Visiting Southern California sketches and family obituary notes
Lawndale California March 8 1918 Editor Graphic Mrs G W Range recounts a southern California tour with George Rogers his wife and others visiting orange groves Pomona Corona Riverside Venice and Long Beach noting dry versus wet towns and sunlit days. The piece ends with Interment details for Christian Ryan born 1832 who died in Dundee Oregon eleven children and multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Lawndale
California
Graphic
George Rogers
George
Whittier College
Studebaker
Los Angeles
Guy Heater
Pomona
Corona
Riverside
South Pasadena
Venice
Sister Lillie
East Whittier
LaHabra Valley
Fullerton
Anaheim
Santa Ana
Father
Westminster
Seal Beach
Naples
Long Beach
Oregon
G. W. Range
Ryan
Mr. Ryan
Dundee
Christian Ryan
West Virginia
Mary Ballinger
Nebraska
Ada R. Byers
Sheridan
George E. and
Harley Ryan
Frank Ryan
Walla Walla
L. Ryan
Rainier
Obituary of Christian Ryan Dundee Resident Dies at 86
Christian Ryan a Dundee resident for nearly thirty years died Saturday afternoon March 9 at age eighty six after a period of illness. Funeral services were held at the home as requested.
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Dundee
Christian Ryan
Mr. Ryan
Valley Canning Company Denies Berry Shortage Rumor
The Newberg area cannery debunks a circulating rumor that all berries and small fruits were contracted. It urges growers to verify offers with the home plant first, notes it pays market or higher prices, and says the cannery won’t enlarge as claimed.
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Newberg
Valley Canning Company
Old Fashioned Revival Meetings Begin March 15
Beginning Friday evening March 15 the Association Hall Borher Center and First streets hosts old fashioned revival meetings led by evangelist J B Mc Bride and assistant Mrs McBride. Good singing and speaking. E P Dixon President invites all to attend.
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Association Hall
Borher Center
First Streets
J. B. McBride
McBride
E. P. Dixon
Patriotic Military Drill by Local W C T U Featured
Friday evening March 22 will stage a patriotic program by the W C T U with twenty little girls in a military drill representing allied nations and the U S A. Newberg soloists provide music and Yellowstone slides are shown. A community flag will be presented to the city.
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Portland
Newberg
Yellowstone Park
Corporal Wallen in France Describes Life and Duty
A letter from Corporal Clifford A. Wallen in France details daily life for soldiers and civilians. He notes peculiar farming tools, two wheeled wagons, tandem horses, stone houses with slate roofs, cobblestone streets, and growing barns. He recounts a 90 year old English speaking resident, a castle visit, and a late supper at a village hotel before returning to camp.
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Misa Mae Wallen
C. A. Wallen
France
U. S
Tieaeev
Clifford A. Wallen
Ex Senator Bourne Weds Carol Sperry in Quiet Mobile Ceremony
Ex senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon marries Mrs. Carol B Sperry in Mobile Alabama in a small ceremony attended by intimate friends. The bride, formerly Miss Roberts of Eastern Oregon, was Bournes private secretary and heads the Theodore plantation partnership. A second venture for both, with spring hats now arriving at King’s Millivery.
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Mobile
Ala
United States
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
Carol B. Sperry
Baker County
Bourne
Portland
War Memories From France Letter Home Hints Lent Observance
A letter from a World War I correspondent in France describes quiet days amid the lull before a German offensive. He notes a fellow soldier’s death from pneumonia, Ash Wednesday fasting, French mourning customs, and observations of women workers in munition factories shaping shells and operating heavy machinery.
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Portland
French Shellac Dilemma Ends With Good Night
A speaker complains about explaining a shellac request in French and being told none was available. They note shellac purchases feel technical for their vocabulary and close with a bedtime farewell and a simple good night to Glenn.
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Glenn
Hillsboro inventor wins John Scott prize for money machine
Thomas Bilgeau of Hillsboro has been awarded the John Scott prize by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia for his money machine invention now produced by the International Money Machine Company. The medal and cash award honor Bilgeau as the most deserving inventor, recognizing the device's value to mankind.
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Thomas Bilgeau
John Scott
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
International Machine Company
Argus
Bilgeau
Edinboro
Scotland
Hillsboro
Omas Bilyeau
International Money Machine Company
Wash. Co. News
Medal Contest Success Carries Money to War Work
The Friends church entertainment by Mildred Wills for the W C T U medal contest drew praise. Two medals awarded to Ruth Landingham and Della Hanville. acts by Mrs Bessie Johnson and Chas Morris, Ethel Morris and Whittman McDonald. Receipts 13.50. net to fund soldiers and sailors work.
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Friends Church
Mildred Wills
Ruth Landingham
Della Hanville
Bessie Johnson
Chas. A. Morris
Ethel Morris
Whittman McDonald
Spring Millinery Display Opens with New Hats
Local shop showcases spring and summer hats in latest styles and colors. Ladies are invited to inspect the new display.
Louis Albert Banks to Speak in Newberg March 21
Noted reformer and author Dr Louis Albert Banks is billed for a March 21 lecture in Newberg. He is described as a dynamic revivalist and prolific author whose anti saloon crusades and National Prohibition rallies garner wide attention nationwide.
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Newberg
Louis Albert Banks
Banks
Northwest
Charles Parkhurst
Zion’s Herald
Boston
Bert Haven
Portland
Oregon
Dr. Banks
Anti-Saloon League of America
State
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
Reading
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King’s
Glenn S. Paxson
Co. E
Walter Nelson
Bismarck
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