Oregon Thrift Week Highlighted by Banks and Y M C A
Oregon banks and the Y M C A sponsor National Thrift Week with aims to improve living standards across towns. The observance runs January 17 to celebrate Benjamin Franklin and promote actions such as earning, budgeting, home ownership, life insurance, prompt bill payment, and sharing with others.
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United States
Oregon Bankers’ Association
Oregon
America
Benjamin Ranklin
National Budget
Nation Life Toverence
National Site
Thrift and a Lantern Man in a Public Service Tale
A Bollivorial writer recalls two workers in a public service firm. One man faced destitution after his 28 year old died, yet the company advanced burial funds and he claimed misusage of his pension. Another worker enjoyed stable, comfortable years with his spouse, highlighting thrift as the turning factor.
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Ben Bur Lampman
Morning Oregonian
Public Service Corporation
Yen
Thrift Week Idea Advocated by Robert Tucker
Judge Robert Tucker of Multnomah County Oregon praises thrift week as a strong idea. He urges cooperation from thinking citizens and highlights thrift principles from the YMCA and Oregon Bankers Association. He stresses saving, budgeting, timely bill payments, life insurance, home ownership, and conservative investments.
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Robert Tucken
Circuit Court
Multnumibhounty
Oregon
Wicever
M. C A
Oregon Banter ‘Org
Pgseelation
Robert Tucker
Fontucas
Thrift The Successful Life by C. C. Colt
A reflection on thrift as more than saving money, stressing conscientious continuous effort toward conserving resources to improve the whole life. The piece argues thrift blends into individual and group life, shaping a well rounded, successful path.
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C. Colt
First National Bank of Portland
Thrift Basis of Prosperity by Raymond Wilcox
Portland Chamber of Commerce president outlines thrift as the foundation of individual and community prosperity. He argues for cooperative thrift to educate the whole community and coordinate forces for the large interests of all, aiming to ensure plenty for everyone.
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Raymond B. Wilcox
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Hrift
Raymond Wilcoxing
Early Peoples Knew of Possibilities of Iron
Dr. J. Newton Friend notes in an 1800 Royal Institution address that Near Eastern peoples were early iron manufacturers. He cites Hittite iron weapons and a possible Egyptian Hittite letter with an iron dagger, Rome’s metallurgical skill, Virgil’s account of a smith, and a Roman iron ring. Cast iron first appears in Sussex in 1850.
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Near East
J. Newton Friend
Royal Institution
London
J. C
Orly
Stames
Uline
Vanishing Heath Hen a Farmer’s Loss and Hope
The New England heath hen nears extinction with fewer than 100 remaining, all on Martha’s Vineyard. Once a farm ally against insect pests, the bird’s decline alarms farmers and conservationists who urge efforts to save and possibly restore its former numbers.
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New England
Louisville Courier-Journal
Central West
Martha's Vineyard
Middle West
Penny at Times Square A Penny Misfortune
A matinee crowd in Times Square watches a penny roll along the sidewalk amid traffic noises. A boy spots the coin and begs to pick it up, but his mother dismisses it as only a penny and pulls him away, leaving the coin unrecovered.
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Times Square
New York Times
Colonial Workmanship and Timeless Design
The piece argues that Colonial architecture embodies dignity and honest living in both rich and poor homes. It contends that claims of its obsolescence are unfounded, noting its stall in growth due to the Greek Revival and the 1880s. A continued evolution would have enriched the countryside with varied styles.
Mothers Orders Ruth and Marjorie Split Over Supper
Ruth and Marjorie spend the afternoon with Jane and insist they must return home at five as their mother ordered. Jane’s mother invites them to stay for supper but the girls repeatedly say they must go, while Marjorie hints they could stay if asked again.
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Ruth
Marjorie
Jane
English Woman's Ten Names In London Divorce Case
In a London divorce court the petitioner Mrs A BLE BL MG P D Hill presented a sheet listing ten names. When asked for her full name she confirmed Acie as her first name. The judge accepted the list noting it was not her fault she bore many names.
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London
A. Ble
P. D. Hill
Acle
Bethel
Kitzinger
Firth
Ishl
Helena
Goiga
Pretoria
Denrr Aa
River Traffic Before Days of Iron Horse
Pre Civil War Ohio river carried flat boat traffic with produce from Letart Rome and coal to lower plantations. Towboat powered barges replaced earlier flatboats after the war as railways expanded. The lower Mississippi faded from its old steamboat era and the buffalo and red man era faded with change. Indianapolis Star.
