Items of Interest At Oregon Normal
Regular school closes for commencement activities through June 11. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. W C Kantner on Sunday at 10 30 A M. June 9 faculty reception and class play. June 10 last chapel and alumni banquet. Commencement June 11 with address Hing ing an empire by Dr Enoch A Bryan. Miss Ida Mae Smith guest of honor. Miss Smith to attend University of Chicago summer school. Dallas and Independence win county contests. Mrs Mary Hoham Parrish dies in Dallas May 30. funeral June 1. May Long from Bellingham normal visits Dallas campus.
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W. C. Kantner
Winhing An Empire
Enoch A Bryan
State College of Washington
Ida Mae Smith
Miss Smith
University of Chicago
New Principal Chosen At Monmouth High School
The Monmouth school board selected F M Roth of Springfield Oregon as principal from sixty applicants. Roth, 89, is a former Monmouth resident, Normal and O A C G graduate, a current university attendee, married with three children and ten years teaching experience.
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F. M. Roth
Monmouth High School
Springfield
Ore
Roth
Normal
The
O. A. GC
Class Play Tickets Seata at Morlan's Noon
Tickets may be reserved this Friday at 12 30 for the Senior play at Morlan's.
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Morlan's
Returning Alumni Welcomed During Oregon Normal Commencement
Alumni Association with Civic and Commercial clubs organizes a large reception for graduates returning for the Oregon Normal commencement week. Committees arrange rooms greetings motor coordination and general headquarters with Mrs Bowling Mrs Gooding and Mrs Beattie leading efforts while the Commercial club displays a Welcome banner and assists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames Gentle
Hefley
Pember
Cletus Butler
Meadames O'Rourke
Boothby and Boynton
Meadame
Daniels
Cornelius
Staats
Chambers
Meadames Bowling
Gooding
Beattie
Commercial Club
Two County Groups Win Prizes for Jersey Judging
The Greenwood calf club of Polk county won first in calf club judging at the Oregon Jersey Cattle Club Chautauqua in Salem with 705 of 900 points. Elkins club and Multnomah Jersey Calf club tied for second with 675 points. Prizes ranged from 40 to 10 dollars, with each club receiving 5 dollars. Women judges followed, led by N C Jamison, awarding five prizes. Mrs L B Holt of Scio ranked first among women judges with 5 earned, plus other scores for entrants from Independence and McMinnville.
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Greenwood
Polk County
Oregon Jersey Cattle Club Chautauqua
Salem
W. ©. Morrow
Harold Drower
Mary Capps
May Morrow
Elkins Club
H. W. Hannum
Carl Johnson
William McEldowney
John Sparks
Multnomah
L. B. Holt
Scio
Edyth Mulkey
McMinnville
Harry Wiff
Independence
Portwood
Frank Loughary
Polk County Eighth Grade Graduation Totals Count 140
Polk County reports 140 eighth grade graduates this spring with Falls City Monmouth 16 students, Rickreall 9, and Ballston 8 among the totals.
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Polk County
Falls City
Monmouth
Rickreall
Ballston
Rational Patriotism in Memorial Exercises At Normal Chapel
Memorial day program at the Normal chapel drew a small crowd as Friday outings and an earlier hour may have reduced attendance. Rev. Kilpatrick of Salem spoke on rational patriotism and unselfish patriotism as key for national development, contrasting with Edith Cavell’s sentiment on patriotism. Prize declamations by Rodney Stewart and Florence Hochberg, plus flag salute, creed, and singing, finished the ceremony.
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Legion
Kilpatrick
Salem
Edith Cavell
Belgium
Rodney Stewart
Florence Hochberg
Flanders Fields
J. B. W. Butler
L. M. Butler
Monmouth Man to Attend ROTC Camp at Camp Lewis
Homer Bursell of Monmouth will join the ROTC summer camp at Camp Lewis Washington. He reports June 13 to receive uniforms and assignments. Six weeks of training run through July 25 with infantry drill and basic training first, then practical applications and a practice trip. Bursell belongs to the engineering unit.
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Homer Bursell
Monmouth
R.O.T.C
Camp Lewis
Washington
Bursell
Students Contest For Prizes and Trophies
The Polk County high school contest at the Normal School ended about 9 30 PM with six silver trophies awarded to Independence Dallas and Monmouth. Independence led in track and won most events while Dallas dominated declamatory and tennis and Monmouth claimed typing. Awards named include oratorical Ray Imbler and dramatic Eugene Dennette with judges favoring Dallas over local favorite Fred Calef in the declamatory division. President Landers presented the trophies.
