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


run" DIR. Charles Tudor, health
official, said he would prosecute
two trailer camp owners for tall
ure to comply with sanitation
laws. Construction got under way
on the Vista Homes project. XII
wants club was to stage min
strel show. ..
March 4 - A $150,000 expan-
sion program was announced by
the P. U. D. Four-lane River road
was assured. Council took steps
to get police radio system. Frank
Webster was appointed new coun- |
ty agent. Plans were made to |
dedicate the First Lutheran cnurc..
which had been remodelled.
March II Hospital board !
trustees arranged for vote on
plans for new hospital here. Rea
Cross funds passed the 80 per
cent mark, chairman julius BAIL
announced. Bids were asked by
the S c h o district f o r
laying foundations for and remo-
delling Is new classrooms. Don
Knowles conducted a poll and !
found that Dwight Eisenhower was
favored for the presidency. Presi-
dent Truman ran sixth, according
to the pollster. School board NJ
cumbentS were winners in the
school election. Pasco and Kenne-
wick city planning boards met. It
was announced that congressman
Sterling Cole Of New York state
was coming here and would LOOK
into the need for assistance on
domestic water expansion.
March 18 - Council members |
said they would rush plans for
better city lighting. "A symposium |
on President Truman's proposal
for strong America appeared to
favor military preparedness.
March Is - plans were an
nounced for an Army Day ceie-
bration in Kennewick. Two new
carrier routes were added to the
local postal service. Students at |
the high school opened campaign
for new uniforms.
April 80 It was April Toclx
day. p. u. D. sold $22S.o . ia
Of bonds. The city council ordered
the port district cleared Of al un-
authorized residents after q baby
had died in flash fire there. City
council voted 5000 for traffic
survey. Rotary club was organ
lied for Pasco and Kennewick.
April - Health authorities
declared water from the local do
nestle water system unsafe for
use. The Courier Reporter report
ed March building was near half
million. General E. M. Llewellvn
reviewed marching troops In an
Army Day parade and in an nd.
dress said "The situation is ss.-
ious." Gle was referring to rela-
tons with Russia). Plans were
being developed for launc. ing
county library. Rotary club dis
cussed the domestic water situa-
ton. Larry Oliver resigned from
the city council.
April Is - City police officers
Ward Rupp and William l.. Fer
aker resigned from the police de-
partment. Forrest R: Gragg, d.
rector of Kennewick Irrigation
district, died of a heart attack.
Merchants met and decided to
ask the chamber of commerce to
take steps to control house-to-
house peddling.
April % - Police Chief jKer- |
shaw was asked to resign but a
resolution asking his resignation
was defeated for want of a Sec
ond at council meeting. kershaw,
in statement to the Courier-Ke-
porter, said he didn't Feel that |
anybody had any grounds to make
UGH request"
April 20 - Postal receipts IN.
creased "a percent in Kennewick
over the three-month period of the
previous year. National Bank of
Commerce announced PLAN to
build new building. It was an-
nounced that President Truman
and Harold Stassen of Minnesota /
might visit here in the campaign.
May 6 - The lower house of
congress approved the Highlands
Irrigation project and the Courier
Reporter got out an extra. Fire
destroyed the Kennewick hotel
with loss Of SIS, 900. Ward Rupp
was appointed temporary police
chief to succeed M. H. Kershaw
who was dismissed by Mayor
Pratt.
May Is - Pacific Power and
Light company announced It M
tended to sell its local water bust
ness. Baccalaureate service for .
class Of 80 was to be held At the
local high school It. Conndr. A. Z.
Pettijean was about to take com.
mand Of the training program At
Geiger Field He was former
Kennewick boy.
May 20 - City council decided
to hire an "expediter." Later the
name was changed to city super
intendent). r. J. Corey, Portland
engineer, was retained
- ,,oalro . s,,rvav of the sewer and |