Willamette Valley Drainage Efforts Highlighted by Oregon Club
Reported 1921 drainage tile plans total 1 503 600 feet by the Oregon Clay Workers' Association. Concrete tiles target farm drainage aiding about 2000 acres per average conditions, with Willamette Valley 760 000 acres needing years to drain. C A C experiment station and extension service support drainage studies and farmer plans via county agents. Riots in Cologne noted as unrelated unrest.
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Oregon Clay Workers
Willamette Valley
Extension Service
Michigan Man Claims Fat From Sawdust Mystery
A Michigan man asserts he fattened on sawdust, joking that the cook should not be told. The piece hints at fuel savings through visiting, suggesting odd diet notions and energy usage ideas without proof.
Oregon Notes of General Interest
Smallpox cases appear in Wallowa in a mild form. Portland sees 34 killed and 180 injuries in 1949 traffic crashes. Marion county schools report 14 944 pupils, up 482 from last year. The Peacock mill at Freewater runs to fill foreign flour orders. Coquille merchants organize local chapter of Oregon Retail Merchant association. The Dalles suffers 150 telephones out of service from heavy snow. State home for the feeble minded at Salem grows from 621 to 693 residents. The Santiam Woolen mills expand adding plant space and shifting offices to Stayton. Postmasters in several towns listed. Eugene school district has 3 356 school age children, up 246. Harmony district split contemplated. Albany petition to form western half of Harmony district. Klamath Falls court house appeals proceed. Kerr notes Oregon leads in college enrollment relative to population. Baker names new police chief and city attorney. Motor vehicle license revenue climbs near 1 million. registrations congested for new year. Burnett recommends Carey for U S Supreme Court, with other justices likely to follow. October gasoline in Oregon totals 5 405 454 gallons. state tax on gasoline and distillates at 112 254 69 dollars.
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Oregon State Penitentiary
Wills
Smith Brothers
Prineville
Coquille
Oregon Retail Merchant Association
Peacock Mill
Freewater
Marion County
Salem
Portland
Oregon Agricultural College
North Bend
Coos County
Coon County
Thee Orr
Santiam Woolen Mills
Stayton
Oregon
Irvin BD
Albany
Harmony
Klamath Falla Court House
Skipworth
Lane County
W.J. Kerr
LL. Palmer
Baker
Ed Rand
United States Marshal
Frank Medloch
Secretary of State
Sam A. Boxer
Motor Vehicle Registration Department
George H. Burnett
Oregon Supreme Court
Charles H. Carey
United States Supreme Court
Justics
Kozer
War Risk Bureau Mail Bag Tidbits Reveal Poems Of Trouble
A long-spooled selection from War Risk Insurance letters shows soldiers and kin seeking aid, notes on pay, marriage certificates, and family hardships. Vignettes include widowed mothers, elopement questions, and requests for various benefits amid wartime strain. A humorous aside mentions socks and a Christmas upgrade.
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WAR Risk Bureau
Airplanes so high and fast two men see one
A brief note describes aircraft flight heights and speeds challenging observers as a pair must track a single distant craft.
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Merry City Baking Company
Cologne
Fas
Licosti
Moaes
Topacco Co
Oregon News
Wallowa
Torney
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Bureau
John
Corinth
Germany
Washington Journal
Enterprise
Simpson
Tom
Utah
Nity
Farmers State Bank
Independence
Bishops
van Hueser and Arrow
Perrin
Hansen
Cheney
America
Lisle
Pendelton
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