Local notes from Rex area residents and visitors
A string of brief hometown items lists births visits and travel. Mrs Brickley and family greetings Mrs Walker returns from the east with her great granddaughter Mrs Bertha Johnson visits Mrs Elmer Wright. Margaret Garland travels to Camby for short work. Chas Payne visits Rex en route to Corvallis. Young people's Sunday class meets at Mrs Peters home. Monty Brickell contracts typhoid fever again. Mrs Hilma Renolds and Miss Alice Boulton walk from Portland to Rex for a visit with Frank Doree. A surprise party honors Mrs Ed Bacon on her birthday at Mrs John Simmers. Eldon Winters from Balston visits relatives near Rex. A. M Clark Mrs J C Davis and Dr A M Davis visit John Winters and plan a picnic. Alidé Clark visits her sister Mrs Joanna Davis. Clifford Noble improves after appendicitis. Patten family from Forest Grove visiting. Brisbane and Boatman buy a new Ford. M S Shrock visits area farmers about silos. Wm Brisbine and wife visit A A Noble’s home.
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Bertha Johnson
Mra
Elmer Wright
Margaret Garland
Camby
Chas. Payne
Paul Lewis
Rex
Corvallis
Peters
Monty Brickell
Hilma Renolds
Alice Boulton
Portland
Frank Doree
John Simmers
Ed Bacon
Eldon Winters
Balston
A. J. Winters
A. M. Clark
J. C. Davis
West Chehalem
A. M. Davis
Newberg
John Winter
Alidé Clark
Joanna Davis
Clifford Noble
Matthew Patten
Mable
Fred
Forest Grove
Patten
Brisbane
Boatman
Local socials note weekend visits and a band concert
Mr and Mrs Clarence Butt and Mr and Mrs W W Hollings visited Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs S M Calkins. The band boys gave a successful concert and minstrel show Saturday evening at Mountain Top. Sunday school plans a jolly time Friday June 23.
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Clarence. Butt
W. W. Hollings
S. M. Calkins
Mountain Top
Local Neighborhood News From Newberg and Chehalem Mountain
Mr and Mrs Verne Hobson of Newberg visited T E Hobson. Mr and Mrs Bryant went to Portland. Sunday school organiz ed last week will meet each Sunday morning in the hall. Mr and Mrs C P Bradshaw of Portland visited Mrs Bradshaws aunt Mrs H C Ross Page will stay a week. Young neighbors attended boat races at Butteville. Claude Fairbank elected director and W A Parrish re elected at the annual school meeting. Chehalem Mountain residents Wilbur Jones and Otto Ornduff visited Dave Jones Sunday. Elva Parrish visiting uncle R O.
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Mrs. Bryant
Portland
C. P. Bradshaw
Butteville
Casper Gettman
Claude Fairbank
W. A. Parrish
Wilbur Jones
Otto Ornduff
Chehalem Mountain
Dave Jones
House of Commons Mirth Story From July Issue
A brief tale recounted by Leigh Hughes in which a boy asks who the chaplain is as the speaker’s procession passes. The father explains the chaplain prays for the nation while the chamber prays for the country. Graphic and the Semi-Weekly Journal advertise their annual price.
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Leigh Hughes
House of Commons
Cin
House
People’s Home Journal
Local Shifts and Visits Mark Weekend in County
Bristow on Parrott Mouotail returned Saturday evening. Mrs Condeau is able to move around again. Misa Grace Riley, teaching near McMinn, is home for the summer. Miss Goldie Everest of berg visited FP ell lagane Saturday. Sam Misses Jesdie and Mac Leod of Newberg were out Saturday Sunday in the neighborhood.
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Bristow
Goldie Everest
Berg
Sam
Jesdie
MacLeod
Newberg
Big Neighborhood
Services at Newberg Bible School Schedule
The Newberg Bible School offers 9 45 a m services with Li ter Jones as superintendent and 11 a m sermon. An 8 p m sermon titled The version of the Philippian or is listed with prayer at 7 p m and Intermediate Endeavor led by C W Sloam. No preaching on June 25th. Sabbath school at 9 45 a m and Y P S C E at 7 p m.
