Commencement and Awards At High School
The high school plans commencement at the Methodist church this evening with the senior orchestra under Prof F W Berchtold and vocal solos by Dorothy Ruef. The program includes diplomas, a chorus, and a baccalaureate sermon by Dr H Charles Dunes. Graduates listed include Glenn Burright, Helen Turnbull, Marjorie Reynolds, Faye Walker, Morilor Wilson, and Julius Jorgen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dependence High School
Dlon
Clemo
Dorothy Ruef
Clemn O. Burright
Yolo
Mre
C. W. Irvine
F. W. Berchtold
Knights of Pythias Lodge Elect Officers for Six Months
Per lodge information officers were elected Monday evening for a six month term. Imine Cooper Walter Smith Verd Hill John Podvent L Seggle. John Hills WH Cockle F B Dickson chosen as lodge delegate. Nation will occur at the first in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Imine Cooper
Walter Smith
W—Verd Hill
John Podvent
L. W. Seggle
John Hills- WH
Cockle
F. BE. Dickson
Excursion Planned July 17 by Local Union Committee
A local union announces an excursion from Independence to Will on Sunday July 17. The committee in charge, Messrs Butler Skinner and accompanying members, promise arrangements for all, with provisions, entertainment, and a range of activities including tug of war foot races and an orchestra as part of the big event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Butler
Skinner
Siletz
Little City
Oregon Normal Week Busy with Inauguration Plans
Oregon Normal President Ackerman travels to Portland for Reed College inauguration honoring President Scholz. Commencement week details listed with events from June 18 to 22 1921 and a school drama by fifth and sixth graders during chapel hour. A motion picture "Once to Every Woman" is set for June 11 showing in the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackerman
Portland
O. N
Scholz
Reed College
Mins Todd
Mike Taylor
Minow
L. D. Leech
Eugene
Mary Ann
B. F. Irvine
Joan of Arc
Daudet
Former Independence Boy Instructor Moves to Wisconsin
James C. Foley of Corvallis, Oregon Agricultural College graduate and longtime OAC zoology instructor, will take a half time zoology assistantship at the University of Wisconsin. He plans to work toward his doctorate after earning his master's in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
James C. Foley
University of Wisconsin
Foley
Nathan Fasten
Department of Zoology
Wisconsin
Clover Leaf Rebekah Lodge Initiates New Member
Clover Leaf Rebekah Lodge No. 36 held a meeting Tuesday evening with members and visitors present. The degree team initiated Miss Turnbull into the order and a banquet followed. A future meeting will again initiate new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clover Leaf Rebekah Lodge No. 36
Miss Turnbull
Victory Close for Independence Over Monmouth
Independence high school closed the season Friday with a 29 to 8 victory over Monmouth. The win caps a strong campaign as the team secured the closing game in a decisive manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence High School
Monmouth
Polk County highway contracts awarded by state commission
Four highway contracts in Polk County were awarded by the state highway commission. The Luckiamute river section grading to W. L. Trent of McMinnville for 40,072 dollars. Holes Gap Rickreall to Willamette section grading to H. J. Hildeburn of Roseburg for 8,123.60 dollars. The Salem Dallas post road from Branks Corner to Dallas city limits six and a half miles, bituminous paving to W. R. Dennis Construction Co. of McMinnville for 244,082.50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
State Highway Commission
Monmouth-Luckiamute River
W. L Trent
McMinnville
Luckiamute
Dallas
W. R. Dennis Construction Company
Budget Law Upsets Plans for School Election
Oregon school districts face delays in tax levies as the new budget law requires districts to call mass meetings, prepare budgets with proposed tax amounts, post a 20 day notice, and obtain voter approval. J A Churchill expects two to three weeks to supply required forms, extending delays for many districts by about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
