Memorial Day Observed in Newberg With Music and Speeches
Newberg held a successful Memorial Day program in Duncan's Opera House with the Newberg Band performing patriotic tunes and Rev Gregory receiving praise for his dignified tribute. Speakers Mrs Millie Brouillette Whitten and Prof R W Kirk praised veterans, while music featured vocal duets and a solo. Voting precincts reported delays and low light, prompting a call for precinct division before fall’s presidential election.
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Newberg
Duncan
Opera
Gregory
Francis Scott Keyes
Stars and Stripes
R. B. Linville
Laure
Lincoln
Haince Burgess
Millie Brouillette Whitten
R. W. Kirk
Jessie Boyes
Minerva Brown
Doris
Maude Gregory
Mabel Edwards
Weather Dampens Voters On Cold Election Day
A brisk breeze chilled voters as lines formed waiting for their turn, tempering the mood of a day marked by cool weather more than heat. The description emphasizes the cold conditions impacting turnout and patience at the polling place.
Newberg High School Defeats LaFayette in Exhibition Game
A large crowd watched Newberg High School defeat LaFayette High School 17 to 4 on the W. O. W. picnic day at the College field. Higgins led the Newberg offense while LaFayette showed lineup changes and defensive errors during the contest.
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College
Newberg
LaFayette
Higgins
Newberg LA Fayette Hill
Lyons
T Paxon
Shaw
P Nelson
P Motschenbacher
Kennedy
Baird
van Ortwick
Iti
Sampson
Brunton
Henry
Phelps
The Mountaineer's Oxen
A Kentucky farmer plows rough mountain hills with four oxen while a lecturer overhears him shouting at a mixed churchly label. The scene highlights mountain life and religious blend in a rural setting.
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Kentucky
Real Estate Transfers in McMinnville and Willamina
A sequence of property transfers reported by Yamhill County Abstract Co covers McMinnville and surrounding areas. W F Newville to W P Johnson, 14037% sq ft in Kutches 2nd Add to Carlton, $250. W P Johnson & wife to Callie Hughson, 8700 sq ft in Kutches 2nd Add, $500. Wesley Houck and wife to J W Estes, 4 int in livery barn, McMinnville, $3500. and multiple deeds involving Sheridan, Willamina, and Newberg tracts, with prices ranging from $275 to $6500. The list includes transfers to the Sheridan Mutual Telephone Co, the Roman Catholic Archbishop, and various individuals and firms, concluding with a note of gratitude from the Newberg Woman's Christian Temperance Union for serving free lunches to voters and appreciation to helpers.
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Yamhill County Abstract Company
McMinnville
F Newville
W P Johnson
Kutches
Carlton
Callie Hughson
Wesley Houck
J W Estés
Livery Barn
EC Rowell
Allyn Yocum Et al
Sheridan Mutual Telephone Co
Bik 2
Sheridan
Wl& MS
Lancefield
Geo A Kidd
W Overland
HC Burns
Mc Minnville
Newberg Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Smith
Mr. Oliver
Mr. Miles
Carl Nelson
Mrs. Kelso
Parker Mercantile Co
Mary E. C. Scott
Peculiar Oxen Names Reflect Mountaineer’s Quirks
A mountaineer explains why he names his oxen after religious groups. Baptis is strong but loves water, Campbell is a hard worker yet stubborn, and a Presbyterian keeps the herd in line but is self centered, causing friction among the others.
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Newbery
Congress
Xepal
H. M. Cake
Yamhill County
Bones
Corrigan
Beals
Laughlin
Maloney
Newberg High School
K Heider
Emil Liebnow
Graves
Mary A Rowland
Henry Gee
Manuel O Edwards
Wm Dibble
J W Hobbs
M A Baker
Court
Wilson
F A Copley
Willamina
Eakin Stockton
Anna Owens
Elizabeth Crawford
Bell McCarney
Spencer Baxter
John W Baxter
Thomas Lawler
Granderson Wilson
M Malone
J M Lynch
M Thurber
Geo C
Yale & Wit
Agnes Payne & Husb
Agnes
Ayne
Guardian
F Marr
Francis W
Hobson
Wright & Wf
Amity
Mity
D Harrington
Philip Quinlan
Fair- View
A Harris
J Bradley
H Robinson
Hla Harris
Bradley & Wt
Gortner
Daniel A Wallace
Masonic Cemetery
Union Lodge No
Frank Chapman & Wit
Ethel Graves
Mamie Miller
Chapman's
J H Eakin
Henry Hammermann
Fred Withee
DW Dunbar
W H Watts
Deskins
Frank Brooks
J S Brooks
Jas Scott Dle
Chas
Luella LaFollett Et al
Myr- Worden
Ain M
Ohn
Henrry Roberts
Marion B James
Ain
Springbrook
Namea
Stella Hird
Marel Burgoyne
Dorothy Newall
R. W. Swink
Paul Mills
Lisle Hubbard
Myrtle Burke
Vindetta Wallen
Oscar Calkins
Paul Lewis
Esther Wallen
W. L. Douglas Shoe
Hodson Bros
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Walter A. Wood
Apie A
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Vincent Feed & Imp. CO
Wright, White & Co
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