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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1939)
Riverton School CUPID FALLS SHORT UNDER NEW MEASURE Diphtheria InununtaaUoa Mrs. Littler, of the county health department, visited the Riverton school Monday, February- 6, and gave the second shot of toxoid for diph theria immunization to nineteen school children and two teachers t Dr. Poling To ViaU « Mr. ‘Robinson has received word from, the contact committee of the state system of higher education that Dr. Poling, contact man, will visit the school to talk to students; especially to the seniors who are contemplating further education after high school graduation. - Play Bandon, Feb. 17 Riverton high’s last home basket ball game will be played on February 17 with Bandon. After that game, the squad will spend the remaining two and a half weeks in good hard ! work, preparing for the tournament at Ashland on March 9-11. Boards Mee* A meeting of the two school boards was held Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 7. Refreshments were served to the ’ . board by Miss Nye’s domestic science department. a Cupid's dart Is failing radi cally. At least County Clerk Lloyd Oddy thinks so, and due chiefly to the new law passed by public approval last fall which made the act of marriage con siderably more difficult by high er fees and requiring a physical exam for each applicant. At the rate licenses are being issued by the clerk this year so far, the revenue from these per mits will only be about $200 compared to $924.00 received in 1938. There were 308 marriage licenses issued in 1938 and there will be only about 65 issued this year unless there Is a sudden change of heart somewhere. Up to Monday of this week, Feb. 6, there had been issued only five licenses, bringing $15.00 jn fees to the office, compared with 15 licenses, with $45.00 revenue in 1938, for the same period. . “Surely this law could not de stroy the great institution of ma trimony,” said Mr. Oddy, “they must be getting married some where,” and so they must, with the California line only 135 miles away and Washington up the coast a couple of hundred miles. Thirty-two couples enjoyed the, regular social of the Coquille Danc ing club held last Saturday evening in the Odd FeUows hall here. Re freshments were served during the evening. Don Estes’ orchestra fur nished the music which was thor oughly enjoyed by all. The commit tee in charge of the entertainment included Mr. and Mrs. George Oerding, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Fel- sheim, of Bandon, and Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Rankin. -II.' L------- ' ' 11 Eaton's Feed Stores Machines In connection with the Monarch ranges handled by Biegger & Gun derson Furniture store here, a dem onstration under the direction of a factory representative will be pre sented here this Saturday at the showroom of Biegger & Gunderson on Front street. » Notice is hereby given that 1 will not be responsible for any debts con For a round trip by railroad toj A Colonial art exhiibt is on display tracted by anyone other than inysell, after this date, Feb. 0, 193». both World's Fair at New York and at the high school here every after *- John Wersh noon this week between 2:00 and 4:00 the Golden Gate International Ex o’clock. Proceeds from the admis position at San Francisco, the rail sion fee of ten and five cents wUl be road fare will be identical for resi used to purchase pictures for the i dents of every state in the Union. school. “The Northern Pacific, Milwaukee, Great Northern, Southern Pacific, The demonstration will be con- S. P. & S. and Union Pacific rail ducted for the purpose of acquainting Authorized exclusive dealers roads have announced a blanket fare the public with the baking features . in of $9U for coach tickets and $135 for of Olympic ranges. The public is Coos and Curry Counties first class tickets for the round |rip invited. for from home to both world’s fairs and ------------------------------ p------------------------ back home again. AU railroads in turn limit of two months from date the United States, are joined in quot the ticket is purchased. Stopovers ing these special low fares which will be allowed at all points on both vary only when indirect routes are the going, and return trips. Tickets used. No additional charge wUl be issued at coach fare may be made made from branch line points. valid for travel in sleeping cars or and repair parts for all “For instance, starting from any parlor cars on payment of additional makes of Milkers locality, the traveler may go to the amounts usually required. New York Fair by any direct route, Repairs carried in the Ban thence to San Franciscd by an or don, Coquille, Marshfield and dinary traveled route and then by Myrtle Point stores, at cata direct route back to point of ori A. F. & A. M. gin; or he can go to San Francisco logue prices. Stated Communication first, then to New York and back home. The tickets wiU be available BUY OF US AND SAVE Tuesday, Feb. 14, 7:30 p. m. from April 28 to October 28 with re- Universal Milking Monarch Ranges To Be Exhibited Saturday - Colonial Art Exhibit At High School This Week $90 ROUND TRIP FARE TO BOTH EXPOSITIONS Club Dance Held Saturday Evening ; -- Blank Warranty Deeds for aale at Deeds for sale at The Sentinel office. Chadwick Lodge No. 68 The elements seemed to have been conspiring against the juniors Friday night when they staged a public dance to raise funds for the depleted class treasury. In spite of the storm, was also decided upon. The treas the class cleared about $10. urer reported a financial accumula Heme Economics Miss Nye’s home economics I class tion of about $35. is working on clothing selection based Evening Class re Mr. Rycraft reports that a great on the present needs bt the girls. deal of interest is being shown in High Water The good fortune of Riverton school his Smith-Hughes evening classes in this year seems to have come to an agriculture and shop work. An ef end. Last year, the school was closed fort is being made to have guest twice as a result of high water. This speakers who are experts in their year—up to last Monday—the busses particular line ot shop work appear were able to use the ferry, the school before the group. The largest at was able to run without Interrup tendance so far has been sixteen men who reported last week. tion. Since high water on the North Third and Fourth Grades Bank road will close down the school, Clirica and Margaret Byers regis it can hardly be hoped that the school They are will not be closed yet this spring even tered last Wednesday. though the main highway remains from Montgomery, California. This makes nineteen in the third and open to traffic. fourth grades. Popcorn Sale Miss Opal Robison’s room, consist ing of the fifth and sixth grades, have been helping out the school’s library fund by raising money to buy current magazines printed on the grade school level. A popcorn sale was held last week, the proceeds from which were used to buy sub scriptions to the “Weekly Reader Magazines.” HaveYou Heard SAFEWAY SAVINGS OA j C GREATER Than EVER! First and Second Billy and Barbara Carliss are new pupils. They are from Catching Creek. Davis Mullin, from Coquille, is also a new student. 4-H Club A bazaar is being planned by the 4-H girls. Donations of bleached or unbleached sacks and scraps of ma terial will be greatly appreciated by the girls. The money from this ba Goodwin-Gaal in Frances Goodwin, a former River zaar is to be used to send some girl ton high school student, w'tfi' married to 4-H summer school. in Vancouver on Jan. 23, to Charles Be sure to remember the wife or Gaslln of Coquille. The couple spent sweetheart with one of our beautiful a few days in Portland and returned Valentines. We also have comic ones. to their home at Fairview. H. S. Norton Music i Stationery. ■ Seniors Meet A meeting of the senior class was f called last Friday by Miles Hartwell, president. The class chose “Honor waits at labor’s gate,” as a class motto; carnation as class flower; and red and white as class colors. A ten tative itinerary for the senior sneak s It Won’t Be Long Before You Will Meet SPEEDY = Jfot&ürfa Safcwuy va I wwb tfs 4 m 2 LBS. investigate nowi » COQUILLE STORES COFFEE lrway ' 3 Lbs. 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