Premium Books For Coos County Fair Now Available
Premium books for the 1968 Coos County Fair are available at local banks, farm stores, chamber offices, and the Coos County Extension office in Coquille. Entry blanks should be mailed by August 1, with open class entries possible August 11 and 12, as exhibits are delivered. The fair runs August 14 through 18 at Myrtlé Point, marking the 97th annual event with no major construction planned.
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Coon County Fair
George Jenkins
Myrtlé Point
FFA
Coos County
A0air
Jenking
Airgrounds
Antique Car Show Highlights Regional Winners and Trophies
Twenty nine antique models entered the South annual Antique Car Show held last weekend in Myrtle Point. Highlights included a hill climb and trophy awards to winners such as Marvin and Alice McCarty Roseburg for a pre 1915 auto, Dorothy Collins Roseburg for 1916 1940 restored class, and Hap Jones Roseburg for post 1986 divisions.
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Bill Jefferson
LeRoy Robinson
Son Wait
Burt Smith
Ford
Don Short
Buick
Hap Jones
Sth
Myrtle Point
Wee
Junction City
Marvin
Alice McCartys
Roseburg
Michigan
Jack Dorthy
Ster
Dorothy Collins
Dodge
Brookings
Norman Thompson
Vic
Faye Pomerlo
Hill Elim
Chevrolet
Desoto
Bert Smith
Aerosol Cans Warn Parents About Child Safety
Virgil Hiatt of the Oregon Department of Agriculture warns that aerosol and pressure spray cans pose grave risks to children. Cans can explode under heat and contents may be poisonous. keep dangerous materials out of reach, avoid sun exposure, never burn empties, and never let children use these dispensers as toys.
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Coos Bay
Virgil Hiatt
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Hiatt
Haiti
Sanitary Service
City Council Approves District 16 street upgrades
The council approved an ordinance to assess property owners in District 16 for street improvements. City Manager Ben Nichols said the state highway department is ready to proceed with traffic light installations. bids to be requested at the September meeting, lights to operate by late 1968. Maryland sewer project to begin around July 15, six weeks completion. Harland-Gettsford and Erickson to present swimming pool studies at next meeting.
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Ben Nichols
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Nichols
Maryland
Harland-Gettsford and Erickson
Margaret L Rasm an daughter of Myrtle Point family
Margaret L Rasm an daughter of Mr and Mrs Clem Rasmuseen of Myrtle Point was
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Margaret L. Rasm__an
Clem Rasmuseen
Myrtle Point
Reunion Plans Set For Myrtle Point High Alumni
An open house at Mr and Mrs Wallace Dement home from 2 to 5 P M begins reunions for Myrtle Point High School graduates of 1918 1943 and 1948. Social hour 7 P M dinner 8 P M at Myrtle Hotel for 1943 and Coquille Valley Elks Temple for 1948. Alumni picnic set for Sunday July 14 at Rotary Park 1 P M bring own table service pot luck dish and a classmate.
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Wallace Dement
Myrtle Point High School
Myrtle
Coquille Valley
County Youths Train as Counselors for 4-H Camp
Sixty 4-H club members from Coos Curry and Douglas Counties met at Iverson Memorial Park for a two day Tri County Counselor Training. Older members learned campfire building games songs skits and cookery to prepare them to guide about 300 campers at Camp Myrtlewood.
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Coos
Curry
Douglas
Iverson Memorial Park
Camp Myrtlewood
Dement Receives Fellowship for Balkan Archaeology Study
Tom Dement former resident of Myrtle Point earns a four year fellowship toward a doctoral degree and graduates from Seaford University this spring. He ranks in the top 15 percent of a 1,200 student class and will join a Smithsonian Stanford expedition to Yugoslavia and the Yugoslav government. He leaves Portland June 38 for Rome and will report September 16 for 1-A military service.
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Tom Dement
Myrtle P
Seaford University
Dement
Balkans
Smithsonian Institute
Stanford University
Yugoslavia
Portland
Rome
Oregon Honor Roll Spotlight During Spring Term
Among University of Oregon students in the spring term, Margeret achieved a perfect 40 grade point average while others also earned high marks making the honor roll.
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University of Oregon
Margeret
City Court Hours Updated for Coos Bay Residents
Coos Bay City Court in Oregon will open at 10700 a.m. and stay open until 0000 p.m. from Monday through Friday. Saturday hours are set from 9:30 a.m. to 6:80 p.m. MERE.
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Coos Bay
Ore
Hatfield Coach of the Year Honors Myrtle Point Leader
The Myrtle Point High School star athletic coach, active 1946 to 1948, was named A-8 coach of the year following a 15 year career discussed at an Oregon high school coaches dinner in Corvallis. Mentions Tinker Lynn and family details as part of the Brownsville Times excerpt.
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Hatfield
Star Athletic
Myrtle Point High School
Brownsville
Ore
Drivers License Examiner Visit in Myrtle Point
The Drivers License Examiner will be in Myrtle Point at City Hall on Wednesday July 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. per the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles. Persons wishing to take exams should prepare accordingly.
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Myrtle Point
Spruce Street
21St and
Apie
Department of Motor Vehicled of
Oregon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Gortney
James Collins
Marvin McLarty
Vic Pomerlo
B. A. Smith
Diana Walther
Veneta McBride
Stan Esselstrom
Reedsport
Esselstrom
Antique Car
Virgina Ash
Coquille
Helen Brunell
Myrtie
Wood
Bridge
Weney
Cain Box
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