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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
8
Local history notes describe fresh painting on four figures symbolizing past show events, set to catch tourist eyes as trains pass by. Scattered items mention injuries from a combine accident, hospital news, and civic notices about exams, levee repairs, and upcoming gatherings in Portland and La Grande.
The city council discussed a rustic ordinance targeting men who contact prisoners. City Attorney Fee reviewed last night following the arrest of Charles Porter for communicating with Jack Walker, a convicted battleseer. The judge noted risks to officers and city property.
Farewell items note Tiewtenant Senator Al Marrete Henry A Marrett and York Del of Athena heading to Wid fare well to Drew Db Mhemontun and others in Athena with references to La Granite hospital corp Wr Plamondon at La Grande, Stanfield treasurer, Stanfield business updates, and various local updates on theft, deer, and travel plans.
Readable fragments describe a semifinal in a championship with a player named Hartreen and a team led by Tean. The text implies a defeat or exclusion from a finale and mentions a Solf tyres sponsor. Specific teams, dates, and locations are not clear.
The text notes a golfer discivered his opponent’s ball near the hole but chose to play his own ball instead. Had he taken three fewer strokes he would have won and qualified for finals. Also mentions Hartman returning home, Mrs Hartman away until Sept 1, a new car, John Arkell buying Baxon Six, and Mrs Spencer undergoing a tonsil operation.
A disrupted OCR item notes a worker at a factory injuring another by a blunt object during a confrontation. It mentions names and places in a garbled way, referencing a strong man and a distillery converted into a commodity plant abroad, with unclear dates and affiliations. The passage reads as a rough, incomplete summary of a violent incident and unrelated business chatter.
An observer near Moemdhaid to Kamela describes strange lights in the heavens linked to the Perseid meteor shower. He notes meteors known as the tear of Saint Lawrence appear annually, with trails lasting moments before dispersing, and recounts a vivid personal experience of watching them cross the sky.
A fragmentary report notes bright atmospheric phenomena observed recently in Acre during the month of Perdéedda. The objects are believed to be debris from an ancient comet traveling along the same path as Earth, altering the night sky as they cross the planet’s orbit.
Reports from the Washington Fire association indicate that fires in Hood Canal area Callam county along the Strait of Juan de Fuca Cowles county along the Columbia and in eastern King county are now under control.
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