Takes Over Myrtle Point Brethren Pastorate September 1
Rev Howard D Michael will assume pastoral care of the Myrtle Point Church of the Brethren on September 1. He is the son of Mr and Mrs P A Michael, former Myrtle Point residents, and has pastored in several states. Rev Glenn Montz will officiate at the installation at 11 am with a potluck dinner and program at 2 pm where Michael will speak.
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Church of Brethren
Howard D Michael
Myrtle Point
Church of the Brethren
P A Michael
Michael
Elsie Mae Ashenbrenner
Spokane
Wash
McPherson College
Kansas
Bethany Biblical Seminary
Chicago
Michaels
Nebraska
Michigan
Washington
Texas
Mexico
Poland
Glenn Montz
Portland
Tri-District
Leo Miller
Standard Heating Oils Promises Prompt Service
City heating oil company ad offers prompt service with telephone number and suppliers Standard Oil and S and H Green Stamps. Includes slogan We Give S & H Green Lee.
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City Heating Oil Co
Standard Oil
S & H Green Lee
Dunns Leave Oswego After Week at Whitaker Meldrum Homes
Edith and Edward Dunn spent a week at Ralph Whitaker and Frank Meldrum homes and left on Wednesday to return to their Oswego residence.
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Edith
Edward Dunn
Ralph Whitaker
Frank Meldrum
Oswego
Bridge Grange displays win praise in community booths
Greenacres leads in community booths with a standout Bridge Grange exhibit titled The Grange Is the Hub of the Nation. The wheel centerpiece showcased projects in Farm Education Youth Programs Community Service and more as judges faced a difficult, appreciative task naming winners.
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Herald
Bridge Grange
The
Grange
Big Wheel
Calf Scrambles Thrill Crowds With Finishing Halters
Friday calf scramble winners and sponsors listed include Jack Hermann Broadbent sponsor Security Bank Myrtle Point Gary Mast McKinley Rd sponsor Coos Curry Electric Cooperative Danny West Coquille sponsor Weyerhaeuser Timber Sonny Christianson Coquille Southwestern Motors Roger Rood Coos Bay sponsor Coquille Lions Club Saturday winners feature Terry Garner Greenacres sponsor Coquille Valley Elks Don Jenkins Cons Bay sponsor Russell Train Thor James Ward Broadn ent sponsor Bridge Grange Charles Hartwell Riverton sponsor Johnson Lumber Co N Bend Gale Road Coos Bay sponsor Al Pierce Lumber Co Robert Harris Myrtle Point sponsor Bay Motors Coos Bay Duke Davenport Tom Guerin Jerry Brog in charge of calf scrambles Lamb scramble for girls and 75 roosters turned loose Rudy Rochek Rudy's Texaco sponsor of chickens Lamb scramble winners not shown.
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Jack Hermann
Broadbent
Security Bank
Myrtle Point
Gary Mast
McKinley Rt
Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative
Danny West
Coquille
Weyerhaeuser Timber Co
Sonny Christianson
Southwestern Motors
Roger Rood
Coos Bay
Coquille Lions Club
Terry Garner
Greenacres
Coquille Valley Elks
Don Jenkins
Cons Bay
Russell Train
Thor James Ward
Bridge Grange
Charles Hartwell
Riverton
Johnson Lumber Co
N Bend
Gale Road
al Pierce Lumber
Robert Harris
Bay Motors
Duke Davenport
Tom Guerin
Jerry Brog
Eastside Queen Crowned at Fair Rich Pageant
The Eastside Woman Queen of the Fair was crowned by Sam Dement and guests of honor at a Chamber banquet. She and her court featured in the Coos County showcase parade and rodeo events with the Evans Dairy cup presented by Fair Board President Sea EX. The article also lists expenditures and financials for the Port of Coquille River through June 30, 1957, including bonds, taxes, and office costs.
