Herbert Sheldon Lampman
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March 18, 1907 - June 30, 1943
Death Claims Gifted Writer
'Herb' Lampman Dies of Uremia
Herbert Sheldon Lampman 36, Portland newspaperman and naturalist, died Wednesday at his residence, 6810 S. E. Yamhill Street, after an illness of two months which culminated in uremia.
As wildlife editor and feature writer on the staff of The Oregonian for a dozen years, Mr. Lampman's stories and his column, "Rods, Ripples and Rifles", were widely read in the Pacific Northwest and attracted attention in publications elsewhere in the United States.
Books Used as Text
In 1933, after a year of intensive work and earlier years of nature study, Mr. Lampman's volume, "Northwest Nature Trails", a comprehensive natural history of the northwest's fauna - the first such work to be complied - was published. The book was endorsed by the Oregon state game commission and had been used a a supplementary text in public schools.
Among the deft and colorful feature stories written by Mr. Lampman during his years as a reporter was one about the persons who live by picking articles from the city's refuse dumps. This story was included in "Headlining America", a collection of 100 best stories selected from 75 newspapers in 1938 and 1939 and published by Dryden press of New York City.
North Dakota Native
Mr. Lampman, the son of Ben Hur Lampman, associate editor of The Oregonian, and Mrs. Lampman, was born March 18, 1907, in Michigan City, North Dakota. In 1912 his parents moved to Gold Hill, Oregon, where for four years his father published a country newspaper and where the boy first became intimate with the wildlife of Oregon.
When Ben Hur Lampman joined the staff of The Oregonian in 1916, Herbert entered Portland public school. He was graduated by Hill Military academy in 1927 and for several years held a reserve officer's commision as a second lieutenant in the army. Ill health barred him from the service he sought in the present world conflict (WWII).
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He was married on May 12, 1935, to Miss Evelyn Sibley in her parents' home at Dalla. There are two small children, Linda Sibley Lampman and Anned Hathaway Lampman. Other relatives include two sisters, Hope Hathaway Fisk and Caroline Sheldon Marshall both of Portland; grandfather, Herbert Hathaway Lampman of Portland, and grandmother, Mrs. Viola Lampman of Central Point.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m Friday at the A. J. Rose & Son chapel, 537 S. E. Alder Street, with Rev. John W. Beard officiating. Interment will be in Lincoln Memorial cemetery.
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From the pages of The Oregonian, published in Portland, Oregon on July 1, 1943.
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March 18, 1907 - June 30, 1943
Death Claims Gifted Writer
'Herb' Lampman Dies of Uremia
Herbert Sheldon Lampman 36, Portland newspaperman and naturalist, died Wednesday at his residence, 6810 S. E. Yamhill Street, after an illness of two months which culminated in uremia.
As wildlife editor and feature writer on the staff of The Oregonian for a dozen years, Mr. Lampman's stories and his column, "Rods, Ripples and Rifles", were widely read in the Pacific Northwest and attracted attention in publications elsewhere in the United States.
Books Used as Text
In 1933, after a year of intensive work and earlier years of nature study, Mr. Lampman's volume, "Northwest Nature Trails", a comprehensive natural history of the northwest's fauna - the first such work to be complied - was published. The book was endorsed by the Oregon state game commission and had been used a a supplementary text in public schools.
Among the deft and colorful feature stories written by Mr. Lampman during his years as a reporter was one about the persons who live by picking articles from the city's refuse dumps. This story was included in "Headlining America", a collection of 100 best stories selected from 75 newspapers in 1938 and 1939 and published by Dryden press of New York City.
North Dakota Native
Mr. Lampman, the son of Ben Hur Lampman, associate editor of The Oregonian, and Mrs. Lampman, was born March 18, 1907, in Michigan City, North Dakota. In 1912 his parents moved to Gold Hill, Oregon, where for four years his father published a country newspaper and where the boy first became intimate with the wildlife of Oregon.
When Ben Hur Lampman joined the staff of The Oregonian in 1916, Herbert entered Portland public school. He was graduated by Hill Military academy in 1927 and for several years held a reserve officer's commision as a second lieutenant in the army. Ill health barred him from the service he sought in the present world conflict (WWII).
Weds Dallas Oregon Girl.
He was married on May 12, 1935, to Miss Evelyn Sibley in her parents' home at Dalla. There are two small children, Linda Sibley Lampman and Anned Hathaway Lampman. Other relatives include two sisters, Hope Hathaway Fisk and Caroline Sheldon Marshall both of Portland; grandfather, Herbert Hathaway Lampman of Portland, and grandmother, Mrs. Viola Lampman of Central Point.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m Friday at the A. J. Rose & Son chapel, 537 S. E. Alder Street, with Rev. John W. Beard officiating. Interment will be in Lincoln Memorial cemetery.
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From the pages of The Oregonian, published in Portland, Oregon on July 1, 1943.
