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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1928
Page
5
A large eastern company issuing its annual stockholders report highlights the buying power of penny vending machines. The study notes billions in annual pennies spent, the impact on postage and newspapers, and a net worth around 47 million dollars, suggesting a path to wealth through penny-driven consumerism.
Roger W. Babson of the Babson Statistical Organization forecasts radical changes over the next century including law mandating electric heating and cooking, solar heat use in industry, metals from improvised materials, and windowless high rises for ventilation, with traffic moves via overhead bridges.
Babson predicts two story sidewalks with paid parking and rooftop hangars for helio copters. He envisions automated clothing as newspapers, boxed and delivered after one pass. Shoes molded from new material at high speed and homes mass produced like autos. Support local shops to sustain hometown towns.
A nostalgic meditation on speed and roads compares the horse era to modern drivers. It recalls Caesar’s road-building as a gateway to home and prosperity, urging communities to invest in good roads to spur growth and settle regions.
The text argues drivers should slow on curves hills and in congestion to prevent wrecks and injuries to innocent bystanders. It notes cars leaving ditches and ether recoveries in hospitals and emphasizes streets built for quiet driving between industry business and pleasure. It allows racing only on tracks.
Notice is given that James H Murray of Bancroft Oregon who filed a homestead entry in 1924 for the NE NW and NW NE of section 85 township 80S range 11W Willamette meridian will appear for final three year proof before Edgar A Dodge US Commissioner at Myrtle Point Oregon on September 4 1928 witnesses named Charles Warner Ernest E Evernden Ralph Winningham Frank L Porter Hamill Canaday Regelster Want Adve if you have an to sell or want ant to buy
Joe Husposka of Powers Oregon filed notice of intention to make final three year proof to establish his homestead claim on the land described in his May 6 1928 entry. The hearing before Edgar A Dodge US Commissioner will be at Myrtle Point Oregon on September 6 1928. Witnesses named include Thomas J Hayes Jacob Mayes Herbert G Smith and Frank Thomas all of Powers Oregon.
A cryptic note hints at a political or social effort promising guaranteed gains for supporters. The exact context remains unclear with fragmented phrasing and no identifiable names, dates, or locations readable on the clipped text.
In the Circuit Court of Oregon Coos County the county sues a long list of defendants including corporations and individuals. The action asserts delinquent taxes for a set year and seeks certificates of delay issued by the county tax collector as lien holders on described real property.
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