Local notes mix farming, people, and a battlefield link
Seattle guest Misa Maribelle Kirk visits aunt Mrs Gettings in Basket uplands. Frank Hildebrand backs Henry Ford touring cars. Jim Kirkpatrick seeks bakery job in Orofino. Harvests and trades populate Weston area with barley yields and waterworks updates. Ernie Blomgren returns to bank work after army service. A toast to local life, road news, and a war correspondent stretcher bearer Corpral Blomgren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eac Pe
Frank Hildebrand
Henry Ford
Jim Kirkpatrick
Orofino, Thabe
Notice to Subscribers on Renewal Rates Aug 1 1919
Notice asks subscribers to renew promptly with rates 2.00 per year 1.00 for six months and 50 cents for three months. It notes the Leader is discontinued at expiration and marks renewal as required.
Week of July cinema programs and vaudeville acts listed
Standard notes a July 26 program featuring DeMille special We Can't Have Everything with Sennett Comedy. July 27 offers Billie Burke in Five's Daughter with Pathe Weekly and one reel comedy. July 30 includes Bessie Bariscale in A Trick of Fate with Pathe Review and Lonesome Luke Com. Week following lists Hart and Arle and Hayakawa performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMille
Billie Burke
Fve
Pathe Weekly
Bessie Bariscale
Pathe Review
Lonesome Luke
Hart
Arle
Hayakawa
Van Winkle funds local library with 105 books
Van Winkle, an elderly Weston resident and former Nerars member, donated 105 books including histories of the United States and the American Revolution to Weston institutions. He noted he still has hundreds of books remaining, emphasizing his lifelong accumulation and devotion to literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. van Winkle
Weston Norand
Nerars Declade
Apareor
United States
Fiske
Van
Uni le
Huntsville
Wash
Jet
Fire destroys farm residence and belongings near neighbors aid
The farm residence of W. M. was destroyed by fire started from a kitchen stove flue. Neighbors quickly helped remove goods but nearby fir trees ignited and set fire to items outside. Most belongings could not be moved. the piano was saved. Loss estimated at 5000 with no insurance. Family housed by neighbor J. A. King.
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W. M
J. A. King
Weston High Sowers to serve with machine gunners in Germany
Private Raymond W. Sowers of Weston High School, enlisted for overseas service, reports from Camp Pontanez on July 6 that he has been selected to join a machine gun unit in the Eighth Infantry bound for Coblenz Germany. He notes rain, church, free shows, and army chaplain services as part of camp life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond W. Sowers
Weston
Eighth Infantry
D. R. Sowers
Coblents
Germany
Weston Leader Cash Basis Policy Noted
The Weston Leader operates on a cash basis and expresses a clear stance against a certain basis or practice, mentioning Clark Wood in connection with the topic. The exact context and implications remain unclear from the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston Leader
Clark Wood
End of Season Shoe and Outfit Sale Offers Great Values
A newspaper ad promotes deep discounts on men shoes including rubber soled tan bicycle styles once $4.00 to $4.25 now $2.98. Misses white canvas sandals sized 8 to 2 at $1.19 per pair. New women outing suits jacket and breeches in khaki, plus house dresses and aprons. Window display noted as worth a look before outings.
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Misa Maribelle Kirk
Seattle
Mrs. J
TC. Gettings
Basket Uplands
A. Larson
Miss Grenadine Larson
State Line Farm
G. DeGraw
Woman's Mission Society of the Methodist Church
Lester Wilsey
McCormick
FE. M. Smith
Lyle
Washington
Ernie Blomgren
L. Rasmussen
Denmark
S. Thorsens
Tacoma
Rasmussen
Hawley Mountain
C. L. Pinkerton
Jacob Narkaus
Pinkerton
Mr. Narkaus
W. J. Smith
Little Son
Grants Post
Smith
Brickyard
Central
Oregon
Southern
Pine Creek
South Broad Street
Foot Bridge
W. Avery
Avery
Presser, Wash
J. M. Thorpe and Associates
Texas Oil Company
Mr. Thorpe
Outfita
Pendleton
Standard Oil Company
Ranzey York
Ranzey
Milton Eagle
McKenzie
Clintont Graham
Graham
Tutuilla
Frank Ramey
Elmer Crow
Walter Payne
W. E. Driskell
N. P. Bennet
Portland
Blomgren
Harness Store
Milton
J. D. Whitman
Hass & Sauer
Baker's Goods
Davis & Ellis
A.W. Lundell
Weston Mercantile Co
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