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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic list shows the editor and printer as well as the paper’s address at Graphic Building 60 First Street and the post office residence in Blue Cheered area. This fragment notes weekly Thursday publication and delivery settings for the newspaper.
Apple trees around town are heavily in bloom foreshadowing a full crop. Prune buyers already active with prices higher than last season, which was above normal. Miss Rose Thomas an Ashland school teacher wed Robert Thorne of Denver by long distance telephone, a note on modern nuptials.
A quip questions whether sageager conductors and brakemen avoid boarding until motion or cling to steps by habit as the train departs, listening to rattling wheels from the station.
John D. has donated 250000 to the Morehouse Memorial Fund aiding aged and disabled Baptist ministers missionaries their wives and dependents. He may add 750000 more if others raise the remaining 6000000 needed, as coal oil and gasoline prices rise.
The past week rumors spread that Vernon Groff son of Mr and Mrs John Groff stationed at an army camp in Texas had died Although the parents have received no official word they doubt the report and seek confirmation from readers.
Charles Henry Cheney calls Portland’s population about 325000, near 1910 Los Angeles. He predicts Portland will surpass San Francisco by 1933 and extend its boundaries to include Newberg. Tom Sutton may seek city commissioner or mayor, given expansion plans.
The Valley Canning Co urges concentrated effort on smaller tracts to boost yields per acre with higher canning berry prices. Leader Rupert promises a plant expansion, funded by grower patronage, and notes strong progress and confidence locally.
The Salt Lake Brewing Company shifts to candy and soft drinks as officials predict rising prosperity. New machinery will double employment, and a landscape artist plans employee homes and attractive surroundings as the dry state fosters diversification.
The text discusses converting breweries to improve outward appearance and cites a candy company assertion of meeting a real demand. It then shifts to aerial forest fire detection, noting aircraft advantages for locating fires via triangulation and wireless reporting, with Army aims to train pilots and advance aircraft use.
Washington outlines plans to use army aircraft and captive balloons to detect and suppress fires in national forests across California Arizona New Mexico and other states this summer under Secretary Baker s directive. Experiments include bombing fires with chemicals and using dirigibles to transport firefighters while air bases in California and other locations serve as test sites.
A Youth's Companion essay analyzes Bolshevik influence spilling into central Europe from Petrograd two years after the revolution. It argues of revolutions in Hungary and Germany as staged or real, warns of potential German reliance on Bolshevik tactics, and dismisses Bolshevism as a creed of despair while noting its appeal to the exhausted and disillusioned.
The Aurora Observer notes The Phez Company formerly Pheasant Northwest Products of Salem expands capital from 400000 to 1500000 making it the world’s largest con cern of its kind. The Willamette valley remains unique for loganberry growth and juice production. Growth in this industry could boost local farmers and communities.
A notice promotes subscribing to the Graphic to receive home news and local updates. The pitch highlights convenience and ongoing in-paper coverage. Subscriptions aim to expand readership for city reporting and community stories.
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