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Sam Dement
Fair Board
Coos County
Chamber of Commerce
Evans’ Dairy
Sea
Coquille
Coquille River
Vo Vo Hagedorn
Verne Lo Lundy
Heeren & Linn Agency
J N Gearhart
William P Harper
Troy E Cook
Coquille River Pee
Herald Press
Woodward & Barklow
Elmer Benham
Brodie Shingle Co
Labor
Vance Hocket
Labor Coquille River
Verne L Lundy
Secretary of State
Heeren & Linn
Yergen & Meyer
Local Sponsors Named for Lambs Event in Coos County
The list of sponsors includes Starr Walter from Sats Point, George Burr, Jeanne Thompson of Broadbent, and Coquille Auto Co. Luxie Lou Wilson of Fairview, Lounsbury Ford Sales, Sherry Ervin of North Bend, Howard Leatherman and Mary Rucas of Coos Bay, Bay Heat, Dian Greer of Myrtle Point, Coos Bay Pulp Corp, Dixie Van Leuven of Bear Creek, Coos Bay Kiwanis, Karen Kissell of Myrtle Point, Murphy Oldsmobile in Coos Bay, Barbara Handsaker of Coquille and Myrtle Point Rotary, Joan Gasman of Bandon, Universal Gas Service in Coquille.
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Lambs
Starr Walter
Sats Point
George Burr
Jeanne Thompson
Broadbent
Coquille Auto Co
Luxie Lou Wilson
Fairview
Lounsbury Ford
Sherry Ervin
North Bend
Howard Leatherman
Mary Rucas
Coos Bay
Bay Heat
Dian Greer
Myrtle Point
Bread Queen Leads Coos County Fair Baking Display
Dement J L Smith and Miss Jean Shipman oversaw the bread baking and queen contest at the Coos County 46th annual fair. Thirty more loaves were shown this year. the queen has baked bread for 45 years and started in 4 H. Betty Major won a blue ribbon for culinary art.
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Dement
J. L. Smith
Jean Shipman
Coos County
Em ! L. Smith
Methodists Buy Noyes Home for Parsonage Expansion
The First Methodist church trustees bought the C A Noyes home at 829 A St to serve as a parsonage for Rev Earl Horsell and his family, expected to move in within a month. The two lot site features a large living room four bedrooms a study dining kitchen and bath. The old parsonage next to the church will be used for Sunday school rooms while construction of a new Educational annex is delayed to 1959. The Noyes family bought a 45 ft trailer and placed it on Mrs M D Evans lot at Border and Willow streets.
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First Methodist Church
C A Noyes
Earl Horsell
Noyes
M D Evans
Border
Willow Streets
School Lunch Personnel Meet at North Bend August 29
School Lunch personnel from Coos Curry and Western Douglas counties will convene at North Bend High School on Thursday August 29 for a one day workshop. Registration begins at 9:00 am with coffee hour, followed by state office updates on commodities and talks on the value of school lunch in education and its community impact. An afternoon demonstration using dry eggs will conclude the meeting at 3:00 pm.
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Coos
Curry
Douglas County
North Bend High School
State Office
John E. Seger
Curry County
Southern Pacific Employees Picnic at Sunset Beach
Employees of the Southern Pacific in Coos County held a Sunday picnic at Sunset Beach with nearly 200 attendees. Myrtle Point participants included Mr and Mrs C D Mason and family, Mr and Mrs S P Cupinski, Mrs. Cora Steels, Delbert Steele, R K Nolin, and Wm B Mason.
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Sunset Beach
Southern Pacific
Coos County
Myrtle Point
C D Mason
S P Cupinski
Cora Steels
Delbert Steele
R K Nolin
Wm B Mason
Mrs Sarah Hermann 75 Dies After Rodeo Attack
Mrs Sarah Hermann, 75, died Friday after a heart attack while watching the rodeo at the fair grounds. She died en route to Mast hospital. Services were Monday at Schroeder chapel with Rev Wallace Jones officiating. Interment in Hermann cemetery. A Myrtle Point Broad Bent resident for 50 years she was born at Broadbent in December 1881. Survived by sisters Cora Hermann Julia Parrish, brother Henry Miller, several nieces and nephews. She belonged to the Christian church Eastern Star and Rebekah lodge.
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Sarah Hermann
Schroeder
Fair Grounds
Mast Hospital
Wallace Jones
The
Christian Church
Hermann Cemetery
Broadbent
Christian Church, Eastern Star
Rebekah Lodge
Cora Hermann
Julia Parrish
Henry Miller
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