23 Apr 1959
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1959
Page
1
A column condemns Eleanor Roosevelt for criticizing U S leadership abroad. The writer labels her remarks an unbecoming challenge to American prestige and warns of harm to the nation's standing, recounting her UN role and public influence while defending past conduct.
The Housewives For 42 organized support across Coos County to back an east west highway proposal. They rallied the Coos County Court and East Bay Port Commission with Judge James Harrison speaking at multiple events. Chambers of Commerce from Coquille Bandon and Myrtle Point previously resisted, but unified backing emerged boosting the project.
History of Housewives For 42 chronicles two years of activism that transformed Oregon highway 42 conditions. Reporter notes the sudden growth from a Myrtle Point bridge club to a statewide push led by Mrs Harold Stemmler. The piece previews detailed chronicle from October 1957.
The Myrtle Point Women’s Club hosts Pioneer Day at the Presbyterian church on Wednesday April 29 with Mrs Frank Weibke as general chair. The event features old time music and singing, a church program, and dining room refreshments. call Mrs Weibke at 1134 the day before for details.
Both House and Senate vote the amendment to 425, sending the bill to Gov Hatfield. The long effort by Housewives For 42 turns into a pivotal moment for Oregon highway funding with bond issues of 24 million for the Astoria bridge and 84 million for Highway 42, marking a dramatic legislative climax.
Emil Petersen aged 53, a dairyman near Norway, died Tuesday morning by shotgun suicide after a period of nervous trouble. Neighbors alerted Petersen’s aunt, and his body was found in the dairy barn. He had lived in the area about three years and belonged to the Medetes church. Funeral arrangements are pending at Schroeder mortuary.
On Friday April 17 the Southwestern Oregon Junior High Music Festival drew about 600 students from eight schools Gold Beach Coquille Coos Bay North Bend Reedsport Empire McKinley and Myrtle Crest under the direction of Mr Donald Sites of Oregon State College Sites visited three days guiding each group and shaping the performance The massed chorus sang America Tell Me Why I Like It Here and Down the Oregon Trail The girls sang Hi Me Sing Gaily the boys Down in the Valley and all schools performed two songs plus mixed group selections Sandwiches and orange drinks followed the program Continued on Back Page.
The Myrtle Grange and the BPW Club urge local residents to join a cancer drive. They emphasize the dire need to control the most dreaded disease and encourage active participation in fundraising efforts.
Laurence J. Ed Wiwatowski of Powers appears on the winter term honor roll with a grade point average of 3.50 or higher based on term hours. The list notes strong academic performance among students at the school.
A historic Myrtle tree was moved to International Gardens, with about 3 cubic tons of soil relocated to support its growth and longevity, marking a notable horticultural relocation by city officials.
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