Myrtle Point Draftees Listed for Service Across Counties
More than 90 men from Myrtle Point and nearby communities answered the draft call for service. The list names numerous young men from Myrtle Point, Coos and surrounding towns, with many others from Marshfield North Bend Port Orford and beyond, including several prominent local youths and military-age residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
Portland
Kaew Bean
Ines Pearl Pearl Barber
Donald Capinaki
Jas
Arthur Pratt
Kermit Evans
Oliver
George M. Linn
Thomas Richard Hazen
Vivian Milton Schroeder
William Rodney Davenport
Guy Winford
Ralph
Oscar Wood Crook
Robert Harold Close
Warren Montgomery Roma
Ansel Northrup
Lester Jacob Pugh
Powers Albert Paul Goebl
Donald Albert Burch
Laurence Dale Rolfe
Lawrence C Brady
Loren Bruce Warner
Henry William Gilbert
Virgil Neal Allen
Roy Alvin MeclIntee
Thomas William Cribbina
Norway
Robert Crump
John Menegat
Robert Th Njamin
Harris
Oliver Archie Flood
Harold Stephen Day
John Spencer Cooper
Curtin Olsen Capps
Ernc Johnson Cornath
Marvin Dale Shaw
William Gage Walker
Ivar Waldemar Erickson
Alvin Benjamin Wallace
Paris Spencer Ward
Arden Lous Maieen
Vance Russell
Elbert Leo Milwr
Victor Groshens
Foreat
Russell Hubbard
Olger
Elmer Molthy
Cleo Pikkey Capps
Lyle Kenneth Spaugh
Floyd Russell Anderson
Harold Stillman Hoisington
Irvin
Leroy Pearce
Charles Lorcey Liday
John Henry King
William Bernard Erwin
George Wesley Jewett
Franklin DeCosta
Paul Vincent
Clarence Givena Summers
Walter Alvin Moore
Chesoe
LeRoy Anderson
Lewis Wayne Maxon
Will'am
David Garrett
Lloyd Earl Green
Louis LeRoy Frenier
James H. Bellinger
Roy Alvice Kelley
Floyd W Clark
Ernest Bonde
William Franklin Breedlove
Irvin Shelton Pershall
Maurice Albert
Wofford Bandon
Robert Carl Schellong
Ray Spear Waterman
Paul le Roy
Colgrace
Carl L. Lorensy
Ralph William Lowe
Arthur Bennett Farrier
Lowell Ireland Gisea
Albert Edward Lively
Grover Earl Haga
Kenneth Lee Ingram
George Stewart Merchant
Wiley Wilbur Edmonson
Tim
Christopher Dineen
Harold Wortman Stevens
Marshfield
Tommy Lovell Richards
Clyde Edward Crawford
North Bend
John Willer Reed
Raymond Eugene McLeod
Port Orford
Artwell Chester Hiebert
Camas Valley
Henry Adams Johnson
Clifford Crump
Ladelbert
Hiram Rema
James Spencer Iayse
Walter V. Andenman
Harold Addison Beall
Thurston
Edward Crumley
Marion Sachet
Edward Ottice Moore
Coos Junction
Andrew Dan Rierson
Broadbent
Nelson Victor Russell
Riverton
Elton Keith Mayse
Bitkum
John
Charles McWilliams
Gaylord
Lonnie Zuppe
Langlois
Oren Washington Ivens
Harry Robert Ellison
Auburn
Everett Smith Higgins
Woodrow Jones
Dallas
Earl Lafate Edgman
Kiamat' Falls
Stanley Hurst Curtis
Harry Bannerman Tidd
Winchester
Lawton Low’s Hollingsworth
Richmond Cal
Leonard Douglas Lenthold
Porterville
Cal
Louie Martin Weasell
Reedsport
the Grant Cox
Agens
Béwin __ Hatcher
Batherlinj
Ativar
Walter Piep
Retirement bond honored at Myrtle Point banquet
A retirement bond ceremony for an unnamed official was noted at a Myrtle Point banquet held Friday in the Presbyterian church social rooms. Attended by 86 people including former Union High School and District No. 41 directors and spouses, officials, and school principals, the event featured a chicken dinner served by the Presbyterian Aid Society and remarks from Circu Judge Dal M. Kng the first Myrtle Point high school graduate. Other speakers included County Treasurer Chas Stauff, County Superintendent Mrs Martha Mulkey, and former district clerk Wallace B Dement with L. P Linn as toastmaster. A trumpet trio from the high school performed under C P MacNab, with Dick Barker, Edgar Moon and Lawrence Hutchinson also playing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
Presbyterian Church
Union High School
Myrtle Point High School
Chas. Stauff
Martha Mulkey
Wallace B Dement
L. P Linn
Rotarians Hear WAVE Officer Alice Dement Speak
