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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1931
Page
4
The piece notes Myrtle Point Herald as the town’s oldest business and reflects on its century of publication under various names. It recounts local history, past summers, roads, mail delays, and a railroad scheme, stressing newspapers’ role in informing the public and guiding commerce through advertising and community action.
A Pennsylvania inventor claims a motor can run 3000 hours with no fuel and little oil. Lindbergh and other aviation experts assess the claim, noting striking power ideas but uncertain practicality. The piece urges restraint, noting past sensational inventions like the airplane phonograph and radio show those who laugh may be the truly crazy ones.
Plans for the 1941 Coos County Christmas Seals sale are set by Mrs W J Conrad chairing the Coos County Health Association. About 400000 seals priced at one cent each will fund tb prevention nurses chest clinics and open air schools with funds raised solely by this effort and community participation.
Herbert Lockhart aged 65 and a prominent San Francisco and Coos County businessman died Monday at his Marshfield home after several days illness. Born in Empire, he spent many years in San Francisco and was a leading local figure.
Fragmentary text echoes Napoleon on armies and travel. The readable portion mentions an army of fellows traveling and a jumbled reference to a stomach and gall, with no clear event or person to anchor.
A school district in Coos County Oregon schedules a meeting at the high school on June 1981 at 2 o'clock to discuss the budget and levy voting for a new district tax. Estimated receipts list state funds county funds and other sources. expenses cover general control instruction operation maintenance debt and emergency items.
Shawnee Oklahoma editorial urges local leaders to preserve and grow home industry. It argues that sustained wages customers and commerce come from expanding existing industries, not chasing distant ventures, and stresses active effort by local businessmen to keep business growing.
The Miller Carter freight boat carrying Port Orford cedar battery stock from Ponting mill on Rogue River sank after water intake on heavy swells near Lobster Creek. Abe Fry clung to the lumber deck while Earl Johnson directed the westbound line and Carter's crew bailed and towed to shore. Fry retrieved the bow line by diving, then the vessel was refloated and lumber reloaded for onward tow to Gold Beach.
A display by J A Carver of old pictures draws interest at the Bank of Myrtle Point. The collection includes images of finer homes and the town’s main street, illustrating changes from the past to present.
Mrs Kate Hodson of Norway visited Roseburg on Sunday, her first trip there since 1877. She toured by car along Oregon’s scenic coast route through Gravelford and Brewe ter valley, traveling from Coos Bay Wazon Route to Roseburg in under two hours.
Myrtle Grange No 289 shows meeting schedule with a forenoon session on the first Tuesday at 11 and an evening session on the third Tuesday at 8. F E Southmayd serves as secretary with Schmidt and Manter noted.
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