Word: portland
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Inverness Club, and headed for the Pacific North west and several weeks of hunting and fishing. The softspoken, 32-year-old Texan had better control over his nerves, as well as his shots, than ever before, but he needed a rest. He would play no more tournaments until the Portland (Ore.) Open, starting...
Patriot. In Portland, Ore., a woman motorist gave four A coupons for 12 gallons of gas, sighed when the tank took only 11.9, cheerfully raced her motor until there was room for the rest...
From Mayor Earl Riley, of Portland, Ore., we recently received the following communication: "This office has been advised by the Ninth Service Command that your son ... is expected home on furlough sometime this month. If at any time during his leave I can be of help to him or to you in making his visit pleasant, please let me know...
...NAME WITHHELD] Portland...
...Portland Oregon Journal, pro-Willkie in 1940, switched to Term IV because "war is the compelling issue." Frail, spunky Mrs. Maria Clopton Jackson, owner of the Journal's controlling stock, refused to interfere with her editors' decision, but insisted on voicing her dissent. Said she to reporters: "When someone is in power too long ... he gets to feeling as if he is the owner, not just the administrator of a trust. . . . My opinion of Mr. Truman is so severe that I would rather...