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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
4
The item notes questions about dressing like a Turk as California reports severe earthquake shocks. It mentions the wet and dry forces moving toward San Francisco and a forthcoming clash in the Democratic ranks with W. J. Bryan anticipated by the Graphic.
Morning and evening fired take off the chill as Oregon calls itself a cooler resort compared with Fresno California where temperatures hover around 110 by moonlight.
A street corner dog light stirs a quicker and heartier crowd response than a church bell on Sunday. The anecdote contrasts public reaction to a small urban spectacle with a traditional Sunday signal.
The Graphic notes fewer calls through its columns about gas outages and links the milder last winter to less damage. Residents wonder why Newberg is not supplied with gas and the piece says the matter was raised with the Portland Gas Co. for solution.
Hiram shows restraint in Chicago nomination process as the immortal 48 who will pick delegates for the July 10 event in Chicago are reportedly favorable toward him. County roads receive critique for heavy surfacing work amid uncertain prospects for completion. Sugar refiners' price cut praised by consumers but context notes the drop traces to weaker demand, not tariff impact.
Years after heated site debates for Newberg High School the annual school meeting saw only fourteen ballots cast for two school board seats with four of the voters on the section board. The city council then cut the motor vehicle speed limit to fifteen miles per hour to curb hazards and fines may rise for violators.
Dr W V Coffin of Whittier California accepts the post as financial director for the Educational Board of the Five Years Meeting of the Friends church and will lead a drive to raise three million dollars to endow church colleges including Pacific College. Headquarters likely at Richmond Indiana with Coffin planning a July trip to confer with President Milla and the college board on his eastward journey.
W C Woodward critiques the Chicago Republican convention while noting a murder case in Oregon. He describes expediency in party politics, roving delegates, and the aura around figures like Harding, Beveridge, and De Valera, ending with reflections on Irish freedom demonstrations.
Joan D. Rockefeller Jr. funds a permanent Bryn Mawr course in Industrial Supervision and Employment Management for women. Started 1918 as a war emergency step, it trains graduates for supervisory roles in plants and remains the only program of its kind for women. Graduates work in Prague, Akron Goodyear, London, and U.S. plants.
Susie Merrill Barr of Newberg wed Joseph Van Cleave of Newberg. Jean Ann Brown of Carlton married William Lawrence Wills of Carlton. Susie Matilda Hodges of Cove Orchard wed Oscar Bruce Turner of Cove Orchard. Lilah Frances Hodges of Newberg wed Charles Webster Wilhelmson of Newberg. Helen Delphine Ellis of Newberg wed Howard Maxwell Elliott of Newberg.
Sir Philip Sidney inspires a lecture on life experience with Sam Grathwell at Chau tauqua presenting a story of overcoming obstacles and the value of faith and hope. The piece praises Grathwell as a compelling speaker and notes enthusiasm and human interest.
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