestle.
January 20 - Don Solberg was
elected president Of the Kenne-
wick chamber Of commerce. Sena-
tor Cain introduced a bill in the
United State Senate for authori-
zation of the Highlands Irrigation
project. Groups from Kennewick
and Pasco met to discuss q pro-
posal for a survey of the two CONF
nunities. Parallel parking was IN
aueurated On Avenue G.
February u - Il was announced
first concrete would be poured at
McNary dam in the fall. Richland
pilot is 1T In wooded area OF
Oregon. Hearing was set for Feb
rusry 26 on the Highlands lrri-
cation bill.
February 10 - Contracts were
let at Richland for new business
buildings at North Richland. Ken
newick men were to 20 to the
national capital to testify on the