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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1938
Page
4
Oregon Planning Board advisory panel backs legislation banning erecting or maintaining ads within 600 feet of rail crossings highways and intersections. The report urges regulation of loading platforms and illuminated signs and notes such advertising distracts drivers and raises road danger.
A column records various community happenings from decades past, including a safety reach to Dawson City and plans for prospecting. It notes fundraising in 1903 and July anniversaries, theater announcements, local hunts, road critiques, and wartime celebrations, with names and towns tied to Oregon locales.
The article notes anglers discuss fishing methods and trout catching as season opens. It mentions widespread knowledge, sporting goods stores selling information, and use of diverse lures from flies to mice cages. Weather is often cold or muddy at season start.
An angler argues streams be cleared below spawning grounds and obstructions blasted to improve trout passage. He notes opening day catches exceed past seasons and warns streams are fished out with deep pools emptied of fish.
A fisherman decries the six inch limit claiming it kills thousands of trout each season. He recounts catching and releasing 47 undersized fish while seeking a legal limit of 20 over six inches, arguing the policy harms wild trout more than hatcheries.
The Church of the Brethren announces the appointment of B Barr as pastor with duties in local ministry. The new pastor will lead services, shepherd congregants, and oversee community outreach programs.
A narrative of a motor journey along the Three Flags Highway from the Pacific Northwest to Ensenada through the Sierra Nevada and desert corridors. The party visits Mt Whitney, Cajon Canyon, San Bernardino and San Diego before crossing into Mexico to Playa Ensenada, meeting Lou Beltran of the Ensenada chamber of commerce and noting modern resorts and planning future stays.
A public financial statement for Security Bank of Myrtle Feint Oregon shows assets totaling 699 556 with capital 313 675 and total liabilities 79587 05. The document lists loans and investments, pledged assets, and notes from bank officers Ralph D Kring, Perkins, W andy, and Harry Orment, noting the bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System.
A sequence of church notices from Coquille Oregon outlines Bible study sessions at various churches including Bible school gatherings at 6 48 p m and union services at the Church of Christ at 8 00 pm The Alley Evangelistic team plans a tour in Myrtle Point plus a First Presbyterian report by Rev Hugh Mitchelmore with synod attendance noted Porpoise milk remark appears as a non sequitur in the final line.
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