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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1921
Page
7
Report from Independence on a basketball scrimmage between faculty members and town players. High school boys held the edge with accurate baskets, game ended early after minor injury to Jon Smiley. final score 11 to 4.
In a fast game at the high school gymnasium the Wallop team faced a strong rival. Key players included Joe, Jit Stapleton, and Dean, representing the school with notable effort and hustle.
The article lists numerous former Normal School graduates now teaching across Oregon towns including Portland Grants Pass Hood River and McMinnville. It highlights their widespread deployment in rural and city schools and notes several hold continuing faculty roles. The piece also recalls the storytelling prowess of Mr Crooks and his memorable recruitment meeting responses.
John W Orr is listed as a member of the Cherry County committee on weeds with duties to advise on local vegetation control and public health measures. The appointment is noted in the regional civic records.
During a heavy rain a distinguished professor from Independence high walked home with another professor. They paused at a street corner near Fifth and Monmouth, sharing memories of a Thanksgiving plan.
The Seniors won the interclass basketball title by defeating the Sophomores who had won the frovheoph game. The final score was 14 to 11.
The Junior English class rehearses the stab scene in Julius Caesar while the American history class studies Oregon history. The faculty left Friday night’s basketball game to visit Mr Vannice at his home with refreshments late. Visitors this week included Marylou Myers and others, Indpendence opens its basketball season with Dallas on December 2. venue undecided.
Article notes ex servicemen at the Brooklyn Central YMCA pool display military discipline during crowds of 10 000 as they form orderly lines for lockers and supplies. Younger men lacking such training are kept in place, while veterans ensure fair queueing and turn taking at the gate.
A fragmented account discusses ancient famines and the role of transportation. It notes famine spread across regions despite local abundance, and highlights steamboats railways and roads as means to move food to aid affected areas. References to vast supply chains and relief efforts are implied.
J A Kurlan der reports General Science Quarterly tests by Edison lamp works on sunlight intensity and its effect on fixtures. Open field sunlight reaches thousands of foot candles, street canyons and interiors show lower values, with office desks by south windows around twenty to thirty floor candles.
Washington advocates territorial and administrative integrity of China. An eight-power agreement confirms sovereignty and equal opportunity for commerce and industry, with China refraining from denaturing attachments and powers pledging non-privilege actions that threaten neighboring states. ENhu Root drafted the resolution for the armament conference.
The Young-Old Philosopher extols a day off to clear mental cobwebs and balance work with leisure. He notes many adults neglect brief escapes for sport and healthful freedom, missing local countryside joys and time to explore beyond crowded city corridors.
An English botanist, after a rain shower, observed the uncommon rapid opening of Oxalis augustiflora buds in an Indian garden. The pink buds, four inches long, opened within minutes and unfolded petals curved back like ram’s horns, their tips sweeping an arc of eight to nine inches in an hour.
A Milwaukee Journal report notes many engagements occur in May with brides selecting rings and men often resisting at first. Jewelers say most rings are for the bride, while some carved bands gain popularity. A man may hide the ring in a vest pocket but later wear it, pleasing both spouses.
W R Carroll sues Bulah Carroll in Polk County Circuit Court for divorce on willful desertion. summons served by publication in Independence Enterprise. first publication November 25 1921. last publication January 6 1922. six weeks to answer from publication.
Guy G. Hewitt executor of Louisa Harman's will has filed a final account in Polk County Oregon. The court schedules a hearing on December 10 1921 at 10:00 AM in Dallas for objections to the final amount and settlement. Oscar Hayter serves as attorney for the executor.
A fragmented medical note argues hats press tightly on the scalp, constricting blood flow and causing hair loss. It links tight bands at the upper heal area to bald patches, alleging blood circulation as the root cause and suggesting systemic effects from hat design.
James KR. Howard, president of the farm bureau federation, argues farmers will sell directly to markets. The tale parodies a gullible farmer asking how to reach his uncle in New York, offered a seven mile walk by a policeman at the station.
The phrase's origin traces to a Native American peace rite after fierce battles. Tribes gathered for a peace call, smoked the calumet pipe, and buried their tomahawks under a central mound. This signified an end to enmity and the settlement of peace in the camps.
Senator Sorghum reflects on his long career and past enemies. He claims he has forgiven them all, not out of magnanimity but to show they never harmed him enough to justify enduring resentment.
The administrator of the estate of Moore Getty, deceased, George Fe. Harman, appointed by the Polk County Oregon County Court, gives six months to present verified claims with vouchers to him at his Buena Vista residence. Publication date October 21, 1921. B. F. Swope, Attorney.
Notice states sufficient funds in the Street Improvement Fund of Independence Oregon to take up and cancel Bonds No. 20 and 21 dated December 1 1914 on December 1 1921 with principal and interest paid to that date. Bonds will cease to bear interest thereafter. Dated October 25 1921.
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