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Glenn Chance was an Albany
caller Saturday.
Miss Dorothy Miller of Cottage;
Grove, spent some of the holi
days with her parents in Halsey.
W L Wells went to Albany
Wednesday morning, being fore
man of the grand jury now in
session.
M O Banich is shipping a car
of farm ing implements this weeK
to Chambers Hardware Co in
Eugene.
C H Koontz and wife left Mon
day afternoon for a business trip
to Portland.
They returned
Wednesday evening.
Mr and Mrs C H Davidson of
Shedd, and Miss Addie Davidson
of Lebanon, spent Thanksgivings
day a t the W L Wells home.
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Linn County Has Farm Bureau
Meeting.
At a special call ot County
Agent. Smith, com m ittee’mem
bers of the Linn County Farm
Bureau, C R Evans representing
Lake Creek, met Saturday. N ov
27. in the Community House in
Albany to discuss plans for or
ganizing Linn county farmers
into the American Farm Rureau
Federation. Paul V Maris, DC
rector of 0 A C Extension Ser
vice, led the discussion, followed
by State Organizer Mansfield.
Thirty-five states are now organ
ized in the American Farm Bu
reau Federation with a total
membership of one and a half
millions. The meeting voted
unanimous to place Linn county
with the organized unit and so
intense was the interest th at an
organizing fund of $1500 was un
derw ritten in about 15 minutes.
A special provision of the feder
ation is that 20 per cent of its
membership may be composed of
business men.
A statewide publicity cam
paign is to be instigated shortly
whereby meetings are to be held
in every district and community.
These meetings a r e solely for the
purpose of acquainting the popu
lace with the importance of the
federation. No members will be
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