Rail Spur to Myrtle Point Lumber Yard Approved
Southern Pacific authorized to build a 300 foot spur from the main line to the Myrtle Point Lumber Yard plant at Maple Street. G L McKay said work will start soon. City council also voted to sell an old water plant pump and approved numerous bills for departments and contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Myrtle Point
Maple Street
G. L. McKay
North Bend
Baynes
E. A. Dodge
First Visit in 27 Years By A A Braden
A. A. Braden returned to Myrtle Point after a week with his brother and family in Baker county. He once drove a stage between Myrtle Point and Roseburg and found the town changed greatly since he left 27 years ago. Braden now owns a large tract in northeast Baker county and is thriving in cattle business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Braden
Baker County
Braden
Myrtle Point
Roseburg
Dees County
Marshfield mill dispute and pool lease reported
A fragmentary item notes Wilkins mill on CBS and a sneek lease of property near the fecthern Pool in Marshfield, mentioning a car seed of cooler lumber and a rented site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Wilkins Mill
Cbs
Faculty Play Returns at Union High School
Union High School teachers plan a February faculty play with the same cast plus new outside talent. The production, following a successful show two years ago, aims to fill every seat and benefit school activities while honoring teachers for their recreation and dedication.
Meat Market Change Lets Leslie Dey Move In
Mr and Mrs Leslie Dey and family relocate to Myrtle Point as Leslie purchases his brother Steve Deys meat market. Steve departs the business following a physician advised exit. Leslie plans to stay on as the firms man while continuing prior work in Klamath Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Dey
Myrtle Point
Chevrolet Prices Down in Campbells-Zwald Ad Letter
A long night letter from Campbells-Zwald Detroit advertising agency claims lower prices on 1930 Chevrolet cars. The Herald urges readers to view the dealer's message and consider medium priced Chevrolets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campjbell-Zwald
Detroit
Chevrolet
Reverica 7
Herald
Coyotes Stampede Sheep Near Bridge In Herd Alarm
Henry Bryant reports four inches of new snow at the fore ranger lookout station on the mountain near Bridge. Friday night a coyote stampeded the sheep on the range nearby, the first seen in that area in a long time, Bryant says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bryant
Bridge
Fore
Mr. Bryant
Ladies' Aid Meeting at Presbyterian Church
The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian church will meet next Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Thos. Guerin's home. This meeting includes elections of officers and urges a large turnout. All church friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
Thos. Guerin
Raising Enough Calves to Replace Old Cows
Dairymen discuss profitable herd replacement at the Night School under the Smith Hughes department. Next week topics include yearling heifer care and milk teat variation. A calf fed a gallon of whole milk daily for three months yields about $80 in value. feeding strategies and calf meal are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairymen's
Smith- Hughes
Union High School
New Driver License Law Faces Rural Hardship
The new annual driver license law, starting July first, requires purchase for the entire year even in rural districts with limited winter driving. Farmers like Maente in isolated areas must pay the same as city residents but can drive only part of the year, creating hardship due to unavailable year round roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thevad
Marsisfeld
Empire
Maente
Bandon Junior High to Host Myrtle Point Game
The Bandon basketball boys will play the Junior high team in Myrtle Point Friday at 7 30 PM at the Junior high school. With no other local game, they hope fans from the high school athletics will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandon
Myrtle Point
Wnlen
Oregon Products Dinner Promotes State Goods
The Women's club invites merchants to display Oregon made goods from January 27 to February 1. A banquet on February 1 will raise funds for the city library and support a worthy cause through annual patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Women’s Club
Campfire Girls elect 1930 Nissiki group officers
A Campfire Girls meeting of the Nissiki group elected officers for 1930. Clair Booth was chosen president and Eva Schroeder vice president with Joanne Parrott as secretary Margueritte Sunstrup as treasurer Anita Gill as bedla leader Belva Alice Stemmiler as assistant social leader and publicist Gilda Dietz as sergeant at arms and ClaraNelson as athletic leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nissiki
Campfire Girls
Clair Booth
Eva Schroeder
Joanne Parrott
Margueritte Sunstrup
Bedla
Anita Gill
Belva Alice Stemmiler
Gilda Dietz
Clarena Nelson
P. T. A Plans Meeting At Junior High School
The P T A outlines a meeting at the local junior high school on January 28 with program details to be announced later.
Snowbound Roads Halt Oregon Travel Nationwide Coastal Storm Rages
A severe winter storm blankets Oregon with record cold and heavy snow from Myrtle Point to Camas Mountain. Roads are blocked, stages halted, and drivers work to free vehicles as crews clear highways. Aileen Barker remains in Roseburg awaiting resumed service. The coast faces a broad storm from British Columbia to the Mexican border with rain in California south of the Tehachapi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Myrtle Point
Myrtle Pont
Pacific Highway
Limer Repeell
Jay Schriefer
Helen, Beatel
Edith Mecum
Ashland
Canyonvilla
Granta Pass
Camas Mountain
Wea
Campenville
Weentain
State Highway Department
Pacrée Highway
E. C. Barker
Aileen
Roseburg
Eugene
Victoria
B. C
California
Tehachap Mountain
Census Takers Wanted Across Oregon Counties
Government notice seeks applicants for the 1th United States Census to recruit enumerators in Linn, Lane, Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine, Jackson and other districts. Apply to the Director of the Census in Washington or Jos H Koke in Eugene. return forms by February. Training starts April 2 and lasts about one month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cwnpenens
Thda
Washington, D. C
Jos. H. Koke
Oregon
Eugene
City Meat Market Robbed. Chickens Stolen Including Rhode Island Reds
Sometime Sunday night the City Meat market was entered and seven or eight live chickens were taken, among them Rhode Island Reds. Entry was gained by breaking the rear door lock. Frank Davis, the manager, was first to arrive about eight o’clock Sunday evening and the last to leave before Monday dawn.
