Ellsworth Weighs Truman’s Presidency After Roosevelt Death
The article assesses Franklin D Roosevelt’s legacy and projects Harry S Truman as his successor. It notes Washington’s mourning period and outlines Truman’s perceived strengths as a modest, conscientious senator who supported administration policy. It predicts cabinet reshuffles and a cautious transition in the White House.
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Mearns
Roosevelt
Washington
Re. Com
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Truman Committee
Truman
Senate
Roosevet
Congress
White House
Harry Hopkins
Judge Roseman
San Francisco
Fannee
Frances Perkins
Francis Hiddle
Frank Walker
Mailbag note from Oregon subscriber renews paper
In Our Mailbag Ontario Ore Dear Mr Jones enclosed find money order for my subscription. Illness moving back to the farm kept me slow. I appreciate you continuing to send it. Now that we are away from Coos county it helps me keep my boys in touch with news of Beaty and former friends. I send the paper weekly to Lleut Giles Lay in Italy and Sgt George Marvin Smith.
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Mr Jones
Coos County
Airview
Beaty
Lleut
Giles Lay
Italy
George Marvin Smith
Giles
Muff
Frances R. Jones
Polly
Powers
Bincerell
Olin Lay
Authority Granted to Subordinates for Autonomous Action
The directive states that they will receive ample authority and are expected to carry on without further coaching from the top. This emphasizes delegated power and independence in decision making.
Birds swarm aboard steamer Alliance near Crescent City
On April 28, 1905 hundreds of birds filled the Alliance as she neared Crescent City bound for Portland. Passengers were struck by whirling wings during the unexpected pestilence, while Captain Hardweck and Oregon Historical Society curator George H. Hines described them as “Mother Carey’s Chickens.”
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Alliance
Crescent City
Portland
Mother Carey
Captain Hardweck
George H Hines
Oregon Historical Society
Boston
Plains
Martin Payne
Oregon Territory
Great Saintes
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Alleghany
Stony Ranges
Rocky Mountain
St Lawrence
Mississippi
Columbia
Pittsburg Po
Pittsburg
Rare white skunk fur and odd incidents dot Myrtle Point notes
A trimmed 1897- dated item recounts a white skunk shot by hunters, rare fur value, and a sale prospect. It also notes a July Fourth two day celebration planned by the Myrtle Point chamber, a black bear killed by Lloyd Jarvis’s dogs, and a freak egg from Mrs. MacDonald used for cake making.
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George Kribbe
Doc
South Fork
Atty Burtenshaw
Wm. Page
Easter
Myrtle Point
Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd Jarvis
Dr. Boyd
Coquille
Mr. Bruin
Jarvis
Boyd
Turner MacDonald
Ten Years Ago in Myrtle Point Migration Anniversary
Ten years ago on April 25 1936 Myrtle Point marks the 60th anniversary of the Radabaugh migration. John and Nancy Radabaugh and sons Henry Andrew and J H arrived in 1875 after a long journey from Minnesota. The party faced difficult access by way of Sacramento San Francisco Ceas Bay and Sethmus head of Beaver Slough then by railroad to Cealedo. Local hosts greeted them at the county seat where two hotels a saloon a flour mill and two groceries stood.
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John
Nancy Radabaugh
Henry
Andrew
J. H
Z. T. Johnson
Myrtle Point
Minnesota
Sacramento
Calif
San Francisco
Ceas Bay
King’s Landing
Cealedo
Beaver Slough
Living near the rails shapes a boy’s romance with trains
A San Jose News reader defends living beside the railroad, recalling the romance of whistle notes and nightly traffic. The piece notes troop trains during wartime, rail workers’ round-the-clock effort, and the need for railroads during and after the war, ending with gratitude to the San Jose News.
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Capitol City
Harris Ellsworth
Mr Truman
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Modesto
Yours Truly, Eugene DD Hermann
Doc Masson
E. C. Barker
Ceweler
Ryue
San Jose News
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