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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
6
Gertrude Harding a former childless mother takes 15 hospital children on a Christmas shopping and toy shop journey. They visit shops, meet a Santa, and end with a shared pretend of her being their mother, finding joy in the season and the magic of giving.
Gertrude Harding brings cheer to hospital wards as a child patient sings a beloved hymn for Santa Claus. The moment reveals a deeper truth about mothers and children and the love that binds them during Christmas.
Polk county residents in Dallas Independence and Monmouth rally behind Mrs Elliott as county chairwoman to raise 1700 for the Oregon WCTA fund to establish a farm home for orphans and dependent children. State headquarters report 525 raised so far with strong Willamette Valley momentum and plans to meet or exceed the quota after Christmas.
Dairymen are urged not to cut dry feed despite green feed abundance to avoid reduced milk flow. Prolonged changes can lower milk yield in the current and next lactation, and worsen cow condition. Some farmers use hay for dairy heifers sheep and idle horses to cut costs and improve efficiency.
The article discusses economical methods for returning plant food to wells and reducing field burnoffs by farmers, with spraying guidance and timing. It reports rainfall retention by Oregon soils, from Umatilla county sands to western clay, and notes moisture values measured by a new department centrifuge. It also covers the State Park Bureau federation progress with seven of twelve county bureaus already voting in favor, led by Jackson, Renton, Polk, Morrow, Sherman, and Umatilla counties.
An unclear OCR fragment notes Josephing Young joining Jacki in Oregon for a joint action linked to a university extension program. The text is fragmented but places the individuals in a shared effort within an extension context. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
A campaign initiated by the chamber of commerce in Eugene aims to increase milk supplies for children. It promotes Oregon products and urges home demonstrations to persuade housewives to prefer locally manufactured milk over imports during the campaign period.
North Bend Huchner mills report a sizable increase in operations with a 100000 investment aimed at repairing and upgrading key equipment. Company officials expect improved throughput and reduced downtime as a result.
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