Annual Red Cross Drive Planned for Myrtle Point
March brings Red Cross War Fund drive with local chair Henry Schroeder guiding Myrtle Point efforts. County goals set at 31 461 with a local quota of 4 635 as clergy urged support and volunteers, including church groups in uniform sections, for the 1944 objective. Mayor Clinton urges the community to back Red Cross Sunday and Red Cross Month with financial aid and volunteer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
Norman Hine
Chiene
Carantiala
Red Cross Fund
Emma Mey Ben Pranciaco
Lou Blane
Red Cross
Davis
America
Ttes Red Cross
Mayer
Clinton le
Wferi Abs
Europe
Pacific
Far East
American Red Cross
Jesse D. Clinton
Myrtle Paint
Oregon
United States
Food Preservation class opens with seven enrolled
Seven members joined the first meeting in the Union High School home economics room last Monday. Miss Dorothy Gurney outlined topics for future sessions and the group chose discussions for planning a year long family food supply and gardening. Ted Kirsch will cover gardening while processing methods and storage will be taught by Miss Gurney. Meetings are set for Tuesdays at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. with enrollment open to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union High School
Dorothy Gurney
Miss Gurney
Ted Kirsch
Ada Berder
Fay Linn
May Rackleff
Martha Gurney
Alice Wooldridge
Sigue Dayton
Ethel Peet
Busterud Co To Operate Two Sawmills
The Busterud Lumber Company takes over the Rock Creek mill once owned by Mrs. George Bryant and plans to run it on a lease basis using Bryant timber. A second mill is set to open next week on the George Hermann property near Broadbent to process fir timber. Each mill aims for about ten thousand feet daily and hires roughly ten workers plus loggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek
George Bryant
Bustered*Lumber Company
Maralefield
H A. Busterud
Radio Broadcast From Tokyo Talks With POW Boys
Mrs Preston Phillips reports hearing a short wave Tokyo broadcast in which three American boys held as prisoners of war spoke to home folks. The program aired about 1 15 p m and one boy is in the same camp as Major Eugene Laird of Myrtle Point. The boys, captured after the fall of the Philippines and Corregidor, said they had plenty to eat and little mail. Mrs Phillips wrote to the boys families. addresses include Brooklyn New York Sidney Texas and a North Dakota location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Phillips
Tokyo
Eugene Laird
Myrtle Point
Philippines
Corrigidor
Philipa
Davenport Family Trip East Details
Take Trip East Mr and Mrs A R Davenport returned last Thursday from a month long journey to Texas to visit their son A C Ernest E Davenport and three daughters in California while traveling by bus and train. Their son finished army pilot training in Texas and moved to San Angelo for basic training. In California they visited Lois Schmidt in Los Angeles Andy Holt in Cloverdale and Mary Gracelon in Scotia. In Crescent City they visited Davenport's niece Wid Johnson and family formerly Marjorie Blingaby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R
Davenport
Texas
Ernest E. Davenport
California
San Angelo
Texans
Davenports
Lois
Elton Schmidt
Los Angeles
Andy
L. B. Holt
Cloverdale Calif
Mary
Des Gracelon
Scotia, Calif
Crescent City
Mr. Davenport
Wid Johnson
Marjorie Blingaby
Red Cross Urges Citizens to Sustain Record Giving
City residents are urged to support the Red Cross as it bears a heavier burden than ever, to enable care and aid to meet every demand placed upon it this year.
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Red Cross
More Victory Gardens On Coast this Year
Pacific coast families likely plant more victory gardens in 1943 due to troop movements and rising Pacific war demand. Oregon Washington Idaho California Nevada Arizona reps at Portland regional conference urged coordinated public and private aid to boost home garden production, seed cooperation, and extended season plantings.
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Pacific Coast
Portland
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
California
Nevada
Arizona
Oregon State College
US Department of Agriculture Plana
Pacific
World Day of Prayer Service Planned in Town
Local Protestant churches will observe the World Day of Prayer with a session at 1 30 p m Friday February 25 at the Presbyterian church. Members from the town’s churches will take part in the worldwide observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Local Store Ships Discarded Hose for War Effort
The Myers and Myera Store ships used silk and nylon hosiery to the Defense Supplies corporation in Philadelphia for parachute and military gear. Nine pounds were sent in a recent shipment, with prior consignments totaling 32 pounds, amounting to 4 pounds previously. Local women are urged to bring worn stockings to aid the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers & Myera
Defense Supplies Corporation
Philadelphia
Marshfield -Alee
News From Our Boys In Active Service In Indiana
Indiana University Bloomington hosts Clifford W. Bauguess in the army specialized training program. Three S. Navy sons of Mrs. Dong le Warner trained at Farragut Idaho with radar study in San Diego and Norfolk awaiting duty. Cpl. Chas H Brown returns on 10 day leave to Remote before rejoining Kessler Field Mississippi as B 24 technical instructor. Aviation Cadet John H Dayton begins advanced flight training at Lubbock Army Air Field to become a commissioned officer and pilot.
