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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1940)
W’ I (Taken from The Seninel of Friday,' charitable purposes reach $33.000 I > s in completing _ facilities at Fort Lewis the high command has decided not to send troops from Wyoming, Califor nia and Minnesota there until some time in Febraury. Meanwhile there to such a rush of mechanics to the navy yard at Bellingham that the government is arranging to construct hundreds of dwelling units for the workers. It is estimated that more than 1,000 have gone from Oregon to Bellingham yard Illness of Oregon's Senator McNary who has been for weeks in a Salem hospital, has delayed assignment of committees to new .members of the senate who were elected last month as republicans. The task of making committee appointments on the re publican aide rests with the Oregon senator as leader of the minority. McNary to being advocated by new dealers as an ldeal selection for secre tary of agriculture, an idea which meets with favor from Presi dent Roosevelt, who has a warm per sonal regard for the leader of the “loyal opposition.” Senator McNary would not accept. , With the new congress, Rufus Hol man, Oregon, may reintroduce his legislatioon too curb immigration, based on the scramble of refugees anxious to enter the United States. Senator Wallgreen, Washington, new ly elected, to arranging to shift from the house office building to the sen ate office building as he takes his place in “the most deliberative body in the world.” President Roosevelt, who has been palid, ashy-gray, after two weeks at jtea inspecting bases in the Caribbean, returned with a coat of tan. Although absent from the national capital, he carried on his “paper work” and was in constant touch with the White House. . . . Secret service operatives, who constantly guard the president, killed time fishing from the cruiser Next move is to guard the Pacific coast by enabling American warships to use the Singapore base. Negotia tions are in progress. Argument to be used in requesting a beginning on the reclamation end of the Grand Coulee project to that airplane III PVIUS «Til» December IT, l»0) Last Monday morning J- L. Smith, bank agriculturist, had a scow load of purebred« at the Bay to distribute among the ranchers at that end of the county for the scrubs they were to be exchanged for. —o— The wedding of John W. Miller and Miss Edith P. Willey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. L. Willey of this city, took place at the bride’s home on Knowtlon Heights test Wednesday afternoon, the ceremony being sol emnized by Rev. W. E. Couper of the Episcopal church. The county organization for the Hoover movement to save the S,500,- 000 starving children in Europe was perfected Monday. The national com mittee plans to raise $33,000,000; Ore gon’s quota being 1250,000 and Co quille’s is 1650. Miss Ines F. Bunch, county clerk- elect, has tendered R R Watson former county clerk, the position of bookkeeper in that office, which lie has accepted. The Coquille Club held a pleasant smoker in the club rooms last evening, cards and billiards being the diversions of the evening The Laurel will be put out by the Senior class. The editorial staff is as follows: Gertrude Butler, editor; .Helen Sherwood, Alice Barker, Au drey Stanlnger, Erma Morey, Myrtle Newton, Wayne Woodward. Laurence Moon, Odis Beckham, Irving Lamb, Adrienne Hazard. Loren Schroeder. Flossie Radabaugh — High School Notes. > Chas. M. Mansell and family re In next year's courity budget, print turned last Saturday from u few ed in this iteue of the Sentinel, we weeks’ vacation in Oakland, Califor 2 learn that the appropriations for nia. ’ the 1,200,000 acres at Grand Coulee would furnish homes for migrants from the dust bowl. . Head of navy department complains that defense productions is handicapped by Walsh- Healy bill, which specifies wage-hour provisions in all government con tract#. .. . Çongress discusses legisla tion preventing non-union men from working on defense orders Mrs. Margaret Hoffman of St. Helens, and her small granddaughter, Sharon Lee Larson, will arrive at the Ihving Larson home Sunday Mrs Hoffman, who is Mrs. Larson’s moth er, plans to spent the Christmas holi days here. — «i1«. <MC. In this Year's Buick S pecial Sedan $1052. Irhite sidewall tires extra.* tune like the present to get back of that big F ireball Eight — no time like right now to start piling up gasoline mileage econo mies that rtfn as high as 10% or 15%. There’s no time like holiday time to drew up yourself (and family) in »mart, fresh Buick aerodynamic styling, or to introduce your brood to the roomy comfort of thia ButCotl-cradled traveler. A thrill? You bet — for the whole family! X. You can do that — if you act promptly A trial ride to give you a hint as to Buick can do — a little figuring on your present car’s worth (at fogy’s trade-in values, not next spring’s)—a little working out of convenient terms — and you’ll have a FlRBBALL to cele brate this Christmas! How about itP It's one thing your wife would never expect — and just about the finest gift any man could give hie family! BUICK MICI» BIOIN AT w ★ JdivercJ at Flint, Mick. State tan, sp orn*/ sywpMMf **/ tarici *■«. extra. I ■ ^KCCithrtrc —extra. •z ■.. 4 ■.