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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1920
Page
3
Major Welch currently chief field deputy in the Assessors office and former valuing officer praised by Assessor Reed for experience and judgment. Reed notes Welch served in the Spanish War Mexican border actions and World War I, urging voters to back his long county service for efficient taxation leadership.
The Seamen's Church Institute roof light near the New York border gained official chart recognition after years as a fixed point. A green star beacon, powered by three 7,900 candle lamps, rises 211 feet for pilots turning the Hook toward the East River. Since 1915 a 4 foot time ball drops daily at standard noon.
The San Juan Teotihuacan area yielded two sun and moon pyramids with tombs of tribal dignitaries. Excavations unearthed human bones, obsidian blades, terra cotta heads, and a jade mink adorned monarch brow. Inscriptions resembling Chinese characters appeared at La Ciudadela, suggesting a larger ancient pyramid. Turpentine production is explained from pine resin, with bark tapped in V-shaped cuts to collect sap for distillation into resin used in explosives.
The census shows 35 24 separate telephone systems in 1937 with 28 827 188 wire lines. These networks connected 11 710 520 telephones and 21 175 public exchanges, totaling about 21 845 722 885 wires and reaching 211 people per person. Heart Expose Bullets Surgeon Ballance notes bullets in heart often exit via the aorta and travel to distant arteries.
A large electric manufacturing firm tests iron specimens by dropping a prepared sample from each hundred onto a hard surface to simulate shocks during use. A well-built iron endures this treatment for 16 to 24 hours before failure, reflecting durability on the testing board.
Columbia phone lines advertise A. Gee General Contracting offering cement and brick work of all kinds. Includes carpentry, house moving, repesend, basement work, excavation at 401 N es Street, Johns, Oregon. End users urged to call 803 N. A. Gee for estimates and service.
City council proposes three ballot measures for a May 21 election to ease streetcar costs. The plan lowers bridge tolls, shifts streetcar expenses to general taxes, and funds paving maintenance via city taxes. It argues riders pay their fair share while protecting fare affordability and easing burdens on homeowners.
A study notes Boston News-Letter as America’s first ongoing paper, 1704, tracing earlier efforts like Publick Occurrences and the shift from manuscript newsletters. The piece reflects on colonial news culture, dissemination by word of mouth, and quotes guidance on forming lasting friendships alongside historic media challenges.
A candidate pledges full Americanism across all county departments, strict law and order, budget system development, and cost reduction through consolidating overlapping activities. He promises open office doors to ensure residents can conduct business without delay.
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