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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1928
Page
3
Marshfield district voters will decide a 170 288 budget at the June 18 election. Oregon Good Roads Association names A K Peck to its executive committee. County commissioner James T Seakins named trade elder.
Local figures report a longtime resident dies in North Bend after 62 years at home. Schools see resignations and graduations as North Bend and Powers students advance. Marshfield sees a KOOS Radio Sales dispute for 1741.88 and a saw mill opens at Coquille employing 17 workers. A Ponora woodworker loses an eye, while a Powers graduate and a public speaking professor headline community events. Rogue River fishermen form a union and accept packers pay terms.
Unofficial returns from 50 Coos County precincts list Republican wins across secretary of state, state senate, state treasurer, attorney general, district attorney, and several county offices. Notable names include G. Russell Morgan for District Attorney, John D. Mickle for Dairy and Feed Commissioner, and Martha E. Mulkey for County Commissioner with multiple precinct tallies and scattered write ins.
Light Democratic vote in Coos county with results showing candidates for county judge R H Mast Coquille county commissioner Henry Gustafson Larson Inlet county clerk Walter E Newbury Coquille state representative Lyman Carrier Coquille district attorney William E Coleman Myrtle Point county surveyor E L Vinton county assessor M O Hawkins Coquille. WM Hagge thanks voters and pledges effort if elected county commissioner.
Marshfield, May 2K. Ole Nelnheim who has eight knockouts in eight straight fights teams with Young Bill Josal Tacoma welter as headliners at the Blue Mouse arena Friday May 2p for a five bout card. Special feature a 6¢-round main preliminary between Ace Bol and Mickey Patton from San Francisco.
KOAC and Oregon State Agricultural College will observe Memorial Day with programs on Tuesday May 29 from 7 30 p m and on Wednesday May 30 at noon and evening. Student musicians will perform fitting selections to honor the memorial theme.
The Portland unit sponsors a May 25 program on KOIN from 9:00 to 9:50 p.m. presented by Miss Madeline Stone. The event supports the American Legion Auxiliary Poppy drive with coverage of local culture and service.
A fragment notes monthly aid ranges from 108 to 250 dollars for fully blind former service members and about 200 dollars for those with some vision loss, indicating a benefit schedule adjustment.
A brief notice notes a young wife surviving five months on a soup diet promoted for gas relief and waste elimination, while Dr. B. Smith begins work in a modern office building.
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