Independence Fruit and Berry Association Ditches Meeting
A Salem manager announced the Oregon growers association plans after a meeting at the city hall. The group voted to ditch the organization before finalizing Wy-laws, with some members opposing but no formal dissent. Oregon Growers project aims to enroll more members and establish a receiving station in Midded yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Fruit and Berry
Dreegon Growers’ Cooperative Liitt
White
Salem
Oregoners’ Association
Bea
Oreron
I Yard
T. Merrill
Ing
Dallas postmaster race sparks petition drive
Those seeking the Dallas postmaster job show activity with petitions in circulation. Loughary leads with a signature drive. W L Loehren, an appointed deputy, and T B Hooker, Polk County deputy, reportedly plan petitions. The contest promises to be heated.
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Dallas
Woman's Thumb Cut Off In Hatchet Accident
Mrs. Ingineer R. L. McCready of Hoskins and Siletz area suffered the end of her left thumb severed Tuesday while using a hatchet on kindling wood. She received medical care and was taken to Portland to stay with relatives during recovery.
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M. McCready
Hoskins
Ingineer
R. L. McCready
Ey & Siletz
Portland
The Cootie Word Origin in War Era
The piece traces the term cootie to World War I slang and its evolving meanings in Britain. It notes early misattributions of origin, cites regional usage in Shropshire and Worcestershire, and links the nickname to resemblance to a bird, with an aside on the Sanskrit root for body.
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Bowie
Camouage
Big Bertha
Archie
M Tome
Shropshire
Acestershire
Urudu
Blue Ribbon Turkey Wins at Portland Poultry Show
GW Van Avery earned a blue ribbon and bronze trophy for a turkey at the Oregon Poultry and Pet Stock Association meet in Portland. Avery entered a gobbler and a hen, marking his first time exhibiting, with the award confirming his bird’s top honors.
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Portland
van Avery
Oregon Poultry Air Pet Stock Association
Avery
Hanorn
Hin Bird
van, Avery
Bia
Vera Brunk Weds Salem Man Norman Emory
Miss Vera Brunk and Norman Emory of Salem married on December 22 at the bride's parents home. Dr. Charles Dinsmore officiated from Calvary Presbyterian Church in front of close friends. The couple will reside in Salem with many well wishes from friends.
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HD. Bronk
Vera Brunk
Norman Emory
Salem
Charles Dinsmore
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Doctor M. J. Butler Injured In Car Rollover
Dr. M. J. Butler sustained a fractured right clavicle when a car driven by Don Pomeroy of Mabel skidded and rolled onto its side near a highway turn between Independence and Monmouth. Butler and R. W. Baker were passengers. Baker was tossed onto Butler. Butler had the fracture reduced and will be idle briefly.
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M. J. Butler
Independence
Monmouth
Don Pomeroy
Mabel
Dr. Butler
Mr. Pomeroy
D. Pletcher
R. W. Baker
Pomeroy
Mr. Baker
Butler
DeSelm Divorce Decree Denied in Polk Circuit Court
Ethel M DeSelm’s bid for a divorce from William C DeSelm and child custody was denied by the Polk county circuit court because she had not resided in the state for a year before filing. Defendant’s counsel was B F Swope of Independence.
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Ethel M. DeSelm
Polk County
William C. DeSelm
B. F. Swope
Independence
The Money Wizard John Law and Paris Bubble Collapse
The article recounts John Law, a Scotsman, who under the Duke of Orleans built a private bank with vast notes and monopoly, creating early global finance. His Mississippi venture and Louisiana company propelled wealth, but Paris and Europe later collapsed as rivals stirred opposition, leading to Law's downfall and poverty.
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Paris
Louis XIV
Duke of Orleans
Boston
John Law
Natron
Law
West
Louisiana
New Orleans
Europe
France
Morris Bros Bond Firm Plunges Into Receivership
The Morris Bros bond house in Portland falls to a receiver as president John L. Ethridge returns from Minneapolis to face charges of wrecking the firm and misusing funds. Clients, mostly Oregon and California residents, face uncertain values of interim certificates tied to Edmonton city bonds. Verd Hill, C. Williams, and Charles Leonard of Monmouth are among those owed, with losses totaling thousands amid a jumbled ledger and widespread public concern.
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Morris Bros
Portland
John L. Ethridge
Minneapolis
Edmonton
Oregon
California
Verd Hill
C. Williams
Charles Leonard of
Monmouth
News from Monmouth and vicinity during the holiday period
025 The article lists residents and travelers in Monmouth and nearby towns including Frank Miller and family from Seattle visiting at a Monmouth hotel on their way home from California to see their son Arthur Miller. Other brief items note health conditions, holiday visits, and upcoming church programs.
