British Air Subsidy Aims to Spur Postwar Commercial Fleet
London officials consider an air subsidy to fund rapid peace time commercial development. The plan envisions private firms building thousands of planes for mail and passenger service, creating jobs for trained aviators and maintaining a large air fleet for Britain. In Washington, Hog Island costs are defended as not excessive, with the American shipbuilding company promising to present facts to the Senate Commerce Committee after the holidays.
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London
Air Ministry
Great Britain
Tmes
le Nocestmry
Helng
France
Fifth Avenue
New York
Amerigan
Lear
Hog Island
Knight
Senate
Walla Walla Resumes Church Services December 29
At a special Ministerial Union meeting in Walla Walla on Thursday it was decided to open churches Sunday December 29 with safeguards for public health. Buildings will be heated and ventilated, congregational singing omitted, and services limited to about one hour with each congregation adapting its own plan.
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Walla Walla
Ministerial Union
Aged Refag Return to France After Armistice
French refugees rush home after the armistice. Aged couple pictured before the war left Holland with all their possessions as they begin return, the wife carrying belongings while the photographer notes they endured exile and hardship.
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France
Holland
Coume
Anya
Government We Help Place Labor In Oregon
Government effort aims to ease postwar employment shift as the U S Employment Service expands nationwide. Wilfred P F Smith leads Oregon operations from Portland with stations in Albany Pendleton Baker La Grande Eugene Roseburg Marshfield and more to connect job seekers with opportunities. A nationwide drive seeks to match labor demand with supply across principal cities and counties.
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Portland
Oregon
Wilfred PF. Smith
Oak Street
Qutalde
Saperin
AmMoria
Pendleton
Baker
Satem
Eugene
Roseburg
Marshfield
Comberk
Chagé
Ships Return to Normal Trade After Armistice
Washington reports shipping returns to normal routes of trade. Rail and War Department figures show most goods for foreign consignments loaded at tidewater. J H Hossetter coordinates vessel releases to support 1.694 million U S soldiers in France and 20 million tons of food to Europe this year.
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Washington
Hipping Board
Tidewater
Silovaling Vestele
J. H. Hosseter
Hile Oak
War Department
France
Europe
Seaboard
Shipping Board
Railroad Administration
Dover Hails Haig as War Heroes Promise Peerage
Dover residents greet Field Marshal Haig as he returns from Belgium and France. London crowds plan a public welcome and a future peerage and parliament grant as per traditional commemorations.
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Fie
Dover
London
Haig
Belgium
France
Kingston
Londdone
Oregon Boy Helped Comrade In War Time Death
Charles Wilkenson of Wenatchee, grandson of a local family, died in France after serving in North Central Washington division and with the First Army Corps. He drove ammunition to the front at Chateau Thierry and later, as an mounted orderly, aided a wounded comrade while seeking medical aid, dying November 24 as his unit faced danger.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Henry Lee
First Street
Charles Wilkenson
Wenatchee
Germany
France
Honevital
Wilkenson
Washington
First Army Corps
Chateau Thierry
Cirwtald -Te- Uon
Himsell
Lipton Challenge Not Accepted by New York Chairmen
New York fans decide against renewing the dispute for next year as peace is not formally concluded and casualties are still reported. The New York Faebt Club held a meeting to discuss the requested Lipton challenge, with members contending that a 1920 series could be welcome if conditions improve.
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Lipton
New York
Faebt Club
Memage
Royal Ulatér
Uccesting
Royal Ulster Yecht Club
End the Delay in Renting Giat House Ad
A local classifieds item urges immediate action to rent the Giat house, noting prior delays and calling for prompt engagement with the listing. The notice emphasizes ensuring a smooth rental process and avoiding further postponements.
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Conroy
Main St
Mt. Vernon
Washington, D. C
P.O. Knight
The
Pendletons
People's Warehouse
Mie
Ote
Por Haig
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