17 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1942
Page
1
A new Saree campaign aims to mobilize voluntary contributions with automatic checks and town bulletins to show compliance. Local workers will verify payments and firms with full personnel alignment will be rated 100 percent. George C. Hugiina, bond sales chairman, met with Mr. Semp ert to organize the intensified drive.
Readable text lists multiple personal names and surnames with partial affiliations. The fragmentary OCR lacks clear events, dates, or places to establish a cohesive news item.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Ketek and years of experience, with unclear references to people, places, and dates. The readable items imply a personal note or list rather than a complete report.
A large crowd is expected Saturday at the Hileihd Theatre in Myrtle Point for a free matinee showing of Four Jacka and a Jill. The Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event with Santa Claus appearance and accepts no admission fee for children. adults may accompany. Ray Folger Anna Shirley headline with June Havoc Jack Durant Eddy Foy Jr. in supporting roles. Doors open at 2:00 p m and the show begins at 2 15 p m.
The circular from extension economist L R Breithaupt outlines a price outlook and policy to aid the 1943 farm production drive. It stresses maximum price support for key commodities like hogs turkeys wheat and dairy and notes processing needs and labor and material constraints. The circular will be available free at county extension offices. New locker rules at Myrtle Point Locker require owners name on parcels and check out at the counter for patron protection.
The Presbyterian Ladlea Aid Society, a leading county women’s group, helped sell war bonds. The Optimist Club and Mrs Herbert Busterud also aided, with county court purchasing bonds worth $2,000. The week’s total rose to $75,080.
Coquille Selective Service office reports very low registration for the 18 year old class due to limited manpower and scheduling issues. The office notes many eligible men have not yet registered and urges action before the deadline.
Most county schools close for ten days from December 24 to January 4 per the county superintendent. Total enrollment drops to 7804 from 8170 last year, with 8742 boys and 856% rise noted as temporary due to families moving for defense work.
Twenty five Myrtle Point and eleven Bridge grange members attended the joint installation of officers in Coquille last Friday night. Attendees from Myrtle Point included Mr and Mrs Robert Trigg Mrs Naomi Robison and others with several from Norway district. Gustafson of BO acted as installing chair at the event.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local item with unclear names and numbers. The readable portion hints at a short notice or notice-like snippet about a sum of $1.00 and individuals, but specifics and context are obscured.
A four hour session will cover welding, blacksmithing, and sheet metal using all tools in the agricultural shop. Harley Parrish, a local blacksmith, leads the first meeting with Ted Kreck assisting to teach farmers basic repairs and spring work.
The plan states that the schedule will begin next Monday with the Tie Ay unexposed event planned to open the week. Local officials expect standard operations to resume as clocks and routines are restored.
The Herald reports a bid to establish a community club with free advertising support. People are invited to cooperate by promoting in classifieds and helping plan trips and savings, by calling Pearce at 9 North Herald Press for details.
The article notes a plan to create a regional bus system linking Myrtle Point and nearby areas with Powers Man facilitating operations. Currently only a single daily round trip exists between Co fuille and nearby towns, with no service to Powers Man.
The readable text is fragmented and ungrammatical, lacking identifiable people places organizations dates or events to summarize into a coherent news item. No definite actions outcomes or proper nouns are extractable for a concise card.
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