Plans Weighed For Reopening Mast Hospital
Citizens of Myrtle Point discuss plans to reopen Mast hospital led by committees from Rotary and Lions clubs. Members include J D Clinton John Roper Ernest Watkins Elton Schroeder PoC Roper and Fo Robert. They seek a lease with option to buy and may fund via stock subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions and Rotary Clubs
Myrtle Point
Mast Hospital
Service Clube
Rotary
J D Clinton
John Roper
Ernest Watkins
Elton Schroeder
Hoapital
Reedsport Clinches Baseball League Title With Two Games Left
Reedsport, a nine time winner, clinched the Southwestern Oregon Haachal aytn championship by defeating Powers 8 to 5. Powers’ late errors in the seventh inning allowed Reedsport to score seven unearned runs and seal the victory after Reedport’s prior loss to Coos Bay earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedaport
Oregon
Lambs Trucked To Portland Mart Highlight Trade Activity
Rotrack owed Clatites oft Mirae Pont Wedes tay for the Portland ocsarket. The lamba were reported to be of high quality and price of information Grower represented the shipment were Tom Homek Piaal Hoe and Teane tau de Walter to Schieveroof Green Bay. Was nain vice president and yerers manager of the anertor ft heen company woe here several save the week viailing the local plant and attending to bitainens for his company. He stated that his company had considerable new equipment and machinery or ourder and expected to make extensive improvements at the planters in the next few months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotrack
Clatites
Portland
Orice
Tom Homek Piaal Hoe
Teane Tau de
Walter To Schieveroof
Green Bay
Nain
Anertorft Heen
Mrs Ervin Wilberger Confined With Typhoid Fever
Mrs Ervin Wilberger has been confined to her home for three weeks with typhoid fever. It will be some time before she is able to resume her duties at Perkins Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Wilberger
Perkins Drugtore
Miller Welcomes Baby Girl Carel Ann in Eugene
Relatives are advised of the birth of an eight pound three ounce daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lisle Miller of Eugene. The infant is named Carel Ann and is the granddaughter of Mrs. Nancy Miller of Myrtle Point.
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Lisle Miller
Eugene
Littleiss
Carel Ann
Nancy Miller
Myrtle Point
Husbands Illness Shortens Visit Here
Mrs. Wayne C Cook and her children Teddy and Sharon left by bus for Roseburg en route to El Cerrito California after a phone call said Mr Cook had been hospitalized suddenly. The visit at the Breuer home was cut short as Mr Cook’s illness, likely a fever from service in the Far East, prompted the hurried trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne C Cook
Paul FE Breuer
Teddy
Sharon
Roseburg
el Cerrito
Calif
Far East
Floodlights Rise On Bobcat Field Ahead Of Season
Lions club and local sponsors completed the floodlight poles installation at Bobcat Field. Seven league steps were used to position the five poles on Tuesday and five more over the weekend, with Mountain Status Power crew supervising and local businesses aiding through lifting, wrecker service, and transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobcat
Lions Club
Focal
Acudenta
Mountain Status Power Company
George Burr Motor Company
P C. Roper Company
Bert Pesreon
Greder
Curtis Beckham
Schroeders Hold Family Reunion in City Park
Sixty three members of the Schroeder family gathered in a city park on Sunday for a reunion. The event featured reminiscences, games, and a picnic lunch at noon. The oldest member was Mrs Kate Hobson, aged 80, with notable mentions of Novenage Chapenie and Mire Diniss Devoe of Los Angeles and Severna Portland.
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Schroeder
City Park
Kate Hobson
S40
Mire
Diniss Devoe
Vans Angeles
Severna
Portland
Peempedorsts
Ottatiabe
Seeding By Air Can Be Arranged
Several thousand acres have been seeded by air under the Agricultural Conservation program. Participants are eligible for a payment of ten to eighty cents per acre for perennial grasses and legumes such as meadow foxtail and fescue. The effort aims to spread approved grasses across seven vent areas with costs noted. BACK FROM VACATION Jamenr Neal Broadbent stockman returns from a visit with relatives near Redmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severn
Seeel Odenend
Honor guest at party hosted by Mrs Felsher details unclear
A partial note describes Mrs John Felsher entertaining a group of women at a Del Lowe event with refreshments. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear names, dates, or locations.
