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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1918
Page
6
Fragmentary note notes Cole's Original Wood Stoves and weather conditions affecting use. Mentions "freyes son" and unclear phrases about temperatures and heating needs. Lacks clear names, dates, or locations to establish a full item.
Delph arrives from Washington to visit Mis Dolph and will depart for overseas service. Mrs. NeKense convalesces after surgery at St. Anthony's hospital. Mr. Kincaid of Jones visits his sister in Pendleton as Mrs. Gillman of Le Grand travels to Heppner. A venison dinner at Hotel Pendleton hosts guests. Willard Ronda returns from Portland to see family. Betty Besse visits Portland. Tedgrim and John Row win marriage vows in Walla Walla with Rev. Dr. Faulke officiating. The couple honeymoon in Portland. both return to Pendleton to farming duties. Mrs. Noylen and family visit from Idaho. Ruth Kay and Rex Kay, Lt. A. E., gain Pendleton connections. Mrs. Mathie plans a Phoenix trip. Holmes and family visit from Grants Pass. Mrs. Burke departs Pendleton to Grants Pass. chapters in Athena, Weston, and Pilot Rock to be visited. Miss Burgess attends sorority events in Eugene. Miss Burgess has connections to the University of Washington. Mr. Chipboard of Sunnyside arrives. Miss Nugent from Umatilla also in Pendleton. Rogers from Spokane, R. A. Ure of Walla Walla visits. Jane Gwinn returns from Portland. Mrs. Templeton leaves for Portland. M. Shrock returns from La Grande. Miss Harrigan visits Portland and Astoria. Mrs. Colvin and children head to Jono Day farm. Mrs. Jo Reese and Mrs. Stearns visit Pendleton from Echo. Lymanil and Smith linger in Pendleton. St. George hosts visitors from La Grande. E. Thomas from Echo attends to business. John Doherty visits Pendleton from Heppner.
A vintage advertisement promises skin whitening by squeezing juice from two lemons into a blend with three ounces of Orchard White to make a quarter pint lotion. It claims inexpensive preparation at grocers, with the mixture allegedly removing tan and sallowness, leaving skin pale and smooth while insisting no harm.
Northern Minnesota faces renewed danger as easterly winds push fires from devastated districts toward relief centers. State officials and relief representatives coordinate rehabilitation efforts while home guardsmen and firefighters are dispatched to multiple districts amid spreading smoke and urgent containment actions.
Brigadier General Ulysses Grant McAlexander, longtime cadet corps commander at Oregon, led the American regiment that repelled the German attack at the Marne last July. When ordered to fall back, he chose to hold his lines, earning the Chair de Guerre from French commanders and praise in The Book of the Marne.
Glam Sterle of Pendleton reports sailors in Ireland and France have heard of the Rounda-Up. He notes Liberty motors used in aviation work, mentions Roy Ritner and Jim Sturda among figures, and says Roy Slarl is seen in Pendleton area.
A fragment of linen from a Gere Th wirpline received by Jedwe Helgeson in the morning is dated September 20 and tied to Captain Ritner of the ROG. The piece, taken from a German plane shot down on the St Mihiel front, is being sent as a souvenir to Elke lodge. Additional linen fragments from the plane were distributed to friends as souvenirs.
News item notes supplies for the United War Work campaign arriving this morning and to be distributed countywide. Judge Fit Gerald presided in police court with two drunk charges, fining Tom Lavin and Dan O'Leary. A county records check shows Adolf Gabriel Trou of the Netherlands withdrew his naturalization papers, forfeiting U.S. eligibility. Trou works at Pendleton Roller Mill.
Twenty Jersey cows and helfers sold Saturday at Hermiston for 3085 dollars, averaging 184 each. A carload of five cows included three three-year-olds and four calves. Buyers included MM Shrek county agent, Henry Ott, W Agnew, Don Campbell, and others. The sale was postponed earlier due to influenza.
Ty Cobb's arrival transformed baseball by elevating competition and pushing opponents to raise their play. Players across the American League adapted, working harder to counter Cobb's impact, improving as a result of facing his style and skill.
Paris dispatch reports Germany intends a short time retreat from Holland through Liege and Maas to avoid a debacle. Hindenburg and Ludendorff coordinate with Berlin in a delaying maneuver while relying on various tricks to stay in the fight. Antwerp remains contested as Baltic and Belgium battles rage, with critics doubting a strong defense of the Belgian coast.
Fort Stevens reports a new program allowing qualified men to enlist in the Coast Artillery for overseas service with high explosive shells across the Rhine. Frontline officers have provided budget data on labor.
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