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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1918
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Francis Rogers touring concert singers and monologuists spent six months entertaining soldiers in Y. 31. A. huts on the Flanders front. Gas masks formed part of their equipment.
Eastern Oregon farmers gathered in Pendleton for a conference to adopt a uniform wage scale for harvest help. The meeting drew wide attendance from across the land empire as war demands raise farm labor needs. A committee will report on a standard wage scale. delegates include J Anderson Garfield county J Cantomine Walla Walla J Scott Washington at large Walter Grover Baker county and others.
Rev and Mrs T A Graham were in the city this morning for a wedding ceremony. The clergyman, pastor at Hermiston, married his son WY B Graham of Portland to his bride in Pendleton.
A brief advert asserts a factory remedy for catarrh can directly attack and remove the germ causing the disease. It urges readers to ask their druggist for the product today.
A fragmented notice honors Brigadier General 1. EB. Le Mietile who died in France. It mentions roles with Norborne and Pondleter and notes General Michie and President Witen with unclear connections and birthplaces.
O Wagner of Adalin Wisconsin was injured with a broken arm when a Ford vehicle struck a dune and rolled over eight miles from town. Rev J B Snyder and Mr and Mrs J W Maloney were among passengers. Wagner was taken to Anthony's hospital by emergency crew. Vehicle sustained minor damage.
Portland report notes government actions on grain bag imports and price controls. Pacific Northwest grain corporation representative Mic FF Horneer states no rise in bag prices will be allowed. government had arranged for imports of flexible supplies to stabilize costs.
Growers worry about bag shortages and pricing but Mir Houser says fears are groundless and farmers will secure needed supplies. Steady market conditions persist in Gales with no broad sales activity from country traders, while Wereley openings are anticipated as movement of a new form creates early bids. Thirteen are married and eighty are women as the commencement events begin June 13 to June 17 with degree conferrals amid Germany’s ongoing crisis.
The American Federation of Labor opened its national convention in a Minnesota city with speeches by Minnesota Governor J A A Thornecroft and leaders including F. H. Hyall and C Y Hodgeon. British and Canadian labor representatives and a federal government official attended as delegates discussed war labor topics and future plans. Franklin Morrison and J F Valentine were noted as key executives attending.
116 seniors at the University of Oregon, Ky., prepare for graduation as invitations go out, gowns are ready, and diplomas ordered. The class anticipates its final exam and views the milestone as a solid investment in the future.
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