Farmers Cut Grain and Local Socials Highlight Weekend Moves
Farmers report cutting grain this week as George Hiller and Dell Barber shipped a car of cattle to Portland on Monday. Burpell Olson left for the logging camp at Deep River Washington. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Diesing of Portland spent the weekend at Dell Barber’s home. The C. L. Gell family celebrated the Fourth visiting Portland Vancouver and Battle Ground. The Walter Ray family and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Mauzey traveled to Newberg for the Fourth. Attendees at the Red Cross picnic in St Paul included Mr. and Mrs. John Erwert and family Mrs. Zenzen and son Raymond and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ray. The Gell and Ray families plus others attended a picnic near Dundee hosted by Adventist organizers.
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George Hiller
Dell Barber
Portland
Burpell Olson
Deep River
Washington
L. R. Diesing
C. L. Gell
Vancouver
Battle Ground
Raybell
Red Cross
St. Paul
John Erwert
Zenzen
Raymond
Walter Ray
Raymond Workman Preaches Sundays and Teams with Shipyard
Wallace Jones of Raymond Washington spends a week at home then returns to Raymond to juggle shipyard work on weekdays with preaching at the Christian church on Sundays. Mr. Martin of Raymond also returns after accompanying him. A farewell party was held for four boys bound for Fort McDowell California to answer the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Jones
Raymond
Washington
Wallace
Christian Church of
Mr. Martin
Fort McDowell
California
Mountain Top Community Notices and Visits
Leslie Blanchard left the community due to draft call. Fred Blanchard, now in the U S Marine Corps, visits home briefly. Willie Davis, worker in Portland shipyards, visits Mr and Mrs George Zeigler on the Fourth. Fred and Mrs Blanchard return from Canada after several months away. Nick Baron, formerly local, visits Mountain Top friends. Industrial Club met at the Burns home with a short program. Next meeting at Proctor s. George Zeigler and his wife drove the Columbia Highway to Cascade Locks and back enjoying the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Blanchard
Willie Davis
Portland
George Ziegler
Fred Blanchard
Canada
Nick Baron
Burns
Proctor’s
George Zeigler
Columbia Highway
Cascade Locks
Local Service Flag Dedication Features Eight Stars
Crowd attends as a new service flag is dedicated showing eight stars for honored servicemen including Emory Jones Vernon Groff Bruno Hemberger Rodney Hobson Wm Burnham Ed Rasmussen Grover Livengood and Adlai Livengood Several soldiers relatives and friends accompanied them to McMinnville delaying parting a little longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Jones
Vernon Groff
Bruno Hemberger
Rodney Hobson
Wm. Burnham
Ed Rasmussen
Grover Livengood
Adlai Livengood
McMinnville
Picnic at Mountain Top Draws Distant Neighbors
The event gathered locals who did not attend Newbery and many townsfolk, with the Boyds from Ribbon Ridge arriving from outside the district. Activities included foot races puzzles and other feats followed by an evening dance at Monte Sleeper's home.
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Mountain Top
Newbery
Boyds
Ribbon Ridge
Monte Sleeper
Great Poets and Their Pets Throughout History
The passage recalls Byron feeding a goose until a life of petship, Tennyson befriending an owl after hearing its cries, Poe’s real pet raven, and dogs with Byron and Scott. It notes Cowper’s hares and Burns’s beloved pet, painting a portrait of literary figures and their animal companions.
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Byron
Tennyson
Somersby Rectory
Edgar Allan Poe
Scott
Maida
Cowper
Burns
Training Tale From Aboard A Boarding House
A Life interview excerpt recounts how a recruit earned day one thrusting skill in a boarding house by practicing at a table with a steak, despite no prior army experience. The anecdote highlights improvised training leading to proficiency.
Premature Monument on the Tigris Riverbank
Eleanor Franklin Egan describes a tall white obelisk near Kut el Amara. The Turkish erected shaft marks British surrender in Mesopotamia after 144 days of siege and starvation, seen as a paradoxical reminder of perceived British defeat.
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Kut-el-Amara
Tigris
Eleanor Franklin Egan
Saturday Evening Post
Townsend
Mesopotamia
Brave Sons of Far West and Parrot of Amiens
Maj. E. Alexander Powell recalls marching with the Western s soldiers and their resolve to defeat the Kaiser. The Parrot of Amiens tale contrasts with Vert-Vert the monastery parrot whose voyage to a nunnery sparked scandal in Gresset's poem.
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Far West
Maj
E. Alexander Powell
Scribner’s Magazine
Mississippi
Rhine
Amiens
Reims
Vert
Jean Baptiste Gresset
Vert-Vert
London Chronicle
Strange Military Badges and Playing Card Symbols
The London Chronicle notes soldiers wear cloth patches on their sleeves showing the suit symbols from playing cards. Regiments are organized into packs with each company assigned a suit and color as identification marks.
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The
London Chronicle
Wight and Day in London Amid War Work
Grace Boynton Monks writes from London about around the clock activity near Woolwich arsenal where two 12 hour shifts run and night work equals day work. Women crowd the roads to reach danger buildings while engines and vans rumble, and an air of cautious routine surrounds the yellow powder and veils part of war production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Boynton
Woolwich Arsenal
Arsenal
Would-Be Economy Foiled by Lost Dress Plan
Mrs Pudge and Herbert discuss turning a winter dress into a new outfit to save money. The plan fails when Mrs Pudge recalls lending the dress to Cousin Lizzie earlier this spring, ending the thrift idea. Herbert reacts with frustration to the chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Mrs. Pudge
Pudge
Lizzie
Administratrix Notice of Final Settlement
Notice is given that the administratrix has filed her final account for the estate of H. A. Hyde in Yamhill County Oregon. The court sets July 20 1918 at 10 a m for hearing objections to the final account and for settlement. Interested parties must appear at the county court in Mc Minnville Oregon to show cause why the account should not be approved and the estate finally settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Hyde
Yamhill County
Oregon
McMinnville
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Newberg
Chancey Gell
Arleta
Florence Ray
Norman Yeager
Donald McNamara
Dundee
Jack Morback
Slood
James Ferguson
B. M. Nonken
R.O. Winters
Gladys Garland
Margaret Garland
Peter Stewart
Jack Sawyer
W. G. Warnack
Kansas
Ewert Garland
Montana
Elmer Wright
Auburn
Mr. Hanson
Huber Construction
Pany
Chevrolet
Mr Leisure
Maxwell
R. O. Bristow
Romig
Wallace Goodrich and Son
Dolph
Dayton
Mr. Bristrow
Mr. Bristow
U. S. Marine Corps
Poe
New York City Marine Band
Mary Adel Hays
Great Eastern Musical Organization
Henry Warren Poor
WAR Pictures
Apollo Concert Company
Metropolitan Artists
Mrs. A. C. Zehner
Mother Goose Festival
the Eichhorns
Schubert Serenaders
Minosaku
Toshi Yamamoto
Moana Vierra
Royal Hawaiian Quartet
Chautauqua
Crown Gasoline
OIL Company
V. D. Miller
Special Argent
Standard Oil Co
Kut
Wight
London
Saving Wifey
Sarah J. Hyde
A. Hyde
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