Nelson Held in Utah as Extradition Hopes Rise
A Salt Lake City hotel report says Nelson and a young woman named Helen Russell were captured. Sheriff Hess plans to return them to Coos County, facing possible extradition delays if Nelson fights the process or has prior charges elsewhere. Local fear centers on Nelson not receiving a fair trail if tried elsewhere.
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Uille
Nelson
Utah
Salt Lake
Henry Hess
Welser
Idaho
Coquille
Walt Lake
Vescount
Coos County
Helen Russell
Helen
Vos
Nelson sought by law officers after bank check lure
Reports say Albert Nelson and a woman companion are on the run after a $20 check drawn on a Nampa Idaho bank and used for a hotel bill in Myrtle Point. Authorities close in as sightings in Tacoma and Cambridge are debated and a $260 reward awaits a capture.
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Albert Nelson
Ecems
Myrtle Paint
Nampa
Idaho
Neilson
Nelson
Burley
Cambridge
Myrtle Point Businessa
Thompson
J Carl
Wm Hagge Tueaday
Tacoma
Washington
Myrtle Point
Helen Russell
Nelso
Helen
Myrtle Creek
Court ruling threatens public fishing rights on Rogue River
Judge Norton ruled Herbert Fleishacker and associates own the riverbed, endangering a 10 year game fish program. If upheld, private ownership could apply to all non navigable waters, discouraging stocking and licenses. The state game commission will seek federal lease clauses ensuring public access and plans a meeting with industrial interests to curb impact.
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Reau
I. D Norton
Herbert Fleishacker
Rogue River
State Game Commission
Norton
Apertiamen
Commission
Marshall N Dana
Federal Forestry Department
Former resident Pemberton brothers lose prune dryer
Word from Salem reports Pemberton Bros. lost their prune dryer on their prune ranch one mile south of Salem. The dryer's value is estimated at seven thousand dollars. Dr Wool. Pemberton, once of Myrtle Point, was one of the brothers.
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Pemberton Bros
Salem
Pemberton
Myrtle Point
Hulet to Enter Race for Congress in Oregon
C C Hulet master of the Oregon State Grange announces in a letter that he will run for Congress against W C Hawley next year. After weeks of consideration and urging from supporters he states he feels unable to ignore the people's wishes and plans a public announcement soon.
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Norway
Gre
Hermann J. Tedsen
C. C Hulet
Oregon State Grange Aays
Congress
W C. Hawley
Hulet
Marshfield Player Wins Coos County Tennis Singles Title
Roy Chan of Marshfield captured the men’s singles championship at Marshfield for the Coos County Tennis Association after a five set final over Marc Seale of Myrtle Point. Mrs Seale took the women’s singles, and Roy Chan teamed with Ernest Gurnea to win the men’s doubles with Hanson and Earl Sims.
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Roy Chan
Marshfield
Coos County Tennis Association
Marc Seale
Myrtle Point
Elizabeth Hubbard
Roy
Ernest Gurnea
My Hanson
Earl Sims
Horse Sale Success Leads Peete Wrought Auction
A regional sale reports strong interest in horses as Fike Gated and Peete Wrought consignments attract buyers. Prices rise on high quality animals, with bidders from nearby counties competing for top lots.
New Teachers Welcomed at Bridge PT A Reception
Bridge Oregon Sept 16 A large crowd attended a schoolhouse reception for new teachers. The program featured songs, readings, and several welcome addresses by PTA officers and school officials. Refreshments were served and decorations praised.
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Katie
Lou Hooton
Frank Culver
Sejah Cunnigham
Cunningham
Harold James
Albert Pancoast
Attar
Mrs Clarke
H C van Alstein
Ray Cunningham
Selah
Steachera
Elise Lamp
Alma Larkins
Ruth Brown
Harold Laswell
Laurene Gettman
Princial
Oliver F Clarke
PTA
PT A
Mex Bryant
van Alstein
Ray N. Beckett
James
Fall of Ghia
P T A
Field
James Morrison
Clarence Billings
Missionary Notes on Christianity in China by Miss Whitaker
Miss Helen Whitaker told at the Presbyterian church that Christianity has 800 years in China and over a thousand native ministers while Buddhism has had 300 years with one native. She spoke of education efforts and prizes to encourage literacy and of a province in Southwest China where climate hazards hinder mission work. Whitaker, a Myrtle Point native, returned home after five years in the Far East to study at the University of Oregon before rejoining mission work.
