Chamber Talks Powers Grants Pass Highway Plans
Powers Grants Pass highway discussed at county chamber meeting in Coos County. Judge Thompson reported on Powers meeting with forest service official Matchell about funding right of way through Hayes ranch and Pepper brothers road. Plans to borrow from the Reconstruction Finance Corp outlined. warrant payment support also backed.
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Thompson
Powers
Matchell
Forest Service
Hayes Ranch
Pepper Brothers Road
Keller
Brown
Bandon
Reconstruction Finance
Coos County
Kern
North Bend
Excellent beet crop shows giant stock beets on display
A 16 pound half cigar stock beet is on display at the Herald office window. Grower Tico Wagner of Broad Bend produced the crop, with some beets tipping 20 pounds and the overall average over 10 pounds.
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Herald Office
Tico Wagner
Beverly Hills Traveler Seeks Real Mountains Over Studio Sets
A speaker describes preferring actual travel by car over planes and studios. He recalls a trip from Beverly Hills to Bishop for outdoor filming, then to Tonopah, Nevada, noting the old mining town’s ghostly size and historic interest amid a wandering travel narrative.
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Beverly Hills
Alabama
Bishop
Nevada
Tonopah
Silver
Woman's Club Sets First Meeting of Season
The Wemana club holds its first meeting of the season in the wy Hall at 2 30 Monday September all members urged to attend Roll call answered with a half minute talk on How I Spent My Vacation The afternoon program features a discussion of political situation and South American inhabitants with related entertainment.
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Wemana Club
Wy Hall
South America
Chamber Approves State Relief Fund
At Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce meeting a motion passed to approve the county court request for state relief funds totaling 5000 for direct relief and 7500 for work relief. Judge Thompson spoke in support and explained payment disputes over warrants and county salaries. The group voted to hold future dinners at the Jack and Jill restaurant.
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Myrtle Point
Thompson
Myrtle Point Celebrates in Gala Holiday Dress
Myrtle Point streets brighten with logs banners and bunting as every business displays holiday decorations for a festive gala occasion.
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Myrtle Point
Thompson's Marshfield Vessel Ships Four Tug Carloads
J OR Thompson of Marshfield sent four carloads of tugs via the Southern Pacific on Tuesday.
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OR. Thompson
Marshfield
Southern Pacific
Coast Oil Drilling Continues Despite Hard Times
Archie Collier and Collier of Marshfield distributed stock certificates to West Coast Oil stockholders in Myrtle Point. Foreman J Ellis Foreman reports the wells work 24 hours and the soil is oil rich after 60 feet drilled since resuming.
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Archie Collier
Warm and
Marshfield
Myrtle Point
West Coast Oil Company
Robert Burns
J Ellis Foreman
Crash Injures Two Near Dement Slaughter House
A Hupmobile coupe owned and driven by Ward Schreuer crashed shortly after noon beside Dement Creek near the Dement slaughter house injuring two occupants. Police investigated the turn-beyond area and Breen Hospital treated the injured.
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Dement Slaughter House
Dement Creek
Ward Schreuer
More Entries Make 1932 Coos and Curry County Fair Stand Out
The 1932 Coos and Curry County Fair in Myrtle Point offers the best yet with more entries, prizes, amusements, and interest. Racing features include five large stables and horses from Canada, plus Smith-Hughes exhibits the largest ever. The Oaks Pavilion hosts daily dances with Silver Spray orchestra and a new loudspeaker system, while the Standard Oil announcer car will broadcast events. Notable displays include Percheron mares from Albert H Powers, a yearling colt, and a bull frog pen from Coquille. The Browning Amusement Company brings rides and an airplane-style thrill ride never before seen at the fairgrounds. A skilled panel of judges covers dairy stock, livestock, farm crops, horticulture, poultry, women’s exhibits, 4-H home economy, and health activities.
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Coos and Curry County
Myrtle Point
Oregon
Coos and Curry County Fair
Canada
Smith-Hughes
Coos
Curry County
Oaks Pavilion
Fair
Albert H. Powers
Ruby Stock Farm
Pacific Internation
Coquille
Coos County
Browning Amusement Company
R. G. Fowler
Medford
Listock
Fletcher
Eugene
J C. Leedy
Roseburg
George English
Marshfield High School
Arthur Sawyer
Elrod
Smith-Hus
Homer
Roseburg Fair Names Smith-Hughes Judge and Superintendent
Grove heads the Smith-Hughes work at Roseburg with Earl R. Cooley state supervisor of agriculture set as judge of record books for all Smith-Hughes projects represented at the Fair.
