State Library in Salem Praised by British Study
A 1927 report by British investigators, published by the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, lauds the Oregon State Library in Salem for its four main services. It highlights the mail order lending, traveling libraries to 700 communities, support to 2521 school districts, and active publicity work. The librarian’s personal guidance and innovative reference service are noted as outstanding. The Umatilla County Library is cited for notable progress.
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Salem
Carnegie United Kingdome Trust
Edinburgh
Scotland
England
America
Oregon State Library
Oregon
Umatilla County
Two Kid Baseball Teams Clash for World Title at Comiskey Park
Oakland California and Worcester Massachusetts meet Friday in a three game series to decide the boys world championship. They survived 8 764 teams with rosters of 12 000 boys under 16 in a nationwide contest. Tunney hailed as a highbrow pugilist but a fighter for a that.
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Chicago
Oakland
Cal
Worchester
Mass
Comiskey Park
Ex-Prisoner Barns Becomes Civil Engineer On Africa Highway
Vernon Barnes, once jailed for a spree of jailbreaks and robberies, is now a civil engineer on England’s Cairo to Capetown highway project. His wife Miss Betty Ann Ford, a British cavalry colonel’s daughter, helped secure his release and a job in South Africa.
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Seattle Star
Washington State
Transvaal
South Africa
Vernon Barnes
Crook
the Star
Barnes
Betty Ann Ford
England
Cairo
Capetown
Garfield Davis
Africa
New York
Navy
Miss Ford
Red Cross
Wenatchee
State Reformatory
Monroe
Reformatory
Walla Walla
Seattle
State
West
Spokane
Baptist Church Weekly Schedule and Services
Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m with morning service at 11 a m B Y P U meets at 6 30 p m Evening service at 7 30 p m Regular mid week services include a young peoples prayer meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 Thursday and choir practice at 8 30
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Young Peoples Prayer Meeting
Community Thanks for Sympathy in Bereavement
The family expresses gratitude to all who assisted during their bereavement for Ruth C. Kidder and their beloved mother. The family requests continued prayers and support.
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Ruth C. Kidder
Family
Classified notices from Athena area listings and sales
Classified items include help wanted for a hotel position in Athena with Mrs Laura Froom, pigs for sale from Ralph Allen Adams Oregon, prunes for sale next week via Ath ena Hotel, a five room cottage for rent on Third street, sale of acreage in Athena by F B Wood, a piano sale near Hanford for immediate purchase with $10 monthly terms, Tallman Piano Store Salem Oregon, piano storage near Athena, and offers to trade instruments including phonographs.
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Laura Froom
Ralph Allen
Adams
Oregon
Athena
Lila Kirk
Geo Robison
Oak St
Portland
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Tate Library
Jensens
Blacksmith
Tunney
da Ou
Ecovers
Usburgh
Ashington
Philadelphia
Boston
Union Pacifie
C. M. Eager
Corona Coffee
Shaw
Herb Parker and I
Troy Laundry
Twin City Sanitary Cleaners
Steve
Big 10 Cent
Steve’s Grocery
W. G. Cowan
W. Boyd Whyte
Stangier Building
Pendleton
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street
The
Athena Hotel
Laura Froome
F. Sharp
J. L. Geyer
Post Building
Third Street
Bell & Venable
Conoco Gasoline
Bryce Baker
the Kilgore Cafe
Gerald Kilgore
A. W. Logsdon
Main
the Lumber
Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co
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