Two stranded flyers moth down at Myrtle Point airport
On the Fourth two men from Ben Franeleds landed at the Myrtle Point air field in Coos and Curry County Fair grounds after a wind indicator flight. Private fair grounds ownership led to funds being raised. the plane could not take off after refueling and stayed at the Myrtle hotel overnight with help from local businessmen. Dave Shen and FR. Toper assisted, L. H. Pearce arranged a 60-foot grain mow, and the men left for California midweek.
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Oregon
Myrtle Point
Coos
Curry County Fair Grounds
Fair
Fair Board
Myrtic
Dave Shen
FR. Toper
San Francisco
L. H Pearce
The
California
Fourth of July Firecracker Tales Across Town
A mix of quirky local anecdotes and mishaps from Independence Day. Fireworks fear, shaving mishaps, a man riding a Ford, and a gardener postmaster are among the colorful vignettes. Regional quirks include a bull in a barn, dancing lessons for marines, and a radio broadcast by the Lions Club.
Ag Fa Firds Tarantula Warns Of Venomous Insect
Fragmentary text hints at a tarantula warning and a venomous insect alert. No clear names, places, or dates are readable, leaving a brief, uncertain notice about a dangerous creature and cautionary actions.
Logging Accident Fatality Ends Oregon Worker's Career
Ileichhold Ireland, a Myrtle Point logging worker born June 13, 1898 in Clearfield Pennsylvania, died after an abscess formed post accident. He married Pearl Benson February 28 in Myrtle Point. Survived by widow, father, nine brothers, five sisters, and many relatives. Funeral held at 8-woeder Funeral Home with Rev Henry Gill. interment in Myrtle Point cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ileichhold Ireland
Rabdomena
Megheopttal
Sykes and McNair
Clearfield
Pennsylvania
Myrtle Point
Mra Pearl Benson
Charles Benson
John R Benson
Power logging camp accident injures Myrtle Point worker
A Powers logging camp incident Thursday seriously injured a Myrtle Point man and he was rushed to a Bay hospital for treatment.
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Myrtle Point
Powers
Bay
Union High School District Elects Board Officers
At a Wednesday meeting of Union High School District No. 2 the annual election named Paul Breuer as board chairman for five years and Mrs. Maskel Barklow as clerk for the coming year. The board will meet Saturday in Herneult Court Room at the county courthouse in Coquille to discuss non high school district matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Board of Union High School District No. 2
Paul Breuer
Maskel Barklow
I Inn County
Alleday
Herneult Court Room
County Coat Hole
Coquille
Pre School Clinic Vaccinates Local Children at City Hall
The city hall clinic Friday from 10 to 12 vaccinated 12 children against smallpox. Doctors R H Mast and L L Sumerknive assisted by county health nurse Lola Elod and Mrs Ralph Kring Mrs LD A La Flamme Miss Helen Deyoe and Miss Marguerite Laird.
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R H Mast
L. L. Sumerknive
Ralph Kring
LD A la Flamme
Helen Deyoe
Misa Marguerite Laird
Lola El“od
Fur Breeders Picnic At Coos County Fair Grounds
The Coos County Fur Breeders Association invites members to a picnic dinner in the grove at the county fair grounds Myrtle Point on Sunday July 9 at 1 00. A business meeting will follow the dinner to discuss the coming summer school for fur breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Fur Breeders’ Association
Myrtle Point
School Lunch Bulletin Urges Summer Canning in Oregon
Claribel Nye of Oregon State college proposes summer canning to boost hot school lunches in Coos county. She notes many children rely on meager noons and shows warm dishes aid afternoon performance. Nye published a bulletin titled The School Lunch for mothers and women’s clubs.
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Claribel Nye
Oregon State College
Coos County
Eee
Mise Nye
Canning
Methodist Aid Meeting Notes Elusive Fragments
Fragmentary OCR text from a Methodist aid meeting mention appears garbled with stray characters. No clear names dates places or actions emerge.
