Riverton News Roundup Highlights Local School and People
Breezy Bits reports Riverton pupils and residents attended a Marshfield show last Monday. About sixty pupils are enrolled in the Riverton schools. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith was buried last Friday. Mrs. Smith is now convalescent. Mrs. McGourty and family moved to Portland last Sunday to join her husband. Last Friday afternoon Riverton schools began sewing and manual training after recess.
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Riverton
Marshfield
W. R. Smith
Broadbent Developments and New Post Office Opens
Southern Pacific official Jones visited Broadbent on Wednesday to measure the depot distance from the post office and spoke of a future depot. The new Broadbent post office opened today pleasing locals. Gus Bender stocks groceries in the new building while W A Roselle thrives in the blacksmith shop. J B Luttrell prepares to haul lumber for a new house and barn near the river. About thirty residents rode the train Monday to Marshfield for the circus. Dickson from Myrtle Point leads a crew moving a new school addition. Neptune.
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Broadbent
S. Taylor Jones
Southern Pacific Railroad
W. A. Roselle
J. B. Luttrell
Marshfield
Mr. Dickson
Myrtle Point
Neptune
Gravel Ford Social News Highlights
Gravel Ford residents report Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Weekly and Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hall visiting Powers on Sunday. Louis Hellar and Nathan Ingram were seen in the area last week. Hazel Weekly visited home folks over Sunday. George Griffin, the Olson family, and Electa Brady joined a motor outing.
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Gravel Ford
T.J
W S. Hall
Powers
Louis Hellar
Nathan Ingram
Miss Hazel
Geo. Griffin
Olson
Electa Brady
Brewster Valley Sunday Gossip and Local Moves
Local notes recount visits between families from Lakeside to Marshfield and Myrtle Point. Sam Shook injured a arm while working on the public highway. Mrs. Albert Bright receives visitors and hosts helpers. Several residents attend the Marshfield circus and other social calls.
Bald Hill News Roundup and Local Travels
Bald Hill Banner notes visit by county superintendent R E Baker to Bald Hill School and a busy Sunday with trips to Powers and Hall's Creek. Roads praised, Mrs Parrish improving, and various families at home or traveling. An auto truck incident near Mr Widlet's place caused no serious damage. Community updates include mine trips, schooling, huckleberry gathering, fruit drying, and a voting contest at Bald Hill school for president.
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R. E. Baker
Bald Hill
Frank McNair
Powers
W. A. McMullen
Marshfield
Bob Parrish
Bandon
Velma
Laurel Bigelow
Ruth Widley
Moser
Clara
Ernest Moser
Geo Mullen
Mountain Spring
Henry Hess
Chubby
Dallis Mullen
Vernon McNair
Wil
Student council race yields ten to three votes
A school election last week results show a student named Wilson winning with ten votes, Hughes receiving three, and no votes for others. A separate incident notes Ennis was struck in the eye at school that day.
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Son
Hughes
Wilson
Ennis
Gravel Ford Gems and Local Notices from Sept
Mr DeBoer treated youths to ice cream and oranges at the Hall last Saturday night. He leaves Monday for Salem State Fair for a week. Mrs Watkins celebrated her birthday Tuesday with relatives and a dinner. Paul Breuer and family came by car Wednesday. Mollie Smith goes to Woodburn to live with her father Ole Iversen. He is selling tomatoes at Bandon and Myrtle Point. Helen Gill had beans removed from her nose by Dr Stemm ler. Mesdames Harnish Culbertson and Carter visited the Crosby home Sunday. Electa Brady helps Mrs Bright this week. Superintendent Baker visited Gravel Ford school this week. For sale a two year old mare about 1000 pounds. Phone 338 Myrtle Point.
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Brewster Valley
Coos Bay
Lakeside
Nelly Bright
McKinley
L. F. R. Hellar
Gravel Ford
Marshfield
Ira Howe
Brady
F. Moser
Anna
Myrtle Point
Andrew Maiden
Harry Mullen
black“Smith
Harry
Zeno
Morehouse
Albert Hess
Elton
Sylvester
Geo. Morehouse
Jess Bright
Vonce
DeBoer
Salem
Jensen
A. E. Watkins
Paul Breuér
Mollie Smith
Woodburn
Ole Iversen
Bandon
Helen Gill
Newborn son in the Newman family at Broadbent
Mr. and Mrs. A J Newman welcomed a son at Broadbent on Wednesday September 28. A horse died here last Saturday after being moved from the Eckley ranch to the Cunningham place. The lack of exercise likely caused the animal's death. Geo H Guerin celebrated his seventy fourth birthday with a six o'clock dinner hosted by Mrs. Thos D Guerin, with about two dozen Guerin family members attending. The Guerin family had moved from the coast to a ranch about thirty miles south forty years ago.
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Smith- Powers
Eckley
Cummingham Place
Geo. H. Guerin
Thos. D. Guerin
Our SCHOOLS Call to patrons for regular student attendance
The letter urges school patrons to send children to school regularly and supply books and supplies. It stresses education as a duty, notes missed days hinder learning, and asks parents to support teachers and visit to ensure students focus and progress.
Bend Brick & Lumber Co. delays winter shutdown plans
Bend Brick and Lumber Co abandons its winter shutdown to hire more workers and build up reserve stock after inquiries rise for brick needed for new fall and winter construction.
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Bend
Bend Brick & Lumber Co
Public Pulse Submissions and advert pricing note
Community notices require sender name and address and are capped at 800 words. Editor may reject libelous or unfit material. Advertising content will be billed at standard rates and labeled adv.
Opportunities for Rural Development in Myrtle Point
Editor Myrtle Point Enterprise reviews fifty years of change from old forests to farms and new industry. He urges dairy and manufacturing growth, land use reform, eucalyptus and willow planting, better fruit handling and dryers, fish canneries waste utilization, and caponizing poultry as future profit avenues.
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Myrtle Point Enterprise
Redmen
California
United States
Pohl
Healthgrams: Hot Water as Medicine by Dr. Daniels
Hot water therapy is presented as a time honored first aid. Heat improves circulation aiding cure for many disorders and a hot bath relieves pain from colic headaches and abdominal issues. A lemon juice tonic and bicarbonate or lithia may aid digestion and nervous distress.
Let Them Have Their Childhood A Call for Child Welfare
The piece argues every child has a right to a happy childhood and condemns early life hardship in China India and urban slums. It warns that cruel early experiences burden future years and urges society to protect and preserve youthful innocence.
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China
India
Myrtle Point Praises Adler-i-ka Bowel Cleanser
Myrtle Point readers report Adler-i-ka a simple buckthorn mixture with glycerine that claims thorough cleansing of the bowels. Vendors and customers tout instant action and relief from constipation with no griping, noting rapid gas passage within a minute.
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Myrtle Point
Adler-ika
N. G. W. Perlins
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A. A. Leach
Exotel Wirtle Point
Harringon & Leach
Pearson Business College
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Halys
Portiere Lad
Yourself
A.J. Newman
Anee Johnsonw
Greater Oregon
University of Oregon
Oregon
Eugene
Car
Sousitis Onal
Sherman Jay & Co
Portland, Oregon
Nene
Oren
Coquille River
Board of Commissioners
Port of
Coquille
Myrtle Point Bank
South Fork
North Fork
Fox Bridge
East Fork
Myrtle Point Transportation Co
R. R. Daniels
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