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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
8
In Umatilla County July picnic at the mill drew locals and visitors. Pendleton residents Mire John Ray and Roy Montgomery joined relatives in an extended stay. Reports note hay cutting season, hail and rain damage, and several visits among Pendleton and Pilot Rock residents.
In SAATHEINA July 10 Mr and Mrs Dodson former residents of Condon spent a few days at the home of his nephew W W McPherson. Athena youths Churton Fayne James Phillips Roy Russell report for military service on July 22. Floyd Pane of Atlanta and Jene Myrick of Helix, former Athenians, are called. Ernest Zerlin and William McPherson left for a fishing trip to Wallowa Lake. Clyde McPherson returned from Helix where he worked in a mill. Hay harvest is in full progress and a keen shortage of help is being felt.
In Helix, a man named Percival was injured in a mule mix up at Bert Warren Place yesterday. He sustained bruises but no broken bones. The report notes a light rain and mentions visitors Mrs. Robert Montgomery and children from King Hill Idaho, plus local residents Mia and Edith Selfko and Mintle Walker.
Last night ten hundredths of an inch of rain fell in Pendleton aiding spring grain. Reports say rain was general and heavier east of Pendleton. Mostly Umatilla county wheat is near ready. rain should help kernels fill. The season had been dry with little rainfall for weeks. harvest zones already report better than expected yields. Some hay was damaged slightly by the rain.
The city advances toward a larger water system with spring sources in use and river water reductions. A 126 foot tunnel is under construction and crews work on pipe making as they edge toward July completion. When the springs are fully developed and the river line is minimized, abundant supply for the city is anticipated by late summer.
In Spokane on July 10, a reporter notes White estimating winter wheat production. The item highlights early expectations and regional outlook for the crop ahead of harvest.
The July 1 crop report shows spring wheat production at 9.58 million bushels, down from last year, with corn and other grains also fluctuating. The report notes declines in some crops and contrasts a tense wartime context mentioning inventions and military tech in broad, non-graphic terms.
London reports a flood of new weapons ideas submitted to the Inventors' Department of the Ministry of Munitions. Most are dismissed as impractical while a single proposal is noted as potentially aiming to end the war quickly by improving weapon efficiency.
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