02 Oct 1941
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1941
Page
1
The Bobcats defeated Marshfield 38 to 19 to open league play. The offense and defense clicked with key runs through the Pirate line and solid kicking from Porter. Myrtle Point showed a disciplined unit with a productive attack as spectators estimated a large crowd.
Four dozen students sign for the Union High harmonies program with Junior High School transport each day. Seventeen named participants play drums clarinets trumpets and trombones in a morning band and harmonica groups organized by Miss Leslie and Mr. Smith with additional junior high students contributing to a harmonical bond.
An unclear clipping describes a curious object labeled the big apy apple, mentioning weight around two pounds and a notable circumference. The passage is fragmented and reads like a quirky local note about an unusual item drawing attention in Myrti Pie.
Mining association members in Marshfield gather at city hall to elect R J Hillstrom as acting chairman of the Oregon Minerals association and plan a full-time geologist for Coos and Curry counties. They seek county budgeting in early 1942 for sampling and exploitation of chromite manganese molybdenum tungsten and other deposits with WPA clerks to assist records.
Jay Allen, famed war reporter freed from a Nazi prison in France, will lecture at Marshfield High School auditorium on Can This War Be Won May 9. The talk, part of a U S lecture tour, is sponsored by Cook Bay Times for GoldenField football lights, with tickets sold only at the door.
Thirteen more men are due to be drafted from Myrtle Point into active service next Tuesday October 7 reports Mrs Pearl Jackson chief clerk of the Coos County Local Board No 2 with offices in the Security Bank building. The quota was 15 but two of the men have volunteered enlisted leaving the draft two short. The list includes Frank Crawford Peek Edward Smith Alfred Robert Hiley Robert Harold Cornelius Harold Woodrow Wolvers Vernon Elden Shields Archie Lawrence Clarno Frank L Spencer Fred Clarence Zwicker Wayne Fetter Jennings Cornelius Edmond Lynch Phillip Laverne Brack Arney Curtis Houser.
Harry Howell opened a recapping and vulcanizing plant at 4th and Sprixe streets Myrtle Point offering local tire service. The modern plant includes a steam boiler and can produce up to 10 tires daily after securing training in recapping. Howell reports rubber is scarce but awaiting additional supply to expand.
A long passage extols the role of the weekly newspaper in community life. It celebrates the country paper as home oriented, reader focused, and the chronicler of birth and death, market messenger, and keeper of local archives.
Local bank reports total assets of 1 217388 in early September as examiners require a condition report. Demand deposits total 774 818 45 and time deposits 230 872 80, bringing overall assets to 1 133 904 22 and surpassing the prior 1 000 009 mark.
The Bum bles for Britain committee has run a rummage sale next to Eaton's Feed on Spruce Street for weeks. Proceeds from this Saturday will be donated to support WMirtle Point's China relief quote.
A reflective piece explores how Wille remains timeless despite age, noting varied past deeds and questions about what happened before and what lies ahead. The speaker claims enduring relevance, asserting that nothing is as current as they are.
Fragmentary OCR notes a local market update mentioning food items and prices. Readable terms include produce and beverages with unspecified quantities. No clear events, dates, or names are discernible in the fragment.
Fragmented OCR mentions taxes and theatre admissions with stray digits and names, unclear context, no cohesive events or entities clearly identifiable. Unable to extract concrete people organizations or places from the garbled input.
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