Community Notes From Gravel Ford And Myrtle Point
Sunshine returns as road crews work on the gravel—Edwin Carter Jr. makes a business trip to town. Clara Moser hosts a cheerful gathering with music and games. Mrs. Bennett and Miss Lois head to Roseburg while relatives visit Myrtle Point. Roxie Ingram works for SaGis Strong. A young dairyman notes cheese fat exceeds butter, sending milk to the cheese factory. Various locals, boats, school terms, and family visits fill the week with small adventures and everyday tasks.
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FORD
R. Rt. _ Bennett
Mr. Cavanaugh
North Bend
Tom Summerlin
Warren Bright
Chas. Bunch
Coquille
Raymond Bunch
Port Orford
Chaplin
Margarette Harnish
Weekly Bros
North Fork
May 22 on the Hill Farmers Push Through Rain
Farmers around Bald Hill press on with planting despite rain. Alva Huntley’s son Homer recovering from a severe attack film. Parry travels toward Sitka Alaska this week. John Lusk hopes for better weather and roads after buying a new bicycle. Schiller Phillips visits relatives. Mrs. George Mallen nurses a badly sprained shoulder. Mrs. Thomas Hall and children visit the Weekly family. James Parry was among those present this week.
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Alva Huntley
Homer
Parry
Sitka
Alasweek
John Lusk
Schiller Phillips
George Mallen
Thomas Hall
James Parry
Arago Sunday vote to decide summer school vacation
The Arago Sunday school plans a May 22 vote to decide if the school shall have a three month summer vacation this year. All are urged to attend. Local roads near Arago remain hard to pass due to wagon parts and milk can handling, with farmers suffering from mud. Mr and Mrs Jim Stauff traveled to Seattle for Mrs Stauff’s health treatment and will stay at a sanatorium for three months with her mother Mrs M E Buffington from Los Angeles accompanying them.
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Arago
Jim Stauff
Seattle
Portland Union Stock Yards Market Report May 22
Cattle numbers small with steady to higher prices. Fat steers top at $10.50, Idaho feeders at $10.15. Cows 9.00 to 9.25 for best, down to 5.00 to 7.00 for thin stock. Hogs rise with a new top around 16.25, most 15.90 to 16.00. light supply and strong demand. Sheep and veal prices noted but specifics limited.
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Portland
Idaho
Coast
Local Farmers Grumble As Hard Times Hit Area
Farmers voice frustration over difficult season while local residents engage in routine visits. J N Gearhart and G S Matthwson sold hogs last week. Miss Lila Smith visits Mrs J H Laird in Sitkum. Ila Stevenson and Wilma Bunch attend Pleasant Hill school. Frank Young makes a cream truck trip to Qouille. M J Krantz and wife visit J N Gearhart. Marjorie Marcy Ila Kranitz Eva Mayse take Sth grade exams at Pleasant Hill. R M Minard and M M Minard visit Wm Smith's home.
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J. N. Gearhart
G. S. Matthwson
Lila Smith
J. H. Laird
Sitkum
Ila Stevenson
Wilma Bunch
Pleasant Hill
Frank ‘Young
Qouille
M.j.krantz
Missisi Marjorie Marcy
Ila Kranitz
Eva Mayse
R. M. Minard
M. M. Minard
Wm. Smith
Twin Calves Born in Hood River Valley Rise Local News
The Hood River valley reports the first pair of twin calves born about six weeks ago on W. A. Isenberg’s farm. A second cow on Marsh Isenberg’s ranch gave birth to twins, making four thriving heifers in total. Separate items note war recruitment debates in Oregon and related government responses.
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Hood River
Hood River Valley
W. A. Isenberg
Marsh Isenberg
Local builders plan new structures as travel observer reports progress
Mr Goshorn has spent months touring the country to locate sites for construction. Dixon can do crew to start a five room bungalow on the R C Cement place near Norway. Jim Hobson will build a 64 by 54 stock barn near the North Fork bridge and two large Wisconsin silos. Miss Mipa J Hall asks to change her newspaper address to Cedar Rapids Iowa for Saint Luke's Hospital nursing program and says she will join Red Cross if needed. She praises the Myrtle Point Enterprise and hopes to see friends.
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Goshorn
Dixon Cando
R. C
Norway
N.S. Phelps
Jim Ilobson
North Fork Bridge
Slobson
Enterprise
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Saint Luke's Hospital
Myrtle Point
Red Cross
Miss Hall
Livestock Prices Steady as Buyers Pay Higher for Some
Hog prices ranged from 13.00 to 16.10 with most hogs selling around 13.00 and 13.50, while some buyers paid up to 50 cents more. Sheep market featured shorn yearlings and ewes with best yearlings around 7.00 and ewes weighed at 9.25. receipts were notably light.
Eighth Grade Examining Board Busy This Week in Coos County
A Coquille Herald report from the County Superintendent notes the Eighth Grade Examining Board is grading papers this week and will likely finish by week’s end. Board members include C. A. Howard of Coquille F. A. Golden of Marshfield Mrs Minnie M Hermann Broadbent Mrs L W Turnbull Bandon and Mrs L T Barker Marshfield.
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Coquille
C. A. Howard
F. A. Golden
Marshfield
Minnie M. Hermann
Broadbent
L. W. Turnbull
Bandon
L. T. Barker
Lakeside
Baker
Court House
Low. Southbull
F. A. Tiedgen
E. L.’ Coe
North Bend
Victor P. Morris
Myrtle Point
Gamwell
Powers School
Be&n
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W. W. Gage
James Brady
Carl Davis
Coos Bay
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Walla Walla
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F. M. Spencer
Gardinar
Frank Ulcucue
Spencer & Shelley
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C. C. Carter
W. M. Arrington
Eugene
Grand Lodge
J. G. Goshorn
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Coos County
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