Red Cross official to head university film program
Powers, longtime assistant manager of the Red Cross northwestern division, resigns to join the University of Oregon extension division in Eugene on September 1. He directed publicity and junior Red Cross work reaching 200000 students in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington and helped deliver aid to Europe and Siberia. Dan E. Clark succeeds him as publicity and junior Red Cross director, bringing experience from Iowa and Northwest Red Cross service.
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Powers
Northwestern Division
The
Red Cross
Pict
Ure
University of Oregon
Eugene
Camp Laws
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Fort Genvice Wright
Alaska
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Northwest
Frane
Chile
Injunior
Siberia
Europe
United States Army
France
Dan E. Clark
Iowa Historical Society
University of Iowa
Sisters Have Babies At Exact Same Hour
In Eugene on Wednesday August 25 at 7 30 p m two Moffitt sisters became mothers within moments of each other. Eunice Moffitt Taylor of Junction City and Bethe Moffitt Hartzell of Eugene each had a baby boy and girl respectively. The Hartzell infant weighed eight pounds and the Taylor infant ten pounds.
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Eugene
Moffitt
Eunice Moffitt
Horace Taylor
Junction City
Bethe Moffitt
Warold Hartzell
Monroe Street
Hugene
Hartzell
Miss Taylor
John M. Jones Named Portland Postmaster After 30 Years
John M. Jones has been appointed postmaster of Portland. He arrived in Portland from Roseburg thirty years ago as a carrier earning $50 per month and rose gradually through the service to his final post.
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John M. Jones
Portland
Roseburg
Laid by for the Winter in Old New York
The New York Evening Sun recalls how households prepared for winter with autumn purchases. Dutch families stored beef, pork, and mutton, corned and smoked, plus flour, apples, and potatoes. Merchants and farmers offered bargains as river traffic dwindled, prompting thrifty town folk to stock up before winter.
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New York
Upstate
New York Evening Sun
Creed for Every American
A printed financial creed urged by savings directors of the 12 federal reserve districts urges thrift and responsibility. It states belief in the United States, promises hard work, simple living, and saving, and encourages buying government securities to strengthen the nation’s future.
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Federal Reserve
United States of America
Aod
America
Lace History Traces Nets to Indian Drawn Work
The piece explains lace as a net, tracing its origins to fish nets and noting the first lacemakers were fishermen or their wives. It describes how European lace evolved from nets, and how California and other Indians adopted drawn work patterns, decorating pottery with textile designs learned from whites.
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America
Grit and audacity win love and respect, says a manly creed
The piece argues that true strength, daring, and assertiveness earn respect and attract women. It warns that weak behavior or apologies fail in romance and leadership. It endorses bold action as essential to winning a partner and social regard.
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Indy
Umbrella Repairer’s Odd Question Stirs Household Echoes
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet notes a peculiar remark by an umbrella repairer who questions a householder about mending golf clubs. The exchange highlights awkward social tone and curiosity in a domestic setting. The brief captures gossip-like humor and local newspaper cadence.
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Pirst
Louisville Courier-Journal
Questioning Tactics in Witness Hearings Raises Debate
The remark questions the practice of pressuring witnesses during hearings, suggesting the motive is to extract information by force. It highlights concern over interrogation methods and the potential for coercive tactics in testimony.
Turning Away From Meat in New York Hotels
New York diners are increasingly choosing vegetables over meat. At hotels like the Hotel Pennsylvania, about one-seventh to one-fifth of lunch and dinner orders omit meat, reflecting a shift toward vegetarian menus driven by perceived value and long-term emphasis by chefs such as Julien Jacquier.
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New York Times
Hotel
Pennsylvania
Julien Jacquier
Jacquier
Ancient Laws of Interest Unearthed in Nippur Tablets
The oldest known code, possibly predating Hammurabi by over 1,400 years, is being translated from Nippur clay tablets found at the University of Pennsylvania museum. The statutes cover hired servant responsibilities, rentals, slave women bearing children, adultery punishment, and a three year rental rule for houses managed by owners unaware of occupancy. The text suggests slaves and their children could gain freedom and legitimacy if the master married the slave.
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Hammurabi
Nippur
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Abbe Schell
Paris
Indian Is Model Soldier Hero of War Portrait
Odis Leader a Choctaw Indian from near Calvin Oklahoma became a hero after being accused of German spying. He enlisted, earned a brilliant war record, captured two machine guns and 18 prisoners, and manned a machine gun for three days after his crew fell. French artist Devarreux chose him as a typical American soldier for a portrait, now displayed in the French Federal building. Leader, twice wounded and twice gassed, has since done vocational work and brought his wife from Oklahoma City to McAlester.
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Odis
Calvin
Okla
Devarreux
Leader
McAlester
Oklahoma City
Wichita Beacon
Largest Motor Ship Africa Sets World Record For Size
The Africa, launched in Copenhagen on December 11, 1919 by the East Asiatic Company, is described as the largest motor ship in the world. It measures 464 feet in length, 60 feet beam, 42 feet depth, with a displacement of 18,600 tons and a deadweight of 13,250 tons. Two six cylinder four stroke engines produce 2,250 indicated horsepower each at 115 RPM.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
The
East Asiatic Company
Women Life Savers Preferred for Beach Patrols
Mr Gray, manager of the parks pools in St. Louis, says he would rather have women lifeguards than men after testing them during the war. Col Longfellow notes Red Cross experts agree. Many women are training through the YWCA and school pools nationwide to qualify.
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Mr Gray
St. Louis
Col. W. B. Longfellow
Red Cross
Gray
Gifted Imagination Quips Stirring Boston Transcript Quote
The Boston Transcript quotes Mrs Ayres praised for imagination while noting remarks about the couple’s residence described as “our town house.” The exchange hints at perceptions of wealth and social status in Boston society.
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