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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1950
Page
6
Powers residents urged to return March of Dimes contribution cards to Stan Sherwood of Coquille Bottles, as infantile paralysis cases rise and demand for funds increases to cover treatment and recovery costs.
Power’s road near the divide remains partly closed as slides block the route. A bulldozer is clearing sections while drifts stay high near the summit. Travelers report difficult driving on much of the road despite a pickup truck. A group of greenery pickers passed through town en route home before winter weather moderated.
The Wednesday club met Mrs Don Aber for dessert and pinochle with Mrs Harold Ross winning first prize and new member Mrs George Dobson joining. The Pinochle club later met at Mrs Jess Shepherd’s home with high score to Mrs Ned Stonecker and low to Mrs A L Burch as other members attended.
Last week rainfall neared 340 inches nearly doubling January prior totals. The period brought 4.2 inches of snow on two storms with heavier accumulation on the ridge and a river rise to 1029 level before easing. Domestic notes report family visits, a baby birth correction, and local insurance settlements.
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