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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1941
Page
3
A scatter of humorous and miscellaneous items includes an American Medical Association note on bromide poisoning and amnesia, draft board registrant names, a Mrs Jones joke, musings on U.S. wars and traffic deaths, Oregon license taxes for 1942, a December 15 sales note, and Halloween greetings ending with a signature Blackout club sendoff.
Eleven marriage licenses issued by the Coos County Clerk this week include Samuel Ray and Gertrude Briggs, William Gamble and Edna Banry, and more couples from North Bend Marshfield Coquille and nearby towns. The court also hears suits for damages against the city of North Bend and several divorce cases amid arrests and local accidents along Highway 101 and near Coquille.
The text notes concerns about bubonic plague outbreaks in the United States. It explains transmission from infected fleas, dependent on rodent populations, especially rats, and outlines preventive steps focusing on preventing infection in rats and destroying them if infection occurs. The Oregon State Board of Health is surveying garbage disposal systems as part of a control program.
Health officials warn of Asiatic plague spread via ships and urge seaports to adopt two disposal methods. Methods require either incineration with ash producing equipment or burying garbage in trenches covered with back-filled soil within two hours.
Sunday dinner guests at the E F Hoffman home included Mrs. Maurine Grimth and son Paul of San Bernardino California. Mr and Mrs Lyle Paull and daughters Charlene and Marilyn of Arago and Mr and Mrs LM Ansen of Hails Creek also attended. For the second time in a year Myrtle Point Oregon school district No 41 calls for all outstanding warrants to bring payments up to date. Attends Scottish Rite meeting in Roseburg, L H Pearce and six others from Marshfield. Move to Springfield Kenneth Button leaves for a new home there. he worked at the Myrtle Gold creamery formerly owned by Andrew Christiansen. John Bethell leaves for Ryderwood Washington to visit daughter and child Cook, formerly of Myrtle Point. Homecoming at USC noted with Oregon State Bigbe college on Nov 8 against UCLA. Oregon celebration Nov 28 against OSC at Eugene. Move back to Cove Keith Mintonye and wife from Marysville California plan to join his brother in a garage business at Coquille. Mayor Jesse D Clinton returns from Medford after PCA meeting. he will attend Bridge as Home Defense council representative and as intermediate credit man for county home defense at the grange hall. Frank Scritchfield accompanies Clinton to Medford.
Fragmentary OCR text references the United States Navy with unclear details about a base or football event. The readable content is insufficient for a concrete summary, but indicates naval topics and possible sports or organizational terms.
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