Mrs Stauff to Be Pioneer Speaker at North Bend
Mrs. Charles Stauff will discuss her Washington D C trip at the Coos Curry Pioneer and Historical Association meeting in the Coos-Curry Museum North Bend Saturday August 12 with a business session a review and refreshments. The association also salutes recent Pioneer Picnic success at Myrtle Point with about 180 attendees and crowns Queen Dora. Officers for the new year include Leonard Johnson president Martha Mulkey Purdy vice president Mrs L C Garner secretary and Mrs Clara Stauff treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos-Curry
North Bend
Charles Stauff
Washington, D.C
Clara
Coos- Curry Pioneer and Historical Association
Coquille
Coos Bay
Coos- Curry
Board of
Larsen Inlet
Myrtle Point
J. Gearhart
Dora
L. A. LaFlamme
Elizabeth Stewart
Kathryn Warner
Broadbent
Ruby Blanksma
David White
James Maple
Henry A. Schroeder
Wanda Volck
Oscar Gulovasin
Home Ec Leader Joins Staff of County Agent
Miss Frances Watts, an experienced home economics leader, joins the Coos county agent’s staff as replacement for Jean Shipman who has been promoted to a state-wide post. Watts, raised and educated in the Middle West, has been working in Oregon for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Oregon
Frances Watts
Coos County
Jean Shipman
Miss Watts Joins Coos County Extension Staff
Miss Watts moves from Western Lane County to Coos County to work with adult home economics and extension programs after handling 4-H in Lane. The staff includes Geo Jenkins and Grant Scott in agricultural work, Naomi Baker and Paul Raven in 4-H and related fields, with cooperation across units. The Extension Service links to USDA via Oregon State University to relay current research to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Watts
Coos County
Lane County
University of Minnesota
Geo. Jenkins
Jenkins
Grant Scott
Naomi Baker
Paul Raven
Local Scouts Return From Camp Melakwa Week
A group of local Boy Scouts completed a week long outing at Camp Melakwa on McKenzie Pass. Participants included Dennis Sullivan Delbert Starr Jim Krog Victor Murray Denny Ellis Ron Wells David Cook Bill Pord Jim MacKerrow Ed Wells and Joe McCloskey with Loyd Wells as adult counselor.
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Camp
Melakwa
McKenzie Pass
Dennis Sullivan
Delbert Starr
Jim Krog
Victor Murray
Denny Ellis
Ron Wells
David Cook
Bill Pord
Jim MacKerrow
Ed Wells
Joe McCloskey
Loyd Wells
Melvin Floyd
Gordon MacKerrow
Wells
FFA Chapter Acquires Hereford Heifer for Beef-Chain
The Myrtle Point Future Farmers of America chapter starts a Beef-Chain with a yearling Hereford donated by the Sears Foundation. The dam is owned by the chapter, then passed to a member who sustains it through calving and weaning, after which the calf stays with that member. The original heifer rests at Robison ranch near Arago with Wayne Robison, 16, who will raise her first calf and carry on the chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
Future Farmers of America
Sears Foundation
Robison
Arago
Wayne Robison
Portland area listed as labor surplus for July
The Portland metropolitan area is declared a labor surplus market for July by the U.S. Department of Labor, in a status continued from January. Other areas named include Roseburg Klamath Falls North Bend Toledo St Helens Gold Beach and Grants Pass due to ongoing unemployment. In mid June 22 000 people were unemployed in the Portland Vancouver region, 6.1 percent of the labor force.
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Salem
Portland
U.S. Department of Labor
Roseburg
Klamath Falls
North Bend
Toledo
St. Helens
Gold Beach
Grants Pass
Portland-Vancouver
Golden Anniversary Loaf Featured At Coos County Fair
Modern homemakers in Coos county celebrate the Golden Anniversary of the Coos County Fair with an Anadama Bread contest entry. J. L. Smith sparked the eight year bread contest to boost family baking, with Junior and Senior divisions. Prizes are donated by Centennial Mill, Fair Hardware, Fisher Flouring Mills, Lorenz Yeast, Safeway, Security Bank, and Myrtle Flint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
J. L. Smith
Centennial Mill, Inc
Faar’ Hardware
Fisher Flouring Mills Lorenz Yeast
Safeway Stores, Inc
Security Bank
Myrtle Flint
Fire Weather Warning Sparks Safer Smoking Caution
Message warns that cigarettes left alight can ignite forest fires. Officials urge careful smoking during dry conditions to prevent destructive blazes and protect communities and forests.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Stauff
Pioneers
Home Ec
Lynn
Pauline Honnold
FFA
T-Bone — Porterhouse
Penguin
Francis M. Watts
Home Economics
Henry A.schroeder & Sons
Myrtle Peint
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