Old Timers Tale of Yale Oregon Pioneer Talk
L. J. Hadley of Vale Oregon recalls wandering from 1806 to settle in Yakima Valley and Yale. He notes Yale’s growth from 100 to 1308 people, eight churches, service stations, many stores and schools, and bountiful crops aided by irrigation. He lists crops, livestock, a sugar beet factory, and a thriving dairy potential, plus hunting and fishing exploits and family news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Union High School
Harold
Internal Revenue Service
Portland
Oregon
United States
Carroll County
Letter from Mrs. Alice Green Seeks Old Residents News
Mrs. Alice Green of Eugene Oregon writes she remains in the same house twenty two years since her husband Mr Green died eight years ago. She has a daughter married to a doctor with five grandchildren and three thousand chickens nearby. A friend Cora Ellis Brown has died. Addie Edgerly and her daughter from Veneta are mentioned. she hopes old residents respond to help make the paper a grand success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Green
Cora Ellis Brown
Ilinois
Addie Edgerly
Veneta
Oregon
In Memoriam of Friendship Across Miles and Time
Mr and Mrs Mark Sheldon of Denver express gratitude for invitations and a warmly received Review edition. They recall childhood memories in Savanna and Thom son, discuss snow and mountain winters, and note Mark’s railroad career nearing retirement. They ask for subscription details and send best wishes.
Treasure Underground In Illinois Pottery Boom
Illinois pottery plants now play a major role as imports drop. Dealers switch to American producers and find equal or better quality at similar prices. Existing plants expand and closed plants reopen, signaling a shift to American ware for the wartime and postwar future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Illinois
Farmer Recounts Linen Tablecloth Origin Joke
A farmer explains how he grew a linen tablecloth by planting a napkin, telling a dinner guest the secret if she would keep it. The tale plays on literal farming of fabric terms to end in a pun.
Home economist links odors to long boiling of vegetables
A home economist explains that strong cooking odors from onions cabbage and cauliflower result from cooking too long at boiling heat. This excessive heat breaks down sulfur compounds in the vegetables releasing the fumes.
Old Classmates Echo From Far West News
A letter from Joseph Harris Eagle Cole recalls classmates from 50 years ago. He mentions two daughters in California, frequent visits with one nearby, snow in the mountains, and a wish to return to see Castel Peak still standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Old Castel Peak
Joseph Harris
The Disappearing Act At A Local Lecture Event
A party scene unfolds with a poet impressions routine and a groundhog quip. A small boy recalls meeting an eminent speaker and jokes about the evening. The man with a screwed-up face rises to speak and a local woman introduces the guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Arliss
Cadets Learn Coast Ride Drill On Battleship
An officer aboard a battleship commands his men to lie on their backs and lift legs as if riding a bicycle. After a moment a man named Cassidy pauses. he explains he is coasting, prompting a light exchange about the exercise.
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Cassidy
Wise man finds home in nature’s vast azure field
The verse frames the wise man as rooted in the earth with the sky as his hall, placing wisdom in humble, natural surroundings rather than distant halls or crowds. The imagery contrasts domestic comfort with celestial expanse.
Greeting Note From Harriet Redline Rackliffe
Harriet Redline Rackliffe writes from Los Angeles to old Carroll County friends. She describes a new life after moving from teaching and business work, enjoying sunshine and flowers while settling into her LA home.
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Harriet Redline Rackliffe
Leeward Ave
Los Angeles, Calif
Carroll County
Los Angeles
Ball Field Woes Recited by Harried Player at Public Address
The speaker Harriet Redline Rackliffe invites friends to her address or by phone as Charles recalls hard times on the ball field. A listener asks when recovery is expected after the incident where he was struck by a ball and rendered senseless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Redline Rackliffe
Charles
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L. J. Hadley
Vale, Oregon
Thomson
Mississippi River
Old Mexico
Canada
Yakima Valley
Washington
Sunnyside
Hans P. Greison
Greison Bldg
Savanna
McCall Butterick
NEW York Patterns
Poplins
Seersuckers
Chambrays
Pittengers
Mrs
Alice Green
Eugene, Oregon
He Enie
U. S
Leghorns
Milledgeville
Hatchery
John Parks
Mark Sheldon
38Th Ave
Denver, Colorado
Florida
St. Petersburg
Mark
Leas
Father Graven
Hattie
Bertha
Brittie) Holland
Ernie
Grandpa Geisinger
Grandpa
Herman Edgerly
Colorado and Southern
Edith Graves
Treasure Underground
Joseph Harris Eagle
Cole
Grove’s
C. A. Grove, Prop
Sth Avenue
Clinton
Naeve’s
Iowa
U.S
Ohio
Naeve
Iowa State
Lege
Ames
Marvin NA
Bryant
Sharpe Carroll
Dan Emnyre
Harold and
Will He
Mt. Carroll
Marvin Wenzel
Leonard Klock
Lanark
Rinkaka Miller
Pearl City
Frank B. Westendorf
Morrison
Batty
Hous
Fuhremann Canning CO
Packers of
Appleton
Wis
Berlin, Wis
Ewil
Lanark, Ill
A. H. Fuhremann, Pres
Pride
Stetsen
Clarence
van Buskirk
Ph. Lanark
Holstein
Stranedale Farms
Northwestern
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