Rebuilding France From War Ravaged Fields and Forests
Meade G. Elliott of the Friends Reconstruction Unit writes from France about devastated districts. He notes rolling countryside, village farms, scarce livestock, beets and wheat as main crops, and extensive factory and timber damage. He describes beets, sugar shortage, rebuilt factories, timber near roads, and forests stripped for military use amid widespread ruin.
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Meade G. Elliott
Friends Reconstruction Unit
France
U.S. A
Mars
Burgess Boys in the Army
Mr and Mrs F F Burgess of South Grand Street receive word their son E H Burgess now has a commission in the ordnance department of the army. He follows brothers Walter in aviation training at Berkeley California and Howard in remount service at Fort Kee Miles City Montana.
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Burgess
Newberg
Pullman
Washington
F. F. Burgess
South Grand Street
E. H. Burgess
New York
Lehigh Valley Railway Co
Ordnance Department of
Army
Walter Burgess
Berkeley
California
Howard Burgess
Fort Kee
Miles City
Montana
Dundee Soldier Boys in France Excerpts From Letters
Excerpts from letters from Dundee soldiers with the American Expeditionary Forces describe reading county papers and magazines, longing for haircuts, joy at home mail, and small comforts like chocolate and shoe-polish. Soldiers in France and England note climate and scarce toilet articles while building a rail spur in camp. Miss Nellie Moore departs for Hood River.
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Dandee
Portland
Newberg
H. S
France
England
Oregon
U.S
Union revival meetings wind down with strong attendance
Dr. S. J. Reid and J. W. Troy led a week of revival services drawing large crowds despite bad weather. Sunday closing sermons at the Friends church urged generous offers, with a suggested minimum of $2 per member and encouragement for gifts of $5 to $15 or more to honor the evangelists.
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S. J. Reid
Christ
Friends Church
Reid
America
Baker Theatre
J. W. Troy
Dr. Reid
Mr. Troy
Pioneer Campfire author tours Newberg sales pitch
Hood River pioneer Rev. G W Kennedy tours Newberg to sell his four part history Pioneer Campfire with Emigrants on the plains settlers in log cabins hunters and miners preachers on trails. Oregon historian Prof John B Homer writes a foreword praising Kennedy as a key figure who recorded Odin stories of early Oregon and hopes future verse could sing the pioneer ethos.
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G.W. Kennedy
Hood River
Oregon
Newberg
Great Plains
John B. Homer
West
Joseph Langellier Dies Sudden in Rimrock Washington
Henry Craw received a telegram reporting the sudden death of Joseph Langellier from heart failure at Rimrock Washington where he had gone to assist his daughter Mrs Mitchell postmistress. Langellier came from Emporia Kansas to Oregon settling in Newberg and Dundee over the years. He earlier worked at the Graphic and Carlton Sentinel offices. The body will be brought home for burial and funeral services proceed Friday at 2 30 PM at the Presbyterian church.
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Henry Craw
Joseph Langellier
Rimrock
Washington
Mitchell
Oregon
Emporia
Kansas
Newberg
Dundee
Case
Graphic
Carlton Sentinel
Langellier
Presbyterian Church
Newberg Girl to Wed March Sixth
Miss Alice Christenson will marry Harold Adams on March six at Bremerton Washington Navy Yards where he serves with army Y M C A work. The wedding follows their courtship formed at McMinnville College. A misc shower for the bride was hosted by Kappa Alpha Phi sorority members at Grace Newell’s home with heart decor and a bow and arrow gift display.
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Alice Christenson
Harold Adams
Army Y. M. C. A
Bremerton
Ida Himes
Gladys Strong
Clara Simonson
Ladies of Mooseheart Host Dr and Mrs H A Littlefield Event
The Ladies of Mooseheart entertained Dr. and Mrs. H A Littlefield Wednesday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W T Anderson.
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Mooseheart
H. A. Littlefield
W. T. Anderson
Missouri farmer accepts 90 dollar buggy after trade offer
A Missouri farmer declined a dealer's barter of 300 bushels of corn for a collection of goods valued differently from a 90 dollar buggy once bought by his father for 50. The dealer proposed a bundle including wagon clothes dress cigars groceries gasoline and oil. The farmer kept his 90 dollar buggy and left satisfied.
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Missouri
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Soldier Boys
Nellie Moore
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