Eclipse and bear tales from Meacham Oregon
Meacham residents report a perfect solar eclipse seen from town with livestock undisturbed by the event. A large brown bear killed by Chas Towe on the range weighed nearly 500 pounds, plus a thunderstorm caused electrical damage and several outages in Meacham as residents and visitors note travel from La Grande and Baker for the eclipse and social visits.
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East Cremonian
Chas Towe
Smith Livestock Co
Towe
Bert Smith
Pauleton
Baker
Lola Vandermullen
la Grande
Mra
H. Fulr
Fagan
Jack O'Mearra
OW. BR & N. Co
Jay Hawes
Mr. Hawes
Barker Lumber Co
Pilot Rock Home Guard To Have Hike and Drill
Pilot Rock in east Oregon reports a planned Home Guard hike to Pearson Creek with an overnight camp Sunday to Monday. Also noted are local family births, visitors, and residents’ movements including the McColloch baby, Mrs. McReynolda at home with baby, and several residents visiting or relocating.
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Pilot Rock Home Guard
East Oregonian
Pilot Rock
Duff Grove Three Milena
Home Guard Company
Pear‘son Creek
Willard McColloch
McColoch
H. H. McReynolda
BE. O. Parker
Pendleton
J. G. Gilleland
James
Juanita
Pullman
A. M. Bond
Harry Lovell
Charles Hooper
Hob Stanfield
Lehman Springs
Elot
Fanning
Roy Michaels
Willie Abbot
T. Kidwell and
Severe Electrical Storm of Athena Yesterday
Athena residents endured a hot sultry day followed by a clouded sky and a severe electrical storm yesterday. The storm arrived with heavy wind and lightning, disrupting activities and prompting precautions. Local authorities warned residents to seek shelter and secure property as damage reports began to trickle in.
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Athena
Burt Oregonian
Waaho
Mrs Martha Read Died At Weston This Morning
Mrs Martha Read died at Weston at 3 o clock this morning after taking corrosive poison following a stroke six weeks earlier. She was 63, widow of J T Read, who died sixteen years ago, and had lived in Weston for three years. She is survived by one child. Read was a respected resident and will be missed by many friends.
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Letc Ore
Martha’ Read
Rain Fell for One Hour Yesterday Afternoon
Rain fell for one hour Wednesday afternoon at the East Oregonian special report. At the W T U meeting Mrs Walker was elected president with Mrs Hutchinson as vice president. A B P Myrick, a former Helix resident, is in town while P F Barber left for Port and aims for a short stay.
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HELIX
Birds Learn Whistle Signal During Underwater Blasts
In Toronto on the Pankina canal wild birds respond to a whistle used before underwater blasting. As charges are set, birds flee and later feed on fish killed by the explosions. The behavior shows birds distinguishing the signal from other sounds, with canal workers and locals noting the effect.
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Toronto
Canada
Pankina Canal
A. Co
Canal No
Court Martialed Soldiers Escape After Guard Overpowered
Denver June 13 After binding and gagging a guard over them William E F Pinfold and Leon Blacy, recently convicted by court martial at Mort Lagan, escaped from the post Friday in an automobile driven by an unidentified woman. The men were unloading a wagon of supplies when Irey, on top of the wagon, leaped on the guard, overpowered him and bound his hands and feet.
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Denver
William EF. Pinfold
Leon Blacy
Mort Lagan
Inaf
Irey
Wheat and Rye Production Forecast by Fargo Official
Fargo North Dakota analyst Kiute Food Administrator F Ladd predicts this year will yield about 175 million bushels of wheat and 24 million bushels of rye nationwide, reflecting strong agricultural output projections.
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Fargo
North Dakota
Kiute
F. Ladd
French Praise American Valor on Battlefield
An official note says Germans are held while French counter-attaches meet with muccers. It highlights American troops along the Main and Northwest of Chateau Taverty and an honor episode north of Tehyl Bocage and Chatend Thierry. American Carine Ware destroyed German machine guns, killed gunners, and captured a position, illustrating young American soldiers daily proofs of initiative and capability in modern fighting.
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Pais
Jose II
Muccers
Chateau Taverty
Teyl-Bocage
Chatend Thierry
Siye Gate
Make-Do With What You Have Soup From Peelings
A food bulletin urges thrift and provides a method for making nourishing soup from vegetable peelings and trimmings. It lists eligible scraps such as carrot tops and apple peels, to be simmered in water, strained, and thickened if needed with purees or flour blends.
Soup recipe notes for fish soup with cod head
A rough OCR excerpt describes soaking tapioca and preparing a fish soup. It instructs cooking cod head with potatoes and onion, adding water and seasonings, then simmering until tender. The finished soup should thicken to a creamy consistency and be topped with parsley.
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Délur
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