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Southern Coos County American

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1925

Page

3

Way School Exhibits at Grounds Feature Calf Club Winners

Readable items from the Way School displays include carved animals by Miss Emma Gibbs and a violin by Silas Gibbs, plus wool and grain exhibits. The Myrtle Point Union High School presented agriculture and home economics displays with notes on balanced meals and dairy prosperity. Premium awards listed span Dress, Plain, Fancy Work, Sewing, and Calf Club divisions with multiple winners from Marshfield, Langlois, Bandon, Coos River, Sitkum, and Broadbent. Other notes mention local injuries and medical updates for Edward Dalquist and Albert L. Cummings, with patient progress reports.

Emma Gibbs F. C. True Silas Gibbs Gibbs Brosdibent Myrtle Point Union High School

Local notes and family updates from Myrtle Point area

Community news reports births and visits including Becketts new daughter Wilda Rae and various relatives. Movements include families moving to Rock Creek and Fairview, new houses under construction, and a Near East Relief event with film showings. Freight rail upgrade details note the Pacific coast summit second track now in use for eastbound traffic.

Ray L. Beckett Wilda Rae Yakima Wash Phyllis Jane Perkins N W. Perkins Myrtle Point Olive A. Badgley Famil Fairview John W W. Williams C. S. Murphy John Ladiker Hooton’s Grove Murphy Ray Beckett J. G. Houser H. A Hatfield Beckett Hatfield Earl Steele W. T.‘Cribbins Childre Salem

Southern Pacific Opens Second Track Over Sierra for Coastbound Fruit Trains

The Southern Pacific announced the official opening of the new 251 mile second track and tunnels over the Sierra Summit. Freight traffic manager W. Luce stated fruit trains from the San Joaquin valley district passed through toward eastern markets signaling improved coastbound service.

Southern Pacific Sierra Mountains San Joaquin Valley District W. Luce Freight Traffe San

Improvement district planned for Border Smith River area

The Border Smith River region will form an improvement district to speed road building in that sector.

Smith River Country

Farm Reminders on Bordeaux spray and loganberry care

H P Barss of the Oregon experiment station says homemade Bordeaux spray is superior to ready mixed products for winter use because it adheres better. Mixing directions are available free from Corvallis. Spraying loganberry canes now protects against leaf anthracnose bud blight and cane dieback. cover canes fully. A permanent wound dressing for fruit trees uses dry Bordeaux mixed with raw linseed oil.

H. P. Barss Oregon Experiment Station Corvallis Oregon

Harness Ocean Tides To Develop Power In Maine

A special session voted to fund a $100 million hydroelectric project at East Port Maine using Bay of Fundy tides. Engineers Hugh L Cooper and Dexter P Cooper surveyed the plan which would yield about 3.268 billion kilowatt hours annually by storing water in Passamaquoddy Bay at high tide and releasing it through Cobscook Bay turbines at low tide, a 15 to 20 foot drop. The project targets tapping the ocean’s tidal energy and has long been studied for its potential.

East Port Bay of Fundy Hugh L. Cooper Muscle Shoile Keokuk Mississippi Dexter P. Cooper Passamaquoddy Bay Cobscook Bay Bay of Funds

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WAY School Bacon Phillis Whitaker Marshfield Dorothy Whelander Rowena Gregg Georg Erdman Bandon Loren Clark Ada Boice Langlois Fancy Werk Evelyn Wirth Coos Ethel Chenoweth Qootty Frances Hill Coos River Invision JI Verla Joy Madge Danieleon Elizabeth Littlefield Mildred Stanniger Coquitle Betty Zentner Seeceree Gerald Nygren Cora Davis Helen Baird Roy McFarland Gene Mettson Earl Mettson Fred Lancaster Frances Harris Ellis Button David Lions Broadbent Fréd Tuttle Patricia McKenna Hamilton Thrift Thelma Manning Delbert Summerlin Lee Helen Mast Clarence Oxensider James Rice David Rice Cooa Alice Jenkins Sitkum Marjorie Richardson Beach June Baker EHa_Parke Sithburn Myrne Wanda Brown Boardbert Mary Ellen Hartley Dorothy Hartley LaRue Coerrick Barry Lottle Point Emily Cl Aire Howard Roberts Christian Nilson Canning Esther Crowley Dorothy Laird Irene McLellan Port Orford Curry Frances Curry Corey Vasicsepriet Voda Lewis Lan Baker Lee Gant Bert Edwards Denmark Herman Summerlin Fubert Edwards Alden Warner London Jenkins Edwin Crowley Cabbare Lois Gant Paul Laird Forrest Crewson Bennie Moore Bash Bears Frances Kreutzer Lever Thomas Broadbent Ucb Forrest Krewson James Crowley Ella Parks Lever Se McBend Cathe Christensen Sitgenenserssnsenssennnetarieen Rae Warren Howe Sitkam Mbeki Oy Jessie Laird Margaret Lever Elma Russell Winifred Combden Myrtle Eloise Crowley Sitham Ida Farrier Frasier Perkins Jack Hana Gladys Edwards Adelaide Perkins Irene Holmes Florence Holmes Blole Crowley Ruth Randleman We Hospital Edward Dalquist Kelco Albert L.cummings Fire Protective Association Elvin Waterman Myrtle Creek Wedpeeday Bancroft Goldie Norris Bridge Gladys Brittian Anita Gill Coquille Eloise Brittian Neil Jenkins Sitkua Helen May Baird Bam Lillian Davison Bande Bandon Basketry Dolores Lanison Ae Willis Baker Bandon Eee Margaret Kronsterner Amecere Ates Esnewsees Oa Electric Light and Power Company Mountain States Power Piao W. P. Beckett C. W. Heath Roy Brown A. O. Hooton Huff Roy Doney Henry Huf A. B. Jones Mark Nadelhoffer Edna Price Frank Culver R. H. Bryant Freewater Francisco and Sparks Nev Pacific Coast Luce S. P Shippers Dunham's George W. Grubbe Wilbur San Francisco Phoebe” Ketchell Roseburg McNeil Island Penitentiary Eddyville Lincoln County Charlies A. Smith Brookings Eugene Methodist Episcopal Church North South The North Bend Jesse Gibbs Medford Hyman Huntley Powers Moose Lodge Place Colorado Coos Bay Coos & Curry Motor Co Hamilton E. C. Barker the American Office
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