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Rhode Island
Frank Davis
Regular Monthly Gathering At Presbyterian Church West
The Sweiny echoes officers and that of the Presbyterian church west tonight. The fypemen are and Mrs. Samer Renne for their regular monthly gathering.
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Presbyterian Church
West
Samer Renne
Snow Closes Roads As Oregon Towns Dig Out
Deep snow shuts sections and halts logging in Sandy Creek while Myrtle Point, Grants Pass, and Portland report heavy fresh fall. Temperature holds steady with cold nights and potential flood risk if hills thaw in rain. The Herald notes Portland and Willamette valley covered by snow as crises unfold.
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Sandy Creek
Herald
Myrtle Point
Grants Pass
Portland
Willamette Valley
Two Local Boys Return From Long Auto Trip
Elton Selweeder and Raleigh Greene arrived home after a two month auto journey from Coos County to Florida and Cuba with stops in Dallas Phoenix Los Angeles Hanford Atwater Alameda Weed and other cities. They spent holidays with friends and relatives and reported a fine time despite snow and icy paving along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton . Selweeder
Raleigh Greene
Florida
Cuba
Elmer Rageell
Lawrence Machado
Los Angeles
Machado
Myrtle Point
Hanford
California
Ernest Neal
Atwater
Pecks
Bigelows
Ella Guerin
Victory Day Program by Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union observes Victory Day with a program at the Presbyterian church on Friday January 17 at 7 30 pm The topic is Taw Observance Speakers include Mrs C Hall Mrs Mary Campbell Leland P Linn Rev Turner MacDonald and Rev E V Ostrander with special music readings and a dialogue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Presbyterian Church
C . Hall
Mary Campbell
Leland P. Linn
Turner MacDonald
E. V. Ostrander
Beginning of Second Semester Set for January 20
The second semester for the grade school starts Monday January 20. Beginners may enroll only during that week. Children who are six years old by April 1 are eligible to enroll. Floyd E Summers.
Greasers Try Hold Up Highway Near Camas Mountain
DeWitt Talmadge, a homesteader near Camas Mountain, reports a roadside robbery attempt on the Roseburg Coos Bay highway by a group of Gypsies. A female suspect grabbed his purse, but Talmadge wrestled her wrist as a revolver appeared and the band fled as another car approached.
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DeWitt Talmadge
Camas Mountain
Myrtle Creek
Roseburg
Coos Bay
Talmadge
Sephorn
Bey
Mrs Louisa Prey Pioneer of Myrtle Point Passes
Mrs. Louisa Prey born in Germany in May 1862 emigrated at age 15 to California. She married Otto Prey in 1873, moved to Marshfield then Myrtle Point where she faced hardship after his 1886 death. Four of seven children survive.
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Fairy Davig
Louisa Prey
Levies Pitt
Germany
San Jose
California
Ocean
Otto Prey
Neola
Myrtleba
Sullivan
Rackles Place
Virgil Mickson
Rackleff
Norway
Maelton
Prey
D .Prey
Myrtle Point
Taylor Johnson
Whitaber Sie
Mrs. Prey
Shop Moves as J W Bradford Relocates Nearby
The J W Bradford shop relocates to a new site next to the Farmers building. The Bradford family plans continued operation and hints at a forthcoming move or expansion in the neighborhood.
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New Mill
Sumaer Company New Mill
North Bend Party
General Fund
Ind
Ake Bert Pearson
Wilsce B. Dement
Mabel Barklow
Endicott
Bert Mead
OD Barger
J W Bell
Joe Mast
Geo. F. Hughes
Labor Fire Department
Wann
H G Hermann
la France Co. Mann Electric Co
Hamm Cafe
Cops County
Aeers Howard
Smith
Gravel Mountain States Power
A Dodge
Bert Pearson
Lyman Rackieff
Edwin Rackieff
Bam Martin
W. D. Barger
Elgin Heimer
Jacob Nelson
Mt. States Power Ford Worsham Paradon Co
Hersey Mfgr. Ca
Mdae
Suip Lud
Myrso Feint Union
Union High
Lawis
Lismee
Oregon Products Dinner
T. A
Blankie
Reguae
Weald
Feu Mours
Wilharpette
Coos County
Odbesne
Bac
Hiton Schepeder
Releigh Greene
Floyd E. Summers
Camas Moantain
Wilderness
Schroeder
Bender
Welch
Todd
Charley
Henry
Fred Schroeder
Pape
Charley Stewart
Karl Volkmar
Charley Diets
W. .L. Dixon
Clark
J. W. Bradford
Byrves
Bradford
Sean
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