Local Notes on Visits Clubs and Red Cross Efforts
Lester Warner plans a home visit from Vancouver with a potential transfer. Sally Beck spent days in Portland earlier. Mazamas gathered mistletoe at Otterbrook then walked to Newberg for return to Portland. Red Cross membership drive reports over 95 percent participation. few remain. A. J. Palmer recovers from a fall. Dundee Woman's Club hosted a rainy Saturday supper with Hoover dishes, bread samples, and Red Cross fundraising.
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Otterbrook
Newberg
Portland
Red Cross
A. J. Palmer
Jansenn
Fred
Frank T. Keyes
Dundee Woman’s Club
Community Sing and Dance Evening Marks Pleasant Occasion
A community sing led by Prof. E. H. Anderson sparked a floor with dancing afterward. Those present enjoyed an hour of dancing and the ladies expressed thanks for materials time and talent that made the event both pleasing and profitable.
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E. H. Anderson
County agents advice proves profitable silage success
The telegraph Register notes that farmer B F Smith of the John Pennington place mixed seven loads of straw with 35 tons of green corn per county agent guidance. He now feeds 12 cows and young stock on silage with hay and ground feed, reporting no waste and plans to build another silo next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Smith
John Pennington
Rural Carrier Examination for Yamhill County Oregon
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination for Yamhill County Oregon to be held in Newberg on January 12 1918 to fill the rural carrier post at Newberg Oregon and vacancies on rural routes from other offices in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Yamhill
Oregon
Newberg
Open to male citizens domiciled in county territory
This notice invites male citizens actually domiciled in the county post office territory who meet Form No 1977 requirements to obtain term and application blanks from listed offices or the United States Civil Service Commission in Washington DC. Applications should be sent to Washington promptly.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D.C
Commission
Washington
War Saving Plan Explained In Brief
The Government offers War Saving Plan with four percent interest compounded quarterly. Citizens lend by buying war savings certificates and thrift stamps. A war savings certificate costs 4.12 dollars if purchased this month.
War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps Details
The article explains war savings certificates maturing January 1 1923 with a five dollar payout and thrift stamps costing 25 cents each used to accumulate the 26 cent pieces needed for a certificate. Purchases are available at post offices, carriers, banks, and authorized agents.
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States National Bank
California
Sroualtu Lue
Idaho
S. P
John M. Scott
Portland, Oregon
Southern Pacific Lines
Lone Fir Dairy
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Lester Warner
Vancouver
Sally Beck
Rural Carrier Examination
Levi T. Pennington
Larkin-Prince Hardware Co
Newberg, Oregon
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