Portland Librarian Miss Isom Lauded Statewide
Miss Mary Frances Isom, prominent Portland librarian, died yesterday in Portland. She led the Portland Public Library for eighteen years shaping it into a community education center. Her work with the American Library Association and Pacific Northwest Library Association connected libraries across Oregon and Washington, including war library work in France and spruce camps. Her last annual report noted 3262 lectures, 100000+ in-person attendances, and 10000+ answered questions, with ties to University of Oregon extension and Oregon Hinteribrary programs.
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Mary Frances Iwam
Portland
Umatilla County
Kayetem
Misa Isom
Pacific Northwest Library Association
Council
The
American Library Association
Oregon State Libcary Commission
Ita
Biss
France
Specialix
Oregon
Washington
Miss Isom
Portland Library
University of Oregon Extension
Oregon Hinteribrary
Allies in Accord in Paris Over Versailles Treaty
Paris April 16 The allies have reached an accord on the execution of the Versailles treaty. The agreement removes one of the main points of friction between France and Britain.
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Paris
France
Britain
Pendleton Forms Six-Club Baseball Plan and Tryouts
Pendleton Athletic Club plans a self supporting baseball team with uniforms ordered now. Workouts are held three nights weekly at Round-Top Park with a practice tonight. Managers for six teams were chosen after a meeting including Walla Walla Milton Freewater Athena Pilot Rock and Pendleton. The club aims to win the league title and secure public backing for Pendleton’s return to competitive ball.
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Pendleton
Spelt
Amzlou
Walla
George McCloud
Milton-Freewater
TH. Ro Var Slyke
Athena
W. P. Lutthejohn
Mix
C. I. Kenlail
Pilot Rock
W. N. Roger
Pendleton Marshall
Pendleton Fa
Motor trucks travel routes eyed for war roads
In Hot Springs Arkansas on April 16 the United States Good Roads Association passed a resolution urging that a motor truck expedition move from Washington to San Diego via the Bankhead national highway to test the need for road improvements for military transport. The proposal was sent to Secretary of War Baker during the association's convention.
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Ark
Baker
United States Good Roads Association
War Department
Lincoln Highway
Washington
San Francisco
Bankhead National
San Diego
Calif
United States
Gow Roads Association
Inspection trip targets Alaska cannery operations
By Associated Press Seattle April 1 Henry OMalley chief of the Pacific Coast division of the federal fisheries bureau and Charles H. Gilbert of Stanford depart for Alaska to inspect cannery operations at the Yukon mouth. They will probe reports that cannery activity blocks salmon migration threatening Indians diving along the river and supply lines.
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Seattle
Wash
Henry O'Malley
Pacific
Federal Fisheries Bureau
Chas
HH. Gilbert
Department of Coplogy
Stanford University
Alan
Yukon
Maller
O'Malley
Five Hundred Spokane Democrats Banquet at Jefferson Day Dinner
Spokane city report says five hundred Democrats attended a Jefferson Day Dinner in memory of political activity. The event highlighted local party activities as Amor aie! Prema provided coverage from Spokane, Washington, dated April 16.
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Spokane
Amor Aie
Jefferson Day Dinner Speakers Named in Local Notice
The annual Jefferson Day dinner featured speakers including William Day Simmonds minister of the local Unitarian Church former Congressman C C DIN and United States District Attorney Charles H. Leavy with a noted athorn among the presenters.
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William Day Simmonds
Unitarian Church
Congresman
C, C, Din
United States District
Charles H. Leavy
Athorn
Moonshiner's Federal Trial Opens in Tacoma
John Young of Cosmopolis WA faces a federal court trial after Aberdeen police testified. Indicted for transporting moonshine whiskey, the case began yesterday in Tacoma.
Revenue officer found not guilty in federal trial
Tacoma April 16 Jon Williams former Internal Revenue Service officer of Aberdeen Washington was found not guilty by a federal court jury on a charge of using ill will to extort money. Immediately after his release he was arrested on a perjury charge during the trial He was released on bail.
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Tacoma
Watley
Jon Wiliams
Internal Revenue
Aberdeen
Wash
Bali
Bayer aspirin claim in counterfeit wording
An OCR fragment promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and prescribes them for many pains. It cites long use and lists ailments and directions, mentioning Bayer's trademark and packaging details like 12 tablets. The legibility is poor and some terms are garbled.
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Ghyticiana
Heyer
Bayer
Informal summer dresses move to batiste and nyelle fabrics
Informal and some formal gatherings will feature frocks in batiste and French nyelle replacing georgette and tinsel. A simple round neck frock with three quarter length bell sleeves and an irregular tunic profile is described. Embroidered batlate trim and Valenciennes lace outline the piece with a skirt finished by five rows of ruffled lace.
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Ans Ral
Georgette Sale
Pendletons
Beecham
Larwest
Grandma's
Alaska
Tives
Associated Presa
Waah
John Young
Cosmopolis
Abertion
Hare
Phelh
Charley Mayfield
Davis Kaiser Co
Mayfield
Mr. Mayfield
Saturday
California
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