The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003, March 16, 1944, Page 7, Image 7

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    Memorial Service
For Dean E. W. Allen
XNY?.rHighw‘,>
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Refunds for gaSoline purchased for
use other than highway purposes
Oregon newspaper men will join amounted to »1,750,467.44 for the
Keys made for all lock». Stevens
th* university community Sunday, year jM3i Secretary of State Bob
Cash Hardware, Coquille. Ore.
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March 19, in a memorial sewice hen- rarreU disclosed today.’ The refund
£
consists of the five cent state tax
per gallon of gasoline bought in this
‘stat*. •
On the basis of the refund, it was
shown that gasoline used for farm
purposes in Oregon during the year
amounted to 12,987,290 gallons, while
1,080,231 gallon» were used for ma­
rine purposes, mostly fishing, 10,-
696,522 gallons for lumbering and
2,180,077 by cities and counties
We carry a complete line of V-
Belts for all makes of Refrigerators,
Washing Machines and other equip­
ment Washer Service Co. 365 W.
Front, Coquille. Phone 17.
s
Remember — Norton's for office,
school and home supplies.
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«Pri"9 Mattress and Box Springs
_ 9 New-
3 Grades
A*’® another Boxspring & Mattress
11 New Cot Mattress
J. W. Corbett General
Manager of S. P.
Starting aa a telegrapher 29 years
ago, J. W. Corbett today is the new
general manager of the Southern Pa­
cific Company,
Corbett’s appointment to succeed
the late C. F. Donnatin ha* just been
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JAMB* W. CORBITT
announced by L. B. McDonald, vice
president in charge of operations for
the railroad. With headquarters In
San Francisco, he will have jurisdic­
tion over the company’s operations
west of Ogden, Utah, and El Paso,
Texas.
A* ip th* *a«e of many high execu­
tive* of Southern Pacific, Corbett
roe* from the ranks. After joining
SP at Portland In 1913 as a telegraph­
er, he took time Out to serve with
the Army in World War I and then
returned to railroading.
He was
train dispatcher, trainmaster, assist­
ant to the general manager and divi­
sion superintedent before being
named assistant general, manager in
1942,
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Shag Fleece Coats
New Pastel Shades — Sices 12-10
Rom where I sit
Shetland Three Piece Suits
Shor* establishments North Bend city hail, beeinnfn*
Pecan Brown, Gold, Lilac and Blue
aise 12-13
Lorenz Dept Store