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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1919
Page
5
The item references editor and office details in Newberg Oregon and mentions upcoming Liberty loan drive. It notes milk at 12 cents a quart and goats priced at 3100 per Nancy, with spring chores and lawn care to wait after harvest. George faces administration pressure, stirring reactions at home among supporters and followers.
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Farmers in the Willamette valley report abundant fruit blooms and promising fall grain. Auto dealers express optimism amid a good crops season, sending cheerful news to Henry about the favorable year ahead.
An editorial view argues for selecting W. W. Silver as mayor after Dr. Larkin leaves. It notes Myers ambition toward Senator Chamberlain and reflects on shifting public sentiment from pay‑as‑you‑go to bonding for road work as motorists press for better streets.
The town recalls poor transport to Portland with slow river boats and rough roads. Now rapid electric streetcars provide many trips and a good highway connects Newberg to the city, letting Portlanders visit on Sunday afternoons for an airing.
In the valley town of Newberg residents claim strong alignment with modern transport, praising its practical travel options and strategic location. The piece frames Newberg as a premier example of accessible routes and efficient movement within the region.
At Monday night’s meeting the council tabled an ordinance requiring bonds of 2500 and annual license fees of 25 for drivers carrying passengers. Port land jitney operators drew up the measure to oppose Barber of Newbery, who was ousted from service. United Bus Company supporters protested, and the council postponed action to April 21. The Graphic questions city aid for a firm that ousted a Newberg man.
The Capital Journal lauds male teachers while the Salem editor faces criticism from Corvallis. The piece contrasts neatness and propriety expectations for male and female educators, defends women as nurturers, and mocks ignorance with humorous quotes about the Monroe doctrine and biology.
Merchants in Hillsboro report difficulty sourcing salmon from hatcheries amid high prices and uncertain appropriation funds. Residents, used to the scarcity, note the fish could fetch forty cents a pound, despite efforts to raise them for sale.
Sunday visits and guestings mark a quiet Fernwood era with Delilah Jones at C.A. Fairbank home Delma Jones touring Portland Grace Riley and Beryl Deford joining Sunday dinner with Mrs. M. Ross guests Eva Hadley and a Spring Brook pie social featured two solos from Mrs Hadley. Fort Stevens Army furlough brought home Wallace Jones and his new bride Astoria couple’s wedding occurred Friday April 4.
A collage of clipped notes includes Hillsboro Independent urging merchants to use advertising, Hood River Glacier warning about swashbuckling drivers, and reports from Yamhill County real estate transfers, the Telephone Register on recorder receipts, and Corvallis Gazette comparing meat prices in Rhode Island and across the East.
Secretary Carter Glass sets schedule for installments on Victory Liberty Loan notes. Ten percent due by May 16, ten by July 16, twenty by August 12, September 9, October 7, and November 11 with accrued interest on deferred installments. Full payment may be made May 20 or at any installment date with interest.
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