Items of Interest At Oregon Normal
An electrical self winding clock was installed in the Normal office to rings all bells and regulate campus clocks. Faculty limited during institute week with Mr Beattie at Hend and President Ackerman at Tillamook. Dormitory expansion plans ready for submission. Noted visitors included Portland residents and Salem guests with talks at chapel. Activities include a free film, a community sing, the Children’s Orchestra, and Armistice Day program. The Realart film Humoresque is scheduled for November 18, with a noted emphasis on human life and love. Local Odd Fellows prepare initiatory work led by Claud Boothby. Miss Dora Hall bought the Dawson house on Main Street. Thomas Houlden returns to Main Street as a poultry merchant.
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the Normal
Beattie
Hend
Ackerman
Tillamook
Wenny
Realart
Mary Miles Minter
Dora Hall
Dawson
Main Street
Dallas Modern Woodmen session gathers 100 members and visitors
Floyd D. Moore leads a Dallas camp of Modern Woodmen of America in an open session with 100 members and guests from Salem Monmouth and Independence. Rev Benney of Dallas Christian Church spoke followed by J G Tates district deputy. A Monmouth quartet performed and Mr and Mrs J S Miller resumed residence in Salem after selling their Luckiamute valley farm of 196 acres for 16000 dollars, with Miller taking a house and several Salem lots.
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Dallas
Modern Woodmen of America
Floyd D. Moore
Dynamos
Order
Salem
Monmouth
Independence
Rev
Benney
Dallas Christian Church
J. G. Tates
Monmouth Quartette
Denzel Moore
Fred Hill
Clay Moreland
Joe Staats
J. S. Miller
Mr. Pendleton and Sons
Luckiamute Valley
Suver
Baptist Church Notes on Bible School and Morning Worship
The Baptist Church outlines Bible School and morning worship at usual hours. Rev Cee H Young D D of Oregon Idaho is expected to speak at the morning service with another visitor at the Young People’s service tonight. Vesper service at 6 30 P M conducted by the young people with brief address by the Pastor or a visitor. Finishing touches on the new building include plumbing and cleaning, staining, varnishing, and waxing. Dedication and formal opening program to be announced next week. Pastor and Mrs Pace moved into upstairs apartments. library and office moved, State Library to be moved Friday.
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Cee
H. Young
D.D
Young People
Bible School
Oregon
Idaho
Pace
State Library
Evangelical Church Plans Sunday Worship and Convention
The Evangelical Church will hold morning worship at 11 on Sunday November 14 with the theme Memory and Imagination. No evening service as the congregation attends union services at the Christian church. Sunday School starts at 10. Prayer meeting and services are Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Ladies' Aid meets Thursday at 3 p.m. A Sunday School Convention is set for Dallas on November 15 and 16 with Norman Johnson the new State secretary expected to attend and participate.
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Evangelical Church
The
Christian Church
Ladies’ Aid
Dallas
Norman Johnson
Humorous Side of Soldiering Recalled on Armistice Day
Armistice Day observances in Monmouth featured a program by the G A R American Legion and National Guard. Prof Ostien presided, with music by the Normal Orchestra and Glee Club, a Mayflower talk by Miss Wilson, and Rev James Elvin's address on the humor and hardships of American soldiers.
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Monmouth
American Legion
National Guard
Independence
Normal
Ostien
Schuette
Mary K. Wilson
Company K
Alberta Greene
Art Department of the Normal
East
Oregon
Jackson
Michigan
West
Columbia
Seattle
San Francisco
James Elvin
Congregational Mminister
Salem
Elvin
France
Belleau Wood
Enthusiast quotes on tenderness and wit
A fragmented amusement item notes a speaker claiming Younliness can be carried too far and adds a quip about a wife overreacting, comparing it to scrubbing lettuce with soup. The odd exchange reads like a humor caption from a bygone era.
Method In His Madness and a Quip About Shoes
A wry exchange contrasts a character’s many shoes with a comic remark about a reel. The dialogue touches on truth and storytelling as Corntig questions Miss Pirty’s tale and its maker.
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Method
Carter
Corntig
Farm Conditions Ripe For Change
A lively gathering in the Commercial club rooms heard speakers from Oregon and Missouri discuss nationalizing the Farm Bureau movement. C. L. Hawley of McCoy and P. O. Powell chaired as Paul V. Maris and George A. Mansfield spoke on uniting farmers to improve prices and align farming with other businesses. Polk County endorsed the idea but the motion was set aside for the next regular meeting.
