Coos County Baseball League Formed With Five Clubs
Representatives from Myrtle Point Bandon Coquille North Bend and Marshfield met in Marshfield to form the Coos County Baseball League. The circuit will schedule 16 to 20 games with doubleheaders on Sundays. season opens May 25 with tentative matchups. Forfeit money rates set. gate control and admission prices fixed.
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Coos County
Marshfield
Myrtle Point
J. G. Brown
F. G. Hermann
Meeting Recommends Umpires for Local Games
Umpire appointments are to be made by President Kern. The meeting recommends J. W. Gardiner of North Bend F. W. Catterlin of Ban don E. C. Blower of Myrtle Point and E. A Howatt of Marshfield. No recommendation for Coquille. Games to start at 2 30.
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Kern
J. W. Gardiner
North Bend
F. W. Catterlin
Bandon
E. C. Blower
Myrtle Point
E. A Howatt
Marshfield
Coquille
Local Man for Land Office
Washington insiders say Myrtle Point resident W. C. Guerin may become Roseburg Land Office Register under President Wilson. Guerin, tied to the Coast and Geodetic Survey, has Washington state ties and Coos County support. a letter to Interior Secretary Franklin K. Lane could help his appointment bid.
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Edends
Washington
Myrtle Point
Oregon
Wilson
W. C. Guerin
Roseburg
Guerin
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Coos County
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Engineer dispute over paving material condemned by Hall-Lewis
E L Robinson disputes a newspaper claim he condemned paving material. The correction reveals P M Hall Lewis, city consulting engineer last year, was the one who condemned the material, not Robinson.
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E. L. Robinson
Robinson
City Recorder
P. M. Hall-Lewis
Memorial Day Observance by Col. Jewell Post 53 G A R
Col Jewell Post 53 G A R holds memorial services Sunday May 25 at 11 in the Latter Day Saints church after a 10 40 gathering in front of Benson's hall. On May 30 members meet front for cemetery ceremonies and graves are decorated. A 11 30 program at Benson's hall features school music flag drill Gettysburg reading and speech by Claude Giles. All veterans invited.
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Col. Jewell
Latter Day Saints
G. A R
Benson's Hall
Benson’s Hall
Lincoln
Claude Giles
Barton Found Guilty In Assault Trial At Coquille
The jury in Coquille last week found Representative J. S. Barton guilty of assault with intent to commit rape. The penalty ranges one to ten years, sentence pending. Barton plans to appeal to the supreme court. The complainant is Miss Madge Yoakum, formerly of Myrtle Point.
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J. S. Barton
Coquille
Rane
Barton
Supreme Court
Madge Yoakum
Myrtle Point
Brown Visits Town As County Prosecution Law Changes
George M. Brown of Roseburg prose cutting attorney in this district traveled through town last Friday en route home. The veteran prosecutor, oldest in continuous service since 1894, will likely retire from county duties when the new law splits the office July 1.
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George M. Brown
Roseburg
Coquille
Brown
Prohibitionists Organize Myrtle Point Chapter
Prohibition advocates met at city hall Tuesday at the request of Mr. Taylor state organizer and formed a local group in Myrtle Point. Officers elected include Harry Guerin president Miss Clara Crawford vice president Mrs A Houge secretary and Mrs Thomas Guerin treasurer.
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Taylor
Prohibition Party
Myrtle Point
Harry Guerin
Clara Crawford
A. Houge
Thomas Guerin
Promoted Eighth Grade Students and Street Paving Update
The eighth grade exam results show diplomas awarded to Thomas Verle Johnson Flentge Perkins Helen Whitaker Myrtle Hermann Fay Stewart Evelyn Butler Elton Spires. Conditional promotions go to Lois Johnson Everett Hayes Norman Dodge Lon Farleigh Sylvia Lee. Only two pupils failed. Maple Street paving work above Fifth Street is advancing this week.
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Thomas Verle Johnson
Flentge Perkins
Helen Whitaker
Myrtle Hermann
Fay Stewart
Evelyn Butler
Elton Spires
Lois Johnson
Everett Hayes
Norman Dodge
Lon Farleigh
Sylvia Lee
Piano contest week rankings prize announced
The top ten vote getters for the week ending May 1 are listed led by contestant No 8 with 3 912 131 votes and No 143 earns a weekly prize of a set of Silver range Spoons. Next week a Silver table spoons butter knife and sugar shell prize is planned. Myrtle Point Hdw Co.
