Waste Paper Campaign Launched at Myrtle Point
The Ambulance Corp announced a waste paper salvage drive to collect all kinds of paper from citizens. The depot is at the Ambulance Corp headquarters Seaman building near Spruce and 11th Streets. Bundles must be tied flat and shipments go to Marshfield then to mills for salvage.
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Organ Woman's Ambulance Corp
Myrtle Point
Ambulance Corpa
Seaman Building
Gpruce
Marshfield
Stolen Plymouth Recovered After Three Months
Mrs W E Oakes of Bridge reported the Plymouth sedan stolen August 2% and found abandoned in brush twenty miles from Grant Pass along the Creacent rs road. The car had been parked by the thief three months earlier. wood rats used the interior but no upholstery was damaged. State police identified the vehicle and the Oakes retrieved it. Mrs Oakes teaches at Bridge school and her husband serves as minister of the Community church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mre
W. E. Oakes
Bridge
Plymouth
Granta Pass
Oakes
Funeral Held For Abe Ward In Myrtle Point
Abraham Stephen Ward aged 78 of Coquille died last Thursday November 2. Funeral services were at Schroeder chapel Myrtle Point with Rev C H Finley officiating. Interment followed at Catching Creek cemetery. Survivors include three brothers George Edwin Charles Louis of Myrtle Point and Thos Jefferson of Bandon and five sisters Mrs Ben King Mia Isabelle Adams Mrs Sarah Carmen of Myrtle Point Mrs Anna Pruett of Portland and Mrs Pearl Benedick of California. He was preceded in death by his parents two sisters and four brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Stephen Ward
Coquille
Ward
California
Schroeder
Myrtle Point
C H Finley
Catching Creek
George Edwin
Charles Louis
Thos Jefferson
Bandon
Ben King
Mia
Isabelle Adams
Sarah Carmen
Anna Pruett
Portland
Pearl Benedick
Paratrooper Virgil Billings Killed in Italy Sector
Oregon family learns their son R. Virgil Billings, a paratrooper with a U S infantry division, was killed in action on November 8 in Italy. He was 29, from Curry county, inducted July 1942. Survived by parents, two brothers Buster and Dale, three sisters Dorothy Charlene Kreine, and his mother publicly mourns as sisters take over his mail route to help keep the home fires burning.
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Chas. A. Billings
Iade
Adjutant General's Office
R. Virgil Billings
U. S
Italy
Billings
Curry County
Billiniss
Dorothy
Charlene
Chemawa
Tlahe
Meriel
War Relief Plans Proposed by Brethren Youth Rally
Church of the Brethren youth gathered in Waldport Oregon District on Thanksgiving weekend. Leaders included Mrs. Mary Farquharson Seattle and Dan West who worked in Spain during the Civil War era. They pledged ten heifer calves for shipment to Europe and at least two pounds of warm clothing per person for relief when possible. Each congregation should help one young person prepare for a life of service. Myrtle Point group also plans to participate, says Rev Marion Stern.
