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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
6
A Soviet detachment led by a barefoot, hatless soldier was decorated by General Bradoff after capturing a town from bolsheviks. The hero wore a pajama jacket over British trousers due to supply shortages, symbolizing dire conditions in the army near Ekaterinodar.
D L Winslow of Boston proposes a book design to print all pages on the right side. Read from right-hand pages to right-hand pages and then flip the book to continue with formerly left-hand pages now on top. Pagination would run from the back, requiring careful layout by printers.
Hawaii towns and peaks are said to exceed known rainfall records. Cherrapunji in India averages 428 inches yearly with 905 inches in 1861, while Mount Walalesse on Kanal Island averages 470 inches. Maui's Pua Kukui Iileh reports seven year average 869 inches with 512 inches in 1914, and many sites above 1,000 feet show over 450 inches in 1914 and 1918.
A Sydney dispatch notes churches report dwindling congregations as clergy seek reasons for falling worship attendance. Rev. C Black of the Baptist union warns that secular pleasures attract crowds, with jazz and torched lingo drawing away members from public services.
Darwin records a dramatic action with officials from the Northern territory removed. Vestey's Meat works promised extra payments to wharf laborers to speed a meat steamer’s departure. Report says workers quit after 15 shifts and each received £101, according to a Southern newspaper correspondent.
The Stonehenge restoration reveals a circle of at least 40 stones once surrounding the monument, now gone. Excavations uncover hammer stones chisels burnt bones and remnants of Roman coins suggesting varied eras of deposition and prompting a new map for the Antiquaries and Office of Works.
The Ruhr region centers German industrial power with Duisburg as a steel and factory hub and Witten known for steel beer soap and chemicals. The Ruhr basin coal fields underpin iron ore imports with canals linking Dortmund to Emden and the Rhine to Witten via the loeke navigable waterway.
An Austrian anthropology professor asks Western Australia education minister Colebatch for photos of hundreds of Western Australian women for an illustrated catalogue of beauties worldwide. The minister humorously rebuffs blunt letters, and the professor is unlikely to publish WA’s reply. Press comments on WA girls are expected to be sent to him.
In a tale from the Indianapolis News a ten year old nephew, Bobby, wears a soldier overcoat and then a boy scout uniform while Aunt Helen’s attention shifts between a lieutenant and a boy scout executive. He discovers Aunt Helen’s growing interest in the minister.
A loud bell drew a crowd as two boys rode a small vehicle through a city park area, nearly hitting a lamp post. Onlookers laughed while the boys rang the bell overtime, causing drivers to hazard a stop and call attention to the stunt.
Aluminium is being used to manufacture shoes for workers in wet and damp environments. The aluminium last is longer lasting than ordinary lasts and is said to be impervious to damp.
All denominations in the United States own a little over 200000 church edifices valued at about 1700000000 dollars. The figures reflect wholesale church property holdings and emphasize the scale of religious infrastructures nationwide.
University of Oregon entrants Led by Foster Bartlett and Arthur Tuck depart July 5 from Eugene to compete in final tryouts at Harvard Stadium Boston for spots on the US Olympic team at Antwerp. Foster and Bartlett held top American marks in 1920 with 23 feet 10 inches broad jump and 143 feet discus respectively.
Perrydate merchant J. E. Yorum married Miss Mamie Hickethier a former school teacher at Eugene on June 24.
Census figures released last Saturday show Salem maintains its status as Oregon’s capital with 3085 new residents, a 25.4 percent rise. Astoria grows by 4027 people at about 14 percent, closing the gap though still far behind Salem. Medford declines by over 9000, prompting questions about enumeration accuracy.
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