High School Indoor Baseball Turnout Sparks Rivalry Duel
Saturday's game between Marshfield and Myrtle Point drew a crowded theater of fans amid a chaotic lineup with unclear player counts. Marshfield led early, Myrtle Point matched, and final tallies showed Mets 10 runs to Jeffs 14 as plans for clownish pregame dress and a new scoring review committee surfaced. Tomorrow Myrtle Point faces Bandon with local hopes riding on home practice and fan support.
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Marshfield
Myrtle Point
Masson
Hermann
Mets
Jeffs
Walters
Burrows
Lecocq
McDonald
Chapman
E. Spires
Adams
Hall
R. Spires
Wimberly
Niles
Dement
Myrtle
Bandon
Doctors at Marshfield Coos Bay Booster Note Readership
The Central Avenue Booster Department reports J L Masson the veterinary from Myrtle Point on business and considers a rubber vulcanizing course to pair first aid with his equine work. Dr L G Johnson of Myrtle Point calls the Booster popular and widely read and praises the paper as a scholar and a gentleman.
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Marshfield Coos Bay
Central Avenue
Coos Bay
J. L. Masson
W. K
Myrtle Point
Doc
L. G. Johnson
Johnson
Interview with Tax Collector Dimmick in Coquille
Haynes traveled to Coquille on Tuesday to interview Tax Collector T M Dimmick. The visit aims to gather local taxation insights and public finance details for the news report.
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Jack-Jerry’. Haynes
Coquille
T. M. Dimmick
Moving Day Changes at Myrtle Point Bank Building
In Myrtle Point the Bank of Myrtle Point building once the Benson Opera House saw major moves. Dr M O Stemmler and Attorney J O Stemmler moved into the second floor front suites, while G N Rower opened an electrical supply shop in Perkins building space vacated by J O Stemmler. Dr C R Bennett also moved to the McCloskey building. The Palford and Pierson offices will occupy the unfinished suite across the hall after shelving is added.
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Myrtle Point
Bank of Myrtle
Old Maids Entertainment at Eckhoff School House
The Ladies' Community Club hosted a rainy evening show at the Eckhoff schoolhouse on February 6. A pantomime by Miss Luttrell and a chorus performance delighted the crowd, ending with a kraut and beans supper. Proceeds totaled twelve dollars and fifty cents to fund a sanitary drinking fountain for the school, with plans for another event pending better weather.
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Ladies’ Community Club
Eckhoff
Roberta Stinson
Myrtle Point Merc Co Promises Bedrock Prices
Local grocery ad touts low prices and honest service claiming no bait and switch. A humorous anecdote features a customer ordering starch and learning four packs are sold at the same low rate, illustrating the store’s changed system. The note ends with a bacon price of 7c per pound.
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Inet
Myrtle Point Merc Co
Portland Rose Festival embraces new slogan and plans
The Portland Rose Festival organizers ran a slogan contest with a $25 prize. J. C. Cooper won with The Whole World Knows the Portland Rose, now the official festival slogan for 1915. Nearby timber activity and cannery stock campaigns also surface as Central Oregon and North Bend developments unfold.
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Uinta Mountains
Utah
Wasatch, Uinta, “and
Ashley National Forests
Reid
Ae Square
Portland
J. C. Cooper
Yamhill Walnut Experiment Station
McMinnville
Presbyterian Church Directory Sunday Schedule and Sermons
Sunday school at 10 a m worship at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m Morning topic Loss of the Favored Evening message honors Lincoln What We Leave Behind for Others After Death James F Vernon urges attendance for help
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Presbyterian Church Directory
Christian Endeavor
Lincoln
James F. Vernon
Death of T. J. Davis in Belle Fourche South Dakota
T. J. Davis, an old timer of western South Dakota, died Sunday evening January 31 1937 at the home of his daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Floyd Cook in Belle Fourche after five weeks illness. Funeral services were held at the home on Tuesday. He was father of Mrs J W Hall of Catching Creek near Myrtle Point.