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Dallas
Monmouth
Polk County
Independence
Blazer
Estelle Burnette
Edith Comstock
Clara Marks
Fred Cales
Ray Imbler
Fred Calef
Landers
Seniors honored at Christian Church banquet
The Bible School of the Christian Church hosted the high school senior class, faculty, and school board members and spouses for a formal banquet Tuesday evening. Miss Mildred Scott and Miss Beatrice Stewart performed violin pieces as Rev Shropshire acted as toastmaster.
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The
Bible School of the Christian Church
Mildred Scott
Beatrice Stewart
Mr. Shropshire
Leask
Bible School
Staats
Gooding
Marvin Arnold
Dad
Christian Bible School
Boxes Expand at Local Post Office this Week
Post office adds 120 new boxes as the lobby is lengthened to improve accommodations. The expansion has been long anticipated and is welcomed by patrons. Mrs Grounds of Portland is visiting relatives and friends in Monmouth this week.
Monmouth High School Class of Twenty Receives Commencement
The Monmouth high school graduates a class of twenty during commencement week. The Baccalaureate sermon was given by Rev. J. A. Cabeen of the Baptist church. The commencement oration will be delivered by Dr F. A. Magruder of C. A. C at the Christian church.
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Monmouth
Christian Church
F. A. Magruder
J. A. Cabeen
Baptist Church
New Business Building Planned on Main Street
A new business building will rise on Main Street following a real estate sale this week. The tract between the Graham garage and Wedekind's store was sold through F K Sheen to Mrs Gregory of Dallas, who plans to start construction immediately as a dealer in feminine wear.
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Main Street
Graham Garage
Wedekind’s
F. K. Sheen
Gregory
Dallas
Monmouth
Cadmean Chautauqua Headed This Way
The Monmouth Chautauqua runs July 12 to 16 with a program up to standard. Lectures feature Bagdasar K Baghdigian on The Making of an American tracing a immigrant’s path to patriotism. The Great Commoner Abraham Lincoln play closes the program.
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Monmouth
Chautauqua
Bagdasar K. Baghdigian
United States
Death of Mrs Parrish
Funeral services for Mary Hoham Parrish were held at Dallas Christian Church. She died May 31 at her Dallas home after a cancer battle. Born December 5, 1877 in Plymouth Indiana, she headed the music department at the Oregon Normal School before resigning in 1918 to marry Fairfax M Parrish, a Southern Pacific conductor. Her husband died a few weeks earlier.
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Mary Hoham Parrish
the Normal
Dallas
the Christian Church At
Fairfax M. Parrish
Southern Pacific Railroad
Young Boy Suffers Arm Injury Says Local Parent
A small boy of Mr Chattook fractured his arm recently, with the incident described by his father as a minor accident.
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Mr. Chattook
Fire Devastates Black Rock Timber Camp
A blaze swept through Black Rock timber camp with rapid destruction leaving men unable to save belongings while bunk houses and dining facilities burned. Logging machinery including donkey engines and cars were saved. New fires appeared near Falls City and Ritner but remained limited with minimal damage. Sixty to 140 workers were involved in nearby efforts as unusually dry spring conditions fueled forest fires.
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Black Rock
Falls City
Ritner
Thirteen Inning Loss to Turner At Local Field
A 13 inning baseball game ended 7 to 3 as Turner broke a 2 2 tie in the 13th. Errors by Stinette helped Turner score the decisive runs, with Breitenbusher Smiley and Arnold notable in field. A follow up game heads to Walsetz with a special train from Independence. Carl Tetherow elected ASME secretary. E M Dieffenbach to be president. prizes awarded for senior seminar papers by Oregon chapter.
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Turner
Sausser
Stinette
Scott
Breitenbusher
Short
Smiley
Arnold
Walsetz
Independence
Carl Tetherow
Monmouth
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
E. M. Dieffenbach
G. A. Covell
Oregon
Charles D. Cummins
Yaquina
Burt Winne
Ashland
William Paul
Redlands
California
Regional Insurance Agent Sells to Eugene Man
G W Chesebro disposed of his agency to William H Ney of Eugene and will spend the summer reviewing his two farms in the Antioch district. Ney, a descendant of Napoleons famed marshal, has lived in Oregon for nineteen years with fifteen in Portland. He notes not all family members view the connection as an honor, a German branch having changed their name to avoid it.
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G. W. Chesebro
William H. Ney
Eugene
Antioch
Mr. Ney
Marshall
Napoleon
Oregon
Portland
Smiley Family Starts Long Auto Trip to Nova Scotia
Charles Smiley and his family of In dependence began a Wednesday automobile journey toward Nova Scotia with plans to pause at various places along the route. They expect to return in the fall.
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Charles Smiley
Family of Independence
Nova Scotia
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Oregon Normal
Misa May Long
Department of Physical Education
Bellingham Normal
Mias Taylor
Civic
Civic Club
Jersey
G.O.P
Parrish
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