Athena Boys Are Fine and Dandy in France
A World War I letter from Percy Wilson of Wagoner, Co. B, 110th Engineers, dated December 20 1917 in Somewhere in France describes health, meals including Christmas dinner, cold snowy weather, thin pay and tobacco, censored news, war bread, and observations of French villagers and women conductors, with greetings to Athena and mentions of fellow soldiers and friends.
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Percy Wilson
Wagoner, Co. B
110Th Engineers
Mre. Carden
France
U. S
Secate
Eibasie
Kane
Ture
Moscoe Froome
Bean
Fanny
Boyd Athena
Elgin Boy Down in War and Local News Notes
Elgin figure Terry Tuttle of Elgin is linked to L B Tuttle publisher of the Elgin Recorder. The piece notes his remembered courage among many diaries, a 79 soldier burial on the Scottish coast, and Athena Boys improving in Class 1 with local exam progress. District board changes move Dean Willaby and Usele through class divisions.
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Elgin
Terry Tuttle
Tuscania
L. B. Tuttle
Elgin Recorder
Athena
Dean Willaby
War Department report confirms Claud Gaines safe
From Washington a War Department release to Mrs. Homer1 Watta states that Claud Gaines, brother of Homer Gaines, is safe. Gaines belongs to Company BD, aboard a vessel that sailed toward Martha’s Vineyard area, marking a confirmed status amid ongoing operations.
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War Department of Washington
Homer
How Motion Pictures Are Edited Before Public Viewing
A Popular Science Monthly account explains film editing from development to final cut. It compares editors to authors, notes cutting and caption changes, and describes the use of a phonograph to streamline orders from directors to cutters, reducing delays and saving money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Elss
Iago
Nestliess
Submarine Base Described With Shore Workshops and Storehouse
A submarine base is a shore machine shop, supply store, oil tanks, and a mother ship or floating base for emergency repairs. The text notes submarines need spare parts, dynamos, and a workshop, with the mother ship equipped for charging batteries, plus an alternative floating base if shore facilities are unavailable. It also mentions Tierra del Fuego inhabitants and Magellan’s naming remark, plus their weather and dress.
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Mother Ahle
Lao
Cape Horn
Talanda
Tierra del Fuego
South America
Magellan
Fragmented musings on poets and thoughts from old journalism
A garbled historical text fragment discusses William Wordsworth’s grandson in care, noted as a distinguished poet who withheld publication. It weaves in unrelated quotes about geography, thoughts, and social observations, citing sources like Montreal Star and New York Times in a patchwork OCR style.
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Willi Wordsworth
Hiigts
Matthew Arnold
Montreal Star
Ranch sale in Oregon lands and tax deadline notice
A retired Los Angeles rancher purchases the Letburg ranch of 1829 acres on the McKenzie river. The buyer plans immediate work, stock with Hereford cattle and Duroc Jersey hogs, and improve production. Also, Milton A. Miller notes that the 1917 income tax return filing deadline is extended to April 1, 1918, for individuals and corporations, to allow time for processing.
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Ralph G. Miller
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Cal
Letburg
McKenzie River
Miller
R. B. Mckwen
Milton A. Miller
Internal Revenue
State of
Oregon
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Benefit Box Social At LaMar Gulch School
Friday February 2 a box social for the Red Crows benefit hosted by teacher Mrs Sanford Btone at LaMar Gulch School. All interested are invited bring Hoover basket and support the cause. Urel McPherrin from Hohbach Bakery in Athens is advertised as salesman.
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LaMar Gulch School
Sanford Btone
Hoover
Urel McPherrin
Hohbach Bakery
Athens
Aiming a Big Gun and the Science of Ballistics
Aged prose discusses how gun aiming shifted from line-of-sight to scientific corrections. It notes required adjustments for air resistance, curvature, and gravity, linking advances in mathematics physics and chemistry to ballistics. It also traces the origin of the word coal from charcoal and hints at a wartime context.
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Popilir Science Monthly
Fleen
Red Cross benefit entertainments at High School slated
The four benefit entertainments begin at the High School auditorium on February 24 with the Rob Roy Quartette. Second ticket sale tour has started. March 14 features Colby the Cartoonist, April 19 showcases Laurant the Magician, and a May 10 High School performance closes the series.
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Red Cross
Rob Roy
Colby
Laurant
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Worthington dies in Portland pioneer and marshal officer
J A Worthington, longtime Weston figure and former deputy US marshal, dies at his Portland home from heart disease. Funeral held in Portland with brothers Hugh and Will present. widow Mina Cort Saling and children Wayne Dale Helen survive along with two siblings Emma Miller and Mrs W B Benefiel.
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P. A. Worthington
Weston
United States Marshal
Old
Eastern Oregon Normal School Regents
Portland
Wass
Wugh
Will Worthington
Mra Hi O. Worthington
Breery
Pendleton
Preas Worthington
Mina Cort Saling
Wayne
France
Dale
Helen
Benic
H. O
W. B. Worthington
Teleaves
Emma Miller
Walla Walla
W. B. Benefiel
Portland journalist reports meeting troops in France during YMCA work
Fred Lockiey of Portland, now in France with YMCA relief, describes meeting Lieut James Stargin and several youths from Umatilla County, Walla Walla and Portland. He sent a letter from Havre titled Somewhere in France as he walked four miles through mud to Welch Camps and the U S Tent Camp at Hadley.
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Fred Lockiey
Portland
France
Portland Journal
Leutenant
James Stargin
Umatilla County
Walla Walla
Portland Hoya
Havre
Su “T
Welch Camps
U. S
Hadleu
Janie Sturge
Pendleton
Bey
Umatilla Eoon
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Beamer
Fred McGraw
Frank Greer
Robert Blomgren
Liam Anderton
Charley Kirl
WATTS
Rogers
WSS
First National Bank of Athena
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co
Zathena
Milla
Northwest
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
Waitsburg, Wash
Claud Gaines
Blue Ridge Mountains
Pennsylvania
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Swatara
Schuylkill
Rohuylkiit
Lehigh
Delaware
New Jersey
Culver
New York
Thom
Sellom
Emer
U.S. Food Administration
Ataenafarver
Lune
Anteyy
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Mens Furnishings
Bert Sere
Mark G. Harris
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