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A photo from 75 years ago – First 1947 Chevrolet delivered: Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Kiehn of Ritzville receiving the first 1947 Chevrolet Sedan on Announcement Day, Saturday, February 8 from J. N. Ott, owner of the Ott Motor Co., local Chevrolet dealer. Mr. Kiehn has been a consistent Chevrolet customer since the car was first manufactured and is carrying on the Kiehn family tradition of always driving Chevrolet cars and trucks.
100 years ago
The Ritzville
Journal-Times
Feb. 16, 1922
Many fine costumes at
Valentine Masque Ball
The Valentine Day masquerade dance given under the auspices of the Fair Association at Community Hall Tuesday night was a grand success from every standpoint. About seventy tickets were sold and the floor was comfortably filled from 9:00 till 12:30.
The costumes embraced almost everything imaginable. Many were very handsome and Indians, cowboys, cow girls clowns, policemen, etc., were there in abundance. Three prizes were awarded, one for the handsomest costume, one for the best make-up and one for the best imitation.
75 years ago
The Ritzville
Journal-Times
Feb. 13, 1947
Missing man found
dead in his room
Officers were called to a cabin in the rear of the old Linn residence on Tuesday afternoon to investigate the death of Dace Mahoney, 46, whose lifeless body was discovered earlier that same day by Joe Ferri.
Mahoney, who had been employed at the Public Market, had failed to report for work for over a week, which prompted Ferri, a fellow employee, to go to his living quarters.
The door was locked from the inside but looking through a window Ferri could see Mahoney's apparently lifeless body on the bed.
50 years ago
The Ritzville
Journal-Times
Feb. 17, 1972
'Tucna Mill levy setting deferred
Washtucna - A special mill levy slightly less than that adopted last year is foreseen by members of the Washtucna school board.
A tentative figure of $97,196 was reached at Tuesday's board meeting but did not include some repairs hoped for on the agriculture building, and some remodeling of lights.
The ag building repair, if done as a project by Future Farmers boys, would entail about $1,500 for materials. The light repair work is estimated to cost $2,000.
Last year's special mill levy was for $103,516, said Supt. Ben Johnson. An earlier special levy elected date in February has been re-set for March 17 a date the same as that to be used by the Lind and Ritzville school districts.
25 years ago
Ritzville Adams
County Journal
Feb. 13, 1997
BNSF asks higher speed
through Ritzville, Lind
A proposal to increase the speed of trains passing through 15 Eastern Washington communities will be discussed at a public hearing Feb. 19 in Ritzville.
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission are conducting the hearing along with three others to provide the public with an opportunity to express their views about Burlington Northern Santa Fe's request to increase the speed limits.
The Ritzville meeting will take place at 4 p.m. in the grade school gym. A 10 a.m. meeting also is planned that day in Cheney...
– Journal-Times
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