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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1942
Page
2
Citizens urged to collect old metal and waste for war needs. The government seeks millions of pounds of scrap in Coos County to be sold for production of planes tanks and weapons, stressing urgency and patriotism to prevent Japan and Germany from using captured junk against Allied forces.
Ed Orr killed an unusual owl in Albert Barklow's barn on a Wednesday in 1902. The bird had gray and gold plumage with a white face and gold ring. Matt Nystrom purchased the specimen for mounting.
In 1912 Myrtle Point High School alumni Paul Breuer and Grover Wilson expect to leave for Portland to enter Behnke Walker Business College next term. E Hoopes returns from Rogue River country after a trip. Jack kills two rattlesnakes on Rogue River above Big Bend. brings them as evidence. A young woman visits Reading Mercantile to buy a shirt waist and jokes about a bust.
On August 20 1922 George Guerin Tom Guerin and Carroll Tichenor hunted at Eckley and killed two bears a coyote and a large deer. W C Fenster family returned from Washington. Arthur Nelson hunted Sugarloaf mountain and killed a large black bear with one shot. Four men carried the bear to camp. Five bears have been killed near Myrtle Point in the past week.
In town to deliver about 700 pheasants split for Myrtle Point and Coquille. A Tuesday street fight near Hamm's Cafe led to the arrest of John Camden and James Powers by City Marshal Bert Pearson for fighting on the street. E F Brodie of Norway bought Cornath's lease at the Sander’s sawmill and full shingle mill. Jimmy Byrne Henry Elton Charles Schroeder and Os Adams report nine silver side salmon and two cod after a briny trip. Miss Pertha Craig resigns as grade school teacher to take a position in Oregon City schools. she aided in Portland at a service station this summer.
The schedule lists worship at 10 a.m. with a sermon on Reality of the Invisible and 11 a.m. Bible worship. evening service at 8 p.m. with A Pastors of Praise and Psalm 103, midweek Bible study 8 p.m. Wednesday. T J Pryor is pastor. Sunday school at 10 a.m. and a morning sermon The Reach of Gods Grave. no evening service. Church board meeting Monday August List at 8 p.m. Choir rehearsal Wednesday 7.30 p.m. Rev D J Kelly. Myrtle Point Mass times listed for first Sunday 11:15 a.m. and others 8:00 a.m. Coquille Mass times 9:30 a.m. Continuous notice of church activities and locations.
Port land market reports live cattle with good grass steers at 12.00 to 13.75, heifers 11.00 to 11.50, beef cows 9.26 to 10.00, middlings 8.25 to 9.00, canners 5.75 to 7.00. Bulls 9.50 to 11.00, heaver head 11.25, wealers 14.50 to 15.50. Hogs show good to choice carlots 15.50, truck pigs 15.35 to 15.80, butchers 14.75 to 15.00, light butchers 14.50 to 14.57, sows 14.00 to 14.50, feeder pigs 15.00 to 16.00. Sheep see spring lambs 11.75 to 12.60, medium to good 10.50 to 11.50, common 5.00 to 10.00. Slaughter.
A fragmented sale notice lists yearlings priced at 8.00 to 8.50 dollars with unclear bidders. The brief text mentions bids or consignments and a total sale context but few concrete details remain readable.
Bancroft and surrounding towns report visits by David Waterman of the air corps stationed at Vancouver Barracks Washington. He stayed overnight with the Jewett family and visited Waterman households before departing by bus to San Antonio Texas. Local families record illness and hospital visits including Bobby Waterman pneumonia and Lilian Waterman foot injury.
A group of 20 friends gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs George Myers in Myrtle Point Friday evening to surprise Mrs Myers on her birthday. The event occurred in Pleasant Point and was reported in the local notes.
Evening activities included visitors from Marin and Medford area. Guy Mann completed electrical work at the government cantonment plant and plans to move to Tillamook for new assignment. Mrs Gordon Sylvester and family moved into a Delos Strong ranch house, while Bruno Lange hosted relatives from Gravel Ford and others visited Delos Strong area homes.
John Huff and his son Marvin relocated to Coquille over the weekend to take positions at Fairview. The Huff family will be missed locally as Mrs Huff has taken a position in the area church women’s society. Deb Nelson and family also moved to Coquille with Mr Nelson working at Fairview.
Mrs. Maude Booher retired last weekend from California stops. Chas. Mack and Fred Schofield finished work around Mar A. Mrs Hatton’s home hosted visitors. Mrs. Oliver Flood left for Heber Springs Arkansas to visit her sister for an indefinite period with her three children. Orin Heath home on furlough from Camp Chaffie Ark. Art Hillabold helps remodel cabin. Karl Ehrig plans Navy enlistment and rents farm. Mrs. Ehrig and Lena Miller to occupy the smaller house. Wanda Walton and Iona Dickie and Kenneth go to Ridde Oregon to visit a niece.
Mrs James A Shaw of Portland and her daughter Mize Rose Mary were in town from Sunday to Wednesday for the funeral services Tuesday of Chas H S u tler. They spent the summer at Waldport and returned to Portland yesterday.
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