Obituary for George P. Dooley of Myrtle Point
George Patrick Dooley 78 of Myrtle Point died February 11 1969 in Coos Bay He was born January 20 1891 in Red Oak Iowa A longtime Southern Pacific employee he lived in the Myrtle Point area since 1945 and held memberships in McKinley Grange 582 Knights of Columbus and Holy Name Catholic Church He is survived by wife Martha a son Courtney J Dooley and daughter Loyola Van Meter six grandchildren Recitation of the Rosary will be February 13 7 00 p m at Myrtle Point Chapel Funeral Mass Friday February 14 10 00 a m at St Ann and Michaels Church Interment at Sunset Memorial Park Memorials to the heart fund.
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George Patrick Dooley
McKinley Rt
Myrtle Point
Coos Bay
Red Oak
Iowa
Dooley
Southern Pacific Railroad
McKinley Grange
Knights of Columbus
Coos Bey
Ore
U.S. Marine Corp
Holy Name Catholic Church
Coquille
Martha
Courtney J. Dooley
San Francisco
Calif
Loyola van Meter
John Dy
Ann and Michael Catholic Church
St. Ann and Michaels Church
Sunset Memorial Park
Heart Fund
Letter to the Editor on large ape like tracks near Myrtle Point
A reader questions a report of large footprints found near Sky Rash close to Myrtle Point. The letter laments lack of clear sightings and asks whether such an animal, possibly brutes, eats plants or meat and why no signs have been observed.
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Myrtle Point
Local couple attend California Oregon basketball game
Derry Cunningham reports that Mr and Mrs Frank Meldrum and Susan were in Eugene for the weekend to watch the University of California versus Oregon basketball game. Susan stayed as a guest of Patty Sue Driscoll on Saturday night.
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Frank Meldrum
Susan
Eugene
U of California
Oregon
Patty Sue Driscoll
Bowling Biz Shows Top Amateur Scores At Myrtle Bowl
Myrtle Bowl hosts a wave of high scores as Fred Miller and Gorton Strebel each post 601 sets and 208 133 266 games. Burt Forbes leads Inter-City with 244. Erv Dettman and Stan Perry post over 600 in Commercial. Names like Ruby Boles, Myra Sturgill, Verna Day and Nancy Pierce headline the week.
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Myrtle Bowlkegiers
Fred Miller
Gorton Strebel
Fred
Gordon
Burt Forbes
W. Crockett
Clay Caffey
Erv Dettman
Stan Perry
Erv
Stan
Dick Grumbling
Coquille Valley
Maxine Rogers
Dean Weekly
Keith Parry
Glen Perry
Mac Sutphin
Mac
Myrtle
Snowstorm Ravages Area Causing widespread outages and damage
The storm knocked out electricity for seven days and fourteen hours. Buildings suffered heavy damage including the old post office house on the Ivan Laird ranch and the Walter Reisen barn. Edwin Crowleys sheds collapsed and two heifers were lost. Community workers restored lines, while residents and relatives traveled for family needs and funeral attendance.
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Ivan Laird
Walter Reisen
Edwin Crowleys
Dorothea Crambler
Eugene
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Derry Cunningham
Joan Crockett
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Verna Day
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Goldie van Fossen
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George Linn Insurance
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