Normal School Opens Summer Session With 875 Enrollment
The Oregon Normal School reports 875 students enrolled by week’s end, praising the figure amid war conditions. Miss Lucile Chase will lead Household Economy next year and discussed plans with Miss Butler, who headed the department for five years. Helen Stewart from Victoria Canada spoke on canteen work in France. Mrs. A. L. Ide, newly minted PhD, arrived from Penn to join the Normal.
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Oregon Normal School
Lucile Chase
Department of Household Economy
Miss Butler
Helen Stewart
Victoria, B.C
France
Watering the City and Family Travels Mentioned
A letter to Mrs. Ostien states a reliable city well would provide wholesome water. It notes her husband in New York after visiting Nebraska and Ohio, stopping with son Tom in Camp Meade Maryland, and then visiting a plantation near Richmond Virginia with a brother.
Spirit of French People and War Work Echoes
Miss Helen Stewart of Victoria BC spoke in Eugene on war experiences from the north country Lorraine and the Vosges. She described French resolve, refugees, halted tasks, and fieldwork with alfalfa and a cow as symbols, noting Chinese aid repurposing land and America’s growing war burden.
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Helen Stewart
Victoria
B. C
Lorraine
Vosges
Stewart
France
Rosa B. Parrott
Eugene
Paris
Miss Stewart
America
Retail Grocery Prices Under Food Administration Guidance
National Food Administration oversight fixes staple prices via price interpretation committees. County groups publish suggestive weekly price schedules for retailers and consumers, balancing dealer margins with locality conditions. Polk County June prices list barley flour to evaporated milk with jobber and retailer prices.
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National Food Administration
Polk County
New Mayor Selected By City Council
The council appointed O. A. Wolverton as mayor after a shortage of outside applicants. He will serve until a successor is chosen in the fall election. Bills approved included 112.67 to Glen Whiteaker for a compensator and electrical work and 31.68 for Independence gravel.
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Ostien
A. Wolverton
Glen Whiteaker
Independence Gravel
Willamette Valley Lumber Co
Suver Red Cross Organizes Wide Awake Home Guard
Suver in Polk County backs a patriotic effort with a robust Red Cross, a local home guard plan, and a patriotic society spanning Suver Fairview and Mountainview. Prof T H Gentle of Monmouth spoke at Suver hall urging War Savings Stamps while recounting German military methods from Saxony. A Red Cross business meeting is set for next Tuesday.
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Suver
Polk County
Red Cross Society
Monmouth
Red Cross
Fairview
Mountainview
Suver Hall
T. H. Gentle
The
Training School Gets New Head in Place of Drafted Zook
Mr. C. E. Force, who oversees the Normal grounds, assumes control of the Training School. He replaces Mr. Oscar Zook, who has been called to the colors by the selective draft.
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C. E. Force
Oscar Zook
New Well in Use Expands West Monmouth Water Supply
The city’s new 120 foot well began operation Sunday forenoon, pumping water to the reservoir. Reached at 45 feet on rock ledges, the well adds a quality supply amid dry seasons, with a concrete base and well house protecting the installation.
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West Monmouth
New City
W. J. Mulkey
Price listing for groceries and bulk goods
A historic price list shows butter and creamery items at 43 to 56 cents, oleomargarine around 27 to 85 cents, Crisco 40 to 85 cents, eggs about 36 to 40 cents, lard and sugar prices, coffee and tea bulk rates, with ranges indicating market variability.
Polk County Defenses Plan July Fourth Patriot Picnic
Wartime notices urge Polk County communities to gather at Rickreall Grove for a County Patriotic Picnic with features from each Community Council. The Home Guard Band will play free. Buena Vista and Dallas Home Guards may participate. minimal concessions. no large spending. Independence events in Independence Hoskins Valley include a special train, orator Dr. H C Dunsmore, sports, parade, mock wedding, prizes, and a Hooverized basket dinner without fireworks. Monmouth plans Twil ight Observance to fund Canteen Service for Miss Myra Butler with cafeteria dinner and patriotic program.
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Polk County
Grove
Buena Vista
Dallas
Polk County Council of National Defense
Independence
Hoskins
King’s Valley
H. C. Dunsmore
Monmouth
Myra Butler
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A. L. Ide
University of Pennsylvania
Lima
Alaska
D. A. Wolverton
Suver Red Cross
Rickreall and
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