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2 stories matching finest
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:finess, fine, finer, fineri, fin, firmest
- A Coulee City Colt Heads to the Derby
For the first time, a thoroughbred foaled in Washington State is set to compete in the Kentucky Derby.
- A Treasure of Extinct Art
A massive collection of rare Indigenous basketry, gathered over a decade, is donated to the State College of Washington museum.