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Ohio River
Letart
Rome
Ohio
Memphis
Ned River
Pittsburgh
Mississippi
Lower
Indianapolis
Clockmaker's heirloom: four centuries at East Mendred church
A church clock built four hundred years ago in Wintage, birthplace of King Alfred the Great, was installed in East Mendred church tower and chimes the Angel's Hymn every three hours. Repairs halted briefly on Bust Headverd's thmepiece. once fixed, experts foresee no further service until 2920.
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Wintage
Alfred the Great
England
East Mendred
Notice of Final Account in Estate of John Wright Deceased
In Umatilla County Oregon the County Court schedules a hearing for the final account and report in the estate of John Wright deceased. Objections must be filed by January 29 1927 at 10 o clock in the forenoon in Pendleton Oregon. Administrator B B Richards of Athena Oregon dated December 24 1926.
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State of
Oregon
Umatilla
John Wright
Pendleton
Athena
B. B. Richards
Foreclosure of Tax Lien in Umatilla County Oregon
Summons publication in the Circuit Court of Oregon for Umatilla County warns Viola Butler Shafer that E C Prestbye holds a delinquency certificate from 1925 for 1922 taxes totaling 18 88 dollars plus costs. Property described as Lots 1 and 2 in Block 5 Kirk's Second Addition Athena. Defendant must answer within sixty days or a decree foreclosing lien will be entered.
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Circuit Court of the State
Praxon
Uma- E .C
Viola Butler Shafer
State of
Oregon
E. C. Prestleye
Umatilla
Kirk
Athena
Oren
Gilbert W Phelps
Circuit Court
Notice to Creditors in Dora Lockwood estate
The executor Zeph W. Lockwood of Dora Lockwood deceased requests all creditors file claims within six months. Claims must be presented at his Athena Oregon home or Stephen A. Lowell Pendleton office with vouchers. Proceedings and service may be served in Oregon. Dated December 24 1926.
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State of
Oregon
Athena
Watts & Prestbve
Umatilla
Dora Lockwood
Stephen A. Lowell
Despain Block
Pendleton
Zeph W. Lockwood
Administrator Appointed for Louisa Adaline Wagner Estate
Dated notice from Umatilla County Oregon names ACY J Wagner as administrator of Louisa Adaline Wagner deceased. Creditors must file verified claims with vouchers within six months at Raley Raley Steiner in Pendleton in the First National Bank Building. Attorneys J Warner represent the administrator.
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Louisa Adaline Wagner
Oreon
Umatilla
Raley
Raley ¢ Steiner
First National Mank
Pendleton
Oregon
Raley, Raley & Steiner, & HH
J. Warner
DsiJ2s
Grand Canyon Yields Early Reptile Footprints in Sandstone
Fossil footprints from soft sand 26 million years old found 1500 feet below the canyon rim mark the deepest such prints in the Grand Canyon. The finds belong to late carboniferous times just before the dinosaur era. Tracks include small, beak-like impressions and larger prints suggesting crocodile-sized reptiles. no bones yet found at the canyon.
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Grand Canyon
Canyon Gue
Great Col
New York World
Site Said to Reveal Ancient Alexander Fortress Aornos
Eminent archaeologist Sir Aurel Svein reports dispatches locating the fortress of Aornos near Torwal in Upper Swat along the Indus. He links the site to Alexander the Great's 927 B.C. campaign and notes it matches Chegklis lovan Arian accounts while local chieftains have long used the rugged terrain for defense.
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Alexander
Meximider the Great
Aurel Svein
Swat
Torwal
Harbers
Sir Aurel
Whit de Hiya
Aornos
B.C
Indus
Great Value Even in Moments of Leisure
Farm women recognize that well earned leisure is the oil to daily life and family happiness. A writer notes women shift aims from kitchen tasks to joyous faces while saving resources and boosting family welfare. Some women still lack leisure time and needed measures, but hope remains strong.
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Carl Sandburg Wassalt
Mie Counley
Rome
Lelewre
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Thrift Week
G. C. Coit
Vanishing Heath Hen
Farmer
Iron Horse
Athens Street
Acy J. Wagner
Uncle Sam
W. Boyd Whyte
Stangier Building
Dr. Leach
Pendleton, Oregon
Allen Bell
Drayman
J. L. Harman
Main Street
Attorneys-At-Law
JM Tan
THE
First National Bank OF Athena
the Lumber
Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co
Whitehead’s Barber Shop
Lee Whitehead
Trey Laundry and
Mode Cleaners
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