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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
4
Social and club news for this department should be given to the East Oregonian by phone or otherwise during forenoon. Each item turned in after 11 o clock noon will often be held for publication the following day.
The Lincoln Parent-Teacher Circle meets at 3 30 tomorrow afternoon in the school building with a musical program and officer installations. Current Literature Club hosts Mr H H Hattery and Mr A J McAllister at Mrs McAllister’s Thompson Street home. Moose Lodge party at Moose Hall features a dance and supper for members and families. Local social notes list travels, visits, and arrivals from Salem Portland Helix Vansycle Fulton Athena Ukiah, and stockmen’s convention. Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges plan a joint 98th anniversary program tonight at the IOOF hall with a full agenda of songs, histories, piano solos, and an address on Odd Fellowship.
Washington April 26 Eliho owt former secretary of state is reported to have accepted the chairmanship of the Am African commission to Hostia. Unclear spelling and attribution.
J conferred for an hour with the President today but refused to discuss his mission. The names of the other commissioners were not announced. The city expected to leave immediately, and Mon’s selection signaled political unity for war. Root, a critic of the president, had been Hoosewelt’s peacemaker. Steel contact offer to the government and orders at prices from a third to half below the present market. The heads of the United States, the public, and Midvale Steel spoke on the figures this afternoon.
April 26 report from London quotes physicians on food curbs worsening appetite and vigor. Public notices boast of strict enforcement while households endure meager rations of three ounces meat, two ounces bread, and half a pint of beer per diner at Simpsons venues.
The Kendietom Common Council approved paving Webb Street with brick or stone between Court Street and the railroad, estimated at $16,671.30, to be funded by assessments on benefited properties within District No. 2. City Surveyor Geary Kiobrell prepared the plan, detailing the route, boundaries, and methods, with the resolution reserving property and funds for the project.
Acting mayor is sworn in as head of Peachen city government amid ceremonial duties and brief remarks. The new leader pledged to oversee ongoing projects, address public concerns, and maintain municipal services during the transition period.
Astoria reports completion of the north jetty at the Columbia River mouth after four years of work. The 13,900 foot extension cost about 34.25 million with the south breakwater priced at over 11,000. Portland notes railways may suffer further from high water in late May and June, per A J Davidson. A statewide good roads rally is planned in Portland this Saturday to back the 96 990 0010 bond measure. Tacoma reveals plan to plant fourteen acres at Point Defiance Park with potatoes, reallocating land from an athletic field. Alling Park to share in the potato patch.
The article notes a meeting of Spanian War veterans where officers were appointed to coordinate with other units, a drill set for Sunday morning at Round-Up Park, and a five member committee authorized to recruit to full strength. The third unit chose the name Silver Grays with C. K. Cranston as captain. A battalion drill with veterans may be held by Decoration Day if drilled adequately. The resolutions criticize the volunteer system and advocate selective draft.
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