New Portland Doctor to Practice in Coquille
The Coquille Valley Sentinel notes a Portland educated doctor will set up practice in Coquille. He holds degrees from Whitman College and Pacific University. The piece questions layman comprehension of those degrees. It also covers the annual Coos and Curry County Historical picnic and reflections on aging pioneers and a Lions Club gathering.
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Coquille Val Sentinel
Portland
Coquille
Whitman College
Pacific University
Just Knockin Around the Town at Myrtle Point Saddle Club Breakfast
A community note invites residents to the Cowboy Breakfast at city park on Second and Spruce near Superior Cheese. The column urges friendly relations amid a race controversy and teases a future discussion about how the Bobcats might win the district.
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Myrtle Point Saddle Club
City Park
Second and
Spruce
Superior Cheese Factory
Gentsa
Lans
Bobcats
Coos County Fair Parade Set for Bigger In Myrtle Point
The Coos County Fair parade returns at 10 a.m. Saturday in downtown Myrtle Point with enhanced prizes for horsemanship and floats. Children’s divisions offer multiple awards, judged at 9:30 a.m. One block from Hiland street, the Cowboy Breakfast at Myrtle Point city park starts Sunday at 6 a.m. for $1.00.
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Coos County Fair
Myrtle Point
Rotarians Celebrate Annual Ladies Night at Banquet
Rotarians hosted the annual Ladies Night banquet at the Myrtle Hotel. Guest speaker Don Cate of Roseburg, returning from a year of study in Bern, Switzerland, spoke on Rotary Foundation objectives and the goal of peace and fellowship through international student exchange.
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Scouts Booth At Fair Grounds Seeks Help To Pay Building Debt
The Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts run a booth under the grandstand at the fairgrounds selling hamburgers sandwiches hot coffee pop and candy. They aim to pay off the new Scout building debt and invite patrons to lend a hand.
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Girl Scouts
Fair Grounds
John Heeren
Peace Petition Warning from Coos County Readers
Editorial warns against the Stockholm Appeal for Peace describing it as a Communist plot to outlaw atomic bombs. It cites the petition’s call for international control and calls readers to refrain from signing until fully informed.
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Hitler
America
High School Registration Dates Announced
Officials outlined class sign up for high school students with sessions on August 28 and 29. Dates span late August into early September with opening day set after the signup period.
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B. Godard
Eer Otses
Guest Editorial Responds to Racist Article
A reader rejects Lan's article on white supremacy, comparing its ideas to Hitler and calling for more pages in the Herald to address the issue. The letter references Ramblings and accuses the author of echoing Aryan supremacy.
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Herald
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Sidewalks Discussed Near New School at Myrtle Point Meeting
Myrtle Point city council debated sidewalks to serve the new elementary school due after January relocation. Plans target Bostwick and Maryland avenues with funding and contract steps approved for the city’s share. Patrolman replacement and holiday status for Coos County Fair were discussed. several officials were absent.
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Myrtle Point
Bostwick
Maryland
Dedication Day at Sitkum Myrtlewood Park Draws Big Crowd
Marshall Dana delivers address at Sitkum Myrtlewood Park dedication. More than 200 people from Coos County, Eugene and Portland attend the event featuring donor Marian Jackson of Portland and a program led by Boy Scouts, Emma King, and Rev William Barnett.
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Lions Sponsor Wheel of Fortune Booth at Fair
The Myrtle Point Lions club will sponsor the Wheel of Fortune booth at the fairgrounds to raise funds for civic projects. Lions Chris Nelson and Orlen Meade oversee the event as Waldemar Gurney installs new officers and committee chairs. The 1948 World Series images shown feature the Cleveland Indians and Brooklyn Dodgers with the caption Dem Bums.
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Wheel of Fortune
Myrtle Point
Waldemar Gurney
Cubs
Bob Weat
Sheridan Bunnell
Leonard Rinearson
Curt Beckham
Cleveland, Indians
Dem Bums
Fair Board Announces Extended Program For Nation's Best Entertainers
The fair board led by Mr. Clarno outlines a full week of attractions with Gates opening at 8 a m Friday Admission for adults 60 cents and children 6 to 12 thirty cents 4 H and VFA free under parent supervision A Friday evening Grange Talent Show is planned and more details appear on the back page
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Fair Board
Fire Department Responds to Two Tuesday Evening Calls
Fire department answered two calls Tuesday evening and arrived in time to extinguish the blaze before significant damage occurred.
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Fire Department
Browning Brothers Carnival to Visit Myrtle Point Coos County Fair
The Browning Brothers Carnival returns for the 24th straight year at the Coos County Fair in Myrtle Point Oregon starting Thursday. The show promised as one of the West’s clean top quality acts features The Little Farm concession a four inch 110 animal miniatures display carved by a crippled man over three years. The lineup includes world famous magician Sydney Melbourne and his 100 foot tent plus a Zingara fire eater and Rasa Ardam Diablo Se Du. Rides in the sideshow area offer a merry go round ferris wheel baby ferris wheel pony rides and auto rides.
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Salem
Ore
Myrtle Point
Coos County Fair
Little Farm
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Browning
Ion Acter
Sydney
Melbourne
Jare Zingara
Granges of Coos County to Stage Talent Show Friday
Coos County Granges will compete in a talent show at the fair grounds Friday night at 8 pm daylight time in front of the grandstand. Last year's winners were North Bayside first, Coquille second, and Westmost third. The number of participants this year remains undetermined but most groups from the county are expected. The Herald will publish a detailed winners write-up next week.
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