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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
5
The town debates buying and operating Mast Hospital for 30000 dollars over 10 years to restore local medical care after the facility closed. Officials cite high travel times to outside hospitals and a need to protect resident welfare amid dangerous logging work.
A reflection on human invention and progress. The piece questions why progress leads to obsolescence and destruction. It ponders whether curiosity, the drive to solve mysteries, or life’s tempo fuels ceaseless creation and the tension between useful innovation and its unintended harms.
A satirical piece argues the male mosquito faces doom as the army uses a female lure to kill him. It notes wartime methods extend to peacetime insect prevention and questions the ethics of exploiting the mosquito’s courtship to protect soldiers. The tone blends humor with critique of gendered metaphors.
A caustic critique notes the odd alignments in an election year. Senator Robert A Taft of Olbo questions the Nürnberg trials and urges restraint, while Ohio Gold Star Mothers vow to hold him accountable for his statements and seek a shift in his political influence.
A prewar account recalls fielders at Sportsman Park facing a sea of white shirts in center stands and being handicapped by shirt blindness. The World Series later removes the problem as no white shirts appear, prompting reflection on human works and peculiar pains.
Rep. Ellsworth points to Albany Bureau of Mines findings on black sand using electro development for stainless steel and zirconium byproducts. He cautions slow, patient progress and warns against speculative land rush while government chrome plants remain under review for possible salvage of wartime investments.
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson will be the main speaker at the 80th annual National Grange convention in Portland opening November 13. Morton Tompkins, Oregon State Grange master, announced Anderson is tentatively set to address Friday afternoon November 15.
Mrs. Abrego, widow of Gerald Abrego killed in action at Leyte while earning a Bronze Star, taught home economics in Clackamas County, Oregon City, then Somerville New Jersey before returning to Oregon to join the OSU Extension Service. She will assist the new agent and plans an extended vacation with husband and son.
The Oregon Game Commission announces plans to construct six additional trout hatcheries and a large refrigeration plant to boost fish farming capacity and storage.
Church notices from the Methodist Episcopal congregation list worship and sermon times with topics What can I believe about God and What does Matthew have to say today Choir practice and evening services Prayer meeting Harvest social and festival dates are given The revival and Thanksgiving services are noted with invites to the public
Various church announcements list service times and speakers. Bethel, Bible study, and guest preacher Rev A A Baker are set for church events, with additional details for Church of Christ Rev Phillip Ryan and Lutheran services at Wm Gurney home and other locations.
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