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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1918
Page
3
Pendleton notes report a recent winning of a local contest, multiple city items, and Thanksgiving closures. Mentions include automobile permits, building permits, wartime volunteer efforts, and arrivals. Also notes store hours, candidates for the national guard, and a missing car later recovered.
A damaged item notes Arthur Lewia, a former Mendleton resident, wounded while moving toward the front lines. The report mentions WP Walker and Alett Decaloui in unclear proximity and hints at rapid developments and frontline assignments. Limited readable text suggests ongoing conflict reporting with names tied to the Pendleton area.
Scattered items report Brown learning his son reached Portsmouth Virginia and other local incidents. A Mrs Shreckhine dies at 40 from Spanish influenza while tied to the Christian church. Vernal Laclanan, once a Pendleton Hutah student, plans to pursue law. A Thanksgiving weekend tournament is announced at the golf links with Eddy organizing to ensure fair play and good turnout.
J. HB. Gwinn is appointed chair of the Pendleton Red Cross Christmas campaign by Judge Stephen A. Lowell and other local leaders. The slate includes W Le Thompson, Cc FE. Roosevelt Dinan, Ned Gree chapter secretary, GC A. Hartman district chair, and M. I Cheeman as league secretary on advisory duties.
Pendleton Mayor Vaughan has been asked by the Aerial League of America to appoint 20 Pendleton citizens as representatives of the Hague. The letter outlines the league’s mission to promote aviation after the war and its role in shaping future mail service. The mayor notes growing aviation development may lead Pendleton to become a station on a mail route.
A bellwether obituary notes Mrs Benjamin AN of Wal'eh Walla passing away after influenza in Washington DC where her sister also died. Details mention Belo Kentind born, Kane Binte College honoree, married in 1961, and kin in Milea City Mott. Christmas letters from Uina Tiba county are mailed from Patriotic Preview league HQs for delivery on Christmas Day.
The case of Alexander Reid was tried in the forenoon before Justice H. Stella Pleton was involved in the proceedings as part of the case. The report notes the courtroom activities and the judge's rulings during the session.
The Downs family of Portland are now Pendleton residents awaiting apartment moves. J W Wick Drew, 46, died that night in Tore. No sister survives. The Freewater Guard plans a timing change in county arrangements. Major Drake and Adjutant Wleupek will represent at a Pendleton gathering.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Ernest Boyle, Brock Boylen, and Mr and Mrs Thomax Hoylen as college or hospital figures. It references a ship, New York, and a November date, with phrases about apprenticeship, an American hospital, and a person named Aire Wo Hurlburt. Overall unreadable but hints at a piece on medical education and a hospital honor in Minnesota.
A news item from Washington notes restrictions on publication of periodicals and the press, with exceptions for daily Sunday and weekly newspapers. The ban follows a board decision, limited by a publisher request, and a later weekly restriction to be issued by December 1.
London dispatch reports eleven year old Chrisle Reynolds aboard the Galway Castle when it was torpedoed. She descended to aid her crippled five year old brother, unstrapped him from a board, and found a spot on deck for both before another lifeboat released.
In Kansas City Missouri on November 27 Judge Edward Fiening heard a case arising from a wife claiming she was struck by her husband after an argument about his drinking. The husband allegedly knocked him down with a tool and dragged him from the house before fleeing.
Dutch queen Wilhelmina faces a crisis as public unrest grows over the future of King/Prince consort Henry. A potential revolution is hinted at if the people demand the queen's husband leave Holland, placing the choice squarely on Wilhelmina between marriage and homeland.
PORTLAND November 37 The Oregon men who went to war were cleaner than those from any other state per a telegram from Surgeon General Blue. Only fifty-one hundredth of one percent of Oregon enlisted men showed venereal disease, the lowest rate in the United States. The highest rate cited by the Surgeon General was 4.5 percent in another state.
New York reports that candied Grade A produce, stored since last spring by the market complier, will be disposed of at 2.4 cents under the prices asked by jobbers and wholesalers. An official announcement states the item will be sold to the public at 10.2 cents.
Nov 27 Mont great Faliz reports objections to employing girls in shoe-shining parlor work. Federal labor director Seer Leavitt argues the environment is improper and cannot sanction using girls to replace men needed for more essential occupations.
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A fragment describes attractive varnished matrices arranged in decorative patterns. The piece notes the California custom and mentions a Bulletin reader who has saved hundreds of matrices and will sell them cheaply to clubs or individuals wanting to become customers.
London dispatch reports harsh Soviet measures against journalists since takeover. Newspapers face arrests, closures, and severe fines for war news without permission. In Moscow, citations totalled 30,060 rubles. widespread prosecutions included suspensions and indictments for publishings deemed provocative.
Readers report Helix schools reopened as East Oregonian includes brief items about town life. The column mentions holiday prep, scattered shipments to France, and a local funeral for Welter Stone with family attendance in Walla Walla.
An old advertisement claims Danderine stops dandruff and beautifies hair instantly. It extols cleansed, lustrous hair and promises new hair growth after weeks, urging readers to buy a small bottle from any drug or toilet counter.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Stanton and family Crom and Bee mort viett, Mrs Wit, C Pierce, Mrs Stella Huger of Weston, and Mr JE Witon involved in a hearing north of the teers on Main Street. details are unclear but indicate local private matters and a hearing.
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