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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
1
S. W. Atkinson of Newberg narrates his move to Claresholm Alberta. He reports wheat at 2.21 a bushel, land prices rising to 90 to 100 dollars, and a 3000 bushel grain elevator, plus a Canada life with Banff trips and new farm purchases. He notes U S war impact and friendships among local residents.
A noon New Year wedding at the Jones residence joined Miss Ruby Jones and Henry F. Bradey with Rev. F. C. Stannard officiating. The ceremony featured a floral arch bell, I Love You Truly sung by Miss Louise Austin, and Mendelssohn’s march. Attendants included Miss Lois Haller, best man Mr. Herman Helicus, and a three course dinner followed by departure to Redmond Crook County for their new home. Out of town guests from Woodburn Albany Tillamook Tacoma and more attended.
Fort Omaha Nebraska December 28 1917 Dear Grandma I received your letter and the helmet and housewife. The helmet is heavier and I returned the lighter one to the Red Cross. It has turned cold with a north wind and tents are hard to keep warm. We had a fine Christmas dinner at the Fort. Since then I have been busy with exams and red tape to enter the officers reserve as a flyer in the aviation corps. If I pass I will train for six months and may become a first or second lieutenant earning 2000 or 1700 dollars a year with a 20 percent raise for foreign service. The test was the hardest in the U S army and about half of the 32 passed. Your grandson Sewell Newhouse.
Under North Main Street Club auspices a surprise and watch party was held at Mountain View the home of Mrs George Range as she and her family prepare to move to McMinnville for her husband’s flour mill job. About forty guests enjoyed games readings declamations songs piano music and late refreshments. They sang God be with you till we meet again as the old year ended and the new year began.
Portland prepares for a grand opera season led by the San Carlo Grand Opera Company beginning January 7. The company features over one hundred members with renowned singers, a large chorus, a full orchestra, varied productions, lavish scenery, and tickets as low as fifty cents. Notable stars include Manuel Salzar Elizabeth Amesden Joseph Royer Edvige Vaccari and Giuseppe Agostini.
Graphic editor missed the session at the McMinnville courthouse but notes show a milder budget meeting than last year. Only one objector challenged the $10,000 Grand Ronde road item, while other speakers supported it. no vote was held after the infamous prior gathering.
December 30 1917 letter from Hervey Lindley Northwestern Division Campaign Committee thanks W B Dennis and Red Cross campaign workers in Carlton Oregon for braving bad weather and shortages to canvass homes and farms. It lauds their patriotic devotion, notes Wilson’s appeal, and commends Yamhill County for strong enrollment in the Northwestern Division.
R. N. Stanfield announces he will run for the Republican nomination for United States senator as his own campaign manager with no headquarters or paid aides. He plans to visit every community, publish a platform mid month, and campaign three months hard, including stops in the Willamette Valley and Southern Oregon, plus appearances in Portland Corvallis and the Irrigation Congress.
The Valley Canning Co and the extension department of O A C plan four meetings to aid growers. The first session on January 19 features Arthur G Bouquet, vegetable gardening professor, addressing soil preparation soil adaptability and insect and disease control. Attendees urged to arrive early to start on time.
The W C T U will meet at Mrs Walter Fortune's home 117 Second Street on Wednesday of next week. Miss Mildred Wills heads the medal contest work. Earlier the group packed a Louise Home box in Portland with clothing fruit thirteen quilts and other items totaling 37.75.
The Parent-Teacher Association will hold its regular meeting next Tuesday at 3 o clock in the afternoon. Full attendance is desired.
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