Oregon High School Course Standards Printed in New Volume
The Department of Education announces a revised high school course of study focusing on practical skills in arithmetic, fractions, measurements, and business applications. The volume lists contributors from the University and Oregon Agricultural College and aims to improve writing legibility and recall of elementary skills.
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Tsee Acre
Teinkins Orang
Oregon
State ‘Department ‘of Education
Bhp
Univensity- Sisk
Mugens
Winifred Graham
MarshAsld
Mied
Ada V. Hose
Bolom
Mica-Monde
CG. A. Howard
Foy Haweis Emphasis on Sansees and Education
Fragmented OCR text references Foy Haweis and emphasis on certain sensate ideas. Mentions home study, secondary education, mastery of funds, and a retrospective note about past actions and years ago. The readability is limited and no clear event or outcome emerges.
Fire destroys Dornath shingle mill and box plant at Comstock
John Dornath and Sons suffered about five thousand dollars in losses when their Comstock plant burned overnight. The blaze destroyed the mill with two cut‑off saws edgers planer shingle machines and a boiler. Two carloads of boxes and 100000 shingles burned. one boy sleeping with Dornath escaped. Dornath will not rebuild at Comstock, shifting focus to other property.
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John Dornath & .Sons
Halls Creek
Comstock
Cornath
City Committee Urges Clean-Up Day and Crackdown on Peddlers
Executive committee of the chamber of commerce urged a clean-up day for Myrtle Point. They cited weeds and tall grass on vacant lots as unsightly to tourists and urged action against traveling agents who exploit locals. A case involved an old man signing for magazines then paying monthly fees.
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Chamber of Commerce
Warkley
Myrtle Point
Gellar
Houses Scarce As Myrtle Point Prepares for School
The Myrtle Point area faces a housing shortage as four weeks remain before school opens. New teachers for both the high school and grades seek living quarters, with many families needing housing. Residents with rental houses are urged to contact Supt. Leland P. Linn or Prof. Bummers. The annual influx from the country will also increase housing demand.
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Union High School
Myrtle Point
Leland P. Linn
Bummers
New Commerce Teacher Hired at Union High School
Miss Eleanor Saubert elected to teach commerce replacing the resigning Miss Ethel Faler. A U A C graduate with four years of experience, she previously taught at Bend and was re elected. Home in Cushman, she seeks a position in this state area and comes recommended by Corvallis commercial department. Faculty complete for the coming year. school starts September 6.
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Eleanor Saubert
Union High School
Ethel Faler
Miss Saubert
U.A. C
Bend
Cushman
Cutting Battery Stock on Elk Creek Crew at Work
L Baylor's crew works along Elk Creek of the North Fork cutting white cedar used for automobile battery stock. The sawing is performed by a group led by Bpondbawt.
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L. Baylor
Elk Creek
North Fork
Tg'pall
Pratt Sells Property to Mary Carver on C Street
Pratt sells the middle of three small houses on C Street after completing the project. The four room dwelling sits on a ground plot of 84 by 100 feet.
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Pratt
C Street
Mary, Carver
Arrest in Portland Ties J Dobrin to North Bend insurance era
J Dobrin was arrested in Portland Monday night by Portland police and jailed. Sheriff W W Gage and Deputy Billy Anderson left Tuesday night to extradite Dobrin back to Coose county amid several complaints from his years selling insurance in North Bend before he hurriedly left town.
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Portland
W. W. ‘Gage
Billy Anderson
Dobrin
Cooseounty
North Bend
Kruse Posts $2000 Cash Bond In Portland Case
Orville Kruse, jailed in Portland last week on alleged bar gaining to sell stock in a defunct concern, posted a $2000 cash bond in Justice Dodge's court and was released. His case moves to the next circuit term in Coon County. Kruse, a Portland man, drew local interest for plans to install a still to extract oil from myrtle leaves. He reportedly visited Myrtle Point early this week.
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Orville Krusa
Portland
Justice Dodge
Coon
Kruse
Myrtle Point
Two Carloads of Rich Ore Shipped from Bray Mountain Mine
The Bray Mountain Mining Co shipped two car loads of ore from the mine above Powers to Zimmerman Process Co in Portland early this week. The ore yields high gold and platinum and many locals are interested. hundreds of tons like this shipment remain and a large mountain still untouched.
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Bray Mountain Mining Co
Local Barbers Raise Prices After County Meeting
After a Marshfield meeting of county barbers, shops in Myrtle Point will charge 66 cents for a haircut and 35 cents for a shave after the 15th of the month. Barbers say the increase stems from rising costs and the decision was made to standardize the rates.
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Myrtle Point
Marshfield
Coquille Youth Injured In River Car Accident
Louis Clinton of Coquille was injured when his car left the grade along the north fork of the Coquille River Sunday morning. Roy Swan helped pull him from under the vehicle as it rolled over several times. Clinton, reported to have been intoxicated, was taken to Mast & Wilson hospital by Schroeder ambulance from Myrtle Point. Piper Johnson and two others walked away moments before.
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Louis Clinton
Coquille
Mast & Wilson Hospital
Coquille River
Clinton
G. G. Swan
Swan
Roy Swan
Clintén
Satopy
Schroeder
Myrtle Point
Piper Johnson
Last September Examinations Final Schedule Change
Eighth grade exams set for September 1 and 2 in several districts not seeing the June date. The county superintendent announces this will be the last year exams occur four times yearly. After this year, tests will be held in January May and June.
County Library Meeting Set at Coquille on Aug 19
The Thee County Library Association will meet at Coquille on Friday August 19. Everyone interested in library work is urged to attend this gathering.
