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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
2
Rev. Frank Bales a young BAB from Indiana held services at the church Sunday. F L Strait and family moved into Newberg so he will nearer the college. Mr and Mrs Walter Hess welcome an eight pound boy born December 3.
Miss Ona Gustin clerks at F D Frost store. Mrs Ernest Hoening visited friends in Portland. Mr and Mrs James Kane of Newberg were Thanksgiving guests at the Pilcher home. Mr and Mrs L Reed Chambers of Portland visited Mr and Mrs Jack Sawyer. The Cruickshank family after a flu bout are improving. Mr and Mrs Peter Stewart and Mrs Cook of Portland spent Thanksgiving at the Sawyers. A J Heskett left to resume work with Ellison White after forced vacation due to flu. Mr and Mrs Frank Gustin entertained Thanksgiving guests including J O Gustin Maude Gustin and Q M Keiling and son of Newberg. Oscar Winters in the spruce division spent Thanksgiving at home. stationed at Vancouver awaiting discharge soon.
Fernwood notes list Miss Carrie Fairbank calling at the W F Jones home and B L Hicks visiting Fernwood. Several residents travel to Portland Eugene and Newberg for family events and business. Community Sing at the gym delighted attendees, soldiers honored with a party, and a recent death in France affects Mrs J S Sanders family.
The West Chehalem community held a Thanksgiving gathering with an 18 star service flag dedication. Prof Shambaugh led morning services and noted German decline tied to rejecting Christ. A noon church dinner honored Chester Noble, followed by an Armenian Relief flower auction raising 89 dollars for charity.
Airmen study detailed maps before a long night raid. A ground balloon records wind speed, direction, and height to determine wind drift and compass course. They plot ten minute positions on the map, watch for landmarks, and verify river crossings by sight and map outlines.
Cardinal Lucan of Reims tells Howard Wheeler that German claims of French use of the cathedral are false. He states he never abandoned the church or allowed its military use, yet bombardments continued and the cathedral was battered repeatedly, heartache evident.
A London Times memoir excerpt extols steel helmets as lifesavers in France. Soldiers recall dented or pierced helmets that protected wearers from shell fragments and machine gun fire, with one officer describing a dent as large as a small potato and another bullet nicking the rim without wounding the wearer.
Readers are urged to deliver pending job work to the Graphic office for timely processing. The notice stresses prompt submission and outlines where to drop off materials and contact details for the department.
A Sullivan county youth loyal to love abandons his roadster for a horse and saddle scene. After a tumble he muses on his father and Nellie, promising a proposal that night, while Cupid’s fate and war imagery mix with rural humor.
Account from Massey describes armored cars striking Senussi camps in the desert causing terror. Camels and men fled toward the southwest as petrol and shell loads ignited, exploding near camp followers. Turkish gunners fired as troops withdrew, while cars secured captured items and traced tracks to Sollum where Allied infantry held the area.
Charles B Ward Hoff writes from the front about life as a pilot in the war. He describes preferred aviation duty despite danger, noting pleasant daily life at times, food, sleep, and limited flight hours. He recounts two long patrols over enemy lines and the chill of high altitude combat.
The Turkish government is set to exchange 1000 British prisoners soon leaving medical staff short. Under the Berne agreement of December, one British doctor and five medical personnel will be detained to tend wounded. Additional doctors may be kept if needed.
A manufacturer designs a portable travel case with a light-proof hood to display a phosphorescent crucifix. The crucifix absorbs daytime light and emits a bright blue glow in dark rooms, fading to white as it warms. The stronger the darkness, the more intense the glow.
In a heated exchange a soldier dismisses talk about Methuselah and defends him. The other speaker suspects Methuselah inflated his age to avoid the draft.
A humorous exchange centers on a blunt rejection as one man recalls being turned down cold. The other replies with a pointed line about peace and a historical analogy to Woodrow Wilson, highlighting the sharp, tongue in cheek banter.
A fragment shows Miss Cayenne asserting Prussia seeks peace only to spoil it, framing the desire as insatiable and implying coercive ambition in geopolitics.
In a brief notice readers are informed that the Graphic offices are the place to obtain job printing when needed, highlighting available services and convenient access for customers seeking printed materials.
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