Building Costs in Pendleton Reach Nearly Million During 1917
Pendleton saw a busy but costly year for construction in 1917 with total building improvements valued at 227 329 dollars, up about 28 000 from 1916. May was the peak month with over 43 000, and permits covered about 6600 feet of concrete sidewalks plus 20 to 30 blocks of pavement. occupancy included notes on federal projects and the Farmers' Union elevator.
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Pendleton
Farmers’ Union
Dalton Stlys
Avent Ps
Walter H May
Opel Worley
H. W. Butterfield
Eeecs
M. Wilcox
Boras
Benesle A SR
Loi Lieewens Brass
Postal Receipts Show Increase of Nearly $6000
Post office receipts for the year 1917 rose to 8107 46 in Lane and 842 hOd 71 for another area, up from the previous year. October topped all months for receipts, bucking the December pattern. September gains exceeded the prior year by about 2000, and the 1918 rise over 1915 appears modest.
Boston plans laboratory for study of speech
Boston plans a laboratory to study speech and its defects in a new institute slated for establishment in June. The facility will cover infant speech, stuttering, and speech correction with a curriculum including babbling and pronunciation tests under Dr. Walter F. Swift of Harvard University.
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Boston
Walter F. Swift
Lazy Nailway
Harvard University
Conterriing on Peach Action Sparks London Talks
London reports indicate wartime strategy discussions between enterite and America over countering the Teuten peace term. Officials consider a counter statement of war or a diplomatic show of strength in Behlad the proporale of camoti Cage.
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London
America
Alnie
Exemption Claims On Industrial Grounds Dominate District Board
A garbled but readable notice outlines exemption claims for deferred classification based on industry and agriculture. It explains local ward vs district board authority, the process for questionnaires, and the forwarding of cases to the district board within seven days of mailing. It notes that deferred classification is limited to specific grounds and the district board must consider all evidence before determinations.
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Pune
Rother
Peace must be brought says Kaiser
German editorials claim Germany will force a decisive victory in the West and press for peace. Propaganda reflects a single front focus to deter Allied moves, with wishes for lasting strength and negotiations as the prize of a hard-fought campaign.
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Kaiser
Jan
Cansbral
Wocialistorfan Vorwuort
Germany
Songs of the Sammies by J. Ow Pge
A spoof poem in wartime form from a German text about American soldiers in France and a narrator named Tenny. It mocks the Allied troops with exaggerated caricatures while listing patriotic phrases and a cartoonish chorus about the soldiers’ arrival and reception.
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France
Golem
Pratewtor
Former Local Man To Chase U Boats
Former local man from Kiowa, a fireman, plans to enter the sport of chiovesine ehaasine in Washington. He aims to chase U boats and awaits the appointment of thin wuts sting Chasey upon which he will act. He lived near Alexandria Virginia and plans to move to Tepe Give Ponti, with ties to government work in the Norfolk area.
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Owell Kiowa
Joo Firpman
Pine Civil Poimmooth
Washington
Alexandria
Woautengteie
Aleminia
Haiti
The
Nirhent Engineering AC
New Year Born Amid Much Noise
A garbled recount of a New Year event describes bells ringing and people gathering in a bright day of June with weather noted as warm and clear. The text mentions various names and places in a faded OCR fragment, conveying a festive scene without full clarity.
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Saeed Lee
John Drlegoorn
Marriage Market Surges Amid War as Divorces Rise
The article notes a spike in marriage licenses and divorce suits over the past five years, sparked by wartime social shifts. It records counts of marriages and filings in 1917, with tables listing monthly totals and notable couples, and mentions a shift in wedding venues and regional trends during that period.
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Una
Brown
Alumni Stars Defeat P. H. S. First Team In Basketball
Alumni defeated Pendleton High School first team 18 to 1 in a low scoring start. Ned Fowler led University of Oregon bound players with four baskets and four points for the alumni. Captain Milton Fitzgerald paced Pendleton in offense, with Blackman and Kele introducing new faces for the club.
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P. H.S
Jonitr
Ned Fowler
University of Origon
Nix
Gonle
Milton Fitegerald
Twe
Blaekman
Kele
Milton High -Ehoo
Blackman
Clase
HH. Snyder
Strandlin
HH. Synder
Stockman
Beck
Rugg
Denkert
Cahill
W. Snyder
Warner
Quid Lawrence
Fellows
Alomni—Fowler
F Boylen
Wilkes
Snyder
G. C. Gordod
Belhert
Pendleton
H. Snyder Ff
Hinebrain
Aeey Coey
Kyle
Gy Fitegurmin
December Weather Sets 27 Year Wet Warmth Record
December proved the wettest and warmest in 27 years with 12.65 inches of precipitation, well above normal 6.10 inches, and average temperatures peaking at 2 degrees above normal. The city saw the warmest December temperature on record, while May also reported high rainfall in the year.
Logic of moving the Glewett Co factory debate in Pendleton
Discussion argues whether to relocate the Glewett harvester plant from Pendleton to Portland or Seattle. Proponents warn a move could trigger stockholder losses, affect freight rates, and invite rival factory competition, while retaining the Pendleton site promises local jobs and business continuity.
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Glewet! Harvester Company
Pendleton
Tertiqnd
Une Betaseis
Dmewett Company
Portia
Seattle
Nove & Harvester Factory
Pemlleton
Portland
British Lines Hold On Cambrai Front In New Year Battles
On the Cambrai front British lines remain intact after a day of violent fighting as German attacks on Westh ridge seek a foothold. Allied forces retook positions briefly lost amid heavy shelling and counterfire, with Haig reporting continued British resistance and no major breakthrough by German forces.
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West Front
Cambrai
London
Westh Ridge
Haig
Crime Decline Noted in Pendleton Police Statistics 1915 1917
Police records show fewer arrests in 1917 than 1915 with a marked drop from 1446 in 1915 to 248 in 1917. The 1916 line is described as not as pronounced but indicates that liquor and minor offenses declined. A table lists monthly arrests across 1915 1916 1917, with September unusually high and December near the year’s end.
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Pendleton
Usuel
Mont
Stanfield Named His Own Campaign Manager
R N Stanfield announces he will manage his United States senate campaign unassisted by headquarters or party offices. He plans to tour the Willamette valley, southern Oregon, and Portland, with stops to speak at colleges and the Oregon State fair.
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Stanfield
Dis
Bing
Aasiotanie
Dhate
Peeromal
R. N Stanfield
United
Repuby
Chen
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Portland
Corvallis
Onrngtoty
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