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Newspaper
Enterprise Record Chieftain
Location
Enterprise, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
4
A Chicago Daily News commentator questions the value of public libraries stocked with fiction and children’s entertainment. He argues reading serves pleasure, social proof, and escape, but cites a preference for factual and lasting works such as history and travel sketches.
Henry Van Dyke’s lines urge joy in life through love work and play and a moral outlook. The message frames New Year resolutions as paths toward peace and personal growth, referencing a historic fall and December imagery.
The 1940 Census will employ about 121000 enumerators to gather broader data on housing conditions and employment. Questions will cover ownership versus renting, household equipment, fuels, mortgages, and factory data starting January 2. Canvassing begins April 16 with data as of that date. The piece notes tax and unemployment consequences and cites Fred Frederickson of Manning Iowa with a twin calf Hertford cow.
A reflective piece contrasts European strife with American consumption and postwar politics. It notes American beauty spending, dissatisfaction with dividends, fragile peace in Poland, and critique of treaties. It mentions Kaiser sentiments, potential marriages, and German name changes amid wartime atmosphere.
The article lists real estate transfers including Frank Wright place on Trout Creek sold by D W Sheahan to Sam Banister for 12800 and 760 acres rural land. H C Laird buys 40 acres timber land on Alder Slope for 550. C Shackleford purchases W C Lewis place for 2000. George Holmes of Cove wintering in the valley recalls 1874 1875 when nine families populated the area.]]
A lively exchange unfolds with a prosecutor challenging a bootlegging charge and a prisoner retorting. A private detective narrates a husband’s errands through shops while a madam questions motherhood and ridicule, revealing sharp social humor.
Laborers discuss notifying the foreman about a cave in the trench while planning to dig out the victim. The exchange ends with a wry remark about findings during searches.
A Bulgarian village uncovers the ruins of a Fourteenth Century monastery near Smirdon Vidin after a peasant woman's dream. A local landowner and family die in a curse like sequence, then excavations confirm the monastery and three monk skeletons along with iron tools and pottery.
Tahiti and other South Pacific islands experience tides influenced as much by the sun as by the moon, causing tides to rise and fall at roughly the same times. A Col lier's Weekly observer notes these unusual tidal patterns, contrasting them with the usual 60 minute daily lag seen elsewhere. No Bach Thing dialogue follows describing a street exchange about a hard luck story and suspicion of deceit.
Community notes from Bartlett and Wallowa describe holiday travel and visits. County crews and local residents moved equipment, shopped, and hosted events as two inches of snow topped hilltops. A Christmas program and gatherings filled Bartlett flat and Eden community spaces.
Roy Flora and Delbert McCall brought uncle John Reese and others home for holidays. Families visited in Enterprise and Day Ridge with Christmas gatherings at Ed McCall, Dee Shelton, Lampkins, Lindley, and Danly households. Snow arrived late December with freezing temps.
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