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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
2
The Newberg Graphic announces its Thursday morning publication cadence and office address at Graphic Building, 600 First Street. It lists phone numbers for office and residence and notes postal service entry at Newberg Oregon as second class matter.
The column observes lard at 30 cents per pound and the failed Senate bill to raise letter postage to three cents. It notes little relief from hop yard conditions, hints at prune pickers, and chides those who publish meeting notices in exchange for free space.
The text warns that irregular spraying allows pests to ruin apples and pears. It stresses eternal vigilance to maintain marketable fruit, noting neglected orchards yield poor quality produce and no first class fruits can be expected.
The article notes no puffing or slack when an electric train begins, as pulling power is applied to both ends and all wheels start together. It warns that steam habits linger with passengers who linger to say goodbye and may be left behind as the electric train moves.
A columnist notes that requests for publicity labeled Official Business are not secret advice from a war college, but free publicity for government propositions. He warns newspapers may tire of riding a free horse to death after months of cooperation.
The Willamina Times notes O K Edwards of Willamina appears beside Bert Hoover in a Pacific Academy photo used for a Hoover story in the Oregon Journal. The Graphic supplied the image and will reuse it with preserved information.
The caption notes that O. K. was not in academy timber in the photo. It identifies Walter as the man on the left with Hoover, and the man on the right as O. J. Hobson, who now lives in Seattle.
The State Editorial Association protests a proposed November December Liberty Loan drive demanding free advertising from newspapers. They compare it to taxing papers after they supplied publicity worth millions without charge. They urge lawmakers to avoid requiring free advertising while guaranteeing farmers $2 a bushel for wheat and suggest publishers already bear costs.
The Yamhill County W C T U annual convention will be held at the Baptist church in Newberg on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The program includes evangelistic service, reports, department conference, devotionals, addresses by Rev. Louise P Round Rev. Fred Carter and Adah Unruh, a medal contest paper and election of officers.
An exceedingly helpful W C T U meeting was held at Mrs Sanders home with the annual election resulting in the re election of the officers. Department reports were given and a Wednesday afternoon Red Cross session planned. Miss Lois Smith, formerly of Echo now in California, spoke on national prohibition purity and citizenship and sang.
Letter to the editor urges better meat preparation to prevent spoilage as 18 426 pounds of meat were condemned in 16 months. Instructions include cooling veal carcasses, two thoracic and abdominal sticks, splitting large hogs, thorough inside washing, cayenne to deter flies, and wrapping except veal before shipment.
The union services end and regular work begins at the M E church with 9 45 a m Sunday school and 11 a m worship including Communion Epworth League at 7 and evening service at 8 The Healing Touch is featured Evangelistic in tone Readings and sermons cover The Unshaken Life Peters Denial Who s Afraid The Precious Atoning Blood and Abounding A fall and winter work conference is planned for Monday and rally prayer Wednesday with Bible reading and Bring Bibles. Regular services resume next Sunday.
Yamhill County Veterans Association will hold a meeting in the McMinnville auditorium on Thursday Sept 20. A free dinner is offered to veterans and their families. The evening program will feature a lecture by Rev I B Self on A Green Soldier Boy sharing Civil War experiences.
Mrs J C McLain of Port land visited in town at W W Hollingsworth's home. Mrs Elizabeth Champney well known author and her son Friar Champney architect and landscape painter visited from Seattle with Hull family. Vernon T Hinshaw, typhoid victim from McMinnville funeral party, is recovering and about. Mrs Hinshaw and Mrs W E White show progress toward recovery.
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