Death of Mrs Henry Pittman Shocks Newberg Family
Mrs Henry Pittman died suddenly while helping pack for shipment to Albany at 405 Hancock Street. Funeral services were held at W. W. Hollingsworth Co. chapel and burial followed in G A R cemetery. She was born October 11 1848 in Waukegan Illinois and descended from John Quincy Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Henry Pittman
Hancock Street
John Quincy Adams
J. J. Hatch
Waukegan
Illinois
Iola
Wisconsin
Arthur Pittman
Harry A. Pittman
Cherokee
Iowa
Grinnell
Pittman
Newberg
Community Concert at Wood Mar Hall December 19
The Civic Club hosts a free evening concert at Wood-Mar Hall on December 19 featuring Mrs. C A Morris and Miss Jessie Britt, with the Quaker City String Quartet and a male quartet. Dr J Kienle to perform a cornet solo with Kienle's orchestra. Arthur leads the event to showcase Newberg's musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood-Mar Hall
Civic Club
C. A. Morris
Presbyterian Church
Jessie Britt
Quaker City
J. Kienle
Kienle
Arthur
City of
Newberg
Red Cross Fund Drive Totals in County
The Red Cross Drive raised 712 dollars in the county section with Newberg sending funds to the county manager for state forwarding. The article notes 100 dollars per month spent in the past year on relief for the sick sailors marines and urges continued volunteer support. It lists Mrs E C Baird president Marie K Evans chair and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberg
Red Cross
Oregon
E. C. Baird
Marie K. Evans
Geo. L. Kelly
E. E. Goff
H. R. Morris
Queer Rent Customs In Medieval England
Quaint feudal rent customs persist in England with payments in goods or odd obligations. Examples include London rents of two knives six horseshoes and sixty one nails for Strand property and peppercorn rent for Burlington House site. Other lordly duties include geese straw and even a wild boar or cash equivalent to the mayor of Grimsby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
City of
London
Strand
Royal Academy
Burlington House
Copeland Manors
Dover
Whitsand
Aylesworthy
St. Olav’s Grammar School
Chicester
Bryanston
Dorset
Wales
Bradley
Great Wood
Grimsby
Doings of P E O Chapter L discuss annual inspection
P E O Chapter L meets at Mrs Richard Thurston's home for its annual inspection. Emma McCaw state organizer and past state president attends and praises the initiation of Mrs Clifford Spaulding. McCaw reports on the Denver Grand Chapter and a $100,000 Educational Fund drive with Oregon among states to go over the top. A reception follows with a bouquet presented to McCaw by Minnie Cooper president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Thurston
Emma McCaw
Clifford Spaulding
McCaw
Grand Chapter
Denver
Colorado
Oregon
Minnie Cooper
Chapter L
Bride Taken by Evangelist in Portland Ceremony
Evangelist Walter T. Klotzbach tied the knot with Miss Ethel Lowpaugh at Central Free Methodist church of Portland at noon on Thanksgiving Day. The groom, an ordained minister active in the Oregon Free Methodist conference, is famed across the middle west and Pacific Coast. The bride, praised for her attainments, begins married life with strong community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter T. Klotzbach
Free Methodist Church of
Newberg
Central Free Methodist Church of
Portland
Ethel Lowpaugh
W. N. Coffee
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Oregon
The
Free Methodist Church
Law Defiance and Sunday Drink Barter Reflections
A debate contrasts ease of obtaining whisky with past Sunday and after hours access. The New York World cites the Louisville Post reply, noting few know bartenders intimately and that defiance of law in quiet places rarely stays quiet for long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Louaisville Post
Willamette Valley Apple Crop Highlighted in 1919 Report
A Portland field agent notes the 1919 Oregon apple crop was the state’s largest and finest, with the Willamette Valley producing many high quality carloads. The piece urges growers to join the Oregon Growers Cooperative, obtain bulletins, mimeographs, and the Oregon Almanac to promote local agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Crop Estimates
F. L. Kent
Portland
Oregon
Custom House
Willamette Valley
Oregon Growers’ Co-operative Association
D. C. Center
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Oregon Agriculture
Oregon Development Bureaus
Oregon Almanac
Oliver F. Kilham
Agriculture Department
Newberg High School
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Mary B. Wheeler
The family expresses sincere thanks to kind neighbors and friends who offered sympathy and assistance after the death of Mrs. Mary B. Wheeler. Signed by Mrs. Lucy J. Budd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B. Wheeler
Lucy J. Budd
Oregon readies three week drive for Christmas seals
The 1919 Red Cross Christmas sale launches a nationwide campaign by the National Tuberculosis Association to raise 6.5 million dollars in 1920 for education and prevention. Oregon's budget stands at 44260 as counties organize for a December 1 start, with 90 percent of proceeds dedicating to local fight against tuberculosis. Floyd E. Dorris, field secretary, has organized county chairs across the state outside Portland through health associations clubs and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Oregon
United States
National Tuberculosis Association
National Association
Oregon Tuberculosis Association
Floyd E. Dorris
Portland
Insurance stabilizes credit and protects industry says manufacturer
The manufacturer argues that the value of insurance was proven during the war as a stabilizing force for credit and a safeguard for soldiers' families. He notes impartial rating bureaus have reduced costs with scientific methods, making insurance cheaper than pre war levels and beneficial for private industry.
