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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
2
The piece argues that real progress rests with honest common people rather than self serving leaders. It lauds democracy, urges leaders to heed the masses, and cites impressions from the author s career and a letter praising ordinary citizens as the world s hope. The report mentions local notes on the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Coquille liquidation and residents’ activities.
May 30 1902 an excursion to Bandon via Steamer Echo departs at 7 00 AM return in afternoon fare 50 cents Next Sunday June 1 marks 43 years since first settlers Hermanns Schroeders Volkmars and others arrived between South Fork and Arago Spruce street grading started this week with summer improvements A Junior Endeavor basket social at Johnsons hall netted about 18 dollars A tramp tried to swindle Chas Hurd by promising a six dollar remedy then bought drugs for 30 cents and attempted to extort more Dave McNair Jr was in Coquille between trains last Friday.
The State Highway Commission awarded the contract for the Myrtle Point Bridge section of the Roseburg highway to Warren Construction Co. The award promises timely rock work so the road will be usable before the fall rains set in.
A herd suffers multiple cow deaths and illness after grazing on poisoned grasses. Officials warn the toxin may have been spread via hay and forage.
Methodist services list morning and evening worship with topics on The Cross and The Tenth Plague plus Sunday school and choir practices. Assembly of God CUH offers Bible study and young people service. Church of the Brethren outlines cross sermon series and Psalms study. Catholic Masses noted for Myrtle Point and Coquille with canon remarks.
Market notes show prices for cattle hogs and sheep. Beef cows and heifers fetch ranges from nine to thirteen dollars per hundredweight with various grades and weights listed. Hogs include good to choice and feeder pigs with prices from around fourteen dollars per hundredweight. Sheep cover spring lambs ewes and shorn lambs with several grade ranges noted.
Dora Oregon June 4 Special Those attending grange Saturday evening in McKinley include Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Abernathy Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Shepherd and Colleen Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hooper Mr. and Mrs. Chas Oberman and family L. C. Oberman Harry Mast and Mr and Mrs 0 G Bunch plus Jimmie Crosby and others from Medford and Ada guests at local gatherings and visits Ohio.
Mr and Mrs Merah aeoberts Mr and Mrs Frank McCrary of Coquille Glenn Shorea of Portland and Albers Benosky of Gravel Ford were Saturday visitors of Mr and Mrs A J Mayse.
Vialla Parenta reports Mrs Ed Allen spent Wednesday and Thursday in Eugene and visited her folks Mr and Mrs Grover Moore of Trent Oregon during the trip.
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