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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
1
A partial, garbled OCR fragment mentions a meeting at Mystia Point and a devoted time figure. The readable text is unclear about the event, attendees, or exact date, making details unreliable.
The Myrtle Geld creamery produced 116,000 to 125,000 pounds of butter weekly and supplies local markets. An average of $100 worth of milk is delivered to patrons daily, with Myrtie Polat noted as a contingent component.
Sunday night attempt to crack the Hamm cafe safe on Spruce street failed after the thieves broke the combination and stole about ten dollars from the till. Police traced the break to a rear window entry and found a blacksmith hammer and old bolts nearby. investigation suggests local culprits acted without curtain and fled as a loud blast spooked the area.
At a county court session the 1929 budget was adopted with the Fastside Marshfield ferry entirely dropped as illegal to maintain. Gifts to Louise Home Boys and Girls Aid Society and Florence Crttenden refuge were removed at $150 each. Deputy sheriff and clerk expenses and state fair funds were reduced, along with cornabow and publicity allocations.
In a reported interview with 8. 8S. Endicott last week, he stated the Coquille River was fresco over and river boat passengers walked on ice. He did not mean that. Ice had jammed the river, the boat halted, passengers disembarked and walked around the jam then continued on foot to their destinations.
Clyde Moore, 20, is hunted in northern Josephine county for killing his uncle Raymond Moore, 29, at Radio camp near Grants Pass. A dispute over a bill preceded the shooting. The nephew fled on a bus, then disappeared into the woods near Coyote Creek.
Arago hosts Riverton Saturday night in a county boys basketball matchup. Both squads are described as scrappy and competitive this season with Riverton tying Coquille’s first team in recent play and Arago showing notable class already.
Tom Dollefsen, a Norway dairyman, lost seven good dairy cows during last week’s high water along the Coquille river. The cattle were grazing on the low lands, caught in brush as the river rose and could not swim to safety. Dethefeen and family were away in California for Christmas and returned to learn of the loss. The cows were among the most valuable in his herd.
Ex governor Walter Pierce and Cornelia Marvin, former state librarian, marry at Marvin’s Salem area country home Monday evening. They depart Tuesday for a California trip and plan to live on one of Pierce’s ranches near La Grande upon return. Pierce is noted for Grange work and speaking at the Coos County Farmers’ Picnic in Norway.
The Legion of The Condemned screens at Hiland theatre Thursday and Friday hosted by Post No. 38. Vaudeville features include piano and trumpet by E A Huebner and a trumpet quartet with E A Huebner R V Louden A McDonald and C Chree tensen, plus a solo by Durward Dru. Admission costs 60 cents.
At midnight Monday the Columbia River bridge was handed to Oregon and Washington authorities and tolls on the structure ceased immediately.
Beginning Wednesday January 6 the Seaith Hughes agricultural department of Myrtle Point Union High School will run a dairy school one night weekly through January February and early March at Gravel Ford community hall. The program is free for dairymen with 12 to 16 expected. sessions use discussion over lecture. Each meeting will tackle issues dairymen select such as choosing and managing a dairy bull and calf raising when whole milk is sold. Bulletins will come from U S colleges and classes start at 8 p m.
Mrs Belle Whitaker has word from daughter Helen a Presbyterian missionary in China that she will visit Myrtle Point Seattle and the Empress of France may bring her home around June 24 prior to resuming work in the Orient She left Myrtle Point September ago with a five year plan but war delays and her father’s death changed her schedule She and fellow workers were refugees aboard a naval boat in Shaghal harbor and she will share these tales with Occidental friends on arrival June 24.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Hyde of Idaho and relatives of Henry Rosslow of Myrtle Point perished in the Colorado River while navigating from Green River Utah to Needles California. Army planes and many workers searched. a boat was found intact with log noting a whirlpool. The father, still on the river directing the search, has offered a thousand dollar reward.
A basketball game is set for Friday night in the Junior high gym between the junior team and a Bunker Hill high squad. Tipoff at 7 30. Admission 10 and 5 cents. The writeup invites support for the earnest young players.
Myrtle Point city council began steps to obtain clean water by testing private wells and evaluating pump capacity and pipeline needs. They warn current wells and the North Fork river source risk contamination, urging support for rehabilitating the plant to prevent disease and promote growth.
Mr and Mrs W E Lewellen and son Jim moved to North Bend to operate a cash grocery on Sherman avenue opening mid month. They will live about a block and a half away. The Lewellen family are fine citizens and friends regret their departure.
Coos county’s health report to the state board records 195 fe cases six pneumonia and one mumps. The state totals show 2518 flu cases and 96 pneumonia. Lincoln county reports 298 cases, leading in reported totals.
Fragmentary text suggests an organisation plans a bounty related to ceyotes with breeders expected to pay. No clear individuals, dates, or places are identifiable in readable segments. Further context is needed to form a precise headline and summary.
The Marshfield News dedicates a special New Year edition to showcase Coos County’s growth in the past year and outline hopes for the near future. Community support from local stores and citizen spirit are praised for boosting regional enterprise and interpaper collaboration.
Mrs. Sarah J. Murst wife of William Horst died at the family home in Port Orford. She was 64 years old and had resided in the Blk river ingrid area for over four decades.
Three girl students at the Monmouth normal school lost their lives in a blaze that destroyed the house where they were staying. The fire broke out late Tuesday night, firefighters fought the flames but the structure was consumed. Authorities are investigating the cause as neighbors recall the tragedy.
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