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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic notes its editor and publisher roles and lists contact details for the Graphic Building, office and residence phone numbers, and its post office mailing status in Newberg Oregon.
The Graphic notes H G Crocker will run for representative as a Republican. It mentions Wm Gunning unable to file for the primary and includes a critique of carnival acts roaming Turner and Newberg, plus a wood-shed test anecdote about loan risk assessment in rural life.
An Oregon branch of the League to Enforce Peace is formed with headquarters in room 508 of the Oregonian building Portland. A circular urges practical measures to avert modern war and preserve civilization, arguing that nations should avoid arms until judicial or conciliatory decisions are exhausted.
The piece notes proposals for a world body and mediation under law with league membership via a postcard. It then urges timely road repair in Oregon praising patrol systems and outlining methods to maintain long stretches of highways and prevent costly holes. Local events include WCTU and county teachers institute activities with speeches, medals, and a candy sale contributing to funds.
The column lists weekend visits and new arrivals in Dundee area towns including Mrs. Theodore W. Spencer visiting relatives in McMinnville and G. W. Nelson moving to Dundee. It notes Frances Bliss staying with her aunt in Portland and a baby boy for Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Parrett. Carl Lehmann’s recognition at the Southern Pacific is mentioned along with Richard Morecroft at the Dundee substation.
Goldie Everest and Agnes Powell visited Friday and Saturday while Grace Riley spent the weekend with grandparents. Mrs H C Ross and family and John Fiske Jr visited Lee Jones Sunday. Arthur Parrish is ill but hoped to recover soon. B F Baker teaching near Salem visited with family. John Fiske Jr attended a teachers meeting at Dundee. "The Deacon" was staged Friday night to a large audience in the gym. Mrs Nelson head Rex school led a group of nine boys to Fernwood.
In a Friday match at Fernwood, the Fernwood boys edged the visiting team 9 to 8 after a late inning rally. Local visitors include Mesdames Hereford Grimes Fairbanks Siefken. Spring activities rise with plowing, gardening, and a proposed Sunday School union plan gaining support among Fernwood residents.
The Pacific College Glee Club makes its first Newberg appearance at Wood-Mar Hall on Friday night April 21. The program includes chorus numbers readings by Prof. Hawkins and stunts directed by Prof. Alexander Hull. The club roster lists First Tenors Walter Guyer Meade Elliott Alfred Haworth Henry Keeney, Second Tenors Delbert Replogle Harold Hinshaw Claud Pearson, Baritone M D Hawkins Robert Dann George Pettengill Harold Taggart, Second Bass Ross Miles Clarence Jones Emmett Gulley Lloyd Edwards, with Alexander Hull as director and Mrs Hull as accompanist.
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