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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1930
Page
2
E L Vinton of Coquille traveled through Myrtle Point on tuesday morning en route to Portland after learning a sister had died. Edward Bender arrived today from the past nine months and is staying with his parents Mr and Mrs Gus Watider of Norway.
Farmers' Store promotes satisfaction guarantee for groceries and sells 37-4 A No 1 Tomato Plants from select seeds at 25 and 50 cents a dozen. Mentions Mike's or Myrtle Greenhouses and travel notes about Clyde Barker family visiting Medford via Crescent City. W Henry Knight leaves for San Francisco to rejoin Southern Pacific Hospital amid health recovery.
Buster Emery 14, son of Mr and Mrs Band Emery, nearly drowned while swimming with friends in the river below town. He crampd, sank twice, cried for help, but Opal Willey tossed an inner tube to keep him afloat until rescue. He reached the sand bar and regained strength to walk home. He later gave his first report to The Herald.
Mountain States Power Company announces a new extension policy to extend power lines to rural districts. The policy commits three times the estimated annual revenue to line construction and transformer equipment, expanding service since the Public Service Commission approved it on June 15, 1930. Details available at company offices.
C C Williams Art Curry and Bert Pearson tested 80 cars at Spruce and Fifth last night. Of the 80, 31 were illegal 19 placed under probational arrest 4 had no tail lights 4 had one light 7 had no driver's license and 49 were legally driven. Myrtle Point reports more drivers without licenses than other Coos county towns. State law requires drivers to carry their license.
Mrs. Mabel Barklow plans a new bungalow at the foot of the hill on Spruce street. Her sons will tear down the old structure and salvage usable lumber. The family will reside in a small house behind the Porter residence during construction.
Derl Carver Golan Dietz Melvin Bunch Linn Cooper Lloyd Ray and Junior Lever are among the boys at the Citizens Military training camp in Vancouver Washington.
Next Sunday will host regular services while the following Sunday the pastor will be away at the annual conference in Astoria. Local readers are urged to visit other community church services. Also noted are social visits, picnics at Maple Glen, and ongoing remarks from E G Harlan of the state Chamber of Commerce.
The executive board of the chamber of commerce met in Security bank rooms and voted to appropriate 25 dollars to the state chamber to support a special advertising campaign. Following E G Harlan’s visit, other county towns will contribute in proportion to resources. Portland businesses subscribe about 80 percent of the chamber’s funding while the Los Angeles office costs about 2000 dollars monthly, noted as the state body’s most effective effort.
Thousands of U S students show high rates of defective vision and hearing. Article advocates early correction with lenses and outlines rules for eye care to prevent strain and developmental delays.
The Myrtle Pont flower club will hold a show of vegetables flowers and small fruits on July 12 in a vacant room beside Harlocker pharmacy. Entries are open to all but commercial growers are not eligible for prizes. Further details to follow next week.
Milk will be lowered from twelve to eleven cents per quart with a one cent discount if paid by the tenth. Myrtle Gold Creamery notes Mr and Mrs Frank Burbanks visiting from Ashland for summer school and stopping at Mrs Schroeder in Arago before returning to Ashland.
Readers urged to read the notes carefully and pin them for future reference as the series continues in this paper. The note promises ongoing installments and emphasizes preservation for later use.
An article urges careful sire selection for dairy herds noting that dam and sire lines determine milk yield. It highlights cooperative bull associations, their pooling of resources, and strategic bull rotation to prevent inbreeding. Also reports a fatal auto accident involving a Salem child.
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