I DID NOT STOP A Reflection On A Fatal Oregon Road Incident
A narrative from Oregon traffic safety staff underscores a fatal crash where a driver failed to stop at a stop sign, killing a youth and hospitalizing another. The piece urges improvements in road design, vehicle safety, and driver education while contrasting penalties for bad drivers with the challenge of the so‑called good drivers who fail to stop.
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Oregon
Oregon Traffic Safety Commission
Avio
YOC Placements Lead June High in Portland Center
The Youth Opportunity Center in Portland reported the highest June placements since opening, with 1 575 non agricultural placements from April 1 to July 18. Disadvantaged youths accounted for 015 placements and 663 were other youths, amid a push for more summer jobs statewide.
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Department of Employment
Portland
Eldon Cone
Oregon State Employment Service
Youth Opportunity Center
National Alliance of Businessmen
City of
Sitkum social roundup from the Stinson and Laird homes
Sitkum residents share family visits and gatherings across local households. Mrs. Ivan Laird hosted a birthday dinner with the Mur Laird family and relatives from Puyallup and Oakland. Visitors include Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Butt, Dr. Edward Butt, and friends from New Zealand and Los Angeles.
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Ivan Laird
Mur Laird
David
Bryan
Cheryl
Puyallup
Wash
Barry
Mike Clarno
Ethel Abernethy
Servicemen Depart for Duty Stations in Vietnam and Navy Training
Multiple notices detail PFC Ronald L. Clark leaving July 26 for five days of predeployment in Okinawa before heading to Quang Tri South Vietnam near the DMZ. Also listed are Seaman Recruit James Steven Whiting leaving for recruit training in San Diego after July 23 enlistment, and Seaman Recruit James Leven Whiting undergoing ten weeks of training with a 14 day leave to follow. Edwin Donovan, U S Marine, arrived in Portland on July 26 for a 30 day leave from Camp Pendleton with his wife visiting relatives in Broadbent, before returning for further training. The piece notes high school graduation years and family addresses. A Nazarene church plans an August Kids Crusade for ages 6 to 13 with Bible stories and activities.
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Pfc
Ronnald L. Clark
Okinawa
Quang Tri
Providence
Dmz
South Vietnam
Pie. Clark
James A. Clark
Myrtle Point High School
James Leven Whiting
Ava Imogene Whiting
Box 76
Myrtle Point
Oregon
U. S. Navy
Naval Training Center
San Diego
California
Whiting
Coquille High School
Edwin Donovan
U.S
Portland
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Lyn de Wald
Edwin
R. F. Donovan
Broadbent
Donovan
Avan Swaybey
Box
Coos Bay
Locals share visits and travels of Gurney Briggs Leep families
Gurney and family hosted Dr Gurney's brother Tom Gurney of Baker over the weekend. Mrs Wilmer Briggs visits Brookings with son Richard Briggs and plans to return in August. Mrs Steve Hood and children returned from Seminole Texas July 23 where her father recently had surgery. W L Briggs and family of Reno Nevada stayed with Rev and Mrs Wilmer Briggs Sunday to Wednesday. Briggs works as oil manager in Reno. Kenneth E Dickey USN son of Leston and Marcel Dickey served on USS Hancock in Operation Beaver Burden off Southern California gaining anti-submarine and gunnery experience. Delbert Leep family visited their Redmond Oregon ranch last Saturday while Mrs Leep and E S Leep attended Nasarene Church Camp in Clackamas. Donna Leep, Timmy, Paul and Kerry also at the ranch with grandparents Paul and Kerry Leep helping daily.
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Steve Hood
Seminole
Texas
W. L. Briggs
Reno
Nevada
Wilmer Briggs
Briggs
Myrtle Point High School
Standard Oil
de Mang
Sone
Cau Lai
Kenneth E. Dickey
USN
Leston G. Dickey
Maple
Myrtle Point
Ore
Marcel C. Linder
Grand
Woodland
Calif
Hancock
California
Navy
Pacific
Delbert Leep
Redmond
Oregon
Leep
E. S. Leep
Clackamas
Timmy
Paul
Kerry Leep
Fire Destroys Young Timber Near Broadbeat Road
The Cool Forest Patrol fought a brush fire Monday morning along the county road to Broadbeat. The blaze burned about one acre through range land and into young trees before being controlled in about two hours, with seven hours spent mopping up.
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Cool Forest Patrol
Broadbeat
DDC Courses Expand Across Oregon Sees 4000 Safety Factors
The National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course has introduced and operated over 4000 safety factors on Oregon streets this year, with about 4400 drivers graduated. Courses run in Portland McMinnville Eugene Corvallis Albany Grants Pass Klamath Falls Bandon Forest Grove Medford, with Marion and Polk counties added in fall. Contact Oregon Traffic Safety Commission in Salem for course details.