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Frank Miller
Seattle
Monmouth Hotel
Mr. Miller
California
Arthur Miller
D. C
John Denny
Oregon
Rose Smith
Roy Smith
Harvey Guthrie
Dallas
Henkle
Tab McNeil
Tillamook
Christian Church
Butler Family Holds Fortieth Christmas Eve Reunion
At Monmouth, 55 Butler relatives gathered at the J. B. W. Butler homestead for a fortieth reunion. The assembly featured decorated rooms, a Christmas tree with gifts, a host welcome, Santa, and a cafeteria-style feast followed by games and dancing. Out-of-town guests included relatives from Portland McMinnville Salem Corvallis and Oregon City.
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Butler
J. B. W. Butler
Monmouth
Santa
Portland
James Ground
Harold Johnson
Frank Lucas
F. E. Butler
M. A. Ford
Boothby
McMinnville
F. W. Fenton
J. B. Spence
Frances
Salem
W. Kuhn
Corvallis
W. D. Cready
Oregon City
J. Dean Butler
Five Year Romance Culminates in Wedding
Esther Louise Brightman and Irvine French wed at the Independence Methodist Church on December 20. The couple first connected in a Salem hospital five years ago when Brightman was a nurse and French was a student wounded en route to a football game. French, now a farmer in Willamina, served overseas in the engineers and is Phi Delta Theta. Brightman has lived in Independence with her sister since leaving town.
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Salem
Independence
Esther Louise Brightman
Irvine French
Willamina
F. 5
Clemo
W. Irvine
Small
Frank Kelley
Oregon Agricultural College
Portland
Miss Brightman
French
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Ira Mix
Independence National Bank
Mistland boosts Oregon prunes in grower cooperative drive
Oregon Growers Cooperative association promotes Mistland as a brand for Oregon prunes and Italian prunes in cartons. West coast growers unite for co operation, aiming to expand eastern sales after the holiday lull. A Portland bank display raises inquiries about Mistland purchases.
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R. C. Paulus
Oregon Growers Cooperative Association
Mistland
Oregon
Iit
The
Peoples’ Bank of Portland
Advertising and quality lift prune consumption in Oregon
R. C. Paulus of the Oregon Growers association credits advertising and standardized quality for a sharp rise in prune use. He notes 1916 consumption at 82,500,000 pounds and last year at 200,000,000 pounds.
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R. C. Paulus
Oregon Growers Association
Masons Convoke Lyon Lodge for Third Degree Work
Lyon Lodge No 29 A F and A M will hold a special communication next Wednesday night for third degree work. Members are urged to attend if possible by order of the Worshipful Master.
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Lyon Lodge
No. 29
A. F
A. M
Legion Presses Oregon State Bonus and Related Bill
The American Legion of Oregon urged a state veterans bonus at its Portland meeting. A bill was to propose $15 monthly for eligible World War I veterans, plus up to 32000 home or farm loans, four hundred dollars per three months of service, and a program to extend Oregon Soldiers’ Home benefits to survivors. The group also endorsed a California-like guardianship law restricting land guardians to citizens and approved an alien ineligibility provision.
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Department
American Legion of
Oregon
Portland
Legislative Committee
State Legislative Assembly
State of
Army
Navy of Marine Corps
United States
Roseburg
California
Greenwood progress in the valley amid school improvements
The writer praises Greenwood for renewing a grove area into a modern barn garage and poultry house while a new house is planned for G. G. Hewitt. The Greenwood school grounds were cleared. A driving shed and a belfry with a school bell were added to the schoolhouse. Community patrons deserve credit for the upgrades.
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Greenwood Road
G. G. Hewitt
Greenwood
Eldridge Son Weds Leona Thompson at Burns
Mr and Mrs K C Eldridge announce the marriage of their son Shalor C Eldridge to Leona Thompson at Burns on December 29. The groom has worked on special government projects in Burns for several months. The news will please many friends of the couple.
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K. C. Eldridge
Shalor C. Eldridge
Misa Leona Thompson
Burns
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AS Fruit Men
LL Association
Egon
Eral
KINS
Cootie
Miss Vera Brunk
Bride OF Salem Man
D'Selm
Portland Bond House
Oregon Growers
Northwest
C. I. Lewis
Spokane
Washington
W. J. Staley
Masons
Legion
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