Chautauqua Opens Saturday With Varied Weeklong Lineup
The Newberg Hillison-White chautauqua opens Saturday afternoon at the public school grounds. The program features Liberty Belles of Boston, lectures by Dr. Robert Parker Miles, Elwood C. Perisho, Henry T. Rainey, Winifred Windus, E. B. Filch, Chief Strongheart, the Keighly New York players, the Alexander Trio, Dr. E. L. House, and the Mary Adel Hays grand opera singers. A junior chautauqua and a parade are planned with season tickets promoted at 2.50 for adults or 7.25 for pay‑as‑you‑go attendees.
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Liberty Belles of
Boston
Robert Parker Miles
Stone- Platt-Bragers
Elwood C. Perisho
Henry T. Rainey
United States House of Representatives
Illinois
Abraham Neoln
Lowell Patton Co
Winifred Windus
E. B. Filch
Chief Strongheart
New York
Alexander
E. L. House
Mary Adel Hays
Martha
Vr. I. Shepherd
REBEKAHS INSTALL OFFICERS AT LODGE MEETING
Vesta Rebekah Lodge No. 76 held a semi annual installation last Tuesday evening with Mina Amey as installing officer. Mary Cook was noble grand Arvilla Wright vice grand Ellen Evans secretary Ma Kelly financial secretary Emily Gardner treasurer Marie K Evans chaplain J J Collins warden Florence Calkins conductor Minnie Byers right supporter Lucinda James left supporter Mina Ames right supporter Leedy supporter Nonken outer guardian Anna Eckerson past noble grand Dora King inner guardian not present. A fine supper followed.
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Vesta Rebekah Lodge No. 76
Mina Amey
Mary Cook
Arvilla Wright
Ellen Evans
Ema Kelly
Emily Gardner
Marie K. Evans
J. J. Collins
Misa Florence Calkins
Minnie Byers
Lucinda James
Mina Ames
Leedy
Nonken
Anna Eckerson
Dora King
Surveying in Washington Near Kelso Timber Lands
Sewell O. Newhouse son of Mr and Mrs C B Newhouse works with a surveying crew mapping timber land townships for the Long Bell Lumber Co near Kelso Washington.
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Sewell O. Newhouse
C. B. Newhouse
Long Bel Lumber Co
Kelso
Washington
Newbergs First Berry Festival Draws Seven Thousand Attendees
The Newberg Berry Festival drew about seven thousand visitors including Prunarians and Cherrians. The event featured a large parade led by the Berrian band, floats from Fern Wood Dundee West Chehalem and Pacific College, and a royal crowning of Miss Aubrey Lemon. The celebration highlighted community cooperation despite scheduling hurdles and promoted Newbergs berry industry to a regional audience.
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W. D. Bowman
Henry Morris
Lynn Ferguson
Fern- Wood
B. Baker
D. P. Shaw
Rib Ae Ridge
Dundee
Dundee Berrian Boosters
Sunnycrest
West Chehalem
Wm. Dolph
Billy Sullivan
Kemp
Portland
Friends Church
Pacific College
Merwill Gibson
R. A. Butt
C. E. Kemp
Geo. L. Kelly
Newbery Commercial Club
C. C. Ferguson
Loganberry Yard
A. S&s Mellinger
Jotal
Henry Ebert
W. B. Baker
W. K. Graham
Frank Cummings
Newberg Fire Department
Newberg Stage Line
Big Pierce Arrow
Lester Hannon
Winners in the Exhibits at the First Berry Festival
The first Berry Festival awards highlight multiple fruit categories with winners. Notables include Black Caps Grant Heater and W H Dean & Son, Gooseberries C W Bradshaw, and Royal Ann Cherries Tom Herd Jr. The canned exhibits feature Mrs L A Tebbe, who led first prize canning, with details of a rapid preservation display by Mr and Mrs Louis B Tebbe of Kansas City.
