Union High School dedication set for next Tuesday evening
The new Union High School will be dedicated next Tuesday with a program of speeches and music in the auditorium. Principal Leland P. Linn and the school board will host. speakers include A C Howard Marshfield superintendent and Charles Hull Marshfield state senator. The Myrtle Point Band may provide music as the building is opened from basement to dome.
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Union High School
A. Iysitorim
Leland P. Linn
Cr A. Howard
Marshfeld
Charles Hull
Ales
Marshfield
Myrtle
Myrtle Point
Meda P
Change in Wrecking Firm Glyde Clayton Myrtle Point Wrecking Co
Change in Wrecking Firm Glyde Clayton Myrtle Point Wrecking Co on Spruce Street. The firm becomes Clayton as local agency for Star Timber Sale. Menisha Woodenware sold Port Orford cedar tract near Hik Creek to Frank Boutafi for about 160000 dollars.
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Glyde
Clayton
Clarence Sith
Myrtle Point Auto Wrecking Co
Spruce Street
Thre
Star Se
Ménisha
Frank Boutafi
Portland
Port Orford
Reedar
Hik- Creek
Road debates split Myrtle Point as bridge opens
An item notes Laveting Railroad Avenue in Myrtle Point is deteriorated while a new North Fork bridge over the Coquille River opens. Public debate concerns whether highway access should come from the east into the city as curfew for children is discussed and the new Reader notice is adopted before Halloween.
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Egan
Railroad Avenue
Dillard Junction
Colos Bay
North Fork
Myrtle Point
Pete
Duck and goose hunt ends day with success in Oregon
A party including J. M. Bledsoe Rev Chas Hu, McNeil, and Henry Schroeder hunted ducks and geese near Tule Lake in Klamath Falls district. They logged sixty ducks and thirteen geese with one large honker on day one. Weather was fine and the group planned to return with more game. A wire from Tule Lake noted their arrival in Klamath Falls at noon.
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Malin
Oregon
Myrtle Point
Ore
Honker
Fenster
Bledsoe
J. M. Bledsoe
Rev
Chas. C. Hu- Deve
McNeil
Henry Schroeder
Tule Lake
Klamath Falls
Jaoan
Local Teams Set for Key Coquille Football Clash
Myrtle Point and Coquille football teams prepare for a big Saturday showdown on the Coquille field. Earlier in the season Myrtle Point blanked Coquille on their visit, while Coquille beat North Bend last Saturday.
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Myrtle “Point
Coquille
Myrtle Point
Prospective Settlers Scout Coos County in Myrtle Point Visit
Harrisburg editor M D Morgan and Troy Center Wisconsin stock breeder Yandore Fitsmorris spent a week in Coos County visiting Myrtle Point. Both sought new location to escape harsh winters and considered the region as a potential settlement site.
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M. D. Morgan
Harrisburg
Yandore Fitsmorris
Troy Center
Wisconsin
Coos County
Myrtle Point
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Fitsmorris
Murder Trial In North Bend Shooters Case In Court
The murder trial of J R Wales for the July 29 shooting of George Holmes is underway in North Bend. Jurors include Silas Clark Gravel Fords M Nestor Coquille J A Yates Arago Albert J Macy Bandon R F Shelton Riverton Tom A Hall Gravel Ford Harry W Walker Marshfield H E Hess Coquille J R Bremen Allegany Arthur T Arant Myrtle Point George Selander Marshfield Charles A Jensen and others as listed.
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J. R. Wales
George ‘Holmes
North Bend
Ille
Silas Clark
Nestor
Coquille
J A. Yates
Arago
Albert J. Macy
Bandon
R. F
Shélton
Riverton
Tom A. Hall
Gravel Ford
Harry W. Walker
Marshfield
H. E. Hess
J. R. Bremen
Allegany
Arthur T
Arant
Myrtle Point
George Selander
Marshfeld
Charles «.A. Jensen
Chark
Mitshfeld
Nal
Local Men Attend Boy Scout Meeting
Local men Dr J R Bunch and E M Drysdale attended a Marshfield chamber of commerce meeting on the Boy Scout movement. The session aimed to devise a plan to coordinate Coos County council operations at a lower cost and budget.
