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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
2
The issue touts a civic mission and highlights a Weston school district gain valued at over 40000 dollars. It notes some residents' indifference to reading papers and prefers daily papers, while advertising rates are listed as per inch and per line for different insertions.
The Allied forces push to halt the German Crown Prince's advance with French and British resistance. German efforts focus on widening a breach near Piugny Brimont as forts before Rheims reportedly fall behind the invading tide. Charley Barrett's death is mourned locally, and Pershing is cited as keeping General Leonard Wood from the front.
Canadian flyer William A. Bishop V C D S C M C is the only person awarded three decorations at once by the King of England. His record claims 40 enemy aircraft and two balloons with audacious daring and strategic skill. He frames air combat as a game yet recalls the human cost, noting sleep was kept by the thought of the lives ended.
Fuel Administrator Fred J. Holmes proclaims June 3 to 8 as coal buying week in Oregon. The campaign, backed by the governor and state defense council, urges residents to stockpile coal early to avoid a heatless and lightless winter as freight rates rise 25 percent on June 26, adding over a dollar per ton.
Weston hosts a Pioneer reunion feature the Bridge of the Gods a pageant drawn from F H Balchs Oregon Indian romance Proceeds go to the Umatilla County Red Cross Mrs J H Williams directs the ambitious local production and audiences will receive story through megaphone amid realistic Indian setting
A wartime style notice urges all men 21 and older to register on June 5 at local draft boards. Non citizens must register too. Registrants must personally register or appoint a representative if unable to appear. S.A. Barnes is the registration officer for Weston and neighboring precincts with offices open seven am to nine pm.
The notice invites farmers to store harvest and attend a Standard Oil car shipment to Weston around July 1, citing economic worries and daily frictions in wartime life. It mixes patriotic reminders, weather concerns, and light social commentary on thrift stamps, coal supply, and living costs.
The United States Food Administration outlines a wartime potato soup recipe using three potatoes one quart of milk onion butter substitute four tablespoons fat and pepper. The process cooks potatoes then blends with milk and melted fat then simmers and strains before serving with parsley.
New York reports plan for voluntary rationing to extend Home Card reach to 10,000,000 homes. The scheme mirrors Britain and aims to guide housewives with concrete weekly allowances for meat, butter, sugar, flour, and other staples to support U S Food Administration efforts.
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