One Road to Berlin Air Fleet Call and Spokane Building Data
An editorial urges rapid air fleet production as the path to victory over Germany with miners and skilled workers mobilized for aircraft industry. It notes government push and the need for materials and labor across sugar beet, mining, shipbuilding, and manufacturing. Spokane reports building permits totaling 2,133,840 dollars, up over 500 thousand from last year.
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Germany
America
Spokane
Calgary Soldier Noble R. Lloyd Killed on Western Front
Noble R. Lloyd of Calgary B C was killed in action on the western front. A longtime Calgary resident, he was 32 and had enlisted early with Canada’s expeditionary forces. He served as quartermaster sergeant in Lieutenant Armstrong’s unit before returning to private to reach France quicker. He was connected to Mrs A C Barclay and supervised Barclay Hotel construction in 1913. His brother F E Lloyd lives in Calgary and his father resides in Portland Oregon.
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Canada
England
Armstrong
France
Calgary
A. C. Barclay
Barclay
F. E. Lloyd
Portland Oregon
DRYDEN Families Travel and Weddings Mentioned
Mr and Mrs Ed Page and their young son arrive in Long Beach California to spend Christmas week and may settle there for health reasons. Guy Sherman and family visit Seattle then head to Portland area as he plans work at Bremerton shipyards. A bridal shower for Edna Linkem hosted by Mrs Frank Mitchell and Mrs T J Sherman precedes her wedding to Floyd Unger. Carol Sherman travels to Minneapolis for spine treatment and Miriam Remley plans January return to Spokane. The Odessa Record notes subscription price rise to two dollars per year starting January 1.
German Drive on the Western Front Signal for Big Battles
The analysis notes Germany seeks decisive action on the western front with a strengthened army after Russia’s exit and a potential early U S entry. It cites Italian gains and predicts France and Belgium as the battlegrounds, with crucial battles in the next four to five months determining the outcome.
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Germany
United States
Unite States
Italy
Russia
Boy Scout Twist Ends A Wartime Conscience Row
A London Tit-Bits joke recalls a rogue before a tribunal who claims a 1905 rebirth and is pressed to join the Boy Scouts by a stern chairman. The gag hinges on a conscience claim and a witty prompt to enlist.
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London
C. Q
Boy Scouts
Lumping Them Off in Evening Prayers
A child ends her family prayer by asking for a blessing for the whole bunch after a long day of play. Theo Paine and family returned yesterday from the Coast where they had been since before Christmas, with printing for The Echo completed.
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Theo
Paine
Family
Apple Men in Wenatchee Worried About Car Shortage
Wenatchee Valley shippers fear fruit losses as 1000 to 1500 carloads of apples remain unsent Athens. Rome Beauties Jonathan Spitzenbergs and Staymens stored too long risk deterioration. Railroads blame cold weather and congestion while shippers demand sufficient cars when a thaw arrives. Also notes residents W J Gordon Chas Imbleau relocate to Oregon Rogue River country for millwork. Beryl Motteler from Seattle visits, and Mr and Mrs Dude Brown return from Nebraska with Mrs Brown’s sister Miss Lene McCoy.
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Wenatchee Valley
Rome
Rockies
Dakotas
Wenatchee World
W. J. Gordon
Chas. Imbleau
Oregon
Rogue River
Gardner
Beryl Motteler
Seattle
Dude Brown
Yesteday
Nebraska
Miss Lene McCoy
Thought Will Rule World at Fifth Avenue Club
In a Fifth Avenue club lobby a group of scientists foresees war spurring radical inventions. They discuss telephones and airplanes powered by thought, predicting wireless communication, guided ships, fuelless trains, and fuel produced like crops as the future unfolds.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Butcher Claims High Profits Behind Everyday Goods
A butcher rails against profiteering as he charges 60 cents per pound for a two pound rump steak. He cites 6 000 percent and higher margins in medicines mineral water and dental work, arguing public outrage over perceived price gouging. He points to Junck's pill and porcelain teeth profits as examples to defend his price.
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Junck
Otto Juncck
Port Blakely cannery contract bid for Alitak Packing Co
Port Blakely wins a $30 000 cannery tender to be built for Alitak Packing Co. Pacific Power and Light reports 50 percent higher business in November compared with the previous year.
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Port Blakely
Alitak Packing Co
Pacific Power & Light Company
Revenue Collector Coming To Enforce Income Tax Rules
Uncle Sam will deploy 22 officers from January 2 to assist county residents in filing 1917 income tax returns. Unmarried individuals with net income of 1000 or more and married couples with net income of 2000 or more must file. Officers will announce their arrival and require prepared income and expense statements. Corporations should provide detailed profit and loss statements.
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Williams
Hemlock Bones Reflects On Reports In Rainier Cafe
The Stroller column notes Hemlock Bones leaving the 2:15 a.m. limited inhaling ozone and pondering rumors about Hurry Up Lumber Company. G F Vanderveer, chief counsel for the Wobblies, was fined $100 for carrying a gun. Debates at Leavenworth and chatter about a Ladies Aviation Corp appear as sly humor.
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Hemlock Bones
O’connor
Spokane
G. F. Vanderveer
Wobblies
Washington
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Noble R. Lloyd
B.C
Mi A A
Tae
Odessa
APPLE
Beds Springs
V. B
Sam
Internal Revenue
David
J. Williams
Leavenworth
L. O. Taylor, Jr
L. O. Jr
L. O. Junior
Western Union
Here
Chicago
Edison
Utantes
Ladies Aviation Corp
Jack Mahoney
The
Aviation
Bill
Camp Lewis
Frank G. Moran
Moran Scheel
Moran
Northwest
MR. Moran
Moran School, Ltd
Manitou Park-on-Bainbridge Island
Rolling Bay
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