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John Felsher
Dellowe
New Teachers Named to Myrtle Point High Faculty
Myrtle Point Union High School announces two new instructors Haerald Amos from Green Cove Springs Florida is hired as vocational and agricultural teacher with six years Florida experience and Kansas State College graduate He will arrive soon Morris Harvey of Coquille is chosen for social science and biology after discharge from the 108th general hospital corps in Paris with ten years teaching experience prior to service Deputy girls physical education will be covered part time by Mrs Robert Bellon remains on staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point Union High
Haerald Amos
Green Cove Springs
Fla
Amos
Florida
Kansas State College
Myrtle Point
Morria Harvey
Coquille
Harvey
108Th General Hospital Corps
Paria
Myrtle Point declines county rat control program
Myrtle Point will not join the Coos Bay North Bend Coquille and Bandon rat eradication plan this year citing no comparable rat problem and lack of immediate funds. Officials note Coquille Bandon and Coos Bay have voted to participate with a $237 city share to be covered by the others if Myrtle Point abstains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
Coos Bay
North Bend Coquille
Bandon
Wyrtle Point
Thin City
Coquili- Bandon
North Bend
Eugene Pielda
Laude Biggar
Army Medical Corps
Wall
Portland
Fish and Wildlife Cry
Negin
Alborn Heads to California on Air Trip
A government representative from Portland travels by plane to Roseburg to Myrtle Point this week. The trip includes a stop in California with plans to meet in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alborn
California
Roseburg
Tae Angels
Portland
Myrtle
Van Dorens Visit Seattle Relatives
Mr and Mrs C H Van Doren and family spend a week with relatives in Seattle while Mr Van Doren takes vacation from his duties with Henry A Schroeder and Sons. Dorothy Druliner of Myrtle Point has been released from Coos Bay Me Auley hospital. Mrs Wendell Hall left Tuesday to join her husband in San Francisco, a merchant mariner recently returned from China, who has not yet met his son Michael, nearly five months old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamenr Neal Broadbent Stockman
John
Redmond
Mr Neal
Faye Young
Bruce Henry
Famie
Dolph Hayes
Feuily
Harry Hayes
Trene
Myrtle Point
C H van Doren
Seattle
van Doren
Morticuin
Henry A. Schroeder & Sons
Rotarn
Dorothy Druliner
MeAuley Hospital
Coos Bay
Mra
Wendell Hall
San Francisco
China
Michael
Mrs Dean Brown Extends Visit to Michigan and Indiana
Mrs Dean Brown left last week for an extended visit in Michigan and Indiana. Mrs Capitola Brown and daughter Mrs K Wie with two sons also left last week for San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Brown
Michigan
Indiana
Capitola Brown
K. Wie
Plead
San Francisco
First Swimming Classes Moved to Rock Hole
About 100 participants attended the first swimming session under Rotary and Lions clubs. Due to a water advisory from the State Health Department, lessons moved to Rock swimming hole on the Middle Fork. Instructors Misses Asplund and Ellen Forslund will lead daily sessions 9 20 to 12 30 for all ages, with a coordinating committee listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flotary and Lions Clubs
Reeds Ford
The
Rock
Middle Fork
Asplund
Ellen Forslund
Red Cross
Ernnest Watkins
Mitch Myers
W A Briggs
Rotary Club
Howard Whitaker George Linn
E. C Roberts
Lions
4 H Demonstration Teams Vie For Fair Honors
Coos County 4 H clubs will select demonstration teams at Coquille High School on Sunday August 25. Mrs Dorothy Bishop Dunn, Extension agent, notes boys and girls clubs will compete with contests in preparations for a $1 dinner, bread baking, garnishing, and cheese dishes.
