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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1960
Page
4
A fragmented report from Coos Bay references forest fire data across years 1969 1948 1961 and 1900 with acres burned and counts. It mentions the Coos County association and suggests lightning as a fire cause linked to aging events and areas like Stella.
Local residents share holiday plans and arrivals from across Oregon. Students Kathy Gross and Dotsie Jakneen return from the University of Oregon while others travel to Portland and Seattle for Christmas. A newborn joins the Geister family, and several families prepare gatherings in Coos Bay, Myrtle Point, and nearby towns.
Misses Jeanne and verport, Mary Ellen MS, Dennis Lamm, H. A. Navy, and Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Lamm appear in local notes. Lamm arrives on 17 day leave with hospital care and will return to Diego for three more weeks of schooling. Elsewhere Thermal of Pen 70 Calif visits Myrtle Point for holidays with Wallace Dement family.
The festival expands to the Festival Center with an art show featuring regional talent in action. Buffet restaurants offer diverse cuisines. Funland and Kiddies Country provide rides and side shows. U S Navy ships docked along the Willamette River seawall schedule an open house.
Paul Harvey reflects on West Texas resilience as new buildings rise yet cowboys stay true. He notes stubborn independence, enduring wildlife, and ranchers branding calves with bare hands while facing storms.
The piece contrasts executives who travel to New York and Europe with the appeal of West Texas. It argues the plains offer simplicity, space, and a chance to raise families away from the urban maze, a place where a man can gain a new dimension under unfiltered sunshine.
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