Boxing Tour Wraps Up with Promoters and Prospects
Travelogue from a boxing beat reporter recounts San Francisco events including Ezzard Charles versus Joey Maxin fight and a Kahut-Charles brawl. The piece praises Rocky Marciano as a future heavyweight champion and notes interactions with Jimmy Murray and Harry Smith.
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Atte Flittme
Joey Maxim
San Francisco
Mel
Steve—Etts
Jack Shar
Rocky
Marciano
Jimmy Murray
International Boxing Club
Harry D. Smith
San Francisco Chronicle
Harry
George
Coquille
Angels
Phooey
Presbyterians To Hold Annual Meet Sunday Afternoon
The First Presbyterian church plans its annual congregational meeting after the Fellowship dinner at 1 p.m. Next Sunday. Dr. A Theodore Smith preaches at 11 a.m. on The Road to Certainty. Reports from organizations and church officers will be heard and officers for the next year elected. The church notes years of repairs and steady growth with new choir and active youth groups.
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T.e Annnual Congregational
First Presbyterian Church
A. Theodore Smith
Smith
John Marrs
Ike Tosses His Hat in Ring Prompts GOP Nomination Scramble
Ike enters the Republican race and shakes up the field as speculators mull the Chicago convention’s likely nominee. Senior Roger A Taft of Ohio, Governor Karl Warren of California, and H. E. have announced their intentions.
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Ike
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago
Roger A. Taft
Ohio
Karl Warren
California
H. E
Ike Declines Active Campaign as 1952 GOP Nomination Question Looms
Report from Senator Lodge indicates Eisenhower may accept a Republican presidential nomination at the Chicago convention next July. Key contenders Harold Stassen Earl Warren and others have entered the race, while Ike says he will not engage in active campaigning.
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Paris
America
Chicago
Henry Cabot Lodge
Exsenhower
The
Ohio
Harold Staessen
Pennsylvania
Earl Warren
California
Ike
State Industrial Accident Commission Program Approved for Coos County
Vern Estelle, a local trucker and safety committee member, praised the Oregon Timber Transport Operators program now adopted in Coos County. He noted one million loads of logs hauled with no major accidents and urged expanding safety across all highway users including bicycles and school transport. Renowned speakers at the Coquille meeting included Charles Bollinger and Clarence Ogsika among others.
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Vern Estelle
Governor's
Oregon Timber Transport Operators
Estelle
Coquilles
Charles Bollinger
Acident Commission
C E Fonlus
SW Oregon Automobile Ass'n
Clarence Ogsika
R. H. Baldrock
Highway Department
Thomas Karrigan
Lynn Gross
Otto Pitcher
Wilfred Jordon Roy Berge
Martha Mulky Purdy
Dairymen Face Loss From Commodity Credit Plan Costs
In its annual report CCC president Gus M. Geissler reports the 1951 loss largely from liquidated old inventories of perishables and the costly potato support. Dairy products, dried eggs, and potatoes account for 70 percent of the loss. butter, cheese, and dried milk figures given. Government losses also stem from dried egg and potato supports. Despite higher losses, overall farm price supports were down from the prior year due to stronger demand and lower production. CCC reduced support activity with lower investment and fewer loans as parity prices held above troughs. The 1951 loss tops a 249 million decline in 1950 and fits an 18-year average loss of 55 million.
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Gus M. Geissler
CCC
Geissler
Sheboyvgan Falls
Coos County Republicans Start Drive for 1952 Victory
Coos County Republicans hold first 1952 campaign meeting in Coquille with H S Norton and State Senator William E Walsh urging a strong turnout against the current Democratic administration. About thirty-one attendees participate as they call for an organized election effort.
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Coos County
H S Norton
Ed Sempert Hosts Republican Meeting at Coquille
The Republican campaign effort unfolds with Ed Sempert as toastmaster at a Coquille event. Norton announces Leonard Farr as finance chairman and Mrs. George Maynard as publicity chair. Community finance chairmen include Grayson Anderson, Minnie King, Verne Lundy, Emma Gurney, and Edgar V. White.
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Tende
Coquille
Man
Marshall Cornett
Klamath Falls
Norton
Leonard Farr
Coos Bay
George Maynard
Farr
Graydon Anderson
Bathe County
Builders urged in 1952 to heed home demand and invest
Babson advises that despite a bearish mood, demand for new houses will stay heavy in 1952. People should build or buy where prices and location suit, as population growth supports housing and long term hedges against inflation. Invest in cement lumber wall board plaster and paint stocks for long term gains.
