Signup for Ration Book 2 Sets Feb. 22 24
A housing town bulletin from the OPA warns that all processed foods will lose point rationing after March 1. Ration Book 2 signup runs in Coos county on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday February 28 29 and 24 with registration at local school houses from 8 to 8. Householders are urged to clip the form from this week’s Herald and register or lose access to rationed foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Prudent Housewivs
Coos County
Arago
Bridge
Sitkum
Fairview
Powers
Bandon
Myrtle Point
Coquille
F. E. Garmers
Veterans 88 Or Older May Leave Army For Woods Work
West Coast lumber industry workers who have reached 88 by February 28 1948 and are still in the United States may be discharged to resume logging or sawmill work. The Army’s release program for 88 plus workers is to support war industry and timber production through the engineers corps. Families and employers should follow a three step process including employer letters to the unit commander an original job offer and sending copies to the State Director of the U S Employment Service for assistance.
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Seattle
Wash
United States
West Coast
West Coast Lumbermen's Association
Army
West Comat
Corps of Engineers
Association
U. S. Employment Service
Stray Dogs Menace Victory Gardens In Yee Point
Mayor Jease D. Stine reports stray dogs threaten Victory Gardens in Yee Point as roving canines trample flowers and rise in number. Council weighs enforcing a dog ordinance with fees ID tags and a city pound, potentially ending in euthanasia after ten days. Estimates place town dogs between 180 and 500, sparking debate on enforcement.
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Yee Point
Jease D. Stine
Realdenta
Victory Gardens
Jrate
Jesse
Clinton
Jens
Pioneer Bandon Man Buried Tomorrow
Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 o clock at the Baptist church in Bandon for John Haga 67 who died at Belle Knive hospital in Coquille after being taken from his home Sunday He was a pioneer resident of the Bandon area long a ranch operator on Bear Creek and later ran a store He is survived by his widow one son Orvil of Myrtle Point four grandchildren and one great grandchild
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Bandon
John Haga
Belle-Knife Hospital
Coquille
Haga
Bear Creek
Orvil
Myrtle Point
Nutrition Class Planned in Myrtle Point
A Red Cross nutrition class will begin in Myrtle Point once 20 or more women sign up. The program includes five two hour lessons tied to the national wartime nutrition drive. Women should sign up with canteen chairman Mrs. Della Belloni at the City Transfer office. Mrs. Dorothy Bishop visited to discuss the class.
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Red Cross
Myrtle Point
Howard Whitaker
Dorothy Bishop
Della Belloni
Weather Report Shifts To Local Visit And Industry Notice
Weather report notes Mr and Mrs FE Hofman visiting Mra Hoffmans brother L L Evernden at Catching Creek Saturday. The item also refers to the West Coast Lumbermen's Association of Seattle Eugene and Portland authorized by the corps of engineers to represent the lumber industry and assist employers in obtaining discharges of qualified soldiers.
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Catching Creek
FE. F. Hofman
Mra. Hoffman
L. L. Evernden
Seattle
Eugene
Portland
Corps of Engineers
Mnployers
Army
Armed Forces Leave for Fort Lewis Training
A series of brief military notices notes Aubrey Strong in Marshfield sending word he is stationed, Russell A Dement departing to Fort Lewis Washington for Army Air Corps basic training, and Mrs Lyle Knox traveling to Louisville Kentucky to join her husband in the air evacuation transport branch. Gordon MacKerrow, formerly at Bass Barley Casap Barkley Texas, begins basic training at Camp Shelby Mississippi, now assigned to the quartermaster corps. The Oregon Woman's Ambulance Corps member is also identified as a first class private.
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Fort Lewie
Russell A. Dement
Fort Lewis, Wash
Army Air Corps
Marshfield
Far East
Lyle Knox
Fridegs -Eeeening
Louieville, Ky
The
Medical Corps
Quarteraqster Corps
Gordon MacKerrow
Casap Barkley
Texas
Shelby
Miss
Quartermaster Corps
Myrtle Pots
Jhe
Esr Shdé
Oregon Woman's Ambulance Corps
Victory Garden Course Offered by Myrtle Point Lions Club
The Myrtle Point Lions Club sponsors a Victory Garden course at Myrtle Point Union High School starting February 23 at 1 30 PM. An enrollment meeting will let residents choose an instructor and schedule sessions. The program aims to teach gardening fundamentals to those with limited experience and promote garden growing in the local Rural War program.
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Myrtle Point Union High School
Victory Gardens
Myrtle Point
Lions Club
Ore Victory Garden
Future Farmers Public Speaking Contest Emphasizes War and Agriculture
In the southern Oregon district contest judges Bud Griffin, Mrs. C. L. Chareh, and a state representative assess entries. The event, tied to war efforts, continues a long history of district and state level competition as reported by Ted Kirsch.
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Oregon
Bud Griffin
C. L. Chareh
Ted Kirsch
Recruiting For WAACS Starts At Myrtle Point
Mrs. Ora Johnson named voluntary WAAC recruiter for Myrtle Point by Major Bernard P. Cody. She will form a local committee to run an intensive drive to inform women about WAAC work and enlistment. Qualifications include ages 21 to 44, good health, and a mental screening test before enrollment. Johnson invites eligible women to Totu's Beauty Shop for full information. Lloyd A. Laswell promoted to corporal at Army Air Forces Technical School Madison Wisconsin. Verne L. Lundy writes from the South Pacific about a Liberator and island scenes in February letters.
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Ora Johnson
WAAC
Myrtle Point
Bernard P. Cody
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Johnson
Totu
Lloyd A. Laswell
James Laswell
Army Air Forces Technical School
Madison
Wisconsin
South Pacific
Verne L. Lundy i
Sow
Bob
Local Property Listings Trimmed as Market Shifts
Fragmentary OCR notes show multiple places on Mth Street undergoing property changes. The text references parcels reassigning owners and adjusting rents amid market movement. Names and precise addresses are unclear due to damaged text.
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Nave Salen Placs
Mth
Death brings sorrow to Myrtle Point family
The report notes the death of Mrs Nellie Billings wife of Alton and mother of Alvina in the armed forces. No further details of the accident were available at press time and funeral arrangements had not been set. The body is being transported to Myrtle Point by Schroeder's undertaking parlors.
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Nellie Billings
Es Alton
Alvina
Myrtle Point
Schroeder
Truck Fire Sends Driver to Hospital after Highway Crash
A heavy truck burned after leaving the highway between Coquille and Point heading Tuesday fast day. Walter Christensen of Ban en was taken to Coquille hospital. A car coming from the opposite direction reportedly caused the incident and fled the scene.
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Walter Christensen
Ban@en
Coquille Hospital
Coquille
Pointimg
Dion
Ak Aed
RE Seay
Fragmentary note hints at a brief site inquiry
A terse entry mentions a site query with vague details and a small question about a 28 4 figure, indicating limited readable context and unresolved specifics.
Local Hair Trend Claims Waterless Permanent Wave
A brief notes a new permanent wave process that requires no water or machines. It is advertised as easier and longer lasting than traditional methods, with claims of fewer invasions and quicker results.
Home Destroyed By Fire Saturday in Southeast Town
A house belonging to Mrs. Tracy Ward and Gee was destroyed by a fire Saturday in the southeast part of town. The blaze was caused by a defective something, leaving the home and contents completely ruined.
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Rand
Tracy Ward
Gee
Ware
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