13 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Southern Coos County American
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
1
Corvallis readers learn thrifty home remodeling tips from C A C students who just completed a course. They advocate the slogan Save Every Piece and offer step by step methods to renovate hats ribbons crepe and silver trimmings and to pack eggs for long storage. The piece includes decor tips and a brief subscription note for The American.
Local notes report Mr and Mrs Butler visiting son Clarence and wife. Many residents attend Sunday gatherings, hospital updates, and travels to Marshfield and Bandon. A reader notes Mrs Barker’s illness improves, and Neideigh to Camp Lewis plans. The community plans a July Grange and Farmers Union picnic at Norway Grove with speakers and a large turnout.
In Myrtle Point two women volunteers Miss Golda Carey and her mother joined Red Cross and Liberty Loan efforts and prepared for service as cooks in spruce camps for soldiers. They await assignment possibly near Riverton at a camp started by Nanda Anderson. The community praises their selfless service and notes the wider family involvement.
A 1917 letter from F. L. Burkhalter commends Mrs. Ed. Pierson of Myrtle Point Oregon for flagging train 505 east of Norway, avoiding an accident due to a delivered train order. A $10 voucher expresses appreciation.
A wartime sale advertises dramatic discounts on cotton and woolen goods as government controls limit production. A ten thousand dollar stock is offered at substantial reductions to clear lines including dress goods shoes clothing hats and more with cash-only terms and limited availability before lines sell out.
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