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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1942
Page
2
A fragmented editorial note recounts a community rite with unclear beginnings. The piece recalls two members who went to the coast seeking sight of something elusive, finding only doubt and no evidence of a crime or event.
The article urges readers to seek factual war reporting and notes newspapers cooperate with military censors while still publishing enough facts to counter rumors. It mentions coast patrols, observers, and the importance of credible coverage, alongside data on Coos Bay ore values and mining potential.
Fragmentary reminiscence praises Myrtir Pemt as a leading town in Southern Oregon. It notes county position and trade activity shaping a lively, year round appearance though text is garbled and uncertain.
A garbled 1917 item notes a deal near Fifth Street south of a church site for a civic project. Mentions John Felsher and L A Pearce refereeing a Portland dance event amid a meeting of a men’s committee.
Robbers seized a caper at the Capen Service Center after a spree at Eigintheed Street. They fled the depot with $24.71 in cash and several papers.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions names and places in garbled form. Readable pieces reference winter, Barrett, Backhoe, Barden, Beckie, Kay, Sire LA, Jenminge, Mex, and Beth. No coherent event or clear dates emerge from the text.
In a high court dispute before the United States Supreme Court, Northwest Salmon Packers clash with a so‑called Fishermen’s Union over cannery sourcing and labor structure. The union, owning gear and employing fishermen, argues cannery buyers must employ nonmembers, while packers contend antitrust implications and labor group legitimacy.
Monday at the Portland Union Stock Yards sees a steady market with lean cattle 10 cents higher and uneven cattle results. Prices for grain fed steers 11.75 to 12.80, heifers 10.58 to 13.36, cows 3.75 to 9.25, bulls 8.00 to 9.75, and feeders 9.50 to 20.00. Lambs reach 12.25, and other weights show varied but solid demand across fat cows, hogs, and lamb categories.
A noisy weekend with visits across Myrtle Post and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Giles Petnam hosted a Chinese noodle supper for Howard's birthday while Tom Hasen and family visited in Bridge.
Night social list includes Mr and Mrs Clinton Cures, Tommy Lattrell and Robert Cir Thomas, Mrs Knight, Mrs Walter Newbury from Broadbent, and the hostess Mrs John Neal.
Mr and Mrs E L Culbertson of Gravelford welcomed guests to their home on Sunday afternoon for a social gathering and conversation in Dora.
Visitors including Mr and Mrs J R Creeley and Mr and Mrs A J Mayse joined dining guests of Mr and Mrs Freak McCrary in Coquille. The Ceres Society met at Mrs Perley Crowleys home with seven women attending for a pet luck dinner and quilting. Norland Grant announce birth of a son Beary Keith on January 16 weighing 8 1/2 pounds.
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