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Church of the Brethren
Oregon
Waldport
Mary Farquharson
Seattle
Washington State Senate
Miss Babcock
National Y. C. A
Dan West
Spain
Europe
Myrtle Point
Marion Stern
Waildport
Navy Mothers to Organize in Coos County
County chairman Mrs. Stella Cutlip of North Bend announced a Navy Mothers meeting in Marshfield Friday at 8 p m. All mothers with sons in any navy branch are invited to join the club affiliated with the national group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Navy Mothers’ Club
Stella Cutlip
North Bend
Marshfield
Navy
Junior Play Lovely Duckling at Union High Friday Night
The annual junior play The Lovely Duckling will be staged in Union High School auditorium Friday at 8:00 p m under Miss Dorothy Gurney. The three act comedy features Bea tricee Miller Beverly Haynes Bonnie Lackey Claire Stock Mary Ann Bolzhaw Jack Thompann Ben Dement Shirley Rackleff Ramey Vadnais Parrish Close and others in principal roles with songs between acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union High School
Dorothy Gurney
Lovely Duckling
Beatricee Miller
Pat” Holmes
Beverly Haynes
Gloria Cartright
Bonnie Lackey
Rosie
Claire Stock
Bunny Post
Mary Ann Bolzhaw
Myra Edwards
Jack Thompann
Albert Davidson
Ben Dement
Freddie Amberley
Shirley Rackleff
Annabelle Wilson
Pat Cavarre Ramey
Tom Wilson
Pat
Annabelle Vadnais
Avery Parrish
Florence Cartright
Robert Close
Friends May Write Maj Laird From Japanese POW Camp
Mrs Eugene Laird announces that anyone may write to Major Laird at Zentsuji Prison Camp Japan via New York. Rules require letters under 25 words, typed, strictly personal content, no military topics, and include return address on the back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugencom
Laird
Zentsuji
Island of Shikoku
Japan
New York
Churches Plan Sacred Concert For Dec 20th
Four Protestant churches announce a Christmas program at the Methodist church on Monday evening December 20. The concert begins at 7 00 p m and lasts 46 minutes with music and carols. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St the Methodist Church
Christmas Program Planned by Myrtle Point Schools
The Myrtle Point grade schools plan a program to be held at Union High School auditorium on Wednesday evening December 22. The public is invited. The program will include members from each department and participation by the Junior High School band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
Union High School
Stage Door Canteen to Play at Hiland Theatre
Stage Door Canteen, praised as a landmark film, comes to Hiland Theatre starting next Sunday with all-star screen stage and radio personalities donating services to benefit the USO Canteen Fund. Evening shows begin 7 30 with a feature at 8 p m and a Sunday matinee at 2 p m.
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Stage Door Canteen
Hiland Theatre
U S.C Canteen Fund
Postponed Greeting Page For Service Men
The weekly greetings page for service men was postponed due to Her id star work delays and Christmas ad shortages. It will be carried next week. Pvt Earl R Butler arrives in Pullman Washington to enter Washington State college for five months before aviation cadet training. Mrs B R Rutledge and children relocate to Seattle where Mr Rate Hedge is employed.
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Earl R Butler
Nealy A. Butler
Pullman
Wash
Washington State College
Army Air Forces Flying Training Command
B R. Rutledge
Hildren
Marian
Ernest
Seattle
Coquille Residents Buy Hull Transfer Line
R. S. Wheeler and C. Lee Collier of Coquille purchased the Hull Transfer Line from Mr and Mrs Elvin Hull of Powers. The deal includes two large trucks a pickup the franchise and other assets. Wheeler and Collier operate trucks with Mrs Wheeler to drive the Powers Myrtle Point stage.
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Hull Transfer
R. S. Wheeler
C. Lee Collier
Coquille
Elvin Hull
Powers
Wheeler
Mr. Collies
Myrtle Point
Wheelers
Hull
Euger
Power Lines Extend to Langdon Area in Curry County
Power line construction extends from the C. L. Berry farm westward to the Frank Kenworthy farm north of Langon in Curry county. Hydro-Electric department of Bandon will string twelve thousand feet of new lines on poles under Utility Order U I C to boost farm production and reduce labor. Farms to be served include those operated by Charles Ferrier Allie Ferrier Arthur Strain Chas E Fox and Frank Kenworthy.
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C. L. Berry
Frank Kenworth
Langon
Curry County
Hydro-Electric Department
City of
Bandon
Office of War Utilities
County Board
Charles Ferrier
Allie Ferrier
Arthur Strain
W E. Copeplace
Chas. E. Fox
Frank Kenworthy
Anti War Pickets Clash With Citizens In Town
A Saturday confrontation erupted between Jehovah’s Witness members and local students as pickets returned to the weekly meeting. Police and officials urged calm after near riot scenes, with multiple blows and warnings issued to keep visitors from town. Regret over street violence and concern for youth persist as future visits are debated by citizens.
