May county news notes visitors and local events
County seat visitors include Mrs Oliver Evans in May and Mrs Ada Barr from Wilsonville. Rexall Clerks Club met in Portland while Miss Gladys Nichols returned from Clatskanie for summer. A Norwest Oregon scene: OAC students issued a May 23 edition of the Gazette Times. Funeral for Thomas Mitchell held at Dayton. J E Chamberlain and G B Toone fined for fishing without a license. Newberg prepares for a mid July chautauqua and Spaulding Logging builds a house at St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Chamberlain
G. B. Toone
Newberg
Skookum Large
Marion County
Roy Bremmer
Oregonian
Ormandy Visits Newberg and Local Business Update
J A Ormandy of the Southern Pacific Hines reports slight gains in railroad freight and passenger business during his Newberg visit last Saturday. The Springbrook Fruit Growers Union began shipping eighteen crates of strawberries to Portland at six dollars per crate with Newhouse seeking markets at Grays Harbor. Mrs Emma Wilson of Wilsons restaurant underwent a serious operation at Newberg hospital after illness, but shows guarded improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Ormandy
Southern Pacific Hines
Newberg
Springbrook Fruit Growers Union
Portland
Newhouse
Union
Grays Harbor
Emma Wilson
Wilson
Newberg Hospital
The Oaks Amusement Park Opens for Summer Season in Portland
The Oaks amusement park in Portland will reopen for the summer season on Friday May 27. Evangelist L E B Neal will speak Friday evening on Who Changed the Sabbath. Mrs Mable Reed Beckett returns to Portland after visiting home folks in Newberg. The Grower family visits Turner after six weeks in Portland. Margaret Kirkley, noted agate collector, spent seasons in Newport and left a fine agate collection. P L Taylor and wife and granddaughter Ella T Wilson visit brother J F Taylor. Vernon Metschenbacher state agent for Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance stops over after attending Rotary in McMinnville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Oaks Amusement Park
Portland
Mable Reed-Beckett
Newberg
Vernon Metschenbacher
Conneticutt Mutual Life Insurance. Co
McMinnville
Rotary Club
Newberg News Roundup Highlights Local Guests and Achievements
The Newberg area hosts include B J McNay and wife of Portland and William McNay of Laurel visiting the Stretch home with C S McNay illness noted. Newberg High second team lost to D H S 16 to 6 with Dale Hadley pitching well. Elmer Mills funeral plans loom as American Legion prepares. Harold N Lee elected to Phi Beta Kappa at state university. Newberg band performed on First and School Streets with plans for future concerts. Pacific College debates with McMinnville and Albany colleges ended with Albany prevailing 2 to 1. capital and labor arbitration was the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. McNay
Portland
William McNay
Laurel
C. F. Stretch
Newberg High
Dale Hadley
Dayton
Dayton Tribune
Elmer Mills
Walter Mills
American Legion
Newberg
State University
Harold N. Lee
Phi Beta Kappa
Pacific College
McMinnville College
Albany College
Albany
P. Co
McMinnville
No Room for the Knocker in Indianapolis
A Star editorial defends Indianapolis citizenship and progress citing the recent census and dominance in building and industry. It condemns detractors as pests and urges public-spirited citizens to ostracize them, arguing strangers may be misled by slander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
United States
Indianapolis Star
Rain Tree Cultivation Yields Daily Water in Peru
It is estimated that Peruvian rain trees produce about nine gallons of water per day. An acre of one kilometer square with 10,000 trees spaced 25 meters apart could yield 305,000 liters daily, with 135,000 liters available after evaporation for distribution. The trees tolerate various soils and require little effort to cultivate.
England Adopts Country Style Town Planning Across Cities
The plan shifts urban growth into garden city like developments with open spaces recreation grounds golf courses and healthful residential quarters in England. It notes compensation rules for property owners when rights are invaded by zoning while allowing authorities to claim half of any value increase from planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Pew
Rubbish Burner for Back Yard Fires
A simple woven wire rubbish burner placed in the back yard provides a safe, inconspicuous way to dispose of trash. Build a circular 2.5 to 3 foot diameter container, cover with iron hoop, weight or anchor it firm, and burn dry rubbish when needed even on windy days.
Hedgers Fearful Minds Keep Ideas in the Shade
The piece describes hedgers as timid people who avoid airing ideas due to fear of mistakes and criticism. It argues they stay in the shade, never taking action, and calls for a push or incentive to spur them to productive efforts.
Motor-car clock could run without winding
A new motor-car clock uses car battery power for operation. It requires so little current that in a year it consumes less energy than lighting a four-candle-power lamp for one hour.
Quite the Contrary
A Boston Tran script passage records a brief dialogue about a father figure who unexpectedly asks for a five pound note, contrasting perceptions of approachability and financial exchange within a casual conversation.
Doctors dissolve partnership. Daniels to seek rest in Sheridan
Drs. Godhour and Daniels end their professional partnership. Daniels, in poor health for some time, will travel to Sheridan Oregon for a period of complete rest and recuperation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oliver Evans
Ada Barr
Wilsonville
Elmer Warner
Rexall Clerks Club
Gladys Nichols
Clatshanie
W. A. King
N. C. Maris
McKay
Kirkley
Earl Kenworthy
W. Ellis Pickett
Healdaburg
California
W. R. Everest
W. H. Vernon
Eugene
Oregon Laundry Owners’ Association
American Legion Hall
The
Corvallis Gazette-Times
Elwood Johnson
Francis Holt
Chehalem Center
Jesse Edwards
Mabel York
Elwood
Indiana
Oregon
Mr. York
Thomas Mitchel
Anna Bush
C. A. Hadeon
Seaside
M. E
Grace Wilson
Gladstone
Frank Grabler
William Perkins
Globe, Arizona
Do. A. Cavell
Cow Creek
W. Stears King
Vancouver, Wash
Robert
Walter Moore
Lynn Ferguson
Seattle
Wash
Northwestern Rexall Dealers Club
Spaulding Logging Co
St. Paul
James McCarthy
Mra
Perrydale
Polk County
O. K. Edwards
Mr. Edwards
R. C. Patterson
Mrs. Forkner
Tillamook
al. May
Oregon City
Mr. May
Kodak
Graham
Nyal
Evangelist L. EB. Neal
John Grower
Leonard Grower
Wm. Grower
Yale
Ore
Turner
Margaret Kirkley
Newport
P. L. Taylor
Washington
Ella T. Wilson
J. F. Taylor
Boston Transcript
Yamhill Electric Company
C. A. Morris
Rexall Store
Lynn B. Ferguson
Rexall
Black
Newberg, Oregon
First National Bank
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