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Myrtle Point Enterprise

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1916

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Myrtle Point Club Forms Permanent Organization and Jubilee Plans

The Myrtle Point Commercial Club organized permanently with a five member executive board led by W. C. Fensler and George E Tenney. A reception committee was named for the San Francisco Boosters visit on August 24. Plans for a Coquille Valley picnic, auto tours, and parades were set with 500 visitors expected, and local Grange and Farmers Union support for a Dixon Grove dinner. Andrew Christensen reports California cheese markets favor Coos County and Tillamook producers.

Myrtle Point Commercial Club George E. Tenney C. M. Schulz H. Giles Committee On Organization W. C. Fensler Geo. E.tenney Claude H. Giles Don W. Snyder J. O. Stemmler San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Boosters S. D. Pulford Claud H Dixon Grove Myrtle Point Coquille Valley Ladies of the Grange The Farmers Union Harry Fensler Don Snyder William Weekly Coquille Pearce

Hood River to Back Mt Hood Loop Highway Plan

Local officials and prominent groups push a large interests unit to finance and develop a new Mt. Hood highway loop. The proposal aims to connect key timber and tourism sites with improved access and regional growth potential.

Hood River Mt. Hood Highway

Myrtle Point Bride Candidates in Close Race

The Myrtle Point contest to choose a bridesmaid for the North Bend celebration nears its close. Voters watch results through Wednesday evening as speculation mounts for the Saturday deadline. A gold bracelet will be engraved and presented to the winning representative, now on display at George Rackleff's jewelry store.

Myrtle Point North Bend Eugene Lane Coos Bay George Rackleff

City seeks injunction to halt Maple Street hill work

In a suit filed by M. R. Lee against Maple Street grading and paving from Railroad Avenue East to Border Avenue, the city and Langston Construction face a possible injunction. Judge Skipworth or Hamilton may hear the case in Coquille on August 24, while other council actions include alley improvements and bids for Maple Street work between Fifth Street and Railroad Avenue.

Langston Construction Co M. R. Lee Maple Street Railroad Avenue Border Avenue Giles Coke Skipworth Hamilton Coquille Fifth Sixth Streets City Recorder Bender and Border Avenues Langston Company Sixth Street Maple Spruce Fifth Street Willow Street

Loganberry Crop Pays Off in Washington County

In Gaston Oregon on August 11 the loganberry industry boosts Washington County's growth. F. J. Williams near Hillsboro runs a large steam canning plant with strong demand for the canned product. C. B. Buchanan of Cornelius also grows loganberries. Picking near Gaston at the Holt and Carman yards ends, and the Holt plant can bottle up to 100 gallons daily.

Gaston, Or Washington County F. J. Williams Hillsboro C. B. Buchanan Cornelius Charles Holt M. E. Carman Gaston Charles Holt Place

Bears Prolific In Western Oregon Report Reveals Large Kills

Western Oregon reports show abundant bear signs with two large animals killed recently. George Cox of Bear Creek bagged a black bear estimated at about 400 pounds, while the region notes bear activity and possible further sightings amid other regional updates across Salem Klamath Falls and Benton County on August 11 to 15.

Oregon George Cox Bear Creek Salem Ore Bureau of Labor Hoff Klamath Falls R. B. Marshall National Perks California Crater Lake Albany Lane County Benton County Pendleton Guy Wyrick Wesley N. Matlock la Grande Baker Bois Sam Thompson Adams Brother Jonathan Crescent City Cal Tillamook County Bend Press Salem, Or Salem, Or.,. Aug. 14.—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Churchill

Federal safeguards target false infantile paralysis cures

Officials enforcing the Food and Drugs Act warn against interstate sales of claimed cures for infantile paralysis. Inspectors will seize samples and prosecute fraud under the Sherley Amendment. Domestic products sold within a state fall under state laws. interstate shipments face denial of entry and federal action.

Department Sherley District of Columbia New York New York City

Conscience Pledge Doomed as Binding Force for Lafferty

Salem August 1 Attorney General Brown ruled the 1915 primary pledge that a defeated candidate must not accept another party’s nomination is not binding. A. W. Lafferty, barred in 1914, will run as Progressive for Oregon's Third District against McArthur after Secretary of State Olcott must file his acceptance. The AG said enforcement rests with the candidate’s conscience, not law.

Salem Brown A. W. Lafferty Congress Lafferty McArthur Olcott Secretary of State

Army second lieutenant openings for Oregon Agricultural College graduates

Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallis announces a competitive examination for second lieutenants in the US Army open to graduates not over 22 years old. Examinations August 21 in the Pacific Northwest include mental and physical tests with language and technical option choices.

Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis United’ States Army War Department Pacific Northwest Adjutant General of the Army Washington, DC Bae Washington

Mrs Verne Lundy Hosts Social Art Club Visit

Mrs Verne Lundy entertained the Social Art Club at her country home on Wednesday. Guests arrived at noon and left at five, enjoying dinner, fancy work, and social conversation plus a tour of the Lundy dairy, milking machines and equipment.

Verne Lundy Mr. Lundy Lundy L.H. Pearce W. C. Fensler Harry Fensler Tom Guerin W.H. Fearnley Ray B. Dement Joe Schilling M. O. Stemmler Roger Fensler Frances Fearnley Belva Alice Stemmler

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Andrew Christensen Coquillé River San Francisco Los Angeles Coos Coos County Helen Whitaker Stella Barklow Agnes M&cracken Eugene, Or Eugene Fruit Growers’ Association United States J. O. Holt Eugene Mr. Holt W. C. Culin Benton Willamette Valley Clackamas Marion N.S. Phelps E. Arneson Mr. Phelps Max Dement Hood Prairie Ranch Jones Fred G. Buchtel State Weights and Measures Department Rogue River Penl McAlysis Ars Mrs. Verne Lundy the Enterprise the News
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