Military families share furloughs and letters from abroad
A wide row of reports details soldiers and sailors on furloughs or serving overseas. Pvt Harry Guerin visits Gamp Swift, Texas. Sgt A B Steele writes from Jerusalem about friendly Allies and Palestine. Pvt Earl Fite awaits transfer. Pvt Richard Haga may be in England or France. Alden Barklow relocates to Hawaii. James McWillard notes differences in England. Lieut Commander William Hiland returns from the South Pacific. Lt. Lee Zinn plans Bremerton leave after Aleutian service. Capt Earl Osborne, newly commissioned in Italy, sees North Africa action. families in Myrtle Point, Marshfield, and surrounding areas stay connected through letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pate Eade
France
Jeane
A Daniels
Philliy
Navy Air Corpa
Ane
Virginia
Harry Guerin
Lerin Guerin
Gamp Swift
Texas
Jerusalem
A B. Steele
Coeds B. Stele
Palestine
Earl Fite
Will Fite
Fort Ord
Tels
Ervin Nelson
Sweet Rlome
England
Richard Haga
O H. Haga
Sea
Mabel Barklow
Alden Barklow
Vial Ben
Portland
Cor
H.C. van Alstein
Bridge
Byrony
Naval Forces
Corpus Christi
van Alstein
Naval Service
South Pacific
William H. Hilance
Hilands
Mally Kurta
Arthur Kutts
Myrtle Creek
Myrtle Point
Hiland
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Aeronautica
Statesa
Lee Zinn
Bremerton
Wash
George Zinn
Powers
Union High School
Zinn
States
Aleutian Islands
Earl Osborne
F C Osborne
U. S. Air Corps
Italy
Osborne
North Africa
Amon
Frank Furman
Chuck Hendershott
Harriett McKay
Cam
Local notices and social travel fragment report
Fragmentary local items mention Marshall Gevand and the beauty shop with patrons, a justice court in Myrtle Point, Arthur R. Jones editor of Herald and Justice of the Peart district, and a visit by Mr and Mrs Henry Rosslow to McMinnville. Additional references include Mr and Mrs John Sayer and a turkey farm, plus mentions of Ralph T. and a state legislature committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edre
Ohusen
Arthur R. Jones
Herald and Justice of the “Peart
Henry Rosslow
ORB
McMinnville
Vielt
McRayz
Ae Sey
John Sayer
Della Rosslow
Coquille Plans Three Day July Celebration With Parades
Coquille prepares for a three day Fourth of July event featuring street sports river program dances and a big horse show at Bell Park Tuesday afternoon. A parade Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. will include floats bands and saddle horses with 100 entries expected. Queens candidates sponsored by local groups include Whereat Maybelle Yarbrough Gwen Elrod and other organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coquille
Saders
Sration
Hd Crewnl
Caltgaroth Suns
Ian Ogre
Carmenity
Bell Park
J. L. Smith
Coquille Grange
Virginia Lindsey
Hs Litsenberger
Gwen Rogers
County Receives 1943 44 Road Grant Funds for Coos County
Coos County earns 12665.62 from the Coos Bay Wagon road grant lands tax roll for 1943 44. Of this total 72 12 goes to eighteen school districts while 7783 69 funds county road and other expenditures. District 65 Sitkum gets 147 24 and District 86 Coos River 184 96 with other districts receiving smaller sums. New veterinarian Dr RB Crawford of Denver joins Dr L C Witcosky in Coquille. Miss Doria Myrl Jones leaves for New York City to work this summer at Stuyvesant settlement house after a psychology degree from the University of Oregon. The Inter church Vacation Bible School begins June 26 at the Church of the Brethren from 9:00 to 11:45 each day for ages 8 to 15. Mrs Amelia Steele visits daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Charles W. Forrest
W. H. Horning
Department of Interior
Portland
Coos Bay
Mr. Forrest
Union-Hi
Port of Coos Bay
Anid Coos County
Sitkum
Coos River
Sumner
RB. N. Crawford
Denver
Colorado
Coquille
L. C. Witcosky
Crawford
Colorado State College
New York
Doria Myrl Jones
Eugene
Filltop House
Arthur R Jones
Inter-Church Bible School
Church of the Brethren
Union High appoints teaching staff for next year
Union High announces a filled faculty for the coming year under Principal L P Linn. New hires include Charles Thurmond heading English, Irene Newgart-Barry teaching vocal and commercial subjects, and Glennerva M Harnaberg as science teacher. School opens September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union High School
L. P. Linn
Linn de Neves
Charles Thurmond
OSC
College of Education
la Grande
Mwe
Centre College
U. of Kentucky
U of Chicago
Northwestern U
U. of Oklahoma
