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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
4
An archival line from the Newberg Graphic lists editor and publisher details, contact numbers, publication schedule, and post office mailing status. It notes Thursday morning issues, office and residence phones, and second class mailing at Newberg Oregon.
Editor Killen of the Independent praises Hillsboro for its fresh air and strong local paper while noting business firms in the county seat fail to provide liberal advertising patronage. The piece highlights a $2.00 yearly advance price and the town’s chilly mornings as backdrops to the critique.
A cautious remark by a philosopher hints that those who do only their pay will not earn more, and notes the statement predates Portland’s shipbuilding boom as local youths recall. The quote contrasts labor effort with expected wages amid early industrial talks.
The text outlines agreements to set a $20 pint price for liquid fire during holidays and to have members share fines when convicted. It also mentions courts uniting to substitute jail sentences for fines and to test how this arrangement would function.
Officials project heavy war taxes for the next five years with an estimated five billion dollars for the fiscal year ending January 15 1920. They note that after January 1 1925 expenditures will decline to about two billion dollars annually. The memory of earlier opposition to a one billion dollar Congress is recalled with a howl.
A World War I correspondent writes from Paris describing limited time for letters, visits with Colcord and Benson, and plans to leave Verdun region. He recalls staying at Malabry hospital, touring Versailles, and enduring nightly air raids and German artillery fire.
A first person account from Henry G Keeney recounts shelling near the Tuilleries, air raids over Paris, and a trip to Dole and Ornans where two local factories produce houses and windows. He notes fifty workers, front conditions, and a Red Cross drive raising $94 with $6.50 from the Junior Red Cross.
Anthony Garland stationed at Camp Lewis spends Christmas at home. Mr and Mrs Jack Sawyer and daughter visit friends in Portland. Mr and Mrs L Reed Chambers spend holidays with relatives in Salem. Mr and Mrs W M Roberts and family stay at Woodworth home for Christmas. Ewert and Robert Garland, workers in Vancouver shipyards, returned for Christmas Day. Mrs F Eves and Mrs A J Heskett depart for several months in the East with a stop in Salt Lake City to visit Mr Heskett before Iowa, Pennsylvania, New York and other points.
Elizabeth Meyer spends Christmas in Portland while Aubrey Tangen and the Misses Anna and Elsie Tangen suffer from influenza. A Red Cross captaincy is conferred on Meyer as the community notes school closings, visits, and a Christmas program.
The Dundee Woman's Club held a successful candy sale at the Edwards building. The Red Cross sewing department will meet December 31 from 9 am to 4 pm. Citizens praise Red Cross work from Seattle to Dundee as Civilian Relief efforts expand.
A sweep of local social updates from Raybell and nearby towns includes visits among the Ray family in Portland and Eugene, Christmas gatherings with the Berg and Johnston families, and holiday travel between Portland and McMinnville. A Raybell school event drew parents, while a quartet and Santa entertained children. Community members plan a January meeting at Mrs. Bryant’s home and list attendees from the last session.
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