Myrtle Point Celebrates Centennial With Train Robbery Themed Parade
Thousands fill Myrtle Point streets for the Centennial as a two ride on a Powers train attracts over 1,000 participants. Jaycee chairman Bill Stanley hurries lunch to the missed crew after the afternoon event. A portable jail and staged robbery entertain the crowd while bands, school groups, and local residents paraded and windows showcase heirloom displays.
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Myrtle Point
Bill Stanley
Stanley
Jaycee
Georgia- Pacific
Craig Miller
Gary Grant
Verona Brewster
Bert Brewster
Amos Carborough
Lucky Miller
Arlene Hanson
Norma Egners
LaVerne Meyer
Jesse Laird
Dick Ball
Hauser
Jaycees
Powers
Bandon
Bread Baking Classes Slated to Aid Coos Fair Entrants
The ninth annual bread baking event at the Coos county fair inspires do it yourself classes for home makers and teens. Classes run July 10 in North Bend July 11 Coquille July 17 Myrtle Point with Frances Watts leading the instruction. Costs for enriched white whole wheat and French breads compare favorably to store bought loaves.
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Coos Fair
Coos County
Coquille
Frances Watts County Extension
Oregon Officials Back 11 Percent Livestock Freight Cut
Oregon Public Utility Commissioner Jonel C Hill and Agriculture Director James F Short support an 11 percent cut in eastbound and westbound carload rates for all livestock except hogs. They argue this will aid local packers, stockyards, and livestock firms by aligning freight costs with the drop in fresh meats rates, preserving markets for producers.
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Oregon
Jonel C Hill
James F Short
State Department of Agriculture
M F Edbrooke
Transcontinental Freight Bureau
Chicago
American National Cattlemen's Association
TCFB
The
Livestock Commission
St Marks Church Renews Hours And Rebuilds House
St Marks Episcopal Church adopts new service hours with 7 am Sunday service suspended until December and 9 am service shifted to morning prayer and sermon except the second Sunday for Holy Communion by visiting priests. The church plans the cowboy breakfast at the county fair and reports remodeling of its house including new ceiling work floors and paint.
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Robert Chidwick
St James Coquille
Bishops Committee
County Fair
Bill Downing
Harold Belloni
Hotel Welcomes Hungarian Chef Tibor Rektor
Hotel and Club Lehua appoint Tibor Rektor of Hungary as chef to feature authentic Hungarian dishes on menus. Floyd and La Farlette introduce Rektor and his family plan to make Myrtle Point home after visiting friends. He will debut Hungarian specials on weekends as part of a broader menu.
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Tibor
Steve Rektor
Hungary
Lehua
Floyd la Farieette
la Farlette
Rektor
France
America
Gath
Idaho
Spok
Myrtle Point
Rekior
Chamber Urges Oregon Ads To Draw Vacationers
Chamber hear a plea to promote Oregon as a rich source of natural attractions for travelers. Speakers cite Myrtle Point and Shore Acres near Charleston as examples and urge scenic designation for Highway 42 to boost outdoor appeal and curb ads on the route.
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Chamber of Commerce
Myrtle Point
United States
Ray Harris
Chamber
Mark Hatfield
Harold J Turner Turner
California
Oregon
Tex Billingsley
Shore Acres
Charleston
Harris
Dillard
Keith Schroeder
Martian Garden to Head Douglas County Fair Display
The Martian Garden display under construction for the Douglas County Fair in Roseburg August 15 to 19 features smoking volcanoes lava flows and the Gardens of Tomorrow by fourteen garden clubs. Premium awards totaling over $600 will go to top displays judged as outstanding.
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Douglas County Fair and Exposition
Roseburg
Vernon Weible Takes Myrtle Point Funeral Director Role
Vernon Weible and wife Peggy become new managers of the Myrtle Point funeral home arriving from Vale where he ran a funeral home for two and a half years. The couple will live at 404 Seventh Street and plan to bring their 8 year old daughter Marjee to join them after two weeks from Camas Washington.
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Myrtle Point
Vernon Weible
Peggy
Vale
Weible
Seventh Street
Yale
Welble
McMinnville
Camas
Wash
Leila Schroeder Earns University Honor Roll Status
Leila Jean Schroeder daughter of Mr and Mrs Milton Schroeder is among 368 University of Oregon students on the honor roll with a 3.5 or higher GPA while studying 12 or more term hours.
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Leila Jean Schroeder
Milton Schroeder
University of Oregon
Oregon Forests Close To Unregulated Use
Governor Hatfield proclaims Oregon forests closed to unregulated use due to fire danger. Protected areas include Deschutes Fremont Malheur Mt Hood Ochoco Rogue River Siskiyou Sluslaw Umatilla Umpqua Winema Wallowa-Whitman and Willamette. Smoking rules apply and travelers must carry firefighting tools including an axe shovel and at least one gallon of water.
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Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Dwight L. Phipps
Deschutes
Fremont
Malheur
Mt. Hood
Ochoco
Rogue River
Siskiyou
Sluslaw
Umatilla
Umpqua
Winema
Wallowa-Whitman
Willamette National
Street Improvements Nearing Completion on Local Roads
Street improvements on Fort Worth Border Bender Spruss Maple and Willow streets proceed two weeks ahead of schedule by Woodward and Sun and Burkes of Coquille. City Manager Barn Nichols noted a Monday council meeting approving a six percent budget limit and mutual aid fire protection district inclusion from Cape Arago Naval Station. Downtown meter removals show rising traffic and some business gains. Planning considers mobile home subdivision and a one foot alley vacation near the hospital for a nursing home. Summer recreation funding nears budget with donations from Georgia Pacific and chamber of commerce.
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Woodward and Sun and
Burkes
Coquille
Barn Nichols
Cape Arago Naval Station
Mutual Aid Fire Protection
Bandon
Florence
Mutual Aid
Nichols
Myrtle Point
Don Troxell
Curtié Beckham
Paul Hanmer
J R. Howe
Gorgia-Pacific Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
LaFariettes Sell Home Plan Move to Downtown Myrtle
Mr and Mrs Floyd LaFariette owners of the Myrtle Hotel Coffee Shop and Club Lehua say they have sold their home and will relocate to an apartment downtown in Myrtle Polst.
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Floyd LaFariette
Myrtle Hotel
Myrtle Polst
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