From Our Files: Sept. 23, 2026

An ad from Franny’s Furniture, featuring a “hang in there” and “super inconvenient sale,” won the trophy in the “Ad Idea of the Year” contest from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Assn. in 1976. Above are, from left, Franny Carpenter, the bunny featured in the ad, New Era Ad Manager Linda Tucker and Verline Carpenter.

Sept. 27, 1951

 

City Council voted down four applicants seeking to serve mixed drinks in Class C restaurants after the matter drew considerable attention from businesses and churches. The council received 48 letters and 525 signatures on petitions opposing additional liquor outlets. The most common complaint was that Sweet Home already had too many outlets in the form of taverns and a liquor store. One council member tried to forbid all future similar applications,…