“The Crusades” is on a run at the United Artists movie theater in Pendleton in these ads in the Oct. 5, 1948, edition of the East Oregonian, and Gibson’s Kookall Electric Range was going for $409.95.

100 years ago

James Johns Sr. was unanimously reelected chairman of the Umatilla County Chapter, American Red Cross at the annual meeting Thursday afternoon, October 4 in the chapter offices at the Federal building. The other officers were reelected as follows: Dr. W. D. McNary, vice chairman, John Dickson, treasurer.

A report for the year ending September 30 was presented by the executive secretary, showing a total of 1,372 cases handled, of which 779 were ex-service and 593 civilian. A total of 2,440 people visited the Red Cross office during the year, 120 visits were made to the branches throughout the county, covering a distance of 4,141 miles. Of the ex-service men receiving attention or information, 465 were disabled; 664 of the total number of cases were residents of Pendleton, 436 were from the county outside of Pendleton, and the balance were transient or individuals from other cities, many of them ex-service men who entered the service from this county.

75 years ago

A copy of the East Oregonian which sold many years ago on the streets of Pendleton for a nickel, is one of the few things which hasn’t gone up in price — it still can be bought on the street for five cents.

This was pointed out today in connection with observance of national newspaper week.

Newspapers generally have been reluctant to increase prices, and this is reflected in other departments of the East Oregonian. The advertising price has remained the same per 1,000 circulation, although price of newspaper print has doubled, and the cost of labor has also doubled.

Subscription prices have increased, but only a fraction over 50 per cent. The East Oregonian, delivered by carrier, has increased from 65 cents a month to $1 a month in recent years, but this does not compare with cost hikes.

Attention also was called to the service presented by the “new Today” column which leads off the classical advertising page — presenting an exchange, lost and found, wanted, etc., service of far more value to its users than the slight charge made for insertion.

25 years ago

With 30 days left in the election countdown, area voters had the chance Sunday to hear from the two candidates hoping to replace Bob Smith in Congress.

Democrat Kevin Campbell of Canyon City and Republican Greg Walden of Hood River, candidates for Oregon’s 2nd congressional District seat, answered a variety of questions during the afternoon forum at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute.

More than 30 people attended the forum, which opened with comments by Pendleton’s two candidates for Oregon’s House District 57, Independent Bob Jenson and Republican Vern Kube, both of Pendleton.

Campbell told the audience that Eastern Oregon “is not best represented by clout from afar, it’s best represented by consensus close to home.”