Coal Survey Indicates Large Deposits In Coos County
Investigators report 100 million tons or more in Coos Bay area with potential for long term production. Public meetings highlighted drilling totaling over 9,000 feet and preliminary findings favor local mining, beneficiation, and infrastructure support to develop a regional coal industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos Bay Area
J. D. Felshemm
Coos County
Coquille
Marshfield
Karl K. Nixon
FF. W. Libbey
John Elliot Allen
Georgist Allen
Nixon
Coos Bay
Coosa Bay
Oregon
M. N Curran
M D Curran & Company
Louis
Curran
Oregon State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Pacific Coast
Beaver Hill
Goos Bay
Portland
Aveha
Germing Toe
Bridge Man Killed by Falling Snag in Woods
Edgar Thomas Cribbins, 47, of Bridge, died instantly at the V O Hage dorn logging camp on Big Creek when a snag struck him while he acted as whistle man. Surviving wife Elete, son Lonale, daughters Myae an Wyrick and Evelyn Springer, and four brothers and a sister. Funeral at Myrtle Point chapel with interment Enchanted Prairie cemetery. Born May 20, 1897, in the Cribbins family home area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Thomas Cribbins
Bridge
Schroeder
Myrtle Point
Marion Brern
Enchanted Prairie
Mera
Alonso Cribbins
Elete
Lonale
Mya. Ean Wyrick
Evelyn Springer
Manley
William
Lonnie
Arvin Cribbina
Ada Harrington
Red Cross War Fund Drive Totals Reported by Rotary Leader
About 2600 dollars has been banked for the Red Cross War Fund with 4200 expected. Henry Schroeder, local chairman, urged community members to contribute as many outlying areas have not yet reported and many residents were missed during calls. He spoke at a Rotary club luncheon sponsor event and asked for cooperative effort to reach the goal before March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross War Fund
Henry Schroeder
Rotary Club
Schroeder
Carvaca
County Talks Lands In Trade For Consolidation
The O C Land Exchange program in Coos County resumes at the Courthouse with a plan to trade lands in eastern areas to consolidate regions and improve management. County Judge JL D Felsheim says the exchange will start with smaller units focusing on O C grazing lease areas, amid urgency in Fairview due to a federal grazing rate revision and timber sale delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D Felsheim
Coos County
JL. D. Felsheim
Fairview
Com
Fragments Hint At Early Carbonization Methods
Readable scraps suggest discussion of low temperature carbonization processes and related steps such as fercentiation at early sites, though details are sparse and unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fercentiation
Our Boys In Active Service Promoted and Arrive Home
List of service members with updates on promotions and furloughs. Cpl Austin Bryant rises to sergeant after serving in New Zealand. Pvt James K Smith on short furlough from Camp Crowder Missouri. Pvt and Mrs Phillip Linn arrive on furlough from Fort Benning Georgia to visit family. George H Pettinger commissioned as second lieutenant in Army Air Corps after training in a B 25 at Leonta Colorado. Lt Pettinger headed to Austin Texas for pilot training before combat. Melvin Floyd in naval hospital in Asiatic waters with asthma likely from duty exposure, awaiting return to the States. Mars aviation machinist’s mate detailed to Alamena California for four month course before returning to ship. Sgt John Dickson confined to Henderson Field Georgia hospital with leg in cast from aircraft work. Pvt Raymond Cotton home on leave from Camp Roberts California. Cpl Wallace R Stinson traveling from Texas tank destroyer unit to air base in California for Army Air Force training. Sgt Robert Lundy in replacement center awaiting pilot training assignment.
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George H. Pettinger
Mra. C
Naval Hospital
Francis Floyd
Melvin
Asiatic
States
M -Rvin
Mars
Aviatios
Machinist
Alamena
Cal
Georgia
Thomas Dickson
John Dickson
H ‘Ars’ Field
Raymond Cotton
Camp Roberts
Calif
Reuben Cotton
Dora
Wallace R Stinson
John R. Stinson
Texan
Army Air Force
Union High School
OSC
Robert Lundy
Casper. Wyo
Pacific
Sheppard Field
Wichita
Texas
Air Corps
Verne Lundy
Casper
Land Exchange Plan Prepares 6000 Acres in Oregon County
Land Classification committee members Ellis Dement Ed Detlefsen and C W Kline met with the Court with A P Collina representing the O and C administration. About 6000 acres of O and C lands in Township 27 South Range 12 West across 13 sections are under review for potential exchange and may extend eastward into ranges 11 and 10 to secure sufficient lands for acceptance. The program, paused at first during the war, proceeds in staged units as timelines allow.
