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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1929
Page
6
The article contemplates stock market balance and investment yields amid optimism. It recalls presidents Hoover and Roosevelt discussing canals and progress, noting the importance of action and infrastructure over sentiment in shaping national prosperity.
The piece cites a British biologist on African American race and mortality in New York City with statistics claiming higher death rates in the negro community. It also notes plans for a cheap car, advising buyers to pursue a clearer option and suggesting limited materialization timelines.
The Portland livestock show highlights refined breeding and sustained demand for horses. Despite predictions of doom from autos and tractors, horses remain crucial in farms and cities with 1.4 million in urban use and about 17 million on farms nationwide. Peak populations in 1909–1910 exceeded current figures, yet better bred animals command high prices and promise a secure future.
Dorothy Rice of Myrtle Point, a home economics junior at Oregon State College, was elected president of the Philion club, a social organization in Waldo Hall dormitory on the campus in Corvallis.
The Broadbent school held a Halloween carnival last Friday night with a large attendance from distant places. Ghosts fairies mice and witches appeared on various stages and a lighthearted show featured Elitia Dentent Basil Smiths and others. Milton Hoffman and family visited the Phat ner family and L. L. Lackey and L. L. Mill reported stock activities in Portland with 24 calves taken to the yards.
Rev C C Hulet intends to travel toward town following a delayed journey on Tie Road. Local residents report expected arrival later this afternoon.
Mary Easterners seek homes in Oregon financed to meet their needs. The item notes farming near schools and access to local amenities.
The report recounts Glen Coleman and Virgil Frink chasing a buck in Umpqua country. After a long trek through heavy terrain they pause beneath a tree as the day warms. Coleman rests and dozes while Frink and partner scouts for signs of game, pursuing hopeful leads into the woods.
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