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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1921
Page
2
A catalog shows coats in No. 18 to No. 24 balances in polo cloth and Balivia cloth with silk linings and embroidery. Dresses range from No. 1 to No. 8 Silk Taffeta and Wool Tricotine styles, featuring basques, vests, and embroidery, with prices from $14.75 to $49.50. Local stores advertise a wide selection for 1921 fashion.
Oregon Ex changes note Mrs Edna Schilke Morrison formerly of Wenton is now telegraph editor at Pendleton East Oregonian. She served 22 months overseas with the French and Roumanian Red Cross during World War I and supervised Christmas box distribution to American soldiers in 1919.
A welcome awaits guests at the Hotel Waldorf located in the Martin Jewely Building in Walla Walla. Robert A. Moore hosts with a warm reception and a home-like atmosphere. Rooms with or without bath available and a public rest room is open to day visitors and guests. Mrs Moore, formerly Miss Irene Grone, is well known to Weston residents.
On Wenlon mountain 42 friends and neighbors gathered at Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wroe’s home on Saturday evening March 12. They enjoyed games music dancing and refreshments as they bid farewell to the Wroe family who are relocating to another mountain district. W. H. Resener and partners report large yields from Weston mountain wheat oats barley and flax last year and note two Molt caterpillars used in operation. The couple sent a kodak portrait to J. M. Ashworth showing Resener’s wife and himself.
A horseman identified as Enniquez and his horse were pushed over a bluff by a passing automobile near the Una tills river by Gibbon. The rider escaped with light injuries while the horse was killed.
Heavy rains across the Walla Walla region caused severe floods with Mill Creek Garrison Creek and the Yellowhawk overflowing. Water up to a foot deep flooded Mainami Alder Streets as residents moved children from schools and state troops guarded against looting. widespread farm damage and bridge hazards were reported.
Revival meetings led by Rev. W. Storms at the Baptist church in Weston drew 66 conversions over three weeks with daily sermons and Sunday services. Evangelistic singers Rev. Roy L. Haslam and Mrs Haslam assisted, aided by Vera How and The Converted Atheist. A gospel loan from Tone is expected to support next Sunday’s meetings, with 18 conversions already reported at Weston.
The Standard Theatre in Athena will screen two notable films soon. Dinty from First National stars Wealey Freckles Barry and is directed by Marshal Nielan after favorable reactions in Portland. Behold My Wife, directed by George Melford, debuts at the Standard next week. Oregon prunes advertised in 1920 crop, 25 lb boxes, offered in Oregon with delivery terms. An inheritance tax policy from Bankers' Reserve Life Insurance Co. is mentioned through agent Geo House.
Notice in Umatilla County Oregon that Ida L. May administrator publishes final account for Daniel A. May estate with hearing set for the tenth hour of the forenoon at Pendleton County Courthouse, objections due. Another notice in Marion County for Mary E. English estate shows administrator's final account and hearing date, with attorneys listed.
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