Weather and social notes from a 1952 year recap
The 1952 calendar year reports 15.74 inches of rain in December with 24 rainy days and a peak daily fall of 2.71 inches. A birthday celebration for Jimmy marked his 11th on a Tuesday. Community updates mention school openings on January 5th after holidays, family travels to San Francisco and Washington, and numerous holiday visits across Oregon. Additional items describe conservation work in Oregon including upland game birds, wheatlands, food plots, and involvement with the Izaak Walton League.
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Bruce-Erans
Ainsley
San Francisco
Hans Jorgensen
Washington
Duane Brady
Lawrence Brady
Lewis and Clark
Columbia- Basin
Wheatlands
Gruber
Oregon
Portland
Izaak Walton League
Gift Supports Oregon Game Birds Projects
A $14,000 farming unit donated to Oregon by William B. Gruber of Portland funds wildlife work. The gift includes a flatbed truck tractor power sprayer grain drill harrow disk plow fertilizer spreader and a hydraulic loader with dozer blade. State Game Director P. W. Schneider noted the gear will aid wildlife management programs for game birds and animals.
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Oregon
The
Game Commission
William B. Gruber
Portland
P. W. Schneider
Wildlife Manage
C. of C Year in Review Highlights 1952 Activities
The Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce records show an active 1952 with 23 meetings and average attendance rising to 25 from 19 in 1951. Committees formed to pursue long term projects and a $25 gift to the Myrtle Point Community Band are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ch An Rhoa
Myrtle Point
Chamber of Commerce
Civic Activities Report Highlights 1952 Efforts and 1953 Plans
The Civic Activities committee reviews their year noting minor accomplishments yet groundwork for next year. They report the loss of A K Arnason to promotion, outline projects on tennis court improvements cemetery care and sanitary conditions, and discuss challenges securing health officials for educational literature. Financials show year disbursements of 1427.07 and a 1953 January 1 balance of 1179.38. The meeting sets 1953 co chairmen and committees and schedules the next Myrtle hotel gathering January 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Affairs Committee
al Wyld
Civic Activities Committee
Wyld
A. K. Arnason
American Legion
Legion
Myrtle Point Herald
Fields
Harold M. Erickson
Wm. F. Bower
State Board of Health
George Linn
Chamber’ of Commercet Gis Mber
Daniels
Chamber
Francis
Taits
Mitch, Myers
Spenny Eeehone
Jack Dunn
John Heeren
Elton Schroeder
Ed. Roberts
Wold and
Austin
Frank Meldrum
Frank Henry
Dave Doperalski
Milton Schroeder
Floyd Hall
Ervin Wilberger
George Hall
Harold Clarno
George Winn
Bill Downing
Chet Weed
Walt Crim
Bob Parsons
John Vannice
Oscar
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Jimmy
John
Stanley Young
Dugie
Jeri
Pat McMahon
Gary McDaniels
James Adamek
Hubert Deever
OCE
Monmouth
Grnd
Robert Rt Sheedy
Dorothy Nelson
Kenneth Rolfe
Jepner
Jennifer
Newport
Kenneth—Walters
Joe Boutin
Mahats Burch
Alpine
Kenneth Warner
Cave Junction
Loren Warner
Dean
Roseburg
Wallace McLyman
Jeff
Los Angeles
William McLymans
Howard Hatton
Eugene
Eddie Rubin
Elbert Smith
Arthur Mr
Wrs
John Kusba
Cee x
R Mrg
Annon Spen Newette
Coos Bay
Terry Hoffman
Jean
Joe Shorb
Archie Lane
Oregon Game Birds
C. of C
Bedre
Heek
Lresser
Beokeese
Fatdy
Iernaane
Bert Daniels
Chamber’ of Commerce
E. A. Wyld, Jr
Ed Roberts
A. Hurplas
Tate Seton
Aan
Wegen Beh
Ky Tee Eee
Thrifties
Canis
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