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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1931
Page
3
Oregon reports wide farm price lists including wheat alfalfa timothy and oats with varied regional valuations. Local items note a 72nd wedding anniversary in Lebanon, sheep killed in a highway crash near Williamson River, and recovery plans for Scappoose fire damage alongside a new federal building near Klamath Falls opening in October.
Galom city council passes an ordinance regulating book and magazine peddlers with licensing up to 16 dollars per year and references required. In Oregon and nearby counties wage scales, road work, and public debts are outlined alongside school payroll cuts and highway statistics. Major figures include 300 potato growers in Klamath County adopting a fixed wage, and state aid to the Oregon National Guard totaling about 241 thousand dollars.
Bandon residents criticized West Coast Telephone for poor service and high toll rates at a Commerce Club meeting. A letter to the company was prepared, with a committee assigned to assist in drafting it. Friction over the local franchise and a state inquiry into telephone rates was also noted, with investigations to begin after the Pacific Telephone affair.
BC Leomey, operating a bus post malfunction near Marsh field along Sky line road, was found guilty in justice court in Menoria and sentenced to 50 days in the county jail with parole possible after 10 days.
Mrs Betty Luedeke of Dayton reports losing 10 pounds in one week using a product she recommends. She claims it reduces fat easily with only a half teaspoon in hot water before breakfast, priced at 85 cents per bottle with a four week supply.
A health bureau report explains rheumatic diseases cover two main groups acute inflammatory rheumatism or rheumatic fever and acute joint infections. It notes 150000 to 200000 yearly rheumatic fever cases in the US, with 40 percent developing heart disease. preventing acute rheumatic fever could reduce chronic cases significantly.
Local Knights of a lodge in Wood hosts a gathering on Thursday night with visiting brethren expected to attend. The meeting details are described in the altered notice.
A scattered page item highlights visitors such as Mrs Mra Karl Wilson and baby from Marshfield visiting at the Barker home and planned two week visits. It mentions local moves including Ed Lewellen adding rooms and remodeling. Other notes cover fishing trips on Rogue River, travel by Blackburns from Long Beach, and Ellis Widby from Myrtle Point active at New Mexico State Teachers College with roles in student government and commerce.
Local residents and visitors are listed with brief mentions of travel, family visits, hunting, and fairs. Names include Keltner family, Deardorffs, Bartis, Carl, Cameron, Watkins, Hampton, Baker, Perkins, Twaddle, Ribble, Crost, Knabe, Robison, Adriest, Halter, Coller, Glare. Several trips to state fair and property inquiries in California are noted.
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