Lumber mill at Empire to start sawing in May
Empire lumber mill managers say sawing will begin around the first of May. Wm. Michel, former Powers bakery owner, died in Chiloquin on Tuesday of last week. A Marshfield paper mentions trips to California to balance the summer, praising Coos Bay climate. A high school track meet between Bandon and Marshfield in Marshfield Friday afternoon ended with Marshfield ahead. Conrad, a Marshfield timber man, secured a logging contract with Laird & Garrett for five to ten million feet of white cedar along the Middle Fork. A. Chase of Myrtle Point gathers data for a Coos County Chamber of Commerce book to aid discussions on a potential railroad across Oregon, with broader use by the public service commission in Washington. The gathering will be more elaborate and time-consuming.
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W of Conrad
Marshfield Timberman
Laird & Garrett
Middle Fork
A. Chase
Myrtle Point
Coos County
Republican Candidate for Renomination and Chairman of Ways and Means
Native Son of Oregon emphasizes public service with the slogan No Interests to Serve but the Public Interests. The pamphlet by Ronald C Glover presents a record of successful service and character by the candidate, highlighting clean and faithful leadership.
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Committee On Ways and Means
National
House of Representatives
Oregon
Ronald C Glover
Mot for Congress Representative in Clatsop District
James W Mot a brilliant and resourceful legislator from Clatsop County since 1923 outlines his record of active constructive accomplishment. He authored laws abolishing fish wheels fire relief funding and repeal of the anti trailing act alongside many powerful measures benefiting the district. Paid Adv Mott for Congress Committee Neil Moffitt Chairman Astoria Oregon.
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Clatsop County
Astoria
Congress
Adv Mott
Congress Committee
Neil Moffitt
Ore
Bandon Considers Pumper Engine and Local Developments
Reports from Coquille and nearby areas cover plans for a pumper fire engine in Bandon and a briquette plant idea to handle regional coal. Oyster Point port news include a new Shell station in Myrtle Point with 26 000 gallon capacity, railroad and timber trade notes, a Coos Bay harbor shift to state control of the Roosevelt ferry by May 1, and bridge talks across Coos Bay at Marshfield.
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Coquille
Shell Oil
Myrtle Point
Tanbark shipped from Port Orford and local crimes noted
Tanbark shipments worth a thousand cards will depart Port Orford this summer. A Coquille May 1% game features the House of David team from Benton Harbor Michigan. A mink farm starts in Reedsport and a fatal street grading accident occurs in Empire. Appraisers named for Thomas Barklow estate valued around 7600 pounds. Drainage districts form in Fishtrap and Sanford Heights. Curry County schools weigh exhibit plans for the Coosa and Curry Fair. Condemnation actions target Rogue River ground owned by Gold Beach Piring Co seeking 33983. Grand jury indicts Robert William for embezzlement. four counts, bail set at 2000. Orville Davis, Klamath Falls Indian, convicted of first degree murder in Portland federal court, faces execution with location undetermined.
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Curry County
State Highway Commission
Rogue River
Gold Beach Piring Company
Robert William
Dunham
Gold Beach
William
Coos County Schools Promote State Awards and Programs
Coos county pupils will receive state certificates for perfect attendance at year end. The annual school meeting on June 18 will elect a director and a clerk and consider the budget. Several districts are reducing indebtedness while programs on Oregon and state symbols are held countywide. A Grade Track Meet in Myrtle Point is planned for May 12 under H W Lever.
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Coos County
H. W. Lever
Myrtle Point
Lever
Fragmented Health Note on Gas and Digestion
A disjointed health fragment discusses gas relief and digestion issues. It mentions relief from a first aid measure and references old waste matter with unclear context. No concrete actions or named entities are identifiable.
Oregon May Vote On Capital Punishment
Oregon voters may get a chance to decide on capital punishment in November. An initiative measure to abolish the death penalty is reportedly under preparation. The proposal would limit the governor’s pardoning power for life sentences until at least 20 years of the term have been served. Public interest has grown after recent executions sparked nationwide discussion.
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Salem
Oregon
James Wilks
Ellsworth Kelley
Farm Market Review Corvallis Apr 1928 Grain and Livestock
Grain prices surged with new highs across wheat contracts in Chicago St Louis and Minneapolis while domestic demand rose for soft red winter and dark northern grades. Hay feed demand upticked on cold weather. early potato acreage up by 30 000 from last year though yield may fall in southeast regions. Dairy butter and egg markets remained firm with national Egg Week May 1 7 designated to boost consumption. Hog prices advanced at Chicago with steady receipts. fat lamb supplies were noted as variable.
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Chicago
St Louis
Cinennati
St. Lous
Minneapolis
Copenhagen
New Y
Broad demand lifts fat lamb prices to April highs
Trade reports show light sheep runs for three weeks while cattle markets stay firm with heavy steers favored. Wool and mohair markets remain firm as a global wool reporting service is planned, with a U S Department of Agriculture specialist set to visit Europe this summer.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Our Gasoline Bill
A Myrtle Point reader cites official figures showing U S gasoline consumption last year at 11 563 490 000 gallons, up 184 percent from 196? California led usage with New York and others also high, illustrating the nation’s heavy fuel use.
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Myrtle Point
U. S
Uncle Sam
California
Agences
York
Gas Tax Shows $200000000 Toll on 1927 Motoring
The article notes gasoline taxes across states reached 200 million dollars in 1927 and argues the public gains health and prosperity from the revenue. It mocks those who complain and urges readers to recognize the economic value of the tax proceeds.
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Pois
Pennsylvania
Home Reminders on Meat Quality from Echoos of Home Economies
Meat with flecks of fat through out is more tender and juicy than lean cuts. Fresh cuts show bright color and fine grain muscle. stale meat has dark dry edges and oily fat.
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Empire
Wm. Michel
Powers
Chiloquin
Coos Bay
Bandon
Marshfield
Hawley
James W. Mot
John Noelsen
Port Orford
Iron Mountain
John Coevereaux
Lont
Doga
Stout Lumber Co
National Securities Co
Little Rock
Arkartsan
Coquilla
Independant Stevedore Company
Shanghai
China
Coos Bay Port
Coos Bay Harbor
Has Hall
Senate
Florida
Cavs County
Federal Land Bank
Spokane
R. H Mast
Marcello Blusson
Blusson
G F Skipworth
Robert Green
Inlet
Green
Caleb Green
Coon County
Supreme Court
Samson
Wrecking Service
Auto Park
House of David
Benton Harbor
Michigan
Macleay
Agnes
G. W. Rilea
Reedsport
Clifford Grey
A. J. Radabaugh
R. C Dement
Tom Dickson
Thomas Barklow
Fishtrap
Sanford Heights
Cury County
Coosa
Crry
Katherine Harris
Orville Davis
Klamath Falls
Portland
County School News
Secretary of State
Farm Market Review
Corvallis
America
Europe
Doan
Safeway
Swift
Cudahys
Uritan
Bacon
Peacock Brand
Sperry’s
Ture
Asparagus
Charles Hall
Echoos
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