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Jehovan Witnesses Organization
Studenta
He Bay
Coun
Cr Ce
Wwe
Farmers Must Make Tax Estimate by 15th
Oregon State Farm Management Department says farmers must file an income tax estimate by the 15th. The IRS Portland office notes an 8 1/3 percent relevance for errors in the estimate. Pamphlets at county agent offices help collect records for both the estimate and the final return.
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Nake
Farm Management Department
Oregon State
Internal Revenue Service
Portland
Congress
Residents Seek U S Citizenship in Coquille Court
Hearings on citizenship applications will grant 14 Coos county residents at the county courthouse in Coquille Monday January 13. Petitions include Minne D. Rempel a Canadian now in Myrtle Point and others from Coquille North Bend Marshfield Bandon and Goos River with origins in Ireland Russia Canada and Ireland again.
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Coos County
Coquille
Minne D. Rempel
Myrtle Point
James B. Jen- Vinge
Ireland
Pacqua- Jina Prebble
Loggi
Ater
Elizabeth
Crowning
Danhboff
Russia
Mabel I
Funeral Directors Meet In Marshfield Dinner
Southwest Oregon Funeral directors held a dinner meeting at the Chandler hotel in Marshfield on Wednesday night. Attendees included Rogers of Rogers Funeral Home president of the association and King Bryan executive secretary of the state. Kenneth Holman from Portland attended as regional governor of 11 western states of the National Funeral Directors. Henry A. Scher also attended from Myrtle Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Oregon
Chandler Hotel
Marshfield
Rogers
The
Rogers’ Funeral Home
King Bryan
Kenneth Holman
Portland
National Funeral Directors
Henry A. Scher
Myrtle Boiat
Return From Eating a Nios Sweeten is Here
A fragment from a local page notes a return event titled Return From Eating a Nios Sweeten. Details remain unclear due to garbled OCR text. The item appears to be a brief society or entertainment notice with no specific names or places readable.
Return to Myrtle Point as Plant Closes
Mr and Mrs Herbert Snyder, previously employed at the Krome Corporation plant near Marshfield, have returned to Myrtle Point after the plant's closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Pointé
Ae Herbert Snyder
Krome Corporation
Marshfield
Myrtle Point
Promotion notices for military personnel unknown details
The fragment lists promotions including a sergeant and corporal with unclear names and units. It mentions Edn Allake and an apparent nickname Mabel Martin, but most details are obscured by OCR errors.
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Norman
Martin
Coant Pallery
Allake
Mes
Mabel
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Arthur Burns Hillabold, Jr
A. B. Hillabold
U. S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School
University of Notre Dame
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William Ullatrom
Bremerton
Ullatrom
Floyd Summers
Ullstrom
Washington
Virgil Billings
Navy Mothers
Tuaneral
George W. Clinton
C. L. Bender
G. W. Clinton
Gene Told
Isom Clinton
Eva White
Sacramento
Talif
Clarence Johnson
Loren Johnson
Yre
le Calif
We Mya
Roseburg
Marine Corps Rifle Range
Camp Matthews
San Diego
Calif
Harold A. Reed
USMC
Alvin Reed
Harold A. Doss
George W. Dom
Broadbent
Charles W. Wilson
Elmer A
Maj. Laird
E. C. Barker
Edgar Rickard
Cecil Barker
Carl Hollenback
Spokane
Barkers
George Hamilton
Hamiltons
Herald
Salem
Barker
Dick Barklow
Eugene
Bird Rickard
Carlet
Eiull
South
Mabel Backlow
Oakland
Melvin Barklow
Roderick Barklow
Civil Service
Moffett Field
Alden Barklow
Camp Parks
Camp
Alder
Eeen
Deisel
Gerald Snyder
Herbert Snyder
Norfolk
Bridge News
B . Smith
Ridgefield
E. G. Dungan
Smith
Duncan
Elisabeth Bennett
Feet
Dorothy Mett . Berg
Dears
Belle Bennett
XinasPrade
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