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Farm Bureau Movement
Dallas
Airile
Rickreall
Lucklamute Country
C. L. Hawley
McCoy
Dairy and Food
P.O. Powell
Paul V. Maris
Agricultural College Farm Extensions Department
George A. Mansfield
Jackson County
Oregon State Farm Bureau Federation
Cheeter H. Gray
Missouri
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Polk County
Regulier
County Bureau
Heck My Wife Has a Great Fondness for Pets
Conversation notes reveal a playful exchange about affection for animals and mood, with a humorous contrast between the two meanings of fondness. The speaker asks about pets, while the other responds that depends on whether the topic is animals or mood.
Its Financial State and the Bare Honeymoon
A brief note suggests a couple returning from their wedding trip are dead broke with their honeymoon finances in a dire tailspin. The line hints at strained finances during a recent marriage and the pressure of new expenses.
In Gagrante Detention Exposes Back Alley Capture
Police report recounts an arrest in a back alley after a locality inquiry by a lawyer and officer. The individual accused faced immediate detention following the confrontation.
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Gagrante Detetu
Fragmentary remark on evil and payment
A brief, unclear exchange questions why people must become evil for pleasure. It asserts a belief that a devil exists and involves payment, suggesting moral peril without concrete details or attribution.
Annual Roll Call for Red Cross Membership Drive
The Red Cross announces its Annual Roll Call from Armistice Day November 1 to November 20. Members can renew at $1 per year and receive receipts and buttons at the bank Moran & Son's or the Monmouth Herald office. Local committee members are Miss Maggie Butler Mrs T J Edwards and Ira C Powell.
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Moran & Son's
Monmouth Herald
Monmouth
Maggie Butler
T. J. Edwards
Ira C. Powell
Violate Franchise At Monmouth Telephone Proposal
At the commercial club meeting on Tuesday night the plan to merge Monmouth’s switchboard with the Independence exchange was discussed and a committee of E. M. Ebbert Walter Brown and W R. Graham was appointed to investigate. The 1911 franchise required a service station and switchboard for Monmouth patrons and runs 25 years.
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Commercial Club
Telephone Company
Monmouth Switch Board
Independence Exchange
E. M. Ebbert
Walter Brown
W. R. Graham
Monmouth
Grange Postpones Monthly Meeting to Nov 20
Weather favorable for farm work and prior delays push the regular monthly Grange meeting to a week from Saturday November 20. Dinner preparations and the need for sufficient men at the next meeting drive the delay.
Christian Endeavor Convention Opens With Banquet
The Christian Endeavor convention begins Saturday at 6 PM with a banquet in the Christian church basement. Tickets are 5 cents. A talk by a state officer follows with a social time. Sunday features a 2:30 rally with state officers, then a combined church service led by Prof. Walter L. Meyes of Eugene. Miss Faye Steinmetz of Portland will attend sessions.
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Christian Endeavor Convention
Christian Church
State Endeavor
Faye Steinmetz
Portland
Union
Walter L. Meyes
Eugene
Fraudulent Checks By Traveling Woman Detected In Pacific Northwest
Mrs. Snider, accompanied by a ten year old girl, visited Monmouth and cashed two checks for 5 and 10 dollars at local stores on a Vancouver bank, later returned as no funds. In Portland another check on First National Bank for Monmouth was denied due to no account. Washington and British Columbia records show a trail of small no fund checks totaling over 300 dollars.
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Snider
Monmouth
Vancouver
Portland
First National Bank
Chambers
Washington
British Columbia
Central Clay Products Co forms tile firm in local incorporation
The local tile plant incorporated as Central Clay Products Co with R A Steelquist president and G H Partridge secretary treasurer. Plans include tile brick and building tile manufacture next year, a second kiln, larger drying shed, and a yard spur line costed at 1600 dollars prompting a truck purchase.
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Central Clay Products Co
R. A. Steelquist
G. H. Partridge
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George H. Gerlinger
Helen Ladd Corbett
E.R. Corbett
Leo Hoffman
A. M. Bush
Cornelian Marvin
Gerlinger
Mire Went
Mins Green
Art Department
Misa Schuette
Mr. Elvin of
Claud Boothby
Albert Sacre
Thomas Houlden
Edward A. Hardy
Edward Mr. Mardy
Youngeat
Ovar
Baptist Church
C. E. Convention
Cheen
Extist
Werd Hill
Frances Hill
Bingham
Albany
H. E. Russell
Dalles
Russell
Dufur
Jim" R. Howard
American Farm Bureau Federaton
Marshall 20
Iowa
Clemens
Howard
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