02 Jan 1919
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Newspaper
Southern Coos County American
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1919
Page
1
A World War I letter from Pvt. Orvil Knight in France describes a hearty Thanksgiving dinner for the Aero Squadron with 23 dishes and band music, notes fear and misery at the front, and hopes to return home. He mentions a later Belgian front sight and that he has yet to meet any girls abroad.
A playful verse warns that all signs of demand fade if grasshoppers stop, cows cease to bawl, fish stop fleeing, babies quiet, and nature stalls. It counsels timing one’s ads to quit when the market and society stop buying, and the printer gets paid.
Community items record Lola Green’s holiday return, visits from Bridge and Remote residents, furloughs and returns to Camp Lewis, medical consultations, and local business notes. The column also notes weather quirks, health reports, a New Year chimney incident, and a correction about a veterinary diploma.
Delegates from across Oregon will gather January 9 to 11 in Portland for a reconstruction and readjustment convention. Governor Withycombe calls the meeting to chart postwar employment, industry, and state development, with input from labor, business, and federal representatives.
Ira Edward Cornelius born December 28 1889 Yaquinna Oregon died December 31 1918 at Myrtle Point after long residence in the area He married Margarett Brack October 14 1909 and had two sons Ages three and seven months He leaves a wife two sons a mother and sister and many friends The funeral occurred yesterday
The text notes continued application and modification of World War I era German and Austrian alien regulations in the United States. It mentions removal of certain rules, permit requirements for landings, and powers of arrest for dangerous alien enemies while retaining enforcement provisions. It also records Hazel Carey taking a job at the Dixie Queen.
Christmas day wedding near Albany united Miss Elsie Conner and Mr. Ervin Barklow with Rev. Albyn Esson performing. The bride wore white silk and the couple will live in Myrtle Point. A card of thanks expresses gratitude for kindness during Ira Edward Cornelius’s loss. A local road funding dispute over graveling a 1.34 mile segment is discussed with critique of county spending and rural road needs.
J G Taake of St Charles Missouri advertised for a wife and found one, later widowed. He now announces again in New Florence and Hannibal markets that he seeks a good-looking German Catholic wife, 24 to 28, farm-raised, not proud. He says he is a young Catholic widower with one daughter and no alcoholism. He previously received six applications and chose Josephine Bohmer of OFallon, who died 15 months ago. He believes ads save time compared to courtship.
Afternoon services were conducted at the graveside led by Rev Intermen. The brief service honored the deceased with prayers and reflections as mourners gathered.
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