County funds back scenic drive up Chehalem Mountain
Newberg area projects a new road up Chehalem Mountain with a $10,000 county appropriation added to a $3,400 public subscription. W E Burke and E G Feary led the push with strong support from the Newberg Commercial Club and local businessmen. The route survey received enthusiastic endorsement as a scenic drive offering sweeping valley views. The plan aims to create one of the valley’s finest scenic drives and may link to a northern route over the skyline.
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Newberg
Springbrook Way
Chehalem Mountain
W.E. Burke
E. G. Feary
Newbery Commercial Club
M. G. Oakley
32nd Wedding Anniversary Honors Range Family
A surprise celebration was held at Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Range home in McMinnville for their 32nd anniversary. They received an overstuffed leather rocker and $170 in cash from their children. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Range and daughter Dortha, Mr. and Mrs. Grifford Smith and their children of Silverton, and Mr. and Mrs. H. H. French and Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Budd and their children of Newberg.
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G. W. Range
McMinnville
H. M. Range
Dortha
Grifford Smith
Silverton
H. H. French
M. D. Budd
Newberg
Meeting for Voters by W C T U at Baptist Church
A special W C T U meeting is set for next Wednesday at 2 30 p m in the Baptist church to study measures to be voted on November 2. The conductors are not named but will be qualified. All interested are welcome and urged to attend to be well informed for their christian duty at the polls. An executive meeting is desired at 2 p m the same day.
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Baptist Church
Complaint of Road Obstruction in Fernwood Section
Residents in the Fernwood area report roads blocked by earth and banking that hinder travel as heavy traffic wears the softened ground after continued rain.
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Fernwood
Commercial Club Social Rally
All commercial club members and wives are invited to a rally on Monday October 25 at 8 00 pm in the Commercial Club Rooms. The program may include male quartet selections solos games and more with crackers and lemonade and a possible pheasant banquet later.
Advertising's brass tacks guide to smart buying
The piece traces how modern newspaper advertising informs buyers about goods, prices, and market trends. It argues advertisements educate household shoppers like trade papers, helping readers compare styles and save 10 to 20 percent by studying store news before purchasing.
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Lina
New Colors and Their Names In Aftermath Of War
The American dye industry, freed from German influence, lists ten new color names for next spring’s fashions. Ivory, flesh, ecru, sine, honeydew, neptune, porcelain, rat tan, midnight, and tomato spark a clash between romantic imagination and blunt realism in naming.
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Germany
Neptune
Midnight
Tomrato
October By James Whitcomb Riley
A rough Arkansas style poem notes Riley born October 7 1853 in Greenfield Indiana and recalls Old October with autumn imagery including walnuts butternuts pawpaws and seasonal foods and memories of home and harvest.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Greenfield
Indiana
Indianapolis
Oregon Sends Clothing to Near East Relief Quota Exceeds
Letter from J. J. Handsaker praises Newberg donors for a generous clothing lot for Near East Relief. He notes Oregon’s twenty ton quota may be surpassed and cites a Constantinople report praising packed boxes and warming garments. A Christmas offering and $175000 state quota are planned with continued home support.
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Oregon
The
Graphic
Geneous
Newberg
J. P. McNaughton
Constantinople
W C T U Notes on Membership Drive and Reception
The local W. C. T. U. reports about seventy new members added through a house to house drive led by Mrs Gilmore of Seattle. A Wednesday reception at the Baptist church basement featured devotions by Mrs Mary Jane Newlin and remarks by several members on cooperation with women’s groups to protect children and youth.
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Gilmore
Seattle
Baptist Church
Mary Jane Newlin
L. P. Round
Marie Evans
Womans Club
Civic Club
Parent-Teacher Association
Child Welfare Club
Bankson
Oil and Oil Politics Under War Divisions
The British and French governments share oil profits and field access in Mesopotamia Persia Romania and Galicia and Britain gets a 25 percent stake in French promotions in Africa Asia Minor and Indo China. The piece argues for using economic power to force fair oil shipping and export taxes to end discriminatory rates.
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Mesopotamia
Persia
Romania
Galicia
Africa
Asia Minor
Indo-China
Uncle Samuel
America
Obituary of Bernice Benson Ratcliffe
Bernice Benson born January 4 1887 Fountain City Indiana granddaughter of an Underground Railroad director and Pacific Academy alumna. She taught in Oklahoma and Newberg. married J A Ratcliffe June 25 1912. Died Tyrone Oklahoma October 15 1920 aged 33, survived by her husband and three children.
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Bernice Benson
Fountain City
Indiana
Albert Benson
Newberg
Homedale
Idaho
Pacific Academy
Pacific College
Oregon
Oklahoma
J. A. Ratcliffe
Lincoln
Nebraska
Nebraska University
Friends
Tyrone
Commercial Club Opposes the Albright Measure in Oregon
At a Newberg meeting the Commercial Club passed a resolution opposing the Albright bill to cut the legal interest rate to 4 percent with a 5 percent contract maximum. The statement labels the measure inimicable to the public good and destructive to state interests.
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Newberg Commercial Club
Albright
State of
Oregon
G. L. Kelly
Pres
H. R. Morris
Sec
Community group showcases skills with food after ceremony
White ribbon was pinned on all new members after the benediction. Delighted attendees sampled offerings showing members culinary talents. The group promotes future hot tamale sales to dispel any doubt about members' cooking abilities.
Voter Meeting Called For Oregon Election Education
Local clubs announce a non political mass meeting in Newberg to discuss measures on the ballot. Speakers include C R Chapin and S L Parrett with short talks on Compulsory Voting Four per cent bill and Market Commission Act. Meeting Saturday October 30 at 2 pm in Commercial Club rooms city hall.
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George
Oregon
Newberg Farmers' Club
Newberg Commercial Club
Civic Improvement Club
Parent-Teacher Association
C. R. Chapin
S. L. Parrett
C. F. Kilham
R. J. Moore
Commercial Club
Baptist Church Sunday Activities Schedule
Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by Mr. Gray. 11 a.m. sermon by Pastor Jewell. Evening services show the final stereoptical lecture Following the Immigrant at 7:30. Social hour 5:30 to 6:30 with light refreshments at 6. School of missions 6:30 to 7:30 with four classes.
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Gray
Pastor Jewell
Jewell
School of Missions
First Gun Addresses Campaign Issues in Newberg Hall
Judge Wallace McCamant will address Newberg citizens on campaign issues under the National Republican Committee. The event promises a strong platform speech and a worthwhile hearing. Mrs. Zumwalt will lead the sing Friday night October 22.
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Duncan's Hall
Wallace McCamant
Newberg
National Republican Committee
McCamant
Zumwalt
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Prospect
Commercial Club Social Rally
By James Whitcomb Riley
Mr. Riley
Hickernuts
Feller
J. J. Handsaker
Portland
Sam
Congress
Co. W. Bradshaw
Farmers’ Club
Geo. L. Kelty
E. E. Goff
Civic Improv
Jennie D. Miller
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