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Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1941

Page

2

Rain Longest Here Since Year 1924

Mrs James Gamwell Powers reports the first winter storm brought record rainfall in the region. Total rainfall by Sunday night reached 9.21 inches with a 14 hour period yielding 2.40 inches. River rose to 12 feet, then fell to 7.26 feet by Sunday afternoon. Weather caused mud and debris. a Skiyou bridge slide blocked truck travel to China Flats CCC camp. Rainfall since September stands at 17.172 inches.

China Flats CCC

Powers Hi Wins Basketball Game

Powers High defeated Langlois 28 to 15 in a season opener. The Powers lineup included Busket Hull Crew E Five F Grove subs Sherb Quilphaugh Lo Smith and Earl Warner. The team led 11 to 4 at halftime and carried the win through, as community events and the PTA also noted in a busy local page.

Powers High Langlois R- Busket Hull Crew Grove Sherb J Quilphaugh Lo Smith Earl Warner Powers Lanaglow

Local Schools Close At Noon For Thanksgiving Break

OCALS Schools will close at noon on Wednesday for the Thanksgiving recess and resume Monday. Local residents hosted visitors including Mr and Mrs Jacob Frye and Mr and Mrs 4H N Hall.

Louis Hochstetler Jacob Frye Leu Frye Aban Buoy Fairview Southwester Oregon College of

Book Nook and Laughing Lives of Journalists

A fragmentary reading table lists Jo Woollsey’s humor memoirs and tales of Paducah and Manhattan journalists. It mentions wartime front lines, famed newspapermen, and a sentimental teacher’s memoir, interspersed with a lemon syrup recipe for summer drinks.

Local Church Services Include Wartime Remembrance Theme

Sunday worships at Tope Tower and Thantewaving Worhip with a 11 am Sunday school and 7 30 pm evening service. Youth theme Lest We Forget. midweek choir and practice. Catholics hold Mass on specific Sundays. Brethren church notes pastor absent for district work with a special offering.

Chiropractic Care Promoted by Local Doctor

Dr C G Stem located at 292 South Mouston Coquille offers chiropractic treatment claiming fast results. He cites numerous health benefits from spine alignment for rheumatism pleurisy asthma bronchitis and other ailments and notes many local patients endorse the method as drugless and natural.

South Mouston Coquille Frank

Courthouse Marriages and Local Legal Notices

Courthouse issued marriage licenses to Ralph Payne and Berniece Conlogue and to Vector Meredith Pearson and Ilene Sylvia Fair. Divorce filings include Carl Youngren vs Laura Youngren and other custody and alimony matters. Separate reports cover a burglary arrest, larceny auto theft, and two traffic collisions with minor damage noted. Court adjourned.

Ralph Payne Wlyrthe Point Berniece Conlogue Portland Vector Meredith Pearson Ilene Sylvia Fair North Bend

Portland Market Report From Portland Stockyards Monday Prices

The Portland market shows bulk steer prices around 10.00 to 12.50 per cwt with grass fed at 950 to 1065 for mid grades. Cows and bulls range from 575 to 850, hogs 1035 to 1050, and lambs improving with spring lambs 975 to 1050 while common sorts bring 800 to 900.

Portlandue

Gaylord Welcomes Electricity With New Light

Gaylord celebrates electricity on the R A electrification line last Wednesday as homes gain fluorescent lighting and new refrigerators and washing machines. Residents express thanks for improvements ahead of Thanksgiving. Mrs Reese Daniels hosted a luncheon with guests from Cape Grove Cottage Grove and Redmond Oregon plus visitors from Aberdeen Idaho and Myrtle Point.

Gaylord Reese Danielz Clinton Carman Thomas Luttrell Cas, Knight Lo Strong Boyd Strong Cottage Grove

Rain Washes Out Rhoda Creek Fill At Broadbent

Broadbent news notes high water washed out part of Rhoda creek fill on Saturday causing traffic stoppage on the highway. By Sunday morning the water receded and the crew repaired the highway allowing cars to pass. Local items include visits by former neighbors the Lintons and routine community updates.

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Church notices include service times and location

Of Home Missions will be taken at the morning service Wible classes at the am Christian workers meetings for adults and young people at 6 30 pm Preaching service at 7 30 pm Episcopal Cees and Gurry County Misalens Rev Charles M Guilbert Vicar Regular church service each Sunday evening at 7 30 beginning September 7 at the Schroeder chapel in Myrtle Point

Tl Am Christan Workers Cees Gurry County Chas. M. Guilbert Schroeder Myrtle Point

Power Company Honored for Safety Record in Vehicle Fleet

Z E Merril president of Mountain States Power Co accepted National Safety Council award for first honor in recognizing an excellent record in operating 39 company cars with 865 000 miles from July 1960 to June 1961. Company won over 34 fleets in the western United States with fleets surpassing 145 060 miles in service. Mr Merril expressed pride in the service record crediting the crews responsible for the cars. Old papers selling ten cents a bunch at The Herald office.

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