Scrap Rubber Drive Aids National Salvage Effort
Coos county civilian defense salvage committee coordinates nationwide effort following Roosevelt address. Stations nationwide will collect scrap rubber at one cent per pound with proceeds aiding the salvage drive. Myrtle Point reports 15,000 pounds collected so far including tires and small articles from homes and stores as residents rush to donate before the June 15 to June 9 collection window.
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Coos County
Theag
Phe Eatrage
Myrtle Polar
Doll Dance to Raise Funds for First Aid Supplies
The Oregon Women's Ambulance Corps sponsors a doll dance at the VFW hall this Saturday night with a 50 cent admission and all net proceeds to buy first aid supplies for the community. More than 100 doll attendants will wear yarn dolls, and Dayton orchestra will provide music. Nine Corps members earned first class private stripes and gold stars for perfect attendance. New members Dora Train and Doris Fry joined the unit.
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Oregon Women's Ambulance Corps
Corpa Isa
VFW Hall
Bradeh
Dayton Orchestra
Corpa
Atripes
Amelia Adama
Henrietta Ansen
May Blize
Pauline Strong
Nellie Waymire
Josephine Wilder
Ann Watsling
Norma Martin
Kathryn Train
Dora Train
Doris Fry
Oiling Crew Spruces Up Myrtle Point Streets
A state oiling crew arrived early this week and works east from Myrtle Point oiling streets. Plans include Spruce Street and adjacent lines, with the Powers highway portion recently prepared for surfacing. Mon to Albany Mr and Mrs C A Miller relocate for Mr Miller’s steam work.
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Myrtle Point
Spruce Street
Spruce
Powers Ghway
Albany
Mra. C. A. Miller
Ler
Myrtle Point Council Orders Weeds Cut Fire Safety Rule
The Myrtle Point city council votes to enforce weed and fire hazard removal on private property with city mowing at owner expense if needed. It also authorizes water mains on Reed's Ford road, hires for the job, and adopts the city budget after a recent meeting.
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Myrtle Point
Reed's Ford Road
Bert Pearson
Coos Bay
Coast Lumber Production Reaches High Amid War Demand
Lumber production on the Pacific coast in May ran at 92.8 percent of capacity, totaling over 180 million board feet. For the first 21 weeks of 1948 output exceeded three and a half billion feet as the War Production Board restricts shipments to meet Army Navy and Maritime Commission needs.
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Pacific Coast
West Coast Lumberman's Association
Seattl
War Production Board
Army, Navy and Maritime Commission
Usvua
Private Wells Being Tested for Disaster Readiness
Myrtle Point conducts water tests on wells and springs under City Health Officer Dr. H. H. Thomas with County Health cooperation. Nurse Ethel Littler collects samples to be sent to the State Health Department. over 20 sites have been tested. Residents with untested water should report to Marshal Bert Pearson to complete the list.
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Myrtle Point
H. H. Thomas
County Health Department
Ethel Littler
State Health Department
Bert Pearson
Catholic Vacation School Held at Coquille Church
A week long vacation training program begins at Holy Name Church in Coquille with about 30 children from St. Anne's parish. Father Kelly shuttles the group, while Benedictine Sisters Mary Mild ee and any ay stay at the Frank Young home and assist. Attorney Andrew Newhouse of Marshfield attends business in Myrtle Point.
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Holy Name Catholic Church
Coquille
St. Anne’s Catholic Church
Father Kelly
Mary Mildee
Any Ay
Frank Young
Andrew <Newhouse
Marshfield
Myrtle Point
Men 18 20 to Register on June 30 in Fifth Selective War
Men aged 18 to 20 will register Tuesday June 30 according to the notice. The registration marks the fifth selective service action during the current war and includes those who have had their 20th birthday since December 81.
Training Offered at NYA Eugene Center for Youth
We highlight the NYA Resident Defense center in Eugene announcing enrollment for training and production in aviation sheet metal radio and machine shop for ages 17 to 25. Trainees work eight hours daily earning thirty dollars monthly with most to dormitory living costs deducted.
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Eugene
Batterson
Area No. 2
Army
Navy
NYA Eugene
United States Employment Service
NYA
United States Service Office
Camp Skinner Brite
Oregon
Rotarians Plan Park Cleanup Next Sunday
Local Rotarians met at the Jack and Jill Cafe to organize a park cleanup. Volunteers will gather at noon to begin work and serve a rush to workers.
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Rytab
Jack & Jill Cafe
The
Orient
Laird Believed Jap Prisoner
Mrs. Gene Laird visiting at the Elton Schroeder home from Portland reported that her husband, a U S Army officer with the Philippines forces, was on duty on Bataan until two days before the surrender and has not been heard from since. He had been a captain, promoted to major, and was part of the unit that defended the Bataan peninsula for months against the Japanese.
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Gene Laird
Elton Schroeder
Portland
U. S. Army
Philippines
War Department Os
Bataan
Laird
Wallace B. Dement
Bataan Peninsula
New Pastor Ballinger Arrives at Church of Christ
Rev and Mrs James L Ballinger arrived last Friday from Yakima Washington where they were married June 8. Ballinger took up duties as pastor after graduating from Northwest Christian College Eugene and ordination June 7. They will reside at 708 C street.
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James L. Ballinger
Yakima
Washington
Ballinger
Church of Christ
Northwest Christian College
Eugene
C. Street
Fifty Men Due To Go Next Draft
The local Selective Service board lines up a new draft of 50 men to enter active service early in July. Most recruits will come from the third registration group ages 30 to 21 and 38 to 45, with the first two groups nearly exhausted.
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Selective Service Board
Oregon hay and crop prospects noted in extension report
Oregon State College extension service says hay supplies are cleaner than a year ago with higher farm prices, while hay consuming animals rise and pastures dip below last year but stay above average. Across the nation hay stocks are smaller with more grains and animals, and modest gains in potato and vegetable outlook accompany larger wheat and rye crops.
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Oregon
Oregon State College Extension Service
East
Chamber Plans Bonded Ser Be Seer Meeting
The executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce scheduled a Monday noon meeting at Jack and Jill to discuss a proposed bond issue and related matters.
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The
Chamber of Commérce
Nionday
Jack & Jil
Bonda
Stop River Bank Erosion Efforts Pursue Development
Jenkins stated ongoing efforts to halt riverbank erosion and promote development along the river. The report highlights actions, funding, and projected outcomes for stabilizing the area and supporting nearby communities.
Oregon Game Commission Sets Tentative Big Game Dates
The Oregon Game Commission may open the deer season seven days later than last year if ten proposed regulations pass at a June 27 meeting. Planned deer dates are Sept 7 to Oct 31 with elk in the Coos Douglas area Aug 28–31 and antelope Sept 28–30. Bear season runs Sept 27 to Oct 31 and pheasants quail and partridge seasons run Oct 17 to Nov 1 in specified counties. Most bag limits remain as in prior years.
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Oregon Game Commission
Coos-Douglas
California
Coos
Douglas
Josephine
Jackson
Srey
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