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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1928
Page
8
Readers report sickness and recovery among townspeople as Miss Thelma Snyder and Mrs Henry Hermann battle flu while George Lee and Breuer Shoe Co. figure in daily life. Farmers' Store and Bergen's potted plants offer holiday options amid church events, school notes, and community greetings.
The chamber of commerce did not meet this week due to flu illness and the Christmas rush. The next gathering will be the second Tuesday in January with a member from the newly organized Tax League present to explain its purposes.
Large shipments of sike and red clover seed leave Oregon to meet rising eastern demand. Experiments note U S Department of Agriculture efforts amid high prices for clover seed. Farm news also lists installation of Eastern Star and Masonic officers and ongoing preparations for winter farm supplies.
Mrs. J R Benson longtime Myrtle Point resident dies Tuesday at home on Seventh street from flu and complications. She was active in the Presbyterian church and the grange. Born February 2 1853 in Sterling Illinois she lived in Iowa Nebraska and California before moving to Myrtle Point in 1890. The family includes husband J K Benson and children Mabel A Roberts and Pearl Benson with several grandchildren. Funeral arrangements follow with Rev A Hal Funer and other local clergy.
A 1928 newspaper item outlines Ford’s Model T production history, cites the Model A unveiling about a year ago and highlights large output with roughly fifteen million T cars made. It explains interchangeable parts, recent starter and front engine hanger changes, and mentions optional upgrades priced at four dollars and fifty cents for a starter and eight dollars for the engine hanger. It invites Coquille readers to visit a Ford dealer for a demonstration.
Frigid conditions hit Cook county with an icy mix flooding low ground streets in Myrtle Point. Tuesday morning temperatures fell to 22 at eight, stage drivers report 10 at six, pipes froze and residents worry about the cold spell and lingering illness. Local hills shine under starlit skies as citizens long for rain.
The body of Marion Rube, who attempted the First National Bank robbery in Coquille Tuesday, lies at Schroeder and Gano Undertaking Papers awaiting the wife’s arrival to claim the body. She and other relatives are expected this week before burial in California.
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