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December, 1917 For ten years everyone on the staff of the Evening Telegram has known “Harold.” First he was nothing but a little Swede kiddie who kept a ball in his pocket and played catch with it when he was not answering calls

Eorroa or Oasoox Excrumoss: I wish to extend an invitation to the Oregon newspaper fraternity to meet with us at Spokane this sum mer, July 11, 12 and 13. The North

year ago when Kennedy was with the Beavers on their training trip Harold did his work and did it well. Then in August he enlisted in the navy and was sent to Bremerton. There

Idaho association has agreed to meet with us and several Montana men are coming over, I understand. Will you tell me the best means of getting the invitation to the Oregon editors! I should judge that at least some of the Eastern Oregon men might avail themselves of the oppor tunity. Is there any chance that either Mr. Allen or Mr. Turnbull will be able to attend! Also if any opportunity arises will you please extend to the Oregon members of the fraternity for me a

he began the study of wireless, being

most cordial invitation to meet with

transferred to the University of Wash ington. Shortly after Christmas he was ordered to Harvard University,

the Washington publishers at Spo kane!

of “copy boy” from impatient copy readers. Then he grew old enough to file photos and handle the, morgue and occasionally to take a meeting notice over the phone when all the staff members were engaged or out.

Finally, he became

understudy to

Lou Kennedy, sporting editor, and a

where he finished his work in radio.

Today Harold Hohnberg, little Swede office boy, now in his twenty-second

year, is on the U. S. S. Missouri, and will

shortly

be

entrusted

with

the

safety of lives, cargo and ship of one of Uncle Sam’s fleet. Frank Safford, linotype operator on the Eugene Daily Guard, met with the misfortune of losing the end of
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the first finger on his right hand while operating his machine. He will be laid up for two months. .___0_i Miss N. M. Lucas, for a number of years private secretary to C. S. Jack son, publisher of the Oregon Journal, and to Arthur L. Fish, business man ager, has resigned her position and is taking a much needed rest. ioi. F. W. Johnson, until recently con nected with the circulation depart ment of the Sioux City Tribune, is a new addition to the staff of the Ore gon Statesman, where he is circula

tion manager. 0 Joe H. Jordan, the handsome and

affable automobile "editor of the Ore gon Journal, has joined the colors, having signed in the signal corps. He has been given temporary duty in Portland. 22

Signed,.

J. C. Kavnoa.

President of the Washington State Press /Association.
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P. R. Kelty, news editor of the Oregonian, is discovering some “nota bles” in his staff of desk men. Some

one has revealed that W. E. Bates, formerly of Ramapo station, was the practical mayor of the place before he resumed newspaper work. For

three years he was regularly elected “mayor” by a loud viva voce vote of the residents. Now comes some one

to inform Mr. Kelty that Herbert J. Campbell, assistant news editor, has been elected and installed as vestry man of St. Mark’s Episcopal church.

In addition Mr. Campbell has taken up golf.

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Jack Barrett, foreman of the com posing room on the Eugene Morn ing Register for several years, has changed to foreman on the Evening
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Guard of the same place. He takes A. J. DeLay’s position. Mr. DeLay is going into another phase of news paper business, and will edit a small

paper in Washington. -*0 Fred McNeil, formerly police re porter on the Oregon Journal, is now near the front line trenches, it is thought, judging from his last letter. He is with the railway engineers.