Rogue River Bridge Dedication Set for May 28
A formal dedication of the Rogue River Bridge on the Oregon Coast Highway between Gold Beach and Wedderburn is planned for May 28 in memory of Governor Isaac L Patterson. Two caravans from Astoria and San Francisco will join the procession to Gold Beach, with open highway access and enhanced coastal boulevards for the event.
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Rogue River
Oregon Coast Highway
Gold Beach
Wedderburn
Isaac L. Patterson
Astoria
Oregon Coast Highway Association
Redwood Empire Association of California
San Francisco
Redwood Highway
State Highway Department
Myrtle Point Tax Reduction Plan Proposed by Chamber Group
The Cham ber of Commerce and its Taxation Committee proposed a six percent annual tax reduction plan for six years to limit tax bases and curb levies. It calls for a central county agency to publish pledges and distribute notices urging boards to reduce taxes and keep budgets within approved levels.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers
County Chamber of Commerce
Myrtle Point Poxt
Oregon
Coos County
Parshase
Woman's Club Starts Work On Pioneer Stories
The Historical Research Committee of the Woman's Club of Coquille launches a project to collect authentic pioneer tales from Coos County. Teachers and students interview older residents, publish manuscripts in the paper, and aim to preserve county history as permanent records. The piece recalls Haynes Slough, early settlers Yankee Miller Tomrowh Culdoch and Sanford, and early transport by gasoline boats and a county warehouse network.
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Woman's Club of
Coquille
Coos County
Wsubject
Ihe
Coquille Womans
Henry Miller
Yankee Miller
Secon
J A Nelson
Tomrowh
Bk Culdoch
Henry Sanford
Empire
So Sanford
Bert Fulton
Messenger
Miller Place
Garden Club Kears of Tulips and Earwigs Gathering
The Garden club met Tuesday night at City hall. Officers postponed. nominating committee formed. A pleasant duet by the Trewern party and a piano selection by Miss Nelson highlighted the evening. Discussion covered earwigs and relief funds, strawberry cultivation, tulip production, soil care, and a novel display of local flowers. Mrs Tom Sum erlin won the club basket for the prettiest bouquet.
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Carden Club
Neantiuine Avery
Trewern Pitty
Miss Nelson
Herald
Keing
Sal
Myrtle Point
A M Cooper
Tom Sumerlin
Lions Club Adds RL Tucker as New Member
At the Myrtle Point Lions Club last meeting RL Tucker of the Herald joined the club and members plan a formal induction. The group expects a strong turnout at the next meeting with several important topics on the agenda and much preparation for an impressive ceremony.
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RL Tucker
The
Herald
Myrtle Point Lions Club
Lions
Lion Tucker
Buys Pool Hall as Portland Man Takes Over
G. A. Sirginson of Portland purchases a pool hall, taking over operations and signaling a change in local recreation venue ownership.
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G. A. Sirginson
Portland
Bridge Party and Pot Luck Lunch at Eastern Star
The Eastern Star hosts an evening of card play after the lodge meeting on Thursday April 21. Members should bring a favorite dish for a potluck lunch after the games. Husbands are welcome for the social time following the lodge work.
Odd Fellows Masked Ball in Myrtle Point for Anniversary
The Myrtle Point lodge of Odd Fellows invites members Rebeccas and families to a masked ball on Wednesday April 27. A kangaroo court feature precedes supper with John Bell as cook and George Hughes Sandy Ellis serving. Music by Joe Parker. Prizes for best costume and funniest mask. Judges include Andy Radahaugh and Bill Stevens.
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Myrtle Point Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Rebeccas
John Bell Arting
George Hughes
Sandy Ellis
Jwige
Lyman Rockliff
Tom Brack
Hew Howe
Old Ume
Joe
Parker
Andy Radahaugh
Bill Stevens
County convention of the Woman's Club set for next week
The county convention of the Woman's Club will assemble at City Hall with groups from across the county. A 75 cent noonday luncheon will be served in the Methodist church dining room. In the afternoon the Marshfield Co quille and Powers clubs will be represented in the program.
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Womans Club
Gstate
Methodist Church
Marshfield Coquille
Powers
Hughes Elected Delegate to Grand Lodge Meeting
At a regular Odd Fellows meeting on April 6 George F Hughes was elected delegate to the Grand Lodge convening in Eugene on May 25.
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Odd Fellows
George F Hughes
Grand Lodge
Eugene
Camp Opens Cedar Shingle Plant By Barkdell and Maxon
Virgil Barkdell and Vaun Maxon start a cedar shingle plant at the Jack Fab place supplying John Cornath. They install two portable saw mills and hire eight to ten men with two or three teams of horses. They may need a larger crew later but are not hiring more now.
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Virgil Barkdell
Vaun Maxon
Jack Fabre
John Cornath
Quiet wedding at Friendly Woods unites Embree and Deardorff
Rob ert Embree of Fishtrap district and Georgia Deardorff daughter of Mr and Mrs John Deardorff wed at home of Rev Turner MacDonald. Officiant was the minister. The couple will live in a cottage on the Rus estate where Embree is employed this summer. Friends extend best wishes.
