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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1930
Page
5
A splintered OCR fragment lists individuals and actions such as distribution, mixed terms, and local items. The readable bits mention Munsell and Towne, with scattered phrases about will, payment, and town affairs. The record preserves names and vague duties without a clear narrative.
Governor A. W. Nerblad proclaims January 17 to 28 as Thrift Week urging schools churches and civic and educational groups to emphasize careful conservation of personal possessions and public resources. The notice links thrift to social responsibility foresight and prudent asset management.
The article notes Barnum’s role as head of thrift promotion in Oregon while thrift week is observed nationwide. It highlights the effort by major organizations to promote thrift during the period.
Oregon State Highway Commission member Robert W. Ba Ff recalls Micawber's thrift line echoed by David Copperfield author David Copperfield recounts Mr. Micawber’s rule that living on nineteen of twenty pounds brings happiness while twenty pounds spent yields misery. Revert W. Sawyer.
The article lists thrift tenets such as work and earn a budget record expenditures and carry life insurance. It also names an Oregon committee with chairman Mr Munsell and officers including N Wone cott vice chairman T F P Cramer publicity H L Markell secretary Walter H Brown treasurer and various committee chairs and members for will making banking home ownership and sharing with others.
The state gate commission reports trapping is a substantial Oregon industry with 8120 general trapping licenses examined to date, reflecting broad activity across the region.
A prospective Republican candidate for governor outlines his plans from Portland headquarters. He pledges a businesslike administration, invites new industry, and seeks to regulate utilities, improve law enforcement, and uphold civics and national symbols in a forthcoming platform and state-wide canvass.
Oregon State College extension service reports butter prices at decade lows amid rising butter substitutes and a drop in consumption by 39 million pounds. Large storage holdings and a shift to substitutes threaten dairy profits. P M Kennett urges buying high grade butter now to maximize value.
A. M. Mills of the Oregon Tuberculosia Association reports about $10,000 of Christmas Seals unpaid and stored in drawers. The annual sale closed after Christmas but may miss the $55,060 goal. only five percent of returns stay in Oregon for local tuberculosis work, with the rest going to the National Association.
An agricultural note discusses the Canary Gress strain and a Jersey herd started with a purebred sire from J. C. Brown of Shedd. It highlights improved backing, new sires, and daughters proving a sire in the Cow Testing Association. The piece notes canary gress for day and the value of summer milk, with grazing and alfalfa. It mentions feeding minimal grain and a September corn harvest with follow-up care.
A fragmented report notes remote districts adding lawn areas and beaches as part of community beautification. It mentions hot lunch programs and a fire incident involving an older student, with Bunker Hill school under committee oversight. Resources and money sources are referenced.
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