News of all sorts crowds the front page of the East Oregonian’s edition of Oct. 26, 1948. This type of story layout was common in newspapers at the time.

100 years ago

Hugh McIntyre, about 70 years old, retired rancher of Athena, suffered injuries which proved fatal yesterday afternoon when the automobile he was driving ran into an interurban car between Freewater and Ferndale. Mrs. McIntyre, who was riding with her husband, suffered from shock and two boys, Powell Graham, 7, and John Hansell, 3, who were in the back seat were thrown beneath the machine and injured slightly, it is believed.

Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre has been to the H. P. Graham ranch, east of Cobb’s crossing, to get apples. The boys got into the machine there to give Mr. McIntyre directions. It is believed Mr. McIntyre who was not used to that type of car became confused when he approached the interurban line because he had not been accustomed to driving a Ford.

75 years ago

A masculine nimrod brought the first elk in Pendleton yesterday — checking in at the Pendleton co-op at 11:30 a.m. with a three-pointer shot in the Meacham-Emigrant Springs section, but the fairer sex had its share of glory, also.

The first successful hunter was James Barels, employee of Barnum’s.

Mrs. Ardella Feathers, wife of R. F. Feathers, railroad engineer of 301 S.W. 15th street, came in at 5:30 p.m. with one of the largest animals shot in Pendleton in many years — and perhaps in Eastern Oregon. It has an antlered spread of 52 inches, boasting a perfect set of six-point antlers.

The huge animal, with weight estimated by state police at 1,100 pounds, was downed three miles from Meacham when the woman shot it through the head as it ran from a thicket, dogged by her husband. The elk went down, arose again, and she continued firing until it was “her meat.”

25 years ago

When Mindy Barron and her husband, Jason, bought a house in Umatilla in May, they didn’t learn until later that the city’s water supply might pose a health concern for their daughter.

While the child hasn’t shown any adverse reactions to the water, the concentration of fluoride in the city water supply may cause pitting and staining of teeth in some young children.

The condition, known as dental fluorosis, can occur when fluoride levels reach above 2 milligrams per liter. Umatilla’s water has a natural fluoride concentration of 2.7 milligrams per liter.

Federal regulations allow a concentration of up to 4 milligrams per liter for naturally occurring fluoride. Concentrations above that can cause serious bone disorders. Cities are required by the same regulations to alert residents of fluoride levels above 2 milligrams per liter.

City Administrator Martin Davis said last week when people sign up for city services, they receive notification packets that explain the city’s water supply. He offered no explanation about why the Barrons didn’t receive such notification.