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Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1950

Page

8

Saddle Club Parade and Mutt Show Prizes At Myrtle Point

Myrtle Point Saddle Club hosts a parade on Sixth Street near Hiland Theatre with judging at 9 30 am and parade at 10 00 am. Prizes include 3 added by Mountain States Power for top mutt show under 16 years, best horsemanship prize of 15, leading hardware store stall prize of 16 50, and local business funds of at least 100 for fleet from Grange or other rider teams.

Mountain States Power Company Sixth Street Maple and Willow Hiland Theatre Huling & Lundy Hardware Store Myrtle Point

Myrtle Point Saddle Club Hosts Community Cowboy Breakfast

The Myrtle Point Saddle Club invites rural communities to a public breakfast at the city park across from the Superior Cheese factory. Chuck wagon cooks prepare an all you can eat ham breakfast with pancakes eggs potatoes and trimmings for $1.00 starting at 6 am on August 2. Tables and chairs provided.

Myrtle Point Saddle Club Superior Cheese Factory

Postoffice Building Gets New Paint and Renovations

A Myers crew is repainting the post office exterior this week while renovating the store room west of the post office where Myers & Myers mercantile plans to move after September. The new Myers store will feature a modern marquee.

Bobcats Announce 1960 Schedule and Staff

New Bobcats squad looks to rebound under Dale Bunnell as head coach with Len Rinearson assisting. Athletic director Curt Beckham and the team plan six home games and three away with all night games except Armistice Day against Coquille at 2 PM. Games listed include Coquille Toledo Marshfield Roseburg Ashland Reedsport North Bend So Ore Fresh.

Curt Beckham Dale Bunnell Len Rinearson Bobcat Bunnell Bobcats Beckham Coquille Toledo Marshfield Roseburg Ashland Reedsport North Bend

Red Cross Swim Classes Yield Certificates in Myrtle Point

Red Cross swim instructors and aides in Coquille oversee certificates for intermediate and swimmers classes. Yvene Frieberg, Maxine McEwan, Lee Porter Kerth, Lynn Schroeder, and Bob Weed earn intermediate and swimmers certificates after mastering strokes, underwater swims, and endurance tests.

Suimmin Yvene Frieberg Maxine McEwan Lee Porter Kerth Lynn Schroeder Bob Weed Ais IsSson Pepper Baker Bruce Whitaker Alice Hammer Marv Jo Schroeder Laura the Garrett Red Cross Red Cross Joe Berg Jean van Patten Diane J Buell Donna Mast Joanne Mintonve Peggs Tuttle Wanda Brewer Coquille Ernest Strong Coquille Red Cross Myrtl Point Clarence Fiser Lions Club John Vincet Myrtle Point

Red Cross Helps Dependents Seek Increased Class B Lootment

The Red Cross Home Service Committee outlines procedures for dependents of service members to apply for new or increased Class B6 allotments when a dependent’s needs exceed current support. Guidance covers emergency communications, eligibility by Far East duty, and where to contact Red Cross representatives or the Coos Bay chapter for forms and instructions.

Army Finance Center St Louis Mo Department of the Any American Red Cross Red Cross Armed Forces Coos Bay

Segregation and shared spaces noted in personal letter

A reader contrasts strong segregation in daily life with New York City where Black and white people mingle. The writer recalls subway crowding, family ties across races, and references to novels about race while emphasizing common humanity and “foreign blood” in Americans.

Theazores New York City Sinclair Lewis Laura Z. Hobson America Holland Switzerland

Blunders of the Administration Continued

The piece discusses President Truman's push for economic control and a proposed Spence bill. It notes repeated congressional refusals, a 1948 special session, and later wartime pressures influencing greater control measures. It reflects opposition among opponents of economic controls in a free nation.

Congress Korea Crentiol

Voters Discontent Over War Policy prompts OPA Return

The record notes public dissatisfaction with wartime policy and a call to restore the Office of Price Administration as citizens blame the current administration for the war situation. The passage reflects a demand for stricter economic controls and critique of leadership.

4H Camp Highlights and Open House Night

The piece describes camp staff including Mary Agnes Ain ley and Walter Schroeder as directors with Corrinne McTaggart and Dorothy Newton as assistants. Camp nurse Adella Wood and cooks H A Hatfield supported activities. Classes featured Buggy Days and Pride of Oregon with songs and a potluck dinner leading to a camp fire. Tribes performed stunts around the fire and two trophies were donated.

Rob Bevery Adella Wood Pride O

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Residents of Lee host diverse guests from many towns

A Lee household welcomed guests from Woodburn Oregon Bremerton Washington Corvallis and other locales including Salem Eu nie Bringfield Roseburg Empire Myrtle Point Coos Bay Coquille Sitkum and Scottsburg among numerous families and couples listed by name and town name entries. The gathering drew attendees from multiple Oregon communities.

Jt Goetz Woodburn Ore Robert Goetz, Jr Bremerton Wash Ray Lewis Corvallis J. W Garrett Salem Eliis Rackleff Eunie Vern Hazen Bringfield Carlton Brown James Wilson Bil Sumellin

Reader Disagrees With Lans Leneve

A reader voices disagreement with Lans Leneve noting that Negroes were brought here by ancestors and deserve decency. The writer asserts many Negroes are smart and recalls a US trip stopping in St Louis where a brother lives.

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