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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
A photo from 50 years ago - Glass Decomposes – Dick Miller, recently graduated at the University of Washington law school, had this unwelcome "accident" happen to his car the Fourth. The glass decomposes under stress of rapidly changing outside temperature and constant high temperature in the car. Servicemen advise thermometer readings of 130 degrees are not uncommon inside a car parked on a warm day. Cracking the window a half inch is believed enough to prevent the glass from breaking. – Journal-Times photo
100 years ago
The Ritzville
Journal-Times
July 7, 1921
THIEVES BLOW SAFE
AT ICE PLANT
The safe at the Ritzville Ice and Creamery Company was blown by thieves last Friday night about 12:30. The night watchman at the mill reports three shots were fired, but as shots in the night are frequent occurrences in the neighborhood nothing was thought of it at the time. Evidently foiled in the first two attempts the burglars prepared the last charge with such care that the heavy door was torn from the hinges an hurled across the room, a distance of twelve feet, splintering the wall and wrecking some of the office furniture. A little investigation would have saved the robbers much trouble as the safe has not been locked for several months.
75 years ago
The Ritzville
Journal-Times
July 4, 1946
Ship Named For Former Ralston Hero of Navy
The 2,200-ton destroyer, the R.J. Keppler, was launched recently at the Bethlehem Steel shipyard at San Francisco. The vessel was named in honor of R.J. Keppler, a naval hero of World War II and a former resident of Ralston. The sponsor was Mrs. Elizabeth L. Anglin, formerly the wife of the naval hero who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for gallantry in action during the battle of the Solomons in the fall of 1942. Keppler, a bo's'uns mate, served on the cruiser San Francisco.
50 years ago
The Ritzville
Journal-Times
July 8, 1971
Fire Destorys Miles of Pasture
Fire swept through pastureland near Marcellus the Fourth of July destroying grass on a strip about 2.5 miles long and a half mile wide. The alarm came in about 1:30 p.m. Too few volunteer firemen in town during the holiday weekend hindered fighting efforts, said rural fire chief Fred Schwisow. He said the flames must have started at the Marcellus dump. They were fanned by a strong wind and found good going in cheatgrass, bunch grass and sage brush. The flames also burned well in about a half acre of standing grain.
25 years ago
Ritzville Adams
County Journal
July 4, 1996
'Freeway Connection'
results announced
Ritzville's first "Freeway Connection" Couples Golf tournament last weekend drew 26 teams in what is hoped to be an annual event. This tournament is planned to be held annually on the last weekend in June. Gross first place went to the team of Bruce Benzel and Faye Schmidt with a 155. Second place went to Kirk and Laura Danekas with 162, third place to Steve and Pat McPherson with 163 and fourht place to Greg and Rose Hill of Moses Lake with 164.
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