Oregon plans for state offices and police expansion
The capital outlined bids for a $2,902,000 state office building at Salem to house highway, police, utilities and other agencies. A $300,000 later upgrade was approved for the old penitentiary site amid moves to bolster police recruiting by 76 officers. Wheat commission appointees were named by Governor Snell and funding set at a per-bu tax. Oregon politicians vetoed various measures including old age assistance reforms and dam contracts. Fern fires spread near Nehalem Grand Ronde and Nashville as state forester warns of spring fire risks.
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Estige Farm
Salem
State Highway Department
State Police
Public Utities Department
Cramller State
Falsem
Bate
H G. Maleon
Maison Aanki
Wheat Commission
Hari Jeell
Oregon Wheat Commission
Jens Turjeson
Pendleton
M. T
Usmc School of Agriculture
Oregon
Snell
House
Senate
Legisla
Labor, Grange and
Farmer Union Groupe
Camp White
Feen
Nehalem
Grand Ronda
Nashville
Nels Rogers
Firemen Respond To Unusual Chair Connected Blaze
Firefighters battled a small fire described as being left on a chair while still connected. Aside from the chair, no damage was reported.
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Wea
Lions Club Honors Basketball Boys At Banquet
The Lions Club banquet recognized Union area basketball players. Speakers included Floyd Summers and Dallas Norton, with Pearl Breuer and Red Bright among the officials. Coach Neugart and the junior high coach introduced players and presented letters to teams.
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Union Etigh
Floyd Summers
Junior
Dallas Norton
Union High
Peal Breuer
Union High School
Red Bright
Deve Sanderson
North Bend
Bright
Ray Neugart
Bobcat
Neugart
Oregon 4-H convention elects state officers and honors contest winners
Bryce Amos coordinates the ag group while Ferrier Kissell and DeLane Fry lead. DeLane Fry of Molalla becomes president, Rodney Ontario as vice president, Tom McCrown of Roseburg secretary, Art Foss of Redmond treasurer, Lester Lemmom of Hillsboro reporter. About 400 boys attended a banquet and awards. Hillsboro wins the parliamentary contest with Ontario and Albany close behind. Albany wins talent night with Vale and Perrydale placing.
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Amos
Ferrier
Kissell
DeLane Fry
Molalla
Rodney
Tario
Tom McCrown
Roseburg
Art Foss
Redmond
Lester Lemmon
Hillsboro
Ontario
Albany
Vale
Perrydale
X-Ray Unit to Visit Myrtle Point May 21 22
A mobile X-Ray unit will visit Myrtle Point on May 21 from 1 to 9 p m and May 22 from 9 a m to 1 p m. Mrs Lehmanowsky and Mrs Ralph Point spoke at the county health meeting announcing the survey run by the Oregon Tuberculosis Association. Dr R A Matsen noted portable and mobile units would be used for the survey with a peak rate of sixty X-rays per hour. The unit is also slated for Powers on May 21.
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Myrtle Point
Dire
Claire Lehmanewsky
Coss Levits Eee Cous
Coede County
Oregon Tuberculoula Association
Lehmanowsky
Ralph Point
R.A Matsen
Portland
Division of Tuberculosis Control
State Board of Health
Court Lists County Land Timber For Sale
Coos County Court advertises 4,262.64 acres of timber land in 22 units ranging 40 to 813 acres. Sealed bids open at 2:00 pm May 5 in the County Court room. units spread across a wide area with second and third growth timber, aimed at small operators.
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Coos County
Timbr
Myrtle Point Bucks Host Cove Bay Elks in Sunday Practice
Local baseball fans will see the 1947 Myrtle Point Bucks play a Sunday practice game against the Cove Bay Elks. New uniforms, bought with local business support, feature team names on the backs. The Bucks and Elks, two Southern Oregon league entrants, meet at two o clock.
