Notice how tall Sam Hutchinson is compared to the 6-foot tall cowboys in the photo above. Sam and his brother Ben have been mentioned in the history of Othello. Just how tall was Sam and his brother Ben? The answer next week.
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Mystery photo, left: From the back of the photo: Back row: Lonnie Hart, Jimmie Hammonds, Mike Myer, Ricky Klobucher, Pat Gaffeney, Jimmy Teaball, Leo Carl Beck, Alan Ray Moulton, Randy Balger. Middle row: Kenny Kline, Jimmy Pippens, Mary Jo Hall, Sandra Whitmore, John, Ruth Mann, Dianne Leslie, Terry Brown, Jimmy, …
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They were Ritzville hotels: The mystery photos of last week were hotels in Ritzville. The ads appear today as they did in the Pioneer Edition, published by The Ritzville Journal-Times on September 15, 1949.
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Globemasters, from the Herald: "The Larson Air Force Base Globemasters won their opening game in the World-Wide Air Force softball tournament now in progress in Maxwell AFB, Ala. Larson smacked Lackland AFB, Texas, 14-3, Saturday. The Globemasters won the Northwest Air Force Conference tourney to qualify for the Alabama trip. …
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Last week we featured the front page headline from the Aug. 3, 1979 Columbia Basin Daily Herald. The ad, above, is also from the Herald on the same date. Golf all day for only $5.
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Where customers could visit the smoke shop and purchase ammunition during a meal. The Turf offered "Sizzling chops, Tender broiled steaks and tasty sea foods," according to the 1965 telephone book.
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Where they offered "custom dry cleaning sensibly priced." The ad appeared in a cookbook published by the Moses Lake Woman's Club. We will feature recipes and ads from the book in future weeks. The cookbook is courtesy of Bill Ecret.
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"New elementary school plan: This is the plan for a new 16-classroom elementary school for the Moses Lake district, as drawn by Harold A. Hovind and associates, Seattle architects. Hovind estimates the school will cost $376,000 and accommodate 480 pupils. The tentative site is a 10-acre tract on the Peninsula …
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Where a person could shop for aquariums and aquatic plants, located at 113 E. Broadway. The ad appeared in a cookbook published by the Moses Lake Woman's Club. We will feature recipes and ads from the book in future weeks. The cookbook is courtesy of Bill Ecret.
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Where "the pancake is king," but they also offered steaks and prawns. Smitty's was located in "west Moses Lake by the freeway." What is located in the same spot today? The ad appeared in a cookbook published by the Moses Lake Woman's Club. We will feature recipes and ads from …
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Central Life Assurance Co.: In Moses Lake it was Jim Melville for your Central Life insurance needs, according to an ad in the 1965 telephone book yellow pages. Jim was a neighbor of the Clay Family for years.
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Back some 48 years ago, Little League baseball was a big deal in the Columbia Basin, just as it is today. Read on about a game between the Braves and the Lions.
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Two weeks ago we featured a mystery photo which pictured a portion of the Town of Krupp, above. Larry Lenz, a former resident of Krupp and now living in Spokane, answered with a description of the town with the houses shown in the photo. Today we continue with Larry's tour …
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This old map was supplied by Nadine Driggs. There isn't a date, but if they were about to build O'Sullivan Dam, it must have been the 1940s. Driggs marked two spots as our houses, one in the Frank's Market area and the other between Road M and Potholes Reservoir. Also …
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Bill Utsunomiya was "Confidentially Yours" for personal, business and estate insurance, according to an ad in the 1965 telephone book yellow pages. You haven't changed a bit, Bill.
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Jack's Bargain Barns were located in Moses Lake and Ephrata in 1965, according to an ad in the 1965 telephone book yellow pages. Speaking of 1965, it's about time for a planning meeting for the 40th class reunion of the Moses Lake class of 1965. The event will take place …
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Jack's Bargain Barns were located in Moses Lake and Ephrata in 1965, according to an ad in the 1965 telephone book yellow pages. Speaking of 1965, it's about time for a planning meeting for the 40th class reunion of the Moses Lake class of 1965. The event will take place …
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Celebrating 50 years: The mystery photo, above, is of a woman working at a Moses Lake business. So what, you ask? Well the business is celebrating 50 years of serving the Columbia Basin, having opened in 1954. What is the name of the business and who is the person in …
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