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Newspaper

Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1941

Page

13

Locke Family Vacation Visits Marshfield From Fayettville

Q fr. and Mrs. Seth Locke of Fayetteville Arkansas visit Marshfield while on a monthlong trip with their 18 month old daughter Mary. Mrs. Locke, formerly Ruth Smith, taught home economics at Union High School four years ago. Mr. Locke is a professor in plant pathology at the University of Acehawan. They called on friends including the G Church Ralph Whitaker and L. P. Ginn families and plan to travel to Portland and Salem to meet Mrs. Locke's parents and Miss Grace Mary Léon.

Seth Locke Fayettesville Arkansas Marshfield Myrtle Point L. P. Ginn Lockes Portland Mrs. Locke Grace Mary Léon Salem

Social Calendar and Club News Highlight Coquille

Friday August 15 features St Ann's Altar Society card party at city hall and a bridge club gathering. Eaglettes sewing club hosts at Kincheloe home with guests from Myrtle Point Coquille and Norfolk. Junior Womans Club plans year ahead. Birthday party for Sharon Knox’s step-daughter and various garden Rotary and bridge events in local society pages.

St Ann's Altar Society City Hall Teeeday Bridge Club Mion Schroeder Eagiettes Floyd Evernden Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Bruce Henry Bilis Gant Hugh Mitchebmore Coos County Norway Grove Kincheloe Eaglettes Sewing Club Martin Kincheloe The Eaglettes Barrel Hutchinson Wayne @Berlow Bob Trigg Archie Train Fred Werren D. A. Raush Clifford Bartles Frank Gilbert Bill Watson Dorothy

Butch the Bull Love Story Comes to Myrtle Point

A humorous rural tale from Myrtle Point recounts a government bred bull named Butch who roams farms in search of Daisy the Jersey heifer. After escaping a slaughter bid, Butch lumbered toward Daisy, eluding capture and earning a storied reputation as he reunites with his beloved amidst small town life and church gatherings.

Butch Joneses Smiths Hollowaya Grants Farm Security Administration Daisy Patsy Betsy Silver Fawn Daisy's Betsy's Daisy Silver Dad Harper Corral

Rules Given To Insure Safe Driving

A national survey by the Automotive Safety Foundation lists the twelve common driving faults. Top items include driving too fast for conditions and poor judgment in passing or following, with factors such as traffic density and weather affecting safe speed. Other faults cover failing to signal, inattention, improper turning, poor headlight use, lack of courtesy, poor vehicle maintenance, weaving, wrong-side driving, fatigue, false confidence, and excessive horn use. Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ed Allen and Luella Alles were among visitors from Coqui and Empire.

Automotive Safety Foundation Oregon State Horn

Auto Sales Rise 52 Percent in Oregon Six Months

Secretary of State figures show motor vehicle sales in Oregon up 52 percent for the first half of the year from 1940. New passenger cars sold 28 027 units, trucks 5 005, total 33 230, with cars up 11 338 and trucks up from 3 706.

Oregon Secretary of State

Oregon Grows Much Small Fruit

Oregon small fruits industry expands with 1940 data from extension circular 373. Nine fruit kinds produced 78.172 million pounds from 23,300 acres in Oregon, mainly Willamette Valley. Cash farm income estimated at 5.558 million, above the four year average of 3.433 million.

Oregon Willamette Valley Q. BC. Extension Service United States Department of Agriculture

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