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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1921
Page
4
The Independence Enterprise notes it is published every Friday by Z. C. Kimball. The ad lists subscription rates for one year and six months, though the exact currency and amounts are partially obscured in the text.
A discussion on when a young person should decide their future, citing Edison and others, arguing ages twelve to sixteen as a pivotal period though many succeed later. Includes a local appeal by Fred J. Holman on property assessments and a Kipling autograph anecdote about a writer earning from a single word.
County Assessor Fred J. Holman urges equalization of Polk county assessments to align valuations with actual property value. He notes 1919 and 1920 totals and per capita increases, detailing higher state and county levies, road taxes, and school district surcharges driving the 1920 tax rise.
Attorney B F Swope was struck by a Ford as he and a local Odd Fellows delegation crossed near the Marion hotel in Salem early Sunday. He escaped serious injury with no broken bones and uses crutches while the party returned from a Royal Purple degree ceremony at Willamette Encampment.
Senator Charles McNary secured 40000 to fund scientific study of fruit conditions during ocean transit. Oregon Growers Cooperative Association pressed for the measure as Congress considered cutting the appropriation. Efforts continue with 10000 sought for spray research to avoid film on pears and apples.
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