Use of Electric Energy Jumps in State of Oregon
Oregon residential electricity use rose through 1960 with 450 940 customers served by five utilities using 9 447 kilowatt hours on average for the year. Revenue per kilowatt hour rose 2.40 percent from 1959 while cost 1.28 cents per kilowatt hour remained low nationally. Total energy sold in the year reached 9 750 109 000 kilowatt hours, up 7.23 percent.
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Salem
Oregon
Public Utility Commissioner
Jane C Hill
Farm Housing Loans Expanded by $50 Million Fund
Wendell Harris announces an additional 50 million dollars is available to the Farmers Home Administration for farm housing loans. Loans at 4 percent for up to 33 years aid eligible rural families to build or modernize homes and service buildings. Eligibility requires farm ownership with at least 400 dollars annual production, insufficient credit elsewhere, and adequate income to meet expenses and debts.
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Farmers Home Administration
Wendell Harris
United States
Eugene
Coos County
Harris
First Return of Hatched Salmon Shows Big Gain
The first return of Silver salmon hatched above North Fork dam on the Clackamas river shows a 64 percent increase over the previous high. The 1960 61 winter run totaled 2 184 fish, well above the prior peak 1 331. PGE reports improved fish passage at the Clackamas hydroelectric projects.
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Estacada
North Fork
Clackamas
Northwest
George Eicher
Portland General Electric Company
Clackamas River
Eicher
PGE
Broadbent News Sarah Society plans men dinner and events
The Sarah Society met at Mrs Ed Vowell s home in Nor way with plans for a March 17 men s fellowship dinner tickets cost 1 00 The meeting listed many members including Mrs Leonard Watson Mrs Dale Hoffman and several others Travel plans covered visits to Portland Seattle and Weed Calif News noted church flowers hospital thanks and multiple family visits Over 4 H and grange activities were announced including a pie social and April 1 meeting with kitchen upgrades at the hall During visits residents hosted and hosted guests from Portland Weed and Coos Bay events also highlighted a house warming for the Schroeder and Boren homes and a spring vacation visit from Medford residents.
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Sarah Society
Ed Vowell
Norway
Leonard Watson
Dale Hoffman
Albert Striplin and Son
Keith Neal
Connie Hoffman
Jane Northup
Herb Baker
Mefflin Stewart and Allen
Charley Hoffman
Bob Ells
Vowell
Portland
Chares Evans
Sharon Parry
Parry
Fritzie Parry
Orville Deaver
Broadbent
Wayne Turner
Linda
Floyd Bridgham
Seattle
Coos County
Glenn Gulstrom
Irvin Pearce
Arago
J R. Whittaker
Jimmy
Virgil Smith
Woodland
Calif
Whittaker
Wiley
Katherine Wiley
Mary Alice Wiley
Mefflin Stewart
Vickie Smith
Gus Schroeder
George Boren
Schroeder
Sue
Esther Fry
Lillie
W S. Robison
Weed
California
Raymond Long Home
Luther Cox
Cox
Long Home
David Cox
Albert Cox
David
Ralph Holmstrom
Truman Hartley
Greenland
Joe Martinka
Mt. Angel
Mr. Martinka
Harry Eggers
Coos Bay
Eugene Eggers
Pale Hoffman
Susan
Timmy
Johnny Koch
Bridge and Family
Wayne Watson
Gary Grant
Dianna Gulstrom
Sue Stewart
Judy Belcher
Sybil Peap
Kathleen Carman
Ronnie
EB J
Allen Stewart
Debbie Gulstrom
Monte Fry
Bronc Buster
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Revlon Nail Polish
DR. West
Dorothy Reed
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Poly
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Svebecky
Prize
Wisner
Emia Neerenss
Totey Weliessen
Don
Spruce St. Myrtle Point
qitSam
Rwee
Broadbent News
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Ren
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NE Time
Henry A. Schroeder & Sons
Myrtle Point
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