1953 - Revision history

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	===Organizations===		===Organizations===
	*The women's organization, the [[Altrusa Club]], starts a local chapter in 1953.		*The women's organization, the [[Altrusa Club]], starts a local chapter in 1953.
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		+	*Two new churches were organized in 1953 – the Bethel Assembly of God and the [[Greek Orthodox Church (Springfield)\|Greek Orthodox Church]] – and a new tabernacle was under construction for the Seventh Day Adventist (Springfield News 1953).

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	*Traffic on the [[South A Street (Springfield)\|South A]] by-pass would head east and [[Main Street (Springfield)\|Main Street]] would become one-way, heading west. Work on the project, however, did not begin until early [[1953]]; South A officially opened in November that year. At that time, a decision was made that a second vehicle bridge across the [[Willamette River]] would coincide with the South A by-pass route (Springfield News 1946, 1950, 1953)		*Traffic on the [[South A Street (Springfield)\|South A]] by-pass would head east and [[Main Street (Springfield)\|Main Street]] would become one-way, heading west. Work on the project, however, did not begin until early [[1953]]; South A officially opened in November that year. At that time, a decision was made that a second vehicle bridge across the [[Willamette River]] would coincide with the South A by-pass route (Springfield News 1946, 1950, 1953)

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	===Organizations===		===Organizations===
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	*The women's organization, the [[Altrusa Club]], starts a local chapter in 1953.		*The women's organization, the [[Altrusa Club]], starts a local chapter in 1953.
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	===Transportation===		===Transportation===

	*Traffic on the [[South A Street (Springfield)\|South A]] by-pass would head east and [[Main Street (Springfield)\|Main Street]] would become one-way, heading west. Work on the project, however, did not begin until early [[1953]]; South A officially opened in November that year. At that time, a decision was made that a second vehicle bridge across the [[Willamette River]] would coincide with the South A by-pass route (Springfield News 1946, 1950, 1953)		*Traffic on the [[South A Street (Springfield)\|South A]] by-pass would head east and [[Main Street (Springfield)\|Main Street]] would become one-way, heading west. Work on the project, however, did not begin until early [[1953]]; South A officially opened in November that year. At that time, a decision was made that a second vehicle bridge across the [[Willamette River]] would coincide with the South A by-pass route (Springfield News 1946, 1950, 1953)

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Springfield

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	*[[Springfield]] holds the first [[Christmas Parade (Springfield)\|Christmas Parade]].		*[[Springfield]] holds the first [[Christmas Parade (Springfield)\|Christmas Parade]].
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-	~~===Education===~~
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-	*In 1953, the Springfield school district purchased a 10-acre site on [[Hayden Bridge Road]] for the new Elizabeth C. Page grade school, to duplicate the recent Westside School. Ten classrooms were added to the Westside School and the school board ordered yet more classrooms. The enrollment that fall reached 5,498 (Springfield News 1953).
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-	*[[Hamlin Middle School]] is built.

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	*Communication systems also experienced some change during this period. The [[Springfield News]] was the community’s primary newspaper, continuing its weekly format until it changed to a twice-a-week format in [[1953]].		*Communication systems also experienced some change during this period. The [[Springfield News]] was the community’s primary newspaper, continuing its weekly format until it changed to a twice-a-week format in [[1953]].

-	===~~Transportation~~===	+	===Education===

-	*~~Traffic on~~ the ~~[[South A Street (~~Springfield~~)\|South A]] by~~-~~pass would head east and~~ [[~~Main Street (Springfield)\|Main Street~~]] ~~would become one-way~~, ~~heading west~~. ~~Work on~~ the ~~project, however, did not begin until early [[1953]]; South A officially opened in November that year~~. At that ~~time~~, ~~a decision was made that a second vehicle bridge across the [[Willamette River]] would coincide with the South A by-pass route~~ (Springfield News ~~1946, 1950,~~ 1953)	+	*In 1953, the Springfield school district purchased a 10-acre site on [[Hayden Bridge Road]] for the new Elizabeth C. Page grade school, to duplicate the recent Westside School. Ten classrooms were added to the Westside School and the school board ordered yet more classrooms. The enrollment that fall reached 5,498 (Springfield News 1953).
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		+	*[[Hamlin Middle School]] is built.

	===Organizations===		===Organizations===

	*The women's organization, the [[Altrusa Club]], starts a local chapter in 1953.		*The women's organization, the [[Altrusa Club]], starts a local chapter in 1953.
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		+	===Transportation===
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		+	*Traffic on the [[South A Street (Springfield)\|South A]] by-pass would head east and [[Main Street (Springfield)\|Main Street]] would become one-way, heading west. Work on the project, however, did not begin until early [[1953]]; South A officially opened in November that year. At that time, a decision was made that a second vehicle bridge across the [[Willamette River]] would coincide with the South A by-pass route (Springfield News 1946, 1950, 1953)

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-	=Springfield=	+	==Springfield==
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		+	*[[Springfield]] holds the first [[Christmas Parade (Springfield)\|Christmas Parade]].
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		+	===Education===
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		+	*In 1953, the Springfield school district purchased a 10-acre site on [[Hayden Bridge Road]] for the new Elizabeth C. Page grade school, to duplicate the recent Westside School. Ten classrooms were added to the Westside School and the school board ordered yet more classrooms. The enrollment that fall reached 5,498 (Springfield News 1953).

