Fires scorch Coos Curry and Douglas timber in 1946 season
The Coon Forest Fire Patrol Association reports 9568 loss in 1946 within 1,250,400 acres across Coos, Curry and western Douglas counties. Of 90 fire calls, 27 fires burned between a quarter and ten acres. 17 were under a quarter acre. Incendiaries caused nine fires. smokers started 18 and campers 11. Timber loss totaled 118 dollars. reproduction timber losses reach 800 dollars and other property losses rise to 1400. The patrol notes a fire loss rate near two tenths of one percent annually, compared with this year near two hundredths.
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Coon Forest Fire Patrol Association
Keith Young
Young
Asacelation
Monty Fences
Association
Coos
Curry
Douglas
Jenkins Outlines Cut-Over Lands Plans In Coos County
George H. Jenkins Coos County agricultural agent and County Forester A FE Moorhead outlined forestry and agricultural plans for cut over land in Coos County. They discussed study findings for a January 24 planning conference and potential increases in sheep and dairy cattle populations plus income from specialty crops. They noted need to protect bogs while sourcing planting stock and described a timber lands end sustained yield trend.
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George H. Jenkins
Coos County
A. FE. Moorhead
Jenkins
Coos
Moorheead
County Appoints Service Officer In Emergency Move
At the request of the Allied Commanders League the County Court authorised C E Weber of Cove Bay to serve temporarily as county service officer with expenses up to 60 dollars monthly. Weber already heads the Selective Service office for the county under federal salary. The decision uses Chapter 200 Oregon Laws 1948 and taps the emergency fund due to demand for service. S H Peterson Jr presented the request in Coquille.
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Allied Commanders League
Veteran's Organisation
Cees County
C .E. Weber
Cove Bay
Weber
Commanders League
Oregon
Gravelford 4 H Dairy Club Meeting Report
Gravelford 4 H Dairy Club met at the club on Nov 33 with 8 members and 11 parents present plus two guests Ines and Pennie Lask. Reports were given to leaders and three others that attended the Leaders meeting at North Bend on Nov 21. Six parents were named honorary members for club work: Rose Miller, Flaire Kelly, Clarence Kelly, Emma Barsee, Celia Southmayd and Coal Davis. Leader Orves Miller spoke on selecting a call for the coming year. Afterward the woodwork and sewing clubs met for the rest of the afternoon.
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Gravelford
Club Neuse
Ines
Pennie Lask
North Bend
Rose Miller
Flaire
Clarence Kelly
Emma Barsee
Celia Southmayd
Ooal Davis
Orves Miller
Mrs Hasel Lewis Weekend Visit With Corvallis Parents
Mrs Hasel Lewis of Corvallis spent the weekend with her parents, visiting relatives and enjoying time at home.
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Hasel Lewis
Corvallis
Arago School Board Seeks Tie Truck Speed and Load Limits
The Arago school board asked the county court to set speed and load limits on tie trucks hauling from Hal's Creek and Fishtrap Creek. Current speeds and loads were deemed dangerous for school buses carrying children. Other county areas report similar concerns about tie and mill trucks affecting traffic on roads built for farm and school bus use.
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Arago
Hal’s Creek
Fishtrap
Road conditions study planned by county court
The county court asked Roadmaster Floyd Rebb to study road conditions and prepare a schedule covering load and speed limits. The goal is to address traffic impacts and ensure proper roadway use, even if elk presence does not affect conditions.
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County Court Har
Floyd Rebb
Pendleton and Spokane Highs Seek Interested Students
Pendleton Oregon and North Central High of Spokane seek interested students to obtain further information by dropping by the guidance office or contacting organizers for details.
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Pendleton
Oregee
North Central High
Spokane
Wish
TB Toll Equals Total Of 40 Other Diseases
A study covering 1939 to 1949 reports 600,000 deaths in the United States from infectious diseases. Tuberculosis caused 300,000 of these. the remaining 800,000 deaths were due to more than 40 other diseases.
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United States
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Harry Johnson
Coquille
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Christian Science
Thomas E. Hurley
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Louisville
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Boston
Massachusetts
Liberty Theatre
First Church of Christ, Scientist
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