Fair events lined up for big Oregon county fair
Myrtle Point hosts the Pendleton style fair September 15 to 18 featuring cowboys and cowgirls, rodeo shows, and prizestock. Notable riders include Henry Clark and Red Harvey with stunt acts, plus a $100 prize for best rider. World record animals and stock displays accompany community exhibitions and seating contests. Jersey bull Golden Glow’s death noted with insurance details.
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Cops and Curry County
Myrtle Point
Oregon
Pendleton
Fair Association
Felay
Atringa
Orecon
Henry Clark
California
Red Harvey
Rube
Elmo of
Montana
Jack Karfer
White Cloud
Endicott and Mynatt Pair Bring Missouri Bride to Coos County
James Endicott aged 68 wed Mary Mynatt from Cameron Missouri who arrived yesterday to settle in Coos County after he had lived here two months. The groom went to Marshfield to greet her and they married last Thursday. Endicott, with family here, bought a cottage from T D Guerin and begins life in Oregon.
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James Endicott
Mary Mynatt
Cameron
Missouri
Endicott
T. D. Guerin
Daily Fair Edition planned by Myrtle Point backers
Patrons of the American are enthusiastic over plans for a daily fair edition in Myrtle Point. Advertisers should respond by Monday to secure space in the first issue as demand appears strong. Raymond Endicott will manage distribution and coordinate with racing events.
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Myrtle Point
Raymond Endicott
Stage a Film Here by The International Film Corp
The International Film Corporation plans to film Peter Kyne's Kindred of the Dust on Coos Bay at about 150000 dollars. Twenty five to thirty actors and others from Santa Barbara will be brought in with C C Dal as manager on site. Filming will occur at Shoreacres Empire in logging camps and mills with a sawdust town built for destruction during the action. Kyne's Cappy Ricks character is tied to Captain Simpson's lumbering roots, and two weeks are slated for production with many locals hired as extras.
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International Film Corporation
Peter Kyne
Coosbay
Santa Barbara
C. C. Dal
Shoreacres
Empire
Seed Soil and Sense Hundred Pounds of Milk
Coos County farmers improve soil yields with potato and sweet corn successes by C M Nelson of Marshfield. He reports 8300 pounds of early potatoes at 10 cents a pound and 718 dozen ears of Gill's Early Market corn sold between June and August, yielding $1245.44 from 11 12 acres. A concurrent two year study by US Dairy Division and Purdue outlines per 100 pounds of milk costs in summer and winter, noting concentrate and roughage needs and labor costs.
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Coos County
C. M. Nelson
Marshfield
Herbert Rogers
South
Coos River
Nelson
Guptil
Gill
United States Dairy Division
Purdue University
Indiana
Marriage Licenses Listed For August and September
Aug 27 Harold Shepherd and Wilma Deborah Bunch wed at the bride's home by Elder C H Barklow in Sitkum. Aug 28 Lawrence Tracy and Eva Farrier of Arago marry. Aug 30 Carl Stewart and Mary McCready of North Bend wed by Justice Joelink. Aug 31 William Lowe of Lane County and Mac Iline Kinley of Bandon wed Sept 2 by Rex Dallas. Sept 1 James Endicott and Mary Mynatt wed Myrtle Point. Sept 1 Joseph Combest and Lora Crockett wed Marshfield. Sept 2 David Crockett Krantz and Yaura Evans wed Coquille. Sept 2 L D Bessey and Agnes H Enderson wed Marshfield.
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Harold
Shepherd
Wilma Deborah Bunch
Sitkum
C. H. Barklow
Lawrence T. Tracy
Eva May Farrier
Arago
Carl Willis Stewart
Mary N. McCready
North Bend
Justice Joelink
William C. Lowe
Lane County
Mac Iline Kinley
Bandon
Rex R. Dallas
Coquille
James T. Endicott
Mary Mynatt
Myrtle Point
Joseph A. ‘Combest
Lora Pearl Crockett
Marshfield
David’ Crockett Krantz
Yaura Evans
Myrtle Point Quirky Observations Prompt Local Reflections
Readers are invited to ponder odd questions about local figures and town life in Myrtle Point. The text playfully probes reputations and everyday scenes from a sunny seaside perspective, inviting imagination and humor.
Early Corn Arrives, Farm Reports August Harvest Progress
The Coos County Farm Business notes farmers advancing harvests with early corn at Marshfield and North Bend on August 4, slightly earlier this year. California corn followed soon after on the market.
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Marshfield
North Bend
California
Coos County
Deposits in Coos County Banks Hit 6.3 Million in 1920
A Farmers and Merchants Bank statement shows Coos County deposits totaled 6,296,586.86 dollars on June 30 1920, with Bank of Bandon First National Bandon Farmers and Merchants Coquille First National Coos Bay and Myrtle Point banks listed. The Coquille Valley banks hold 2,703,720.19 dollars while Coos Bay banks hold 3,592,816.67 dollars, nearly 24 percent more. Myrtle Point and Coquille banks balance closely despite population differences.
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Merchants Bank
Coos County
Bank ‘of
Bandon
First National
Farmers
Coquille
Bank
W. Oregon
Nat. Coos ' Bay
Sean
Coon Bay
Myrtle Point
Biesaonee Bey i ‘Bank’ “of Powers
Owas Te
Coquille Valley
Coos Bay
Coquille Oo
Coquille Sentinel
Grange Picnic Today Draws Members and Guests at Norway Grove
Farmers annual picnic and basket dinner at Norway Grove today under Pomona Grange auspices. Members of farm groups, business people and strangers may attend for sports, games, a community sing, and talks by C. E. Spence and other speakers.
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Norway Grove
Pomona Grange
The
Grange
C. E. Spence
Frange
Nicnic
Fragmentary Quote on Ignorance and Climate Discontent
A fragment questions whether ignorance is bliss and quotes folly in wisdom. It contrasts contentment with the climate and hints at dissatisfaction among readers.
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Jersey
Crags
Skull
Golden Glow
Halsey
Messers
Cross
the. Daily.y
George Bryant
Henry Hermann
Henry Schroeder
Fourth Street
E. A. Dodge
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