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Coor County
Oregan State Fair
Coquille High School
Dorothy Bishop Dunn
Adge
Former MP Girl Married at Eugene
Roety fae Hall daughter of Mrs Hattie Hall of Myrtle Point married to Robert O Payne son of Rex and Mrs Oscar Payne of Coos Bay at Eugene in the Congregational church in August. Mrs Payne graduated from the University of Oregon last June. Mr Payne, who left school to enter the service, has recently been discharged. The couple will live in Eugene where Mr Payne will continue studies at the University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roety Fae Hall
Hattie Hatl
Myrtle Point
Robert O Payne
Rex
Oscar Payne
Aoe Bay
Eugene
Mra
Payne
University of Oregon
University
Meeting of the Vaque Ros Riders at City Hall
The Vaque Ros local riding club held a business meeting at City Hall on Friday night August 16 with a good attendance reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaqueros
Arago Residents Move After Local Pest Issue
Former Arago residents Charles Webb and a companion, once living in Arago, are now located at On- following conflicts with local pests. The report notes their departure and ongoing concerns in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arago
Charles Webb
Child Dies in Farm Home Fire Near Coquille
Harold Charles Smith, 18 months old, died in a fire that destroyed the Rivers farm home on Coquille Fairview road. The infant slept upstairs in a crib while adults picked blackberries nearby. Firefighters and rescuers could not save the child. Elbert Schroeder, acting coroner, ruled the death accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Charles Smith
Harold C. Smith
Coquille Fairview Road
Henry River
Rivers
James Brewer
Smith
Elbert Schroeder
Coquille
Harvest Begun Of Blackberries In Coos County
Harvesting of Evergreen and Himalaya blackberries is in full swing through Coos County. Pickers, including many locals, work for the Kelly-Farquar company of Salem, with 11 barrels totaling 375 pounds over the weekend and five more barrels Monday. Berries are brought to Cranberry Canners Inc in Coquille for washing, grading, and barrel packing for wine and jam. The Salem firm will continue receiving berries at the Coquille plant for three to four weeks, with pickers paid nine cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Kelly-Farquar Company
Salem
Powers and
Cold Beach
Cranberry Canners, Inc
Coquille
Salem Concern
Myrtle Point Girl Married in Portland Ceremony
Miss Joan Milne, daughter of Mr and Mrs Milne of Myrtle Point, wed Allan Pearson, son of Mrs Robert Greiger of Portland, in a candlelight home ceremony officiated by Rev Robert Hawthorn. Best man was James Fost. bridesmaid was Mrs Beverly Hoover.
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Misa
Joan “Cyles
Milne
G D Hall
Myrtle Point
Allan Pearson
Robert Greiger
Portland
Robert Hawthorn
James Fost
Beverly Hoover
Leatherwood Couple Welcome Second Son in Bandon
Mr and Mrs John Leatherwood announce the birth of their second son born Friday August 16 in Bandon. The family reports both newborn and sibling are healthy.
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John Leatherwood
Bandon
Visiting Here C. V. Smith Land Family in town
Vancouver Washington visitors Mr C V Smith and his family stay at the John Harris home. Smith is a former resident of Myrtle Point and plans to visit local friends during the stay.
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C. V. Smith
Vancouver
Wash
John Harris
Mr. Smith
Myrthe Point
Local Sheepmen Dispose Of Wool At Good Price
Local sheepmen have completed their wool sale at 45 cents per pound, mostly through a pool. Purchaser Milton Moore of Geld Beach bought widely in Curry and Coos counties. Breuer and his IC ranch flocks contributed to the sale.
