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- | + | In [[1945]], the number of mills in [[Lane County]] increased to 124. | |
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- | + | By 1945 the list also includes the [[Bradford Mill]], [[M and W Woodworking Company of Portland|M & W Woodworking Company of Portland]], [[Clear Fir Lumber Products]], [[Yellow Fir Lumber Company]], [[J.W. Boeshans Lumber Company]], [[Summerbell Roof Structures]], [[Winlock Handle Company]], [[McKenzie River Shingle Company]], the [[Willamette Valley Wood Chemical Company]], and the [[Oregon Pulp and Paper Company]]’s logging operation unit. Logging companies listed that year included the South Fork, the Nash, the March, and the O.D. Upton logging companies (Salisbury 1945). | |
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*In 1945, [[Borden’s Casein Company of America]] built a chemical plant to manufacture glue for plywood. | *In 1945, [[Borden’s Casein Company of America]] built a chemical plant to manufacture glue for plywood. | ||
- | + | ==March, 1945== | |
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*Signaling the development that was to come along [[Main Street (Springfield)|Main Street]] eastward toward [[Thurston area|Thurston]], the [[Paramount Market]] opened its new “supermarket” at the corner of Main and [[21st Street (Springfield)|21st Street]] in March [[1945]] launching what would become the [[Paramount commercial district]] ([[Springfield News]] 1943, 1945) | *Signaling the development that was to come along [[Main Street (Springfield)|Main Street]] eastward toward [[Thurston area|Thurston]], the [[Paramount Market]] opened its new “supermarket” at the corner of Main and [[21st Street (Springfield)|21st Street]] in March [[1945]] launching what would become the [[Paramount commercial district]] ([[Springfield News]] 1943, 1945) | ||
- | + | ==August, 1945== | |
In August 1945, the [[Bank of Oregon]] purchased an existing building on Main Street for its future home, a two-story mercantile building was constructed on Main between [[6th Street (Springfield)|6th]] and [[7th Street (Springfield)|7th Streets]], three older wooden storefronts were replaced with modern buildings on Main between [[5th Street (Springfield)|5th]] and 6th Streets, and work was begun on the new [[McKenzie Theater]]. | In August 1945, the [[Bank of Oregon]] purchased an existing building on Main Street for its future home, a two-story mercantile building was constructed on Main between [[6th Street (Springfield)|6th]] and [[7th Street (Springfield)|7th Streets]], three older wooden storefronts were replaced with modern buildings on Main between [[5th Street (Springfield)|5th]] and 6th Streets, and work was begun on the new [[McKenzie Theater]]. | ||
- | + | ==October, 1945== | |
The [[Ben Franklin Store|Ben Franklin store]] announced its arrival in October 1945 (Springfield News 1945). | The [[Ben Franklin Store|Ben Franklin store]] announced its arrival in October 1945 (Springfield News 1945). | ||
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