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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1917
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic announces its Thursday morning edition distributed from the Graphic Building at 600 First Street. Office and residence phones are listed, and the paper notes it is entered as second class matter at the Newberg post office, Oregon.
The Telephone Register notes Newberg residents spread exaggerated tales of typhoid cases in McMinnville. It identifies the accused, initials T.R., and calls for an end to the suspense.
The Graphic aims to publish early for a Thanksgiving break. Editorially the paper urges readers to be thankful and moderate in feasting. The Sherwood News reports Sherwood residents have underpaid their Red Cross and Y M C A quotas, comparing with Rex and Springbrook to spur higher support.
George Paul Skelton died at 61 after illness noted last week. Funeral services were held Monday at Hudson & Elliott chapel conducted by Rev. B L Hicks. Born April 11 1856 in Illinois he lived in Kansas Oregon and California before settling in Newberg 15 years ago. He leaves his wife Mrs Virginia Kate McIntosh in Los Angeles and four children Myrtle Done Carl E Verne B and Mrs Ora E McCrea plus siblings and his mother Elizabeth Skelton. He was a longtime Christian and a devoted husband and father.
An Oregon themed opinion piece contrasts water power with coal reliance. It argues abundant hydro resources in the Cascade and Coast Range could power the Willamette Valley industry, dismissing coal as unnecessary. The piece cites Washington administration policy and the Los Angeles Times framing.
The piece argues that abundant water power could fuel farm machinery and industry, predicting a future of vast development once Congress removes water power restrictions blocking westward expansion. It calls for a strong national policy to permit development and conserve fuel and labor.
Sunday school at 10. Worship at 11 with the sermon Following the Path of the Intercessor. Junior C E at 4 P M and Young People's C E at 6 30 P M. Bible school at 10 A M and 11 A M sermon The King in His Beauty. Evening series The Supreme Folly. Efficiency campaign of Ep worth League with a schedule of talks December 2 9 3 4 5 6 7 9 by various speakers. All welcome.
A shop advertises practical Christmas gift ideas for 1916 era shoppers emphasizing useful items for soldiers and home needs. It promotes Hooverian thrift, stock rearrangements, and special offers on Aladdin lamps while urging early orders for Corona Arsenate of Lead and April deliveries.
A humorous tale set at Chehalem Center describes a fearless mouse hiding in an apple box amid peeling and fruit processing. Panic erupts as a “mouse” is spotted and chased by workers including a short, stout woman from Kentucky who ultimately captures the creature. The piece closes with a credited true story by A. T. S.
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