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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1936
Page
4
The columnist rejects Ralph Watsons plan to pool state funds into one large pocket to cover shortages by shifting money between funds. He warns such diversions risk misuse, overtaxing license fees and gasoline taxes to prop up poorly maintained roads, and questions the ultimate outcome.
A 144 page bulletin by D W H Dreesen analyzes 25 years of property tax data from 1810 to 1934. It details tax levies by county and class, notes rural taxes peaked in 1928 and urban in 1930, with payments peaking in 1932 in purchasing power. It highlights rising public living standards, centralization of public functions, and narrowing of the tax base due to property removals or special classifications.
I offer on March 1 1848 all personal property from my farm as I move to Oregon Territory by ox team. Items include ox teams except Buck Ben Tom and Jerry two milk cows one gray mare and colt oxen yoke baby yoke two ox carts a tram plow wood mole board 900 feet popular weather boards 1000 three foot clapboards 1500 ten foot ash timber 10 gallons maple syrup two spinning wheels 50 pounds mutton tallow twenty pounds beef tallow one large loom made by
A notice states a sale of enslaved people described as 2 men aged 35 and 50, 2 women 40 and 36, and 2 mixed race girls 12 and 18, along with a list of household items and crops. The sale is to be cash on delivery with security by Bob McConnell, near Versailles by McConnell's ferry pike, at 8 am.
A Western feature notes trapper Deadmond on Coos county rivers contending with belted kingfishers that prey on trout. The article details kingfishers diving for minnows and trout, the trapper's attempt to stop them, and estimates of fish losses from 126 birds at about 149 750 fry annually. It also cites ducks and cranes as other fish predators and mentions legal protections for woodducks.
Fragmentary OCR yields a dated social notice with scattered names and events. It references a dinner guest list, local residents named in a social gathering, and cryptic remarks about fishing and occupations, all appearing without complete context.
Saturday callers include Miss Melba Putnar and Mrs Chandler at Myrtle Point. Mr and Mrs Ralphkee were overnight visitors at the Chandler home. Chandler family near Myrtle Point hosted guests while Nas bought three fine horses. Mrs Arthur Chandler visited Myrtle Pont, and Michael Trammer made a Friday call in Broadbent.
A garbled OCR note from Halls Creek references attendance at Christmas exercises at the Church of God and mentions a wedding or social event in Prosper. The text is incomplete and names are unclear.
A garbled social note mentions Mr and Mrs fous and Sarah Kelly event on a Saturday in Aosta Cogulle area. References to guests, deer, mice, and a bruise indicate a minor incident or gathering with unclear details and several misread words.
Portrait studio notice lists Bond Studio and 109 phone line for commissions and inquiries. Enarch mentions offerings and contact details in a local advertisement style.
Twin Oaks hosts Mr and Mrs Charles Southmayd at Pleasant Point with W B Davenport family. Mr and Mrs Bartlett visit Marshfield. Graydon Crews from Myrtle Point visits George Hermann’s. Miss Morianna Steele stays with Mrs Floyd Reed. Verne Lundy and A R Davenport call on Marshfield. Nelsons drive to Roseburg to greet Esther from Willamette University for holidays, with Roderic Barklow and Robert Clarke.
The unusual Christmas program was held Friday afternoon at the schoolhouse with strong parent turnout. Mr and Mrs Leater Mitchell of Cuguitlle visited Saturday, as did Mr and Mrs 8 Hi Held and Mra and M Elmer Knight of Myrtle Pool Saturday night. Mrs Geenie Loveland of Coquille visited Eugene Adams. Mr and Mrs A E White and son Henry called Sunday at Ora Marsters and daughter alia, who have been engaged in a project in California and Ruth Bowman of Lanse ge Mal. Tuesday Iron Calterns.
Miss Bowman worked with the former in the south. Marsters home. Mr and Mrs T L Shockley of North Bend visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs J L Knight. Mrs A KB White was a Sunday caller at the Del Rems home.
Lee Charies Leatherman a student at Oregon State College Kenneth Leatherman at the University of Oregon and Miss Julia Myrl Leatherman at Linfield College returned home last Thursday Friday and Saturday to spend Christmas with their parents Mr and Mrs S L Leatherman. Charles works at the Coquille post office during the holidays rush. Mr and Mrs G W Clinton visited with Mr and Mrs Mack Gant and attended a matinee in Coquille. Fred Parry of Marshfield visited the Hen Gant home. Mr and Mrs T J Weekly were overnight guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Hervey. Mr and Mrs George Harrison of Brownsville spent the weekend with the Leathermans.
Mrs Harold Dick and Douglas visited Mrs Severt Iverson in Cravelford. Lorraine White spent Monday at the Ben Gant home. Mr and Mrs Harold Dick and Douglas and Rodger of Gravelford drove Saturday to Alles qany.
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