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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1945
Page
4
The editor weighs taking a stand on a pool hall license and liquor sale at 7th and Spruce Streets. A local church coalition with five area churches and over 100 citizens opposes the license, with ministers speaking at a council meeting supporting the petition.
An editorial urges the town to openly decide if pool halls and beer parlors should be regulated or limited. It denounces current operations as a disgrace, notes drunkenness and underage drinking, and calls for stronger control and possible hiring of a night marshal. The piece asks citizens to state their wishes and urges the council to act in light of public sentiment.
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