Transcriptions of newspaper articles
W. Carlton Smith Collection
Biography William Carlton Smith served in World War I for two years as a First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps. From about 1902 [...]
July 2020
April 2016
Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour
Delivery of a “Portland Zoo” sundae at Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor formerly located in Candelaria Shopping Center.Photo Credit: Oregon Statesman, November 10, 1965 [...]
January 2016
Jack and the Beanstalk – the Hollywood connection to a West Salem cannery
Blue Lake Producers Cooperative 325 Patterson Ave. West Salem - Photo Credit: PCHS – Bill Lucas Collection All [...]
December 2015
Christmas Flood Evacuation of Salem Memorial Hospital
Salem Memorial Hospital surrounded by flood water after Pringle Creek breached its banks. WHC 2012.49.124 Monday December 21, [...]
November 2015
1965 Veterans Day Parade – Salem
The rumble of National Guard tanks mixed with bands and marching feet Thursday as Salem observed Veterans Day with its biggest parade in many [...]
September 2015
Bishop Clothing and Woolen Mill Store
C.P. Bishop sitting in the $5 shoe display in his store. "Now is the time and here is the place for [...]
August 2015
Word War 1 News for August 1, 1915
August 1, 1915, World War I in Marion County by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Oregon Statesman published two editorials addressing the issue of [...]
July 2015
Word War 1 News for Marion County on July 30, 1915
July 30, 1915, World War I in Marion County by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Reports of fighting during the month of July related to [...]
P.J. Larsen & Sons – Wagon Making
This article was written for the Statesman Journal and published in February 2014. It is reproduced here for reference purposes. 1931 Chevy House Car [...]
Word War 1 News for Marion County on July 13, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The front page of the Capital Journal reported fears of terrorism: WIDE-SPREAD PLOT TO [...]