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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1929
Page
2
Various items from Myrtle Point Oregon include seed potatoes for Dellman, social visits by Mr and Mrs Nelson and others, a hospital visit for teeth extraction trouble, a strawberry feed, births, illnesses, and a scarlet fever report. Weddings, home moves, a piano for sale, and local business notes fill the page alongside county health and police news.
Plans are complete for the first organization meeting of the Oregon Dairy Improvement council to be held in Salem on June 7. Gov Baldridge will speak on Idaho's dairy industry growth and export markets. participation includes J D Nickle and Paul VoMaris Corvalia with aims to organize 100 dairymen across counties.
In Michigan and across the corn belt woodpeckers are noted for feeding on borers that invade corn stalks. Ogden county farmer Elmer Porter reports wintering woodpeckers drilling into stalks to reach borers, potentially reducing next year’s pest numbers though officials doubt birds alone can curb corn borer spread in the central campaign.
Oregon Experiment Station reports nicotine sulfate dust can be made at home by mixing 2 percent nicotine sulfate with 47 percent hydrated lime in a keg with rocks for agitation. The mixture is sieved to remove pebbles and dust, then used immediately or stored tightly. For insects such as beetles and chewing pests, the recommended ratios vary and application should hit insects with the dust for best results.
James Foward Wyant dies at 66 after working in a logging camp near Powers born November 8 1872 funeral at Bandon with Rev Jacob B Moomaw officiating Wyant formerly lived in Bandon The Deschutes river tragedy claims Lester W Humphreys Portland attorney and avid angler known for the Multnomah Anglers Club and fly fishing Also a fleeting social quip on piano lessons versus radio purchases.
Cooley named general manager to organize preparations for the state Grange convention in Myrtle Point. A telegraphing of questionnaires to all Grange lodges seeks attendee counts while a citywide housing canvass aims to gauge lodging capacity for visitors during the event.
A marriage license was issued Tuesday for Armeda Party and George Bo Reed of Myera Point. Mr and Mrs Foo Schneider have two daughters and plan a weeklong vacation to California. A. Thompson, owner of the building that burned Tuesday morning, arrived from Berkeley to handle insurance matters. the adjuster will come Friday.
Albert W Britton a Langlois cheesemaker and Alma F Carlson Langlois teacher wed at the Presbyterian manse Saturday at 10:30 led by Rev E V Ostrander. The couple departed for Langlois after the ceremony.
A check for fifty dollars was presented to the Myrtle Point fire department in recognition of their services during the recent fire that endangered the building of H G Volkmar. The fire laddies extend their thanks for the courtesy.
The state game commission granted the request of RE O Bainter of Nehalem and sent a male Chinese pheasant to mate with a resident female pheasant near Mr Bainter's home. The bird is expected to produce a healthy brood despite the region's poor success with Chinese pheasants. The article also notes social observations about spouses and trouble seekers in a brief, sharp column.
Avetin Dodge of Myrtle Point earned a two year lyre insignia for marching with the Oregon State agricultural college band. The sophomore engineer was among 40 musicians chosen for a Columbia River concert tour led by M. E. Woodcock. Dodge serves as assistant band manager and belongs to the Kappa Pi honorary fraternity.
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