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.field, »049,000;, Worth Bend. *949,000;
Coquille, pas.eoo.
The First .Nationar Bank hero, up
to last Saturday night, had sold IBS,'
OM worth and the Coquille post-
office total sales up to Saturday
noon were *14,408.7».
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Delos Britton A
Jap Victim In Sept.
Coquille and southwestern Oregon,
where he had spent practically all
of h'ls life, was again stricken with
grief last week when it was learned
that Private First Class Delos A.
Britton, U. 8. M. C. R„ was killed in
action during the performance of his
duties and in the service of his coun
try on the 17th of September. The
name of his ship or station cannot
be reported but it was in the South
Pacific, in the Palau Island section.
Word came to his mother here,
Mrs. Amy Britton, in a telegram from
— 'w
the Commandant of the Marine
chairman nt Advancement. torpg Bt Washington, D. C.
Australia And New
Zealand New Forces
In World Affairs
Baby Escapes
Death Tuesday
Coquille Unit
Red Cross Notes
two
Qntyiille Red Cross win most Prt-
day, Dee. 1, from 1:80 to 4sM ». m.
in Guild HaU to as*, knit, crochet,
Richard Pointer
Killed In Germany
Mr. and Mr». Ralph Pointer ot
Myrtle Point, who formerly lived in
Coquille, received. word last week
that their son. Private Richard
•to- .
; Bd-
M. S. Anthony Held
The
Jack Hunt Slightly
Wounded In France
' fe iMi
Dance Nets Shrine
Hospital $650
I
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Morrieon end Liston Parish.
The Shrine dance in the Coquille
Community Building last Wednesday
evening, the proceeds of which went
to the Shrine Hospital for Crippled
Children in Portland, was one of the
largest held hM^Nnce last July 4th
dances and the participants all en
joyed a very splendid affair.
The
music was excellent and nothing
happened to mar the serenity of the
assembled dancers.
The net proceeds transmitted
Portland were slightly in excess
»650..