01 Dec 1927
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Newspaper
Southern Coos County American
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1927
Page
1
TQ conference notes officials and physicians discussing potential time off next Monday if no new cases develop. Scheel will oversee the plans and monitor conditions for any changes.
Local officials including Mayor Dement and Officer Tarrieas Mant plan to attend a Marshfield gathering to address a rising tension in the area. The meeting aims to discuss actions by Agarth officers and possible measures to restore order over the coming days.
City officials W. W. Baynes and A. A. Schrief announced the quarantine would be lifted at midnight December 1. They said the measure ended earlier in the week but residents awaited tonight's Marshfield meeting and planned public attendance.
R. W. Doe district manager for Skaggs Safeway Stores spoke after a Los Angeles meeting, reporting 660 district managers and executives attended. Last year’s gross revenue was sixty million dollars, projected to eighty million this year, with Topeka as the farthest east store. Sales last year averaged a million and a half weekly. a Los Angeles banquet marked executives receiving a bonus totaling over fifty one thousand dollars.
Several hunters appeared before Justice RE Dodge late in the week for offseason violations. Alfred Crockett paid 25 for hunting with insufficient heed, while Alee 78 paid for hunting during a closed season. Bill Huntley remitted 100 for shooting deer out of season and R L Weekly paid for possessing deer meat.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a deferred ruling on a highway decision dated the ninth. The readable portion indicates a formal postponement affecting the fate of the project.
Reported Sunday night a two car collision near the south edge of Point injures several people including Joe Mast and a passenger. Neighbors described a bumpy incident as a Ford truck stalled by a passing car and a car driven by Clarence Dix skidded on slick highway. The storm earlier in the week blamed for some wrecks and injuries.
Sharp Bros moved into the J. O. Langworthy twenty acre ranch just out of Grants Pass on the North Fork road. They traded a Grants Pass ranch for the property and plan to prospect in the area. One brother is an old mining man who ran a Baker City stamp mill. They expect better prospecting as weather improves.
Mrs Jennie Rackleff received a letter from her sister Winnie Hopkins describing her husband’s death in Greece on November 1 from meningitis after illness while in the American sector at Salonica. Funeral attended by Americans and college group, with services by Dr Bates and burial in foreign cemetery.
Fragmentary text mentions a school bus and transportation details with names and a lighter car. No clear event or outcome is evident from the readable portion.
Izora Gregory, noted penmanship teacher, announced that several pupils will receive Palmer pins. First awards go to Jey Btelmhof, Roy Camden, Fred James, Dorothy Hoschauer, and Lora Wilfo. Second awards include Freda James, Alta Miller, James Hawkins, Ernestine Schneider, Irene Holmes. Third and fourth awards listed for additional students with names partly garbled in the text.
Quarantine restrictions hit Myrtle Point barbershops hard as many patrons stay home. Business declines sharply with reduced customer flow and temporary closures affecting several barber operations.
A local man Phillips admitted ownership of a barrel used in a shine operation found east of the new Junior high, and he received 240 days plus 30 in jail under a city ordinance. McLennan’s involvement is unclear as partnership dissolved when he moved off his ranch. Phillips promises to reveal more about their shine activities after sentencing. J G Bingham, recently discharged from Keiser hospital, returned home in Myrtle Point.
The paper announces a special Christmas edition scheduled for Thursday December 16. Advertisers are urged to submit copy early to allow time for layout cuts and borders as the issue aims to reach readers on its usual schedule.
A commentary mocks public officers and their aides for misjudging a woman’s age while enforcing quarantine rules. The piece notes the difficulty distinguishing ages due to fashion and states the observer mistook a grandmother for a young woman, urging better training if quarantine lasts longer.
Thanksgiving in Myrtle Point was quiet as in much of the county. Children under sixteen could not leave home, families split by age, no church services, and few people on the streets.
Delays in placing Christmas greeting card orders may deprive customers of the desired card. Some orders already are filled or limited due to exhausted supplies. Visit The American office tomorrow to select cards with matching envelopes at fair prices.
Coos county awaits an official statement from W. G. Robertson manager of the Empire Development Co. After a year of ground clearing street layout and townsite work rumors point to a railroad terminal pulp mill port or large payrolls. Robertson said the public announcement is due soon and tomorrow may bring encouraging news to the bay district and Coos county.
Martin Somers, logging train conductor at Camp 3%, died Sunday at Myrtle Point of diphtheria. Illness began at Camp, moved by train to Myrtle Point where a doctor diagnosed the disease and a quarantine was set. He died four days after arrival. Born November 20, 1889 in Ontario, Canada, Somers was a single man. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery Marshfield, with Father LaMiller of Bandon conducting services. he was a brother of Peter Somers of Powers.
Jack Cunningham and Jack Nash of Reedsport buy the pool hall at Spruce and Third from Jack McLennan. They take immediate possession while McLennan family leaves for Washington to locate.
Aimee McPherson founder of the Foursquare Gospel of Los Angeles will arrive in Eugene this week to begin a series of meetings that will run through December 7.
The logging firm of Laird & Garrett buys 160 acres of cedar from Clarence Bartlett in the Big Creek district. The quarter adjoins the sections Laird & Garrett are currently logging, and Mr. Laird says their crew will likely not reach the new timber for about a year and a half.
William Lawrence Monroe, a Roseburg junior high student, died yesterday from blood poisoning suffered in a football game in Ashland two weeks earlier.
Three Marshfield men in a big sedan parked on the Broadbent road slept late in the afternoon and drew complaints from other motorists. Traffic officers moved the car to Myrtle Point for the night where the trio spent a forced stay before resuming their trip. Officials noted no local reckless driving charge under state law.
Louise Delsman oldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Delsman of Arago died Friday after brief illness. Born Tillamook Oregon December 31 1913 she moved to Coos County in 1919 and attended Arago school. Funeral held Sunday at Schroeder parlors Coquille Father LaNiler officiated. She leaves parents a brother and sister.
Robert Green, neighbor of Caleb Greene, is jailed in Coquille on murder charges. Police found clothing, a dance bell bat, and spots that appeared to be blood from the suspect's premises. Tests were completed, some garments had been washed, and a preliminary hearing is set before Justice C. E. Maybee next week.
Myrtle Point faces lockdown as school children stay home, proving the town’s lifeblood. Mothers limit outings to watch younger children while youths adhere to rules, leaving streets quiet but communities hopeful for an end to quarantine.
Announcement states a highly anticipated Ford automobile is now out and will be exhibited in larger cities tomorrow. The press notes emphasize public interest and a nationwide rollout planned through major urban centers.
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