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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1918
Page
6
W T Vieton McMinnville. Ira C Barber Willatttina Howme. W W Langer Lafayette are listed as county officers and legislature members representing the Senate and House.
Newberg Lodge No. 104 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Thursday evenings each month. Visiting brothers welcome. By order W H Woodworth W M John Larkin Secretary.
Shiloh Relief Corps No 28 holds meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays each month at 2 30 PM in the I C O F Hall. President Minnie V Byers Secretary Emma L Snow.
Two girls on a Hoosterdam to Indiana train chase attention from two boys as a plain schoolteacher quietly knits a soldier sweater. Passengers notice her patience and patriotism, loaning papers and books while the boys listen to camp stories.
At La Push Washington the Indian settlement lures boys aged nine to twelve to fish with dip nets as part of wartime efforts. Men assist with curing while families, totaling about 250, contribute through fishing, war gardens and related tasks. Three residents have entered military service.
The piece recalls the 100 year old launch of the Savannah the first steam powered transatlantic liner. Built in Savannah with 350 tons she crossed from New York on April 10 1819 toward Liverpool receiving a hero’s welcome and completing the voyage in under a month before visiting St Petersburg.
Kathry n Gregg, fifteen, saved her father Harry B. Gregg a San Francisco broker, by lassoing him after he fell from a horse toward a cliff. She cinched the rope to a tree and pulled him to safety as he dangled by the bridle. He escaped with a bruised leg from ankle to knee and returned to the path with effort.
Heard on the Golf Course. A man compares a golf pull to political maneuvering. An experienced player notes in golf a pull may help, but in politics a pull often aims to gain a slice.
The Oregonian quotes harsh views calling conscientious objectors cowardly and suggesting they be sent into No Man s Land to draw enemy fire so real American soldiers can locate the enemy. The remark frames objectors as hiding behind religion and mocks pacifist stance.
The backwardness of the Russigna is traced to three historical factors. First the Mongol yoke for two and a half centuries left Russians under alien rule and erased legal rights. Second, post Mongol, settlers were confined to northern forests while southern steppes invited nomadic incursions. Third, the Romanoff autocracy entrenched serfdom and kept the people in bondage for two and a half centuries.
A department store clerk flatters a young shopper by implying photos show colors better in a purple with white border suit versus blue and green. The exchange suggests women choose swimwear for appearance and photo outcomes.
A cabman faced a magistrate for insulting a lady. He argued she was not a lady, and a witty exchange followed. The magistrate mocked the cabman and cited a prior encounter where a woman paid him a pound and told him to keep the change, kissing his mother-in-law.
A German prisoner escape from an internment camp led to a recapture notice describing the fugitive with a string of sibilant sounds. A signaler ended the telegram with height five foot six all beard and moustache, prompting a correction to read small for all to avoid misreadings.
The war office has decided to send Japanese military flyers and accompanying mechanics to Italy. After long consideration and negotiations with the Italian government, a formal note confirms the plan. Initially twenty airmen were planned, but the number was reduced to fourteen or fifteen.
A brief dialogue features a husband asking about money and his wife replying that if he were made of money he would shed some now and then. The exchange highlights financial strain and domestic frugality through pointed humor.
W Wallace Colby named Executor by Yamhill County Court to administer Mary L Colby deceaseds estate. Creditors must present claims with vouchers at his Newberg area residence within six months from this notice dated November 27 1918. Clarence Butt is attorney for the estate with notices first issued November 28 and last issue December 26.
The county court of Oregon Yamhill appoints L. F. Hall as administrator of the estate of Mrs. R. J. Sallee, deceased. Creditors must present verified claims within six months from the first publication at 103 Main Street Newberg. First publication November 21, 1918. Last publication December 19, 1918.
The executor of Martha E. Hramer deceased files the final account in Yamhill County Oregon. A hearing is set for December 16 1918 at 11 o clock a m in McMinnville Court House to show cause why the account should be settled and the estate discharged. Published November 14 and December 12 1918.
The executor, Thomas Tyndall, seeks settlement of the final account in Yamhill County Oregon. A hearing is set for Monday December 2 1918 at 11 a m to hear objections and approve distribution of cash and personal property. All interested parties must appear in the County Court to settle the estate and discharge the executor.
In the County Court of Oregon for Yamhill County the estate of Jacob H Ingle deceased is cited for a sale order. B A Ingle Mary I Campbell T J Ingle and other heirs must appear November 30 1918 at McMinnville to show cause why the real Premises Lot 2 Block 2 City Park Addition Newberg cannot be sold. Witness Judge W W Nickell and Clerk Co B Wilson. First issue October 31.
Legal voters of School District No 29 in Yamhill County Oregon are notified a school meeting will be held at the High School Building on November 30 1918 at 2 30 PM to vote on a special district tax. The budget estimates total expenditures of 30 675 for the year June 17 1918 to June 30 1919 with receipts from county and state funds and other sources. The meeting will consider imposing the district tax to cover the balance of 15 668 60 after expected revenues.
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