Newberg High School News Highlights Flunk Day and Cannery Plans
Newberg High reports include the junior Flunk Day at Oswego Lake with 14 absences and a three day suspension for those observing. The first field meet drew heavy attendance as grade events and a student fund-raiser earned 27 dollars. The baseball team beat Woodburn 12 to 10 with Nelson fanning 18 and a home run. Editorials urge pride in The Berrians cannery, calling for clean, well run operations to boost town economy and school spirit.
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Oswego Lake
Mr. Rosas
Newberg
Oregon
Parent-Teacher’s Association
Woodburn
Nelson
Bitter Struggle Over Canning Crop Prices in Western New York
The Rural New Yorker May 14 article notes a dispute between Western New York farmers and canning interests over canning crop prices. The piece highlights tensions and competing claims in the agricultural economy.
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New Yorker
New York State
Boston Billboard Regulations Restrict Outdoor Ads
City rules limit signs within 500 feet of parks and public buildings to ten square feet if near highways, and to 100 square feet elsewhere. Signs must be rectangular with neutral colors and only letters and numerals. Prohibitions include placement on rocks or natural features and a setback between intersecting streets.
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Boston
Outdoor advertising sign rules and licensing details
The text sets fire safety and maintenance standards for billboards including sign materials approval by the public safety department, prohibition on accumulating rubbish near signs, minimum ground clearance of three feet, and requirement of an annual state license. The location rule mentions proximity to street centerline measurements.
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Department of Public Safety
Cities Expand Playground Budgets Across Nation
Across Memphis Milwaukee Indianapolis Akron and Hartford funds for playgrounds doubled in the last year while Dayton steered a threefold rise. Detroit issued 10 million dollars in bonds for parks and playgrounds and Portland Oregon issued 500 thousand as well as Pittsburgh at 981 thousand for similar aims. The American City notes 23 children a month were killed in New York streets in 1920 amid urban congestion.
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Memphis
Milwaukee
Indianapolia
Akron
Hartford
Dayton
Detroit
Portland
Ore
Pittsburgh
New York City
Playground Association
Trees Resemble Giant Bottles in Clove Plantations
Zanzibar and Pemba islands off Africa produce 90 percent of the world’s cloves. Clove trees grow tall to about 40 feet, resembling olive trees. during harvest their fragrance fills the air and lingers on clothes for days.
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Zanzibar
Pemba
Africa
Tropics
Eight Foot Deep Wooden Bathtub Found In City House
Workmen uncover an enormous wooden bathtub lined with zinc during demolition of a New York residence. The tub measures eight feet by four and five feet deep, accessed by a stair, had no hot water connection, and was used by an elderly former occupant. The house contained twenty rooms and this bath, on the third floor, was the sole tub in the building and among the earliest in the city.
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New York City
New York
The Better Part
A quip about weekly earnings contrasts spending with saving. One person jokes they have “the better part” of their salary left, while the other insists most has been spent. The exchange hinges on wordplay around portion remaining versus portion spent.
Notice of final account in Emma O. Pope estate
The administrator of the Emma O. Pope estate has filed his final account in Yamhill County Oregon. The County Court schedules Monday June 13 1921 at 11:00 a.m. for objections and settlement. Interested parties must appear at the McMinnville courthouse to show cause why the account should not be settled and discharged. May 12 1921. R L Pope Administrator. Clarence Butt Attorney.
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Newberg
Berrians
Emma O. Pope
Yamhill County
Oregon
McMinnville
R. L. Pope
Clarence Butt
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Nina Johnson
Maurine Youngs
Anna Deach
Rose Schaad
Walter Stanbrough
Lake Grove
Miss Applegate
Oliver F. Kilham
City of
S. M. Calkins & Son
Newberg, Oregon
United States National
L. Parrett
J. L. Hoskins
J. C. Colcord
Drs
C. A. Hodron
W.W. Nellingsworth
HN. P. Welson
B. Culbertson
Decorating
Ee Paper
Center St
South Center Street
White & Co
T. &. Thorne Transfer
Kendrick’s Grocery
First
Meridian
St. Mawes
Heifers Cowslip
Ashley
Sampson
Exile
Clair J. Reid
R. of M
Lala
Ventilla Dell
Laona
Golden Rosier
Golden Glow
Birdie
Yellow Rose
LaFrance
Vive LaFrance
C. D. Minton
Chamber of Commerce
Lorenzen Bros
J. W. Hughes
C. D. Minton and
E. A. Rhoten
Ringmen
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