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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1954
Page
7
A rambled editorial argues that hitchhiking laws are rarely enforced and motorists should avoid giving rides to curb robberies and murders. It also criticizes Senator McCarthy and labels him a windbag while favoring the fake "Charley" McCarthy dummy.
A Rogue River Chinook salmon run this season seems modest despite 700 fish taken by about 3500 anglers. Old timers note the run is down from last year, though fishing crowds have risen by a third this spring. Also mentions a planned visit from Jack Hall, postal clerk in Washington, D. C., recalling past duck hunts.
4 H NEWS notes members should shear sheep promptly. Secretary's report cards are slipping. club secretaries must send in after each meeting.
Check cattle for grubs now and apply 5 percent rotenone dust to backs and grub breathing holes to control pests. Clothing club girls prepare for County Fair Style Revue with eligible entrants from Charming Yours to Miss IV. Apply for Summer school by May 15. no late applications. Mothers Tea planned to showcase 4 H work. divide into reception hostess entertainment and other committees. All clubs must be organized by May 31. Is your club started yet?
April proved chillier with two severe frosts on the 29th and 30th. Temperatures dropped to 28 degrees causing damage to early gardens and cherry trees. The month’s rainfall reached 3.69 inches over 10 days, with a total since Sept. 1 of 66.01 inches.
Floyd Summers travels to Junction City after Mrs Youngs death. Mrs Summers spent two weeks with her mother. Ben Stickney returns to Treasure Island after two years on Oahu. Mr and Mrs Donald Cotton visit. Roseburg home. Mrs Ole Anderson of South Bend Wa arrives for her father J T Ross’s funeral. Mrs Carey Bones to Mast hospital for virus infection. Mrs Froy Hammack improves after 10 days in Mast hospital. Effie Shindell returns to Mast hospital after flu. Walter Miller and wife visit South Dakota. Miller once Powers town marshal.
Notice to legal voters of School District No 2 U H Coos Co Oregon that a school meeting will be held at the High School on May 20 1954 from 2 to 8 pm to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 1864 and ending June 30 1945 and to vote on levying a district tax.
Ezra Taft Benson argues Americans can fix dairy problems by drinking more milk and eating more butter. He notes government storage of 1.32 billion pounds of dairy products and explains the 75 percent parity supports shift aims to move surplus to consumers while boosting dairy consumption and industry stability.
Coos Bay Oregon advertises repairs for typewriters and adding machines at 135 N Third Street with phone 7541 38-1. The notice promotes service for all makes and models.
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