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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1921
Page
4
Newberg Graphic urges readers to boost a home industry next week by sending prunes to friends in the east. The issue notes upcoming recipes using Oregon prunes and promotes proper cooking methods to showcase their quality.
Two years after a millage pledge for state school support Oregon faces new requests. O A C seeks 187000 dollars and the University of Oregon asks 271269.50 dollars to meet its needs. The article questions the adequacy and distribution of funds in the state budget.
The piece notes state appropriations may pass in Salem without public pushback and suggests lobbyists may be funded from state funds. It marks Saturday as Abraham Lincoln's birth anniversary and announces G A R and W R C commemorative services at Duncan's hall with public invitation.
The writer accuses fellows of seeking free publicity from the paper while printing elsewhere at their own expense. They warn that Portland does not provide free handouts for newsprint and ink. They express a wish to expose grafters in a future half-day effort.
The state designates next week as prune week to boost local demand for Oregon prunes. The campaign urges residents to discuss prunes, buy and eat them, and share samples, with recipes being published to promote home grown prunes.
The docket lists Hazel Cooper suing for divorce from George Cooper on desertion with a $25 monthly child support decree. Other entries include Charles H Rowand indicted for larceny by bailee and false pretenses, plus W E Hoage and W Catterlin cases for forged checks and bailee larceny. A jury trial in the Percy Stone matter ended with a hung verdict. Additional civil action involves Casselman vs Briedwell & Tilbury over a second hand Ford truck. The page also carries a string of moralizing quips and trivia.
A Sunday forenoon wreck at College and First streets involved R. M. Coggins and family after a westbound car driven by J. E B West struck their vehicle. A following car collided with the Coggins car, causing a broken wheel and minor damage while West’s cars suffered little harm. The occupants escaped with bruises and the piece urges stricter speed enforcement to prevent future fatal incidents.
Following its regular meeting at Mrs. R. M. Thurston’s home Chapter L of P. E. O. Sisterhood held a Bobby Burns afternoon with Victrola music and a two course luncheon. Mrs. Geo. Lutz read on Burns. Members quoted Burns on roll calls and Mrs. Thurston discussed Joy ful Widower. Birthday cakes marked Mrs. Oliver Evans’ birthday as she received a silver spoon from the chapter president. Also noted were two other members Mrs. E. C. Baird and Mrs. L. T. Hayward.
On March 4 the Garner Jubilee Company will present the fifth number of its lyceum course. It is praised as one of the best Jubilee performances now traveling.
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