	*[[Hamlin Middle School]] is built.		*[[Hamlin Middle School]] is built.

-	*[[Springfield]] holds the first [[Christmas Parade (Springfield)\|Christmas Parade]].	+	===Businesses===

	*In [[1953]], an aluminum reduction plant opened, run by [[National Metallurgical Corporation of Delaware]], a subsidiary of Apex (Springfield News 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953).		*In [[1953]], an aluminum reduction plant opened, run by [[National Metallurgical Corporation of Delaware]], a subsidiary of Apex (Springfield News 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953).

	*Nalley’s potato chip plant expands in [[1953]].		*Nalley’s potato chip plant expands in [[1953]].
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		+	*Communication systems also experienced some change during this period. The [[Springfield News]] was the community’s primary newspaper, continuing its weekly format until it changed to a twice-a-week format in [[1953]].
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		+	===Transportation===

	*Traffic on the [[South A Street (Springfield)\|South A]] by-pass would head east and [[Main Street (Springfield)\|Main Street]] would become one-way, heading west. Work on the project, however, did not begin until early [[1953]]; South A officially opened in November that year. At that time, a decision was made that a second vehicle bridge across the [[Willamette River]] would coincide with the South A by-pass route (Springfield News 1946, 1950, 1953)		*Traffic on the [[South A Street (Springfield)\|South A]] by-pass would head east and [[Main Street (Springfield)\|Main Street]] would become one-way, heading west. Work on the project, however, did not begin until early [[1953]]; South A officially opened in November that year. At that time, a decision was made that a second vehicle bridge across the [[Willamette River]] would coincide with the South A by-pass route (Springfield News 1946, 1950, 1953)

-	*Communication systems also experienced some change during this period. The [[Springfield News]] was the community’s primary newspaper, continuing its weekly format until it changed to a twice-a-week format in [[1953]].	+	===Organizations===

-	*The women's organization, the [[Altrusa Club]], starts a local chapter in 1953	+	*The women's organization, the [[Altrusa Club]], starts a local chapter in 1953.

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Springfield

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	*Communication systems also experienced some change during this period. The [[Springfield News]] was the community’s primary newspaper, continuing its weekly format until it changed to a twice-a-week format in [[1953]].		*Communication systems also experienced some change during this period. The [[Springfield News]] was the community’s primary newspaper, continuing its weekly format until it changed to a twice-a-week format in [[1953]].
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		+	*The women's organization, the [[Altrusa Club]], starts a local chapter in 1953

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	*Nalley’s potato chip plant expands in [[1953]].		*Nalley’s potato chip plant expands in [[1953]].

-	*Traffic on the [[South A Street (Springfield)\|South A]] by-pass would head east and [[Main Street (Springfield)\|Main Street]] would become one-way, heading west. Work on the project, however, did	+	*Traffic on the [[South A Street (Springfield)\|South A]] by-pass would head east and [[Main Street (Springfield)\|Main Street]] would become one-way, heading west. Work on the project, however, did not begin until early [[1953]]; South A officially opened in November that year. At that time, a decision was made that a second vehicle bridge across the [[Willamette River]] would coincide with the South A by-pass route (Springfield News 1946, 1950, 1953)
-	not begin until early [[1953]]; South A officially opened in November that year. At that time, a	+
-	decision was made that a second vehicle bridge across the [[Willamette River]] would coincide with	+	*Communication systems also experienced some change during this period. The [[Springfield News]] was the community’s primary newspaper, continuing its weekly format until it changed to a twice-a-week format in [[1953]].
-	the South A by-pass route (Springfield News 1946, 1950, 1953)	+

Admin at 19:18, 27 August 2007

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	*Nalley’s potato chip plant expands in [[1953]].		*Nalley’s potato chip plant expands in [[1953]].
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		+	*Traffic on the [[South A Street (Springfield)\|South A]] by-pass would head east and [[Main Street (Springfield)\|Main Street]] would become one-way, heading west. Work on the project, however, did
		+	not begin until early [[1953]]; South A officially opened in November that year. At that time, a
		+	decision was made that a second vehicle bridge across the [[Willamette River]] would coincide with
		+	the South A by-pass route (Springfield News 1946, 1950, 1953)

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	*In [[1953]], an aluminum reduction plant opened, run by [[National Metallurgical Corporation of Delaware]], a subsidiary of Apex (Springfield News 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953).		*In [[1953]], an aluminum reduction plant opened, run by [[National Metallurgical Corporation of Delaware]], a subsidiary of Apex (Springfield News 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953).
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		+	*Nalley’s potato chip plant expands in [[1953]].

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	*[[Hamlin Middle School]] is built.		*[[Hamlin Middle School]] is built.

	*[[Springfield]] holds the first [[Christmas Parade (Springfield)\|Christmas Parade]].		*[[Springfield]] holds the first [[Christmas Parade (Springfield)\|Christmas Parade]].
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		+	*In [[1953]], an aluminum reduction plant opened, run by [[National Metallurgical Corporation of Delaware]], a subsidiary of Apex (Springfield News 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953).

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*[[Hamlin Middle School]] is built.

*[[Springfield]] holds the first [[Christmas Parade (Springfield)|Christmas Parade]].