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Indiana
Cats
Clifford W. Bauguess
Margaret Bauguess
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
Army
Sens
Navy
Dong@le Warner ha
Farragut
Idahoe
Howard
Idaho
San Diego
Calif
Norfolk
Wilmot and
Delos
Cpl
Chas. H. Brown
Fred Brown
Kessler Field
Miss
John H Dayton
Myr
Heber R. Dayton
Myrdaint
Lubbock
Texas
Army Air Field
Army Aviation Corps
Bravery Medal for Arctic Rescue by Guerin Relatives
Sgt Eckley K Guerin and a fellow soldier earned the Soldiers Medal for evacuating two acutely ill men during a fog shrouded Aleutian mission. A rescue vessel braved heavy seas to retrieve a patient with appendicitis and then ferried another soldier with a tooth infection to shore.
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Tom Guerin
Alaska Empire
Juneau
Alaska
Eckley K. Guerin
Aleutian
Bobcats Narrowly Lose To Marshfield In Tight League Clash
Myrtle Point Bobcats fell 42 to 41 at Marshfield Pirates in a fast paced game decided in the final minutes. Had Myrtle Point won, they would have pursued a pennant with North Bend. instead they drop into a fight for second place as the season ends. Coquille defeated 54 to 27 on the home floor earlier. no league tournament this year due to transportation issues.
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Myrtle Point Bobcats
Marshfield Pirates
Basketeers
Myrtle - Peint
Marshfield
Pirates
Bobcats
North Bend
Coquille
Death of 12 year old after appendicitis operation
Marlin Spencer Edward Spencer 12 son of Mr and Mrs Rolla Spencer of Marshfield died at Knife hospital in Coquille this morning. Burial is set for Saturday at Catching Creek cemetery. Funeral service by Rev T J Pryor at Schroeder funeral chapel Myrtle Point at 2 PM. Pneumonia followed a postoperative decline after an appendicitis operation Tuesday. The Spencers formerly lived on Catching Creek, she being the former Madge Lakey of Myrtle Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Edward Spencer
Rolla Spencer
Marshfield
Knife Hospital
Coquille
Catching Creek Cemetery
T. J. Pryor
Schroeder
Myrtle Point
Spencers
Catching Creek
Madge Lakey
Ship 104 More Service Garments
Bundles for America volunteers sent 104 garments to Los Angeles for armed forces. A Dec 1 shipment added 100 more items. The latest consignment includes 8 sweaters 18 chest protectors 34 scarves 16 gloves and 26 helmets. Oregon has two groups Myrtle Point and Coquille.
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America
Los Angeles
Oregon
Myrtle Point
Coquille
Picture Depicts Farm Methods
Three reels of moving pictures were shown at Union High School last Thursday from 10 to 12 to students in agriculture and visiting farmers. Clyde Walker of USC presented the labor saving methods on the farm with County Agent George Jenkins and assistant Jim Bishop contributing to the discussion. About 400 attended and learned what is being done in Oregon and nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union High School
Clyde Walker
USC
George Jenkins
Jim Bishop
Ance
Oregon
Fragmentary Military Archive Note Sparks Curiosity
A fragmentary OCR note mentions the Archive program and a Wednesday entry about admission identification. It references Army and Navy College material and a vague schedule, leaving many details unreadable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Army-Navy College
Marthé
Funeral rites held for George Haughton at Myrtle Point
Funeral services were conducted at Schroeder chapel in Myrtle Point for George RB Haughton 58 of Norway who died at Mast hospital from pneumonia after recovering from a prior illness. Rev T J Pryor led the service and interment followed in Norway cemetery. He was born June 19 1884, married Bernice Slater in Eugene Feb 6 1923, and leaves seven children Robert Dorothy Ellen Ruth Phillip Charles and Mark plus his widow brother Richard and sisters Lillie Perry and Mabel Barklow.
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Schroeder
Myrtle Point
George RB. Haughton
Norway
Mast Hospital
T. J. Pryor
Norway Cemetery
Haughton
Meeway ~Munity
R. Haughton
Coquille Valley Country Club
Eugene
Bernice Slater
Robert
Dorothy
Ellen
Ruth Phillip
Charles
Mark
Richard Haughton
Lillie Perry
Mabel Barklow Myrtle Point
Bridge Community Bonds Sold To Support Grange and School
The Bridge community completed a bond sale totaling 2600 dollars to aid the Grange and local grade school. A major share came from a Friday Feb 12 social with baskets and a bond auction led by John Koch. Lawrence Knight cited 25.75 raised for March of Dimes at a Feb 5 dance and bake sale. Mr and Mrs Ernest Wilson sold property to Mr and Mrs Otis Bennett of Grants Pass and plan to return to Washington.
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Bridge
Lawrence Knight
Grange
John Koch
Mr Knight
Bridge Hall
Wash
Ernest Wilson
County
Ariel
Nosler
Otis Bennett
Grants Pass
Bennett
Murphy
Cannery Skills Class Held At Local High School
A community course on feeding and processing feeds is open to residents. The first session occurred and will continue Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 led by Gurney, home economics instructor at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ting
Gurney
This Is the Army film to open next week
The Army film This Is the Army, featuring Army personnel and Hollywood stars, will run for three days starting Sunday in a major attraction. Irving Berlin wrote the music and 50 percent of the pressings go to emergency ring relief.
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Army
Austin Dodge
Irving Berlin
Dodge
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World Day of Prayer
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William Ullatrom
Ullathom
Mrs
Floyd Summers
Dromera Sunday
Marlin Spencer
Undergess Hajee
Lymn Hoover
North Coos River
Maat
Ares
Cannery
W. E. Hatfield
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