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J. R. Bunch
E.M. Drysdale
Marshfield
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scout Movement
Coos County Cownell
Local Rider Takes First Flight From Myrtle Point to Bay
Lyle Nosler, a local Ford paleameh, rode a plane from Myrtle Point to the Bay for his maiden flight. He reports the air is fair enough but not up to Ford safety standards yet.
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Lyle Nosler
Ford
Paleameh
Myrtle Point
Bay
Lyle
New Myrtle Point Bridge Opens to Traffic
The 1400 foot North Fork Coquille River bridge near Myrtle Point opened Monday, linking Pacific Highway to Coos Bay. Aimed to improve year round travel, it replaces an old rough structure once built by J. D. Bennett and earlier by John Fox, offering safer routes from Dillard Junction to Coos Bay.
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Myrtle Point
Coos County
Mosday
Meroés
Counte River
Tommy Barklow
J. D. Bennett
John Fox
Auetioneering
Roseburg
Dillard Junction
Coos Bay
Multiple personnel transfers in Standard Oil operations
Several changes took place last week in Standard Oil management. Ray Endicott, a Cascade Locks native, transfers to Myrtle Point station. E M Drysdale moves to Medford. R H Osborne shifts to Coquille to oversee stations at Myrtle Point Bandon and Coquille. All families relocate this week, with Endicott and Osborne families occupying new homes on Alder Street.
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Standard Oil
Coca ‘Pitanity
Ray Endicott
Cascade Locks
Myrtle “Point
E. M. Drysdale
T Medford
R. H. Osborne
Coquille
Myrtle Point
Bandon
Endicott
Lee Ray
Osborne
Alder Street
Timber Camps Expand Along Elk Creek Area
Walter Lawhorn opens a white cedar camp on Elk Creek above Grav el Ford East Fork with a large timber tract needing years of logging and a sizeable crew. Tim Sullivan opens a small camp nearby on the opposite side of Elk Creek. The Russel Jennings camp near Powers moves to a new location.
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Walter Lawhorn
Elk Creek
East Fork
Tim Sullivan
Aleof
Lawhorn
Russel Jennings
Powers
P T A Session Tuesday at Grammar School
The P T A will meet Tuesday at 3 30 PM at the Grammar School. Programs include Girl Glee Club song recitations and talks by Miss Coe and Prof Summers. An exhibit of colonial era objects will be displayed from two o clock onward with labeling and return of items. A nursery will care for babies during the event.
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Grammar School
Etter
Miss Coe
Kathryn ‘Hamilton
Alta ‘Tanner
Olga Wikberg
Lena’ Willen
Aileen’ Barker
Summers
Ball for Governor marks plane at fairground port
A plane at the fair ground port bears the inscription Ball for Governor on a broad wing panel. The message is visible to crowds and adds a political flair to the event.
Poultry Barn Plans and Soil Notes at Myrtle Point
Es. Cooley outlines a poultry business plan near Myrtle Point with a 48 by 16 foot brooder house and aims to raise 3000 White Rock chicks next year. Mr. Cotton intends to repopulate all birds and sell as of July. Local soil tests show mostly slightly acidic fields around town, with non acidic riverbank areas. Alfalfa and clover response depends on lime addition priced at 7.50 per ton.
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Cooley Aston
California
Fermi
Cotton
M. Point
Chas. Blake
Selly
Myrtle Point
Paul Breuer
Acon
Guy Porterfield
Maas & Son
Benk
Yay
Public School Board Considers Grade Relocation Plan
Directors discuss moving three upper grades to the brick building but room shortages and fire marshal advice halt the plan. The temporary arrangement for this year would add about 80 pupils, with 110 if upper grades had moved. Names such as Wiss, Ray, and Mrs. Hermann are noted in the context.
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Tha“Public School
Hes Gee
Bie Mis
Ray
Hermann
Marshfield Loses to Medford Fifty-Three Point Spread
Medford defeated Marshfield Saturday 41 to 7 in a football game. Coquille beat North Bend 28 to 9. Bandon fell to Pacific University freshmen 68 to 0 at Forest Grove.
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Marshfield
Medford
Coquille
North Bend
Bandon
Pacific University
Forest Grove
Funeral for War Veteran Robert Starkey Scattered Ashes on Roseburg River
Funeral services for Robert Starkey, Mexican War veteran, were held on a Roseburg bridge. His ashes were brought from Portland and scattered on the waters of the Umpqua, with Captain Sutton dropping chrysanthemums. A poem by the deceased followed, centering on burial at sea.
