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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1941
Page
2
The Martie Potut Herald is described as Oregon’s biggest little paper. It is published every Thursday by Herald Press and entered at the Myrtle Point post office as second class matter.
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Editorial lauds city acquisition of a park site at the east entrance, noting Myrtle Park’s role near the Myrtle Wood area. Calls for a community center and further development in coming years to serve residents’ social, recreational, and educational needs.
A historical note recalls Leon Crotrust and President McKinneyv from 1901. The report mentions three white men and eleven Negroes killed in a race riot in Columbia Moss Mondays, with unsettled details and fragmented text about the event and aftermath.
A fragmented 1911 page notes vintage items, vehicles, and local names. References include a Reo roadster priced near 900 dollars, reminiscences of Alaska travel, and mentions of Lester Soorer and Kenmore. The garbled text preserves a snapshot of early 20th century life and commerce.
Fragmentary 26 year old clipping mentions Alice Demen attending Start Road event and a game score 46 to 4. Reads as stray personal notes with disrupted wording and dates, making full context uncertain.
Ten years ago on October 28 1941 a local match saw Maroe Pun Ser in Huges set an event for the Pace Tee atftatara st near Portlar. J Fgh q led the Devils against Demons with Robert Kreger and Els Suthmard as representatives.
A recruitment feature extols Navy benefits for youths 17 or older offering free board travel and medical care. It highlights paid training and career earnings while learning, and promotes a booklet Life in the Navy from the Navy Editor as a call to join.
Junior High team ties U H S 3rd stringers in a tough game. This report lists players and coaches from the Delmar area, with notes on school sections, Friday events, and upcoming activities. The piece also covers classroom happenings, student moves, and Halloween plans across grades.
Residents consider establishing a local community center after a spring dedication at the Coquille center. The Herald promises support and publicity for the planned project, described as the next logical step and already under discussion by progressive residents.
Filmer W Hazzard and Irma M Pick of Marshfield wed at Myrtle Point Methodist parsonage with Rev T J Pryor officiating. Other licenses granted include Thomas Harvey Cadwell and Bernice Gerevieve Palmer of Marshfield. W Damnels of Gaylord and Fave Stewart of Powers. and Dalvin Dale Gilbert and Zinebi Frances Furen, both of Powers. Desertion cited in several divorces this week. For sale: office and legal forms and stationery at Herald.
Three distinguished speakers are invited to address about three hundred representatives from Coos and Curry counties at the Teachers Regional Conference in Marshfield Friday. Dr Bruce Baxter Bishop of Portland will open with a talk on School and Community Responsibility for Democratic Ideals. Dr VOD Bain of the State Department of Education will lead a discussion group and Satom Rizk will be the main speaker of the day. Dr D V Corvallis will open the morning session and read. Group singing is planned and all are invited to attend.
The Red Cross sewing and knitting efforts pause due to winter conditions but will resume at a suitable location. Mrs Dale King urges organization of schedules and asks volunteers to contact Mrs Ralph Kring or Mrs Chas Wooldridge to help with knitting and sewing work.
A Monday livestock market at the Port syd Uawn stockyards showed a steady to active trade. Prices ranged with top good to choice train fed cattle at 1100 to 1250, good grass steers 9.50 to 10.75, grain red heifers 1000 to 1050, grass heifers 8.50 to 8.85, and beef cows 7.50 to 8.25. Hogs sold 10.75 to top 10.85 for 170 to 215 pounds. heavy butchers 10.00 to 10.25. packing sows 8.50 to 9.25. Spring lambs 9.75 to 10.00, feeder pigs 11.00 to 12.00, and ewes 4.50 to 5.00. Shorn lambs around 8.75 to 9.25.
A seventeenth century fair performer known as the cake eating lady ate 12 pounds of cake in under 30 minutes during each of six daily shows.
Oregon farmers in the 1942 farm defense program receive federal protection against price declines for dairy eggs chickens and bugs amid new Steagall amendment rules. Secretary Wickard has public force covering prices until December 31 1942 for hogs eggs evaporated milk dry skim milk cheese and chickens with parity levels cited and farm costs monitored to adjust supports as needed.
Mrs Ralph Wilson and son Donald of Medford were weekend visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Spiros Mann. Mrs Joese Clinton of Myrtle Point visited Mr and Mrs Guy Mann. Mr and Mrs Hill Anderson from this community visited Portland last week. Mrs William Johnson, Mrs Tom Nelson and son Bobby, and Miss Marie Clinton of Broad Bend visited. Mrs Everett Sparks and daughter Beverley also visited Mr and Mrs Wim Watson and family.
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