Letters From Our Lads From Athena Boy Letters
Mary Shick shares letters from sons Will in U S Navy and Ray in Marine Corps written June 1918. Describes voyage across the pond, subs, ashore plans, and longing for home. Mentions Guam Athena front lines and letters from Boston and China travel, with notes on food and delays.
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Mary Shick
Will
U. B
Navy
Ray
Marine Corps
Athena
3. S. Shawmut
Boston
John
Fred Hendley Dead at State Hospital
Fred W. Hendley aged 64, longtime county resident, was found dead in his bed Tuesday morning in his room at the State Hospital where he had worked as a ward keeper. The death appears due to heart failure. he had been in good health. Born June 21, 1908 in Par tage Wisconsin, he was married in 1877 to Elizabeth and was the father of Mrs. Fred Earl of Pendleton and Mrs. Jesse.
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Fred Hendley
Fred W. Hendley
Counnty
State Hospital
Oregon
Mr. Hendley
Partage
Wisconsin
Mies
Elizabeth
Jesse
Fred Earl
Pendleton Mru
Registration Day Urges Rapid Action on Manpower Bill
In a Sept 8 registration push, Crowder warns that over 18 million Americans aged 1 to 21 and those 39 and older must not delay the manpower bill. He urges passage before October, November, and December to avoid extended shortages.
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Congress
Crowder
Cass
County Agent Advises Our Farmers on Substitutes
County Agent urges farmers to Hooverize on substitutes to straw in feed. Notes straw high in crude fibre and low in protein, recommends oil meal, soy bean meal, cotton seed meal, drun and alfalfa as substitutes. Cattle gain on mixed rations costing hay at twenty dollars a ton, using straw as abundant roughage.
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Umatilla
Home jelly making with just plain corn syrup
Misa Lorena Parker, Umatilla County Home Demonstration agent, outlines jelly making using white corn syrup as a substitute for sugar. Notes color, texture, and flavor differ modestly. dark syrup imparts undesired taste, and pectin levels guide syrup-to-juice ratios. Recommends fruit choices and timing, and compares corn syrup brands and cost.
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Misa Lorena Parker
Umatilla County
Grocers Told to Record Sugar Sales in Umtilla County
Retail grocers in Umtilla County must record all sugar sales from August 1. Records go to County Administration at month end to verify consumers do not exceed two pounds per person per month. State officials may use data to curb hoarding, with possible bans or prosecutions under the Hoarding Act. Special canning permits issued, but sugar not for jelly or jams. Lorene Parker offers a corn syrup jelly substitute recipe in another column.
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Umtilla County
Lorene Parker
Vimy Ridge Survivor George Wells Returns Home
George Wells, a 1909 employee of Taylor and LeGrow in Athens Mest Market, was honorably discharged after serving in World War I with the 50th Canadian Rifles. He sustained foot injuries from shrapnel during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, describing brutal combat as Canadians and Australians drove Germans from the fort. Wells believes the Allies will prevail and recounts wartime experiences.
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George Wells
Taylor & LeGrow
Athens
Vimy Ridge
Faroous
Wella
Ath ena boys on the front line in World War I note
Sergeant George Winship writes from the front to his parents dated July 18, describing frontline duties with field guns and autos, eight men under him, and exposure to German air activity. He mentions fellow Athena boys Sam Starr Leslie McCubbins and Jim Sturgis, the bombardment schedule, and townspeople evacuating with their belongings.
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George Winship
Sring
Athena
Sam Starr
Basky
Harry Keller
Jim Sturgis
Leslie McCubbins
Ax Hodge
George
Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign Aims For Ten Billion?
The Fourth Liberty Loan drive opens Saturday September 28 and runs three weeks through October 10 under Secretary McAdoo. Officials expect total funds near four to six billion with four percent interest on market certificates redeemable next June.
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McAdoo
Joanne
Treasury
Ora
Jane
Broncho Bob Hall Returns to Pendleton for Title Bid
Dr YAMIE KIM reports Broncho Bob Hall, famed track rider and runner-up in recent Round-Up contests, plans to return to Pendleton next month with determination to win the covert championship in his pet event. Hall finished third in 2016 behind Jackson Sandown and Rufus Bellina and last year, despite a twisted ankle, secured neocon placement to Yakima Canutt, now aiming for the title this year.
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Bob Hall
Pendletonext
Hall
Jackeon Sandown
Rufus Bellina
Perfectly Good Beer Trial At Steamboat Venue
McMillan of Walla Walla claimed he could brew beer indistinguishable from the brewer’s product. An official court ruling fined him 25 after a test at the suggested location. Sheriff Barnes later observed the experiment as steam propulsion ideas and vessel evolution at Steamboat tied to broader claims of American progress.
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M. J. McMilly
Walla Walla
Jude Dovuselie
McMillan
Lye Nluney
Harvesting of the W316 Wheat Crop in Athena District
Wheat harvest in Athena district shows bulk handling boosting efficiency. Reports from Preston-Shatter Milling Co and Parmero Grain Agency note varying yields from 10 to 40 bushels per acre on summer fallow and reservation lands, with several farms averaging around 40 bushels. Local frost damage, wind before rain, and weather influenced results. many growers express satisfaction with yields and quality despite challenges.
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Athena
Ty Athena
Preston- Shatter Milling Co
Parmero Grain Agency
Wand Ahbiahele
Frostia
Burhel Coroys
Marion Hansell
Atherta
McEwen Brothers
Atlocaty
Alex. McIntyre
Otha Reeder Place
KE. A. Dudley
Ware
Franch Crighir
Afeiry
Buprett
Jenkinn
Geren
Sim Culley
Maye
Amery Tom Expedition Daily Ends Its Interim Publication
An improvised wartime sheet titled The Stire wid Striper appears from Amery troops, issued Friday under Vay Letirow and Surgontit Gverya Wit jahip buing the serdur. The fragile paper, produced by Parle, carries reports of activities and local happenings during the expedition period.
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Stars and Stripes
Amery
Parle
Amnerichy
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H. O.music
Reed
Watts & Rogers
WSS
The
First National Bank of ¢Athena
Uncle Sam
Tum-a-Lum Lumber Co
O. K
Athana
Honolulu
Iaure
Bill
Laure
China
Nay Shick
Marine Barracks
Guam
John Wall
Aid
Mather
Boyd
Henry Millers
Athena Boys
Yamie Kim
Washington
United States
North Portland
Hope Maslin
Borkley
Mall
IC Bergey Co
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