Local and Personal News Roundup
Dave Smith visited Portland on Tuesday. Donald Ringle of McMinnville wags in Newberg today. M. W. Rowley of Salem visited Newberg on Monday. Miss Tena Harold of near Salem is visiting sister Mrs. Roy Lambert. Harold Nichola joined a Portland building trades firm. Fred Lockley was cut from Portland Wednesday. Mrs. C. B. Sanders has improved after illness. Ellis Beals and Cecil Pearson of Pacificege will attend the Y M C A summer conference at Seabeck June 17 to 27. Mrs. L. M. Parker returned from Indiana. Mrs. Edith Holt of Portland visited Newberg Thursday. Miss Constance Ewing of Portland visited Newberg guests Miss Mabel Rush. Virgil Hinshaw heads to Corvallis for summer school at C A C. J. B. Rogers traveled from Hebe to visit G. W. Rogers. Mrs. E. E. Goff returned from Athena after two weeks with her daughter. Horace Nelson bought property at Franklin and School streets. Mrs. Emma Barnett bought a Ford sedan from May Motor Co. Minard, on Bentshop yard, bought a Fordson tractor. Harlan Smith, Prof. Perisha, and Asa F. Sutton plan a Friends Sunday school trip up the Columbia for a two day outing to Larch Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Smith
Prof
Perisha
Asa F. Sutton
The
Friends Sunday School
Columbia
Larch Mountain
Vesta Rebekah Lodge Initiates Class in Port Lad Visit
Mr and Mrs J A Clemenson and family and Mrs Anna Allman of Port lad visited E L Evans home Tuesday. A class of four was initiated into Vesta Rebekah Lodge No 76 last Tuesday. Coffee and pie were served. The rain on Tuesday will help farmers as ground dries. Vesta Rebekah Lodge plans an old fashioned picnic at Champoeg June 19 with all members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Clemenson
Anna Allman
Portlad
E. L. Evans
Vesta Rebekah Lodge No. 76
Vesta Rebekah Lodge
Champoeg
I. O. O. F. Hall
Newbery visitor Nickell reports tobacco abstinence gain
W. W. Nickell, Yamhill County assessor, visited Newbery on Wednesday and said he has gained thirty pounds since quitting tobacco use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Nickell
Yamhill County
Newbery
Bowman Returns From DunsmuirVisit via Medford
W. D. Bowman came back Tuesday from a trip to Dunsmuir California where he visited friends and relatives last Friday. He halted in Medford on the way home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Bowman
Dunsmuir
California
Medford
Mrs Oliver Evans Guest of Portland Host and Attendee
Mrs Oliver Evans visited Portland last Sunday as guest of Mrs Paul Newmeyer. She attended Sunnyside M E Church where Mrs Newmeyer serves as soloist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Evans
Paul Newmeyer
Portland
Sunnyside M. E
Newmeyer
Granddaughter Dolores Davidson Visits Oswego
Mrs. George James traveled to Oswego on Tuesday and returned with her granddaughter, three year old Dolores Davidson, who will spend several days with their grandparents here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George James
Oswego
Dolores Davidson
Willamette Diver Improves After Spinal Injury
Willie McVey, injured and partially paralyzed from a spinal cord dislocation while diving in the Willamette about two weeks ago, is reported as slightly improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie McVey
Willamette
Fishermen Reel In Fifty Fish On Wilson River Trip
F J Rice J H Sherlock and Paul Overend fished on the Wilson river near Tillamook last Sunday and returned home with fifty fish from their days outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Rice
J. H. Sherlock
Paul Overend
Wilson River
Tillamook
Mrs Josie Everest Visits Portland for Hospital News
Mrs Josie Everest traveled to Portland last Monday to be with her daughter Mrs L D Lichenthaler formerly Maud Everest who is at Emanuel hospital. The Lichenthalers are the proud parents of a nine pound daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Everest
Portland
L.D. Lichenthaler
Maud Everest
Emanuel Hospital
Lichenthalers
Summer visits by Moore Wendell Hatfield Timberlake and Newton families
Mrs. B Moore of Niles Michigan is visiting sister Mrs. Wendell at Springbrook Heights. J T Hatfield and wife from Cheney Washington arrived for a several day visit with a friend. B P Timberlake and family and Mr and Mrs West Newton of Corvallis Oregon came last Saturday to visit son W H Newton at Springbrook for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Rogers
Hebe
Oregon
G. W. Rogers
8. B. Moore
Niles, Michigan
J. A. Wendell
Springbrook Heights
J. T. Hatfield
Cheney, Washington
Saturda
P. Timberlake
Mrs. West Newton
Corvallis
W. H. Newton
Springbrook
Louis Balsiger
Ione
North Carolina Couple Visiting Newberg Seek Investment
Mr and Mrs Clarkson Mendenhall of New Garden NC toured the coast by auto and spent several days in Newberg with the T S Sutton family as they search for an investment opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarkson Mendenhall
New Garden
North Carolina
Newberg
T. S. Sutton
Mr and Mrs Hiram Smith Visit Father Then Head to Corvallis
Mr and Mrs Hiram Smith arrived Monday from Redmond Oregon where he taught for years for a short visit with his father John Smith. They left Tuesday morning for Corvallis where he will attend summer school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Smith