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Chir
Milton Moore
Geld Beach
Moore
Cattle Testing Then Dropped Until 1947 Says Dairy Group
Directors of the Coquille Valley Dairy Herd Improvement Association vote to discontinue cattle testing for the year. No tests have been made since May after tester Jack Dunn's eye infection halted work, and efforts to find a replacement failed. Refunds are issued to dairymen who prepaid for tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coquille Valley
Jack Dunn
Dunn
Krewson Family Celebrates 55th Birthday Dinner
The Er nest Krewson home hosted a Sunday family gathering for his 55th birthday. Attendees included Lester Blickenstaff and family from Bend, Raymond Gibeau and Kreweon, Glade Krewton and Donna Jane from Myrtle Point, and Alva Blickenstaff from Cresswell. Mrs Blickenstaff and children had visited for two weeks and returned to Bend with Mr Blickenstaff on Sunday.
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Ernest Krewson
Krewsons
Lester Blickenstaff
Allen
Eva
Lynn
Bend
Raymond Gibeau
Kreweon
Glade Krewton
Donna Jane
Myrtle Point
Alva Blickenstaff
Cresswell
Woman Leaves Hospital After Treatment at MecAnpley
Mrs Ray Griggn of Myrtle Point has been discharged from MecAnpley hospital in Coos Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Ray Griggn
Myrtle Point
MecAnpley Hospital
Coos Bay
Martha Perdy Undergoes Surgery in Coos Bay Hospital
Mrs Martha Perdy of Coquille is a patient at McAuley hospital in Coos Bay undergoing surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Perdy
Coquille
McAuley Hospital
Coos Bay
Bodies of Betergen Russell and Campbell Found Dead
Police say Betergen Russell and Campbell died after Russell fired a revolver at close range in Coos Bay and the pair moved to Roseburg for burial. Investigators note the couple had long ties to Coos County and Campbell’s home in Coquille. Services pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betergen Ruseell
Coos County
Thie
Y Campbell
Roseburg
Coos Bay
Ruseell
T ‘E
Campbeliheme
Coss
Coquille
Four Injured In Freak Mishap On Highway
On Highway three injured in wreck Bruner Hoffeess and John Suppe were carrying Lonnie Zuppe to Strain car when a glare blinded drivers. Fosse did not see the Strain car until close and swerved striking the men's car. Hoffess suffered a broken leg Lonnie Zuppe in Belle Knife hospital with fractured ribs and possible internal injuries. The two others were not believed seriously hurt.
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Bruner
Hoffeess
John Suppe
Lonnie Zuppe
Fosse
Mins
Zuppe
Hoffsess
Lonnie Zuppeie
Belle Knife
Registration Set At High School August 26 27
Students seniors and new enrollees who changed schedules or did not register last spring must register at the high school on Monday and Tuesday August 26 and 27 from 10 a m to 5 p m. Pre registration remains the basis for classes and changes should be completed August 26 and 27. The fall term opens September 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surt
Dallas Norton
Neighbors Rally Maps County Camp Program
Myrtle Camp RNA held a Monday night rally with seven attendees from Powers seven from Coquille and one from Coos Bay totaling twenty five locals. A program followed with a guitar duet by Jack and Dick Anderson a guitar solo by Dick Anderson a reading by Mrs Montgomery of Coos Bay group singing a reading The Five Fifteen by Mrs Ward Evans mensical number Yr Lyle Carver two piano solos by Mrs Lawrence Clintes and refreshments of salad sandwiches and coffee. The county meeting is scheduled for October 14 in Coos Bay.
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Myrtle
Powers
Coquille
Coos ‘Bay
Jack
Dick Anderson
Montgomery
Coos Bay
Ward Evans
Lyle Carver
Lawrence Clintes
Pane
Uled
Coes Bay
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Eaay
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Satphon
Gallasher
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Ena
Schroeders
Beagle
Ted
Robert Bellon
Rbigsar
Amy
Priegrrace
Bhal Aldsree
van Dorens
Seaves Hospital
Petere
Treman
Beate
W. Bell
Washington, D. C
the Treasury
Rey L. Thempeen
New Oricana Fedoral Lead Bank
George MH. Mead
Dayton
Ohio
NRA
Office of War Mobilization
Marrif
Port
Krewson Family
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