Brewster Valley Community Notes From Sitkum
A Sitkum roundup reports many locals at the Coquille Corn Show and a recent Teachers Institute in Bandon. Farmers dig and store potatoes, several families move houses or relocate nearby, and residents travel to Roseburg, Marshfield, and McKinley for work or visits.
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Sitkum
Coquille
Christensen
C. A. Laird
Ezra Watson
Dora
Oregon
Myr
Rollie Alford
Conologue
Artistic Needle Workers” Club
F. A. Bakern
Ernest Krewson
McKinley
Krewson
Arago News Briefs Highlight School Play Shed Drive
A corn husking Bee at Schroeder Bros. drew many youths. An event at Arago Schoolhouse on Nov 24 includes a basket lunch to raise funds for a new play shed. The Food Administration society was formed with Mrs. Caley Robison president and Mrs. Oscar Backman secretary. Mrs. Gus Schroeder and son Vivian returned from Canada.
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Arago
Schroeder Bros
Fishtrap
John D. Carl
Portland
Carl
George Halter
Food Administration Society
Arago School House
Caley Robison
Oscar Backman
Red Cross
Myrtle Point
Gus Schroeder
Vivian
Canada
Lee Breezes Reflect Warm Spell and Local Visits
The May sun lifts spirits as Mrs. Robi Goetz and son Harold of North Bend visit relatives nearby. Gordon Shepard and family from Mc Kinley stop by the Alvin Summerlin home. Miss Iaa Summerlin and Mr. Henry Burr from Myrtle Point took part in a double wedding at Myrtle Point last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Robi. Goetz
Harold
North Bend
Gordon Shepard
McKinley
Alvin Summerlin
Iaa Summerlin
Henry Burr
Myrtle Point
Local Notes Include Weddings Moves and Visitations
The community celebrates a surprise wedding as the couple plans to live near Myrtle Point at Catching Creek. Mack Baker and family relocate to McKinley for logging work with Ansen Brothers. Miss Sadie Harmon and Miss Lena Summerlin visit Myrtle Point for dental care. Attendees travel to the Coquille Corn Show. Henry Hervey and family with Mrs. Lorin Johnson visit Clark home. Berkey transports hogs to town. Fox Bridge Church holds a protracted meeting led by Rev. Hedges. D R Lewis visits Myrtle Point Tuesday.
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Catching Creek
Myrtle Point
Mack Baker
McKinley
Ansen Brothers
Baker
Sadie Harmon
Lena Summerlin
Lena
Coquille
Henry Hervey
Lorin Johnson
Clark
Berkey
Fox Bridge
Rev. Hedges
D. R. Lewis
Broadbent Notes on Logging Ranches Schools and Socials
Logging work begins on the W. F. Neal tract near Wharner and the T. M. Hermann ranch changes hands. Broadbent hosts a dairymen meeting on cooperation while the literary club shifts meeting day. A new flagpole is raised at Broadbent school and the community enjoys an oyster supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadbent
Leonard Hartley
W. F. Neal
Wharner
Forest Hermann
T. M. Hermann
Stinson
Fish
Norway
W. A. Roselle
Lawrence
Cement Creek
A. B. Hermann
Florence Sale
Astoria
Abbie Carl
Livingston
Oakland
Ore
Portland
Broadbent Literary Club
Clark
Joe Mast
H. A. Johnson
Johnson
Grenada
California
Breezy News From Gravel Ford Academy
Gravel Ford, Nov 21. Walter Bunch traveled to Myrtle Point for dental work. Miss Sara Mark resigns from Public School due to illness. Mrs. E A Mereen moves to dormitory as chief cook for boarders. Mr. Ennis Weekly visits sister Mrs. Claud Mullen in Myrtle Point. Last Saturday a large academy crowd enjoyed an evening gathering.
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Gravel Ford
Walter Bunch
Myrtle Point
Sara Mark
E. A. Mereen
Ennis
Claud Mullen
Academy
Multiple Coquille area residents noted in daily roundup
The report lists locals such as Bill Berry, Mrs. David McNair, and John Lehnherr visiting Coquille or nearby towns, with others traveling to Marshfield Powers and Portland. It notes assorted illnesses, business trips, and social events, plus a few officials and wartime enlistment updates.
