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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1931
Page
4
Four men’s notices show subscription pricing offering six months and three months options. The readable lines indicate a six month term and a three month term with price figures implied.
Industrial leaders Henry Ford and John J. Raskob predict a five day work week for all workers as machines and human ingenuity shorten time. They expect adoption in coming years but doubt rural areas will fully participate due to farming duties. The piece notes some prefer rest and others see spouses urging higher pay.
Oregon schools will test cooperative marketing in winter by forming junior coops under Smith-Hughes instructors. George Gatlin of Oregon State College outlines by-laws and finance plans to teach cooperative principles and real marketing, supervised by local instructors with authority to set product and sales routes.
The text reflects scattered remarks about girls, self image, and clothing in Oregon. It references Gatlin’s belief on proportions and mentions past expectations for girls to spend money on clothes, implying changes in societal norms without clear events or dates.
An Oregon Myrtle Point Herald ownership statement urges readers to return to fundamental values such as hard work sacrifice honesty savings and prudent management as the path to prosperity. The article cites the paper's ownership Geo F Hamilton and publisher Rev E Hamilton and notes the required 1912 ownership disclosure.
Thirteen prisoners at Granite State Penitentiary escape custody after overpowering three guards and kidnapping them with knives and a cleaver. A female warden Mrs Watera led the operation and the escapees fled in stolen cars before bloodhounds and posses tracked them.
Classic home kitchen hints include Tomato Meat Loaf baked with tomato gravy, Twenty-Four Hour Salad with pineapple and grapes, Pineapple Pudding with cream, Hot Water Sponge Cake, Brown Bread, and stains removal tips. A brief kitchen tour highlights a built-in drop leaf table and a dish pan closet for tidy workspaces.
The body of Collings was found on the beach at Lloyd’s Neck, bound hands and feet with head injuries. Inspector Harold King led Nassau detectives in a murder case tied to piracy and a boat named Penguin, with investigations pointing to two men and a woman involved.
New York reports banker Peter J Brads and an aged woman, Mary Tritto, died when a plane crashed through a West Brighton home on Staten Island. A man and a boy had minor injuries from debris while James Goodwin Hall, a noted wing broker, escaped with only scratches after his parachute deployed. An investigation followed the wreck as rescuers searched the scene in a churchyard vicinity.
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