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Grove
Smith-Hughes
Roseburg
Earl R. Cooley
Prize donors named for Smith Hughes division winners
Special prizes are donated by service clubs and individuals for Smith Hughes division winners. Betied 6.4 awards ten dollars for best all around project. Myrtle Point Lions club offers ten dollars for chicks in best poultry project. C H Brodrick of Albee and Brodrick furnishes a Chester White gilt for best sow. Marshfield Chamber of Commerce gives ten dollars for highest score in the judging contest. Swift and Company provides a cup for best dairy herd.
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Smith-Hughes
Ll. H Pearce
Myrtle Point Lions Club
C. H. Brodrick
Albee and Brodrick Fitch Farm
Ome Fair Fitch
Chester White
Marshfield Chamber of Commerce
Swift and Company
Smith-Hughes Exhibits At County Fair
Smith-Hughes displays feature about sixty dairy cows and calves with 35 calves from the Coquille organization. Four pens of hogs twenty pens of sheep and over 150 poultry entries noted. Stock is pure bred registered or high grade. Entries compete in open class for prizes with many advancing to the state fair.
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Smith-Hughes
S Smith-Hughes
Coquille Smith- Hughes Organisation
Local groups set up booths at the Fair
Several concessions of the Fair are taken in the name of local organizations. The Myrtle Point volunteer fire department, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Methodist Episcopal church all have excellent stands which should receive the support of all local people.
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Myrtle Point Volunteer Fire Department
Veterans of Foreign Wits
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Smith-Hughes course showcased at county fair exhibits
Interest in the Smith-Hughes course in county schools is shown by the displays at the fair. Many prospective champions are presented and the boys’ active involvement in developing practical farming skills is evident in their exhibit choices.
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Smith-Hughes
Ae Ee
Coos and Curry County Fair Quiets Pens Shortage
The fair reports record entries and pens filled for live stock exhibits in Coos and Curry counties. Through Smith Hughes instructors and students the pens were completed ahead of opening, enabling all exhibits to start on time.
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Cops and Curry
Smith-Hughes
Notable Figure W C Dey Visits Fair Curtsey
W C Dey, a familiar Fair concessionaire, attends the event this year with his wife and son Clay. He has spent several years running a booth and enjoying the good times that make the fair a vacation for him and his family.
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W C. Dey
Dey
Clay
Pheasants to be shown at Coos and Curry County Fair
The Myrtle Point Rod and Gun Club hosts state furnished pheasants in its pens one block north of the high school. The club seeks consent from the state game commission to exhibit the birds at the Coos and Curry County Fair this week, giving the public a chance to view the game birds.
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Myrtle Point
Salem man promotes Zorn MacPherson bill at fair booth
Avery Thompson of Salem travels to Myrtle Point to run a booth for the School Tax Saving association. He aims to inform Coos and Curry County taxpayers about the Zorn-MacPherson bill and its implications.
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Avery Thompson
Salem
Myrtle Point
Coos and Curry County
Coos and Curry County Residents Urged to Visit Local Displays
The People of Coos and Curry County are invited to view neighbor efforts this Thursday Friday and Saturday. Everyone should attend to see what has been accomplished in their section and the possibilities for Coos and Curry County.
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Coos and
Curry County
Salem Visitor Earl Cooley Attends Local Fair
Salem state supervisor of agriculture Earl R. Cooley arrived for a brief visit to attend the fair and stayed with Mr and Mrs Charles Harlocker during his stay.
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Earl R. Cooley
Salem
Charles Harlocker
Roosevelt Invited to Speak at Cops and Curry County Fair
The Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce and local Democrats invited Franklin D. Roosevelt to attend and speak at the Cops and Curry County Fair. Roosevelt, in Portland yesterday, is on a nationwide speaking tour and may appear if he accepts. The invitation aims to boost voter interest in the district ahead of the presidential race.
