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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
2
Miss Vera Talbot leaves Farmers telephone office for six weeks to visit her parents near Port Orford, with Miss Kate Farber covering the office. Miss Lydia Dodge returns home from a California visit.
A fragmented opinion piece argues the United States and world fate hinge on more than personal gain. It critiques Charlie as a soloist opposed to the majority and questions the right to disrupt democracy in a time of crisis.
The piece argues that a minority of isolationists seek to dictate public life, warning this risks anarchy if democracy is overridden. It likens such behavior to fascists abroad and stresses that only a majority may determine collective will, urging against sects and cloistered groups enriching division.
The couple united in marriage on July 13 1901 at the groom’s parents home near Norway following the June 20 1901 engagement between T A Schroeder and Miss Zia Sturdivant. Ernest Bender sustained a dislocated shoulder last Friday sliding into home base, now reported improving.
July 7, 1981 report notes the largest county crowds for Independence Day events. The parade featured Goddess of Liberty Miss Alta Goodman while Hon. Binger Hermann of Roseburg spoke. A telegram announced J M Arrington became a great grandfather with a 7 pound girl born to Mr and Mrs F B Heastand in California, formerly Hazel Neal.
Eula Mayse plans to leave this week for Independence Missouri to continue nurse training after a two week visit at her parents home on East Fork. She is a Myrtle Point Union High School class of 1933 graduate. The Paul E Brewer family spent the Fourth of July at Sunset Beach and Marshfield, with a harbor destroyer tour.
The Portland market opened this week with price improvement in cattle and sheep and steady hog prices. Medium to good fed steers sold from 10.00 to 10.50, finished 1003 lb steers at 10.50, fed Holsteins at 10.00, light steers 10.90 to 11.00, grass fat steers 9.00 to 9.65, feeders around 9.00, common steers 6.00 and under, fed heifers 9.75 to 10.00, grass fat heifers 8.75 to 9.50, common heifers 7.00 to 7.75, canner and cutter cows 5.00 to 5.75, fat dairy cows 6.00 to 6.25, grass fat beef cows 6.75 to 8.25, medium bulls 8.25, good to choice bidders 11.00 to 12.00, common 7.00 to 10.00.
Colliher notes Louisburg Maryland with 2,182 residents has divided sidewalks into three traffic lanes the inner for window shoppers and loafers middle for slow walkers and the outer for hurried pedestrians The change aims to eliminate pedestrian traffic snarls on busy sidewalks.
George Hampton and wife returned from Lyle Washington after word of their son in law Everett Lafferty s logging truck accident in Coos River. Lafferty suffered back injuries and was taken to Marshfield hospital where he showed slight improvement. A parade of local visitors and weekdays see at homes of Arago residents with relatives from Portland Corvallis Myrtle Point and Coquille in late June through July.
Mrs Dora Bunch returns home from Belle Knife hospital in Coquille after a stay. Families and friends share holiday visits in Portland, Roseburg, Myrtle Point, and nearby towns. Residents listed include the Bunch, Gail, Durene, Nancy, Thompson, Shepherd, Toase, Padwok, Gearhart, Silvester, Stull, Hooper, Crowley, Miller, Oberman, Gill, Ellard and others.
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