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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic dated Thursday March 31 1921 lists editor and publisher E Woodward and office details at Graphic Building 600 First Street with contact numbers White 33 and Blue 87. The paper is entered as second class matter at the Newberg Oregon post office and priced at 2.00 dollars per year in advance.
The Graphic changes hands to W J Not tage and Chester A Dimond, known local printers. The writer recalls 31 years of publication in Newberg, noting community impact, editorial aims, and a sense of gratitude amid the sale. The piece reflects on early struggles, local politics, and the paper’s role in town building.
E H Woodward expresses a wish to spend time outdoors and rent an area, hoping residents of Newberg will allow a stay for a while. He has no concrete plans beyond wanting to recreate and be considerate.
The Oregon Journal notes rising divorce ratios across Western states with Nevada leading at about 1 divorce per 2 marriages, followed by Oregon and others. It laments the decline of traditional marriage, mocks tourism trade, and questions the meaning of home bonds amid the statistics.
B. F. Irvin, editor of the Oregon Journal who is blind, will speak at the M. E. church next Sunday at 3 PM about relief for starving Chinese natives. He is described as a forceful entertaining speaker who deserves a good audience.
A field note from last fall shows large potatoes dug in wet weather kept well after a thorough washing with a garden hose and proper air drying before storage. The experiment challenges the old belief that washing seeds causes decay.
The Oregonian notes E H Woodward retires after thirty one years directing the Newberg Graphic. He built a strong local paper and faced opposition with steady leadership. Woodward seeks rest after a long career in journalism.
Mrs Emma Morris died Friday morning at nearly 66 years. Born in Brookfield New Hampshire she had lived in Newberg for thirteen years. Funeral services were conducted by Rev Co D Morris pastor of the Nazarene church.
Mrs Vendeta Heater wife of Al wah Heater of Springbrook died on Tuesday aged 29 Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon in Springbrook.
Mrs. T. M. Woodruff died at the family residence 314 West Sheridan Street on Tuesday at age 40. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 1 30 o'clock at the W. W. Hollingsworth Co. chapel.
The body of Mrs. Ben Bixby died in Portland was brought here for burial. The funeral was held Wednesday at 2 00 PM at the W W Hollingsworth Co chapel.
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy shown during our bereavement. May God bless you all. W. J. Morris and daughter Ethel Nellie.
A telegraph bracket and insulator were nailed to a Douglas fir near Arcata California thirty six years ago. Over time the tree grew around the bracket burying the insulator. The tree was felled recently and the insulator preserved in oak with fir resin. It is now in the University of California forestry collection.
A Near East report recalls Constantinople dogs driven to islands by progress and killed for bone buttons later used by Red Cross refugees. Turks refuse to buy the buttons.
Lady Duff Gordon jokes about rising wages while noting dangers of swollen heads. She recounts a club guest asking for cheese sandwiches, only to learn the cook is busy hosting a post theater supper and preparing lobsters and wine.
Nearly 8,000,000 pounds of Malaga raisins were exported to the United States in the first half of 1920, surpassing the total export from 1913 to 1919. The 1919 Malaga stock is exhausted and no stocks remain. Prospects point to continued demand and rising production.
An 1785 diary notes a seven year cycle of rising and falling water levels in the St Lawrence and Great Lakes. Government records from 1820 onward show cycles ranging four to nine years, averaging seven, with 1785 cited as a peak. Freight carriers report low lake levels this year.
Reliable government sources report France suffered severe forest damage during the war. Over four years more than 40 000 trees per day were cut to meet military needs. The war destroyed over 2 billion board feet of lumber and left about 750 000 acres of woodland neglected.
A Brownville, Maine farmer encountered a rare aggressive black bear while in the woods about a mile from home. He fought the animal with two heavy clubs, using feints and steady blows to push it away, guiding himself to an open field.
The United States sub treasury in New York City will retain the historic name Subtreasury Building despite its closure. The article recalls its role in American history from Washington’s oath to inaugurations and its status as a shrine with commemorations by historical societies and notable leaders.
A travel note extols Siberian cuisine highlighting cold table offerings such as raw fish and caviar, with praise for a crab whose meat is said to avoid indigestion and nightmare. The piece evokes regional dining and culinary details.
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