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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1962
Page
2
Myrtle Point hosts the 1962 Coos County Fair featuring livestock, quilting, canned goods, and baked goods. Crowds will enjoy a parade on Saturday, 4-H Style Revue, rodeo events, skydiving, band concert, and abundant exhibits as judges taste cookies and visitors explore booths and vendors.
The Myrtle Point chamber of commerce and city council push for added tourist facilities with an overnight camping park near town. A state park style site is sought as a cooperative project for residents and visitors, aiming to capture travelers on Highway 42 bound for the coast.
Downtown Myrtle Point might gain a uniform covered arcade and enhanced sidewalks with Rotary planter enhancements. Bank data show strong local buying power, suggesting a shopping center could repay costs via increased business, requiring broad cooperation from merchants.
Parents registering first graders for this fall must provide a copy of the child's birth certificate. Certificates are issued by the Vital Statistics Section of the State Board of Health in Portland. Orders should include full name, date and place of birth, and parents' names, with a $2 photocopy fee. Send to Vital Statistics Section, State Board of Health, P.O. Box 331, Portland 7, Oregon. delivery takes about one week.
The transfer of Carl V. Shoemaker from Sweet Home to Coos County district sales is announced by W J B Head. Shoemaker, with nearly ten years in the company, succeeds J Robert King who moves to Stayton as local supervisor. The rep will handle commercial and industrial power utilization issues. He is a World War II veteran and Shrine high school all star.
Gaylord News chronicles numerous visits and greetings from relatives and friends. Flossie Allen, newly welcomed by her parents at North Bend airport, returns from a month in Long Beach with kin. other readers list travels to Mexico Disney World and Knox Berry Farm. Several families hosted or visited amid weekend trips to Crater Lake Ag Tees and Coquille. A Four oclock wedding at the Methodist church united Avis Spire and Ronald Cribbins, with many relatives in attendance.
Eaton reports changes in child support collections showing $23,447.57 in 1958-60, $33,216.96 in 1960-61, and $43,904.16 in the current year ending June. Some funds are incomplete due to direct allocations, Eaton notes.
The Colorado state board of education discussed adopting a universal language to ease foreign language teaching nationwide. They noted Esperanto is already spoken in many countries and offered to provide more information upon request.
The first annual Arkansas picnic attracted about 125 attendees from Powers Bridge Port Orford Springfield and many more. Visitors from Little Rock Pine Bluff Paragould Mountain View Springdale and Mother Springs joined a 1 pm potluck in the city park with musical acts by Finley Chance Grover Reavis and others.
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