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Friendly Woods
Turner MacDonald
Robert Embree
Fishtrap
Georgia Deardorff
John Desardorff
Ywalts
Hub Clothing and Shoe Co Runs Ked Window Display Contest
The Hub Clothing and Shoe Co. promotes a Ked window display guessing contest with entry blanks at the store. Visitors who buy Ked shoes receive sun visors as gifts with each purchase.
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Hub Clothing and Shoe Co
Granges Meet at Brookings Coos and Curry Granges Unite
The Coos and Curry County Pomone Grange met with the Chetco Grange at Brookings Tuesday with Master C O King presiding. About 150 attended as iris blossoms and tulips decorated the hall. A lunch was served and the program featured songs, talks on poultry raising, musical numbers, a skit “The Supreme Sacrifice,” and remarks on what makes a good Grange.
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Coos
Curry County
Pomone Grange
Chetco Grange
Brookings
C O King
Arthur Brown
Henry Gustafson
Grange
H E. Crosby
Ranton
Norris Grocery Window Remodel Aims for More Shelf Space
Ernie Norris proprietor of Norris Grocery plans a window remodel this week to create added shelf space for upcoming shelving installation. The project reflects a local small business effort to optimize display and storage.
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Ernie Norris
Norris Grocery
Labor saving device aims to dig basements without effort
P O Lund showcases a gadget connecting an electric motor to an endless belt. The belt spans from his basement to the outdoors, supposedly carrying dirt away as the user shovels, promising minimal labor for basement digging.
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P O Lund
Mystery Window Display by Jim Powers at Schroeder Furniture
Jim Powers, window decorator for Henry A Schroeder Furniture, devised a novel window display this week. A painted screen reveals a single eye hole showing attractive bedroom furniture, forming an eye catching scene for the Schroeder Furniture concern.
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Jim Powers
Henry A Schroeder Furniture
Schroeder Furniture
Hotel Installs New Automatic Water Heater
Hazelton hotel installs an automatic electric hot water heater this week. Mountain States Power Co completed the installation. Owner Mrs Birdie Hazelton says business is growing rapidly and the upgrade will improve guest service.
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Hazelton
Mountain States Power Co
Birdie Hazelton
Officers Elected By Tax League For Coming Year
At the annual meeting in Coquille circuit court rooms W Taylor Dement of Myrtle Point was elected president. Other officers were chosen as the league reviews fiscal year reports and plans a community tax league network to inspect records and press meetings before levies. The treasurer reported $279.80 receipts and $100.95 expenses, with $100.55 balance.
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The
Tax League
Ccircuit
Coquille
W. Taylor Dement
Myrtle Point
W. H
Pres. C. C. Farr
League
Pres. Dement
Segeiregsg 401
Phong
Visitors At Myrtle Hotel Stampede of Local Notables
A string of visitors and locals frequent the Myrtle hotel in Myrtle Point, including M. V. Adams timekeeper at a logging camp, Mrs. Hank Dean and Mrs. Gean Wiley, Christel Mabley, Kay Wilson, and Wm. Weekly among others. Several guests from Portland, Marshfield, Albany, and San Francisco check over business, property deals, and touring roads with the Roosevelt highway mentioned. Miss Madison Reimann arrives as Chatauqua advance agent to secure six day event guarantees.
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M. V. Adams
Myrtle Hotel
Caen
Hank Dean
Dean Transfer &Co
Reossburg
Gean Wiley
Myrtle
Christel Mabley
Elkton
Oregon
Kay Wilson
Petera
Timber Man
Mast Hos al
Anday
Tack
Nir
Portland
H Towne
Marshfield
Siyrtle
Chapman
Albany
Albany Tanning Co
Antrim
K. Baker
Union State Life Insurance Co
Frank Whittington
George Bryant
Sandy Creek
Hazelton
Johnson
Holesapple
Florence
Edd Brain
Susie White
Helen Dakin
Port Orford
Dlyrtle
Chatauqua Association
Lostel ry Proprietors and Gideon Harman Tale
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a poor but noble town proprietors and Gideon Harman in a somber role. The readable text hints at collecting sympathy and a tied or bound fate within a nameless narrative.
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Gideon Harman
Registration Deadline Notice
Register by April 19 for the upcoming term. Contact the appropriate department to complete the enrollment process and avoid late penalties.
Bridge Hi Play Ajaitet at the School Saturday Night
The cast has worked hard on the play and a real treat awaits the many who are planning to attend Saturday night at the school venue.
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Bridge Hi
Ajaitet
Deserts Price A tale of cattle range romance and feud
A western romance set on a cattle range where the McCanns and the Starks feud openly. Julia Stark loves Stark but a death and rumors of infidelity complicate loyalties as a desert life unfolds with risk and passion. William MacLeod Raine’s tale promises vivid frontier action and dramatic twists.
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McCanns
Starks
Julia Stark
Stark
Pergsar
Wad Malan
Julia
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Cofc Board
Woman’s Club
Garden Club
Kears
Lions Club
ODD Fellows Ball
Woman's Club
Embree-Deardorff
Granges Meet
Geat
Ae HS
Mabie Crit
Demethus
By William MacLeod Raine
William MacLeod Raine
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