Oregon Farm Week meat demo at Oregon Agricultural College
Industrial development notes describe the Oregon Agricultural College farmers week on December 14 with meat demonstration by experts from a Portland packing company. Two sessions 2 to 4 p m feature live animals and later carcasses to show cuts and pricing. Also reports voter approval of two road building debt limits at 2 percent of assessed valuation and notes limits on county debt for roads.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Oasaen Agricultural College
Portland
Department of Military Science and Tactics
Tax Reform Outlined by Governor West After Election
Governor West presents a summary of Oregon constitutional limits on taxation, detailing required consent of the people, public purpose taxation, uniform rates, and protections against emergencies. The notes reference ballot measures 806 808 and the failure of 304 to pass as context.
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Salem
Oregon
Governor West
Legislative Assembly
Hood River Loop Boulevard Work Stalled by Injunction
The Hood River loop boulevard project linking Portland to Hood River valley and routes via Sandy river and Dee is halted by injunctions. Federal workers were barred from Sandy road progress to Bull Run watershed, while C W R N and county petitions on Viento Wyeth road await Circuit Judge Bradshaw’s ruling. County officials expect the restraining order to dissolve.
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Hood River
Portland
Sandy River
Troutdale
Lost Lake
Columbia
Dee
Bull Run Lake
C.W. R. & N. Company
Viento
Wyeth
W. L. Bradshaw
Dalles
George R. Castner
Brownsville Wins Hill Cup Again at Albany Apple Show
Brownsville captures the Hill silver cup and $25 prize for best community exhibit of apples at the Albany Apple Show for the third consecutive year. The community gains a reputation as a premier fruit district, with flowers also encouraged as recognition grows.
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Brownsville
Albany
Amendment on state and county road debts and convict labor
The amendment caps state and county indebtedness for permanent roads at 2 percent of assessed valuation. It allows borrowing up to 19 812 000 for road building and maintenance and requires voter approval for debt. An enabling act by the legislature is deemed necessary to put the measure into effect. The text also mentions bills on employing convicts for road work.
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Oregon
State Grange
Southern Oregon Good Roads
Grange
160 Lectures in Week At O A C Farmers Week
The annual farmers week at Oregon Agricultural College runs December 9 to 14 with 160 lectures and demonstrations. Faculty of 87 plus outside experts will speak on topics including farm deeds titles and cooperative rural life. Clerical regent Clara Waldo will present two talks and C Chapman of Portland appears on cooperation. Eye catching lantern views will illustrate 11 lectures while Union Meat Co experts conduct two two hour meat animal demonstrations and daily poultry demos.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Portland
Union Meat Co
College Buys Fine Percheron Mare for Stud
Oregon Agricultural college adds Carry No. 56 936 a seven year old Percheron mare from Corvallis breeder George E. Cooper. Carry has a pure bred foal and a filly Camilla awaiting registry. The mare supplements the earlier Stumpf Tafeta No. 64 588 purchase under Dr. James Withycombe policy.
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James Withycombe
Weston Women to Vote First in Oregon Suffrage Exercise
Weston prepares for a December 2 city election as women gain the newly acquired right to vote. The Weston ballot leads a trio of Pacific Northwest contests with Hermiston voting the day earlier and Astoria voting nine days later.
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Pendleton
Weston
Oregon
Hermiston
Astoria
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House OF Quality
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Grant McLaughlin
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Portland-Hood River
Cheerington , Peter
Krakilur
Hardman
Emerson
Harrington
Fischer
Autotone
Milton
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Peters
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RE. Dearmond
D. W. Sears
View-Pyes
Incorporated
H. Hirschberg
B. ¥. Smith
W. H. Walker
D. W. Bears
Otis D. Butler
A. Nelson
Independence Shoe Shop
O. Floyd
Polk County
Main Street
Independence, Ore
Independence Garage
H. Edwards
Independence Seed & Feed Store
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