Government buying fuels food price inflation and market swing
The text argues that prolonged government purchases of wheat fats oils and other commodities pushed prices higher since July 1946 and that policy changes spurred inflation. It recounts a week when large speculators sold grain prices fell after Secretary Anderson halted government buys and notes political blame on Truman for relying on a heavy buying program.
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Congress
Republican Congress
Truman
Anderson
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington Star
Price
Wallace
Gurney Named Election Board Chairman in Myrtle Point
William Gurney Sr has been named chairman of District 34 Myrtle Point North election board per the county clerk. All judges and clerks will be notified by mail in the coming days. a revised county list shows Gurney as the only change due to the death of M R Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Guerney Sr
Myrtle Point North
Gurney
Lan
M R Lee
Arabella M Nelson named administratrix of Mater estate
Arabella Mary Nelson has been named administratrix of the estate of Clara F Mater and filed a $7000 bond. Appraisers appointed are Jesse D Clinton, George M Linn, and Louis Lund.
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Arabella Mary Nelson
Clara F Mater
Jesse D Clinton
George M Linn
Louis Lund
Hospitalized Miss Neva Floyd After Pneumonia
Miss Neva Floyd was hospitalized on Tuesday afternoon suffering from pneumonia.
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Neva Floyd
Scouts Receive Awards At First Court Of Honor In Myrtle Point
Five Boy Scouts from the Coquille Valley district earned second class badges and five earned first class awards at Myrtle Point's first Court of Honor. Attendees included Coquille and Myrtle Point troops, with Ray Jueh district chairman and Douglas County district supervisor present.
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Myrtle Point
Caquille Valley
Coquille
Ray Jueh
Narnald Jo
Xeep.ive
Douglas Count Detriet
Dave Putnam
New Jersey
Richard Hriggs
Richard Roush
Allen Cunningham
Jacy Downey
Cunningham
Roush
Downay
Downey
Eugene Fields
Jack Dunn Re-elected Secretary of Bar Association
Jack Dunn, local attorney, was re-elected secretary and treasurer of the Coos and Curry County Bar Association at the annual meeting in North Bend last Saturday. The association chose Ben et Baeveid as president and Peace was re-elected vice president. Discussion noted the need for fireproof records and a new county courthouse in Coquille, with Judge Brand speaking at the dinner about the Neurenburg war trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dunn
Coos and Curry County
College Guidance Assembly Brings Oregon Colleges to Myrtle Point
Representatives from eight independent colleges and five nursing schools visited Myrtle Point high school on February 18 for a third annual state wide college guidance program. Dr Charles W Howard of Lewis and Clark College outlined senior assemblies and small group conferences where colleges detailed curricula entrance requirements and costs. The itinerary included Linfield Pacific University Willamette St Vincents Providence Emmanuel Portand University of Portland Multnomah Reed Good Samaritan UO nursing schools Whitman College and more.
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Nursing
Oregon
Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point High School
Charles W Howard
Lewis and Clark College
Howard
Lewis and Clark Linfield Pacific University
Willamette
St Vincents, Providence
Emmanuel Hospital Schools of Nursing
University of Portland
Multnomah Reed A Ul Good Samaritan
University of Oregon Schools of Nursing
Portland Pacific College
Whitman College of
Reverend W R Holder To Speak At Myrtle Point Church
Rev W R Holder, director of Financial Resources for the United Christian Missionary Society, will speak at Myrtle Point Church of Christ. A College of the Bible and College of Missions graduate, he served as a missionary in the Belgian Congo from 1912 to 1924.
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Rev . R. Holder
Changes Slated In Business Firms Locations Here
Norwood and Naydene Browne announce April start for remodeling Myrtle hotel building. Al's Appliance Service and Myrtle News Stand move into the coffee shop and banquet room area. Al Adams relocates to the banquet space. The wall between shops is removed to form the new coffee shop. kitchen and storage become a larger banquet room. coffee shop to close about a month for remodeling.
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Norwood
Naydene Browne
Myrtle Hotel
Spruce Street
Myrtle News
al Adams
3600 Cows To Be Production Tested In Oregon Plan
Approximately 3600 cows in Coos Douglas and Curry counties are enrolled for centralized production testing by about 120 dairy men. Testing began with E I Donaldson and David McDonald visiting herds in the Coquille valley to collect milk samples and open herd records.
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Reedsport
Douglas County
Port Orford
Curry County
Cedric Cross
Southwest Oregon Dairy Herd Improvement Association
E. I Donaldson
David McDonald
Coquille Valley
Court House
Coquille
United States
Cross
Coos County
Coos Douglas
Curry Counties
Social Security Man In Coquille Wednesday
Carl D Monroe, manager of the Eugene office of the Social Security Administration, will be in Coquille Wednesday February 25 1948 to help individuals file old age and survivors insurance applications and answer questions about the Social Security Act. He may be reached at City Hall from 8 30 a m to ten.
