Death of Peter Autzen in 50 foot Skyline slope crash
Peter Autzen millionaire banker and head of Peninsula National Bank died after his touring car plunged down a 50 foot embankment on Skyline boulevard near Cornell road. Guests Rohr Sturgis and Mrs Grimm injured. Autzen death due to heart failure per Dr Bloch. Funeral held at J. P. Finley & Son with Elks ceremony. survived by widow Tom Autzen, three grandchildren, and Ed Morris.
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Peter Autzen
Portland Telegram
Telegram
Au Zen
Skyline
Cornell Road
Peter A. Autzen
Peninsula National Bank
Rohr
Hattie Grim
Linda Sturgis
Autzen
Sturgis
Mr. Autsen
Grimm
Autsen
Henry Fries
Bloch
Sumatrian Hospital
East Second Street
Peninsula Shipbuilding Company
Portland
Jays Harbor
Portland Lodge of Elks
Schleswig
Red Cross
Liberty Loans
Schuyler Street
Tom Autzen
Portland Manufacturing Company
Ed. Morris
Smith
The Ballad of Old Bill Jones the Kindly Neighbor
An old fashioned tribute to Bill Jones a man who helped neighbors in need with groceries coal and support He cared for others lived by his creed and earned a saintly welcome at heaven s gates as the heavenly choir sang and angels welcomed him for his generous life
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Bill
Peter
Heaven
Bill Jones
Memorial notices for Gen Larkin Nicolia Edlefeen interred
Interment was at Riverview Cemetery. The Mothers' meeting of the W C T U will be at Mrs J C Scott's home 102 Central Avenue next Monday at two o'clock. The paper Music in the Home by Miss Etta Alsberge promises helpful musical numbers and a welcoming audience.
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Thavine
Chautauqua
Fem
Mieead
Wiiten
Thaviu
Hutton
Kirk
Thaviv
One Rand Opera Orguelention
John Larkin
Harry T. Nicolia
John N. Edlefeen
Riverview Cemetery
J.C. Scott
Central Avenue
Etta Alsberge
St Johns Fair Store and Currina Advertise Household Goods
Fragmentary ad copy notes St Johns Fair Store in Foy offering household goods and notions. Mentions Currina as a place to get items. Reference to Thelma as queen of perfumes. Local product push with unclear context or full details.
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St. Johns
Foy
Jersey St
Thelma
Currina
Keep Your Money Here The Economic Laws of Community Life
The article argues that consuming outside the local economy harms the whole town. Individuals who extract wealth without spending locally weaken real resources, leading to eventual collapse. Merchants collectively sustain prosperity. vacant stores and business failures signal community distress and ongoing economic poisoning.
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Commercial Apris
Peddles
From High School to Dentistry and War Service
A local man trained at North Pacific College in Portland, earning a DDS in 1918 after enlisting in World War I. He practiced in Idaho and Washington, married Pearl Teachnor in Lewiston, and received notice for commissioned officer training at Fort Oglethorpe, reflecting a community story of ambition, service, and patriotism amid the era’s demands.
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Havin
Becme
North Pacific College
Portland
Uncle Sam
Sam
Smith Ave
St. Johns
Jupon
US. A
Nhen
Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia
Draft slackers face strong new push to reclassify
Federal authorities prepare a rigorous campaign to locate draft registrants granted deferred status who have since lost exemption but failed to notify their local boards. hundreds in Oregon, thousands nationwide. those evading service by not reporting status changes will face reclassification and possible imprisonment. Captain John E. Cullison warns no mercy for those who delay.
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Oregon
United States
John E. Cullison
Adjutant General
Portland
St Johns Honor Roll list of enlistees for Uncle Sam
A long list of St Johns residents who have enlisted in military service is printed, inviting others to report any omitted names. The roster includes numerous listed individuals such as Taylor M. Whitmore, Athill Irvine, Dean Knowles, Earl Knowles, Theodore Bugbee, H Bryan Poff and many others. The notice requests the public to report any missing names to the office.
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St. Johns
Uncle Sam
Leon Donald Strickland
Anderson
John la Willett
Frank L. Thompson
Oron Lear
Hal J. Davin
Donald N.trowbridge
Bert Larson
Alan Rutherford
Homer Plaskett
Henry Brandenberg
J. W. Welsh
David Bowe
Clyde Heath
Walter Mayer
Fred Semalling
Jobo Boggs
Ernest Johnson
Hiram Eatinger
Kenneth Simmons
Thornton Toole
Eugene Hiatt
Dave
Frank Whitney
Arthur JC. Clark
Alphonso Fox
Harry 0. Hughes
Geo
Downey
Thos
E. Edwards
Ingolf Willikson
Edward Isbel
Graham Moxon
G. Lincoln Fassett
Harley Manning
Grover Carroll
Clyde Fa Adolph Ascher
John Base
Wm. Moe
Albert Hyde
Reed Chamberlain
Ray Vanderbeck
Richard Barley
Cecil Magone
Frank Bugbee
van Faber
Bert Sundstrom
Gail Perrine
Norman Nelson
Grover Barron
Harry J. Simmons
Roberty
Mex J. Witters
A. Tallman
W. Stevens
Christ
Lind
William E. Guleney
Geo. Worthington
Douglas
Joy Milton Carnahan
Ae Fiyon
J. Elmer Thomas
Bunece Small
Howard
Baxl Dolcomb
Carl Smith
Merie Andrew Teeling
Guy Edwin Reusing
Albert Wrinkle
Eneas Small
Raymond Soros
Robert and
Roy Andrews
Leonard H. Gagen
Frank Carlson
Sam Ward
Bert
Will Win the War by Growing Food at Home
A wartime poem by Walt Mason celebrates home front effort. The speaker rejects battlefield glory and vows to support the war through gardening and farming tasks. He envisions future historians noting civilian labor and growing vegetables as acts of loyalty.
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Kaiser Bill
Walt Mason
War era slogan fragments and consumer line items
The text blends a wartime call to conserve and support government finance with scattered product mentions. It notes men facing tasks, urging savings, and includes a garbled line about Victrola records for vacationers. Names and clear events are not recoverable. the fragmentary source yields a partial public notice vibe.
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J. P. Finley & Son
Fifth
Montgomery Streets
The
Elks’ Lodge
O. W. Taylor
Grace Memorial Church
Lodge
Lulu Dal! Miller
Ars
W. L. F.C. Knapp
H. E B
Thavin
San Francisco Exposition
Essie
Bessie
People’s Home Journal
Gurrin
Columbia Bilge
North Kellogg Street
Col
Sor
Elmer Sneed
Syracuse St
Columbia
Gabriel Pullin
London
Lombard Street
Cor
Frank A. Rice
Notre Damne Stulies
GOO W. Jolie
Telephone
Columbie
Theodora Bushnell
John Clare Woonit
Moe
WJ. Gitetlap
Heely
Offichs First National
Bank
Cemaess
Ewart P. Borden
Peninsula Bank
Res
Herbert F. Jones
North Jersey Street
Joseph McChesney
M.D
Colasa
J. Vinton Scott
Pentnante Bank
Othiow Uhume Cosmebie
Samuel A. Mulkey
Densist
Piiliee Cotmaibele
Lewis Caldwell
Balber
Burlington Street
DAVIS
Philadelphia St
Sperry C. Stroud
Fleet National Bank
Orelon
Jobo Post
J, Harvey
Jersey
St Johns, Ore
St. Johns Undertaking Co
Jersey Street
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