District 41 Operating Levy Defeated In Myrtle Point Race
Voters in Myrtle Point School District 41 rejected a proposed operating levy by almost two to one. Unofficial returns: 273 yes, 434 no. Dora attendance area approved 23 yes to 8 no. Myrtle Crest City voters 271 yes to 186 no. Other areas narrowly or moderately opposed with Broadbemt 16 yes 73 no, Bridge 24 yes 39 no, Arago 24 yes 43 no. District plans budget cuts ahead of a second election.
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Myrtle Point
Dora
Myrtle Crest School
Broadbemt
Bridge
Arago
Tac Levy
District 41
4 H Riders Aid Cancer Crusade In Coos County
Coos County 4 H horse club members about 170 strong will ride Saturday April 10 to visit farms and ranches to fundraise for the American Cancer Society. Albers Milling Co donates 100 dollars for the top fundraiser and another 100 dollars for the club reaching the most households with cancer education materials.
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Coos County
4-H Horse Club
Lyle L. Brown
American Cancer Society
Agent Brown
Albers Milling Company
Horse Club
Easter egg hunt set Sunday in Myrtle Point
An Easter egg hunt for Myrtle Point area children will be held Sunday at Rotary Park beginning at 1 pm under the sponsorship of the Myrtle Point Lions Club. Sixty dozen eggs will be hidden in the park including eight gold and silver eggs for each of three age divisions.
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Myrtle Point Area
Rotary Park
Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point group seeks funds for $7,800 plant loan
The Myrtle Point Development Corp reports it is $7,800 goal 700 short for a loan to build an arrow shaft plant by Acme Wood Products. Stock at $100 funds the effort with shares sold to local backers. contacts listed for purchase.
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Myrtle Point Development Corp
Arrow Shaft
Myrtle Point
Acme Wood Products
Frank Meldrum
Development Corporation
Developmen Corporation
Pete Peterson
Ben Nichols
Elton Schroeder
George Linn
Charles Poehlitz
Chamber
Alice Move
Community Action Center
7Th S
Community Action Council
Coast association plans 41st annual convention in Coos Bay
Oregon Coast Association will hold its 41st annual convention April 14 to 16 at the Courtel in Coos Bay. President Jean Hallaux says the program includes a 6 p.m. social and dinner on April 14 with keynote speaker Jack Sage of Cole & We. Thursday sessions begin at 10 a.m. with a proposed by law change: enlarge the Executive Committee from nine to twenty one members with officers elected from the Board.
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Oregon Coast Association
Courtel, Coos Bay
Jean Hallaux
Jack Sage
Cole
Presiden Hallaux
Bank rules out merger possibility
Security Bank of Coos County says it is not considering any merger with another bank. President Sam Dement stated the board will continue serving customers with efficiency and courtesy and highlighted a new Coquille branch expanding accessibility, despite earlier merger talks from Western Bank.
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Security Bank of
Cons County
Sam Dement
Coos County
Dement
the Herald
Demem
Coquille
Western Bank
Coos
Curry Counties
Security Bank
Linn resigns from City Council term to end 1972
City Council accepts the resignation of Councilman George Linn with regret. Linn, reelected in November 1968, will serve until his unexpired term ends in 1972. A replacement will be chosen by the council. Other actions include adopting water system and sewage disposal fund ordinances. A request for city insurance business by C Dean Mason and Bob Hogan was considered, no action taken. Jesse Laird's fencing request for alley near his home for a Gog runway was denied.
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George Linn
Linn
Hi Sresemt
C. Dean Mason
Bob Hogan
Jesse Laird
Weather Almanac Fragments Show March to April Readings
Reading anomalies list daily highs and lows for March 3 to April 4 with values 61 62 65 and precipitation 0.08 inches. The notes include scattered misspellings but indicate temps around mid 60s and a light rainfall in early April.
Brummel joins Security Bank of Coos County staff
Chuck Brummel former Eugene resident becomes assistant cashier and loan officer at Security Bank of Coos County. He replaces Ross Pickiey who will head the Coquille branch. Brummel, a decade with Nationwide Finance Co., has worked in Los Angeles Reno Albuquerque Beach and Eugene. He is a University of Oregon alumnus, married to Sandra Jean with four children including a newborn.
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Chuck Brummel
Eugene
Security Bank of
Coos County
Axi
Brummel
Ross Pickiey
Coquille
Nationwide Finance Co
Los Angeles
Reno
Nev
Albuquerque
N.am
Beach
Calif
Ther Wa
Herbicide Spraying Planned in Siskiyou National Forest
Siskiyou National Forest supervisor W P Ronayne announced a spring herbicide project to treat 6713 acres across the 1 25 million acre forest. Helicopters will spray 158 tracts totaling 82 acres using 2 4D and Atrazine in selected areas under state licensed operators and forest service supervision. Weather will set the start date.
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Siskiyou National Forest
W. P. Ronayne
Josephine
del Norte
Curry
Coos
Oregon
Evergreen Helicopters, Inc
Reforestation Services, Inc
Froest Service
Local employment shows slight improvement in March
The Coos Bay Oregon State Employment Service reports a modest March rise in jobs led by lumber and wood products and wholesale trade. Veneer mills in Curry County reopen partially, seafood processors hold steady, and overall outlook remains cautious with a expected uptick in April and beyond.
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Coos Bay
Oregon State Employment Service
Edward J. Konka
Konka
Curry County
Mortgage totals and lenders in Coos County March report
A Pioneer National Tithe Insurance Co. report shows Security Park of Coos County recording eight real estate mortgages valued at 101 025.40, ranking fourth. Total March mortgages reached 96 worth 2 481 092.81, up from 61 worth 1 032 624.62 last March, with Western Bank leading at 23 mortgages valued 812 115. Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs followed with 16 at 255 266.50, then Coast Savings and Loan Association with seven at 146 000. Other lenders included First National Bank of Oregon seven at 79 850, U S National Bank of Oregon five at 79 640.68, Equitable Savings and Loan four at 61 400, Farmers Home Administration two at 34 600, Weyerhaeuser Employees Federal Credit Union five at 29 776.25, Budget Industrial Loan Plan three at 8 400, and Oregon Bank one at 8 400. The report also lists 15 miscellaneous mortgages valued at 85 560.98.
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Security Park of
Coos County
Pioneer National Tithe Insurance Co
Western Bank
Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs
Coast Savings and Loan Association
First National Bank of Oregon
U.S. National Bank of Oregon
Equitable Savings and Loan Association
Farmers Home Ad
Weyerhaeuser Employees Federal Credit Union
Budget Industrial Loan Plan
Oregon Bank
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Cancer Crusade
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Milton Schroeder
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Leroy Robinson
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Coast Association
Oserghi
Guy Heed
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