Newberg Graphic notes and small town happenings
The Newberg Graphic from November 22, 1917 reports milder fall weather, busy marbles on streets, and slow road paving between Newberg and Portland. It notes the editor Lloyd Edwards and staff, mentions a Crescent college issue, and comments on a hunter’s eye injury and political missteps with a light local-angle tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent
Graphic
Lloyd Edwards
Frank Colcord
Howard Elliott
Harold Lee
Get
Women’s League Campaign Against Soldier Cigarettes
The article condemns sending cigarettes in Christmas boxes to soldiers arguing it leads boys to tobacco. The W C T U is praised for opposing the practice. Mrs Swope of Portland says soldiers beg for tobacco but many do not smoke or want to start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.T.U
Paper subscriptions test a man’s honesty
A contemporary argues that newspaper subscriptions reveal honesty, noting dishonest readers cheat printers by claiming lost or missing payments, avoid paying by arguing non-subscription, or claim not to have subscribed, with a grim verdict awaiting in judgment.
Lyceum Course Season Ticket Sale Surges
Season ticket sales for the lyceum course were satisfactory and exceeded expectations amid heavy money requests. The Musical Arts Company opened last week with a strong program despite staffing setbacks due to a hospital stay and a death in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Musical Arts Company
Seattle
Local club member insults prompt harsh prose
The Oregon City Courier reports on a club member named Julius Wilbur from the Friar's club who is described with severe insults and violent language. The piece condemns him for moral failings and invokes a lynching image, reflecting harsh reaks in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon City Courier
Clackamas County
Julius Wilbur
Friar’s Club
Farm Notes From County Agent on Year’s Results
The Agricultural Council reviewed yearly work and reported 115 silos built, noting indirect benefits for corn yields and rotation. Horticulture saw wormy apples reduced by spraying. Chehalem valley issues showed spraying after repairs cut infestation. Other projects like farm loans, records, rodent control, and home economics were praised. Annual meeting set for December 19 to elect officers and plan next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Council
J. A. Smith
Newberg
Horticultural Committee
F. Groshen
Chehalem Valley
M. S. Shrock
State Highway Commission
Bonneville
Oregon Agricultural College
Portland
Springfield Planing Mill Company
Springfield
Clatsop
Pomona Grange
Grange
Coos County
Kansas Board of Regents
Pringle Falls
Bend
White Pine Lumber Company
Western
Idaho
Eugene
Long Tom
Neighbors Dramate
Long Tom Creek
Real Estate Transfers Across Several Properties
After reviewing multiple property transfers, Arthur Burke transfers 20.11 acres to C E Burke. W E Burke and wife convey land to August Stiegerto in Chehalem Hill for 1000 dollars. Ella and Gussie A Crawford sell 60 acres to Culbert G Badley for 10 dollars. C F Daniels and wife transfer 93.49 acres to James Dougherty and 101.05 acres to Alex Sutton and John Jeffries for 6000 dollars. T J Neal transfers 15 acres to Cordilia Gill for 1 dollar. Wm Russell conveys 40 acres to Ida M Russell for 10 dollars. U S National Bank Newberg transfers parcels 13 and 4 bik plus City Park add Newberg for 425 dollars to Lean der Allambaugh and wife. M 3S Cobb sells to Frank Z Abe 1 25 and 26 bik in Hobson's addition Newberg for 10 dollars. Isaac Lambright and wife transfer 206.20 acres to Walter Macy and wife with C Murray and James P Yocom for 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
August Stiegerto
Chehalem Hill
Ella
Gussie
A Crawford
Culbert
Badley
Crawford
F Daniels
T Vinton
James Dougherty
Alex Sutton
John Jeffries
Wm Russell
Ida M Russell
Acinj Cgeerdiet
U S Natl Bk Newberg
Leander Allambaugh
City Park
Newberg
Cobb
Frank Z Abe
Hobson's
Isaac Lambright
Walter Macy
Ac C Murray
James P Yocom
Coquille corn carnival and Oregon notes
Oregon notes record events from 1917 including the Coquille corn carnival on November 16–17, shipyard employment in Portland and Astoria, draft legal aid from Oregon bar, war life insurance for 3d Oregon units, halibut bank development near Lane county, and a football loss for California to Oregon at Eugene. Also covers license No. 1, a fatal gas attack in France, and various state projects, competitions, and bids across Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Astoria
Bar of Oregon
3D Oregon
Lane County
Eugene
University of California
University of Oregon
Kincaid Field
I. C. Robnett
Central Point
Olcott
Walter Thornton
Amity
Oregon
Washington
France
Salem
Willamette
Average salaries of 1917 teachers and more state items
State figures show men teachers averaging 98.62 and women 65.75 per month in 1917. Other items note railroad securities declining, highway completion near Mount Angel, ROTC enrollments, emergency board funding, flour price cuts, North Bend plant investment, Coos Bay boxcars, and five fatal accidents in the week ending November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Churchill
Frank J. Miller
Public Service Commission
North Bend
L. J. Simpson
Coos Bay
State Industrial Accident Commission
Frank Ranes
Kerry
Mike Azne
Mobler
Olell
Halversen
Springfield
Louis Squier
Salem
Ed. Billings
Also Mentioned on This Page
Newberg Graphic
H. Wo
Graphic Building
Institute
Highway Commission
Africa
Arthur Burke
C E Burke
T J Nealand
Cordilia Gill
Luke McKern
Oregon News
Hendrick
Yamhill County
M. W. Patton
Hammond Lumber Company
Minnesota & Oregon Land & Timber Company
Clatsop County
Eliza Spalding Warren
Rocky Mountains
Brownsville
Baird
First Street
Baird’s
Coats
Mount Angel
Silverton
Sublimity
Woodburn
Oregon City
Marion and Clackamas
St. Benedict Abbey
Ore
Gon Agricultural College
Corvallis
War Department
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Oregon Emergency Board
Grain Inspection Department
Governor's Office
Northwestern Millers
T. B. Wilcox
Pacific Coast District
United States Food Administration
Etic
D.m.nauberger
Mcminnville
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