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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic lists Thursday morning publication from the Graphic Building office with postal information and contact numbers for office and residence. It notes second class mail status at the Newberg Oregon post office.
A newspaper entry shows the date Thursday October 11 1917 and a price of $1.50 per year in advance. The line indicates the publication schedule and subscription terms for the era.
The United States government funds World War I through borrowing and taxation with Liberty Bonds offering 4 percent interest and 25 year maturity. Citizens urged to invest now to support the war, sharing the burden with current generations and ensuring democracy.
A call to enact laws enabling waterpower development to support fertilizer production and munitions during wartime, framed as a patriotic duty to bolster national industry and defense.
A formal Portland shipbuilding conference statement notes unions demand for a closed shop was not met. Grain prices rose 260 percent versus twenty year average while freight rates up 3.5 percent and rail wages and supplies up 50 to 300 percent.
A multi mile hard surfacing project on Rex Tigard road from Cipple toward Portland is finished through the big cut and over the Tualatin river bridge. Grading continues on a hill beyond Tigard as the route is realigned to remove steep grade and link with Multnomah County paving.
The walkouts reached 25 000 in San Francisco with Seattle and Portland joining in. The Northwest Tuberculosis Conference meets in Portland October 15 16 with leaders from Oregon Washington Idaho Montana Utah and Wyoming. Attendees will discuss how states will handle returning young men after the war.
The piece highlights McMinnville and Yamhill County figures including Editor E. H. Woodward and Alton Packard of the lyceum circuit. It notes local teachers in Newberg Carlton and McMinnville, school improvements, and community fundraising such as a $109 play shed financed by chicken suppers and volunteer labor.
In the coming days a package with a pledge card a home card and a membership card will be mailed to every rural teacher and to each county principal and city superintendent. The home card outlines food conservation steps for families and teachers will explain and urge pupils to conserve food. The pledge card states a declaration related to these efforts.
The high school opened Oct 1 with 150 pupils and added 20 more. Freshmen 67 Sophomores 47 Juniors 28 Seniors 28 represent Chehalem Center Springbrook Fernwood Rex Sherwood and Carlton. Six of ten last year’s teachers return Miss Romig Miss Lee Miss Paulsen Miss Harris Mr McNair and Mr Amey with three new ones Miss Jones Miss Bassett and Mrs Morecroft. On Oct 2 the YWCA opened a second hand book exchange for students and optimism runs high for a football season built from returning green material. The Freshman reception is planned after a few weeks as the school settles in.
The document notes a county increase of 17.4 cents per square yard from last year due to higher labor and material costs.
Henry Chase visited Portland and Oregon City for his gravel business. Dozens of locals and guests from Portland and Vancouver were seen around McMinnville, Dundee, and Amity visiting friends, farms, and shops. The Stannard and Duncan families were noted, along with bank leaders, clergy, and college students enjoying community events and a Y M C A stag mix at the college campus.
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