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Carl D Monroe
Eugene
Social Security Administration
Coquille
Monroe
iCity
City Council Eyes Sawdust Nuisance and Crosswalk Upgrades
City committees review soot and sawdust from mills with mill owner cooperation and state forestry input. The council grants a Class A beer license to George L. Miller and approves crosswalk painting and a portable ramp with a foam tank for the fire department.
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Dean Braman
Myrtle Point
George Hoffman
State Forestry Department
Hoffman
George L. Miller
Ray
Pearson
Marlin Evans
March of Dimes Drive Ends With $847 in Funds
The March of Dimes in the Myrtle Point area raised just over $847. Local chairman Chester E. Weed reported the district’s strong showing after final counts. Contributions came mainly from individuals at dances theatres schools and other solicitations with box collections in businesses also aiding the drive.
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Myrtle Point
Chester E. Weed
Weed
Cain
Local Man Named Among Officers Coos Shrine Club
Austin Dodge Myrtle Pont showman was elected secretary and treasurer of the Coos County Shrine club at the annual dinner meeting held Monday night at Club Midway. T L Clinton was chosen president to succeed Kenneth Sprasque and Runar Kotta was elected vice president. Secretary of State Earl T Newby imperial potentate of Hillah temple of the Shrine was a visitor, as were two past potentates Sam Stinbaugh and A K Caff both of Grants Pass. Eighty men attended the dinner as the Cove county club voted to hold regular monthly meetings with the March confab slated for Coquille.
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Austin Dodge
Myrtle Pont
Coos County
T L. “Dutch” Clinton
Kenneth Sprasque
Runar Kotta
Earl T Newbry
Hillah Temple of the Shrine
Sam Stinbaugh
A K Caff
Grants Pass
Cove County Club
Coquille
Oregon Centennial Year Proclaimed by Governor Hall
Governor John H. Hall designates 1948 as Oregon Territorial Centennial Year to mark the 1848 creation of Oregon Territory. The proclamation urges public education on regional history and invites neighboring states with former Oregon lands to recognize the centennial.
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John H. Hall
Orégon Territory
Hall
Oregon Territory
United States
Pacific Coast
Congress
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
John H Hall
Oregon Territorial
Oregon Country
Territory
City Council Adopts Second Ordinance On Peddlers Myrtle Point
City council members read two ordinances Monday night with City Attorney Jack Dunn. One was adopted to license peddlers and hawkers within Myrtle Point for regulation and revenue, while the other was tabled for March 1 discussion. The adopted measure defines peddlers and hawkers, sets license fees, and declares certain conduct a nuisance. An emergency clause is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dunn
Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point Considers Sewage Disposal Survey Proposals
City council members invited proposals from engineering firms to survey Myrtle Point for future sewage disposal. Corvallis firm representative Hayes discussed costs and time needs after a city tour with Bert Pearson. If accepted, the firm will conduct a survey locating pumping stations and other details for an up to date disposal system.
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Myrtle Point
Finomsa
Hayes
Corvallis
Bert Pearson
City of
Myrtle ‘Point
Western Oregon Livestock Group Meets In Roseburg
The Western Oregon Livestock association adopted a resolution urging the Bureau of Land Management to speed land exchanges between livestock producers and the government. The Roseburg meeting also backed opposing grazing district actions and supported federal aid for land and wildlife programs. Attendees from Coos county included Howard Leatherman and George Jenkins among others.
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Bure of Land Management
Western Oregon Livestock Association
Roseburg
Howard Leatherman
Coos County
Oregon
Leatherman
M. G. Arnold
Howard Celdiron
John Carman
C. Carman
Albert Powers
George Jenkins
Bryson Couple Welcome Gav en Wayne Bryson
Mr and Mrs W A Bryson announce the birth of their second child a son Gav en Wayne born January 153 at their home in Chetota Kansas He is the grandson of Howard Rackleff and the great grandson of Mr and Mrs Ralph Rackleff.
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W A. Bryson
Shirley Rackleff
Gaven Wayne
Chetota
Kansas
Howard Rackleff
Ralph Rackleff
Weeds Exhibit On Weed Control At Bandon Grade School
Coos and Curry county farmers attend an exhibit on weed control materials and equipment. The event at Bandon Grade School at 1:30 p a m features county agent Akage Silat discussing the importance of controlling weeds as a major loss source for farmers.
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Coos
Curry County
Bandon
Akage Silat Cani
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Election Board
Coquille Sea
United States Navy
Court of Honor
Bar Association
W. R. Holder
Fernand van Langenheve
Belgium
U.N
Trygve Lie
Andrew Cordier
Iran
Naarvilah Entevam
Rosebark Highway
Coos Shrine Club
Governor Hall
Association of of 9Eee
SY Wan de Semates
Western Oregon Livestock Group
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