Felsheim Files Candidacy for Coos County Judge
L D Felsheim editor and publisher files as a Republican primary candidate for Coos County Judge. Appointed by Gov Earl Snell to succeed Judge E L Peterson, he has served since May 1, 1943, and pledges to continue his policy of fiscal restraint, debt payoff, and postwar readiness through timely tax collection and cash reserve creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D.felsheim
Uher & Western World
Bardon
Coos
County
Felsheim
Earl Snell
E. L. Peterson
Has
Ralph T. Moore
Bandon
Himad
Oregon
Coos County
Veterans Return to Training as Army Pilots and Navy Recruits
In Casper Wyoming first engineer on a Liberator bomber returns to civilian life and enters flight training at Sheppard Field Wichita Falls while Don Evans departs for Tampa after earning wings as a gunner on a B 17 and visiting several towns en route. Tom Perkins and Dean Epperson enlist in the navy after graduation from Union High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Don Evans
Marlin Evans
Denvee
Colo
Rossville
Kansas
St. Louis
Kingman
Ariz
Navy
Tom Perkins
Dean Epperson
Portland
Union “High “School
Victory-Card seeds urge careful selection for early vegetables
Seeds that look alike may vary in quality. Victory gardeners should use dependable seeds of a well known variety. Old seeds may be better than fresh for a few years. Varieties matter and early cool weather picks include Early Scarlet Globe radish and White Icicle, Giant Leaf spinach, Danvers onion sets, and Earliest of All potatoes. Peas and spinach need fungicide, potatoes a seed treatment for disease control per Oregon State specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Kirsch
Victory
New York B
Supreme Head
Bermuda
Acre
Jersey
Wakefield
Chatenay
Nantes
Oregon State College
Farm Land Prices Show Upward Trend Across Regions
The agricultural economics section reports farm land prices rising sharply in 1943 with Pacific and East South Central regions leading gains. By Nov 1 1943 prices in the Pacific group stood at 141 percent of the 1912 14 level, while the East South Central showed 147 percent. overall 1943 price gains averaged about 13 percent, amid rising mortgage indebtedness and concerns of a 1944 real estate surge. Oregon saw continued farm sales growth and a record farm sale count, despite weaker cash farm income from lower product prices and rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varcus
East South Central and Pacific Region
Agricultural Economics
O. 8. C. Extension Service
Pacific
Central States
East South Central
DA Bureau of Agricultural Economisca
Oregon
L. R. Breithaup
Extension Agricultural Economist
Anita Gill-Howe Named Myrtle Point City Librarian
The Myrtle Point library board selects Anita Gill-Howe to succeed Belle Whittaker as city librarian. Howe, wife of naval serviceman William Howe and former member of the class of 1932 at Ahsie tick school, previously taught in Charleston and lived in Portland before moving to Myrtle Point. The library will remain open weekdays from 12 to 6 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrth Point
Red Cross
Anita Gill-Howe
Belle Whittaker
Howe
Ll'am Howe
Naval Service
Verran
Vss
Asiee Tick
South Oregon Normal
Land
Wehool
Charleston
Portland
John
Myrtle Point
Water hopes rise for Oregon irrigation supplies
Oregon irrigation prospects show uneven gains in March with some major regions signaling ample water while others face potential shortages. R A Work of the Soil Conservation Service reports partial improvement but warns that over a third of Oregon’s irrigated acreage could still lack adequate supplies this season unless conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
R. A. Work
Soil Conservation Service
OSC
Hermiston
Walla Walla Valley
Yale-Owyhee
Kinwiath
Deschutes Project
Lena Thamat
Abe
Dinner Guests of Mr and Mrs Marlin Evase
Mr and Mrs Harold Bargett and Edmond of Broadbent were dinner guests Sunday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Marlin Evase and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Bargett
Edmond of
Broadbent
Marlin
Evase
Weather outlook for Oregon rivers and reservoirs likely to shift
Final forecasts for the season indicate below average snow cover across most watershed soils in eastern Oregon remain hard frozen. Rapid snowmelt could raise reservoir storage but worsen late season streamflow. Final segment forecasts will be released in April at the Dalles meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Meustalz
Dalles
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Ordinanes
Maris Point
Te Crant
Cpl
Austin Bryant
Tee Bryant
New Zealand
James K. Smith
Camp Crowder
Rs. J. A. Smith
Broad
Ft. Benning
Phillip Linn
Fort Benning
L. P. Linn
Larry Lucas
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