Buena Vista observes children day with dinner and program
A community event at the Buena Vista school marked by a Sunday program and a large dinner. Teaching hires for the term include Miss Vivian Kaw of Amity and Miss Dorothy Webb of Salem.
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Vivian Kaw
Amity
Dorothy Webb
Salem
Miss Kaw
Charles Kaw
T. D. McLain
J. M. Prather
Corvallis
W. S. McLain
Catling
R. E. Prather
Alma Wells
Willamette
Maude Root
Oakland
Calif
William Morgan
Willamette Valley
Addie Gobat
Suver
Blanch Harman
Elkins Elects Hannum Director and Tetrow Clerk
In the Elkins annual school election H W Hannum was chosen director to succeed Frank Loughary and E A Tetrow was elected clerk. The report notes attendance at the school and nearby social visits, along with local travel and road conditions. A dramatic club play titled Pa’s New Housekeeper drew a crowded audience at Airlie. The Polk County Farmers Union plans an all day meeting at Pedee on June 29.
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H. W. Hannum
Frank Loughary
E. A. Tetrow
Glen Harman
Greenwood
Carl Tether
J. W. Johnson
Independence
C. W. Price
Rickieall
Jesse Hart
Salem
Monmouth
Joe Tetherow
N. A. Nelson
Newport
Alfred Jones
Darrell Hewitt
Oleman
Polk County Farmers’ Union
Pedee
Farmers’ Union
Vanished Vessels Stir National Worry at Sea
Washington reports a sea mystery as three coastal steamers and the schooner Carol Deering disappear. A note says Deering was captured. the Hewitt and other ships vanish with no wreckage or crew found. Officials suspect interrelated causes and possible mutiny or covert activities.
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Russia
Carol Deering
Deering
Allied War Loans to Be Sold as Bonds
President Harding and his cabinet plan refunding ten billion dollars in allied war loans into long term bonds. The five percent indebtedness would convert to bonds maturing 30 to 40 years or more with higher interest to cover defaulted interest. Proceeds will retire liberty bonds as the government sells the new securities to individual investors.
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Washington
Harding
United States
U. S
Government to distribute surplus picric acid to farmers
More than 12,000,000 pounds of picric acid, a high explosive, accumulated for wartime use, will be distributed to farmers for agricultural purposes after the armistice. Officials warn against bulk use and limit its handling to recipped paraffin paper cartridges. Distribution through the Bureau of Public Roads will start around July 1 with only freight and six cents per pound for cartridge loading as the farmer’s cost.
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Washington
War Department
Bureau of Mines
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Big Tax Drive Ordered for July across the Nation
The Internal Revenue Bureau estimates millions of dollars in delinquent taxes and penalties will be collected under a nationwide tax drive ordered to begin in July by Commissioner Blair. Flying squadrons will visit every large city.
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Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue Bureau
Blair
League Council Opens as Branting Presents Aland Claims
The League of Nations council held its first open session on Monday. Swedish socialist leader and ex-finance minister Hjalmar Branting presented Sweden's claims on the Aland islands.
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League Council
Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Hjalmar Branting
Sweden
Aland Islands
Haunted Paris Corner Lot Fails to Be Built for Decades
In Paris the rue de la Villatte corner remains an empty plot after an 1802 plan to erect a three story brick house was halted by a discovered woman's body. Workers fled, accidents followed, and carpenters and masons refused to return. The site remains unoccupied though owners seek a buyer willing to assume the risks.
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Paris
Rue de la Villatte
Seatoll
Reading Bible gets pennies for memory verses
A La Conner woman offers a penny per verse to anyone who memorizes Bible passages, drawing letters from across the United States and even abroad. Critics question whether monetary incentives truly promote genuine Bible reading or lasting Christian living.
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Caches of
la Conner
la Contier
Glen M. Foley
Seattle Post- Intelligencer
United States
Rockefellers
Uses of Violets for Health Fragrance and Hair Care
Violet blossoms have many applications including cough relief emotion aid and perspiration medicine. A violet hair tonic is made by infusing almonds in alcohol to prevent hair loss, while violet fragrance is produced by layering violets with table salt in a bottle for linen scent.
Wood and coal use on farms and rural districts
The United States consumes about 100 million cords of wood annually for fuel with 80 percent used in rural areas. Farm and rural woodlands mostly in seventeen states supply New England and the lake states. Farmers and rural residents burn over 18 million tons of coal each year in addition. Substituting one quarter less coal for wood on farms and one tenth less in villages could save nearly 8 million tons, equivalent to 65 000 to 70 000 carloads.
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United States
New England
Lake States
Puzzled Expert Statement by Toledy Binde
Two friends discuss a college professor famed for solving problems. A rent hike supposedly leaves him sitting up eights trying to solve the housing problem, a quip attributed to Toledy Binde.
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Toledy Binde
Considered a Freak in Tampa Tribune Quote
A Tampa Tribune remark argues that a girl must choose between sensible attire and drawing attention, noting that in some circles it is the sensible dresser who attracts the most notice.
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The
Tampa Tribune
Boston Transcript
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Buena Vista
N. C. Anderson
J. K. Tann
Albany
J. M. Nash
Tannn
Nash
H. E. Prather
Frank Fischer
Willows
Cal
C. H. Wheeler
Lena Spaulding
Edgar Lichty
James and
Helen Turnbull
Reynolds and Wells
HH. M. Nash
M. N. Prather
Thomas Roberts
Ed. Lichty
Kentucky
Oregon
Willamette Country
Elkins
Lake Keechelas
Heart of the
Cascades
Seattle
Tacoma
Keechelus
Cascade Range
Standard Oil Company
California
Washington D. C
Hewitt
Union Sulphur Company
New York
Sabine
Tex
Boston
Portland
Department of Justice
State of Washington
Hartman Bros, Jewelers and Opticians
Ero Eeu
Federal
Independence National Bank
H. Hirschberg
C. A. McLaughlin
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Servitt
Calbreath
Jones
General Blacksmith
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