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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1918
Page
6
Pendleton reports visitors from Los Angeles and Toronto. Local aviation service losses are noted with a brother's burial planned in Brownsville. Life certificate exams, harvest reports, and weather impacts on crops are discussed along with police fines and military drafts. Local residents enlist, recover from surgery, and travel for medical and dental conventions.
M. 8 Bhrock county agricultural agent and Alfred Campbell Jett meet this afternoon with A J G AH G Cof fee and Thomas Griffland members of the agricultural committee for the Plot Rock area to discuss plans. Second Lieut Marshall Spell moves from field artillery to the 114 Ammunition Train while T W Ritner is on leave near the front in Red Cron work.
The Camp Lewis announcement notes W. Averill being promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant after earning his commission at the fleet officers training camp. The report also mentions local residents visiting relatives in Portland and Vancouver and now visiting their son Bernard O’Gara, stationed at Fort Stevens. A meeting is planned at Echo on Sunday to organize a home guards company with local county guards likely in attendance, with Carl Gilbert taking a lead.
Demonstrations of the Tolle Scales occur at Pendleton High School as students observe a weather briefing with warm conditions and clear skies. The Oregon State Military Police unit arrives in Pendleton, 44 men currently on duty, quartered in the Commercial Association rooms with 40 present and others en route for training.
A telegram from the Army Nurses Corps confirms acceptance of Miss Hagan’s application to go to France. The telegram notes she has been on duty since March and that she would be ready to depart after July 15.
F FP Jackeson of Wasco and Davenport from Baker visit the city. Mrs Ff Skinner of Weston stays in Pendleton. F B Schrether of Spokane is a visitor. Charles Daxter of La Grande registers at Hotel Rowland. G Dimick of Walla Walla transacting business. Warner of Oregon Agricultural College registers at Hotel Pendleton. J Schumasaid in Pendleton on business for Maumoben iy. Pieyd McDonald, mining man of Maker, goes to Portland after several days here.
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