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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1945
Page
1
The Myrtle Point Library Board met at 2 30 in council rooms to hear a 60 donation from the Woman's club for maintenance and new books. They noted 13 of 14 popular titles from a US canvass are available locally, with titles including Green Years Cronin Green Dolphin Street and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn among others.
Walter Allen named education chairman for Myrtle Port by Caos County Public Health association education chair Mrs Endicott. He plans to contact clubs to promote a county mobile x ray survey unit for detection of TB cases. 808 TB deaths reported in 1944 in Oregon.
The weekly Myrtle Point Surgical unit at Bandon and Sitkum reports multiple births including Patricia Ann born February 28 to Mr and Mrs E R Barr Powers and Trudie Ann born March 8 to Mr and Mrs Harry Gentry of Myrtle Point. Other entries list Kim Roger born February 27 in Coquille and unnamed daughter born March 6 at Coquille Bay. Additional patients include Ralph Taylor Mar Dule Knox Mra Ellen Rice Mra Anna Penn Harry Dement and Tom Kial.
Mrs Maxine O Lincks of Myrtle Point received the Air Medal and one Oak Leaf Cluster from Capt Otha M Smith of the Medford Army Air Field. The decoration honors her husband Sgt Darrel R Lincke killed in action during bomber missions in the Army Air Corps. The private ceremony occurred at her home.
Marriages listed include Edward Springsteen and Norma Jean Nightwonger in Clio Michigan and others from North Bend Lakeside Philadelphia and more. Probate notes cite estates of Joseph McDaniel Hayes William J Strong and William E Jarvin with values and heirs. Divorces and property cases noted alongside names, dates and locations across the county court docket.
War Manpower Commission orders enforce a nationwide midnight curfew on amusement places. No alcohol or amusement devices after midnight. establishments must close or limit access after 12.00 am. Police cooperation expected. Pyle to assist Wednesdays at city hall. Also notes on local incidents and residents’ travels and shopkeeping activity.
Freeman Schulz of the Coos Bay Lumber Company spoke to the Lions about future use of wood for plastic and synthetic products and oil replacing wood for fuel. Allen C Smith and Glen Compton also spoke. The club will host Union High, Union High Junior, and the Junior High basketball teams at its March 21 banquet at a local church to honor winners and coaches.
The Coquille city hall hosted a meeting of the Cops and Curry County Pioneer Historical Association. A seven member building committee was named to design a plan for a museum building to be presented next meeting. A finance budget committee was also formed.
Grand jurors chosen Tuesday at the county courthouse include C W Wollcott Coos Bay foreman John Arnold George Hoffman and Lola T Kring all of Myrtle Point Carolyn F Gray Mildred M McCune and Alice Robb Coquille
Eugene high school varsity edged Myrtle Point 52 to 43 to claim the district berth for Salem on March 17. Eugene led 16 11 after the first period and held the lead most of the game as Myrtle Point trailed but tied midgame before the Axmen pulled away late.
Mr and Mrs Gus Eggers from Portland arrived last Wednesday evening and are visiting their daughter-in-law Mrs Lloyd Eggers and other friends in town. They are among the first residents to be noted in the report.
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