Redmond
Oregon
Mr. Smith
John Smith
Corvallis
Pioneers Association Meeting At Portland Draws Local Family
W. M. Merchant and his wife with son R. A. Merchant and wife, all of Carlton, stopped in Newberg en route to Portland for the annual Oregon Pioneer Association meeting. Mr. Merchant, longtime Newberg area rancher near Carlton, is noted for his 75 years of local residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Merchant
R. A. Merchant
Carlton
Newberg
Portland
Oregon Pioneer Association
Mr. Merchant
Fire department holds meeting and banquet
Fire department members met and banqueted at the legion hall on Monday evening. The ladies auxiliary provided a hearty banquet for the firemen. Delegates named to the state convention fire chiefs at Corvallis next Thursday include Orville Smith, Orville Livengood, Paul Overend, and J. H. Sherlock. W. E. Yarnes and family and Mr and Mrs E Yarnes from Amity visited A. A. Post family. Yarnes are related by marriage and had lived here five years ago before moving to Amity. The visitors stayed one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Legion Hall
Orville Smith
Orville Livengood
Paul Overend
J. H. Sherlock
Corvallis
Thursay
W. E. Yarnes
Newberg Visit Highlights Tacoma Teacher Kathrena Votaw
Miss Kathrena Votaw of Tacoma public schools arrived in Newberg with her sister Ming Naomi for a short visit. Votaw, a Newberg native, notes improvements in the city and its public school equipment since her pupil days. She plans to visit southern California and Kanena after summer duties resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathrena Votaw
Tacoma
Newberg
Ming Naomi
McMinnville
California
Kanena
Baker Sickness Reported Improvement After Pneumonia
Chas. V. Baker of South River Street, an employee at the local express and baggage depot, has been ill for a week with pneumonia but is now reported to be improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. V. Baker
South River Street
Mrs Baird and Mrs Nelson Attend Eastern Stars Meet
Mrs E C Baird and Mrs Verona Nelson, delegates from Newberg Chapter No 55, attended the grand chapter of the Eastern Stars in Portland early this week, traveling down on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Baird
Verona Nelson
The
Eastern Stars
Portland
Newberg
Reverend Myers and Son Visit Local Family
Rev. R. E. Myers and his son Elmer arrived from Woodburn on Monday and will stay several days with daughter Mrs. Earl Pinney. Myers previously served as pastor of the Methodist Church here for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Myers
Elmer
Woodburn
Earl Pinney
Myers
M. E. Church
Doctor Hester and daughters return from Tidewater fishing trip
Dr. Hester and his three daughters came back Tuesday from a weeklong fishing trip on the Alsea river, and an official from the office testified to the doctor's skill as a fisherman after a large specimen of his catch was presented.
Wilsons visit sister Grable recovering after crash
Walter Wilson and wife and Grace Wilson traveled to Portland to see their sister Mrs Frank Grable nee Goldie Wilson who remains slow to recover from an auto accident two weeks earlier with injury not yet complete healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wilson
Grace Wilson
Portland
Frank Grable
Goldie Wilson
Morgan Couple Attends Reed College Graduation
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Morgan of Villa Road travelled to Portland on Saturday to witness graduation at Reed College. A niece of Mrs Morgan graduated and she will teach next year in the McMinnville schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Morgan
Villa Road
Portland
Reed College
Portland visit watches nine year old chess prodigy
W T Anderson N E Britt and W W Nelson traveled to Portland last Friday afternoon to see a nine year old boy play a twelve game session at Meier Frank auditorium. He won eight games and drew three with one game unfinished when they departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Anderson
N. E. Britt
W. W. Nelson
Portland
Meier & Frank
Newberg
Marriage Announced for Miss Allie McDonald and Mr Leslie Shank
Announcements report the June 8 marriage of Allie McDonald and Leslie L. Shank. Mrs. Shank, a former teacher in local schools and a niece of J. L. Van Blaricom, will make their home in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie McDonald
Leslie L. Shank
Willis Corey couple visit from Portland near Condon
Willis Corey and wife, living in Wheeler county about thirty miles from Condon, spent the weekend renewing acquaintances and visited their daughter Mrs. P. J. Groth in Dundee before planning to return to central Oregon. Corey prefers Newberg but has a good central Oregon job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Corey
Wheeler County
Condon
Portland
Dundee
P. J. Groth
Oregon
Mr. Corey
Newberg
Berry grower promotes his berries with printed labels
G E Hollenbeck near Newberg prints labels with his name and address on berry boxes to guide buyers to good berries. He donated some sample boxes to the office, praising their quality as among the finest seen this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Hollenbeck