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Thee County Library Association
Coquille
Oil prospects raised at Myrtle Point demonstration
About 100 residents gathered at a Will Carroll ranch well near Myrtle Point to taste water from a 203 foot oil hopeful well. Prof Zuber and W C Kernin discussed oil possibilities, noting asphalt base if oil is present, with input from Ben McMullen and W F Kernin.
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Coos County
Will Carroll
Myrtle Point
Pleasant Valley
Ben McMullen and
Zuber
Kernin
PRUCKS IN DEMAND HEAVY TRUCKS RUSH TO LOGGING AREAS
Demand for heavy trucks rises as major carriers refresh fleets and loggers rush to move timber before the rainy season. The Middle Fork logging picks up fast with large crews expected to work the stream as weather approaches.
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Gar
Project Winners Get Free Trip to Big Show
Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce allocates 100 dollars to fund four Smith-Hughes agricultural students to travel to the Pacific International Stock Show in Portland in November. Projects are judged at county fair on records, completeness, and display, with two winners to be chosen to represent the county.
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Myrtle
Point Chamber of Commerce
Pacific
Portland
Smith-Hughes
Scott
Chamber “of ‘Commerce
Dement Creek road project eyed for next spring work
Dement Creek residents seek county court aid to build and maintain a weather road in the district. Judge W A Gilbert and two commissioners traveled by car part way and rode the rest to assess conditions. The project would open up agricultural country and create a shortcut from the Roseburg highway toward Curry and Roosevelt highways.
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Dement Creek
W A. Gilbert
Rhat
Ae Tee
Att Klockars
James Jenkins
Dement
Curry County
Roseburg
Roosevelt Highway
Local Boy to Preach Here Next Sunday
Rev. Arthur R. Jones of Prineville, visiting Myrtle Point, will preach at the Presbyterian church in Myrtle Point next Sunday at eleven. A Myrtle Point native and former local high school student, Jones now leads a community church in Prineville. His friends in town welcome him back to his hometown pulpit.
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Arthur R. Jones
Prineville
Farm Prospect Company to Explore Oil at Carroll Well
Mr Pratt questions oil prospecting as legitimate farming business. Ben McMullen and Carroll plan to form a company with W F Kernin to determine if the Carroll well contains oil. Kernin, an experienced driller, can drill to 4000 feet and already worked on the Carroll site.
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Pratt
Ben McMullen
Carroll
W. F. Kernin
Kernin
Carroll Place
Odd Fellows Big Time at Powers Myrtle Point Event
Members of the I O O F Myrtle Point and nearby joined guests from southwestern Oregon for a Powers event Saturday evening and Sunday. Officers and dignitaries led ceremonies with Eugene band and local cantons. A social afternoon and large dinner followed with contests and races won by Coquille and local teams.
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Myrtle
Point
Oregon
J. F. Christian
Reedsport
Aremageral
C. W. Gano
Myrtle Point
Wesy Durst
Coquille
Alpert Hagameister
Marshfield
W. E. Covey
North Bend
Ade
LD. Pertet
Corvallis
Thys
Eugene ‘Band
Canton Unity
Order of Samaritans Arily
Grants
Pass
Rebekah and
Odd Fellows
Chester Otis
Marjorie Simmons
William ‘Aspland
L.D. Porter
Rogers
Frye
Downes
Corts
Finnis ‘Warner
Relfe Scond
Watts
Olegpiadeond
Logging on the Sixes May Start Soon
Coos Bay Lumber Company officials in San Francisco weigh reopening Eden ridge logging or extending south of Powers to tap upper Sixes cedar. Yellow Creek camp may cease. Eden ridge timber offers cedar and a stand of yellow fir. Extension would require rebuilding a logging road from Powers. Camp Five could reopen if upper Sixes route chosen.
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Eden Ridge
Powers
Upper Sixes
Coos Bay
San Francisco
Yellow Creek
Coos County
Edenridge
Powers Mann Leaves A Large Family
Herbert C. Davis, father of eight, died at Powers aged 63 years four months and 28 days from consumption. Co Ww Gano led the service. burial in I O O F cemetery in Coquille after services there. He leaves wife and eight children in Seattle and Powers, plus two brothers and three sisters in Tacoma and Seattle. He was a Modern Woodmen and I O O F member. Henry Schroeder attended the funeral of Mrs J C Lawrence in Coquille.
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Herbert C. Davis
Powers
Co. Ww
Gano
Coquille
Herbert
Seattle
Ralph
Pearl Lace
Maud Bastian
Ethel Kirkham
Beryl
Harold
Mildred
Tacoma
Modern Woodmen
Wallace Dement Ties Of His Trip In Europe Travel Club Notes
Excerpt from a letter dated Paris July 13 describes a European tour with a University of Paris professor guiding a Travel Club party. The group visits Scotland England castles Windsor London Tower and London Bridge while detailing landscapes architecture and royal artifacts.
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Europe
Dement
Paria
Piura
Wallace
Paris
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Ing
County, Library Meeting
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Keizer Bros
Muhlenberg College
Allen
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Penn
Harvard University
University of Pennsylvania
Carnegie Technical School
Pittsburg
Thiel College
Greenville
Coon County
Shelby
Montana
Millon Dollar Corporation
Re Regeon
ODD
Powers Mann
Henry Schroeder
J C. Lawrence
Coquill
Wallace Demert
Scotland
England
Glasgow
Universityc of
Payee
Teibe
Kenilworth Castle
Spencer
Windsor Castle
Leadon Bridge
London
London Bridge
London Castle
London Tower
White Tower of
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