From Our Files

Feb. 14, 1974 Westwood Lane and Strawberry Heights drainage problems led property owners to request assistance of the…

Feb. 7, 1974 Sentry Electronics Inc. on Pleasant Valley Road has begun producing automatic smoke and gas detection…

Jan. 31, 1974 Dr. JJ McCarthy, a chiropractor in Sweet Home, put his ice skating blades to the…

Jan. 24, 1974 Gasoline dealers met with the mayor to determine how they might be able to alleviate…

Jan. 17, 1974 “Time Capsule 1973” will be buried in the new sewage treatment plant, according to Dan…

Jan. 10, 1974 The City Council approved a proposal that would have the East Linn Hospital District pay…

Jan. 3, 1974 A 16.5-mile stretch along the old railroad right-of-way owned by Burlington-Northern was proposed to be…

Dec. 27, 1973 Petroleum shortages have not yet affected the Sweet Home School District. About two weeks ago…

Dec. 20, 1973 The New Era received two computerized type-setting machines from Compugraphic Corp. this week to replace…

Dec. 13, 1973 The City Council reluctantly accepted City Manager Mike Gleason’s resignation as he plans to take…

Dec. 6, 1973 Some 400 people joined the Elks for its mortgage burning celebration. Presiding over the event…

Nov. 29, 1973 The Sweet Home Elks Lodge is preparing for one of its biggest events this week…

Nov. 22, 1973 The Sweet Home Junior Women’s Club is sponsoring a “Community Conservation of Energy Awareness Program”…

Nov. 15, 1973 Survival rates of salmon runs have a pronounced effect on Oregon’s development. Since 1966, Oregon…

Nov. 8, 1973 First place honors in a four-county area for Area Beautification was awarded to Sweet Home…

Nov. 1, 1973 The Army Corps of Engineers is giving Foster and Green Peter a facelift. Projects at…

Sept. 6, 1973 The Foster-Midway Independent Association opened an office in a 15-foot trailer camper at 4833 Hwy.…

June 28, 1973 A boa constrictor named Stanley is still missing after it disappeared from Robert Wetzell’s auto…

June 21, 1973 Proposed HB3256, which would have designated part of the South Santiam River as a scenic…

June 7, 1973 The Sweet Home High-Q team took the state champion title after defeating Beaverton High School…

May 31, 1973 George Finer, 60, died after being stung by a bee or similar insect near his…

May 23, 1973 Gas stations are facing gas shortages and rising prices. O.K. Gas has run out of…

May 17, 1973 The state Water Reseources Board rebuffed the latest effort of the Oregon Environmental Council to…

May 10, 1973 More than 40 businesses are participating in “Ding-A-Ling Daze,” the biggest retail sales promotion sponsored…