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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1931
Page
5
Market summary lists prices for wheat hay and timothy in Oregon plus prices for cattle hogs and eggs. Notes ranges for soft and hard white winter wheats and blue stem and southern hay products with regional price variations. Also includes butter fat egg and cattle price ranges and animal quality designations.
Disjointed brief items report on large egg incubators in Tualatin and a 60 foot Christmas tree planned for a high school driveway. Basdoa buys land for a public park. Pine Eagle Dairymen Cooperative declares a 3 cent butterfat dividend. Siltcoos River outlet opens aiding fish movement. Florence se es fire destroys three Main Street businesses due to an overheated engine. Portland fire losses reach 32411 with 314 alarms. A candle ignites a home blaze near Marshfield. Highway workers in Hood River and Wasco counties set to widen Rowena curves. National funds to Oregon agriculture arrive. YoungRichard Ridgeway injured by dynamite cap near Buell. Census shows farm movers exceed urban migrants 13,876 to farms. American Royal awards list sheep and cattle prizes. Lower Columbia Dairy reports record October volume. Malheur onion growers showcased to Governor Meier. Fatal colt kick claims Willam Dean Walker aged 5. Pendleton highway job offers go unfilled. several workers turned away.
In the Fremont national forest workers move to the Panhandle north of Bend where 1,000,000 board feet of beetle infested Amber will be felled. Alsike and sweet clover seed perform well in Klamath county with Henry Semon reporting 66 pounds per acre from 6.9 acres. A 23 year old mail postcard reaches its destination near Redmond. Miss Martha Petit now has unknown address after marriage.
The Myrtle Point Union High School eleven closed the season with a 20 to 0 victory over Bandon here Saturday afternoon. Starters Ren don did not threaten the Myrtle Point goal as Frank Morrison and Earl Woods scored the three touchdowns and two extra points. The Bobcats moved to third in Coos county league standings by defeating Bandon and Coquille, while losing to North Bend and Marsh. Lineups and substitutes listed for both teams.
A local furniture store presents a display by eight eaters featuring a bedroom setup. June Baandier Rane om Basel Strong and Hase redenburg are named for prizes. Judges Mrs T D GuerleH O Land and Miss Melba evaluate color schemes, balance, and arrangement as the room is rapidly completed.
The sophomore team led by Miriam Smith and Kenneth Leatherman defeated the junior team Marguerite Sunstrup and Harold Draper 2 to 1 in the finals Friday afternoon to win the high school championship. Preliminary rounds pitted sophomores against freshmen and seniors against juniors with the sophomores and juniors advancing to the final rounds.
Early this week The Herald reports many businesses will close for Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. Editorial note hints at prudence in finances and routines while reflecting on work and social conduct during the holiday period.
Fragmentary text attributes poor sleep to gas pressing heart and organs in the upper bowel. Mentions unclear remedies and dubious terms with many garbled words.
A three act comedy titled Who's Boss? will be staged December 11 in the high school auditorium. Admission is 25 cents. the action unfolds in a city home library with Edgar Tatum his sister Elsie and secretary Ruth in a witty family farce.
The Sitkum-Dora bus carrying Myrtle Point high school students was delayed when water was found in the gas tank at a small country store. The motor died after about a mile and a half. driver Les Me Groat failed to restart it. Mail-carrier Mr Wilson towed the bus to Myrtle, six gallons of water were removed, and students arrived around the second period.
Miss Alice Alverdes, a commercial teacher, is startled when a mouse emerges from her desk drawer. Students laugh as the rodent leaps to the floor and the teacher vaults roughly six feet away, estimated at three feet high during the escape.
The freshmen return party is delayed until next term due to a crowded semester calendar. At a Wednesday meeting, a decoration committee and a program committee were formed with Clarice Shelton named chair of the decoration committee and Frances True chair of the program committee.
No school Thursday and Friday due to Thanksgiving. Six weeks exams will be held Monday Tuesday and Wednesday with papers graded over the vacation. Students will receive report cards the following Monday. Most exams set for Tuesday the 24th to allow Monday review and extra grading time.
Marshfield finishes undefeated with a perfect conference record as North Bend Myrtle Point Coquille and Bandon contend for top spots. The season ends with Marshfield and rivals tight in standings and several players noted in post season events and dances at the sorority house after games.
After Miss Lindros decides on teams this week the fourth red team includes Leatha Hazleton Lorene Clark Danford Mast Ada Mae Cul bertson Lena McConnell and Evelyn Steinhoff.
A bulletin board posted names of students who had not returned their report cards as a final warning. Card distribution resumes early next week, marking the end of the second six weeks and one third of the school year already gone.
Students prepare to catch up on school work while seniors may be prevented from playing on the reserve squad to favor underclassmen development. Thomas Ostrander and Truman Wagner will not return, with junior high players filling in. New players may join basketball as the first team aims to strengthen for next season after finishing fourth and winning the county tournament at Marshfield last year.
Last Thursday evening librarians fixed December 2 for a party at Miss Woodward's home in Arago, with different committees assigned to organize the event.
English classes and a Pr program plan a six week period to raise grades. Students wrote three 250 word themes totaling 1750 words about daily experiences and short intervals. A dinner was arranged by the Pine now atodied group as part of the program. Continued on Page Six.
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