07 Jul 1921
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Newspaper
Southern Coos County American
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1921
Page
1
A shooting at the home of T. M. Hermann, grandfather to a young woman, plunges the community into grief. Police report indicates a fatal incident with sparse details available as investigators gather evidence and comfort neighbors.
A man Bert Clinton shot Miss Erma Wagner then killed himself after the pair’s failed romance near Broadbent during a Coos County celebration. Wagner died instantly, Clinton died at Pemberton Hospital hours later. Both were well regarded locals. no inquest was held.
The community mourns as Captain C E Edwards dies after months of heart trouble and as Clinton Gleenton dies in a jealous tragedy. Deputy Coroner Groskopf调查 confirms the deaths and notes Edwards’ respected service in the navy and local boats. Clinton Glenton, a Myrtle Point youth, is buried at Norway Cemetery after services at Broadbent. Edwards’ life and career are summarized with details of his river work and family survivors Herman Edwards and Mrs Jesse Ott.
An early Monday crash on the Coquille highway near the Yoakam place involved eight family members after a steering gear failure caused their car to crash into a bank. Injuries ranged from scalp lacerations to broken ribs and crushed hips. details name Fred Adams and relatives Kate, Maude, Lena, Irene Adams, and Kate Davis among the injured. A separate county fire destroyed L. J. Simpson’s home site Acres and the Smith Shingle mill at the Bay.
A damaged OCR snippet describes events or items with garbled phrases including a gas station reference and a hurried sequence. It mentions a crew and a swim to a shore, with a twenty four hour time frame and mentions of a Greek element and a hollowed or burned object.
A Coos County meeting discusses using county funds to pay for two miles of concrete roadway linking Coos Bay Coquille road to a rock gravel route for year round travel. The state highway commission holds equipment and may direct work. county asks if the state owes overdue funds and questions paying twice.
A long report details the sensational weekend in Myrtle Point and Coos County with record crowds at the wrestling event and boxing bout. The Oregon State Band led a parade featuring the Goddess of Liberty Alta Goodman, and Hon. Binger Hermann spoke to pioneers recalling the first Fourth of July in the area. No serious arrests reported. moonshine present but minor.
Fragmentary OCR references Mrs Edwards formerly Mary Roberts and mentions a sister of Mrs Bunch. It notes a wife of a former superintendent of Coont schools with unclear relation and dates. The text is incomplete and lacks a coherent event or date.
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