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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
4
A Newberg Oregon weekly notes Eugene will host two Lane Fourths events on July 3-4. The issue highlights that rain will ease living costs and references potato vines thriving with added moisture. It also urges swatting a distracting fly and acknowledges reporters in the back room.
Fire Chief Dave Campbell died after a blaze in Portland last Monday shocking Northwest communities beyond Portland. His death drew tributes from firefighters and officials statewide noting his decades of service and leadership.
W. J. Clarke sells the Ger vais Star to Hugh D. Mars. Clarke built the business from little capital and steady effort, accruing surplus and now holds an interest in a job office in Portland.
A fragment notes the Willamette Valley as a premier summer resort with a fire adding comfort to a sitting room and a sense of time shifting between morning and evening.
The Graphic asks women who wish to use column space for the American Woman's League to prepare copy early in the week. Last hours before press cannot accommodate lengthy articles. Other contributors are asked to note the request to avoid delays and keep the office in better humor on press day.
The Wal nut Grange No. 455 met near Dundee on Saturday June 24. A discussion on single tax yielded useful information. Mr C A Berry from McMinnville explained the new Tax Payers League of Yamhill County. Resolutions endorsing the movement were passed. Members planning a July Fourth basket picnic at Stevens farm on the Dundee Dayton road for those unable to attend the public celebration.
Preaching announced for morning and evening with subjects "Assigning Trouble to the Wrong Cause" and "Slaves Under the Stars and Stripes" all are invited to attend.
Social events report from Newbergland notes Mrs. Roy H. Mills hosted a shower at Mrs. Charles K. Spaulding’s home for Eva Miller. Luncheon served by Grace Wilson and Pearl Cobb. hand painted tea set presented to Miss Miller. attendees included Mrs. Edward Kienle, Mrs. Walter Wilson, and many Mills and Miller family members. County work fund approved at three dollars and a half.
The Salem Cherry Fair will run July 6 to 8 with a vast civic and industrial parade, three themed parades, and hundreds of prizes including 250 for an oriental feature and 100 for a German society float drawn by six white horses. The event, centered at Marion Square with the Arnold Carnival, invites out of town visitors and celebrates a Salem spirit of hospitality.
Alfred Smith and wife of Georgetown Illinois visit Mr. and Mrs. Shires with Mrs. Smith as Mrs. Shires sister Ed Erickson and mother return to Portland after a week with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob ean Several ladies of the W C T U meet with Mrs C L Johnson on June 14 with full reports from most attendees
The article traces Pensacola’s storied past with five flag changes over centuries, noting Fort Pickens and Fort McRae as key defenses and Pensacola’s claim as the oldest U S city. It also mentions the Deep Waterway's significance and siege-era fortifications. The piece shifts to France’s Coulomp fountain, a natural marvel spraying 300 gallons a second from a limestone cavern.
Dunlap Brothers advertise as residential specialists with all work guaranteed and first class quality Estimates furnished Call at 110 Main Street Phone Black 18.
A Wide World writer recalls a Japanese festival where families fly large paper kites shaped like monsters near Yokohama and Kamakura. Kites lack tails, use bamboo to create wind sounds, and sometimes engage in airborne battles with rivals using powdered glass on strings.
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