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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
7
Survivors recount a wreck in a car cut where an elderly man was knocked out and a student rescuer used a first aid kit to bind wounds while Medford football players helped passengers. Ambulances carried victims to Jo Burg hospitals. none were seriously injured. The Handersons planned winter visits but disliked other towns' climates.
A damaged clipping mentions a casualty and tragic injury, noting the dreadful outcome that would have been feared. Names and full details are unreadable, but the fragment indicates a somber local incident.
A Washington Star summary notes a Subheonian institution volume on North American birds, describing shore birds and a male phalarope driven to matrimony by a brilliant mate. It cites a harebrained henpecked husband observed as the female leads and sometimes rouses him with pecking.
Henry Rawson of Chicago testified that his chair break over his wife was an accident. The Grammar School reports Thanksgiving programs, debates, and a weekly span of student activities. Attendance averages 95 to 96 percent in Sept to Nov, with total enrollment 333. The annual census shows 6839 residents, guiding county school fund apportionment of $200 per eligible child.
A detailed program announced for December 12 13 highlights speakers from Oregon and beyond. Topics include broccoli strawberry bulb culture soil fertility and pest control with focus on the Northwest fruit and horticulture industries. Oregon figures such as C T Lunce and Chas A Cole are listed among organizers and speakers with affiliations to state agricultural colleges and societies.
Myrtle Point battled Ashland with a tight second period and strong late chances as long passes fueled drives. Carver and Wagner starred for Myrtle Point while four regulars were out, and the game ended with near ties after an intercepted pass halted a tying bid.
Notice to Coos County Oregon co owners of Agnes Placer claim that J R Smith and Owen Smith demand delinquent payments and provide a detailed historical work record from 1818 to 1928, listing ditching mining and building activities along with assessed charges totaling 176 dollars for each of the two co owners Chas E Harris and Pauline E.
The notice names A. Munyon and H. Beattie as delinquent in paying assessment work on the Leaeky Boy Placer claim near Golden Egg Placer. It lists years 1924 to 1928 and amounts totaling $78.00 for Munyon and $75.00 for Beattie, requiring payment within ninety days or actions will proceed, as published in The Ath Point Herald.
Ed Crumley of Myrtle Point was arrested by Coos County deputies on charges of complicity in the Nichols store robbery near Coosa Junction on the Coos Bay highway two weeks ago. He allegedly lent his car to the two robbers and later alerted police. The suspect was taken to Roseburg for detention.
The Phoenix club of Myle Point held a formal dance Friday at Schroeder hall with about seventy guests. Autumn leaves and orange brown streamers transformed the rooms while floor lamps softened the lighting. The Mel Johnson orchestra provided music and the Bradford children performed a feature dance. Hostesses were Miss Lyla Holloway, Avolia Baker, Jacquelie Halloway, and Averil Laird.
The Herald advertises three fine Hoes of Christmas greeting cards and urges readers to order soon to ensure printing and mailing in time for distant friends. Act now to have cards bearing your home inscription.
Rev Turner MacDonald addressed the Cops and Curry Ministerial Association in Powers Monday on "The Minister in the Pulpit" with a discussion by his son Rev Not MacDonald. Date and location for the next gathering were left undecided. Mrs Robert Bell of Glasgow hosted a party for her dog Billie celebrating its 22nd birthday.
John R. Smith and Owen W. Brnth announce that they and others have performed assessment work on the Golden Egg Placer Claim in the Agness Mining District Coos County Oregon. The claim covers 160 acres with work conducted 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1925 1926 19 98 and includes digging a 7 foot hole and removing an 20 foot long bar from a creek area, with work done by their hired labor.
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