Lt. (j. g.) Alice Dement of Washington DC addressed the Rotary club at their noon luncheon about life under war conditions and Navy personnel work. A group of 10 Junior High glee club girls led by Mrs. Orin Beebe performed Irish songs, and visiting Rotarians from nearby towns attended. Dement, a former local girl and former Los Angeles Junior College personnel worker, spoke of matching men to Navy jobs and visited at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs W T Dement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
J. G
Alice Dement
Washington, D. C
Orin Beebe
Lt. Dement
Washington, DC
Navy
Los Angeles
Names of Individuals Across Cities Listed in Oregon and Nearby States
A long string of names and residences appears, listing numerous individuals such as James Wilbur Schaer of Big Harbor Washington and Harry Dale Epperson of Lakeside California. The list includes people connected to Portland Eugene Sutherlin and other towns, with scattered states and places like Idaho Oregon Washington and California noted among the names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
James Wilbur Schaer
Big Harbor
Harry Dale Epperson
Lakeside
Carroll Marvin Hopkins
Eugene
Lloyd Erwin Peterson
Portland
Nora
Kenneth Simmons
Jampa
Idaho
Wallace Marshal ‘Woolcott
Klamath Falls
James Edward Brewster
Sutherlin
Wallace Edward Cunningham
Albany
William Brandt
Charles Frederic Haenny
Sheridan
Olin Merle Gardner
Vida
Elmer Severne Winslow
James Edmond Norton
Lebanon
Edwin John Hasedl
Sherwood
George David Smith
Butte Palla
Lyle A. Varney
Springfield
Kenneth Nelson Button
Archie Wesley Wetteng
Chico
Cal
Harold Albert Gould
John Bowen Blake
Frank Douglas Price
Marblemont
Harold Curtin Wood Britton
Arthur Barcley
Summit
Gilbert Glen Crumrine
Carlton
Harry Lawson
Independence
Garriot Frederick Lovelace
Bellingham
Robert Eugene Davis
Twin Falls
Willard Leroy Harrison
Cottage Grove
James Benjamin Hershey, Jr
George Vernon Miller
Beedaport
James Leslie Breedlove
Roy Edwin Adamson
Oliver Lenval Weekly
Boyes Springs
Cecil Lee Warnstaff
James Wesley Carter
Sweet Home
Wendell Marvin Randall
Dorance Howard Hardy
Lewiaton
Ment
Cathoa
Deane Marien Maddon
Myrtle Park plan urged to save rare Oregon myrtle stands
Editorial calls for conserving Coos Curry and Douglas county myrtles critiqued as essential but fragile. Advocates propose Myrtle Park along the highway between Coquille and Myrtle Point to preserve the unique, nearly irreplaceable trees and their value for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Journal
Coos County
Oregon
Palestine
Coos
Curry
Douglas
Qouz
Myrtle Park
Coquille
Myrtle Point
William Wordsworth
Visiting Nurse Recalls Corrigidor Escape In 1942
Misa Rae Kelley RN of Oakland visited Myrtle Point to share memories of serving on Corrigidor during its final siege by Japanese forces in 1942. She and a group of 13 navy nurses were en route to the Philippines when the fortress fell and a perilous escape to New Guinea followed. Kelley, discharged from the naval corps, spoke reluctantly of the ordeal and the hazardous retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Rae Kelley
Oakland
Calif
Myrtle Point
George Woolley
Jack Sperry
Corrigidor
New Guinea
Miss Kolboy
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Mise Kelly
Navy and Army Families Connected With Local Men
Local relatives hear of service assignments and furloughs as Josephine Warren Laura Deyoe and others join training camps in North Carolina and radar study in California. News notes report Pvt Loomis in transit from Sitkum to a California base and Sgt Lee Wagner sustaining light injuries abroad with two black eyes and Purple Heart status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine
Warren
N. C
Mise Joe
Alden ‘V. Deyoe
Wilmington
N.C
Rong. Com
W. J. Avewee
John Loomis
L. B. & L. Logging Company
Sitkum
Slast Hospital
California
Ordnance Department
Army Sieteinns
Maryland
Wilfred F. Kook
Neal
Lars Gisholt
Seattle
Navy
Pacific
Helen
Leslie Mille
Bill Armstrong
Armstroth
Bonnie Workman
Nancy Miller
Myrtle Point
Salem
Dick Barklow
Portland
Schoel PLC
Don Evans
Marlin Evans
Kingman
Ariz
Oregon
Arizona