Herbert Sheldon Lampman
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March 18, 1907 - June 30, 1943
Death Claims Gifted Writer
'Herb' Lampman Dies of Uremia
Herbert Sheldon Lampman 36, Portland newspaperman and naturalist, died Wednesday at his residence, 6810 S. E. Yamhill Street, after an illness of two months which culminated in uremia.
As wildlife editor and feature writer on the staff of The Oregonian for a dozen years, Mr. Lampman's stories and his column, "Rods, Ripples and Rifles", were widely read in the Pacific Northwest and attracted attention in publications elsewhere in the United States.
Books Used as Text
In 1933, after a year of intensive work and earlier years of nature study, Mr. Lampman's volume, "Northwest Nature Trails", a comprehensive natural history of the northwest's fauna - the first such work to be complied - was published. The book was endorsed by the Oregon state game commission and had been used a a supplementary text in public schools.
Among the deft and colorful feature stories written by Mr. Lampman during his years as a reporter was one about the persons who live by picking articles from the city's refuse dumps. This story was included in "Headlining America", a collection of 100 best stories selected from 75 newspapers in 1938 and 1939 and published by Dryden press of New York City.
North Dakota Native
Mr. Lampman, the son of Ben Hur Lampman, associate editor of The Oregonian, and Mrs. Lampman, was born March 18, 1907, in Michigan City, North Dakota. In 1912 his parents moved to Gold Hill, Oregon, where for four years his father published a country newspaper and where the boy first became intimate with the wildlife of Oregon.
When Ben Hur Lampman joined the staff of The Oregonian in 1916, Herbert entered Portland public school. He was graduated by Hill Military academy in 1927 and for several years held a reserve officer's commision as a second lieutenant in the army. Ill health barred him from the service he sought in the present world conflict (WWII).
Weds Dallas Oregon Girl.
He was married on May 12, 1935, to Miss Evelyn Sibley in her parents' home at Dalla. There are two small children, Linda Sibley Lampman and Anned Hathaway Lampman. Other relatives include two sisters, Hope Hathaway Fisk and Caroline Sheldon Marshall both of Portland; grandfather, Herbert Hathaway Lampman of Portland, and grandmother, Mrs. Viola Lampman of Central Point.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m Friday at the A. J. Rose & Son chapel, 537 S. E. Alder Street, with Rev. John W. Beard officiating. Interment will be in Lincoln Memorial cemetery.
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From the pages of The Oregonian, published in Portland, Oregon on July 1, 1943.
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March 18, 1907 - June 30, 1943
Death Claims Gifted Writer
'Herb' Lampman Dies of Uremia
Herbert Sheldon Lampman 36, Portland newspaperman and naturalist, died Wednesday at his residence, 6810 S. E. Yamhill Street, after an illness of two months which culminated in uremia.
As wildlife editor and feature writer on the staff of The Oregonian for a dozen years, Mr. Lampman's stories and his column, "Rods, Ripples and Rifles", were widely read in the Pacific Northwest and attracted attention in publications elsewhere in the United States.
Books Used as Text
In 1933, after a year of intensive work and earlier years of nature study, Mr. Lampman's volume, "Northwest Nature Trails", a comprehensive natural history of the northwest's fauna - the first such work to be complied - was published. The book was endorsed by the Oregon state game commission and had been used a a supplementary text in public schools.
Among the deft and colorful feature stories written by Mr. Lampman during his years as a reporter was one about the persons who live by picking articles from the city's refuse dumps. This story was included in "Headlining America", a collection of 100 best stories selected from 75 newspapers in 1938 and 1939 and published by Dryden press of New York City.
North Dakota Native
Mr. Lampman, the son of Ben Hur Lampman, associate editor of The Oregonian, and Mrs. Lampman, was born March 18, 1907, in Michigan City, North Dakota. In 1912 his parents moved to Gold Hill, Oregon, where for four years his father published a country newspaper and where the boy first became intimate with the wildlife of Oregon.
When Ben Hur Lampman joined the staff of The Oregonian in 1916, Herbert entered Portland public school. He was graduated by Hill Military academy in 1927 and for several years held a reserve officer's commision as a second lieutenant in the army. Ill health barred him from the service he sought in the present world conflict (WWII).
Weds Dallas Oregon Girl.
He was married on May 12, 1935, to Miss Evelyn Sibley in her parents' home at Dalla. There are two small children, Linda Sibley Lampman and Anned Hathaway Lampman. Other relatives include two sisters, Hope Hathaway Fisk and Caroline Sheldon Marshall both of Portland; grandfather, Herbert Hathaway Lampman of Portland, and grandmother, Mrs. Viola Lampman of Central Point.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m Friday at the A. J. Rose & Son chapel, 537 S. E. Alder Street, with Rev. John W. Beard officiating. Interment will be in Lincoln Memorial cemetery.
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From the pages of The Oregonian, published in Portland, Oregon on July 1, 1943.
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