Tag Archives: 1962

Timeline, 1962

Cheese War   Timeline       Event Date Event Source (See key below.) 1-1-1962 Tillamook Cheese Association and Tillamook Grade A Shippers Association consolidated as Tillamook Cheese & Dairy Association on January 1, 1962.   Ferd Becker, Tillamook farmer, said the Tillamook Cheese Association had title to its cheese factory, and the Grade A… READ MORE

Open Pool for Milk Stabilization Law

Open Pool for Milk Stabilization Law

George Milne wrote a letter explaining the proposed milk stabilization act’s open pool policy. Oregon’s quota law included a provision for new producers/farmers to join once a year. (Credit: Tillamook Headlight-Herald, Feb. 3, 1963) READ MORE

The Oregon Journal Articles

The following articles, ads and photos relevant to the Cheese War appeared in issues of The Oregon Journal, a now-defunct newspaper. All material is available on microfilm. The chronology also provides an overview of the Cheese War. (Credit: The Oregonian) Reuse Permission, The Oregon Journal Date Headline Dec 25, 1925 Subject: “Salem, Dec. 25 –… READ MORE