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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1941
Page
5
The district calls for warrants from No 326 dated Dec 21 1838 to No 3828 dated Jan 8 1940. Interest ceases after Jan 23 1941. LH Pearce Secretary J L Jewett Clerk.
Bancroft and Mra Robert MacMoillion from Pow ere visited relatives in Myrtle Creek last week Elbert Steibes and Mra Oliver Weekly of Myrtle Point visited Saturday with her sister Mra Perry Waterman. Several families hosted gatherings including Mrs Chas Warner caring for her ill daughter Mrs Jim Porter at Bridge and Blue River visits by DeLos Appleton Bear Creek.
Marriage licenses issued to William J. Flanigan and Margaret E. Rafael. Wayne C Wagner and Stella Segura. James Burns and Fay Marion Marshfield. Thomas Clark and Doris Johnston Petrolia Humboldt County. Perley A Wuason Coquille and Betty Guay Coquille. Ann Mi ers named administratrix of Mary Wendims estate valued at $250 real property and $30 personal property. Suit in equity for divorce filed by Matt J Stone lake against Edna Katherine Stone lake seeking custody. hotel Archer seeks divorce from Clyde Archer. Alfred A Olivera in jail for placing wife in house of prostitution. Pauline Olivera vagrancy case. P J Rooney Auto suit for $1400. Dora Culbertson sues State Industrial Accident Commission over cannery injury. LM Owens sues Busterud Lumber for $562.28 with attachment. Frank E Spaulding seeks compensation for lead dust injury from bridge painting.
At Portland Union Stock Yards for the week ended January 18, hogs set a new high since 1938 with midweek sales near 50 cents per cwt. Cattle sold strong to 25 cents higher with fed steers at 11.50 and fat dairy cows around 6.75 to 7.75. Lambs rose 25 to 35 cents, ewes up 50 cents, and overall weekly sales included 3,100 cattle, 275 calves, 4,250 hogs, and 2,400 sheep. Market opened Monday with 2,300 cattle, 140 calves, 2,875 hogs, and 1,730 sheep trading.
Report by N Gearhart Secretary of the Port of Coquille River details expenditures for 1940 41 including labor office rent insurance and mileage. Amounts show cash in hand 15120 79 with 14000 in certificates of deposit and 220 79 in open balance at Security Bank Myrtle Point Oregon.
Moernden and Brandson called on Mrs. Andrew Waterman Monday according to a brief local notebook entry. The fragment ends with unclear wording about a Bond event or person.
Coquille invites dancers to Brenen hall Saturday night with Parker and his Rhythm boys an outside orchestra. Pat Hayes hall manager says the hall owned by Mrs C A Mahon features full length mirrors and has been redecorated making it comparable to metropolitan venues in Coos county Milady can admire her dance style as she watches herself dance.
Mass will be held at Holy Name church Coquille at 10 a m Saturday January 25 for Daniel Purcell who died Friday January 17 Interment at Catholic cemetery Bandon Funeral arrangements by Gann Funeral Home Coquille
Long-range forecasts over a five day period are broadcast each Tuesday and Friday on KOAC Oregon State College. The weather bureau from Portland provides the data twice weekly via leased wire. Hyslop says the forecasts aid hay livestock horticulture and planting operations despite not being perfect.
Four H club members statewide are invited to the seventh annual radio play writing contest sponsored by KOAC and the Oregon State College extension service. The full rules and last year's winning play are available free from KOAC staffer Morris James. John Watkins of Washington county won last year with A Lesson in Applied Veterinary about a calf illness. The contest includes state wide county and a special traffic safety state contest offering a summer school scholarship for the best radio play on traffic safety.
Vern V. Church, project superintendent of the China Flat CCC Camp in the Siskiyou National Forest, was reassigned to the Zigzag CCC Camp on Mt. Hood National Forest effective January 15. J. R. Philbrick will replace him at China Flat. Philbrick has led the Redwood Ranger Station special 40 man fire suppression crew in Cave Junction.
Fragmentary text mentions a person at the Umpqua National Forest and a 40 man fire crew on the Siskiyou from 1934 to 1949, but details are missing and the record is unclear.
Coos county holds a series of meetings in early January to discuss the land use program and gather owner suggestions for adjustments to the county land use map. CRC and the Land Use committee coordinate with Robert Sterling and Geo H Jenkins to review classifications by the Forest Land Classification and consider re classifications where beneficial. The first meetings occurred at the Carl Fuma Service Station south of Bandon and Broadbent school, with further sessions to be announced.
Southwestern Oregon funeral directors met at the Coos Bay Hotel North Bend and voted to hold the thirty-eighth annual Oregon Funeral Directors association convention May 5 8 7. Officers installed included E C Thuerwachter president Elbert Schroeder vice president Eugene C Morrow treasurer and Chas E Schroeder retiring president.
Residents heard talks by REA officials on extending the Fishtrap to Halls Creek power line. Project superintendent R J Connard and project chief H A Cottengim outlined extension and distribution plans at the H E Watkins home. Attendees included Glen Cox Russell H D Albert Tomlinson Marvin Hull John Yost J W Barnett Lawrence Barklow Y W Bishop and Ernest Watkins.
In the forty first legislative session Representatives Carter and Huggins introduced a resolution on January 15 1961 mourning the injury to former Representative J H McCloskey. The House expresses sorrow at his compelled resignation and gratitude for his past service to Oregon, and wishes him a speedy recovery with a copy to be transmitted to McCloskey.
Mrs Dorothy E Bishop, Home Demonstration agent of Coquille, urges Granges and clubs to jointly buy or loan pressure cookers to members for safe home canning of non acid foods. Non acid foods opened must be boiled 20 minutes before tasting. written info Ext Bull 2 available.
Coos county health unit stages first immunization clinic of the year in Myrtle Point at the Junior High School starting Tuesday January 28 at 8 am. Mrs E O Sempert assists. clinic for school children.
Norway residents mourn the death of Hazel Sugget of Woodland California formerly Hazel Dunlap born here. Relatives arrived from Woodland to attend the funeral, with Chas Schroeder Bufford Sugget and others traveling from nearby towns and attending Pomona Grange activities.
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