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Myrtle Point Bucks
Cove Bay Elks
Powers
Nocdepat
Myrtle Point Prep Parade Aids Musical Festival Kickoff
About 800 Myrtle Point students will march Friday afternoon April 18 at 2 30 leading to a big concert at Usaion High School to raise funds for sending students to the Southwestern Oregon Music Festival in Ashland April 23 and 24 The parade includes the high school and recorder bands and the Volunteer Fire Department with Mayor Elton Schroeder to speak A Friday night concert features over 300 students with multiple bands choirs and quartettes performing works by Sousa Beethoven Wagner and more from Mary Ann Downey Louiss Xpperson Madeline Pendleton and others
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Myrtle Point
Arnold Melby
Pero Agi
Myrtle Pointee
Elton E. Schroeder
Usaion High School
Ashland
Migh Scheel
Washington Post
Souse Khapeody
Gershwin Juaier
Scheel
Btars
Juanita Norton
Mary Ann Downey
All My Own March
Marine's Hymn the Recorder
Louiss Xpperson
Madeline Pendleton
Keys
Bobby Weed
Jack Miller
Art ‘Witbeck
Lynn Schreder
Buchtel
Frantz Lehar Watts
Buchtel High Scheel
Wellesley Hymn of Love
Dvorak
Margie Cobb
Lila Mme Laird
Myrna Winningha A
Corlyss Lucas
Volunteer Firemen Will Meet In North Bend
The Coosa County Firemen's association will be guests of North Bend Firemen at their monthly meeting on April 29 A speaker from the state fire marshal's office is scheduled to address the meeting. Attending firemen include Myrtle Point Coquille Bandon Reedsport Enterprise Coos Bay Powers and North Bend.
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Coosa
Elton Schroeder Attends Bendix School in Eugene
Elton Schroeder spent Tuesday in Eugene attending a Bendix sponsored special school tied to electrical appliances. Jonny Dayton visiting in Portland also attended the scheel on his return trip to this city.
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Elton Schroeder
Eugene
Bendix Corporation
Jonny Dayton
Portland
Scheel
Chamber Plans Aid For Bobcat Club In Portland Rose Festival
The Chamber votes to fund a second Bobcat Club bus at $160.00 after a school concert on Friday night April 18. It also mulls a city wide planning committee to back major community projects and invites church leaders and businesses to a Monday April 21 conference for guidance on youth and community programs.
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Bobcat Club
Portland
Oregon Losie
Ashland
Mountain States Power Company
Chamber of Commerce
4 H Clubs Invited To Join National Health Contest
Coos county 4 H clubs may enter a national health program with a county certificate for participants and 820 cash awards for the top 10 clubs in the state. The statewide winner earns a free trip to the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago. Kellogg Co. Battle Creek funds the awards and local extension agents will select county winners.
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Coos County
Helen Abrego
Chicago
Pal Kellogg Co
Battle Creek
Junior Women Plan Baby Care Instruction Class
The Myrtle Point Junior Women's Club will cooperate with the Red Cross to offer a baby care course if at least ten young mothers enroll. Tentative nursing class dates are April 5 1 8 28 8 20, with instruction on pregnancy baby care family health early childhood diseases and under Miss Edna Venburg.
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Myrtle Point
Red Cross
R. C. Belleni
Mies Edna Venbuerg
Saat Sokee
Meere
Myrtle
Fire In Plant Causes Power Cut Rumors In Cass County
A Sunday fire at a local plant caused a power outage in Cass county. Utilities reported reduced electric supply and ongoing repairs, with officials assessing damage and expected temporary limits on service.
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Cass County
Requier
Ase
Seasa
Fines Levied by City Court Over Two Weeks
Sixteen offenders appeared before City Recorder Nick Perkins in the past two weeks, compiling 876.60 in fines. Cases ranged from general infractions to drunk and disorderly, fighting and disorderly conduct, with one traffic offender fined 2.00.
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Nick Perkins
Theft of Purse Reported to Police
A purse was reported stolen including a wallet, keys, a fountain pen, valuable papers, a man’s agate ring, a driver’s license, and other items. Mrs. William Gage had just returned Thursday from a month at Mt. Vernon, Washington.
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Bleck
William Gage
Mt. Vernon, Wash
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