Country weekly papers face 25 percent space cut
A Washington dispatch reports War Industries Board Chairman Barusch ordered a 25 percent reduction in publication space for country weekly newspapers beyond eight pages. The plan also halts free exchanges, suspends extra copies for ads, and stops unsold returns, with further restrictions extending to country weeklies.
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Washington Dispatch
Daily Press
Dispatch
Washington, D. C
Barusch
War Industries Board
War Committee
the Country Weekly
Rarusch
Registration Push for Western County Primaries
Citizens urged to register for the western county primaries. The article notes the western representation in the commissioners court will be decided at the primary. Mr Blacksedge offers city hall registration tonight until 1 AM for those who cannot attend daytime hours.
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Commissioners Court
Blacksedge
War Workers Prepare Jelly for Soldiers Aid
War workers in the War Workers room produced fifty quarts of crab apple and plum jelly for soldiers. The effort aims to boost meals and evoke home memories, with fifty quarts equaling about 350 glasses for a family year, a small donation for a large cantonment but meaningful support for service members.
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War Workers Room
Tumwater precinct registration urged for primary vote
Tumwater precinct voters including Cascade orchards Chumstick and Eagle creek valley residents should register for the primary. Registration books are kept at the office of the Jacobsen Lumber yard.
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Tumwater
Cascade Orchards
Chumstick
Eagle Creek
Jacobsen Lumber Yard
Dalton Federal Fuel Administrator Promoted on G N Railroad
Engineer M. J. Dalton, previously aboard No. 1, is promoted to fuel administrator for the Great Northern Railway covering the Leavenworth to Whitefish Montana route. His friends hail the appointment.
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Dalton Federal Fuel Administrator
M. J. Dalton
G. N. Railroad
Leavenworth
Whitefish
Montana
Public School Set to Open Next Tuesday September Third
Public school will open Tuesday Sept 3 under Superintendent J H Osborne with two teaching vacancies. The faculty includes Elizabeth Le Gros Pearl McClure Gertrude Gage Myrtle Hayden Bertha Hall McClain Francis Walsh A S Jensen Maud Hinman W F Bickel Mabel Anderson T B Johnson and others. Two high school resignations leave vacancies. a shorthand and typewriting course is hoped to be added. Mrs N J Applegate traveled to Tacoma after the death of friend A E Palmer.
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J. H. Osborne
Elizabeth le Gros
Pearl McClure
Gertrude Gage
Myrtle Hayden
Bertha Hall
McClain
Francis Walsh
A. S. Jensen
Maud Hinman
Autograph WWI Letter From Royal Signature Card
Soldier Dick Horey writes home from England or France in April 1918. An autographed royal letter on Windsor Castle stationery thanks U S troops for joining the Allied war effort and wishes them God speed. Mrs. Horey preserves the memento.
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Richard Horey
Co. A
A. Horey
United States
British Isles
Paris Tour And War Time Letters From Leavenworth Friends
Excerpts from a letter recount a June 30 trip with four companions to Paris landmarks including the Sacred Heart church and Napoleon’s tomb at the Invalides. The writer notes war torn scenes, canal trips to Joinville, and parades on the Bastille day with Allied troops and King George shaking hands with American soldiers.
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Church of the Sacred Heart
Paris
the Invalides
Graynemde
Marne Canal
Joinville
America
Germany
London
George
Church of the Madelaine
Wonderful organ music fills long city church praise
C Warren Reid recalls a church service where the organ played brilliantly. The church spans a full block and its singing and music carried clearly, as if heard in a small room.
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C. Warren Reid
Government puts country newspaper on cash basis
A government notice requires country publishers to halt papers sent to subscribers in arrears of three months or more after Sept. 1. Sworn quarterly statements must prove compliance with the rules. Publishers may not mail to relatives unless paid, cannot exchange papers outside the printing county, and face other restrictions. The only upside is prompting loss of long-dormant subscribers.
Northwest Apples Bring Heart to Front Line Troops
Reverend Dr. F A La Violette now Y M C A secretary to the 110th infantry relays how Northwest Skookum apples cheered soldiers in France. At the Philadelphia apple convention he praised the display and recounted soldiers hugging apples as tokens from home. The convention pledged over 4 000 dollars to extend the gift program to more troops in France.
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Kipling
F. A. la Violette
Queen Anne Methodist Church
Seattle
110Th Infantry
la Violette
Philadelphia
11Th Philadelphians
The
Philadelphia Ledger
France
Doctor LaViolette
Red Cross
Pastor la Violette
Apple Shippers
Bellevue-Stratford
Northwest
Oregon
W. F. Gwin
Northwestern Fruit Exchange
Apples in a Great New Light Shown by Red Cross Donation
The Rev. La Violette notes that the American Red Cross last winter distributed northwest apples to the orphans of France at Toul. An apple merchant remarks the effort puts apples in a new, brighter light.
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la Violette
American Red Cross
France
Toul
Lake Wenatchee Shingle Mill Burns Down
News from Lake Wenatchee reports a shingle mill at the lake foot burned entirely last Sunday afternoon. A spark from the engine set saw dust afire and the mill was lost within moments. Owner Mr. Kohlhase plans to rebuild promptly with bolts on hand and strong demand for output. Insurance status unavailable.
