Sam J. Howe of South Estacada, who has been in charge of the mechanical destinies of the Eastern Clackamas News since June, 1914, has resigned, his resignation taking effect December 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Howe will leave at once for Portland, where they will make their home and where he will give his entire time to the interests of a large number of Minneapolis and St. Paul investors, whom he is
Joseph Patterson, former reporter
and field correspondent of the Oregonian, returned to Portland recently
after spending almost a year at the '
front with the American ambulance service. Mr. Patterson was in the fighting at Verdun and all along the
Champaigne front. He furnished copy for several interesting news
stories, and contributed several of the most interesting articles on the
war that have yet appeared, in the
opinion of the veteran newspaper
men of the staff.
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C. Milton Schulz, former editor of the Myrtle Point Enterprise, and W. R. Smith, former editor of the Ore gon Motorist, have made a trade
representing in an attempt to bring about the sale of a large tract of eastern Oregon land, in which all have money invested.
The News has been fortunate in obtaining the services of Mrs. Matt Boyle and her mother, Mrs. N. B. Ecker of Estacada, both of whom are experienced newspaper women. Mrs. Ecker_for several years pub lished the former Estacada Progress and was identified with her son,
Clyde Ecker, in publishing the In dependence Monitor. This arrange ment with four employees promises to keep up the present standard of the News and incidentally handle a few orders for job work. 0 C. S. Dunning, copy reader of the Oregonian, has been called east on business and probably will not re turn. T. P. Berry, one of the well known newspaper men of Los An geles, has succeeded him. Herbert J. Campbell, head of the copy desk, and chief assistant to Paul R. Kelty, news editor, has undergone an operation for the re
moval of his tonsils recently, and expects to be in better health as a result.
Mr. Campbell has been in
ill health for several weeks. W. E. Bates, copy reader, has returned to the desk after several weeks’ ab
whereby each becomes the successor
of the other.
The negotiation is
mutually satisfactory, according to
the statements of the incoming and retiring editors made in the Myrtle Point paper, which, under Mr. Smith ’s management, will be known as the Southern Coos County American.
0 Rollin Gittings, exchange editor of the Journal at Portland, and a living “book of knowledge” for all members of the staff, is no longer a commuter, having sold his home in Rossmere and moved into town. He continues to make week-end trips to visit his family on their farm near Turner.
0 C. H. Williams, of the Oregonian reportorial staff, was one of the suc cessful guessers in the beef pound age guessing contest at the Mann facturers and Land Products show. Mr. Williams was one of eleven who guessed the correct weight of two beef cattle on exhibition at the show.
sence.
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ioi A little daughter arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
a holiday issue of 12 pages on De
Mullin in Irvington, Friday, De cember 7. Mr. Mullin is advertising
of home boys in service, letters from them, special articles on food con
manager of the Oregon Journal of
servation and the war, besides its regular news and editorial features.
Portland.
0?. E. E. Potts, formerly of the Boise Statesman, who recently joined the staff of the Oregonian, has brought his family to Portland.
The Gresham Outlook will print cember 14.
It will contain pictures
——o A. S. Johnson is a recent addition to the afternoon staff of the Oregon Journal of Portland. He is covering railroads. 21