J. A. Churchill
Churchill
Major Rose backs local guard company at Wigrich ranch
W. Lewis Rose of the Wigrich ranch urges preserving and staffing the local guard company. He offers recruiting help to Adjutant General White and Captain Emerson Groves, noting his British army training and willingness to cover wage gaps for a member’s encampment. He plans to mobilize ranch workers and secure solid community support for Company K.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lewis Rose
Wigrich
White
Emerson Groves
Military Department
Rose
Company K
Price Slashes Hit Studebaker Dodge Brothers and Ford Cars
Notable reductions have been made in the prices of Studebaker Dodge Brothers and Ford cars during the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker
Dodge Brothers
Ford
Independence Victory in Soldiers Bonus Vote
Independence voters endorsed the soldiers' bonus by about two and a half to one, mirroring the statewide ratio. An emergency clause measure passed by a small margin, while other amendments failed. The only closely contested item was a measure for optimal jury duty by women, with results still undecided. Legislative Regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Forty Votes In The E. B. Morlock Family
Mr and Mrs E B Morelock of Portland visit J E P Harris south of town. The Morelocks moved from Missouri to Grand Ronde valley in 1865 and now live in Portland. They have 11 children plus relatives totaling 40 voters in the family. He remains a Jefferson Jackson Democrat though some family members disagree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Morelock
Portland
J. E. P. Harris
Dallas Field Meet Set for June 18 at High School
A field meet will be held on the Dallas high school campus June 18 starting at 2 PM with prizes from Dallas merchants for events such as 50 to 100 yard dashes running and field events. A silver cup from J I Potter will go to the school with the most points. first year holders keep it until next year and three consecutive wins grant permanent ownership. Diplomas for eighth graders will be presented at 1 PM in Dallas city park four blocks west of the high school. Picnic lunches are welcome during noon hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Harry Iliff Loses Jersey Cow on Milk Test
The registered Jersey cow, nearly ready to set another fat record, died last night due to fermentation after an attempted operation by Dr. Moorehouse of Salem and Dr. Wright of Independence. Harry Iliff, a noted Jersey breeder, owned the valuable animal at his ranch south of town.
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Harry Iliff
Moorehouse
Salem
Wright
Independence
Mr. Tliff
Judge Pipes of Portland Speaks On Legal Mission
Judge Pipes from Portland appeared Monday for a legal matter, meeting with local officials and reviewing case details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Pipes
Portland
Degree for Miss Rogers to teach in Ashland High
Miss Leeta L. Rogers of Independence will teach English next year at Ashland High School and will receive her degree from the University of Oregon on June 20. She is in the graduating class of 185, the largest in university history, with a focus in education and substantial activity in campus organizations and athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Oregon
Eugene
Leeta L. Rogers
Independence
Ashland
University Women
Life Saving Corps
University Players
Turner Narrowly Defeats Colts On Local Diamond
Brownsville hosts next Sunday as Turner edges the Colts by one run in a fast ball game. Stoltenberg and Loy led the local battery while Jack Tate sprained an ankle and Roy Houck took a knockout blow but recovered. The home team and Brownsville crowd anticipate another strong showing on their field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Fettle
Turner
Stoltenberg
Loy
Jack” Tate
Roy Houck
City Council Inspects Fire Apparatus and Alarm System
Mayor R. M. Walker and Councilmen G. C. Skinner Guy G. Walker J. B. Bohannon and Willard E. Craven toured Newberg and Portland to evaluate a chemical motor driven fire truck street patching outfit and siren alarm system. About $4000 is available. no purchases yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Walker
