School District Ballot Measures For La Grande Election
Voters in La Grande will decide two measures and elect a school director to replace Henry Hennon. The ballot includes reimbursement of a bank loss tied to the district funds and a proposal related to the dismissal of a school clerk.
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la Grande
Henry Hennon
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Wald
Wiliams
Armorine
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Iis
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School district funding and a new playground measure
Taxpayers call for action on funding disputes and an ensuing referendum on buying block 82 in Union county for a $4,000 playground near the high school. No candidates have entered the school director race, but broad discussion continues in business circles.
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Nex
Moniay
Union County
Chaplin
Cove Berives First Homegrown Strawberries Reach Local Market
Small quantities of Cove berries found on local marts this morning mark the first consignments of homegrown strawberries this year. Prices are expected to fall as warm weather ripens berries locally and in other centers.
Timely Discovery Tthoa Seen Relieves Digestive Ailments
A single dose of Ad ler-i-ho, a new German remedy, is claimed to relieve wind or gas in the stomach or bowels, sour stomach or constipation, according to La Grande sources. A. T. Hill reports the discovery.
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la Grande
A. T. Hill
Strayed or Stolen Two-Year-Old Colts Reported
Strayed or stolen two 2 year old colts branded 6 upside down on right shoulder reported to and notified J Sneneer in Union.
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J. * Sneneer
Union
Anquet Banquet Plans At Hot Lake Draw Wide Interest
Union County Automobile Club reports sixty plates spoken for for the first annual banquet and meeting at Hot Lake with twelve machines already signed. reservations cover four guests per machine, sparking worries about service. The item also notes a quip about new boots and a brief digression on Ghiberti’s Florence doors as praised by Michaelangelo.
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Union County Automobile Club
Hot Lake
A. V. Andrews
Union
New EAI Arts Board Promotes Permanent Organization
Old board to turn over affairs to the new board during the week. Feature of fair status and recruitment of ladies into service for art and affiliated exhibits. Old board to meet Friday night and transfer duties. officers elected last night from directors appointed at a recent banquet.
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Old Board
New Board
Ruiey Uve
Union county Fair directors elect new officers
New directors of the Union County Fair Association met to set goals for the third annual fair and elect officers. Mayor A L Richardson was named president with A Geddes as vice president Ray W Logan as secretary and Fred J Kolmes as treasurer. A move to recruit La Grande women for fair departments was endorsed. The retiring board will transfer duties this week and directors meet again next Friday. Wick Jones declined to serve. a successor will be chosen later. The current directors are F J Holmes George H Currey J B Reynolds John Col l J H Peare A L Richardson and J W Loan.
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la Grande Society
Union County Fair Association
Foley Hotel
A. L. Richardson
A . Geddes
Ray W. Logan
Fred J. Kolmes
la Grande
Wick
Jones
F. J. Holmes
George H. Currey
J. B. Reynolds
John Col
J. H. Peare
J. W. Loan
PALS SMITH In COMING SOON
Joseph F Smith supreme head of the L D S church will attend the quarterly conference in La Grande July 1 and 2. State officers postponed meetings to allow his presence. Smith visits Eastern Oregon only every few years to meet officers and lay members.
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Joseph F. Smith
Letter Day Saints’ Church
la Grande
Union Stake
Salt Lake
Smith
Oregon
President Jamey Delivers Address at Illinois Commencement
In Champaign June 14 the 40th annual University of Illinois commencement featured President Edmund D. Jamey as the principal speaker. The ceremony marked the milestone for graduates amid university ceremonies in the Illinois capital town.
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University of Miinois
Champaign
Edmund D. Jamey
University of Illinoia
Chinese to Send Gunboat Hai Yung to Mexican Waters
The Chinese government announced Hai Yung will sail to Mexican waters within a week to protect Chinese subjects. Reports say 300 Chinese were killed at Torreon by insurrectos.
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Pekin
Hai Yung
Chine
Torreon
Mexico
Insurrectos
Notice to Bid on Stone Wall at Savoy Hotel Lot
Sealed bids for construction of a stone wall on the lot adjoining the M. and M building will be received. Plans and specifications are at the office of D. C. Brichoux, Savoy hotel. Bids must be delivered by June 20, 1961. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
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D. C. Brichoux
Savoy Hotel
Pull or Push Debate on How Officeholders Get Elected
A New York Globe think piece asks whether political influence comes from pull or push. It ponders if officeholders win power by personal effort or through external forces and mechanisms behind elections.
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New York Globe
A recine for pickled onions
A quip from Harper's Weekly references Bilkins and Nuk in a Boston paper, with Siatera delivering the punchline about a recipe for pickled onions. The exchange frames a humorous scene among characters Slavers, Binks, and Nuk.
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Slavers
Bilkins
Boston
Binks
Siatera
Harper's Weekly
Pie Proposal From Little Elmer
A short Chicago News item notes Elmer asks for more pie and his mother playfully questions the demand. He threatens to eat the current piece slowly if not granted another, capturing a domestic moment in a light tone.
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Elmer
Chicago News
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