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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
6
Pendleton reporters document a mix of campus sports notes from Oregon Agricultural College and visits from residents of Walla Walla and Whitefish Montana. The item also notes local illnesses, property displays, travel to California, and a missing thermometer theft investigation by Major Moorhouse, all framed in familiar small town detail.
Pendleton schools Superintendent Fred P. Austin has been named chairman of the resolutions committee for the Oregon State Teachers’ Association. The group will convene its annual convention in Portland later this month. A. Hampton of La Grande, former Pendleton superintendent, is president of the association.
Taxicabs in Pendleton are not running today due to extreme cold. The cabs operated last night until 7 a.m. before ceasing service. Drivers report hardship meeting the demand as conditions stay severe. The high school's athletic carnival proceeds to finals in the gym tonight at 7 with additional events in the auditorium at 8:16. Proceeds fund school flags and cadet corps stands.
Dorothy Jack, six, daughter of Mr and Mrs Marlon Jack, is treated for a frozen chin after returning home from school. The pain is severe but she rests more easily this afternoon as her condition is monitored.
Fire Chief Ringold warns of fire risk from an oil stove left burning in unoccupied homes. He calls for a watchman on guard and urges city residents to be vigilant, noting staffing challenges in all weather and the need to avoid chances with fires.
The State Fish and Game Commission in Portland was postponed until Governor Olcott arrives from Salem and Commissioner Stone reaches the city from Klamath Falls. Commissioner Marion Jack left Pendleton by train and arrived in Portland at 9 a.m. yesterday, remaining there to attend the rescheduled meeting.
Captain Miller of the Walla Walla Salvation Army group passes through Pendleton on a homeward route from Salem where she served. She is hosted by Captain Jennie Conrad at the port of the A. A former Salem station, Miller did prison work at the state penitentiary and aided an inmate nearing parole.
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