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T. J. Davis
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Floyd Cook
Davis
Mr. Davis
J.W. Hall
Catching Creek
Myrtle Point
Coquille Negro Razor Attack Leads to Assault Charge
Roy James, a Black resident of Coquille, attacked Glen Shores with a razor at Shores pool hall after a dispute over a game. Shores survived a throat lunge. 20 stitches required. James fled toward Myrtle Point but was arrested near Norwood and held on $3,000 bond for assault with intent to kill.
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Coquille
Roy James
Ralph Nosler
Marshfield
Glen Shores
Shores
James
Norway
Myrtle Point
Stanley
Meat and Milk Inspection Debate Highlights Coos Bay Meet
Coos Bay Times reports Dr. Mingus hosting the Coos and Curry County Medical Association gathering. Dr. J L Masson urged strict meat and milk laws and a municipal slaughterhouse with expert oversight. He cited federal inspection covering most meat and noted issues from uninspected slaughterhouses to tainted retail sausage. The group planned an April Marshfield meeting with discussions on anatomy and surgery.
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Coos Bay
Mingus
Coos and Cusper County
United States
Masson
Dix
Association
Marshfield
E. E. Straw
George Dix
Everett Mingus
H. M. Shaw
Culin
Coquille
L. G. Johnson
J. L. Masson
Myrtle Point
Dairy Meeting And Farm Film Show Slated For Saturday
Robert J. Dryden of Myrtle Point Testing Association announces a big dairy and farmers meeting in town next Saturday February 13. Five reels of motion pictures at the Unique feature farm work steam plow three tractors plowing an acre in twenty minutes world record hens O A C cadets and coeds in a spring pageant plus views of O A C buildings. Free admission starts at 10:00 a.m.
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Robert J. Dryden
Myrtle Point
O.A. C
Portland “Ad” Club
Governor West
Oregon needs employment friendly legislation not more regulation
A newspaper note argues that the priority for Oregon is legislation to encourage employment. It opposes expanding labor regulation, urging policymakers to focus on measures that create jobs and attract workers.
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Oregon
Coos County Fair Elects 1915 Directors
At City Hall the Coos and Curry County Fair Association held its annual meeting with three fourths of stock present. Reports show 1914 receipts funded current expenses and paid off 500 dollars of debt from new buildings. Directors elected for 1915 include A E Adelsperger C A Gage R C Dement H A Schroeder L A Roberts E S Dement and Dr J L Masson. H A Schroeder presided in Dement's absence.
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Qurry
Dirators
A. E Adelsperger
Marshfield
C. A. Gage
Coquille
R. C. Dement
H. A. Schroeder
L. A. Roberts
E. S. Dement
J. L. Masson
Myt
Smith Companies to Operate as in Past States
In San Francisco Samuel M Bloss says C A Smith Company liabilities exceed 5 million dollars while assets top 15 million. A creditor committee will liquidate and possibly sell holdings but operations continue with Smith as president. Arno Mereen at Marshfield confirms plans keep plants running at full capacity and protect employee interests.
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Smith Companies
San Francisco
C. A. ‘Smith Company
Samuel M. Bloss
Chicago
C. A. Smith
Oregon
California
Northwest
Coos Bay
Arno Mereen
C 4.Smith Company
Marshfield
Count the Gircles puzzle draws Myrtle Point interest
The Myrtle Point Enterprise reports the Count the Gircles puzzle capturing local attention with readers solving rings and visitors mailing four solutions. A boy demanded money claiming he counted fourteen thousand rings, while a man nearby sent a check with his entry after a long puzzle session. No solutions were received after February 28.
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Myrtle Point Enterprise
Andeon
Myrtle Point
Swan Attends Coos County Farmers Union Directors Meeting
G. ae Swan traveled to Coquille on Tuesday to take part in a meeting of the directors of the Coos County Farmers' Union Warehouse Company.
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G. Ae Swan
Coquille
Coos County
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