Irene Newgart-Barry
Vocal Duate
Ray Neugart
Albany ‘College
Monmouth
Glennerva M. Harnaberger
Independence
Uate
Willamette U
Salem
Salem High School
Broadbent Plans Bond Cake Sale Night
The Broadbent community schedules a cake sale in the school gym to raise War Bonds. Cakes baked by local ladies will be auctioned to the highest bidder, with the Grange and Community Leaders organizing the event to attract families and boost bond sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Letters From Britain Describe Tom Knight's Welcome
An English friend writes Mrs Henry Knight about Tom Knight, his adopted father, and a lively social circle in London and High Wycombe. The note mentions visits to Disraeli's grave, plans for a trip to Loriden, and praise for Tom's comfortable position with privileges of a serviceman's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Knight
Thomas
Kackem" Knight
Baker Street
High Wycombe
Bucks, Land
Mra. Knight
Tom
O. Ky
Disraeli
Loriden
Joe
Cheerio
Frorm
Harry L. Richards
Local Hospital Notices List Surgical Procedures and Births
The notice lists patients and procedures at Mast Hospital in Port Orford Myrtle Point and Coquille. Surgeries include tonsillectomies and a tonsillectomy with names such as James Sinko Ira Patridge and Mrs Ithamer Robison. A birth is noted with Ilyn Gail Wehtie the daughter of Floyd of Camas Utley, born June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Quinton
Port Orford
W H. Wood
Myrtle Point
Burton Pickle
Powers
Jimmy St. Johe
Ira Patridge
James Sinko
Floyd of
Camas Utley
A Oon
Mra
Dave Rylandx
Ophir
Marriages and Estates Noted in Oregon Public Notices
A May list records numerous marriages across Oregon towns including Marshfield North Bend Coos Bay and Bandon with details of spouses and officiants. Probate entries cite estates for Frank W. Dygert Goldie Eden Roy Herbert Drollinger Mary E McKnight and Marion Ruth Lucas with values and guardianship notes. Court items include unemployment dispute filings and Power Lumber Co. claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Dygert
Goldie Eden Roy
Emil Roy
Herbert Drollinger
Sumner
Ore
Mary E. McKnight
Coos County
Admx
Nellie T. Tully
Epstate
Marion Ruth Lucas
Circuit Court
J. O. Post
Jack White
Anbl Powera Lumber Co
Gorse Invasion Prompts West Oregon Relief Effort
A rapid spread of furze in Curry and Coos counties alarms dairy and stockmen over potential losses to grazing and timber land. Sixes Grange and the Western Oregon Livestockmen's Association push investigations into control and eradication methods, naming a committee headed by A B Steiner and others from Sixes, Port Orford, Langlois, Myrtle Point, and Gaylord. The effort cites national precedents and recalls a large-scale 1988 Fort Bragg Mendocino Farm Center project as a model while collecting further data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Sixes Grange
Curry County
Western Oregon Livestockmen's Association
A. B Steiner
Sixes
R. M. Knox
Sold Beach
Nat Perkins
Steve Spoerl
Port Orford
Joe Nilsen
Langlois
L. W. Lund
Gaylord
Ellis Dement
Myrtle Point
waThe
Cooa
Curry
Steiner
Fort Bragg-Mendocino
Calif
WRA
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Anunin
Gainesville
Bitsy
Ryt
Ted
Marshall
Gevand
Steen
Ralph T. Ntative
Aed
Amelia Steele
Union High
Broadbent Plans
Bond Safe
Britain
Raymond
F.ree
Tutto Beldge
Wilda Beckett
Sth
Mearroh
Gochen
Cecil Coram
Camas Valley
Char G. Brown
Marvin L. Kiser
Chaz
Lieyd
Jamde Durbin
Wend- Bea
Martie
Ft. BR. Ball
Iin
Pum Elds L
Marion M. Stern
Howard C. Hansen
Catherine L. O'Donnell
North Bend
Martied
Ceres
G. A. Gry
Sr Cloyee
Lend
Susan R
W. J. Wheeler
Warner Victor Ogren
Hilda Frohmacher
Marshfield
Charles G. Brown
Lcense
Multnomah County
Timothy F. Lovell
Alice Haass
F. BR. Bull
Justice of Peace
Leonard Joseph Knight
My Morrie Weed
G. H. Newland
C. Measegge Tackabery
Waldport
Ruth Carmack
Richard C. Costa
San Anselmo
Shirley L. Hartwell
Klamath Falls
T . Casey
Klamath
Yal
Otto C. Witt
North
Mary Elizabeth Haptop Atall
Manuel L. Williams
Powell
Missouri
Evelyn Cook
Bil Petty
Velma Danielson
Bandon
A. J. Pringle
Clifford Alfred Cetter
Sylvia Fay Adama
Earl Oderkirk
Merna Tgensvald Saskwatchewn
Canada
Earl
Monay
Dicken
Clee Dyer
Visi
Arther C.eel
Myrtle
Tomlinesas
Herald
Gertrude Carey
Ralph Seat
Ralph Kring
Longview
Grand Chapter
Charles Davis
Susan
Howard Whitaker
Ralph Whitaker
Helma Olsen
Corvellia
Ala Wilson
Fern LaFlamme
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