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Newspaper
Southern Coos County American
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1925
Page
3
The Marshfield student body holds $752 in the treasury while the North Bend Chamber discusses a vegetable cannery. Local youths form an amateur wrestling club in Reedsport as regional hunters report a large 400 pound male catch near Umpqua.
A junior chamber of commerce formed in Bandon schools and a Douglas County teachers institute planned in Roseburg. The American Legion boys of North Bend present Slip pery Gulch November 19 20 21. Businesses in Bandon closed during a Myrtle Point vs Bandon football game. G W Post former resident of Coos River died in Kelso Washington. Shrine club of Coquille may take over Mast Myrte Point grove. Uncle Laise died on a Marshfield golf course. Oregon county clerks were notified no bounty on wild cats after November 1. Corvallis broadcasting station aids viewership of college football. Sixty thousand dollars diverted for harbor improvements at Umpqua port. Fred Wilson longtime Coos county coroner died in Marshfield. Thirteen Marshfield teachers received $50 summer bonuses.
Local notes report C. C. Carter on the streets for a Star coupster. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Newman visited from Coquille. Mrs. J. M. Bledsoe returned from Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Osborne and Aileen visited Bandon. E. W. Gates of Marshfield inspected in town. Reuben Price from Hebo visited Ross Dey family. The LaBranch residence on Railroad and Spruce is being modernized. Hall Peck and Dal King hunted together Sunday.
Emery and Nosler advertise a five year guaranteed automatic swipe for eight fifty. Guests Mr G E Hamilton Mrs Turner A MacDonald and daughters Velma Kathryn shared a community dinner in Arago. Paul Clemens and Jack Harr of Marshfield returned from a Roseburg hunting trip with two large deer. Inspect the new Grebe radios from Fearnley.
Geo Doane of Bandon completes a house on wheels with lace curtains and a black car. He and Mrs Doane plan to drive to California and possibly across the continent. A Brookings correspondent notes two white cedar posts marking the Oregon California state line have stood 61 years and remain well preserved.
Charlies R. Smarr of the Southern Pacific Company told the California Real Estate Convention that 85 percent of crude materials for world production lie on the Pacific Coast and a vast consumer territory near a growing industrial hub, aided by railroad expansion and westward manufacturers. The report mentions Tires Tubes Accessories and shop work at the Auto Park Garage as a local note.
Several residents travel to Marshfield and Medford while others report illnesses and moves. Betty Roberts is very ill. Kathryn Dunham moves into Mrs. Lee Ray's downstairs apartment. Businesses advertise radios from Grebe and optometry from Birch. Local plumbing and cash discount at Farmers Store，总.
Local notices report Jas Kaas moving to Washington for plastering work after selling Myrtle Point Plumbing. Emery & Nosler promote top dressing and chains while Farmers Store advertises 6 percent cash discounts. Mrs Hazelton returns from Portland with Belva from Shriner's hospital for twelve weeks. Picnic party from Myrtle Point visits Bandon and Arago for a basket dinner. O L Sellers seeks help after April arm injury while working for Carter logging. Watchmaker W R Wilson offers repair service in Coquille.
Mr and Mrs C C Robison formerly of Arago now reside in the Lee Ray house Myrtle Point joined old friends at the Arago Community dinner on Sunday.
Rev Hill and Mrs Hill of South Methodist Coquille and Elder Smith with Rev Shangle visited the Presbyterian parsonage on Tuesday. An ad urges See Birch and See Better Optometrist in Marshfield for Kryptok lenses and eye care. W P Nelson and wife returned to Corvallis to start housekeeping and studies before returning to Corvallis. Millions of school children suffer eyestrain. bring your eyes to Birch for evaluation and lenses.
Mrs Birdie Hazelton brings her daughter home from Portland Shrine Hospital where she has been under treatment. The child remains under care and will visit the hospital periodically for cast changes.
Victor Brown oversees headlight adjusting at Auto Park Garage, using Universal Reflectors and Monogram Tens to align beams. The service focuses on improving night visibility and safety for drivers.
Optician V.NE D in Coquille Oregon advertises refractive corrections without drugs. The notice mentions Wilson flat as the address and includes a humorous line about duplicated Joneses and waiting.
Local residents and visitors listed: Janet Greer, Mike Sommers, Mrs. Harry Bones, Ida Norris, C. B. Norris, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Munchmeyer, Mrs. Helen Smith, Mrs. E. H. Ireland, and Tony Nussel. Advertisements promote Auto Park Garage car washing and a 24ube Radiola sale. Various travel plans and family visits are noted across Marshfield, Powers, Broadbent, Myrtle Point, Eugene, and Portland.
Envoy McKay based in Portland visited town Wednesday to discuss Salvation Army work. He operates under H. J. Galahue of Marshfield who oversees Coos county activities. Mrs. M. W. Ray and Jimmie traveled to Marshfield for a doctor visit, Lloyd Ray visited Coquille to see his aunt, and Jimmie stayed overnight with his brother and aunt.
A cautious note from See Better Optometrist states they balance commitments to Optometry and customer care, acknowledging the challenge of serving two masters while pursuing quality service.
J C Stemmler longtime Oregon sawmill operator and attorney from Myrtle Point, en route to Eureka for a will contest, stopped in Ukiah and Stockton California where he continues practicing law and reports prosperous. He was known as a leading figure in southwestern Oregon and is hailed by locals as prospering in California.
Medford visitors John Leggett his wife and young son attended a family reunion for his mother’s birthday then joined worship at the local church. Leggett a Coos County native and former Christian pastor in Coquille now serves as a missionary near Medford guiding a growing Anderson Creek Sunday school. Arago High plans a Saturday night entertainment and basket supper with musical and artistic programs evolving through Mrs Hoover and Mrs Turner MacDonald teaching and organizing groups.
Rev Marsters returned from a preaching tour in Washington and preached at the United Brethren church in Salem. Mr and Mrs Fosburg and son visited Mr and Mrs Ed Brown. Jim Culver and Mrs Pheebe Wilson visited Myre Alice Hart. Nye found a water vein while digging his well last week. Hunters flock to the area as the season nears its end. A Hallowe en program with ghosts witches and elves is planned, followed by a Basket Social at Alder Crest.
A notice invites people to a school event on October 31 at 8 o clock and asks attendees to invite a friend.
The Sunshine Sewing Club earned its charter from Oregon Agricultural College. Members finishing the club work were Wanda Brows Edith Lilienthal Dorothy Hartley Lacy Gibbs Margaret Lever Mary Ellen Hartley Deborah Lever Mariete Forrest. Mary Ellen Hartley won first prize in Division three and Margaret Lever first in Division two earning a trip to the State Fair. Aldon Warner won first prize in corn.
A marriage license was issued in Coquille last Thursday to George W. Martin and Mary A. Corliss, both residents of Myrtle Point. The note mentions church offerings in Myrtle Point with sermons and a promise of a better life next week.
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