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Newspaper
Southern Coos County American
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1925
Page
7
The Myrtle Leaf staff page lists editor in chief Wilda Barker and assistant editors Clarina ae Evelyn McPhe. The business manager is Ah -! Proof Reader Aileet er, reporters include Dacs Sperry and Sanford Wagg, with Lyla Holloway and Helen Whitaker among contributors.
Frances E Willard Day observed with a short program featuring songs and a talk by Reverend Omer Idso on the prohibition movement and its ongoing enforcement. He cited Willard as a Hall of Fame figure from Illinois and urged continued work against strong drink amid county calendar of football games and events.
A Friday program featured readings about the battleship Old Ironsides by Alice Nosler, Lyla Holloway, and William Ladd. Wallace Dement gave a talk on preservation and donated a ship picture to the high school.
The second rally of the year drew students and fans through town on the walls course and sparked strong school spirit. The following game built similar buzz as rooters clashed with Myrtle Point over capturing their mascot.
Myrtle Point students helped clean the grounds before moving to Union High. Classes dismissed ten minutes before noon so all students pitched in, reversing the old practice of letting freshmen handle the cleanup.
A school boxing match between Reynolds and Knockout Camden ends in Camden's undisputed decision after a two round battle and a late knockdown. Referee Smith oversees as both engage with rapid exchanges and crowd cheers rise around the ring.
The text lists multiple classes and activities including American History studying George Washington, English classes on Hamlet and Julius Caesar, and biology focusing on crustaceans. It notes sewing curtains, new White Rotary sewing machines, and cooking class lessons on balanced meals and calories for weight management.
The Advanced Typing class received Underwood and Remington test medals for October. Underwood honorees included Wilda Barker with a silver pin and a 50 word medal, and Aileen Barker with a bronze pin and a 40 word award. Remington pin recipients were William Ladd with a silver pin and a 40 word medal, and Margaret Shores with a silver pin and a 40 word medal.
Tillie Lang, a freshman operated for appendicitis, is much improved. Several students are quarantined with mumps. Tommy Howe from Bandon entered Myrtle Point High School as a freshman on October 19. William Hulet assists the yell leader Ellis Widby. Elbert Schroeder returns to school after a absence due to mumps.
A group of freshmen recall a frightful initiation at Woodman hall on October 24. Girls dressed in overalls faced pranks planned by upperclassmen, including a thrashing machine and potato splashing challenges, then watched a circus and games before returning home.
Myrtle Point does not schedule a league game this week and plans to play an outside team if a game can be arranged. The team will not meet Coquille this week but will face them the following Saturday.
A six weeks report cards were distributed after a general assembly. Mr Linn noted many incompletes. Of 170 students only four made the honor roll with two seniors. Honor roll names include Aileen Barker Norman James Margaret Luttrell and Dorward Strong.
The Ag I class earned $30 by constructing a garage at Maple and Railroad avenues. The funds will cover supplies and books for the agricultural department.
Three new pupils enter the second grade from Bandon: Cleone Storey Donna Knight and June Clarna. Several students miss or excel in tests with notes on attendance and class rankings across grades seven to eighth. Milk lunch program continues as Mrs Whitaker aids student health amid family moves to Powers and Coquille.
A composite of school life and student notes from sixth grade includes poems, class spelling results showing girls ahead, Current Events interest, and history topics. Mentions Jean Guerin Anita Gill receiving E grades, Willard Day activities, a talk by Rev Hulet on law enforcement and prohibition, and honor pupils Carolyn Schneider Ella McCulloch Helen McCracken Velma Hamilton. The piece closes with a persistence anecdote about Robert the Bruce and a Roosevelt quote.
A Saturday night program and basket social at Arago raised about $90 to benefit hall improvements. Cousins Orvis and Fred Miller, recently recovering from injuries at a school incident, are back in school though visibly scarred. The Norway Tasy Dell school property was bought by Ralph Myers and his family plans to move in.
A $2500 cash reward is offered for information leading to the identities of individuals who stole wood and milk. The notice attributes the tip line to Clark W. Fensler.
Play by play shows North Bend defeating Myrtle Point 9 to 6 as the teams exchange drives and key runs late in the game. Hartley and Nosler spark offense for Myrtle Point with several gains, while Keltner, Nosler, and N B drive North Bend to the final score. Postal receipts at Marshfield for the past quarter ran close to eleven thousand dollars.
The 3580 cows tested in the cow testing association for September averaged 376.8 pounds of milk and 27.3 pounds of fat, with 268 yielding 40 pounds or more of butter fat. The report lists associations and top producers, noting steady dairy prices barring a harsh winter and potential hay-price stiffening in spring.
The article notes that foreign producers become too active while domestic labor heads toward unemployment, signaling rising tensions in employment.
A marriage at the Ed E B Weekly home three miles above Bridge last Saturday at six o clock united Miss Edith R Weekly and Russell T Royer. Elder Tom Barklow officiated with family and Mrs Jennie F Montgomery and Wm Weekly present. The couple will honeymoon in California then reside in Marshfield where the groom works as a garage mechanic. The bride, a former schoolteacher in Coos County, celebrated her birthday with the ceremony.
Mrs. Davidson, wife of E. A. Davidson who teaches music and leads the Davidson orchestra in Myrtle Point, arrives from Bay City Texas after a stay in Benecia with two daughters. W. W. Davidson travels by auto to join his mother. he serves as a navy lieutenant at San Diego and will sail from San Francisco to China on November 24. He graduated from Annapolis two years ago.
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