Weston Leader Seeks Advance Subscriptions To End Delinquency
The Weston Leader outlines postal and state laws on discontinuing delinquent papers and argues for advance payment from all subscribers. It notes losses from unpaid bills, recent plant investments, and pressure to maintain an all home print edition. The Oregonian praises the Leader as a four decade pioneer paper and lauds Editor Clark Wood. A Food Administration note urges conserving wheat flour and coordinating with county administrators.
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Los
Weston
Morning
Oregonian
Northwest
Weston Leader
Leader
The
Oregon
Bedrock Democrat
Baker
Pendleton
Clark Wood
Reunion of Pioneers Proves a Notable County Event
The twenty sixth annual Umatilla County Pioneers reunion drew strong attendance despite war fever fears. Notable features included stirring patriotic addresses by Rev Lockwood and Dr Snyder, a successful pageant The Bridge of the Gods, and lively old fiddlers contest. Officers elected: H J Taylor president, H L Frazer vice president, S A Barnes secretary, J H Price treasurer.
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Umatilla County
Lockwood
Snyder
J. Hale
Alf. Johnson
Joe Lieuallen
Lieuallen
al Knight
Dr. Dell
J. B. Duffy
Umatilla County Pioneers Association
H. J. Taylor
Pendleton
H. L. Frazier
Milton
8. A. Barnes
J. H. Price
Mrs Read Ends Her Life by Poison in Weston
Mrs Martha A Read widow of J H Read died at 3 am from swallowing corrosive sublimate after noon poisoning at her East Main Street home. She had poor health, a prior paralysis six weeks earlier, and recently grew despondent over pain. Born May 12 1855 in Lincoln County Kentucky she leaves eleven surviving children across Oregon Washington and Maryland. Funeral set for Saturday at 10 am with Methodist funeral rites.
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Martha A
J. H. Read
East Main Street
W. Og, Read
Athena
J.T. Read
M. E. Shurte
Arlington
Oregon
Vancouver
Wash
George Read
Enterprise
Roy Read
Leo Read
Camp Lewis
Ralph Read
Camnp Holabird
Blues Hugh and Alice return from McMinnville winter
News from the Blues Hugh and Alice come home after spending winter in McMinnville attending school. Visitors include Mr and Mrs J L Hodgson of La Crosse Washington, Mrs Cecil Hyatt visiting Colfax, Edith English visiting the English family, John Neil from Pendleton tending potato interests, Rev William Cannon of Kansas visiting his nephew Joe Cannon, and birthday celebrations for Eppa Piersol and Gene Schneider with twenty children and refreshments provided by Mrs Roy Hyatt and Mrs Booker. Henry Dowd and spouse from Washtucna visited Dowd’s brother’s family. Hyatt lease farm to Mr Rose who travels to La Crosse to supervise the transfer.
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Hugh
Alice Band
McMinnville
J. L. Hodgson
la Crosse
Wash
Joe Hyatt
Cecil Hyatt
Colfax
Edith English
R. E. English
John Neil
Pendleton
William Cannon
Kansas
Joe Cannon
Eppa Piersol
Gene Schneider
Piersol
Roy Hyatt
Booker
Henry Dowd
Washtucna
Dowd
Rose
Weston Farmers Attend School For McCormick LeRoy Operation
Weston dealers and Watts Rogers of Weston host a Walla Walla weeklong school teaching the LeRoy motor operation for McCormick combines. About thirty schoolboys led by Chance Rogers attend from Weston area. 25 combines sold locally show farmer progress in new machinery. Open pheasant season likely this fall due to complaints from Freewater Hermiston farmers. district game warden George Tonkin notes petitions. Weston farmers plan to protect pheasants under state trespass and public highway shooting limits.
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Walla Walla
Waitsburg
Dayton
McCormick Compines
Watts & Rogers
Weston
LeRoy
McCormick
Chance Rogers
Freewater
Hermiston
George Tonkin
State Commission
Advice to Sentimental Lovers in a Quick Word
A terse Victorian style counsel urges romantics to speak openly about love rather than bottle up their feelings. It suggests that making a fool of oneself in person is better than enduring internal spark-fueled tension. Richmond Monds offers a blunt, humorous take on courtship.
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Richmond
Church notices mix of Sunday services and pastor names
Church announcements list multiple denominations with Sunday schools and preaching times. Entries mention Church of the Brethren Methodist United Brethren Baptist and Epworth Leagues, with pastors Jowell Wriggie Storms and B. F. Wriggie, plus prayer meetings and evening services.
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Church of the Brethren
Kitte
Chelet
John Bonewits
Methodist Church
Epworth
KE. Jowell
United Brethren Church
A.n
C.K
B. F. Wriggie
Markets and public notices from Portland and state actions
Portland markets list feeds grains butter and poultry prices with items like oats corn and hay plus beef and turkey terms. Public utility rate recall and bank loan security notes appear, along with state training school work plans and an upcoming recall petition against county officials in Coquille.
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Public Service Commission
War Finance Corporaton
Commission
Morey
State Training School
Kay
Board of Control
Coquille
Philip
Armstrong
Watson
Farm Wages Fixed After Yoke of Ore Gon and Washa
Farmers and their representatives from Oregon haying counties and two Washington counties reached wage agreements for the coming day and grain season. Common labor will be $2.60 per day, stackers and loaders $4, header and harvester drivers $5, sack drivers $6, cooks $9, with board included. A proposal for a 10 hour day was rejected. no action was set on hours constituting a day.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Washington
The Worst Hotels on the Face of the Earth
An impressionable young woman asks about travel to the Orient and Bo responds with a blunt verdict. The piece, from the Birmingham Age-Herald, depicts the region as vast and bustling with business and broadly characterizes its hotels as extremely poor.
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Orient
Athrob
Birmingham Age-Herald
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Food Administration
Uncle Sam
Shunka
America
Walter Rose
J. M. Banister
A. L. Swaggart
Laurel E. Davis
Alfred Lockwoulh
Reading
Ellen Montgomery
Mrs. Smart
Otto Nikolai
Lela G. Saling
Helen Keller
Genevieve Rogers
Cecil Greer
Tom Grand
Red Cross
J. H. Williams
W. S. Payne
J. C. Baddeley
Pau
Laurel + Davis
J. E. Snyder
Lois Porter
Claud Price
R. G. Saling
Williams
Bernice Richmond
Overture
Ethel Garfield Scott
P. J. O'Reilly
Umatilla
Fred Dupuis
Fred
Westen
the Blues
Portland
Mutter—Creamery
Beattie
Abe
Ford
Advancin
H.L. Hedrick
Hazelwood
Tanne
E. E. Zehm
Hrandt
Main St
Cher
Carter Lean
the Carter
Smythe Uwres
Peratteton
Mutter Wraye
Pho
Sappho
U.s.marine Corps
Candy Shop
Odessa Kirkpatrick
S. L. Kennard
Hospital
Broad Streets
Weston Milling CO
Weston Transfer Co
Davis & Ellis
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co
Waitsburg, Wash
Weston Mercantile Company
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