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Wenatchee Lake
Kohlhase
Card of Thanks for Billie Pentz Family
Mr and Mrs J S Pentz and children thank friends for flowers and help during the illness and death of little Billie. August 30.
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J. S. Pentz
Billie
Fruit Growers Fix Scale of Wages in Wenatchee Valley
A large group of Wenatchee valley fruit growers gathered last Saturday to set wage scales for orchard work. The adopted schedule includes orchard help picking 40 cents per hour plus 5 cents per box, sorting at ranch 35 to 40 cents depending on experience, machine sorting 35 cents per hour, packing graded and ungraded fruit 7 to 9.5 cents per box with 5 cents for grading and sizing, and board at 1 dollar per day or 7 dollars per week.
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Wenatchee Valley
Wenatchee
Labor Day Observed as Public Offices Close
Monday will be a holiday with banks offices and stores closed all day. Residents are advised to stock groceries between Saturday and Tuesday. Local people and visitors note travel and visits among Everett Seattle Portland and Leavenworth residents as families gather and depart for holidays.
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Bank
Overcharge on Fuel Delivered to Red Cross
County Fuel Administrator White returned a $25.75 overcharge to Mrs. Westcott after a local fuel man and a jobber overcharged on coal. The collected funds were handed to the local Red Cross due to uncertainty about proper allocation.
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White
Chelan youths registered last Saturday list names
Twenty four Chelan youths registered last Saturday with birth ages in the June to August window. Leavenworth boys named include Bryan F. Croghan William D. Hawley and John R. Hoffman.
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Chelan
Leavenworth
Bryan F. Croghan
Wm. D. Hawley
John R. Hoffman
Leavenworth calls attention to election of supreme court judges
A local writer urges voters to consider five nominees for the Washington Supreme Court in the 1918 election. He lists Walter M. French Kenneth MacIntosh John F. Main R Mitchell and W O Chapman with terms two four and six years, stressing experience and ability and urging registration and voting on September 10.
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Leavenworth Echo
Supreme Court
Walter M. French
Law Department
University of Washington
Superior Court
Kitsap County
Kenneth MacIntosh
King County
Chelan County
John F. Main
John R. Mitchell
Thurston County
Thurston
Mason Counties
W. O. Chapman
Superior
Pierce County
Supreme Bench
Wenatchee Boy Among The Wounded Yesterday
Private Harold Watson enlisted from Wenatchee is reported among yesterday’s wounded in dispatches from the French war front.
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Wenatchee
Harold Watson
Troop Trains Bound for Camp Lewis Pass Through Here
Several troop trains bound for Camp Lewis pass through this week. One train Tuesday night carried fourteen loaded coaches through the area shortly after midnight. On Wednesday train No 1 arrived with two coach leads from Montana.
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Camp Lewis
No. 1
Montana
U. S. Soil Surveyors Now Working in Chelan County
The United States Department of Agriculture soil survey party is mapping Chelan County Washington in cooperation with the state. A. E. Cocher leads the team as they prepare base maps and soil boundaries, borings and samples while gathering farmer insights. The work aims to help farmers adapt practices to soil types and provide a scientific basis for local agricultural studies. The survey will yield a color soil map and free information for residents once completed.
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Washington
Chelan County
Bureau of Soils
United States Department of Agriculture
State of Washington
A. E. Cocher
The
Echo
Federal Department
United States
Obituary for Billy Pentz 1918
Obituary notes the death of Billy Pentz on August 25 1918 after a brief illness. Born October 24 1914 in Leavenworth he leaves his mother Minnie Pentz father J S Pentz sister Hazel and brothers Clare and Russell. The family travels to Dubois Pennsylvania for burial alongside relatives.
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Billy Pentz
Billy
Minnie
J. S. Pentz
Hazel
Clare
Russell
Little Billy
Leavenworth
Dubois
Penn
Tumwater Precinct Polls Open At Adams Apple House
Polls for the Tumwater precinct will open at the Adams Apple warehouse just east of the Wenatchee river bridge. Pass the word to voters.
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Tumwater
Adams
Apple House
Wenatchee River Bridge
Notice to Advertisers on Copy Deadline and Rules
The office requires all advertising copy for changes to be in by 12 noon each Wednesday to be inserted in that week. Late copy will be held for the following week. The rule excludes new ads and small ads under five inches.
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George R. I
C. W. Reid
Mr. Reid
Lake Wenatchee
Alice Burn
Everett
Will
D. Burns
R. H. Hopkins
Baby
William Harris
W. C. Roach
Howard
Portland
H. McNeil
A. L. Andrews
Roach
Pearl Shackler
Andrews
48Th Coast Artillery
Virginia
E. Smith
Geo. Bunch
Mrs. Barrett
McClure
A. P. Snyder
Mr. Tegtmeier
Mrs. Snyder
Great Northern Railroad
H. B. Rohrbaugh
Columbia Siding
Mrs. Farley
Dalles
Ore
I. W. Faulkner
William Titus
Laura Nelson
Ralph Brown
Corrigan
Frank Holcomb
Blewett
Miss Blanch Smith
Tlewett
Wm. A. Grimshaw
Wenatchee, Wash
National League For Womens Service
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
H. Warner
Lewis
U. S. Soil
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