J Norvell hires men to supply farm needs at new platform
Helix June 14 report notes J and Norvell have received a car load of distillate and are building a platform near the fall road to supply farmers with gasoline, distillate and other machine oils. Frank Herman will leave for Lewiston to help A J Grover in harvest and run a combine for $12 daily. Roy Davidson returns from Eugene.
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HELIX
J. & Norvell
rFall
Frank Herman
Lewiston
Idaho
A.J. Grover
Mr. Herman
Roy Davidson
Eugene
Vida
Somale
Anid Mee
J. G. Bryan
Vida Lenix
Minnie Hasye
Attalia
Griswold
Arthur
Bessie Lewis
L. C. Preston
Huntington Beach
Cali
Pilot Rock Guard Members Train Ahead of March Drill
Pilot Rock Co Guard members prepared for a March drill with a long trek to Pearson Creek and return. Local residents including J A Gweland C J Miller and families traveled to Pendleton and Willows Springs social visits filled the week with shop talks and household visits.
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Pilot Rock Co
Meacham Neighborhood Briefs Report Local Trips
Meacham June 19 news items note John Tregos from Bron to Pendleton on No. 17. Mr and Mrs J Lackunns to Le Grande, R Fagan and daughter Lorene to Pendleton. Gun shoot scheduled Sunday June 32 at 2 PM. residents urged to attend. Wil Stickler to Pendleton for business. Mrs J Dickerson arrives from Hillsboro after six weeks away. Geraldine Hansen visits from an unspecified location.
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Meacham
John Tregros
Bron
Pendiston
J. Lackunn
le Grande
R Fagan
Lorene
Pendleton
Alare
Wil Stickler
Mre
J Dickerson
Hillsboro
Tinois
Geraldine Hansen
Umapine Elects Director and School Budget Vote
The Umapine school district held its annual meeting on June 19. KR Bean was elected director for a three year term, and the budget of about 11000 was approved with over 2000 from state and county funds. Hood was reelected school clerk. Elizabeth Severance named principal for 1918. Several teachers may be retained, others to be filled. Funeral services were held for the late John Kelly in Walla Walla. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Jim Oliver on June 16. Dee Piper left for home in Baker after a two week visit with her father R K Brady. W P Leach rented his place to Mr Miley and may move to California or Seattle in fall. A cautionary note about pre-German sympathies around Ed Hoon. A wartime incident involved a peddler arrest after a hotel lobby remark. Rev Bleakney of Walla Walla preached at Umapine Presbyterian church in summer. George Smith and Herbert Mandell activity noted in local drafting quota context.
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Umapine
John Kelly
Wella Walla
Pather van de Ven
Kelly
Dorothy
Jim Oliver
Overy
John Allen
Dee Piper
Baker
R. K. Brady
Omapine
W. P. Leach
B. Miley
Leach
California
Seattle
Ed Hoon
Yaune Ladies Return to Athena Homes for Summer
Athena June 19 report Weston visitors as Mr and Mrs Jemne Gordon. Athena girls returning from college include Jiles Grace Zerha from Forest Grove after graduation in Home Economics, Muth Rothrock from University of Gregor, Gret a MacIntyre from Forest Grove, and Gladye McLloyd from Eugene. Mrs Naomi Dickerton and Mrs Alice Clark plan summer visits, while Mrs Rey Hurke and Dorothy May travel to Portland for a short stay.
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East Oregonian
Athena
Jemne Gordon
Weston
Jiles Grace Zerha
Forrest Grove
Mise Muth Rothrock
University of Gregor
Gretta MacIntyre
Prager Lynching Up in Reichstag
Amsterdam reports a Reichstag discussion on the lynching of Robert Prager in Corneville TH. Privy Councillor Simons said Prager was targeted for being German. The Swiss minister in Washington relayed a German complaint seeking protection of German rights in America, but no such complaint has reached Washington.
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Amsterdam
Ing
Reichstag
Robert Prager
Corneville
Simons
Prager
Washington
Hie
Ger‘jane
America
Germany
Prawer Han
Atate Department
Swi le- Sation
Star Mill ions Away To Earth Headline Summary
London dispatch notes a bright star of first magnitude moving toward Earth at incredible speed amid ongoing German offensives. The report emphasizes the astronomical anomaly attracting public and scientific interest worldwide.
Astronomer Royal Downgrades Threat From Distant Star
The Astronomer Royal Sir Frank Dyson says a far distant star, now a hundred million miles farther from the sun, poses no great influence or danger to Earth. He notes the star’s brilliance has faded and that any impact is unlikely, offering reassurance amid unsettling claims.
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Frank Watron Dyson
Star Relic Fades From Spotlight Over Weeks
A fragment notes a star is expected to fade like others, slipping from public view within a few weeks as attention wanes and the figure returns to quieter times. The line hints at a predictable arc of brief fame and swift decline.
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