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Newspaper

Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1930

Page

4

Submerged Signal in Early Warning System Causes Alarm

A brief report notes a submerged signal in an early warning system triggered an alert. Officials assessed the incident and confirmed no damage or casualties.

The Little Red Schoolhouse Heads Toward Obscurity

A U S Education report notes one room schools in decline with 153 306 remaining, four thousand per year vanishing. Georgia and sixteen other states show significant losses while many brick structures outlive their educational use.

U. S. Office of Education Connecticut Washington Myrtle Point

Endurance Contests Spread Among Children and Adults

A health authority calls endurance challenges like tree-sitting and bicycle rides an epidemic. The piece questions parental roles and peer pressure as children imitate adults, noting risks from self-imposed tests to outdo others.

Gertrude Ederle English Channel

Notice to creditors in Barker estate

In the County Court of Oregon Coos estate of J L Barker deceased Executor appointed and qualifed notices creditors to present claims with vouchers within six months from November 5 1930 at Myrtle Point Oregon or at the law office of J Arthur Berg Coquille Oregon Arthur Berg Attorney for Executor dated November 5 1930

Myrtle Point Oregon J Arthur Berg Coquille

Oregon towns report debt levels and oddities across state

In Salem taxes may fall as county debt stays well under constitutional limits with 3.87 percent debt ratio and 1.098 million in road bonds outstanding. Reports from Corvallis Keizer Eugene Bend and other towns note humorous and curious local incidents from a two headed snake to stolen manhole covers and a salmon aboard a boat.

Salem Ore Corvallis R Bullis Bullis Keizer Ufi George Herosi Eugene Tanner W Davidson Portland Scott Lake Cascade Forest Bend L. B. Saird Astoria J A Guilbaugh Henry Becker Cout

Oregon burns slashings to curb fire hazard amid light year

Although Oregon reports a light forest fire year the state keeps slash burning. State foresters say slashings burning remains the worst fire hazard in Coos county permits issued to burn on 6050 acres of privately owned land from May 1 to October 31. A total of 581 acres burned wet ty lumber companies.

Oregons Ronmiller Coos County

Coos County Joined New State Traffic District

Coos county today was included in a new district formed during a complete state traffic reorganization. Captain P Talent led the district numbered 4, including southeast Douglas county, Curry Josephine and Jackson counties, with fixed responsibilities and simplified traffic management.

Coos County Douglas Urry Josephine Jackson Com Wien

Postpone Income Tax for One Year, State Commission Says

State commission urges a one year delay in income tax implementation arguing no need to collect before year end. They note high collection costs and taxpayer hardship, and suggest revising intangibles tax to apply to all agencies with exemptions. The state supreme court had just declared the intangibles tax unconstitutional.

State Supreme Court

Judges Must Work in Multnomah Circuit Court

Multnomah county judges face a heavy workload unless a compromise act passed before the two judges bill is amended by the legislature. The defeated bill barred bringing in judges from other counties, a practice county officials and attorneys had long opposed to safeguard local court business.

Multnomah

Plan for student book exchanges in Oregon schools

Howerd, Oregon state superintendent of public instruction, promotes a pamphlet proposing book exchanges and rental systems in schools. Hood River district already uses a three to four group book plan with a semester rental fee to offset book costs.

A Howerd Public Instruction Oregon Hood River

Oregon Tops Nation in Infant Mortality For Children

Oregon ranked first for the sixth straight time for the lowest infant mortality rate. The census bureau reported a death rate of 14.1 per cent versus the national average of 18.9 per cent.

Oregon Fountain of Youth United States Federal Census Bureau

Arago News highlights and notices from the corn show

Herbert ad Melden Carl and Harry Collier won silver medals for the splendid work at the Pacific International Stock Show. Myrtle Grange's Friday corn show float took first prize with Arago participants including Mr and Mrs John Carl and several others.

Brookings Edith Woodward Miss Woodward Walter Parner Gladys Baylis Marshfield Lucille Hunter Wayne Wooward Cornwall Arago Poultry Club Lois Schroeder Rhode Island Laura Milani Elizabeth Bennett Dorothy Myrtle Point Arago High School

Public Land Notice for Edgar T Cribbina Oregon

Department announces Ed gar T Cribbina of Bridge Oregon filed notice of intention on December 11 1925 for a homestead entry Serial No 016319 NEXSW% Section 35 Township 20S Range 11W Willamette Meridian and the public action proceeds in Roseburg Oregon on October 8 1930.

Department of the Interior General Land Office Roseburg Oregon Charles M Weathers Dora Range Willamette Meridian Edgar A Dodge U 8 Myrtle Point Carl Groves Everett BE. Howe Charles O. Oberman Edward FE Watson Hamill A Canaday Register Department of the Interior General Land Office Edgar T Cribbina Bridge Township Range 11 Willamette _ Meridian

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