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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1917
Page
6
Advertisement lists formation of subscription rates in advance by mail and carrier. Monthly and yearly pricing options appear, including weekly plans and four month durations. The copy uses garbled OCR but conveys multiple payment terms for newspapers and delivery methods.
An official naval committee chief predicts breakthroughs in locating submarines using new devices. The system would reveal a diver's position and submarine direction, aiding warships to hunt subs and protect merchant ships, potentially transforming naval combat and destroyer tactics.
The passage argues that a practical method to locate submarines could end effective submarine warfare. It notes predictions may be uncertain but suggests locating submarines would end the threat, with danger to submerged divers if torpedoes are fired.
Superintendent Walter L Sears announces two vocational guidance blanks for public employment bureau applicants to assess abilities and steer youths toward suitable careers. The bureau reports 8,207 job offers from 2,210 employers, with 40,463 applicants and 5,430 positions filled in its first year. Additionally, notes on social events and a near-incident on a farming train are briefly described.
In a cluttered recap of scores and lineups, several Pacific Coast League games show postponements and mixed results. Notable players listed include Tyr, Hannah, Quinn, and Simon, with Portland-Oakland and San Francisco fixtures affected. Other leagues note Pittsburgh over Chicago and St. Louis beating Chicago, plus varied Battery duos across matches.
A speech argues the federal trades commission should target every nonproductive speculator in anthracite coal who drains the public, noting such profits exceed those of miners, operators, or honest dealers. The speaker urges government protection of the public from these unlicensed profits.
May 7 Jacey Pernieh a young dealer pursues a home market as concern rises over shipping delays. At the May ML Le Ghonetead memorial ceremony J P Wiesner and J S Eddy will give poems and a dinner will honor the pioneers with CCC contributions in attendance.
Fragmentary OCR describes signals from a medical setting about debilitation and fear of illness. It references treatment of disease by cleansing the blood and improving the body's elimination. Mentions a reform effort by the Medics Department and a doctor named Seitt Dallting.
Real estate transfers show Fred Johnson and associates selling property in block 36 Freewater to T. M. Johnson for 1450. City Realty Co. transfers lots in Banfield area to The Townsite Co. and Maud Moore transfers to Gista Prim tame with payments and legal descriptions included.
New York May 5. An article in Leslie's Weekly notes Americans are the largest candy users and favor chocolate confections. Imports surged in 1916 and 1918 with Europe, Africa, and the Americas contributing, amid shifting markets and potential for expanded export trade to support reciprocal chocolate and candy commerce.
The piece reports on constitutional questions around Louisville Kentucky and similar ordinances in Baltimore Richmond St Louis and more that restrict where blacks and whites may live. It notes the court's pending decision and that attorneys for city authorities improvement groups and black societies filed appearances. It also notes Will B Reads of St Louis offering to enlist in the Marines and awaiting parental consent before serving.
A mother of nine recounts severe fatigue and faintness after her ninth birth. She followed doctor advice and reports regained strength and ability to handle housework, urging publication of her experience for other mothers. The letter is signed Manaus Evoene Eanane and lists 568 Main Street.
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