Coos County Farm Receipts See 11.5 Million in 1972
Cash receipts from Coos County farm products for 1972 are estimated at 11,503,000 dollars, up 18 percent from 1971. Dairy remains the top source, with 96,234,000 dollars, while beef, sheep and wool, and cranberries also rise. however net income to farmers is not expected to rise proportionately due to higher production costs.
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Coos County
Lynn Cannon
David Keir
Coos
Cannon
Winter term classes offered by Southwestern Oregon Community College
Southwestern Oregon Community College announces winter term courses in Coquille including Payroll Accounting and Clothing Construction I with a typing refresher. Classes run evenings at Coquille High School and Kiwanis Room, with instructors Dick Chiesa and Margaret Swan. Registration and fees due during first two sessions. further course listings pending from survey results. Darwin Lovell, outreach coordinator, 572 5468, Myrtle Point.
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Coquille
Southwestern Oregon Community College
Coquille High School
Dick Chiesa
Margaret Swan
Bouiiding
Darwin Lovell
Swwocc
Myrtle Point
Contad Darwin Lovell
SWOCC
Man Dies When Car Plunges Near Myrtle Point
Bruce Wayne Stout, 18, of Remote, died last Friday when the car he was driving went into the Middle Fork of the Coquille River four miles east of Myrtle Point. Sheriff's divers found the car at 2 a.m. Saturday and it was later hauled from the water by a Coos Bay tow rig. A passing motorist alerted the sheriff at 10:40 p.m. Friday. search began but paused at midnight for daylight.
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Bruce Wayne Stout
Coquille River
Myrtle Point
Stout
Coos Bay
Coos County
Author Drowns in Surf at Bandon
Mrs. Alice H. Wooldridge 74 of Myrtle Point drowned in the surf at Bandon Monday evening while walking with relatives. A log in a large wave knocked her down and carried her into deep water. her niece was knocked down and taken to South Coos General Hospital then transferred to Keizer Hospital in North Bend.
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Alice H. Wooldridge
Coqquille Valley
Bandon
Sowhern Coos General Hospital
Keizer Hospital
North Bend
Photography Class Offered in Coquille This Winter
Southwestern Oregon Community College adds a basic photography course for Coquille residents in winter term. Taught by Robert Doods, the class meets Thursdays 7 to 10 p m at Coquille High School Room 12 with a $18 fee. The course covers camera use composition and basic photo work. Registration requires at least 12 students. Contact Darwin Lovell SWOCC Outreach at 678 5468 for details.
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Coquille Area
Southwestern Oregon Community College
Coquille High School
Robert Doods
Hattie Hatcher Celebrates 101st Birthday Luncheon
Hattie Hatcher honored on her 101st birthday with a luncheon for 13 friends at Chiistiam Church. Resident of Coos County since age five, she previously marked a century milestone with a community celebration.
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Mrs. Hatcher
Hattie Hatcher
Chiistiam Church
Hattie
Coos County
Faberty
Food Stamp Dates Listed
Reevaluation notices list eligibility dates for supplemental nutrition assistance. The brief item notes schedule details and directs recipients to local offices for submission deadlines.
Coos Bay District Timber Sale Totals and Purchases
Assistant District Manager Ernest Black led an oral auction for five parcels totaling 20,868,000 board feet at the December timber sale. Total bid price reached $3,065,815.85, a 36 increase over appraised value. Buyers included Woolley Logging Co and Yoacalla Forest Products Inc for specific tracts such as Little Paradise Ridge and Lake Creek. No February sale. next sale set for March 23, 1973 in the Coos Bay District.
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Ernest Black
Coos Bay District
Bureau of Land Management
Woolley Logging Co
Little Paradise Ridge
Yoacalla Forest Products, Inc
Lake Creek
Elkside Lumber Co
Moore Mill & Lumber Co
Bandon
Middle Fork Brummel Creek
BLM
Reseberg Lamber Co
Tide Trust
Murphy Vouser Co
Reseburg Lamber Co
Coss Bay
Contract construction shows 9.7 percent gain in Oregon
The Oregon-Columbia AGC reports contract construction rose to 9.7 percent above the 1971 level with $4,325,000 in payrolls boosted by awarded non-resident contracts. The year’s ten months show total contracts awarded across Oregon and South region reaching $68,108,008, with Coos County projects noted in the period.
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Cees County
Oregon-Columbia
Associated General Contracora
AGC
Oregon
South
Coos County
Ogtetter
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Joannie Moltz
Myrtle Point Lions Auxiliary
Whaling Ucket
Joma Leép
Susan
Shirley
Keir
Coquille Valley
Ore
Fourth Street
Myrtle Point High
Meusing Authority
Pate
Myrtle Poim Communahy Nursing Home
Ash Breet
Peety Ag
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