Gas fire injures man and near blaze at home
A man named Lawhorne was burned when a cigarette dropped on spilled gasoline in a garage. A boy nearby used burlap and ferns to smother flames, saving the car and limiting injuries to minor burns on Lawhorne's right leg.
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Echard Lawhor
Lawherne
Han
Gin “Ine
Lawhorne
Boy Injures Hand With Firecrackers
A 10 year old, Howard Hoffman, son of Mrs Constrance Hoffman of Broadbent road, burned his left hand severely when a lit punk ignited firecrackers prematurely. Relatives gave first aid and he was taken to Mast hospital for cauterization. the wound is healing.
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Ray Cook
Tike Cook
Rayl
Howard Hoffman
Constrance Hoffman
Broadbent Road
Mast Hospital
Camas Sawmill Destroyed In Blaze
Camas Valley sawmill owner William Porter lost his mill when a Fourth of July fire, fanned by a brisk breeze, burned the facility to ashes. Porter reportedly carried no insurance, with all machinery and equipment destroyed. Crew from a nearby CCC camp brought a portable pump and saved some timber from a recent contract near the Calipooya river at Sutherlin in Douglas County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Porter
Camas Valley
Porter
Calipooya River
Sutherlin
Dougiée County
Gaylord Meeting Focuses On Clothing Care And Remodeling
A community hall in Gaylord will host a county agent led meeting on July 11 at 10 30 morning. Mrs Azalea Sager from Oregon State College will discuss clothing dry cleaning and remodeling. Gaylord Y Woman's Club 4 H members and others are urged to attend.
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Gaylord
Lat
Gaylord ‘Y Woman's Club
Byrne the southern slugger faces brutal fate and famed opponents
The article chronicles Jimmy Byrne a popular heavyweight fighter from the south. It recalls his close bouts with Jack Dempsey Young Stribling and Dempsey again in Eugene and McArthur Court and notes his Pacific coast title win and bouts across Portland Seattle Marshfield and Coos Bay.
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Bryne
Shearene
Babe Ruth
Madison Square Gardens
New York
Byrne
Young
Dempeees
Tunney
Les Kennedy
Portland
Seattle
Tiny Abbot
Marshfield
Abbott
Maxie Baer
Schmeling Colde
Garfield Tse 1A
Belanger
Ares Byrne
Coos Bay Harbor
North Bend
Former Gaylord Couple Wedding Ties Oregon Roads Work
Esther Bobby Marsh Sherman wed Tragent Harrington in a ceremony noted in Gaylord circles. Harrington, linked to Milton Epperson, has a long Oregon background from Marshfield to Powers and Molalla. The couple now reside in Detroit, Oregon, where Harrington works for the U.S. Bureau of Roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
Bobby) Marsh Sherman
Tragent Harrington
Powers
Gaylord
William Richardson
St Helens
Molalla
Detroit
Oregon
U.S. Bureau of Roads
Verna Knight and Melvin Kroeger Wed at Myrtle Point
The ceremony occurred with only immediate family present for Miss Verna Knight and Melvin Kroeger of Myrtle Point. After the wedding they planned to live on a ranch in Wear Myrtle Point with Kroeger from Saris Point High School repute.
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Emneteet Seap
Henry Ton
Vérna Knight
Melvin
Robert
Rosea
Kroeger
Weet
Wear Myrtle Point
Minnie Kroeger
Hazal Ruth
Charles
Lakeview
Emes
Haxel
Ruth
Henry Knight
Vera
Warren
Allegany
Gold and Silver Falls
Falls From Swing Injures Local Boy
Douglas Danville a 13 year old boy was severely injured in a fall from a swing on Maple Street Hill. He fell eighty feet to concrete breaking bones and suffering facial injuries including a fractured arm and loose teeth.
