JAR COMPANY STARTED IN PORTLAND

Kerr

Kerr Group, Inc. (1992-1996) Businessman and entrepreneur
Alexander Hewitt Kerr (below) organized this company in
Portland, Oregon in 1903 under the name Hermetic Fruit Jar
Company. The official name was changed in 1904 to Kerr
Glass Manufacturing Company.

Kerr offered the ‘Economy’ brand of mason jar produced for
them by the Illinois-Pacific Glass Co.

The company, with offices in Portland, Oregon, was called the
Hermetic Fruit Jar Company. Kerr Glass owned and operated
seven glass plants in various locations throughout the United
States by 1975. Its products were sold nationally by employees
of the company from its twenty-seven sales offices.

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(September 4, 1862 – February 9, 1925)

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THE IPHONE DEBUTED ON THIS DAY

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On January 9, 2007, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs (above) unveiled
the iPhone—a touchscreen mobile phone with an iPod, camera
and Web-browsing capabilities, among other features—at the
Macworld convention in
San Francisco. Jobs, dressed in his
customary jeans and black mock turtleneck, called the iPhone
a “revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years
ahead of any other mobile phone.” When it went on sale in the
United States six months later, on June 29, amidst huge hype,
thousands of customers lined up at Apple stores across the
country to be among the first to purchase an iPhone (below).

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TODAY IS THE ‘’KING’S’’ BIRTHDAY

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Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977)

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‘’AMERICA’S LITTLE BROTHER’’ IS DEAD AT 54

Adam Rich :: Filmography

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Adam Rich (October 12, 1968 – January 7, 2023)

(FOX NEWS) – Child star Adam Rich, best known for his time
on ABC’s "Eight Is Enough," is dead. 

A representative for the actor confirmed Rich passed away
in an emotional statement shared on Twitter.

Danny Deraney, wrote."Adam was simply a wonderful guy. He
was kind, generous and a warrior in the fight against mental
illness." 

Rich was in drug rehabilitation at least three times during
his life. He was found dead in his home near Los Angeles
on January 7.

Rich played Nicholas Bradford from 1977 through 1981,
starring as the youngest child in a family of eight. He was
dubbed "America’s Little Brother" during his time on the
program.

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Eight Is Enough comedy-drama series ran on ABC– TV
from March 15, 1977, until May 23, 1981.

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