Dedication of Union High School in Myrtle Point
The formal dedication of the new Union High School in Myrtle Point drew about 800 attendees in the auditorium. Speakers included Chas. Hall and Howard, praising regional education and comparing U S high schools with Europe, while building details noted reinforced concrete, 14 rooms, nine teachers, a 16 by 32 foot stage, and substantial fire safety and ventilation features. The project, begun last May and totaling about 70 000 dollars, has already attracted families and boosted the town's standing in Coos County.
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Union High School
Marshfield S
Howard
Om City Schools
Marshfield
Oregon
Leland
Line
Artad Ae
C. H
Europe
United States
di Severin
Germany
Coquille
Elithe
H. Clarke
Iels
Stepaim
Myrtle Point
Arvete
Reyal
Henry
Hervey
Lae
Myrtle Ee
Coos County
Fragmented OCR reads as scattered notes and names
The text presents disjointed phrases about people, ages, and roles with references to a daughter and a son. It appears as mangled OCR from a local page, lacking coherent narrative or clear event details to summarize into a full news item.
Wild Deer Crowd Auto Traffic In Roseburg
W W Baynes Sam Johnston Eart Riding and Martin Evans attended a Roseburg social function Monday evening. They drove in the afternoon and returned at night. En route they narrowly avoided a female deer near Rock Creek and later a big buck appeared on their horizon prompting brakes to avert a collision.
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W. Baynes
Sam Johnston
Eart Riding
Martin Evans
Roseburg
Rock Creek
County Agriculture Conference Studies Countywide Farming
County committees led by J A Harville Marshfield J A Larsen Coquille and H E Hess Coquille coordinate an agriculture conference across dairying beef cattle sheep hogs fruit and vegetable crops poultry and general farming. Extension specialists will assist while a two day homemakers institute includes millinery dressmaking nutrition and foods for health. A survey of vegetable crops and potential broccoli or cauliflower development is planned.
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J. A. Harville
Coquille
J. A Larsen
Marshfield
G. R. Hyslop
A. G. Bouaust
CG. L. Long
Horties
Lorex A. Lindgren
A. Xx. Meyers
Marchfeld
Womeelaba
Coo County
Extension Service
Myrtle Point meets North Bend in Friday game showdown
On Armistice Day a record crowd saw North Bend and Myrtle Point play to a tie. Myrtle Point and North Bend will meet again Friday afternoon on the North Bend field to settle the scassn affair. A large Myrtle Point crowd is hoped for.
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Myrtle Point
North Bend
Marshfield
Teaus
Ferce
Residents of Bridge Pride in Community Efforts
The Bridge residents express pride in local work and achievements, acknowledging their capacity to contribute and improve the town through ongoing efforts and cooperation.
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Bridge
Ministers Form Coos County Ministerial Association in Marshfield
Ministers led by Rev. Omer Idge and Rev. Chas C Hulet met in Marshfield Tuesday to organize the Coos County Ministerial Association. Rev. J E Strivey was named president and Rev. E N Turner of Coquille elected another president. Rev. Shriver became secretary treasurer. Next meeting set for Myrtle Point. Church census planned in Myrtle Point this Sunday with delegates from local churches to conduct home visits.
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Omer Idge
Methodist Church
Chas. C.'Hulet
Presbyterian Church
Marshfield
Coos County
Rev. Shriver
Siasony School
Bounty
Myrtle Point
Logging to Begin Soon on Roland Creek
Hugo Quist, manager of the Lawson Cypress Lumber Co, returned from Portland with a steam shovel to build three miles of logging road at Byerle to access cedar tracts. The firm has contracted about five million feet of cedar logs to Western Lumber Company at Marshfield and plans to hire about fifty men as operations resume on Roland Creek southwest of Broad Bend after a pause.