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Douglas Danville
Walter
Kingfish
Danville
Maple Street Hill
Logging camps expand as Coos Bay firms hire locally
The J. K. Thompson Logging Company buys white cedar along two and a half miles of Matheny creek from Coos Bay Lumber and Don Sperry oversees the operation. George Chaney plans a camp three miles beyond Powers and will log a township area for his brother. All local logging camps report full local crews with no outside workers and expect more employment as weather allows.
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Sperry
J. KR. Thompson Logging Company
Matheny Creek
Coos Bay Lumber Company
Don Sperry
George Chaney
Powers
Township
E. Hall Chaney
Local records reflect uncertain regional event details
Fragmentary OCR text shows unclear references to a county chamber and a Friday night time, with no coherent names, places, dates, or outcomes to confirm.
Motorists Urged to Apply Early for New Driver Licences
A state secretary urges motorists to renew early for the new driver licences before September. Examinations often skipped. those 70 and older or with questionable driving records must submit papers. Applicants must obtain a blank form, complete it, and mail it with a $1 fee to the secretary of state.
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Biofly
Sul
Howe
Secretary of State
Youth Shoots Self While Loading Bolt Action Gun
A teenage boy wounded in the knee while loading a bolt action gun he had traded for with Carl Schrader and a playmate. The accident occurred in the afternoon while attempting to trade shells with his brother. Dr. Mast treated him promptly to prevent infection and no bones were fractured.
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Tly
Carl Schrader
Chester
Mast
Library Board Reports June Activity at City Hall
Mrs. E. C. Barker presented the June library report. Adult books loaned 42 and children's books 323. state library loans 17. Fines for overdue books totaled 2.50 dollars and rental income was 0.50. Repaired books numbered 27 and 19 were reported mended during the month.
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Lbraran
E. C. Barker
Garden Club Meeting at Verne Lundy Home
The Garden club will meet at the Verne Lundy home on Tuesday June 11. A potluck dinner will precede discussion of the upcoming flower show and all members are urged to attend.
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Garden Club
Verne Lundy
4-H Clubbers Return From Summer School
Coos county's 4-H delegation returned with County Agent George Jenkins after two profitable weeks at the annual summer school in Corvallis. Students attended varied classes and enjoyed supervised sports while earning an appearance on air to discuss club work in Coos County. Noted attendees include Donald Smith on a Coos Bay Mutual Creamery scholarship and Jack Matthews Sidney Cadman Clinton Burr with ties to Coquille and Coos River communities.
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Coos County
Corvallis
George Jenkins
Gqnes County
Donald Smith
Coos River
Coos Bay
Say. See wher stas The general esting and
The readable fragments hint at an odd fragment mentioning a general and an esting. It appears damaged and lacks clear event or identities for a fuller summary.
Truckers Form Night Day Organization Overhaul
Fragmentary note describes truckmen organizing a group to address a liability damage bond and permit fee terms. Mentions a five percent fee and ninety five per ton charge per truck based on combined weight.
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Ne Orosalantion
Fresno figure linked to large California drug firm
Here From Fresno is connected with a large wholesale drug concern in the California city. He formerly recleded and attended school in North Bend, where Mrs. Russell will also visit while in Coos county.
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California
North Bend
Russell
Coos County
Firemen Meet at Bay Event Allegedly Held in Bend
A fragment reports a meeting of firemen at a bay area location in Bend with unclear details and dates. The text mentions May and street names but lacks full context or names.
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Mac” Johnson
Jim Lewellen
Jim
Irea
Nit
Wtt
Karl Kaufman
CCC
Mac
Johnnie
Irene
Fitz
Maathonpita
Bandon
Riverton
Port Orford
Walt Sparks
Hamm
Lions Club
Roddie Booth
BI Osborne
Bill
Norway
Tetson
Cormtris Nervel
Ae Timaioa
Hi School Board
FUR Breeders’ Picnic
Methodist Aid
Mize
Camas
Logiic
Chaney Logging
Library Report
Wit Abawe
Fresno
Ponta North
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