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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
2
Mrs. Biffington, part of a Liberty bond committee, tries to sell bonds to neighbors and passersby while her husband rushes to catch a theater show. She aims to sell to the motorman, chauffeur, doorman, and finally attends the last ten minutes of the last act.
A small coal pile from years past, once tucked in a corner to remind buying, has become a fall stock item described as a fall bin in contemporary talk. The remark highlights shifting terminology around household storage.
Emery Jones returns from Washington with family visits and fishing for smelt. Local residents recover from illness as H. H. Livengood and others show slight improvement. James Kersey dies suddenly. Fernwood offers condolences. Red Cross Auxiliary supports soldiers with garments, while upcoming events include Washington’s Birthday benefits and a WCTU institute. Rotary and PTA activities feature a Rip Van Winkle play and a Roll of Honor ceremony for Chehalem Center enlistments.
West Chehalem notes list residents visiting Portland for work and personal trips. DeVere Fendall and Wesley Patton spent weekend in Portland, others sail in shipyards or a saw mill. The community's literary society meets next Friday. Ladies' Aid marks anniversary Friday. Sunday school attendance rises with increasing church services led by Rev. Stanard.
The J. G. Morgan family have been on the sick list but all have recovered. Harry Crater had an attack of appendicitis the first of the week but is on the way to recovery. Miss Nancy Atkinson spent the week there among friends renewing old acquaintances. Miss Atkinson came in from the Alberta.
Adam Zenzen and Chancey Gell visit Portland while Agnes Groth and Florence Ray spend Sunday together. Mrs. Yeager and Mrs. Foster visit Raybell and Don ald area. Anna Ringnes attends a Teachers Zone meeting in Don ald. A birthday program and basket social at Raybell school February 23 raises funds to buy library books.
A playful rehearsal scene centers on an actor fearing an early death on stage and a manager countering with a chance to appear later in the play. The exchange highlights stage risks and the lure of a second act.
Harry Goubler writes Atlantic City chamber president Leeds claiming Hoover era food strategy could boost shark steaks as affordable protein. He cites small codfish sharks eight to ten pounds, plentiful along the coast during cod runs, with potential markets four to six cents a pound.
A dialogue recalls a head waiter scolding a modest tip and asks if real money was offered. The exchange notes the waiter’s contempt for small change as he collects all leftovers bread beefsteak and potatoes. The scene contrasts money value with service entitlement.
A compilation of property transfers shows Alton Vernon selling to I L Kirts with 95 percent occupancy on four survey lots for 14237 dollars. Multiple transfers include Wright to Alfred Simkins for 20 acres, Gordon to E E Elliott for 7.65 feet in Everest's addition, and Beckett et al to Traugott Wirth over 73.45 acres for ten dollars. Other parcels include Homer A Banister to A J Bewley for 66.67 acres and Katherine Lucas to Kenneth Lucas for 88 acres. Additional transfers feature Helen D Jensen to Lizzie Shelburne for 1 acre, Sam Harrington to Floyd M Jones and Laura Jones for 8.75 acres, Chas Driscoll to Theodore Schweigert for a 1 2 bike 8 block City Park addition, Geo L Kelly to Rosa L Dunahoo on three lots, Lewis Thompson to Paul Herrman for 96.20 acres, Emma Christenson to Lyman Brisbine for parcels in Edwards add, and Zimmerman to Geo Zimmerman with two large tracts totaling 121.72 acres. Each entry lists deed references and sale prices where recorded.
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