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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1931
Page
2
North Bend visitors include Mr and Mrs Lee Ray while Myrtle Point residents and merchants frequent nearby towns. Mentions of local prices, one $0.18 breakfast bacon, and a note on catching creek road conditions. Several residents and visitors, including Miss Mattie Huling and Rev E G Banton, are cited with travel, illness, and social activity across Myrtle Point Catching Creek Loomis and surrounding areas.
Mrs Mary Barker and Mrs Harrie Gould spent yesterday in Coquille with friends. Miss Ernestine Schneider has blood poisoning in her arm. A son weighing eight pounds was born to Mrs Harold Gould at Knife hospital in Coquille. Kenneth Albert will be the name, carrying five generations of the Albert family lineage. Many locals are noted visiting or hosting relatives from Roseburg, Salem, Los Angeles, and Portland.
Fred Barklow, longtime counter clerk at the Ruus sell confectionery, leaves for August vacation to visit relatives in California. He is known as a manly and industrious worker who earned many friends during his tenure and plans to return to Russell's after school starts.
A grass fire near Jaquille on the Myrtle Point highway ignited the A McKelvie ranch buildings Monday afternoon, leaving total losses around 500 dollars. Coquille fire department arrived but could only prevent spread to adjacent structures.
United Press report notes Oregon has the lowest illiteracy among states with 7 814 illiterate persons in 1930 down from 9 317 in 1920. Nationally, illiteracy fell to 43 percent, with Iowa as the lowest just as some growth in population affected literacy totals.
In Salem Oregon a Bureau of Public Roads report on 180000 trucks shows 5.5 percent are common carriers and 7 percent contract operators. The study finds higher motor vehicle taxes reduce common carrier use, with three ton common carriers paying more than three and a half times and contract operators more than double the taxes of privately operated trucks.
Indian Scout Lalakas 8A died after beating by torches to drive out devils in Klamath Falls. In Bend state released 500 Hungarian partridges after five years of breeding. In Dallas Bert Conklin ordered to leave town for a year. In Kingwood Robert Hall stung by bee, confined to bed. Jefferson: children admit arson of vacant house. Sandy: Ailyn Hunter robbed in parked car for $14.
United Press reports a proposed Izaak Walton League plan for Oregon that issues Hunter's Script coupons redeemable by the game department. Farmers hosting hunters would receive coupon value for birds taken, while hunters must surrender script books to farmers. The plan aims to increase production and keep birds in state ownership.
The Herald acknowledges an error in the Around the Border item two weeks ago. It incorrectly stated Guy Forsyth pleaded guilty to possession of deer meat out of season and paid a fine. The correction says Forsyth was not a defendant. one of the arresting officers is identified among the parties.
The narrative follows George Baker born in New York around 1800 who learned thrift from his uncle, saved small sums, and built a career in banking. He worked for Horace Greeley, studied finance, and after early setbacks co founded the First National Bank in 1863 with John Thompson, using his savings to gain control and build a world leading financial institution.
Nature Magazine suggests meteorites seen in afternoon and evening outnumber morning ones because their speeds exceed Earth's. The article notes meteorites may originate from interstellar space and be drawn into the solar system by the Sun's gravity, unlike typical shooting stars.
Ranchers in Coos county comply with weed control law by cutting and spraying to prevent seed spread. Earl R. Cooley of Salem led a tour with Smith Hughes instructors to inspect thinning and education projects. Participants included local business leaders and students, who traveled from the hog school to assess agricultural work and share meals.
Local social roundup lists visits and greetings from Glendale California to Sausalito California. Families such as the Colliers, Boyces, and Woodwards share travels and stays with relatives, while Ethel Fish returns from Ashland normal school and looks to teach next year. Marshfield residents host gatherings including W A Moore and F Diedrick birthday observance with Olaf Anson and others attending.
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