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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1937
Page
1
Raymond Alton was arraigned on a state charge of operating a truck without a license. He paid a fine of 10 plus costs after being detained, and was released on bond Wednesday on an additional overloading charge with a 9 10 fine and costs.
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A long, vivid flood tale recalls a family's struggle after the Hite schoolhouse collapses and waters recede. With snow, mud, and ruined homes, the father risks a perilous return, neighbors assist, and a mass relocation ensues to higher ground by late August 1800, ending with a hopeful reunion and an odd, drawn out departure.
Douglas Bennett and Elsie Frwin of Marshfield united in marriage March 12 by Rev Harry E at the Methodist parsonage. Brockman wed Verna Lo Helter of Coquille Sunday at Emmanuel Baptist Church with Rev W A Stephens officiating. Millensialvich and Ardyce Fook ard, Marshfield residents, wed last Thursday by Justice GN Bolt at his Marshfield home. John Darby of Coquille and Vivian Cain of Mirland received a marriage license Saturday. Carroll Giddings Clymer of Bullards and Estella Mae Bennett of ?, issued a marriage license Monday.
Local column notes a snowstorm near Salmon Mountain and visits by Dr Muchow and Madalene Dewey Rascov of Chicago. Staff updates include Slim Thompson’s return, new mining chatter, and rumors of older prospector Old Trigger-Finger Jack planning a molybdenum dig.
The competition offers three state and three national prizes plus a $6 prize from the local Ladies Auxiliary of the WYFW. The state prize winner also receives travel expenses paid to the state encampment in Astoria.
Local educators will gather for the 27th primary teachers meeting in the ports. Key items include A. L. Beck delivering a talk on citizenship and character education followed by Stanbrough presenting an O. B. T. demonstration and other demonstrations.
The Elgin Social club announces a card party to be held tomorrow at 8 p m at the Masonic Pier 26. Public invited with a small charge for scorecards.
County Smith-Hughes vocational contests set for Myrtle Point High School on a Friday in March. Riverton Coos River and the local department will send representatives in fields such as soldering blacksmithing carpentry milk testing rope work seed judging seed selection potato grading grafting and budding estimating costs for small buildings and farm accounting. Each participant may enter two contests and four members per department may enter one contest. Judging emphasizes neatness quality accuracy and timeliness.
The April Master Detective magazine story Death in the Wilderness revisits Hugo Mayer the Wild Man of southwestern Oregon. Mayer was convicted for Robert Fantz murder in the Illlnois River country known as The Craggies. Sheriff Fritz W Smith aided the case along with District Attorney Guy Forsythe and Larry Lucas who wired authorities and navigated Rogue and Illinois rivers to aid the investigation. Mayer is serving life in the Oregon State penitentiary.
Observations note the sheriff using a magnifying device to read notes after hours. A blackout prompts Bert Mead to summon courthouse staff to replace a fuse. Mayor Tedsen of Norway jokes about a constitutional, and reflects on late night rides and sympathy for hitchhikers.
A reader submits a humorous tall tale set in a mining town. The narrator hunts for gold while fending off hardship and shoots a grouse he believes to hide a nugget filled gizzard, promising future riches. The fragment hints at recurring adventures and a dialect style.
Longtime Coos County pioneer Calvin Jefferson Davis Ray died Monday morning March 22 1937 at his West Myrtle Point home after a stroke. Born January 3 1863 in Missouri he migrated via Nebraska and Kansas to Oregon in 1866 with his family. He worked at the Coos River Creamery and later as a fireman on the North Bend to Glasgow ferry before retirement. He left a wife Mrs Lucy Bernier Maralefield two sons Otha and Glen six nephews and other relatives. Funeral arrangements were announced by the Rorywey funeral home with interment to follow.
A four act drama titled Perfect Peace will be staged at the Church Of The Brethren next Sunday evening March 3 at 7 20 p m. The Easter story centers on faith and new life as death visits a boy and his family with a large cast including Anderson Edwards Ward Karr and Miller among others.
Linfield College musicians Paul Boeckli Portland first tenor Phillip McHarness Anaconda second tenor Robert Smith beritone Alfred Painter Seattle bass join Prof. Harold C. Elkington in a program of classic songs at Myrtle Petat High. The quartet will sing as part of a campus event during spring vacation and discuss Linfield college life.
The obituary notes a man born July 20, 1840 in Edgerton Ohio who died March 23, 1887 at his daughter’s home after a four year bed fast period. He spent youth in Ohio and wandered after the war, farming and plains travel. survived by his daughter and family as services were held.
Members discuss a new feeding plan favoring higher quality heifers and reduced cost. Calves receive more skim milk and Vitamin A during the first ten days, with gradual shift to alfalfa or clover hay. Nutritional tests show better growth than the old whole milk system, promising savings for Coos county dairymen.
David Northup, 11, son of William Northup, becomes the second Myrtle Point resident with smallpox. He was quarantined at home Wednesday morning as Sam Dement recovers. Mrs. T V Johnson and Mrs. P W Culver assisted a smallpox vaccination clinic held in Coquille.
The Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce schedules a community meet on Tuesday to discuss local business, upcoming events, and economic outlook. Residents and merchants are urged to attend for updates and networking opportunities.
The case concerns the estate of Oled I. Hussby who died in Bend on March 3. The property is valued at about $890. The deceased leaves a widow and four daughters, all residents of North Bend.
About fifty attended the Coquille Valley Golf Club meeting at City hall Monday night. No definite decisions were made. a future meeting at Point was discussed to form a permanent organization. A few more subscriptions are needed to ensure the club's success.
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