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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1948
Page
5
The Inter-church Fellowship invites teachers from the city public school system to an annual meet and get acquainted session on October 7 at 7 36 p m Officers from various denominations organize the meetings held on the first Monday of each month and all interested in Christian work are welcome to attend.
Classified notices show multiple farm and ranch offerings near Myrtle Point. Items include 97 Acre Rock Creek property with 7 room house at 6750, 10 Acre near town at 8400, 8 Acre with 4 room house and barn at 5000, 320 Acre stock ranch at 15000, 5 Acre 3 room house at 3000, 220 Acre dairy ranch fully equipped at 40000, and a 50x50 business site in Myrtle Point with phone listing 149-L 3300.
A Train Logging Company employee at Eden Ridges was injured Monday when a log rolled against his back while loading out. The log slipped and caught his hips between it and another log, with injuries not specified and no homes affected.
Myrtle Point Union High School announced officer selections for the 1008-40 year. Student body officers: President Edward Gilkison, Vice President John Leeper, Secretary Lila Mae Laird, Treasurer Laura Shelton, Sergeant-at-Arms Charles Bingham. Senior class officers: James Churchill president, Alan Halter vice president, Leora Ames secretary, Donna Krewson treasurer, Clarence Miller sergeant-at-arms, and Dale Olon as class representative. Junior class officers: Ford Worsham president, Jim Krantz vice president, Pauline Church secretary treasurer, Bill Cobb sergeant-at-arms and class representative. Sophomores: Alvin Gilkison president, Jim Krantz vice president, Wanda Clark secretary, Jackie Norris treasurer, Glenn Farrin sergeant-at-arms, Louis Southmayd class representative. Freshmen: Bill Brooks president, Edward Harris vice president, Glenda Putnam secretary treasurer, Robert Schour sergeant-at-arms, Alan Cunningham class representative. Art Bechtel heads the Camera club. Jeri Manning is vice president. Myrtle Wilson secretary. Letterman club: Tink Hatfield president, John Leeper vice president, Mel Craven secretary-treasurer, Carl Morris sergeant-at-arms.
Oregon Liquor Control Commission warns of a new permit requirement for all who sell or serve alcohol. Administrator Hammond urges timely applications and predicts a surge of filings before the November 1948 deadline.
All teachers of Coos and Curry counties will attend a workshop at Marshfield high school Coos Bay on October 7 and 8. A panel will discuss How Can We Build A Better School followed by small group discussions with about 24 teachers per room.
An object displayed in the Herald window may be a petrified turtle found near the Coos county line in the Middle Fork of the Coquille river about two years ago by B Zinn. Experts say the fossil is a very old turtle weighing nearly 60 pounds with markings like a turtle. Zinn has refused offers to sell it and notes that civilization moves forward on kept promises, per Herbert Hoover.
To Mr. and Mrs. Phillip A. Clausen Coquille a son September 23. To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Speck Norway a son September 23. To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Evans Myrtle Point a son September 24. To Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Pan nell Coquille a son September 25. To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reinet Coquille a son September 25. To Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Virtue Coquille Fairview Rt September 28. To Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Icerman Myrtle Point a son September 28. To Mr. and Mrs. Verle Christensen Myrtle Point September 29.
The APC will hold a pot luck dinner and meeting at the Myrtle Point Legion hall on October 14. It begins at 6:30 PM with the business session to follow. APC headquarters are in Washington DC and it clarifies no ties to Town end Plan Inc. Public invited. meetings held each Thursday.
Five Safeway stores including Myrtle Point Coquille North Bend and two Coos Bay locations held their annual picnic Sunday September 26 at the Coos River school grounds. Attending from here were Mr and Mrs Bernard Baschand Mr and Mrs Clarence Fise and their children and Mr Jack Pinkley. Games were played and prizes awarded to the winners.
The Republican Clubs of Oregon announce their 18th annual convention at the Benson hotel in Portland October 8 and 9 with Indiana Congressman Charles A. Halleck as principal speaker. Ray Smith, state president, says registration starts at 6 p m October 8 and the convention opens at 8 p m. Saturday sessions resume at 9 a m after a luncheon.
A drivers license examiner will be on duty in Myrtle Point at City Hall on Tuesday October 5 1848 from 10 a m to 3 p m per the Secretary of State office notice.
The delegates will conduct their annual election of officers to fill leadership roles. Members are urged to attend and vote to determine the new slate.
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