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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1921
Page
8
Help wanted notice seeks a male between 12 and 18 to represent a large corporation collecting monthly accounts after school hours. Preference given to former paper or magazine hawkers. Write F. J. W. at 211 Stock Exchange Building Portland Oregon.
Buena Vista Cleve Prather and family transacted business and visited relatives in Salem the weekend. Verd Schrunk had 6 acres of wheat which yielded 105 sacks. Threshing is over and grain is being parked on cars at Parker station. Bowen and Morgan sold out to Mr. Mack of Portland and will move to Oakland California soon with Mrs. Morgan staying behind to join the rest of the family. Verd Sehrunk and Harold Reynolds plan a Thursday dog hunt.
The report lists residents visiting, traveling, and hosting in Independence Salem and Falls City including Harman Blodgett Miller Ritner Marks Stockholm and Tetherow families. It notes berry-patch activity at A E Tetherow shipping three tons and rivalry among pickers, a surprise party at Sterling Crook's, and visits among local families. It also mentions a Portland Bridge Co worker and recent travels of Bates Hubbard and M D Oatmann. The latter section discusses pleric acid explosive distribution for land clearing with Oregon Agricultural College coordinating orders and modest costs per ton, including government intentions and state use.
The elder hostess struggles to tell apart several visiting youths as William Little, Martin Pettisohn, and Ted Upjohn mingle with Mi thea. She finally names them in playful confusion while recognizing one Johnny triplet later among the crowd.
A set of bizarre student answers ranges from misdefined anatomy to political mockery. Items include the alimentary canal in Indiana, a circle as a straight line with a hole, and a mountain pass funded by a railroad for vacations.
Students of industrial development say claims that flotation bubbles will determine future copper and electrical industry are exaggerated. They argue the electrical sector is not uniquely dependent but will gain more from this refining method than others that use copper.
A cashier notes women have adopted coin matching to settle who pays for lunch or a cigar. What was once a masculine ritual now shifts to women, who compare a couple of quarters to determine the winner who gets treated.
A historical note describes improvements in screw production from 286 B.C. to modern times. It explains the old method used wasted metal by reducing bar diameter and outlines a new process where a metal bar of shank diameter is pressed in a matrix to form the head, with waste limited to threading and finishing the head.
A parachute record notes Lt Arthur Morailton of the U S Army leapt from an airplane at 244400 feet and drifted eight miles before landing. He reportedly slept due to cold during part of the descent.
Charles Hall of Klamath Falls says Oregon will clear logged and burned lands using a large amount of picric acid provided by the government. The aid follows a Washington notice to Oregon officials.
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