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Grant Heater
W. H. Dean & Son
John Groff
J. H. Gagan
C. H. Brooks
Mrs. Paxson
C. W. Bradshaw
Johm Muellen
Margaret Herd
Royal Ann Cherries
Tom Herd, Jr
C W. Bradshaw
M. P. Ellion
E L. Evens
Mr Loveland
Paxeon
L. B. Tebbe
Louis B. Tebbe
Kansas City
Newberg
Side-Lights of the Berry Festival Sees Postevent Judgments
Attendees praise the dog and pony show with Frank Morris predicting tenfold growth next year. Editor Kautzman recalls a bord time while Newberg’s new pavement impresses visitors and City Marshal Ferguson earns praise for crowd management. Concessions earn high marks as funds arrive far beyond expectations amid a missing civic center plea.
Banks to Close Early for Chau Tauqua Event
Banks in the city will close at 2 30 p m during the Chau Tauqua period. First National Bank and U S National Bank are noted as observant of the early closing.
Frank Morris Demonstrates Versatility at Festival
Frank Morris showed skill across several tasks during the festival. He explained exhibits arranged displays carried infants and subdued a disturbance, earning praise as the right man for the moment.
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Frank Morris
Bermian Asks Free Program For Members
Bermian argued he should receive a complimentary program as a member of the organization. He perhaps did not realize the high cost of producing a fine souvenir program and that presenting free copies to nearly 400 members would be impossible.
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A Bermian
Local mag seeks new subscribers at berries booth
A local magazine reports a non subscriber who took six dishes at the free berries booth and may have read a neighbor's paper. The note warns disclosure of his name unless he subscribes at once and urges many new subscribers.
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Graphic
Herbert Hoover gifts 2500 to Pacific College endowment
Herbert Hoover secretary of commerce contributes 2500 to Pacific College endowment campaign. The gift honors Hoover's early connection to Newberg Oregon as a former academy student and ties to the Minthorn family. He later became a university student and national figure.
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Jesse Edwards
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Pacific College
West Branch
Iowa
Oregon
Newberg
H. J. Minthorn
Acation
Tad
Stanford University
Mag
van Leavitt
Newberg Peopl
Pacific College Endowment Drive Advances With Trips
J McCracken and F W Perisho left for Caldwell to present Pacific College claims before the Friends quarterly meeting. Dr W W Coffin heads Washington fundraising visits as the campaign nears its $150 000 goal. A thermometer at the Graphic office shows about $126 000 raised to date.
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J. McCracken
F. W. Perisho
Caldwell
Kaho
Pacific College
Friends Quarterly
McCracken
Friends University
Wichita
Kansas
Mam Perisho
W. W. Coffin
Seattle
Entiat
Washington
Newberg
Graphic
Daisy Leffler
Court News From Yamhill County Sees Bids for Armory
Court notes in Yamhill County include a filing for Springbrook Packing with J. A. Wendall J. H. Reese and C. A. Newhouse as incorporators capitalized at 7500. Bids for a new armory on the Plaza block will be opened July 25 at Jameson Hardware Co. A PSC order grants highway authority for a cross track crossing near Whiteson and a quiet title suit is filed by Thomas Hanning against Eliza J Kuykendall. Other actions include a divorce Alma Carroll vs Kneale Carroll and condemnation proceedings led by D A R L Conner for the county against Mrs K C W Jones and J A Jones.
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Springbrook Packing Company
Springbrook
Yamhill County
J. A. Wendall
J. H. Reese
C. A. Newhouse
Jameson Hardware Co
Court House Square
Eugene
Thomas Hanning
Eliza J. Kuykendall
F. W. Fenton
Alma Carroll
Kneale Carroll
James E. Burdett
R. L. Conner
K. C. W. Jones
J. A. Jones
Newberg
Birthday party at Morris residence celebrated three names
A quiet three cornered birthday gathering was held at the home of W. R. Morris on the eleventh. Guests included Mrs. A. A. Loomis and Mrs. Bertha Skuzie, plus Mrs. Morris and children, Mr. Loomis, Mrs. Coe, Mrs. Morton, and H. H. Welch and wife. Ice cream and refreshments completed the pleasant event.
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W. R. Morris
A. A. Loomis
Bertha Skuzie
Coe
Morton
H. H. Welch
Newberg Graphic Change Sparks regional buzz
The Aurora Observer notes the Newberg Graphic’s change in ownership has boosted publicity for Newberg and the Berrians era, predicting rapid growth and wider recognition across the northwest.
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Newberg
Berrians
Aurora Observer
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