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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
5
Community briefs cover church services and sermons, upcoming holidays, funeral arrangements, travel of local residents, and civic club updates. Mentions Dr. D A Watters preaching, Independence Day celebration, a Woodmen event, and a postponed corn fair.
Albany College won 2-1 over P. C. debaters on the Swiss system question. Campus Day celebrations followed with a large dinner and a victory by Gulley plus faculty and seniors in a varsity contest. College girls edged academy girls 16-15 in a close baseball game.
Miss Corbett reports a profit of seventeen genrs from twenty seven lunches in the Domestic Science class. Dr. Debus from the University of Oregon spoke during assembly. Freshmen basketball pennant framed and hung. Boys camp cookery class toured after school. Baseball beat business men 14 to 4. Visitors Hazel Boyd and Dala Cook noted. Phi LambdaSigma officers elected for next semester. Annual exhibit of the Sone to Foye with treats planned. Botany trip to college canyon and herbarium work. Freshmen and sophomores plan picnics at LaFayette Locks. Salem game excitement and Newberg defeated by Salem 10 to 2. A romantic tale ends with a brave Indian rescuing a girl, then she is returned.
Mrs. Caroline E. Watts widow of Dr. J. W. Watts died at her Lafayette home last Saturday at age 89. She was the daughter of Daniel D. Bailey who came to Oregon in 1845 and settled on a West Chehalem donation claim. Local lore recalls a famed crossing plains beauty attracting an Indian brave who sought her for his wife.
The Newberg church offers a 9 45 a m Bible school with Les ter Jones as superintendent. At 1 00 p m a sermon titled Why Am I a Christian is planned. Evening services include a 7 p m Christian Endeavor prayer meeting and an 8 p m sermon The Four Fold Imputation. Morning and evening themes cover church progress and devotional topics under various leaders including Miss Ethel Eider and Miss Dixon. Wednesday features Gal iv Religious Bondage.
Aileen Abernethy recovered after an appendicitis operation at Mrs. Parker's hospital and Wilbur Jones visited his brother David in Laurel. Goldie Hobson returned from an extended stay with Verne Hobson of Newberg. The Needle Craft gave Mrs. Cox a friendship quilt and luncheon. Gill from Portland moved into the Guild's house with plans to Fern Wood. Mrs. Cox moved to Portland. Adolph Wohlgemuth returned from Behnke Walker College for the summer. Dessie and Delila Jones planned a short visit near Laurel. Mesdames Ross and Jones visited Fern Wood schools. Reta Bristow visited W. A. Parrish's near Parrett Mountain.
Transfers show W C Arthur and wf to Jackson and wt for land in James Thomas and H H Gaunt. prices around 5000. Inez S Cable and hub to H V A Carpenter and wf for 194.99 ac Jeremiah Rowlant dic sec 14 t 3 sr4w price 10. Amanda C Closner and hub to Ormand 34% ac John J Hash dic t3sr2w price 10. Lillian Coplen et al to James C Duncan 58 by 140 inches Newberg price 1. Dale and wf to Fremont Everett 26.08 ac Wm Chapman did 5s r 6 w price 3912. Phebe C Hess to East Side Bank Portland trustee lots 52 53 60 61 89 Dundee Dundee Orchard Homes and land 2 Daniel Hess Estate sec 35t 3ar3 w price 1. Harvey Sargent to H L Shar Ter and attract 13 Harley s subd ex 12 price 10. B Shoemakeet alter W Winters B 25 lot 7 bik 1 Everest add to Newberg price 100.
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