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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1920
Page
4
Pendleton notices include moves of T W Ayers toward Nevada for graduate studies, diphtheria quarantine updates with two families released, and births as Mr and Mrs T H Follett welcome daughter Dot Irene weighing eight pounds. Local meetings on guarantors of the Chautauqua, travel roundups, and school officials changes are reported. Hyron Gumm returns from Portland wool exhibit and local fish bite reports note a good catch in the Umatilla River.
Pendleton Rotary club held weekly luncheons at the Commercial Association rooms Roy Titner spoke on the GOP convention in Chicago and George Hartman discussed his four month Orient trip.
Orders for tickets to the legion tax ing amoker Saturday night continue arriving from out of town points. Ralph Carr, local recruiting officer in Wallaburg, has been informing citizens of the card. From Walla Walla yesterday came orders for 30 tickets.
Teachers extended courtesy as examinations begin at the high school today and run through Saturday afternoon. Around forty to fifty applicants seek various state certificates and take exams in all subjects under W. W. Green, county superintendent. Many pursuing certificates are enrolled in the normal school class.
Umatilla county farmers and their wives enjoy a Farm Bureau picnic. County agriculture agent Fred Bennion and home demonstration agent Miss Mlin May Harmon left to attend events in the west-end town. Talks on crops and home making, with games and a basket lunch, compose the day’s program.
End of fiscal year reports loom for Pendleton post office and nearby offices now linked to Norland. Norland has taken over third and fourth class offices in the state. The forestry report will cover all forest activities.
Captain Jonnie Conrad of the local Salvation Army port travels to La Grande for a few days with Mile Olive Childers. Childers, visiting La Grande, heads the Woman Boarding Home in Tacoma, and she and Captain Conrad have prior relief work ties.
Mrs. Jacobs, survivor of the Whitman massacre, attends the thirty seventh annual grand encampment of Indian war veterans in Portland. She spoke at the Presbyterian church here about her experiences and traveled with Mr William Blakeley. Nolin celebrates the Fourth with a basket picnic and sports and a baseball game between Nolin and Central. Rev Alfred Lockwood to speak at 10 AM. music by Bob Pletcher’s five piece band. A big Saturday night dance caps the two day celebration.
City Physician H J Kava-Migh Fire Chief W E Ringold and Police Chief A A Roberts conducted unexpected inspections of restaurants and rear entrances focusing on fire risks and sanitation. Sanitation praised but urged better garbage disposal and covered cans. Owners noted scarce thlea and stressed continued care to keep incidents minimal. Federal notice warns those harming crops could face prosecution under the migratory bird act with upcoming plans for a wider probe next year to protect cherry and strawberry crops. Thermometer nears the 160 mark as temperatures rise.
An advertisement touts silk and fine cotton garments as flawless and carefully stitched. It emphasizes comfort and freedom of motion, claiming a season’s supply at affordable prices for every woman.
Wash satins and crepe de chine, mostly in fresh pink, and chiefly trimmed with laces, filet, round mesh, and other kinds. Many have ribbon shoulder-straps. Some have lace shoulder, lace straps, even very small sleeves.
A broad range of women's combination suits from 2.50 to 25.00, with cotton, silk options, lace trim, and ribbed elastic trims. Tomorrow only, summer vests at 19 cents, elastic with taped arms and neck, full length in white, all sizes in stock.
A fine opportunity in silk hosiery for women at $1.50 per pair highlighting texture brightness and one wear promise. Describes brilliant lustrous silk with mercerized tops and soles, pure throughout. Also mentions sandals sneakers for summer and other value items including $2.25 up accessories and toilet needs.
Major Lee Moorhouse, weather observer, notes the night as the warmest this sommer with a barometer at 29.45 inches and rain still probable after a 97 reading for skyward and Unemasini, while the minimum hit 52.
The funeral for Frank Kono sek of Walla Walla, formerly Pendleton, occurred this morning at St Mary's Catholic Church with Father Van Hoomiseon officiating. Pallbearers named include Lt. Monternsteln, FM, Btro ble, George Fuller and George Swarta.
The Pendleton Interchurch drive is halted after the executive committee’s decision. No active work began locally. Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist arms withdrew, and the world movement’s aim to raise funds domestically and abroad is suspended. The first drive only raised $176,000 of a planned $10,000,000.
Pendleton Shriners consider a three thousand mile tour by charter train to Atlantic City for the 921 convention. A baggage car, tourist car, standard sleepers and a diner would be used with about 135 people plus 20 attendants and 50 Shriners and their wives. The plan aims to feature Pendleton in water color baggage cars and Indian escort, creating wide publicity along the route.
A fragment from a 19th century column contrasts engaged girls with married women, noting the latter’s focus on domestic duties. The dialogue shows dialect and moralizing tone from a Cincinnati publication, reflecting social norms and language of the period.
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