Pacific Power Honors Walt Asplund At Retirement Dinner
Pacific Power and Light employees in the Bay Area honored J. W. Walt Asplund former manager of the Coos Bay district with a retirement dinner Feb 9 Asplund a Coos Bay native retired after 38 years with the company Speakers included A W Trimbie John Ferguson and George Bragg Gifts included an easy chair lighter and a ring of keys He began as an engineer in 1916 became Coos Bay division superintendent in 1920 and manager in 1948 He retires to his Lakeside home planning to do tasks he never had time for
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Pacific Power and Light Company
C Bay Area
J. W. “Walt” Aslund
Coos Bay
Asplund
Power Company
Portland
A. W. Trimbie
Portland, Y
Pacific
John Ferguson
George Bragg
Oregon Power Company
Mountain States Power Company
The
Oregon State College
Deskin O. Bergey
Neugart Interview Visits Osc As Student Program
Oregon State College Ray Neugart, vice principal of Myr, joins high school reporters to conduct student interviews. The event aims to showcase campus life and future opportunities for local students.
F F A Boys Enter Contests at Roseburg
F F A boys from Point High School will attend interviews at Oregon State College on February 19. Nearly 40 high schools from across the state take part in the program focusing on college progress and counseling. Kenneth Crow accompanied the team to Southwest Oregon Vocational contests the following day with Mel don Gasner Dick Brewster and Jim.
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Tle Point High School
Oregon State College
OSC
Kenneth Crow
Southwest Oregon
Meldon Gasner
Dick Brewster
Jim
Fiseburg High School FFA hosts contests and tour
February 5 contest in the Ag shop and classroom featured ace and acetylene welding results with Meldon Gaaner first in ace tylene welding and third in are welding Dick Brewster fourth in are welding Jim Flood and Lawrence Vincent placed in public speaking and secretaries book study Joe Sell competed in acetylene welding Vernon Sell in seed identification Vernon also known for last year’s state hog calling champion placed second this year Junior boys toured on February 8 with Dr Arnold Gardner observing livestock diseases February 17 FFA and FHA joint banquet set for 7:30 pm in Myrtle Crest gs with members parents and guests
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Arnold Gardner
Myrtle Crest Gs
Bobcats Split Season Finale With Reedsport And Siuslaw
The Myrtle Point Bobcats closed the 1954-55 season with a pair of games. They lost to Reedsport 54 to 48 despite a 16 point effort by Codgrove and a late surge, then defeated Siuslaw 48 to 44 as Cosgrove led with 25 points. The article notes upcoming Myrtle Crest games against Bandon and the Myrtle Point B squad.
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Bobcats
Senes
Reedssport
Siuslaw
Reedsport
Braves
Russell Codgrove
Fegles
Myrtle
F. Pits
Martinkaey
Gasner
Schulz Af
Whitaker
Cosgrove
Dawkins
Harper
Miller
Smith
Cory
Fox
Erickson
Yandell
Olson
Bebcats
Martinka
Schulz
Codgrove
Siuslaw Medcalf O
Stevens
Woosley
Reavis
Buckley
Alexander
Myrtle Point
Bandon
Myrtle Crest
Proud to Belong To Party Which
A political speech in Coos County urges state rights and local self help. The speaker criticizes federal overreach and the idea of government providing free services, calling for citizens to act locally and reduce government involvement in competition.
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Washington
Coos County
Republican Banquet Highlights Faith in Americanism
The Tioga hotel dining room overflowed as Ed Capps Jr. presided over Coos County Republican club activities. Delegates including Minnie King and H R Dayton joined speakers praising Eisenhower and urging a revival of Americanism, with emphasis on constitutional government, anti socialism, and state rights.
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Eisenhower
Korea
America
Republican Party
Tioga Hotel
Ed Capps, Jr
Bandon
Coos County
Republican Club
Minnie King of
Powers
H. R. Dayton
Myrtle Point
Ted Peterson
Coos Bay
Central
Mabel Daley
Verne Lundy
George Woolley
Ernest Labatt
L. H. Pearce
Ed Roberts
Mabel Laird
Earl Dement
Herald
Sunday visitors and dinner guests at the Tom home
Mrs Rees Daniels notes Gaylord News as Sunday visitors and dinner guests at Mr and Mrs Tom, detailing social gatherings in the community column.
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Rees Daniels
Tom
Rise And Shine Thank Levi’s Breakfast Advice
A column extols Levi Hutchins of Concord Massachusetts as inventor of the alarm clock in 1787. It urges waking early for breakfast, notes breakfast fuels daily needs, cites nutritionists and Dr Neige Todhunter on time for meals, and encourages a proper morning routine for better health and productivity.
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Lev. Hutchins
Levi
Concord
Mass
Neige Todhunter
Department of
University of Alabama
Todhunter
Local Social News From Myrtle Point Area
Thompson and Hartzell families and Mrs. Marlin Evans from Myrtle Point join Mr and Mrs Robert Cline and two children from Broadbent for a Friday night dinner at the Bob Smith home in Myrtle Point. Romaald Grant returns from Mast hospital after two weeks of head injury recovery from a mill accident. Twin girls born to Mr and Mrs Howard Baker at Mast hospital. The Bakers formerly of Myrtle Creek have been staying with Mr and Mrs Walter Forsythe. Valentine party hosted by Stanley Stevens in Myrtle Point for John Carman Luttrell and others. Coos Bay visitors include Mrs John Carman and Mrs Thos Luttrell and daughter.
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Howard Baker
Mast Hospital
Bakers
Myrtle Creek
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Gaylord News
Bius
Rod
Mae Alu
Hams
Shank End
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