J. E. Keeler of Arbon, settler and road chairman, 1909–1932
The 1932 death of J. E. "Ed" Keeler, an Arbon farmer since 1909, set beside what the papers had reported of his years in the valley.
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The 1932 death of J. E. "Ed" Keeler, an Arbon farmer since 1909, set beside what the papers had reported of his years in the valley.
In July 1932 prohibition officers arrested George N. Judkins, an Arbon farmer, for selling iced beer from his car at Saturday night dances near the Arbon school.
In May 1932 Crystal's school district planned to close one of its two schools and cut the Central teacher's pay to $66.50 a month, as families were leaving for Salmon.