Armenian relief benefit concert at Woodward Hall by McMinnville students
A relief drive in McMinnville hosts a Friday night entertainment at Woodward Hall presented by fifty McMinnville students performing His Majesty's Ship. The event aims to fund Armenian aid, with strong pledges from area committees and a call for broad community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On
Wood- Mar Hall
McMinnville
Jasty
Armenia
America
Rex
The Dairy Sire and Dairy Efficiency Argument
E B Fitts argues efficiency is vital for dairies facing high land and labor costs. He stresses selecting high producing cows and sires with strong milk traits to reduce costs and raise profits, warning that poor sires lower future production and raise per unit costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Fitts
Glee Club Concert by Girls At Pacific College Receives Acclaim
The Girl's Glee Club of Pacific College presented a well received concert last Thursday. Beethoven Minuet violin obligato and Miss Lyra Miles in Liszt Gondoliere drew praise. Ensemble pieces and costumes delighted the audience. The two concerts totaled 115.65 for the college piano fund.
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Glee Club
Pacific College
Alng
Glenn Talver
Lea
Irene Hodgin
Eva Miles
Delight Carter
Lyra Miles
Miles
Hull
Music Recital at Presbyterian Church Draws Audience
A sizable audience attended a Tuesday night recital at the Presbyterian Church. Piano numbers were performed by Mise Britt pupils including Helen Stanbrough and Leona Atkinson, with vocal selections by Mise Goldie Everest and Evah Hadley. Herbert Van Valin impressed with Got to Practice, and Helen Stanbrough delivered humorous readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Mise Britt
Helen Stanbrough
Leona Atkinson
Hazel Newhouse
Beach Patton
Everett Patton
Homer Heater
Louise Nelson
Edna Forsythe
Rithye Patterson
Bernice Bullack
Ellene Abernathy
Helen Baird
Euphemia Boyes
Emma Bell Woodworth
Maurine Youngs
Emma Fort
Mae Whitten
Mise Goldie Everest
Evah Hadley
Good Old Days Recalled For Higher Prices And Simpler Life
A Lawton Oklahoma Constitution piece parodies nostalgia for the past. It contrasts 1920 life with then current comforts, noting eggs at ten cents a dozen and butter at twenty cents a pound while lamp technology, travel, wages, and housing are described as inferior in earlier times.
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The
Miami News
Lawton
Okla
Ten thrift commandments from Forbes magazine
Budget and keep records, open a bank account, carry life insurance, and make a will. Own a home eventually and pay bills promptly. Invest in war savings stamps and government securities. Spend less than you earn, a virtue Forbes endorses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes Magazine
Tractor damage on wet soil sparks farming debate
A survey of Ohio and Minnesota tractor owners shows most claim soil packing by heavy wheel machines harms crops. Experts note packing depends on traction area and cite horses as heavy packers, while crawler tractors distribute weight to reduce soil compression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Minnesota
C. V. Badley
Alexander-Badley Co
Ceveland
Cletrac
Interchurch Conference to Present Stereopticon Talks
The Graphic reports rare Interchurch Conference program with Sullans Warrington and Wrights speaking April 13 at 2 PM and 7 30 PM at the Friends Church. Five teams tour state towns with illustrated addresses on current national issues. Free presentations emphasize costly expert visuals once shown at Atlantic City and endorsed by the State Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnberg
Graphic
Sullans
E. W. Warrington
O. T
C. C. Wright
United States
Atlantic City
Friends’ Church
State Committee
W. N. Coffee
Call With Whistles Delights Neighborhood Children
A peculiar police whistle draws children with a single blast for John and two for June. The note grabs attention and echoes through the neighborhood, pleasing the youngsters who come running without a long search or a cold dinner.
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John
June
California Highways Pioneers for Trucks and Cars
The Rocky Mountain News cites California’s strong highway program as a model for truck and automobile transportation. It emphasizes intelligent spending to support a first class highway system.
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California
Rocky Mountain News
Bill Nye to perform in Portland and road plans stir locals
Thirty years back, Bill Nye the humorist lecturer visits Portland on Wednesday and Friday nights. I K Vantress, the new road supervisor, eyes mud holes and hints at a proclamation to men aged twenty one to fifty. Levi Gilbert arrives from Kansas. many friends greet him. County surveyor H E Maloney surveys Bald Hill road and is urged for re election. Mrs Deskins gets an addition surveyed. Meridian west and rail line north are laid out in lots. most sold. A seven hundred pound bell ordered for the public school to wake the natives. Newberg gains two hotels improving county offerings.
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I. K. Vantress
Dan Gilbert
Levi
Kansas
Maloney
Bald Hill
Yamhill County
Britt
Deskins
Meridian Street
Newberg
Virginia doctor claims no sales for medicated gauze fly swatter
A Virginia physician who over a year ago devised a wire frame device resembling a fly swatter covered with medicated gauze as an attachment for sanitary kissing now admits there have been no sales. The public has shown willingness to take chances in this matter.
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Virginia
Miller Mercantile Co Buys Salem Dry Goods Store
The Miller Mercantile Co expands to Salem by purchasing Meyers dry goods, the city’s largest store, increasing the chain to seven outlets. Meyers was founded by Joseph Meyers, then run by his sons Milton and Henry who retire from active business. Sisson moves from McMinnville to manage Salem, and Keith becomes manager at McMinnville.
