West side highway drive fuels county meeting
A large gathering of good roads boosters from Tigard Dundee Dayton and McMinnville met to push the West side trunk highway designation for federal state aided construction. A second mass meeting is planned in McMinnville with invitations to the State Highway Commission and local commercial bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigard
Dundee
Dayton
McMinnville
John S. Rankin
Edwards
State Highway Commission
Terwilliger Boulevard
West Side
State Highway Commission and Advisory Committee
W.T. Macy
G. S. Wright
Clarence Butt
R. J. Moore
Newberg
C. F. Tigard
O. B. Rippey
J. L. Stuart
W. S. Allan
G. A. Dearborn
W. B. Dennis
C. W. Vail
Carlton
F. L. Trullinger
Sam Laughlin
Yamhill
Civic Club
Jones Bros. & Co
Logan
Young church groups discuss faith topics at meetings
Mrs. E. H. Burns presides at the Baptist society Sunday evening study on a missionary topic. Miss Nellie Craw leads the Presbyterian society considering Christianity Compared With Other Religions. Attendance reported as good with strong discussion among the young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Burns
The
Baptist Society
Nellie Craw
Presbyterian Society
Child Burned Girl Rosa Lee Dies After Fire
Three year old Rosa Lee daughter of Tong Lee a Chinese hop grower on Wynooski street died after severe burns from a yard fire started by siblings playing with matches and firecrackers. Neighbors aided her before she died the following day. Body taken to Portland for burial by Hollingsworth & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Lee
Tong Lee
Wynooski Street
Portland
Hollingsworth & Son
Evangelistic Meetings Set by Newberg Churches Begin October
Sunday schedule features Bible school at 9 45 led by Lester Jones and sermons at 11 and 8 p.m. Lectures titled The Nation and the School and The Bill Against the Sunday Law. Y P S C BE led by Miss Nellie Craw at 7. Evengelist J W McConnell of McMinnville will preside. All invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Craw
Bible School
Lester Jones
J. W. McConnell
McMinnville
Hughes Alliance Club Meeting to Adopt Bylaws
The Hughes Alliance Club will meet Wednesday evening September 27 at 8 o clock in the hall. The agenda includes adopting bylaws electing permanent officers and appointing delegates for a statewide meeting in Portland October 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes Alliance Club
Portland
Srapram Twenty fifth Anniversary Evening Program
An event on Friday evening in March marks the twenty fifth anniversary with a collegiate gathering for students and friends. The program includes piano duets Spain and Hungary performed by Eva Hummer Hal and Eva Hammer, with Prof. Alexander Hall, Mayor Jesse Edwards, Prof. Mark C. Mills, and Lew T. Pennington in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar Hall
College
Spain
Moszkowski
Eva Hummer Hal
Alexander Hall
Lew T. Pennington
Hungary
Eva Hammer
Alexander Hull
W C T U Gleanings Meeting Report and Plan
Mrs. Marie Evans represented the Parent Teacher Association with a bright address. Mrs. Goff sent regrets but will be heard later for the Civic Improvement Club. Miss Mildred Wills pleased the audience with a reading. A committee led by Mrs. Helen Harford outlined district canvassing with eleven districts. The next W C T U meeting is at Mrs. F L Harford’s, 115 Second street, with a program and barrel drive. Time 2 30 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Haworth
Springbrook
Wendell Wotan
Ellen Gregory
Marie Evans
Parent-Teacher Association
Goff
Civic Improvement Club
Bassett
Mildred Wills
G. O. Bassett
M. E. Church
Helen Harford
Pennington
W. J. Morris
F. J. Dixon
F. L. Harford
Second Street
Fernwood Band to Play at State Fair Next Week
The Fernwood band of eighteen members will attend the state fair starting Monday and perform across the week. Guy V. Abernethy will supervise and provide for the group as they travel from the country to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernwood
Guy V. Abernethy
Two Cents' Worth of Electricity on the Farm
An article notes rural electric growth from 18 20 cents to about 10 15 cents per kilowatt hour. It explains how a single postage stamp buys substantial power enabling tasks like milking cows churn butter run a sewing machine and heat a flatiron, with GE engineers calculating practical uses at 10 cents per kilowatt hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Station
General Electric Company
Unclear Tasks From Historical Text
Fragmentary OCR notes describe grinding grain across six turns, threshing five bushels oats four bushels barley and two and a half bushels wheat, lighting a 40 watt lamp for five days, and making five slices of toast each morning for four mornings.
Harvest Home and Community Fair Seeks Dundee Exhibits
Dundee organizes Harvest Home and Community Fair entries for November 3 and 4 with October 28 deadline. Exhibition categories include fruit and vegetable canning, relishes, jams marmalades and butters, jellies, peaches pears prunes tomatoes corn beans beets and corn on the cob. Baking events cover breads pies cookies cakes and doughnuts with premiums for top entries. Local educators and speakers highlight ongoing lectures and prep at the Dundee Hotel and library events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian D. Larson
Portland
Dundee
Harper and Greer
Grier
T. A. Harper
Free Bible Lecture by Norman M Lewton at Duncan's Hall
Norman M Lewton of Portland will speak at Duncan's Hall next Sunday at 3 p m on Where Are the Dead under the Associated Bible Students. The series continues on successive Sundays with prior series in the same hall drawing much interest. Seats are free and no collections will be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman M. Lewton
Portland
Duncan’s Hall
Associated Bible Students
Pension Business and Claims Filing Notice
Ezra Hayes will give special attention to pension business with 24 years of practice. Indian war claims are a feature and claims should be filed now. Office located next door east of the Electric Light office on First Street in Newberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Hayes
Electric Light
First Street
Newberg
Stubbs The Insurance Man Ad Highlights Policies
A nostalgic ad review covers six months of underwriting by Sheldon A. Stubbs agency with 138 fire policies and 130395 dollars in coverage. It lists major insurers Hartford Home of New York North British Mercantile Philadelphia Underwriters and touts improved contact location near the Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon A. Stubbs
Hartford
New York
North British & Mercantile
Philadelphia
Pd Adv
Life's Little Bitternesses Ends With Stranger’s Kindness
A boy named Arthur sits on front steps crying after his mother drowns the kittens she promised to care for. A passing kind woman consoles him as he recalls the broken promise and the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Mistress Jane Questioned About Kitchen Visitor
A conversational exchange suggests a mother questions Mistress Jane about a man in the kitchen last night. Jane deflects, stating she used available materials and leaves the details to him to answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
First class dressmaking by Mrs Terrell
Tailored suits and coats offered with satisfaction guaranteed by Mrs E B L Terrell at 911 East Third Street at the corner of Center Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. L. Terrell
East Third
Corner of
Center
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Newberg Churches
Christian
Martha A. Turnege To
Just le. Page
Jésse Edwards
Prof
Mark C. Mills
H Gould
Academy
Toreador
Bizet
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Margery
Mrs. Clark Noble
C. L. Warren
Pension Business
Stubbs
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