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China
Helen Whitaker
Presbyterian Church
Whitaker
Myrtle Point
Presbyterian
University of Oregon
Far East
Church of Christ
Myrtle Point Plans Next Dollar Day October 10
Myrtle Point merchants move to stage Dollar Day on October 10 to boost shopping amid pay period. City leaders aim to provide entertainment for visitors and announce Bennett-Brown advertising service as the office’s new record advertiser. Carl offers to help merchants outline their Dollar Day campaigns.
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Myrtle Point
Herald
Bennett-Brown
Carl
Grass Fire at Myrtle Point Lumber Yard
Fire siren sounded Monday afternoon as flames in a refuse burner spread to nearby grass. With the wind rising, nearby buildings were threatened until a water stream controlled the blaze in a short time.
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Myrtle Point
Local notices and visits from Arago to Coquille area
Roving mentions include Arago news on a planned store move and a new well project by David Root, hospital care for a patient with a lung hemorrhage, visitors such as Miss Nellie Paull returning home from Portland, and several local residents visiting relatives. Edna and Shirley Johnson at a sanitarium are noted plus ongoing travel to Corvallis and Eugene for schooling and family visits.
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David Root
Walter
Grover
Eeven
Carey
Lampa Mountain
Ray Hoover
Marshfield
Hoover
Wendall Robison
Kenneth Carl
Corvallis
Oe Pee
Powers
Clarence Schr
Kribu
Clarence Schroeder
Hunting Party Forms for Open Season Trip
A hunting party plans to depart this Saturday led by E C Barker and Cecil Barker with Elbert Schroeder Henry Schroeder Tom Gurney and H F Knight. They expect to return early to attend school the next week and will bring back game to store until the others arrive.
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E. C. Barker
Cecil Barker
Elbert Schroeder
Henry Schroeder
Tom Gurney
HF Knght
Surprise Birthday Party for Gaylord Woman
Mrs W P Hainey returned home to a surprise birthday party held at the Gaylord home. Guests included Meldane Chester Massey James Deveres F D Medi James Palmer Robert Sw Mil ton Epperson and others. The event featured refreshments and games with prizes and a later visit to nearby towns noted.
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H. D. Bones
Wm. Richardson
James Devereaux
Ie Ee
Woman's Club Publishes First Meeting Program
The Woman's club opens its year with a program on September 28, featuring solos by Merwin Moller and a skit by Hazelwood and Pear. Rev E G Ranton addresses the group with a talk on Chile. Mrs Ranton and Mrs Dickinson arranged the event.
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E. G. Ranton
Chike
E. Ranton
G. RB. Dickinson
Solo
Curran
Merwin Moller
Chile
Crystal Gazers
Es Hazelwood
Bert Pear* Solo
Treatment for Sick Nn de Ad Wart Revealed
Fragmentary report notes a wart treatment plan involving a patient named Wielt 36 with unspecified ailments. The excerpt lacks clear medical details or outcomes and reads as an incomplete OCR fragment from a historical page.
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Ad. Wielt
Proclamation for County Fair Dates and Cooperation
A proclamation dated September 17 1931 urges cooperation for the Myrthe Point fair scheduled September 24 26 and 28 1931. It outlines association amendments and requests citizens support for a successful event. The mayor signs the notice and requests attendance and participation.
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Aueeennes
Eloek
P. Ims
Attacks on Gas Price Spark Online Outcry
A fragment notes attacks on gas price amid online chatter about telegrass of SS 6 e’sleek in the Sventings, with limited readable details and no clear victims or locations.
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