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Bible School
Liter Jones
Burda
C. W. Sloam
Seeing America at Last and the Call to Travel
The piece extols American scenic splendor from Taos to Yosemite and Yellowstone, urging broader travel within the United States. It contrasts famed sites in New Mexico and California with a habit of staying close to home, urging readers to explore national wonders and diverse landscapes. It notes the Royal George disaster as a cautionary tale about maritime safety and authority with a historical reference.
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West B
West Point
America
Montreal
Thomas Jeffer
Jefferson
United States
Taos
Acoma
New Mexico
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Valle
Yosemite
Yellowstone
California
Switzerland
Japan's Devilfish Noted For Size And Behavior
Report mentions large devilfish in Japan weighing up to 200 units and described as amphibious wobbling on tentacles. Story notes fishermen using clubs and jars to catch them in water while locals seek sweet potatoes.
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Japan
Naco
The Yellow Day in Fay Northeastern Dusk
A dry fog known as the yellow day lingered from early morning to late afternoon, with the mist spanning latitudes from 0 to 45 degrees and longitudes from 67 to 87. Officials traced the haze to forest fires in Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, tying the smoky conditions to multiple regional blazes.
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Fay
Michi
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Weather Talk Sparks Marriage Split
A fragment from the Kansas City Journal quotes a conversation about, quote, lovely weather, leading to an assertion that such talk influenced a marriage decision and the choice to marry another man. The excerpt reflects social chatter rather than a formal report.
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Kansas City Journal
In-law clashes over office duties and money
A fragment discusses a handicapped man and a son-in-law in an office role. It questions usefulness and accuses the son-in-law of spending the father-in-law's money, noting hours kept limit time available.
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van Gait
Ange
Thirst Tames Wild Beasts and Himalayan Highway Tales
A Pearsons piece argues that waterside animals share a Unwritten rule of live and let live at waterholes. It contrasts the Dreadnought rhinoceros and elephants with big cats and grazing herd safety. The article shifts to the ancient Himalaya road as a historic transit before modern highways, then offers a note on drying umbrellas to prevent damage.
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Tunie
Forest
Tronclad
Africa
India
Pearson
India's Famous Road Grand Trunk Road Description
A descriptive piece exalts India's Grand Trunk road as the world’s greatest ancient highway. It notes a 1 400 mile span from Calcutta to Peshawar through the southern plain near the Himalayas, with a central metal carriageway and tree-lined sides.
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Rome
Sorthern Plain
Himalayas
Calcutta
Peshawar
Ane Ee Ot V.neta
Selecting a Husband in Cartoons Magazine Advice
A 19th century style advisory note urges maidens to choose real men. It warns against effeminate pretenders who insist on nicknames and failing masculine conduct. The piece favors sturdy, traditional male traits and the right to wear trousers.
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Jack
John
Margaret
Maggie
Christina
Tiny
Get
Man
Zim
Cartoons
Fifteen Cent Lunches at Boston Lunch Counter
A Boston Post reader recalls average lunch costs of 15 cents in a newspaper row lunch room. The cashier notes the 15 cent key on the cash register is worn smooth and the numbers 15 are worn off, while other keys show little wear.
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Boston
Currant Cake Confusion at City Bakery
A woman asked for currant cake in a summer bakery, but the baker corrected her, saying it was not currant cake as he waved his hand over the pastry, in a light moment reported by the New York Post.
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New York Post
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Wm. Brisbine
A. A. Noble and
Verne Hobson
T. E. Hobson
Elva Parrish
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Post
New Post
New Post Toasties
Royal George
Cowper
Don Mail
Jomocey
Dee
Cyko Paper
E. W. Hodson
Annsco
Save
Suluprlie
Tillamook County
Wahine
Imus
Manzanita
Garibaldi Lake
Lytle
Elmore Park
Bayocean
Southern Pacific
Tillamook Resorts
Joan M. Scott
Portland, Oregon
Southern Pacific Lines
Alexander the Great
Buddha
Christ
Nineveh
New York Journal
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