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Oregon
Oregon Traffic Safety Commission
Portland
McMinnville
Eugene
Corvallis
Albany
Grants Pass
Klamath Falls
Bandon
Forest Grove
Medford
Marion
Polk County
Lanna Avenue
N.E
Salem
Arkansas Picnic Marks Seventh Annual Gathering
Oregon city with twelve counties sponsors the DDC planning a Sunday picnic on August 11 at Lavera Park twelve miles north of Coquille. Families bring basket lunches and table service for 1 4m serving, with coffee and punch provided. Musicians invited. camping and swimming at the park with contact numbers for details.
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Arkansas
Lavera Park
Coquille
Andy Seidel
Melan Finley
Obituary Notices Jay J Francisco of Myrtle Point Dies
Jay J Francisco of 1612 E Willow Myrtle Pots Ore died July 29 1908 in Eugene Oregon aged 67 turning 68 Aug 6. He born Aug 5 1900 and was a potato chip manufacturer. Survived by wife Gladys of Myrtle Point two daughters Ramona Evans Myrtle Point and Dean M Wood Louiston Kino a son Services Aug 1 1948 at Myrtle Point Chapel Rev Wilmer Briggs of Peter Methodist Church officiating Vault interment Norway Cemetery.
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Jay J. Francisco
Eugene
Oregon
Myrtle Point
Gladys
Dean M. Wood
Louiston
Kino
Arthur
Ramona) Evans
Childs
Wilmer Briggs
the Peter Methodist Church
Norway Cemetery
McKinley Grange Reunion Held at Local Hall
McKinley Grange 608 held a reunion of post and present members July 13 at the McKinley hall. Master Pricilla Mast welcomed attendees about fifty people attended after a 6:30 p.m. pot luck. George Jenkins spoke on Granges future, a letter from National Master Hershal Newsom was read, and State Master Alien praised Grange progress over a century.
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McKinley Grange
McKinley
Pricilla Mast
George Jenkins
Pomona
Hershal Newsom
Hilda Brown
Alien
Granges
Allen Wheeler
Grange
Death Notice for Delbert McBee in Oregon
Delbert McBee died at Mast Hospital July 28 1968 at age 62 born March 17 1806 Seamen's Prairie Bridge Ore lived at Sandy Creek farmer. Survived by daughter Marguerite Robbins Remote Oregon. Services today Thursday August 1 Walter Graham Broad Bent Community Church officiating. Interment Enchanted Prairie Cemetery Bridge.
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Delbert McBee
Mast Hospital
Seamen's Prairie
Bridge
Ore
4-H Club Activities and Local Visits Highlight Coquille News
The Arago Myrtlewood Dairy 4-H Club held meetings on July 17 at Dale Rood’s home and planned fair displays and a car wash in Coquille. The Mix and Scramble 4-H Cooking Club met July 17 at Mrs. Fred Vetter’s with Lisa Vetter as junior leader. Several local families and visitors gathered through the week, including the Lindabeck Cribbs and Carl families from Coquille and Nevada, and Becky Carl who will work at Camp Fircroft Langlois this summer. Sharon Hilton from Fort Bragg visited the Orchards. Sitcom, engaged to David Orchard, will join the Coquille School District this fall. Becky Leiper and others were noted among attendees.
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Fred Vetter
Lisa Vetter
Arago Myrtlewood Dairy
Dale Rood
Coquille
Bruce Tucker
Lymm
Denise Barklow
Gary Orchard
Becky
Angela Leiper
Thelma Kreminech
Linda
Ricky
Cathy
Sharon
Seattle
Wash
Glen Orchard
Sharon Hilton
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
David Orchard
Vietnam
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Myrtle Point Herald
Ee Ae
Mts
Shirley Francis
Marie Nichols
Wational Newspa
Society
Ed Association
Sitkum News
Dave Rice
John Stinson
Stinson
Lael Davis
Herbert Butt
San Francisco
Jack Wyness
New Zealand
Rev. Butt
Edward Butt
Los Angeles
Lester Durrell
Gold Beach
Howard Newman
Walter Reisen
Laurita
Rhodes Paxton
Rainbow
Ruth Rinehart
Wilma Davis
Oakland
Anther
Belinda Desantis
Auburn
Sitkum
Marl Laird
Chery
Gene Shragg
Robert Shelton
Edwin Crowley
Eld
Mrs
Howard Hamel
Boise, Kiaho
George Laird of
Kenneth Laird
Bob Grove
Arian Shaw
B. A. Wigle
Clint Davies
Newport
Mrs. Laird
Joe Kirkendall
Nora
Camas Valley
Laird
Boise
Kiaho
Kids Crusade
Church OF the Nazarene
Reed Gurney
Dr. Gurney
Tom Gurney
Baker
Brookings, South Dakota
Richard Briggs
Will
Siento
Myetie
Pei
National Safety Council
Oregon City
Chevron
Iara
Paderd
Company of California
Jay Prancico
Swocc
Southwestern Oregon Community College
Ram 7
Confedo Hall
Dilwood Hall
Jane T. Jones
Eugene Public Schools
J. R. Bowe
Landerd
Caltternie
Arage Hews
Joyce Lillie
John Carl
Maude Lindabeck Cribbs
Keith Cribbs
Cross
Yvonne Carl
Becky All
Becky Carl
Camp Fircroft
Langlois
The
Bible Institute of
Point, Oregon
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