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Robert Starkey
Roseburg
Portland
Umpqua
Sutton
Ancient Highway Coming to Hiland Theatre
The Hiland Theatre advertises the film The Ancient Highway to be shown November 22 and 23. The picture, shot on the Aquille river last spring, features local residents and recalls a drowning incident during filming. Local people will relate to the Myrtle Point portion of the story.
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Hilan
Tte
Ous County
Aquille River
Myrtle Point
Hiland Theatre
Local men take part in farm conference in Coos County
Farmers from Myrtle Point help plan the Coos County Agricultural Economic Conference to be held in Coquille November 16 and 17. The event aims to analyze modern farming and draft a profitable county program. Leaders include Ellis Dement and Olaf Aasen with several local committees shaping crop and livestock plans. Complete plans will be announced by County Agent C R Richards next week.
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Myrtle Point
Coos County
Coquille
Ellis Dement
Ray
Max Dement
Mike Summerlin
Powers
Olaf ‘Aasen
Arago
W. Dye
T. “M. Stover
Frank McCratken
J. B.moomanyall
Btone
A. C. Chase
Holt-Chase Canning Company
L. B. Bark‘ow
Charles Blake
S. L. Carter
Jake Strong
Farm Crops Committee
Coos
Goos
C. R. Richards
Bridge Woman Starts On Trip Around World
Mrs Ray Stiltner of Bridge leaves Roseburg on Monday heading to Cardiff Wales for a world trip. She travels via California Southern Pacific to New Orleans then New York and Cardiff, then sails Africa to Australia visiting relatives, Seattle, and Bridge again. She and her husband met in World War I era when he served in the British navy and she worked in a Cardiff munitions factory.
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Ray Stiltner
Bridge
Roseburg
Cardiff
Wales
Cros County
California
Pacific
New Orleans
New York
Africa
Australia
Seattle
Coquille Corn Show Awards Highlight Myrtle Point Booths
Myrtle Point featured a prominent display at the Coquille Corn Show with a log cabin exhibit and farm produce, drawing praise from attendees. Awards go to Smith Sisters, Gertie Arrel, Geo W. Martin, Mrs R J Holverstott, Dr J P Wadater and many others for prize ribbons in barred rocks, white leghorns, yellow dents and assorted corn and fruit entries.
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Myrtlé Point
Coquille
Myrtle Point
Cenrge Bughes
Henry Roostow
Eenest Schneider
C. C. Hulet
Smith
Gertie
Arrel
Geo. W. Martin
Abeose
R. J. ‘Holverstott
Rhode
Island Reds
Madra
Carlton
Bradley & Neal
K. E. Shine
Brahamas
Myrtle Point Budget Committee Meets Amid Zoning Disputes
The Myrtle Point budget committee met Tuesday evening to review city finances and health department orders affecting pool halls. Health agents demanded partitions between gaming and refreshment areas or closure by November 8, prompting council to amend ordinances while approving city bills and assigning new committee duties.
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Lesseus
Myrtit Point
Health Department
Tusaei Dey Wath
Sieh Deineea
Inseve Point
Saad
James Clinton
Clinton
Finance
Leomply
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A. C. Howard
Charles Hall
Laveting Railroad Avenue
C. A. Howard
Ana Peterdey
Wewbridge
Pacific Highway
White Cedar
Farm News
Cool County
Office
Pealtry
Arthur Brown
McKinley
C. E. Johnson
Lee
Webb Mast
Dent
Emery Robbins
R. L. Warner
L. P. Trigg
Norway
T. M Stover
Flint
L. Warner
E. J Myers
Stowel
Evergreen
J P. Easter
K. E. Pettengill
Bar
Bank
C. A Pettengill
Pears J T. Jenkins
Bandon, Pears, Ist
Pat
Parti
Bille
E. A. Dodge
Nat'l. Map Co
W. M
Harry Davis
Jack Edwards
John Henniger
Myrtle Point Plumbing Shop
Gordon & Finkbeiner
Standard Oil Co
Coos County American
Mt. States Power Co
Fairbanks, Morse Co
P. W. Culver
Wallace B. Dement
Coos & Curry Phone Co
Woman's Club
Belf
B. A. Reed
A. B
Seaman
James D. Clinton
E. J. Schneider
Mmembers
Dement
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