Portland Sees Oil Famine Risk Amid Expiring Contracts
Industrial Review notes Portland businessmen investigate danger of fuel oil shortage as contracts end and renewals lag. Government restrictions on oil hinder supply, costing the public millions monthly. Coquille votes on a $30,000 bridge project over the Coquille River. Congress expected in December to push bills for oil production relief and leasing unused waterpowers to spur development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Coquille
Coquille River
Congress
Labor Strikes and Eight Hour Day Questions At AFL Meet
Buffalo November 19 Delegates at the 37th AFL convention weigh the eight hour day for government war contracts. Gompers says unjust demands by munitions and shipyard employers will prevent AFL action, while pledging cooperation with the government. He echoes President Wilson’s opening remarks.
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Buffalo
N. Y
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Wilson
Federation
Amount Accepted of the Second Liberty Loan
Washington reports the Second Liberty Loan subscriptions will be accepted to a total of 3.808 billion dollars. Secretary McAdoo explains the full amount will not be accepted to preserve the original offering basis after subscriptions and market adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McAdoo
University of Oregon to field women's band by Thanksgiving
Albert E. Perfect, director at the University of Oregon, says 40 girls signed for a women's band with 25 starting work by Thanksgiving. Rehearsals focus on national airs, with limited instruments including a single saxophone. The group plans a spring concert tour across towns in Oregon.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
Albert E. Perfect
Mr. Perfect
Reading
McCall’s Magazine
Youth’s Companion
Pop Companion
Commonwealth Ave
Boston
Mass
Enterprise
Coquille Creamery Sold to Nor ways J H McCloskey
The Coquille Creamery change hands as J H McCloskey of Norway buys the business from F E Conway. The deal transfers ownership of the creamery operations to the new proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coquille
F. E. Conway
J. H. McCloskey
Norway
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Brewster Valley
J. C. Bridges
Marshfield
Daisy Wilson
Camas Valley
W. A. Nickerson
Benny
Bertha Laird
Mr. Brown
Walter Laird
Roseburg
Julius Benham
Ivan Laird
Cadillac
Pearce
Cc. A. Harrington
A. A. Leach
Harringon & Leach
Summerlin
Irma Bunch
Nettie Iverson
Grace Wood
Maye Scott
Minnie Shook
Hattie Carter
Margaret Harnish
Ernest Moser
Eunice
Harry and
Warren Bright
Tom
Steve Culbertson
Roland Weekly
Sivert Iverson
Edwin Carter
Robert Muir
Gravel Ford Academy
Gravely
Gravely Jibacco Co
Durnueva
Emmpygne
Billy
Caretta
A Wien
Yourself
Bill Berry
David McNair
Dewitt Clinton
Coos River
Esther Miller
Powers
Ace Summers
Mike Summerlin
Baker Creek
M. R. Lee
C. V. Shelley
Spencer & Shelley
John Lehnherr
Geo. Mullen
Miss May Johnson
F. L. Hazelwood
the Unique Theatre
Harry Miller
A. A. Loeb
Barklow & Bonewitz
Hugh T. Johnson
Rock Creek
Agnes McCracken
Lola Greene
W. B. Meyers
Middle Fork
H. M. Shaw
M. D
Hotel Guerin
R. B. Wilson
Mrs
Lloyd Spires
Hammond & Stover
Orion Johnson
Jeff Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Lundy Hall
W.r.miller
Agnes
Gus Dietz
Ernest Hermann
Gus
H. P. Collins
Los Angeles
Herbert G. Cameron
Bridge District
Dodge
C. A. Schlbrede
Shasta Valley
S. M. Landis
S. P
Arizona
B. L. Simmons
Coos Bay
Louis Farrier
Pierce
British-Canadian Aviation Corps
Toronto
Royal Flying
Mr. Pearce
Fenelon Falls
Industrial Review
Iroseburg
Carnegie Library
Army Aviation
Vancouver
Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
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