Kelley Loe
Encyclopedia
Kelley Loe was a U.S.
labor activist, writer, and newspaper proprietor in the Pacific Northwest
during the first half of the 20th century.
He was the founder of the LaCamas Post of Camas, Washington
, and owned and edited the newspaper in 1908. It later became the Camas Post-Record, and survived until 1965.
Loe was also the founder of the Ridgefield Reflector of Ridgefield, Washington
, and owning and editing the newspaper from 1909 to 1910. It later became The Reflector, and is still in publication, now in Battle Ground, Washington
.
During the Great Depression
, Loe was a spokesman and organizer for the American Federation of Labor
. During the 1970s, the Labor's Community Service Agency, a labor-affiliated charity organization in Portland, Oregon
, gave a "Kelley Loe Award" for distinguished service.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
labor activist, writer, and newspaper proprietor in the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
during the first half of the 20th century.
He was the founder of the LaCamas Post of Camas, Washington
Camas, Washington
Camas is a city in Clark County, Washington, with a population of 19,355 at the 2010 census. Officially incorporated on June 18, 1906, the city is named after the camas lily, a plant with an onion-like bulb prized by Native Americans. At the west end of downtown Camas is a large Georgia-Pacific...
, and owned and edited the newspaper in 1908. It later became the Camas Post-Record, and survived until 1965.
Loe was also the founder of the Ridgefield Reflector of Ridgefield, Washington
Ridgefield, Washington
Ridgefield is a city in the pastoral, rolling-hills countryside of northern Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,763 at the 2010 census....
, and owning and editing the newspaper from 1909 to 1910. It later became The Reflector, and is still in publication, now in Battle Ground, Washington
Battle Ground, Washington
Battle Ground is a city in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 17,571 at the 2010 census. According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management, Battle Ground ranked 4th of 279 eligible incorporated communities in population growth between 2000 and 2005.-Origin of...
.
During the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, Loe was a spokesman and organizer for the American Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States. It was founded in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions disaffected from the Knights of Labor, a national labor association. Samuel Gompers was elected president of the Federation at its...
. During the 1970s, the Labor's Community Service Agency, a labor-affiliated charity organization in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, gave a "Kelley Loe Award" for distinguished service.
Writings
- An Army of the Aged. Caldwell : Caxton Press, 1936. (Co-written by Richard L. NeubergerRichard L. NeubergerRichard Lewis Neuberger was a U.S. journalist, author, and politician during the middle of the 20th century. A native of Oregon, he would write for The New York Times before and after a stint in the United States Army during World War II...
.)