The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-15
From The Past
TEN YEARS AGO

TEN YEARS AGO
Pomona Grange was trying to
arrange a visit from Franklin D.
Roosevelt to attend the State
Grange session in Spokane In
June.
Robert Williams of Kennewick
was to become assistant agricul-
tural agent for Lincoln county,
Monday. He was graduated from
WSC In 1886 and has been In
Montana forestry work. He is
the son Of G. C.. Williams Of the
Garden Tracts.
Subscriptions were being sold
on a project to get grass golf
course for Kennewick. Twenty
FIVE men from WPA rolls were
ready to start work on the pro-
pect.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
=, Word was received that Harry
Pearson passed successfully the
pilots exam for the USAAF, CIV
en- at Vancouver. Harry, a gradu-
ate Of Kennewick High school,
had been taking course in Elec-
trical Engineering at WSC and
had planned to enroll in the air
service Of the Army. He was one
Of eight out Of fifty to pass as
perfect. E@r1.s
NJ A. L. Williams was i'll with |
the au.
It was noted that the new 81 1000
bills would have a picture of |
Woodrow Wilson and that is about |
all most Of us will ever know
about them. a IS
THIRTY YEARS AGO
German was dropped from the
nigh school curriculum and Span
ish was to be substituted there
ior. Action to this effect was
taken at a meeting of the school !
BOARD. The action was in keep
ing with popular opinion and ex-
pressed the wishes of the students. |
Only three were enrolled in the
German class -.
Van Ashman, head of the man.
ual training department of the
scnool. left in response to a tele-
gram calling him to his home at |
Stevens' Point, Wisconsin, where
ne was registered for military SER
wee. He planned on a few days'
Visit with friends before answer
ing the call to the service.
= D. Robertson passed away on
sunday morning.
hennewick offered Liberty
oond nag for selling the ASSIGNED
saota OF liberty bonds. |
ORDINANCE No. 500
AN orH'n'nce chsn~ino the Class.
Mcenon OF Certain Real Pro.
Seffv. as ORIGINALLY Classified bv
ordnance No. aga.
re City Council of the ri+v If
hennewick does or1ain as follows.
sec. l. That the CLASSIFICATION
under Ordinance No. as3 the Zon-
nv Ordinance of the City of Ken
aes. and the Use District Man
ss;s and being a part of =
&C.,. Srolnance. of the following
th'r,ned reel property. situate In
ne City OF Kennewick. Countv ~
tn on and State of Washin eton
y, "est one hundred u0O feet If
t%e East Sas two hundred and fifty-
w. 1--we ,z5S feet of the north two
Tu ured and ten (21W feet ~
49,, t X Amended Plat of Ken.
MAJ AZ WASHINGTON. according to |
Hn ae tnereof recorded in Volume
~ D.. d. OF plats. page 70, records
I benton county. ~
Suh M is herehv choneed from q
de urt;rn,n District (Sl to a Resi-.
oe Sss ! District R-a ~
IN sec zee, 2: This Ordinance shall he
afte sui i. force and effect five DAYS
cal e tbs IT'S approval, massage and ie.
S nar publication in the Official news
p' pe OF the City of Kennewick
Ken rssed by the City Council 10 Of
1sea1asheW 1s,: this 9th day of Aprii
clerk eri "inifred Campbell, City City
1872 Ass1pr = q this 9th day of April,
e; Pratt, Mayor.
- approved ar;ved as to form: Ken,e+b
e''er' City Attorney. ais