Kelley Loe (1881 – September 4, 1957)http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2012093060/ was a

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labor activist, writer, and newspaper proprietor in the

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during the first half of the 20th century. He was the founder of the ''LaCamas Post'' of

Camas, Washington Camas is a city in Clark County, Washington, with a population of 26,065 at the 2020 census. The east side of town borders the city of Washougal, Washington, and the west side of town borders Vancouver, Washington. Camas lies along the Washing ...

, 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 is a city in northern Clark County, Washington. The population was 10,319 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 4,763 in 2010, making it the fastest growing city in the state of Washington. Located within the Portland metropolitan ...

, 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 is a city in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 20,743 at the 2020 census. Between 2000 and 2005, Battle Ground ranked fourth in the state for population growth, out of 279 eligible incorporated communitie ...

. During the

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, Loe was a spokesman and organizer for the

American Federation of Labor The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutu ...

. He died on September 4, 1957, in

Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...

. He was 76. Upon his death and in his honor, beginning in 1957 and through the 1970s, the Labor's Community Service Agency, a labor-affiliated charity organization in

, gave a "Kelley Loe Award" for distinguished service.

Writings

* ''An Army of the Aged''. Caldwell : Caxton Press, 1936. (Co-written by Richard L. Neuberger.)

References

External links

The Reflector website
1881 births 1957 deaths People from Ridgefield, Washington {{US-activist-stub