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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1975
Page
7
A brief classified item notes a price of one dollar for an electric shampover at Went Horn Awto in Myrtle Point. It reads like a pocket advert or local shop listing from a small town paper.
An ad lists a Ferguson tractor with new tires and contact 572 2607 plus 18019 steel I beam and electric motors 1 10HP several 1 2 HP. It notes an India blue pension pair, a garage sale at 715 Mover Lane May 2 3 from 9am to 9pm with various motorcycle and scooter models and prices including Honda Suzuki Indian and Mote Morial items.
A rib bake with brown sugar vinegar and root beer glaze. Ribs are marinated baked in foil then basted with sauce containing peach and beer until tender. The recipe yields eight servings and suggests orange pineapple variation using canned fruit.
Classified display rates listed: first insertion one dollar minimum ten words five cents per word over. Subsequent insertions seventy five cents minimum for ten words five cents per extra word. Displayed rate shown as 91.15 per inch.
A public hearing set by Myrtle Point Planning Commission May 2 1975 to consider two applications including a double wide mobile home at 1923 Maple Street and a carport variance at 744 Border Street. Also a May 18 1975 special election and a May 12 1975 school budget hearing with details on tax levy and budget figures.
City Court entries include pleas and fines for riders and drivers such as Everaden Darryl J for no motorcycle helmet, Michael L Howell on several vehicle infractions, Patricia A Timothy for a VBR, and Wayne R. Jr. Thompson for disobeying a stop sign all with varying fines. Criminal verdicts show Crook Walker A. found guilty of Theft B and Steven Scott Bell Guilty of Theft I with sentences noted. Police department activity lists violations, calls, investigations, and miles patrolled. public works and sewage plant figures, and fire department drill dates and library circulation totals are also recorded.
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