Congress protests Oregon insurance law clash with fleet plan
Washington reports Congressman Sinnott urging emergency fleet corporation to respect Oregon law that bans nonresident insurers and requires licensed agents, arguing the home office aftercare plan conflicts with state fees and taxes. Also notes Red Cross sale of army draft numbers, exemption buttons, weather forecasts sent to rural lines, and various Oregon and national fiscal updates.
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Sinnott
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Oregon
Fleet Corporation
National Army
Red Cross
General Crowder
Red Cross Fund
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Liberty Bell
United States
Weather Bureau
Portland
Iorm
Salem
Ore
The
Highway Commission
Public Service
Corey
On the Hill July 31 Myrtle Point Notes
Important Myrtle Point items from July 31 recount Wm Widky returning from Langlois to visit daughter Mrs H H Hansen, a family picnic at Mountain Springs Farm, and visits by Aunt Mary Culbertson and others. Several locals purchase Wisconsin silos, travel to Seattle, and health concerns of a child prompt relocation. An eye injury to Mrs. William Weekly is noted as improving slowly.
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Wm. Widky
Langlois
H. H. Hansen
Wim. Jenkins
Jack Chambers
Marshfield
Mountain Springs
Giles
Jenkins
Chambers
Jas. Parry
Jas
Parry
Alva
Lee
Wisconsin
EE. Johnson
Geo. Griffin
Ed. Olsen
North
Forest Grove
Floyd Abrams
Geo. Bross
Roseburg
Seattle
Ethel Strong
Cal’ Jackson
Gravel Ford
William
Parrish
Lee Culbertson
North Bend
Albert Bright
Wm. Oddy
Goguille
Miss Bly
Lange
Baker
Bald Hill
Bertha Strong
Jas. Hobson
Brewster Campers Enjoy Heat as Valley Buzzes
Brewster Valley hosts many campers amid hot days. Wanda Harry returns from Monmouth Normal. Mr and Mrs Williams of Vancouver visit Noah family. Hinkle mail route crew reports improved Coos Bay Canyon road conditions. Laird party travels from Roseburg in three hours. Ivan Laird makes trips to Reneburg. numerous visitors pass through Sithum this summer.
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Sitkum
Brewster Valley
Wanda Harry
Monmouth
Williams
Little Richard
Vancouver
Washington
Noah
Sentinel
Coos Bay Canyon
Hinkle
Roseburg
Peel
B. H. Laird
Sithum
Ivan Laird
Reneburg
Gore
Cme
Arago Notes July Fire and Local Happenings
Fire north of Geo Robison and Geo Henniger threatens grain crops as winds drive spread. Arago farmers cheer milk checks. Mrs John Clinton of Norway breaks arm and dislocates wrist. Mr Clinton recovering. Rev McDonald to preach at Fishtrap on Aug 19 with basket lunch. Wkn Albee of Upper Fishtrap ill with cancer. Rev Cheek to lead Fishtrap M E church service next Sunday. Ernest Root returns from Stauff ranch to teach South Norway school this winter.
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Arago
Geo. Robison
Geo. Henniger
U. B
Fishtrap
Wkn, Albee
Upper Fishtrap
Rev. Cheek
M. E
South
Ernest Root
Stauff
South Norway
Coos County Good Roads group orders audit of Coquille road work
At Coquille on Aug 1 the Coos County Good Roads Association formed a committee of expert accountants and engineers to audit road construction funding and report publicly soon. The move aims to assess bond and road funds efficiency and address a complaint by the Myrtle Point Commercial Club about Road master Murdock while industries plead for 850 more workers.
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Murdock
Myrtle Point
Roads Association
A. H. Powers
Coos County Commission halves road projects amid labor shortage
Coos County Commissioners after a lengthy discussion Aug 2 decided not to start new road projects and to extend contractor time on existing contracts. Gov Withycombe and local mill, logging and shipyard operators urged slowdowns due to a labor shortage of about 850 workers. A telegram from the Oregon Highway Commission confirmed the county would not lose free hard surfacing rights, easing pressure to crowd the work.
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Coquille
Coos County
Withycombe
Oregon Highway Commission
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Reward For Cure
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can treat catarrh through the blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers a $100 reward if it fails to cure any case proven by testimonials from W. L. Alden, Toledo, Ohio, and urges sending for a list of endorsements.
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Hall
Iist of Teatimrcalals
Woldrem
Aeney & CN
Toledo
Birth of a Nation spectacle highlights Lincoln era themes
The piece portrays a southern mother appealing to the great heart as a spy condemned to die and recreates Ford Theatre with the assassination moment. It also depicts Reconstruction policy and racial integration challenges, noting dangers faced by the South and the push to educate the newly freed.
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Lincoln
Ford Theatre
South
Portland Union Stock Yards Market Report
Portland market report shows lighter cattle and hog runs but steadier to higher prices. Cattle ranged best beef steers 8.50 to 9.00 with other grades down to 4.50, hogs topped at 15.65 per carload, sheep steady with Western lambs 11.50 to 12.00 and yearlings 8.50 to 9.00.
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Portland Union Stock Yards Market
Portland
Portland Union Stock Yards
la Grande
Oregon
Tom Johnson
Prisoners Escape From Coos County Jail
In Coquille July 31 two inmates Raby and Weidner allegedly planned and executed an escape from Coos County jail. They wrote Sheriff Gage and their attorney L A Lilejqvist detailing motives and plans and asked the Coos Bay Times to publish the letter. A skeleton key fashioned from a comb aided their exit.
Notice to Hunters on Indian Prairie Range
Notice forbids hunting or trespassing on Indian Prairie range to protect stock. Violators will be prosecuted. 406 Gus Iamiliton. Salem. Aug. 1. Attorney General Brown states Reedsport ship building company should apply to the superintendent of banks for incorporation under the trust law. The company seeks to sell stock on the unit plan and asks permission to transact business under the blue sky law.
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Indian Prairie
Gus Ilamilton
Salem
Schuiderman
Brown
Reedsport Shipbuilding Company
Unite
Governor appoints two to livestock sanitary board
Salem August 1 Governor Withycombe appoints Frank E Rogers of Marshfield and Frank Brown of Carlton to the livestock sanitary board. Rogers replaces Frank Lynn of Perrydale and Brown is a reappointment.
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Salem
Withycombe
Frank E. Rogers
Marshfield
Frank Brown
Carlton
Livestock Sanitary Board
Frank Lynn
Perrydale
Appraisers of Railways in State at Eugene
W. H. Brerton, longtime Interstate Commerce Commission engineer, opens an Eugene office to head a 40 man crew assessing Southern Pacific railway property in Oregon. The move makes Eugene the regional headquarters for the project.
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Eugene
Wi H. Brerton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific Company
Oregon
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Brewster
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J. D. Laird
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J. R. Benham
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Abe
Cool County
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