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Righ
Menuipet
Portland
Sherri-Willams
Bobcats Open District Basketball With Marshfield Visit
The Myrtle Point Bobcats host Marshfield in district openers this Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the new Junior High gym. Both teams come in 5 wins and 3 losses. Marshfield is favored after beating Grants Pass twice and defeating Jefferson High of Portland. Skaters Tom Crabtree and Fred Kroush from Sutherlin are noted as threats. A large Marshfield crowd is expected. early arrival suggested.
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Myrtle Point Bobcats
Marshfield Pirates
Myrtle Point
Marshfield
Grants Pass
Jefferson High School
Portland
Tom Crabtree
Fred Kroush
Sutherlin
Bobcats
Transportation fees reach new peak in year 1951
The motor transportation net fee total climbs to 6 862 531 50 dollars for 1951, a rise of 1 067 514 01 from 1950. Excludes registration fees and gas taxes though. Provisions awaiting voter decision in November. Historic year-by-year figures show steady growth since 1936, with 1951 marking the highest annual intake.
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Reforeger Co
Arc
Aniet ST
What Are We Going to Do About The March of Dimes
Henry Spergo, Coos County March of Dimes chairman, visits Myrtle Point to review polio relief progress. Community members including Mrs. Robert Sheedy and Alice Strode urged to aid coin-collection drives as locals back the fundraising effort in every area.
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Henry Spergo
Coos
March of Dimes
M Coos
Myrtle Bint
Myrtle Point
Robert Sheedy
Powers
Alice Strode
Sitkum
Dora
Fangere
Myrtle Point Chamber Elects New Officers At Annual Meeting
At the Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce annual gathering new officers assumed duties for the year. Dave Deveralski becomes president with Ritchie Francis as vice president Frank Meldrum as second vice president Ben Daniels as secretary and George Linn as treasurer. ED Sempert acted as toastmaster and notable attendees included Bill Head of Mountain States Power Company presenting a $100 membership check to Ed Hall.
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Myrtle Point
Chamber
ED Sempert
E. O. Sempert
Bill Head
Mountain States Power Company
Power Company
Ed Hall
Hall
Roberts
H. P
Hornish
Coos Bay
Exhibit of Fine Arts At P T A Meeting
An exhibit of fine art prints will be on display next Tuesday at the Parent-Teachers Association meeting to raise funds for new educational materials. Mrs Darrell Brodie, president, says works loaned by local collectors will be shown.
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Parent-Teschers
Thieves Steal Wheels From Jack Dunn Car
Attorney Jack Dunn found his 1949 Pontiac missing its two front wheels after attending a basketball game at the new school building. He had driven a group of youths to the game and returned to the car to discover the theft.
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Jack Dunn
Presbytery Meeting Set for Oakland Oregon Church
The Presbytery of Southwest Oregon will convene in Oakland Oregon at the Presbyterian church starting 10 30 a m Local representatives include Dr A Theo Smith pastor of the real church and Henry A Schroeder Jay delegate.
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Oakland
Presbytery
Southwest
Oregons
Ore
Presbyterian Church
A-Theo. Smith
Real Church
Henry “A Schroeder
Jay
Local Men Escape As Car Skids On Ice
fragmentary report notes two local men narrowly escaped injury when a car skidded on ice. details are unclear from the readable text but indicate a hospital visit after the incident and that they were brought to a local room. no further specifics on location or names are provided.
Second Annual Basketball School Set By Myrtle Point Lions
The Myrtle Point Lions Club sponsors the second annual basketball school with Coach Len Rinearson starting Saturday January 12 at the Myrtle Point Junior High gym. Classes run 9 to 10 for grades 1–3, 10 to 11:30 for grades 4–6, and 2:30 to 5 for grades 7–8, with weekly sessions through February. Participants should bring tennis shoes or heavy stockings.
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Annnual
Theyrtle Point Lions Club
Len Rinearson
Myrtle Point
Driving While Intoxicated Crackdown Impacts Oregon Drivers
Oregon courts and the state office launched a major crackdown on driving while intoxicated offenses. The action targeted a large pool of licensees, including a high number of drivers cited in the crackdown. Specific details and results followed in subsequent reports.
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Salem
Oregon
The
Mary of State
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