HelloKitty65
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I goggled the original owner and the very small town where this truck was originally purchased.
The owner popped up 44 years prior to the purchase date associated with the board of a local bank.
People were being drafted for WW I. News involving horses was common. Here are some headlines:
THE MALHEUR ENTERPRISE
VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1918
A good rain would be welcome.
Several of the farmers are hauling
water.
The Brogan district has gone way
over the top in its allotment in the
Liberty Loan drive. We're bound to
help Uncle Sam lick the Kaiser all
we can.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Corliss have a
chicken dinner Sunday for a number
of their friends.
Pete and George Ilader. two of our
boys who have been called to the
colors were in Fangollano Friday, tell
ing friends "good-bye".
Horses Run Away on Steep Grade
When going down a steep grade,
Saturday, E. W. Oliver's team ran
away, doing considerable damage to
the wagon and harness, but fortunately Mr. Oliver escaped without in jury.
One day last week a bridge broke
thru with Albert Morfitt as he was
crossing with a grain drill, and but
for the assistance of neighbors his
team would have drowned.
A. Bigbee received his call last
Tuesday to leave for service for Uncle
Sam.
W. E. Boyd and E. Stream have
been very busy the last few days
looking for some horses that have
strayed away.
"They Can't Call You a Slacker if You Own a Liberty Bond"
I speculate that J.B. Adrian (like myself), purchased this truck later in his career. Just imagine the early lives of these first Land Cruiser owners!
Alternatively, it may have been a senior family member of the same name that made the papers in 1918, but either way, it's cool stuff.
The owner popped up 44 years prior to the purchase date associated with the board of a local bank.
People were being drafted for WW I. News involving horses was common. Here are some headlines:
THE MALHEUR ENTERPRISE
VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1918
A good rain would be welcome.
Several of the farmers are hauling
water.
The Brogan district has gone way
over the top in its allotment in the
Liberty Loan drive. We're bound to
help Uncle Sam lick the Kaiser all
we can.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Corliss have a
chicken dinner Sunday for a number
of their friends.
Pete and George Ilader. two of our
boys who have been called to the
colors were in Fangollano Friday, tell
ing friends "good-bye".
Horses Run Away on Steep Grade
When going down a steep grade,
Saturday, E. W. Oliver's team ran
away, doing considerable damage to
the wagon and harness, but fortunately Mr. Oliver escaped without in jury.
One day last week a bridge broke
thru with Albert Morfitt as he was
crossing with a grain drill, and but
for the assistance of neighbors his
team would have drowned.
A. Bigbee received his call last
Tuesday to leave for service for Uncle
Sam.
W. E. Boyd and E. Stream have
been very busy the last few days
looking for some horses that have
strayed away.
"They Can't Call You a Slacker if You Own a Liberty Bond"
I speculate that J.B. Adrian (like myself), purchased this truck later in his career. Just imagine the early lives of these first Land Cruiser owners!
Alternatively, it may have been a senior family member of the same name that made the papers in 1918, but either way, it's cool stuff.
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