This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1944
Page
2
The text urges tempering self pity with thoughtful care for family and friends. It counsels valuing earth possessions lightly, enjoying them now, and accepting they are temporary. It argues happiness comes from reconciliation to loss and focusing on present moments with loved ones.
A mixed Telegram of sentiments urges resilience in 1945, recalling wartime losses and the hope of sun after clouds. The excerpt notes global suffering and the need for fortitude, then shifts to local items: New Year greetings, aircraft and defense claims, a live porcupine sighting, winter weather, hunting notes, blooming lilies, community relief meetings, CCC camp departures, and several Christmas dances in Myrtle Point and Sitkum area churches and clubs.
Babson forecasts 1945 retail decline with higher grocery demand and mixed inflation. He notes top markets Altoona New York Cleveland Davenport San Jose Wichita and warns of postwar shortages and mark-downs. He predicts broad foreign trade shifts, currency trends, and rail to face a price surge in essential imports.
Dec 16 1904 Steamer Breakwater secures mail run to Coos Bay San Francisco at 25 per trip with weekly service. A petition remonstrance circulates to stop cows from running at large in the city. Bandon factory ships 20 000 tent pegs to Japan aboard the Steamer Elizabeth. Eugene public works scrape mud from Spruce Street amid rains and heavy traffic. River rise brings log drive activity with several thousand logs moving Sunday and Monday. Dec 17 1914 Myrtle Point Wells Fargo safe robbed for the second time in its history last Saturday night.
Fragmentary note describes a New Year dance hosted by veterans in their hall. It mentions January timing and college students at home, with a humorous tone about wit and wisdom emerging in recent wisecracks.
Oregon Wool Growers Association will hold its forty-ninth annual meeting in Prineville Oregon on January 17 18 and 19. Sheep raisers from the state will gather for the event with proceedings and committee discussions scheduled across the three days.
Local church listings outline service times for Methodists Assembly of God Church of Christ Lutherans St Marks Episcopal Presbyterians Latter Day Saints and St Ann's Catholic parish Myrtle Point Coquille. Includes Sunday schools morning worship and evening services as well as midweek Bible studies and prayer meetings.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.