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PORTLAND’S FORD ASSEMBLY PLANT IN 1914
The Ford Motor Company building at S.E. 11th and Division in Portland,OR.
The Ford plant was used for assembling Model T’s from 1914 to1918 and 1923 to
1927, Model A’s from 1928 to 1930, and the Ford V8 from 1932 to 1934. Ford left
the facility by 1940.
SALLY STRUTHERS IS 67 TODAY
Sally Struthers won two Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Gloria Stivic on
the CBS television series All in the Family (1971-1979). Sally was born in
Portland, Oregon where she attended Grant High School. She received a
scholarship for the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theater Arts. Struthers
Made her TV debut as a dancer on a Herb Alpert special. She is presently a
spokesperson for the Christian Children’s Fund.
‘’KID CRITICS’’ ON KOIN RADIO ~ 970
KOIN, originally aired as KQP on November 9, 1925. The call letters were
later changed to KOIN on April 12, 1926. It became an affiliate of CBS, the
Columbia Broadcasting System, on September 1, 1929. During the golden
years of radio, KOIN was one of Portland’s major stations, with many local
programs and its own studio orchestra.
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