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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
2
The piece urges all Americans to support the war through bonds purchases and local defense efforts, demanding loyalty above all. It criticizes political bungling, rationing flaws, and unequal pay, while praising national heroes like Kelly, McArthur, and Doolittle and predicting a long, demanding war ahead.
John Strong fell from his bicycle on Monday injuring his right wrist. Dr Leep set the fracture. Several men left Sunday for John son creek for a week of hunting and fishing. A strawberry special at Dixon grove tomorrow promises a pleasant event with music and readings by local residents.
Addie White competes in recitation while Miss Nedlie Dement performs a solo and other musical items mark a busy program. Sailor hats of all descriptions and prices advertised at Mrs. D Giles Millinery. J R Benson buys the bank corner lot for 1000 dollars and plans a fine brick building.
Mr and Mrs Bertie McCloskey returned from Portland after the Rose Festival. Teachers bound for Coquille exams include Della Bryant Ruth Wade Kate Lenherr Anna Culver Susie Neer and Mrs Volney Huntley. A crew of railroad surveyors works near T M Hermann’s South Fork. Claude Giles leaves for Eugene to attend summer school. Construction begins on N P Peterson’s warehouse behind the Bank of Myrtle Point. R W Lundy returns from Bandon after Miocene Oil and Gas meeting.
Jimmy Whitaker George Hoff man and Henry Carver depart for Alaska at E C Guerin's request for government surveying work. Har Clinton returns from college for summer visit. Harry Dement heads out for an extended trip with rumors of a forthcoming bride. Chautauqua dates set July 6 to 11 as Myrtle Point invites attendance. Mr and Mrs K H Hansen plan Stockton California visit then travel east for about two months.
The Church of the Brethren led by pastor F. 8. Barr holds morning worship at 10 with Junior Women’s Bible class and special Father’s Day music and two brief messages. Bible school at 11 and evening worship at 8 led by L. D Root. Mid week Bible study Wednesday at 8. The Church of Christ, mas L. Ballinger, Pastor, holds Bible school at 10, morning service at 11 with the Temple of God sermon, and evening worship at 8 with the Cruci fixion sermon.
METRODIS T. J. Pryor, pastor, announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. with topic The Task Committed to Disciples. Picnic at Norway Grove after the service. no morning or evening worship as the pastor is away. Youth Fellowship to meet at 7 p.m. Robert Peel to lead. Choir practice Wednesday June 24 at 7 30 p.m. Presbyterian Rev Hugh T. Mitchelmore presides with Bible school at 10. Worship at 11 with sermon Press On Toward the Mark. Junior-Intermediate Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m. Thursday choir rehearsal at the church. Catholic Mass at Myrtle Point third Sunday 8 a.m. and fourth Sunday 10 a.m. Coquille Mass 10 a.m. first and second Sundays 8 a.m. third through fifth Sundays as listed.
Market quotes show cattle values across grades with grain fed steers 12.50 to 13.75, grass cattle 11.60 to 12.25, heifers 12.00 to 12.75, cows 8.00 to 12.25, and bulls 8.50 to 11.50. Hogs run 14.00 to 14.25 per hundredweight with belownumbered ranges for sows and feeder pigs. Sheep offer good to choice lambs 12.75 to 13.26 and feeders 10.00 to 11.00 with shorn lambs 8.50 to 9.00.
A wartime guidance piece urges housewives to support the war through daily routines and morale at home. It highlights stocking medicine cabinets with essential supplies and using witch hazel for skincare. It calls for salvaging materials like cans, paper, and tin foil, to aid salvage drives and sustain national resources.
Bridge report notes Bibles registration progressing with the oldest at 72. Dolores Haddon visits Corvallis and northern cities. Measles epidemic inactive cases reported. Uallna Farmer recovered from measles. John Huff underwent appendicitis surgery and is recovering at Coquille hospital. Frank Haddon family left town amid recent rain and hay work.
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Wednesday on a business trip to the northern part of the state. Mr. andra, Dwight Culver and daughter, Mary Lou, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Perkins at Myrtle. Mrs. Zua Hooton had been on the sick list of late, but is able to be out again. Dorothy and Marie Appleton spent two weeks with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Appleton, returning home Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Delos Appleton, who spent the week-end at the J. L. Appleton home. Mrs. Andrew Waterman and Audrey Ann went to Myrtle Point and Coquille on business, Monday, taking Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Warner, Mrs. Bile Appleton, and Mrs. Katie Appleton, the latter going to see her brother, Larkin Robison, who had been in the hospital for several days. Mrs. Perry Waterman and Patty, and Mrs. E. Jewett was at Myrtle Point and Coquille Monday on business.
Federal motor vehicle tax stamps retail for $5 and are valid for car operation until July 1 1943. Stamps issued June 10 and numbered serially. owners should record numbers for possible gas rationing use. Apply stamps moistened on windshields and seal with clear varnish to deter theft.
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