Rex H. Lampman, formerly of the Oregonian local staff is now editor of the North Dakota Leader, a week ly oflicial organ of the Non-Partisan league in North Dakota.
W. S. Fisher, part owner of the
Roseburg Review, has just completed
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Under the caption, “The Journal Man Abroad” Fred Lockley, who has gone to France in the capacity of a Y. M. C. A. secretary, is contributing a series of interesting articles on his impressions, although he declares it is of no use to chronicle the most interesting things be cause it overworks the censor.
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J. H. Connell, one of the comparatively new members of the staff of the Oregon Journal, was married December 26 to Miss Helen Hilby of Bellingham. The wedding took place in Tacoma, where the bride formerly attended Aquinas Academy. Mr. Connell has been connected with newspapers in Bellingham, Astoria and Olympia.
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Miss Iley Nunn Cage, for several a course in ordnance stores at the University of Oregon, preparatory to active service. He is a University of Oregon graduate. 0
Ernest Peterson, formerly connec ted with the circulation department and school reporter for the Oregon Journal, recently took a regular po sition on the staff and is covering police. He was married early in February to Miss Mildred Oppen lander, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Frederick Oppenlander. o C. Jerrold Owen, former court re porter of the Oregonian, and as such known as “the most gentleman ly reporter who ever covered the court house beat,” has been pro moted to First Lieutenant of Infan try at American Lake. Mr. Owen was commissioned Second Lieuten ant at the first Presidio training
camp.
at Macon, Georgia. Lieutenant Davis is stationed at Camp Wheeler. 0 Leon B. Rowland of the Spokes
0 Morrow county newspapers have contributed to the country’s fight ing forces. Walter Cochran, former editor of the Ione Independent, and Robert Hopkins, linotype operator on the Heppner Gazette-Times, have enlisted in the navy. From last reports both young men are now doing well, having passed through the apprentice stage and are now able seamen. -to H. E. Thomas, city editor of the
man - Review
Oregonian,
months on the reportorial staff of
the Oregon Journal, doing hotels and regular assignments, left the middle
of January for Nashville, where on January 21 she was united in mar riage with Lieutenant Harold M. Davis at the home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Henry in Belmeade Park. Mrs. Davis is now
staff
took
a
posi
tion in the editorial department of
recently
sustained
a
1. Mr. Rowland is a newspaperman of more than average capability.
slight fracture of his right arm near the elbow while playing volley ball. The injury went unattended for about ten days on the theory that
For some years he was
the pain was a touch of rheumatism
the Timberman at Portland, March
with
the
Yakima Daily Republic. At the outbreak of the European war he went to New York where he was connected with a news bureau.
In
the hope of benefitting his wife’s health he returned west. Mrs. Row land died several months ago. In Spokane Mr. Rowland has been con ducting a class in journalism at one
(if the high schools of that city. 8
or writer’s cramp or some similar ailment.
An X-ray however finally
sent him to his house for a week’s rest. The injury was a peculiar one; a corner of the bone snapped 05 when the muscles were strained and torn from the bone. After his return
to the ofiice Mr. Thomas wrote with his arm in a sling as the injury was on the right member.