Lee Wagner
J. M. Wagner
Ontario
Ore
Adjutant General
Lee J. Wagner
Jimmie Whitaker Dies at Mast Hospital
Jimmie Whitaker died at the Mast hospital around 4:00 this morning after being hospitalized in recent days. Funeral services are planned from Schroeder funeral chapel on Monday at 2:00 p.m. Surviving relatives include his mother Mrs Belle Whitaker of Myrtle Point and his sister Mrs Helen Spires of San Pedro California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James . Whitaker
Mast Hospital
Schroeder
Belle Whitaker
Myrtle Point
Helen Spires
San Pedro
California
Cool Wool Brings Top Prices for Romney Flock
Shipments from the Gaylord of Gould and Arnold Romney flock to the Pacific Woolgrowers Association in Portland sold at 48 and 49 cents per pound. M G Arnold reported the prices during Tweeday. A small webair shipment also brought 49 cents, indicating a steady local market for ordinary wool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord
Gould & Arnold
Pacific Woolgrowers’ Association
Portland
M. G. Arnold
Tweeday
Webair
Ordi
Local Boys Dominate County Basketball Teams
County coaches select a first and second team with Har old Belloni and Peek Warron on the second squad. Arthur Wise and Hubert Desver get honorable mention. Marshfield Pirates win Coos county league after a one point final over Hobeata. Myrtle Point earns second. Second Team includes Ronald Noel and Weley Massey of North Bend, Harold Ballows and Homer Duncan of Myrtle Point, Peck Walton of Myrtle Point, plus others. Top scorer Sutphin of Myrtle Point leads with 148 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Belloni
Peek Warron
Robcat
Arthur Wise
Hubert Desver
Marshfield Pirates
Coos County
Hobeata
Tde
Myrtle
Sutphin
Myrtle Point
Fern Plant at 4th and Maple Undergoes Major Improvement
The G. R. Kirk Co. fern and evergreen depot at the corner of 4th and Maple is being extensively repaired and remodeled. A new roof, concrete foundation, partitions, and a cool storage room are planned along with a truck driveway. The plant is viewed as a permanent local industry with operations expected for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th and
Maple Streets
G. R. Kirk Co
Averar
Veterans of Foreign Et
Battle With Mountain Lion Ends After Three Day Fight
Clarence and Mullens chase a trapped mountain lion across Rowland Fork area after two dogs sustain numerous injuries. The hunter uses a wall shot at close range to finish the cat, then frees a second animal and retrieves the carcass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Taper
Tome
Rowland
Muklens
Mullens
Nes
Caesar
Bell
Omnicet
Burial Saturday For Sitkum Man
Funeral services are set for Chas. M. Wilson 72 at 2:00 PM Saturday in the Dora chapel for a Sitkum resident who died Wednesday evening at the home of daughter Mrs. Ivan Laird. He had lived in Sitkum for 19 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Chapel
Chas. M. Willson
Tvan Laird
Sitkum
iSitkum
Garden Program and Potluck at Townseed Club
A Sunday afternoon event at the Townseed club features a program titled Garden Soil, with songs and instrumental pieces. A potluck dinner is planned at noon after a registration note to drop a card at the agent’s offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Kiesch
Bougot
Quille
Also Mentioned on This Page
Filey
Hgh School
C. P. MacNab
Dick Barker
Edgar Moon
Lawrence Hutchinson
Wae
Estacada
Fred Brown
Remote
Ella Pinkey
Pettiasss Dagens
Otha
Plubed
Jimmie Whitaker
Ona
M. P
Oel
Walton
Sepsis
Hoffina
M. Cscomaens
Belloni
Hudson
Stamper
Massey
N. B. Duncan
Porter
Bobcats
Junction City
Pat Coeneescenes
Townsend
Townsend Club
Legion
W. W. Tilghmann
Cquille
Dr. Bodine
Fairview
O. H. Clarke
Guy Bender
Joe Vandehey
Barker Aisters
Whitney
Pat Thomas
OH. Clarke
J. A. Griffey
National City
Ed Watsling
Jessie
Balem
Praie
Griffey
Shipyarde
Hig Place
Sitkum Man
Ceos River
Frank Larsen J
A. R. Davenport
Twin Oaks
Rug
Darlas M. Jones
University of Oregon
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