Newberg Boys Do Their Bit In France 1918
Soldier letters from January 1 to mid January 1918 describe life on a French project site, praise for officers, gifts from home, and plans to reconnect with friends Bedie Cates and Chandy Chase. He mentions sweaters, corporal Victor, a hospital stay after stepping on a nail, and the immense, cold work environment amid a large infantry presence.
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Victor
George Grattan
Leonard
Dad
Corporal Grattan
Bedie Cates
Chandy Chase
U. S
Ed Kienle
Arlie
Student life at Columbia University during service period
Arlie writes from New York describing dorm life and study at Columbia University with 200 classmates. He details long walks, strict study hours, meals, rations, clothing care, and a hammock bed aboard ship while praising Navy camaraderie and local sights. He mentions a Civic Improvement Club meeting and a harp gift for Victor.
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Columbia University
Philadelphia
Navy
Brooklyn Bridge
Statue of Liberty
Riverside Park
State Building
Blue
Ernie
Yodelers and Pine Singers Set for Lyceum Night
Jean Wormser leads the Alpine Singers and Yodlers for the fourth Lyceum program in Newberg. Local audiences praised the group as the best of their line, having heard them previously.
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Jean Wormser
Alpine Singers and Yodlers
Lyceum
Newberg
Tax Return Deadline Extended to April First 1918
Milton A. Miller announces the Treasury Department extension of the 1917 income tax filing deadline to April 1 1918 for individuals and corporations. Early filing is encouraged to prevent office congestion. Also noted are ongoing revival services at Friends church led by evangelists Reid and Troy with strong attendance and public interest.
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Milton A. Miller
Internal Revenue
State of
Oregon
Treasury Department
Washington, D.C
Miller
Friends Church
Reid
Troy
Lincoln Memorial Exercises Draw Noted Speakers
Tuesday afternoon in Odd Fellows hall the Lincoln Memorial exercises drew a fair crowd under G A R auspices. Assistant District Attorney Ryan of Portland and Rev Loughridge of McMinnville gave excellent addresses. Mrs G W Suver read Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Music by high school girls directed by Miss Mary E Jones.
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Odd Fellows Hall
G. A. R. Post
Ryan
Portland
Loughridge
McMinnville
G. W. Suver
Lincoln
Lettysburg
Mary E. Jones
War and personal duty in early 1918
SID SAYS IN THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE urges readers to raise personal standards during World War I. It compares domestic effort to naval battles abroad, warns of relapse into vice after reform, and calls every citizen to act as a soldier-fireman protecting the nation’s safety and morale.
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Chicago
Europe
Newberg Visitors Share San Diego Notes in 1915
A Newberg correspondent writes from San Diego detailing cloudy weather and homesickness relief through old friends. They describe Balboa, Fort Rosenkranz, North Island Aviation School, recent train departures, local churches, and meetings with relatives of Newberg residents, noting a rare airborne accident and Pacific College ties.
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Oregon
Newberg
San Diego
Balboa
Camp Balboa
Norfolk
Virginia
Fort Rosenkranz
Point Loma
North Island Aviation School
Church of Friends
Market
Harry Keats
Pacific College
M. V. Hester
Hester
Henry Green
Terrell Boys
M. E
C Street
Eighth
Ninth
Farris
Dr Arthur Walwyn Evans to Lecture on What America Means to Me
Dr Arthur Walwyn Evans nephew of David Lloyd George will speak on February 27 on What America Means to Me. The talk blends humor and logic, drawing from Evans British background and his recent embrace of American viewpoints.
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America
David Lloyd
Arthur Walwyn Evans
David Lloyd-George
Lyceum
Evans
England
Lloyd-Georges
Kitchener and Roberts
General Booth
Joseph Chamberlain
John Ruskin
Gladstone
Rudyard Kipling
Queen Victoria
King Edwebe
Berry Growers Meeting on February 16 at Valley Canning Co
Read the notice urging berry growers to attend a 1 p m meeting in the Valley Canning Co assembly hall on Saturday February 16. The aim is to draft a plan to import enough pickers and to hear from Portland Free Employment Bureau on requirements to obtain sufficient help for harvesting berries.
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The
Valley Canning Co
Portland Free Employment Bureau
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Newberg Boys
Arlie Evans
France
Falks
Clarence
Uncan
New York
Civic Improvement Club
Woodmar Hall
Yodlers
Sid
Calif
Mrs. Wm. Sargent
H. J. Maynard
Livingston
Montana
Emma Madson
Indiana
W. W. Lunger
LaFayette
Yamhill County
Leonora Carmichael
Florence Heights
Martha E. Sargeant
West Washington Street
California
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