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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
8
A speech by Mary Pattison outlines a model village centered in the town with ample greens, a strong school, a market for wholesome food, two churches tied to reason and emotion, cheerful homes, and a village clubhouse for recreation. The vision emphasizes health, harmony, and intelligent leadership with teachers at the core.
Oregon considers a municipal store plan with a Portland pilot. Mayor Rusbright would appoint businessmen to run cooperative shops. Stock would be sold at 25 dollars a share with a one share limit, profits shared with the public, and owners would have portions taken from bills. If successful, the concept could spread to other Oregon cities.
Fort Worth Power and Light company will begin placing downtown electric wires underground at once. The buaf besa district in Fort Worth will be freed from tangled overhead lines, with only street car and a few feed wires remaining along alleys. The project covers the heart of the city and signals a major modernization of its electrical network.
Mrs Hugh Mallow of Halsey Oregon visits parents Mr and Mrs C F Leatherman. Ice cream social at BCE draws many, Fourth of July committee meets weekly, choir organized. Elder Frank Bunch visits family. Children day planned by Gravel Ford Dora and Pleasant Hill Sunday Schools at Watering Trough. Elder Bonebrake to preach. Masters Swan and Young back from Coquille jury. Anna Matheny visits friends at Hall home. Leap Year note for DeLaval cream separators and repairs.
Local items report spring showers and garden work while noting visits from Jim Hobson and Mrs. Hugh Mallow. Memorial service slated at Dora cemetery May 30 led by Rev. Mason. Children’s Day program planned by Dora and Gravel Ford Sunday Schools for June 2 in the Rocky Branch grove. Wedding bells hint at upcoming nuptials and an 1886 medical ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co.
J C Whittington returned home Monday after a week in Douglas county and Roseburg for a Grange meeting. Misa Hazle Manwarring vacationed with friends in Coquille. Mrs T Root taught in Brown school during Geo Hermann’s absence at Coquille. Mrs Minnie Russell left for Idaho after visiting her parents. Sunrise factory now receives about 12 000 pounds of milk daily. The clearing of District No 5 school ground is let to Clarence Huff with work well underway.
A wedding party was disrupted by a crying baby among guests. A young woman joked that babies are a nuisance, while another suggested printing invitations with No babies expected in the corner to avoid disturbances.
The article argues that well arranged ads with clear prices attract buyers. It chronicles a western town where a clothing and dry goods shop added a grocery dept and ran a large campaign. The result: huge sales, far surpassing typical yearly totals, proving advertising effectiveness.
A call for strong organization as the day’s watchwork. Unity brings strength, like a bundle of twigs that resists a giant. One merchant or tradesman cannot effect reforms alone. reforms require united, harmonious action.
The contractors on the new 28000 sewer system in Winters California are finishing by laying the last laterals and placing the tank top. It is expected the system will be ready for acceptance by the trustees within a few weeks.
In Pleasant View two brothers Andy and Sandy run for mayor. Andy campaigns from home while Sandy, preferring travel, relies on mail order. The brothers face off as voters cast ballots amid rival party lines with tensions rising over a contested election.
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