Dairy Cows Need Cheap Feed At Oregon Farmers Week
With high concentrate prices the dairy feeding debate centers on economical feeds. At Oregon Agricultural College December 29 to January 3 the Farmers' week will cover rough feeds such as ensilage hay and straw, molasses as a cheap additive, and ways to improve palatability. Lectures include post-session Q&A discussions lasting about fifteen minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Agricultural College
Friends in Corvallis Visit and Send Regards
In Corvallis last week I visited Mrs. C. H. Christenson and Mrs. Bankson at 1107 Taylor and Eleventh. Christenson is improving slowly and Bankson is as usual. I also saw C. A. C. buildings and noted the students doing good work. Mary EF Scott says hello from Newberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corvallis
C. H. Christenson
Bankson
Christenson
Bankeson
Taylor and
Eleventh Streets
C. H
Newberg
M. J. Conrad
Mary EF. C. Scott
American Legion Minstrel Show Promises Local Talent
The Lester C. Rees Post in Newberg presents a minstrel show on Friday and Saturday December 6 at Duncan's hall to raise funds. Performers include the Newberg high school quartet, Dr Van Valin, Craw, Timberlake, Arthur, Bert Miller, Zeff Sears, Annie Evans and a chorus of ten women. Director Billy Foy stars in the production with new costumes, scenery, and electrical effects. Portland vaudeville artists supply the acts and an orchestra backs soloists for a strong community entertainment event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberg
American Legion
A. L. Booster
Sugar use and candy demand rise with rationing rules
A Chicago paper cites Food Administration data showing 90 percent of U S sugar goes to candy and soft drinks. Households use 70 percent while industries take 30 percent. another 22 percent goes to bakeries canneries and related products. Prohibition boosts candy output and confectionery investment in western states tops $100 million this year with 25 million in capital and 100000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Food Administration
Housewilvés
Guar Ieee Kes Ie
Mississippi
Household Hints From A Wardrobe Of Tips
A collage of home remedies and household tricks covers kitchen prep, medical diet when feverish, preventing stove burning with screen fixes, preserving stockings with velvet, clearing clogged pipes with soda and vinegar, keeping egg yolks from crusting, and using chloroform to lift stains from fabrics with open air caution.
Graphic office job work for bring your
A brief line calling for bringing graphic office work items. It reads as a short job notice or request, lacking concrete names, dates, or locations. The readable fragment suggests coordination of graphic office tasks or material handoff.
Mountain road appeal urges farmer funding and action
M G Oakley urges farmers to back a proposed mountain road project. He notes the county court will include budget funds and culvert materials if locals contribute cash before December 1. He warns Newberg support favors other routes and stresses local benefit, proposing a $2 per acre landowner pledge to finance the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberg
Wapato Lake
Gaston
Ceetneee Binet Altos
Lng
M. G. Oakley
Out for Romance Pearl Diver Job Leads to Dish Washer Bait
A war veteran seeking outdoor romance finds an employment agency sign offering pearl diver work. He imagines South Seas riches but learns the term pearl diver means dish washer and flees the job, choosing practicality over fantasy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samoa
Ceylon
Bereavement Thanks From Pittman Family
The Pittman family thanks friends for assistance and sympathy during their recent bereavement. Henry Pittman and Mr and Mrs Arthur Pittman and Family express appreciation for support received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Pittman
Arthur Pittman
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Holy City
Miap
Theress Timmons
Kingly Pilgrim
Adams
Theresa Timmons
Walter Wilson
W. R. Jewell
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