Coos County Track Meet Moves To Thursday At Coquille
The Coos county high school track meet shifts from Saturday May 1 to Thursday at Coquille due to a district meet and a state meet later in the month. Marshfield leads county rivals with 29 points from five firsts, while Coquille and Myrtle Point trail with 25 each and North Bend has 10. Eddie Hatfield spearheads Bobcats in the 100 and 120 yard hurdles, with other notable entrants including Harold Bellon, Hubert Devers, Dean Helstand and Howard Schnur. Myrtle Point competitors such as Ed Bargett, Kelly Smith and Jim Nichola also field strong entries as the meet unfolds at Coquille.
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Coos County
Coquille
Marshfield Pirates
Myrtle Point
Alt County
Powell
Bobcats
Marshfield
North Bend
Marahfield
Cogaille
Bobcat
Eddie Hatfield
Harold Bellon
Hubert Devers
Dean Helstand
Howard Schnur
Ed Bargett
Kelly Smith
Harold Reed
Joe Nichola
Ben Dement
Lee Zinn
Arthur Wise
Bill Poden
Don Sutphin
Dean Weekly
Dick Barker
Fifteen Victory Garden Diploma Recipients Named
Fifteen victory gardeners received red white and blue diplomas last Thursday at Myrtle Point Union High School. George Linn presented the diplomas as Lions club members highlighted Rural War Production Training goals to boost local victory gardens.
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Myrtle Point Union High School
George Linn
Myrtle Point Lions Club
Victor
Myrtle Point
Ted Kirech
Golf Tourney set by Coquille Valley club players
Smith Wood Products connected golfers challenge all Coquille Valley Country Club members to a Sunday tournament delayed to 1 pm due to Easter services. Ardell Oden and Harold Walton represent Union High School in a county speaking contest at Marshfield High Friday at 2:30. Diphtheria immunizations administered at the grade school today 11 to 12 led by Dr H H Thomas and Dr Beber with nurse Mrs Ethel Littler assisting.
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Smith-Wood Products Company
Coquille Valley Country Club
Ardell Oden
Harold Walton
Union High School
Marshfield High School
Oden
Walton
H. H. Thomas
Beber
Ethel Littler
County Health
Nures
Junior Women To Crown Queen Of May At Program
The Junior Woman's club held a May Day event plan meeting at Miss Phyllis Beltont's home. Miss Lenora Hayes, elected May Queen by Union High School, will be crowned at the pavilion on May 8 with six princesses and a May pole dance to follow. Proceeds help buy a city inhalator.
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Phyllis Beltont
Lenora Hayes
Union High Schoos
Clinard Mast
Misa Phyllis Belloni
Paula Cook
Pete Pearson
Bob Thompson
From Brodie
Inhalator Ordered by OWAC to Aid Community
Oregon Women's Ambulance Corps Lt Ora Johnson reports the OWAC ordered a $450 inhalator after raising $175 and receiving $200 from the city council. A $76 shortfall remains as OWAC prepares for a benefit dance at the Oaks pavilion to fund the equipment. Local groups may contribute to complete payment.
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Oregon Women's Ambulance Corps
Ora Johnson
OWACS
OWAC
Oaks Pavilion
City Appoints Budget Committee
The Myrtle Point city council on Monday night appointed a budget committee led by Mayor Jesse D Clin ton to draft a proposed city budget for the coming year. Members include Tom Dickson Elton Schroeder Roland Bowers J N McNair M R Lee Waldemar Gurney Flentge Perkins and Walter Kreuger. The council voted to allocate 200 toward a 450 inhalator for city use in cooperation with the Oregon Women’s Ambulance Corps and other groups. The city has purchased 6000 in war bonds since the second loan drive began.
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Myrtle Point
Jesse D Clinton
Tom Dickson
Elton Schroeder
Roland Bowers
J N McNair
M R Lee
Waldemar Gurney
Flentge Perkins
Walter Kreuger
Oregon Women's Ambulance Corps
Rotary Meeting Reports A Two High School Singers
Rotary members held a noon gathering with one chair filled and a successful session. Two local high school girls performed several numbers during the meeting. Mrs Chas Goold underwent a major operation at Mast hospital Tuesday and is recovering well. Her daughter Mrs Chas Tawis, wife of an army air force lieutenant, arrived Wednesday to assist during convalescence. Twenty three Townsend movement members attended the monthly caravan at Woodman hall in Coquille with total attendance of 107. The North Bend club will host the next meeting in Coquille.