G. C. Skinner
Guy G. Walker
J. 8. Bohannon
Willard E. Craven
Newberg
Portland
Mr. Skinner
Woman’s Club Elects Officers for Coming Year
The Woman’s club elected its officers at Mrs. D. P. MacCarthy home on Wednesday afternoon. President Mrs. O. D. Butler. 1st Vice President Mrs. S. Taylor Jones. 2nd Vice President Mrs. K. C. Eldridge. Secretary Mrs. H. B. Fletcher. Treasurer Mrs. Asa B. Robinson. Social hour followed with Mesdames Sloper and Plant as hostesses. Last meeting until fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
D. P. MacCarthy
O. D. Butler
Taylor Jones
K. C. Eldridge
H. B. Fletcher
Asa B. Robinson
Mesdames Sloper
Plant
Outlaw Named as New Team Led by D L Barton
D L Barton organizes a new basketball team called the Outlaw and announces its first game at Turner this coming Sunday. He confirms Folke and Folke of Hillsboro as the battery and says the rest of the squad will be local players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Barton
Turner
Mr. Barton
Folke and
Folke
Hillsboro
John Richardson Wins Sigma Delta Chi News Contest
John M. Richardson, grandson of Mrs. Martha Richardson of Independence, won the Sigma Delta Chi national journalism fraternity news writing contest silver loving cup at Oregon Agricultural College and set a college record with 1784 column inches of printed matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Richardson
Martha Richardson
Independence
Sigma Delta Chi
Oregon Agricultural College
Four Taken in Moonshine Raid Near Independence
Sheriff John W. Orr and deputies seized two moonshine stills, two cars, and a Ford truck near the Luck jamute river on the Buena Vista to Albany road. Four men from Independence, Brown Fox Mills Cooper, were arrested, pleaded not guilty, and bail set at 500 dollars. The Mills trial was delayed to this afternoon in Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Brown
Jesse Fox
B. F. Mills
Wright Cooper
John W. Orr
Buena Vista
Albany
Independence
Justice of the Peace
R. W. Baker
Dallas
Mills
Messrs
Brown
Fox
Cooper
Ford
Ira Spencer
Basket social at Hopville School marks term end
An evening basket social at Hopville school house concluded a successful term led by Mrs. George E. Conkey and Miss Gertrude Watzling with Miss Helen Butler standing in. The event raised about $63 for the piano fund as pupils performed under PTA direction with Mr. Wattenbarger auctioneering. Local residents attended by automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopville
George E. Conkey
Gertrude Watzling
Helen Butler
Conkey
Wattenbarger
Student Recital by Mrs Lottie Hedges McIntosh at Methodist Church
The pupils of Mrs Lottie Hedges McIntosh will present a student recital at the Methodist church next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The program features piano and vocal solos and duets, readings, with participants including Marjorie Plant Gordon Plant Thelma Gosser Octavia Goldman Pauline Perry Dorothy Ray Marion Flake Evelyn Maillie Lucille Cook Glen Sparks Helen Plessinger Alberta Williams Luetta Baker Faye Walker Gert rude Stephens Verne McGowan Warren McGowan Velma Hefley Erma Boughey Mrs Barnell Alice Baker Nellie Lane Robert Craven Muriel Wilson Hazel Butler Helen Turnbull Georgia Crowfoot Bernice Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Hedges McIntosh
Marjorie and
Gordon Plant
Thelma Gosser
Octavia Goldman
Pauline Perry
Dorothy Ray
Marion Flake
Evelyn Maillie
Lucille Cook
Glen Sparks
Helen Plessinger
Alberta Williams
Luetta Baker
Faye Walker
Gertrude
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D. E
hon—Orchestra
Duates
Glenn Burright
Aby
Helen Turnbull
Robert Gerakd Hewett
Marjorie Alice Ruch
Julius Jorgenhreen Skinner
Ynolds
Erma Boughey
H. Edith Pleasinger
Mel
Muriel Wilson
Methodist Church
H. Charles Duneso
Hirschberg
Pogram
ry—Muriel Wilson
Gerald Hewett
Marjorie Reynolds
Jean Burright
Byers
Missesaig and
Boughey
D. Byers
Lyle Yexley
Oregon City
Sarah Irvine
TERS
Oregon Normal
James
Clover Leaf Rebekah Lodge
The
Highway Commission
Major Rose
E. B. Morlock
Outlaw
John Richardson
Orr
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