Oregon Coast Floods Close Roads and Halt Logging
A massive November storm drenched southwestern Oregon with up to 18 inches this month. The Coquille River rose 10 feet while high water closed Highway 42 and 101, stranded holiday travelers, blocked several bridges, and halted logging as rivers swelled and floods spread through Myrtle Point, North Bend, and Arago areas. No deaths reported yet though authorities investigated a Rink Creek accident.
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Oregon
Coquille
North Fork
Myrtle Point
Southern Pacific
North Fork Bridge
Arago
Johnson Mill
Gravelford-Fox Bridge
Cooper Bridge
John Lusk
Ork
Rink Creek
Coos Bay
North Bend Bridge
Portland
New Officials Take Over Amid Farm Cattle Commentary
Fragmentary notes describe officials assuming office amid mentions of cows and fees. The text shows garbled phrases and lacks clear dates or locations, but signals a transfer of authority involving agriculture and local governance.
December Trials Set in Circuit Court
The October circuit court jury will likely be recalled in December to try two cases in Coquille on December 15. Judge Carl Wilberly of Roseburg will preside as Judge Dale King disqualifies himself. Cases include Helen M Rookard vs A J Albee and Kellvy Carver on logging equipment use and Werner VanSchoyck vs Minnie King involving a cattle deal.
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L. W. Oddy
Dale King
King
Lincoln
Lane County
Carl, Wimberly
Roseburg
Coquille
Helen M Rookard
A J Albee
Kellvy Carver
Aaste
Werner VanSchoyck
Minnie King
Move To Thwart Prowlers Urged By Police Appeal
Local police urge merchants to clean their tilas and lock doors at night after a wave of thefts reported along the coast. No robberies in Myrtle Point yet but cooperation is urged to foil the crime surge.
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Cloaing
Canant
Mirtle Point
Powers Driver Fined After Norway Accident
Records show Junior William Fredricks of Powers charged with failure to stop at an accident scene. Wilson Ray Dalrymple and his bride were hospitalized after a collision near Norway. Fredricks replaced Dalrymples’ smashed car and agreed to pay 150 for hospital and doctor bills, fined 21 plus costs.
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Justice of the Peace
Fred R Bull
Coquille
Norway
William Fredricks
Powers Predricks
Wilson Ray Dalrymple
Judge Bull
Dalrymple
Fredericks
Powers
Dalrymples
Price Of Bread In Coos County Rises
Increased costs of lard up from 62 to 162 per barrel and higher flour prices prompt bakeries in Coos county to raise bread prices. Myrtlewood joins with new rates. 17 cents for a 1.5 pound caf loaf, one pound loaves at 12 cents, specialty breads about 18 cents.
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Coos County
Myrtlewood
Bandon Man Dies In Fall On Dock
Faye Siprelle a 31 year old lumberstack driver was killed Saturday at the Moore mill in Bandon when a dock collapsed on a high lumber pile. Ed Johnson leaped clear and escaped injury while Siprelle fell and his head struck piling. He is survived by a wife and one son.
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Faye Siprelle
Moore
Bandon
Siprelle
Ed Johnson
Johnson
Siorelle
Coos Bay Lumber Proposes Log Boom on Coquille River
Coos Bay Lumber applies to the War Department for a permit to drive piling for a log boom along the north bank of the Coquille River about 12 miles downstream from Coquille. The work spans about 70 feet channelward from the low water line to link with the existing Cedar Point installation.
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War Department
Cocs Bay Lumber Company
Coquille River
Coquille
Cedar Point
Fisherman Fined After Local Park Catch
George W. Baldwin of Camas Valley was fined 85 dollars after being charged with fishing at Laverne park above Pairview. The state warden observed the violation during a weekend session.
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Coos County
Laverne Park
Pairview
State Commission
George W. Baldwin
Camas Valley
Baldwin
Fina
Unclear Windstorm Impacts Prompt Coastal Repairs
A gale battered the coast causing minor damage to lines and a Greyhound bus stop wreck at 12 miles off the main road. High water forced a highway crew to inspect the Floras Creek bridge near Langlois with no bridge damage found. Fishing boats were moved from the dock area as wave damage affected the piling. The wind eased over the weekend but heavy rains persisted across the region.
