Highway officials hear need for dust bottleneck fix
Newport Oregon special report on U S 101 bottleneck from Gold Beach to Brookings. The Coast association pushes to start widening this year with three and a half million dollars already earmarked for Zone Three. A January 27 meeting in Portland with state highway officials is planned after briefs are filed.
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Newport
Ore
Gold Beach
Brookings
State Highway Commission
Portland
of the Coast Association
Don Houghton
Houghton
R. H. Baldock
Chambers of Commerce
Oregon Coast
U. S. 101
Highway work hinges on federal aid program
Portland reports Baldock says any construction beyond routine maintenance awaits a federal aid highway program. County Judge Otto Effenberger and highway committee head Charles Ross will supervise brief preparation for the county court unit.
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Portland
Baldock
Otto Effenberger
Charles Ross
Association
Flood Strains Bay State Relief Efforts in December
The Cool Bay State unemployment office noted December promised a strong month but floods in the final week shut down outdoor operations and slowed commerce. Repair services and utilities stayed active while the Coos Bay area stayed alert. 1373 new benefit claims were filed in December.
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Cool Bay
Highway Department
Telephone and Power and Light
Coos Bay-North Bend
Brookings
Gold Beach
Myrtle Point
Unemployment Office Reports December Claim Surge and Hiring Trends
The office notes 513 claims, 37 percent, for December 1954, with heavier load than 1954, and 16 percent fewer openings than November. About 25 percent of placements were in retail. Lumber and logging placements were steady but under half of two months earlier. Focus for three months on claims work due to curtailments in logging and construction. Plans to resume school counseling and testing. demand mainly for domestic and service jobs. weather and floods pushed December claims higher.
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Indus
KOO
Farmers Must File Social Sec Returns in January 1956
Farmers with one or more employees paid $100 or more in 1955 must file a Treasury Form 943 report by January 31 1956. The report lists each employee name social security number and wages. Forms available at Coos Bay IRS offices or from the Portland district director.
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Dean O. Haley
Social Security Administration
Internal Revenue
Treasury Department
Vequare
Aley
Coos Bay
District Director of
Portland
Oregon
Young Men Ordered to Report for Induction in Coos Bay Area
The Coos Bay Selective Service board lists Robert Hans Christiansen of Coquille John Anthony Coolen born North Bend now in Wington Arthur Borell Richardson formerly Coquille now in Roseburg Francie Lewis Cary formerly Bend now of Langlois and Royal Vance Burnett formerly Portland now of Coos Bay as ordered to report for induction on January 20 leaving Coos Bay January 19. February exams or inductions are not planned. Registration sites include Hall Building room 514 in Coos Bay J Arthur Berg in Coquille Myrtle Point Powers Gold Beach Bandon and Brookings Rice Real Estate office in Brookings.
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Selective Service Board
Coos Bay
Robert Hans Christiansen
Coquille
John
Anthony Coolen
North Bend
Wington
Arthur Borell Richardson
Roseburg
Francie Lewis Cary
Bend
Langlois
Royal Vance Burnett
Portland
Hall Building
J. Arthur Berg
Myrtle Point
City Hall
Powers
Gold Beach
Bandon
Rice Real Estate
Brookings
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