Coos Curry Exhibit Idea Proposed for Panama Fair
Mayor Straw of Marshfield envisions a Coos and Curry counties exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. He proposes a shared building selling products grown or produced in the counties and a restaurant featuring items raised on Coos soil, from wood and coal to grains and vegetables, even venison and fish with permits.
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Straw
Marshfield
Coos
Curry Counties
Coos County
United States
Curry
Good Roads Meeting In Coos County June
The Coos County Good Roads Association will convene in June at or near Coquille to decide if county bonds should be issued for road construction and how funds would be spent if approved. All citizens are urged to attend and participate once the date and location are announced.
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Coos County
Commencement Week Events in Myrtle Point Schools
Public schools schedule spring events with plays at Primary and Senior levels. "A Trip to Storyland" May 23 and "Altar of Riches" May 24 feature ticketed seating. graduation May 26 at Benson's Hall with Porter J Neff delivering address. Free lectures follow with George Rebec presenting Philosophy of Education on June 2 at Benson's Hall.
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Seasn
Myrtle Point
Storyland
Unique Theatre
Hanson’s
Benson’s Hall
Hermann’s
Porter J. Neff
A. B
Medford
George Rebec
Benson's Hall
Sp. m
Districts Weigh Consolidation to Form New High School
McKinley Dora and Pleasant Hill districts plan a consolidation vote to establish a high school in the proposed district. About sixty school age children reside in the three districts, and voting on the proposal may occur within a short time.
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McKinley
Dora
Pleasant Hill
From the Manger to the Cross at Unique
Manager Schroeder presents a 5 reel Bubical picture at the Unique. The film drew full house despite a 25 cent admission. The Unique promises the best pictures as soon as they arrive in the county.
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Schroeder
The
Unique
The Great Steeplechase and The Last Performance at Unique Theatre
Schroeder announces two reel features The Great Steeplechase a thrilling horse race with dramatic falls and a shock ending where a rider is crushed, and The Last Performance a romance with Rose Malland the Barnon Circus star. The Count faces a forbidden marriage and joins the circus to live. The Platform of Death backs his claim as a top horseman.
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Schroeder
The
Unique Theatre
Rose Malland
Barnon Circus
Hans von Harten
Woman plots revenge as fireworks trigger deadly horse plunge
A jealous wife drugs the horse of the Count who rides to the Platform of Death. The horse panics at fireworks and bolts, plunging with the Count to his death in the ring below.
Dairy Butter Must Bear Dairy and Weight Branding
Oregon Dairy and Food Commissioner J D Mickle orders that all dairy butter offered for sale be plainly marked Dairy Butter and 16 or 32 ounces full weight with the manufacturer’s name and address. Misbranded dairy butter will be prosecuted under food product branding statutes.
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J. D. Mickle
Oregon Dairy and Food Commissioner
Cooley and Farleigh Move Grocery to Spruce Street
Cooley and Farleigh announce they will reopen with their full stock next Monday morning after relocating from the old stand to the room on Spruce Street beside the Post Office, Myrtle Point.
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Spruce Street
Cooley & Farleigh
Myrtle Point
Vote on School Bonds Again in Myrtle Point
A special election in Myrtle Point school district will decide if a new high school is built and where. Despite a prior April 26 vote authorizing 20 000 dollars in bonds, the board re submits both the bond question and site selection to voters to satisfy prospective bond buyers. The legal notice with full propositions appears on page 4.
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Myrtle Point
Oregon
Examination for Marriage Requires Medical Certificate
The new law effective June 5 requires a medical certificate filed with the county clerk for every male applying for a marriage license. A state-authorized physician must sign and swear to the certificate confirming an examination found the applicant free from contagious or infectious venereal disease.
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Oregon
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U. S
Spires Pharmacy
Myrtle Point Grocery
HI. Pearce the Harness Man
Col. Jewell Post
Prohibitionists
Maple Street
Fifth
Point Hdw. Co
Panama Fair
San Francisco
Dairy and Food Inspector
State Dairy and Food Inspector
Home Bakery
J.b.r.miller
N. P. Peterson
Benson
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