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Rotary Club
Chas
Goold
Mast Hospital
Chas. Tawis
Army Air Force
Pendleton
Townsend
Woodman Hall
Coquills
North Bend
Rce
Coquille
Local men in armed forces advance and train
Navy ensign P T Clinton, a Columbia University graduate, completes a training course and heads to active service after six days leave. Harold Stemmler leaves for Camp McGregor training with the Bee Bees battalion. John Henry Dayton earns an Army Air Cadet appointment at Missouri University Columbus. Corp Wm S Brown overseas with an air corps unit. Lt Donald A Jones transfers to Hobbs New Mexico with a B 17 squadron. Clarence W Seaman returns to Camp Adair after visiting family. Kenneth W Taylor assigned to a base in South Carolina after prior posts. Sythas Hendershott wounded in Europe with the 308th, recovering in England base hospital. Kenneth F Brackley to graduate as lieutenant from Blackland Army Flying School. Ernes Clausen recovering from pneumonia in San Diego Marine Base Hospital. Verlin Hermann promoted to first lieutenant with an artillery unit at Yakima.
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L. J. Clinton
Thee
Navy
Clinton
Columbia University
New York
Melville
R. I
Harold Stemmler
W. E. Lundy
Portland
Camp McGregor
Williamsburg
Bee Bees
Naval Construction Battalion
Stemmler
The
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Missouri University
John Henry Dayton
Heber R. Dayton
Myrtle Point
University of Missouri At Columbus
F M Brown
Corp Wm. 8S
Brown
Kerns
Utah
Air Corps
Donald A Jones
Roswell
New Mexico
Army Air Field
Hobb
Arthur R. Jones
Kenneth F. Brackley
Blackland Army Flying Schools
Waco
Texas
Army Air Corps
Emma Johnson
Steve Abraff
Dunsmuir
California
Ernes Clausen
Broadbent
Marine Baze Hospital
San Diego
Ernest Clausen
Marine Base
Myra
Forest Herman
Verlin Hermann
TB Tests Taken by Union High and Powers Students
Two thirds of Union High School students, 138 pupils, participated in TB tests on Wednesday led by Dr Harold Erickson of the state board of health and Mrs Ethel Littler. The entire Powers School student body also underwent testing.
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Union High School
Harold Erickson
State Board of Health
Ethel Littler
Powers
Death notice for Mrs Mary Vane Fite in Dayton
Telegram states that Mrs. Mary Vane Fite died at her home on Dasvietis 27. Mass held yesterday at 2:80 at Daytondsey. Hitea formerly lived on Cabehing Cresk.
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Manet
Mary
Vane' Fite
Dasvietis
Daytondsey
Hitea
Cabehing Cresk and
Hater
Myrtle Plaque To Honor Local War Heroes
The Liong club met at Jackacim Cafe to hear Postmaster Elton Schroeder talk on Jefferson for his birthday month. Truman Hartley presented a Myrtlewood plaque with service members killed in action, bearing the names Harry Rankin and Wallace Carl, to be placed downtown. The club voted $10 to the inhalator fund and granted honorary membership to Harold Stemmler, while Easter Egg hunt was canceled due to war conditions.
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Liong Club
Jefferson
Elton Schroeder
Katherine Parker
Myrtlewood
Harold Stemmler
Portland
Naval Reserve
Pioneer Association Officers to Meet in Coquille
Coos County Pioneer Association officers and representatives will meet at the Coquille public library community building next Saturday at noon. Call issued by president Mrs. Mary Randleman and secretary Mrs. Inez R. Chase. Local reps include T. D Guerin J. D. Clim ton and Gus Bender. Arrangements for the annual pioneers meeting in spring expected.