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Hugo Quist
Lawson Cypress Lumber Company
Portland
Byerle
Western Lumber Msgr. Co
Marshfield
Roland Creek
Broadbent
O F Officers Visit Myrtle Point Area For Inspections
L O F officers from Oregon led by Brigadier General W E Wadsworth and H M Beckwith arrived in Myrtle Point Sunday evening for a tour. They plan official visits and inspections across cantons including Recdport Marshfield Grants Pass Kilmeath Falls Medford Roseburg Tillamook Salem and Eugene with Col Addie Kimble and other leaders.
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W. E. Wadsworth
Harrisburg
Oregon
P. M
I. O
H.M. Beckwith
Portland
Addie
Kimble
P.M. I
Myrtle
Point
Wade
Douglas County Favors Union For Scout Work
Douglas County backs joining with Coos County to continue Boy Scout efforts independently of the New York organization. E A Britton scout executive of Roseburg announced the plan, with W L Harward of Spokane as personal director. The stance follows a Myrtle Point chamber meeting noting over $200 was spent on Scout work last year.
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Douglas County
Coos County
New York
E. A. Britton
Roseburg
W. L. Harward
Spokane
Chamber of Commerce
Myrtle Point
Barklow and Sanley Trade Nuptial Knot Records
Justice J. J. Sanley of Coquille says he has tied 886 marriages, surpassing Elder Tom Barklow at 348. Sanley, a former sailor, boasts knots so secure none have broken. The Myrtle Point man remains ahead in Coos County for burials.
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J. J. Sanley
Coquille
Tom Barklow
Mr. Barklow
Myrtle Point
Coos County
Plan to boost Coos county vegetable crops approved
The article notes a vegetable crops committee preparing a definite plan to guide the industry’s development, with reports to be presented at the general conference for adoption. Nile Miller of Fishtrap was in town on Thursday.
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General Conference
Coos County
Nile Miller
Fishtrap
Thuredey
Library Day at Myrtle Point Women’s Club Meetings
Tuesday November seventeenth the Myrtle Point Women’s Club will hold Library Day at city hall with a full program focused on library work tied to Education Week. Notables include Miss Wikberg, Miss Alice Nosler, Mr. Linn, and Mr. Wallace Dement with a tea for social hour and several book reports by high school students.
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Myrtle
Womlen's Club
National
United States Berea of Education
American Legion
S Chub
Wikberg
Linn
Union High School
Burtis
Fearnley
Nosler
Whitaker
Deyoe
Clarke
Bledece
Bridge Ladies Meet at Mrs Murphy's Home
Bridge Ladies gathered at the home of Mrs. C. S. Murphy on Friday afternoon November 6 after a brief business meeting. Refreshments were provided by the hostess.
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Woman's Club of Bridge
C. S. Murphy
Shower for Library Book Drive at Woman's Club Meeting
A book shower will be held next Tuesday at the Woman's Club regular meeting to benefit the library. Members are asked to donate books not necessarily in new condition and the board may inspect and discard unsuitable books.
Change in Weather Refrain Amid Banana Belt Rain
Fragmentary note describes a shift from a long sunny period to renewed rain in the banana belt with a poetic refrain. The text mentions Jupe Piuviaz in passing as part of the description.
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Banana Belt
Jupe Piuviaz
Visitor’s strange capture sparks local street remark
A hill visitor in Myrtle Point drove off with a captured wood pussie dragging behind his car. The odor lingered, prompting a young woman on the street to quip that it smelled like a atinkin trick.
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Myrtle Point
Aged man writes of strip memory and Oregon adventures
A memoir from Myrtle Point recounts a wedding trip with Mr and Mrs Bizeng. They travel from the Platte valley toward Oregon in a wagon train of 40, encounter Sioux activity near the Forks, visit Ancient Bluff Ruins, observe wildlife including buffalo and antelope, and describe a hunting episode ending with a buffalo herd chase.
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L. Strong
Plains
Oregon
Bizeng
Myrtle Point
Bizong
Platte Valley
Fork
Kearney
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