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Miller Mercantile Co
Meyers Dry Goods
Salem
Meyers
Joseph Meyers
Milton
Henry
B. E. Sisson
McMinnville
B. E. Keith
New Census Deductions Highlight U S Population Trends
The article notes birth and death rates, with a baby born every ten seconds and a death every eighteen, plus marriages and divorces. It cites Lincoln and Lindon estimates, predicts 187 million by 1920, and lists leading causes of death such as pneumonia heart disease and tuberculosis. It also mentions gender distribution and a housekeeping tip about lining shelves and sinks.
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Lindon
Congress
United States
Lincoln
Marriage Licenses Granted in Oregon Localities
Alleén Alves Dielschneider of Mc Minnville wed Cordes Merton Shipley of Portland. Eliha Ethel Brunson of Laurel R. No. 2 tied to Raymond Clark of Laurel R. No. 1. Beulah Koons of Newberg married Raymond Alvord Campbell of Newberg. Josephine Louise Reimers of Yamhill wed Charles Franklin Colburn of Yamhill. Cealia Bernice Stabler of Dayton wed William Alexander Grout of Redwood City California.
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Alleén Alves Dielschneider
McMinnville
Cordes Merton Shipley
Portland
Eliha Ethel Brunson
Laurel R
Raymond Clark
Laurel
Beulah Koons
Newberg
Raymond Alvord Campbell
Josephine Louise Reimers
Yamhill
Charles Franklin Colburn
Cealia Bernice Stabler
Dayton
William Alexander Grout
Redwood City
Calif
Beverage Refreshment Tip In Home Kitchens
Roll out coffee pots tea pots soda and water to refresh beverages and improve flavor in daily use.
Benefit of Good Roads Increases Auto Ownership by State
California leads in per capita automobiles with 6.2 and 493,463 machines for a 3,000,000 population. Nebraska 6.8 per capita, South Dakota near, Iowa fourth, others in western states. The trend favors farmers as automotive growth rises in western farming states.
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California
Towa
Golden State
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Montana
Minnesota
Wyoming
Kansas
Arizona
North Dakota
Colorado
Anderson Captures Auto Thieves
In Portland, W T Anderson tracked and recovered his stolen Chevrolet sedan after two suspects from Canton Ohio, Howard Armstrong 23 and Roy Stout 22, abandoned it in a mud hole near Dayton. The pair were captured by Anderson and handed over to Deputy Sheriff H R Morris for larceny charges.
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W. T. Anderson
Portland
Mr. Frick
Jim Henry
Anderson
Dayton
Howard Armstrong
Roy Stout
Canton
Ohio
California
Hoover For President Club elects officers in Yamhill County
The Hoover For President Club in Imperial elected Jesse Edwards president C A Hodson secretary and Marie K Evans treasurer. A committee to organize clubs in Yamhill County was authorized. W K Newell and H W Haynes spoke in support of Hoover praising his leadership and wartime food administration work.
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Pacific College
Board of
Jesse Edwards
Dr. Hester
Newberg
HH. A. Hinshaw
Portland
B. C. Miles
Salem
Carl F. Miller
Springbrook
John D. Mills
Imperial of the
Hoover
C. A. Hodson
Marie K. Evans
Yamhill County
W. K. Newell
H. W. Haynes
Broadway Bank
Food Administration
Mr. Hoover
Washington
The Paving Proposition
A Newberg editor questions a large paving program at current high costs warning it could bankrupt property owners and burden many more. He notes some proponents would be spared by the prices and cites local figures of $2000 to $3000 for a homeowner.
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Graphic
Newberg
W R C Notes and G A R Dinner Programs
On Tuesday March 30 the Women’s Relief Corps held a sewing meeting at Mrs Bartholomew’s home where extensive work was completed and plans laid for more. Tea and cakes were served. On Thursday April 1 a large dinner for the Grand Army at Duncan’s Hall followed by an impromptu music and readings program was enjoyed by many attendees.
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Women’s Relief Corps
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W. H. Dean
C. E. Newhouse
Chehalem Center Fort
West Chehalem
N. P. Nelson
Fernwood
Mre
U.S. Byrant Dundee
Dearborn
Greer
Archie Parrett
Omar Parrett
Frank Swarts
East Road
Arlie Evans
Henry Craw
Portland Road
H. M.hoskins
Ross Newby
Jasper Bales
Vin Vincent
Mainte College
First
Charles Scott
Chris Held
Chapin
Fitspatrick
Lester Wright
Frank Colcord
Kienle
Fields
First Meridian
Bert Miller
Walter. Butler
Geo
H. Lee
Tom Tyndall
Gibson
Utter
Lutz
Thurston
First School
Main
W. W. Colby
Frank Deach
Chehalem Center Road
Chehalem Road
Zumwalt
Bixby
Ned McCoy
F. L. Ames
College
First Street
Galton
Oregon
Gon Yearly Meeting of Friends
Interchurch World Movement
Friends Forward Movement
Tually
Bill’ Nye
Big Salem
Mikes
H. R. Morris
Hoover For President Club
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