Newberg
Graphic
Local residents share travel, graduation, and family notes
James McGuire Sr.\nreturned Tuesday from southern Oregon where he looks after a ranch he owns there. Oo Sewell Newhouse graduated at O. A. C. on Monday with his mother Mrs C E Newhouse and sister Misa Daisy traveling Sunday to attend. Miss Blythe Owens, teaching music at Walla Walla College, arrived Friday and will spend the summer with Mrs Minnie Owens of Villadolid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McGuire, Sr
Oregon
Sewell Newhouse
C. E. Newhouse
Misa Daisy
Blythe Owens
Walla Walla College
Minnie Owens
Villa Oad
Pendleton Couple Hosts Visit at Springbrook Heights
Mr and Mrs J W Tallman of Pendleton Oregon visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Wendell of Springbrook Heights. Tallman is a brother of Mrs Wendell and P M Tallman of Newberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W. Tallman
Pendleton
Oregon
Wendell
Springbrook Heights
Mr. Tallman
P. M. Tallman
Newberg
Local Visitors Stay With Kelso Residents Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan with son Wesley attended a visit hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Morgan on Villa Road. Also listed are Mrs. A. E. Hall and daughter Amy, Mrs. F. R. Rundell and daughter Geraldine, and G. H. Umbaugh editor of the Kelsonian and his daughter Edith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Morgan
Wesley
A. E. Hall
Amy
F. R. Rundell
Geraldine
G. H. Umbaugh
Kelsonian
Kelso, Wash
Edith
A. J. Morgan
Villa Road
Tacoma resident Moses Votan recalls Newberg ties at Friends Yearly Meeting
Moses Votan of Tacoma attended the Friends Yearly Meeting and renewed connections with former Newberg residents from 1888. He notes only three or four people in town today were here when he first arrived. Aged Jas M Lewelling, brother of early state orchardists, is a great uncle of Mrs Votaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Votan
Tacoma
Friends Yearly Meeting
Friends
Newberg
Jas. M. Lewelling
Newberg Group Attends Klickitat Picnic in Peninsula Park
Many Newberg residents traveled to Portland for the Klickitat County picnic. Enos Ellis drove the party in his bus. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Harry Baker Mr and Mrs Sim Bullack and family Mr and Mrs John Hornibrook Raymond Hor n ibrook and family Miss Mabel Hor nibrook and A L Baker. A large picnic dinner capped a delightful day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberg
Portland
Klickitat County
Wash
Peninsula Park
Enos Ellis
Harry Baker
Sim Bullack
John Hornibrook
Raymond H. Hornibrook
Mabel Hornibrook
A. L. Baker
Little Richard Bentley Injured by Bicycle Accident
Three year old Little Richard Bentley of Dundee was struck by a bicycle ridden by Billicke boy, suffering a forehead gash requiring three stitches. He is convalescing at his grandparents home after hospitalization in Newberg. Willamette University launches a 650000 endowment campaign plus 75000 gym construction, aiming for a million dollar endowment. three Newberg boys attend Willamette this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bentley
Dundee
W. H. Bentley
Billicke
Richard
Newberg
Will M. Doud
South College Street
Willamette University At
Salem
Rockefeller General Educational Board
Willamette
Warrren
Max Jones
Howard Nottage
Newberg Visitor Semmes Faces Recovery After Surgery
C W Semmes formerly with the Graphic visited Newberg on Thursday. He underwent appendectomy in Portland after leaving Newberg and is now recovering. He will move to Dayton Washington for a position on the Dayton Dispatch. Miss Eva Parrett receives two year Columbia University scholarship from the Home Missionary Society of the M E church for fall studies following her 1916 Newberg High School and Willamette University education. She taught at Grants Pass High School this past year and is among fourteen nationwide honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Semmes
The
Graphic
Newberg
Semms
Portland
Mr. Semmes
Dayton
Washington
Dayton Dispatch
Columbia University
Home Missionary Society of
M. E. Church
Miss Parrett
Newberg High School
Willamette University
Salem
Grants Paig
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dave Smith
Donald Ringle
M. W. Rowley
Tena Harold
Mrs
Roy Lambert
Harold Nichola
Fred Lockley
Journal
Ellis Beals
Cecil Pearson
Pacificege
Seabeck
Edith Holt
Constance Ewing
Mabel Rush
Virgil Hinshaw
E. E. Goff
Athena
R. B. McEwen
Horace , Nelson
Franklin and
School Streets
E. F. Lee
T. E. Wright
Emma Barnett
May Motor Co
Minard
Bentshop
Sion
Graham's Drug Store
Nyal
A. J. Rankin
San Diego
W. J. Sullivan
Earl Hutton
Edward J. Ford
P. W. Baughman
W. H. Woodworth
Hood River
Edger B. Piper
Oregonian
Calkins
Berrian
Main Street
Yamhill Electric Co
F. Lowe
W. W. Coffin
Frank W. Dell
Elbert Russel
W. W. Silver
Haag
Indianapolis
Sarah Sutton
BE. H. Woodward
Thomas Graves
Gresham
Multnomah Falls
Wahkeena Trail
Levi T. Pennington
Perry Smith
Portland Road
Town
Battle Ground
Walsh
C. A. Morris
Yamhill Electric Company
Eva Parrett
S. L. Parrett
Lynn B. Ferguson
First Street
First National Bank
Berg, Ore
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