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Coos County
Weather Report Takes New Job
R. L. Griffin returned Wednesday from Portland where he had been since Sunday in training for a new job with Crown Flour Mills. He resigned as local manager for Pacific Feed and Seed and will be district salesman for the flour company.
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R. L. Griffin
Portland
Crown Flour Mills
Pacific, Feed, & Seed Company
Flour Company
Pere Bee
Ded
Coos County Names New Judge Felsheim names successor
Levis Felsheim of Banden publisher of the weekly Western World was appointed by Governor Earl Snell as county judge of Coos County to replace Judge E F Peterson who resigned to become state director of agriculture. Felsheim will take office May 15. He has edited the Bone Don paper for 22 years and is active in republican circles.
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Levis Felsheim
Banden
Publisker
Western Y World
Earl Snell
Coos County
EF. J.” Peterson
Felsheim
Ral
Sny
Raedy Dodie
Ae Bonedon Paper
Ladies Aids discuss war bonds and stamps talk
Members, including Katie Arnold and Mrs. Elma Lortie, attended a program where Mrs. Robert Sheedie spoke to the group on war bonds and stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Arnold
Elma Lortie
Robert Sheedie
Arthur Wise Wins FFA Honor On Sheep Project
Arthur Wise, a Myrtle Point area freshman in agriculture, earned the Outstanding Future Farmer award from the Myrtle Point FFA chapter. The document notes Wise’s sheep project with Romney and Shropshire breeds on a 700 acre Myrtle Creek ranch, with a plan to reach sixty sheep by year four.
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Myrtle Point
Arthur Wise
Harold Walton
LH Pearce
Wise
A L. Rice
Myrtle Creek
Myrtle Grange Sees 56 Attend Weekly Meeting
At the Tuesday session at the hall, Myrtle Grange conducted third and fourth degree work. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Snyder were elected alternate delegates to the State Grange meeting in Eugene in June for Don Schmidt, master. A report on the previous old-time dance and basket social showed a fine crowd and baskets brought in 46.15 dollars.
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Myrtle Grange
Herbert Snyder
State Grange
Eugene
Don Schmidt
The
Grange
Chamber and Speakers Planned for Noon Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce will meet next Wednesday at noon at the Jack and Jill Cafe. Mrs Stella Cutlip will preside with an outside speaker joining the session.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jack & Jill Cafe
Stella Cutlip
Public Call for Local Men List Near Myrtle Point
A wartime notice seeks names of all men and women from the Myrtle Point area including Powers Broadbent Bridge Remote Sitkum Arage Norway and surrounding communities. The list should include home addresses where known to aid service staffing and information sharing with the post office and local officials.
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Jae Ia
St. Ce
Myrtle Point
Powers
Broadbent
Bridge
Remote
Sitkum
Arage
Norway
Stanley Phillips Resigns as Embalmer for Railroad Move
Stanley I Phillips, embalmer at Schroeder mortuary for five years, resigned last weekend and left for Portland to become traveling auditor for Southern Pacific. He will work at Woodburn then Medford and transfer to California after three months. He has 15 years of service with Southern Pacific and Schroeder mortuary.
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Stanley Phillips
Schroeder Mortuary
Portland
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Woodburz
Medford
California
Embelming
Schrochere
Eppeoent
Hark
S. P
Students study defense classes under F Bellinger at school
At union high school the two hour defense class taught by F Bellinger of Salem used pictures and drills on bomb and gas defense. Mrs Esther Brumbaugh leads a class continuing until the eleventh of school. Jerene Bell, a junior high student, wrote a poem praising the war effort and honoring her brothers in the army navy and marines.
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Union High School
Seas
F. Bellinger
Salem
Esther Brumbaugh
Jerene Bell
Bud
Amy
Baredy
Marines
Toad
Navy
Noem
Sinahet
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Ore
Seaman
Sibley Rash
W. J. McClement
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Columbia
8. C
W. H. Taylor
Jackson
Miss
Pendleton Oregon
McCord Field
Wash
England
Europe
Continent
Myrtle Placque
Pioneer Ass’n
Weather Report
Ishy
Snell
FFA
Melon Brevie
Edwar Rickard
Myrithe Point
Stanley I Phillips
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