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Curry County
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Portland
United States
Myrtle Point
Firefighters Hurt At Tioga Blaze
Hugh Wright, 20, suffered a severe leg cut after a burning snag fell during a Tioga fire. He fell while fleeing, was carried from the scene, transported by horse to near Melrose, then to Roseburg hospital. Wright’s blood loss was dire but he has since improved and is out of danger.
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Wright
Overnigh
Melrose
Roseburg
Keith Young
Walters
Zireie
Anissuehiont
Dougies County
Levitt Evangelistic program charms Arago visitors
A Coquille Christian church event featured readings old fashioned costumes songs mandolin piano and accordion. Attendees included Amelia Lafferty Rev Turner Mac Donald Maud MacDonald Nile Miller and family plus Ethel Fish and others. North Bend's Mr Peterson performed slack wire acts noted as a top American talent.
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Amelia Lafferty
Turner MacDonald
Maud MacDonald
Nile Miller
Gladys
Orvus Miller
Zimmerman
Ads Fish
Ethel Fish
Arago
Levitt Evangelistic Company
Coquille Christian Church
Levitt
Myrtle Point
Peterson
North Bend
America
Noted Democratic Candidate Visits Myrtle Point
Cc W Maloney of Pendleton Democratic candidate for state treasurer spoke at rallies in Bandon and Coquille and visited Judge R H Mast in Myrtle Point. Maloney is a former Umatilla county judge and bank president and serves as treasurer of the grand lodge of K P.
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Cc. W. Maloney
Pendleton
Myrtle Point
Maloney
Umatilla County
K. of P
Grand Lodge
Bandon
Coquille
R. H. Mast
Library Closes for Fair Week Afternoon Hours
Myrtle Point Public Library will close Thursday and Friday afternoons this week per the mayoral proclamation due to the Coos and Curry County Fair. Librarian Mrs. E C Barker notes arrival of travel books for children from the State Library, available for six weeks, under the title The Little Library for Children.
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Myrtle Point
Coos and
Curry County
E. Cc. Barker
State Library
Little Library
Local Girl Weds Miss Crystal Guerin in Simple Ceremony
A local wedding records the marriage of Crystal Guerin, a senior, to an unnamed groom as part of a community notice. The article also references a separate court appearance where an individual pleaded guilty to a wildlife charge involving birds and lack of a license.
Lions District to Gather in Myrtle Point Event
Lions from Bandon Coquille Marshfield and Myrtle Point will attend a district scene in Myrtle Point on Thursday October 6. Deputy District Governor Roy Jens will lead the gathering with Lions urged to attend and a new initiative noted.Special invitations have been extended to The Roses Lions.
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Mensieg
Myrtle Point Thureday
Bandon
Coquillé
Snd Marshfield
Myrtle
Roses
Roy Jens
Myrtle Point
Adult Classes at St. High Offer Student Sessions
An autumn program at St. High School begins September 29 with adult classes running from 9 16 to 9 15. One person notes interest and may attend.
Former Resident Visits Coos County Fair Founder Recalls Origins
A visiting former resident, aged about 60, from Carleton Oregon now in McMinnville, called on old friends in Myrtle and Frank Brooks of Jée- Mies Wee bee pee peee accompanied him. He longtime served on the committee that organized the first Coos and Curry County Fair twenty one years ago and plans to stay for this year’s event.
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Co. C. Carter
Myrtle Beast
Frank Brooks
Corlers
T.G. Sumerlin
Cusine
Carleton
Oregon
McMinnville
Coos and Curry County
Coos and Cuury County
Portland man plead guilty to deer carcass possession
A Portland man A. E. Stanton was arrested with his wife and two children by Clint Hearing on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty before Justice Dodge to possession of parts of a deer carcass and received a $100 fine plus costs. The case references other individuals and unclear details about sentences and timelines.
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A. E. Stanton
Portland
Clint
Dodge
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Fale
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Brasil
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Rio de Janeiro
Woman's Club
Chamber
Curry County Fair
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Gov. Roosevelt
Tioga
Hugh Wright
Crystal Guerin
Jenon
Foss
B. H. Monte Meaee
Peters
Ine
Pee Dodge
Ars Maes
Lions District
Service Club of County
Court House News
Grouse
Ray Hoover
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