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Bu Greyhound
Floras Creek
Langlois
Iaa
Richfield station leased to Myrtle Point pair
The Richfield service station at Spruce and Seventh was leased this week to Walter R. Stinesa and 34. Ellis of Myrtle Point. Claude Paullus operated it for two years. Plans call for a fireproof sheet metal building to house shop equipment and welders with body repair and painting gear, plus more car and truck maintenance equipment.
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Richfield
Spruce
Sth
Walter R. Stinesa
Desk Ellis
Myrtle Point
Claude Paullus
Burr Purchases Sykes Interest in Log Truck Firm
Ronald Burr of Coquille buys the interest of WEL Sykes in Sykes and Burr logging truck operators, consolidating ownership. The move was disclosed this week and expands Burr’s stake in the business.
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Burr
Sykes
Ronald Burr
Coquille
Wel Sykes
Sykes & Burr
Highway Survey Planned For Coquille-Delmar Stretch
Early notice indicates a survey of the Coquille Delmar segment of the Coquille Coos Bay highway. The plan calls for board and lodging for survey crews and an immediate field survey to begin next year, signaling a rapid project start.
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Coquille-Delmar
Coquille- Coos Bay
County Commissioner Hildenbrand Returns After Illness
Commissioner J W Hildenbrand resumes duties after weeks ill and hospitalization in San Francisco. He says he is feeling fine. Paul Brouer left Tuesday for El Cerrito California to spend Thanksgiving with his wife and daughter Mrs Wayne Cook and family.
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J. W. Hildenbrand
San Francisco
Paul Brouer
el Cerito
Cal
Mrs
Wayne Cook
Thanksgiving Sermon by Rev Walter Smith at Myrtle Point Assembly of God
The sermon urges gratitude as a national and personal duty. It cites Luke 17 16 and calls Thanksgiving a day for repentance and renewal, praising God for provisioning and grace and urging focus on the giver amid critical times.
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Rev
Walter Smith
Myrtle Point
Assembly of God Church
Apostle
Cooper's Gardens to honor orders through holiday season
Cooper's Gardens owner Mr Cooper said the organization will continue operations during the holiday period and strive to fill all orders. The business also runs a retail shop at Cequille.
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Son In Flowers
Cooper
Cooper's Gardens
Cequille
Christmast Seal Sale Supports Tuberculosis Work
Mrs. Jack H. Deame announces the Christmas Seal Sale funds the mobile X-ray unit and TB control programs in Coos County. The drive funds stay largely in state and aid 29 000 affiliated associations while 75 percent remains local for expenses and operation of the county mobile X-ray unit. In late June the Myrtle Point area had the most local tests with nearly 400 people examined.
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Jack H. Deame
Duan
Oregon
National Tuberculosis Association
National Association
Coos County
Myrtle Point
Clothing Store Holds Stockholder Meeting
The Myc. clothing and Shoe Co. The Hub held its annual stockholders meeting Friday evening November 28. At the close the officers were announced and the annual election of the board members was conducted amid routine reports and remarks from management.
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The
Myc. Clothing and Shoe Co
the Hub
Te Wied Up Play Guild Time Change
The event notes a 1 p m start to accommodate gusty weather and Thanksgiving meals. Organizers invite attendees to adjust plans accordingly.
Cannery Expands Freezing Plant for Berry Canning
Hughes says a freezing plant will let the cannery hold berries longer. Construction widens the bavement to fit new equipment to fill and seal various can sizes. A portable spray outfit with 500 feet of hose is planned for cranberry bags and blackberry patches. Cranberry canning will run at least two weeks longer this year. Additional equipment adds 8000 more six can cases. Cass County production this year exceeds pre season goals by over 1008 barrels. The best day produced 10 161 gallons of canned berries using 27 700 pounds of berries.
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Hughes
Segar
Cass County Ee
License Examiner Here December 15
A Drivers License examiner is scheduled to be on duty in Myrtle Point at City Hall on Thursday December 15 between 10 and 2. The session will assist residents with license applications and renewals. Local residents are advised to bring required identification and forms.
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Myrtle Point
Coos County Payrolls Show Record October Increase
Payrolls in Coos County rose sharply in October, reaching 1 900 dollars, the largest October payroll in the county’s history. The report notes a significant rise in ringette industry payrolls and mentions a trial accident affecting some companies.
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Coos
Pele
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