First Flower Show in Myrtle Point Draws Big Crowd
The Myrtle Point Garden club hosted its first flower show Saturday with broad community support. Merchants offered prizes as locals filled the hall to view elaborate displays, including dahlias roses gladiolus and canterbury bells, while judges from Coquille announced winners and honors.
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Myrtle Point
Myrtle Hotel
Harlocker’s Pharmacy
City Transfer
Huling & Lundy
Bank of Myrtle Point
Security Bank
Breuora
Fearnley Drug Store
Jack & Jill
Myrtle Point Herald
Schroeder Furniture
Myrtle Greenhouses
Myrtle Gold Creamery
Mann Electric
Dunham's
Perkins
Chamber of Commotest
Myrtle Point Meat Company
Campiics Girls
A M Cooper
W. H L. Fearnley
Chas Rackleff
Verne Lundy
Chamber of Commerce
WE. Lundy
Irene Hatfield
Jo Radabaugh
Breger
Grange Picnic Set for August Thirty First
Myrtle Grange hosts an August 31 picnic with a basket dinner at noon and talks by guests. The county Grange plans July 17 county committee meeting in the courthouse to organize and discuss matters. Speaker John Felsher shares experiences from the Spanish American War.
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Myrtle Grange
Court House
John Felsher
Oregon
Coos County
Norway Grove
Local man lands concrete job for school street work
B A Reed of Myrtle Point won the contract to do cement work for the Fourth street improvement near Union High School. His bid 1013.52 beat Anderson and Matson of Marshfield at 1070.54. Work includes 19 cubic yards of wall 22 square feet of sidewalk 367 linear feet of curb and eight cubic feet of steps all Myrtle Point workers. Also Homer Easman named new coach for the Union High School replacing H W Lever, set to move to Myrtle Point before the new school year. Easman, ex state college football man, will serve as athletic coach.
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Reed
Myrtle Point
Fourth Street
Union High School
Anderson & Matson
Marshfield
Harris Street
John Eaman
H. W. Lever
Easman
State College
UN Ov
Drilling resumes at Fat Elk Oil Well after casing pressure
Fat Elk Oil and Gas Co. men resumed work on Monday as drilling continued. The bottom of the well reportedly pushed up several feet in the casing during a suspended operation, indicating subterranean pressure beneath the surface.
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Fat Elk O'l and Gas Co
Old Coos County schools show growth from 1888 to 1929
Photos of 1908 1904 era Ban don Coquille school children and faculty on display. Article notes 1888 records showing 2602 school ages 4 to 20 and 61 teachers versus 1929 totals of 8605 and 89 teachers. Average monthly male teacher salary 41.22 dollars. women 33.85. Private schools had 17 teachers in 11 schools serving 368 pupils. County superintendent Mulkey to Gold Beach for meetings with Katherine Harris.
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Coquille
Bandon
A. J. Sherwood
Coos County
Mulkey
Gold Beach
Katherine Harris
California Excursion Offers Weekend Rail Deals
The Southern Pacific offers weekend excursion rates for Marshfield residents to California destinations. Round trip to San Francisco is 15 dollars. round trip to Los Angeles 25 dollars.
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Southern Pacific
California
Marshfield
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Methodist People Welcome New Pastor
About seventy five members and friends of the Methodist church gathered in the church parlors Tuesday evening to welcome Rev Ranton his wife and three sons. A pot luck dinner followed with Mrs H Clarke as master of ceremonies. The program included addresses by Mrs H Lever Jay Schrieffer and J H Barklow and violin numbers by Rev Ranton who also shared a novelty act. Rev Omer Idso, a former pastor, spoke. A social hour followed and the guests left with a pound party package that proved too large to carry.
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Methodist Church
Ranton
H. Clarke
H. Lever
Ladies’ Aid
Jay Schrieffer
J. H. Barklow
Omer Idso
Rantons
Firemen Save Farmer's Barn From Blaze Near Arago Road
Fire at Fred Lafferty's Arnage pond home on the Arago road destroyed an automobile and damaged a truck and the barn roof. Myrtle Point volunteers arrived quickly with a chemical engine, extinguishing the fire and confining damage to the barn. Fred Lafferty moved the truck from the barn and called help as flames spread from the car to the loft. The home is about three miles from the Arago road.
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Fred Lafferty
Arnage Pond
Myrtle Point
Shell
Fred
Lafferty
Arago Road
Cougar Attacks Man on Trail in Brewster Valley
A man on a logging crew faced a pursuing cougar on a Brewster Valley trail. Leslie Groat and his dogs shot the cat as it hid on grease wood, then Groat delivered a final shot from a tree to drop the big cat. It was a rare daytime attack for the season and the man escaped unharmed.
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Brewster Valley
Leslie Groat
Mr. Groat
Three Candidates Run For Governor in Oregon 1930 Race
Oregon eyes a three way governor race in November 1930 with a Republican slate possible from the state central committee the Democratic nominee Ed Bailey and an independent backed by George W Joseph forces. Thomas B Kay state treasurer leads as a likely GOP nominee but may split Joseph support by pursuing an own platform. Readers expect a Portland convention to pick the nominee with other listed contenders including Metschan Hamilton Sawyer Cates Marsters Upton Meier Neuner Holman Warren and others.
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Salem, Obe
Oregon
Thomas B. Kay
Portland
Salem
Phil Metschan
Ralph Hamilton
Bend
Robert W. Sawyer
C .E
Farmer Humber Lafferty Hurt in Hayload Fall at Farm
L Lafferty, 68, farmer on Arage road, fell from a hay load Friday injuring his collarbone and two broken ribs near the heart. He was rushed to Mast hospital for treatment and faces a lengthy recovery due to age. The accident followed a nearby farm fire.
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Arage Road
Mast
Lafferty
Pam
Lefferty Farm
Peivie Bene
Walter Clinton
Clinton
Iversen
Fors
Mast Hospital
Schroeder Ambulances
Arago Girl Returns from Orient Study Visit
Miss Rachael Woodward of Arago Oregon returns home from a two year stay in the Philippines where she taught at a Baguio normal school. She came May 15 after six weeks visiting Hongkong and Yokohama en route to the University of Oregon to pursue art education.
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Rachael Woodward
Arago
Oregon
University of Oregon
Miss Woodward
Baguio
Philippines
Myrtle Point stores close for county picnic at Bandon park
Groceries meat markets and the bakery in Myrtle Point close today as proprietors and assistants attend the annual county picnic in Bandon city park. The event is described as a county affair.
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Myrtle Point
Bandon
County Officials Inspect Forest Road For Resurfacing
County Judge D F Thompson and Commissioner Wm Hagge toured Powers Road in the forest reserve Tuesday. They examined the stretch built with the forest department and now require resurfacing.
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D. F. Thompson
Wm. Hagge
Forest Department
Former Pastor Family Seeks New Life in Arlington
A letter from the Rev. C. J. Hall family reports their move from Myrtle Point to Arlington. They describe a roomy parsonage, hot weather giving way to pleasant breeze, children swimming in the Columbia, abundant water, and a warm reception from locals amid mountain scenery and a bustling main street. A political note mentions a meeting deadlock and a potential dark horse candidate for the organization’s campaign.
Oregon river fishing ban debate shifts to voters
The article discusses state officials and deputy wardens in Oregon facing accusations and a potential voter decision to close all streams to commercial fishing on the Rogue River. It cites testimony about alcohol use, cooperation issues, and alleged law violations impacting river guides and locals.
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