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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1918
Page
2
New section showcases stamped table runners pillow tops bureau scarfs and linens. Free expert instruction in needlework and knitting. Items include infant dresses petticoats sacques night gowns and combination suits in white or pink plus madena napkins lunch cloths scarfs centerpieces and baby caps.
Colonial draperies in demand with new fall patterns for interior decor awaiting inspection. Petticoats offered in fancy silk pastels matching fall suits with trims. Also new dress trimmings including silk fringes beaded medallions military braid and tassels in gold and silver designed for the season. May we show them to you.
The new buttons are described as very pretty and original in style and color, offered in every size and shape to match dresses or coats, and now available for inspection.
A fragmented ad lists imitated furs in grey, brown, and black priced from $5.00 to $22.50 and a Pure Food Shop section promoting oleomargarine, peanut butter, corn oil, cooking products, cereals, and flours with varied prices. It cites telephone numbers and department contacts.
The Pendleton area inquiry examines neuter or surface grinding, walnut wood for gun stocks, and other county production matters. It notes no local machines meet needs, warns many firms may be compelled to accept war orders, and highlights transportation and material constraints affecting industrial mobilization.
The report describes La Pere as a vital pivot in the enemy wings, with German forces concentrating near St Quentin and surrounding La Pere. Allied and German positions are shifting as assaults aim to seal a breakthrough, threatening German lines and prompting cautious redeployments along the Somme front.
German artillery fire intensifies in the Yank sector as Allied forces claim to have repelled raiders. Report notes ongoing combat in Alsace Lorraine with German bombardment driving off raids as of the latest battlefield updates.
Vague OCR text lists polling and registration sites across the county. It names precincts 32-K, 81-W, 24-High IL, 1-Court home, 2¢ by Lewis, and others with venue hints such as garages, schools, harvester sheds, libraries, and yards. Names of chairs or officials appear inconsistently.
A letter to W L Thompson county chair from Jake Ethridge outlines Oregon’s Liberty loan quote and county impact. It cites an expected loan amount of 88 billion and a per county assessment near 25 199 009, with a plan for a more equitable rating compared with prior issues.
In Scotland two marriage licenses were issued by the county elections office, one to Jeremiah Jana and Lerhelle Barton of Pendleton and the other to John J Graham and Mavel Playdan of Hershiston. Rev R B Gornell of the Pendleton Methodist church was honored for election to Willamette University's board of trustees for four years. Walter W Wegner appointed guardian of the estate of Frank S Blockey, an incompetent with a valued unpatented homestead about 3200.
Disorganized report details a board session with no public complaints on day one and outlines a two week window for anyone with a grievance to appear. It notes trial dates for several individuals, a fuel business address change, and mentions community demonstrations and personal family snippets amid scattered local notices.
Zurich dispatch recounts mutinies by Awe Tran sailors of Moki and Sobemlen At Sebontco in 2007, tossing a minor officer overboard. It also notes a February 1997 Polen incident where an officer was killed amid a failed mutiny.
A fragmentary obituary like feature profiles Katherine Sellers, judge elect and reform advocate, noted for her work with children. It credits her with a deep study of youth and a career in medicine and education, stating she aims to apply love and care to juvenile issues.
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