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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1970
Page
2
The Myrtle Point Herald is issued weekly on Thursdays from Myrtle Point Oregon. The paper lists publishing details including a P O Box address and a post office classification under the 1907 act.
December brings festive mood but also car theft risk. Don’t leave valuables on seats or floors. Lock doors and trunk, roll up windows, and remove ignition keys. Park in well lit areas and avoid remote spots to prevent theft and keep your Christmas safe.
A reader questions rising welfare costs from 63 to 66 billion dollars while noting strong employment and rising living standards. The letter asks where the vast sums go and invites reader responses to the editors.
Oregon voters and lawmakers are spotlighted in a retrospective on session lengths from the Forties to the Eighties, noting long runs like 157 days in 1907 and 131 days in 1980. It surveys party majorities since 1901, and the varied professions and ages of legislators, highlighting farmers, lawyers, businessmen, and other trades represented in Salem across eras.
Shirley Francis promotes holiday gift collection at the Meraldi office with gift certificates and a Christmas tree donated by Shirley and Rickie. The Herald offers its display space for Myrtle NUT TOFS Club bazaar December 11 12 and supports the TOPS Club toy drive. Junction City’s Sunset League finishes with the Red Devils earning AA grid crown.
A plea notes poorer homes among the children, seeking clothes in all sizes for boys and girls and various materials for a Xmas Bazaar on December 10. The note mentions dorms with record players, music tastes, and an urgent call for donations before December 4.
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