Brethren Church marks 100th anniversary in Myrtle Point
The Church of the Brethren in Myrtle Point observes its centennial with an open house Saturday and a Sunday service presided by Rev. Howard Kuchael. The church traces to 1873 with the Barklow family, once on Rackleff property near the North Fork of the Coquille River, later moved to Myrtle Point in 1898 and to its current corner at Railroad Ave and Willow.
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Church of the Brethren
Kayrne Point
Plummer Barklow
Howard Kuchael
Olympia
Wash
Myrtl Point
Rackleff
North Fork
Coquille River
Myrtle Point
Dee's Food Sore
Railroad Ave
Willow & Thomas
Uncle Tom
Barklow
Howard Michael
Elsie
Miichael
Renowned clergyman famed for weddings and funerals
The churchman, affectionately called the marrying burying preacher, is reputed to have conducted around 200 marriages and presided at 720 funerals.
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Ster
Identicheck System Set in Valley by Security Bank
Security Bank of Coos County tests identicheck in Washington state to verify cashing by linking a photo ID to the check. The program uses a combination check and photo ID with the account holder’s name, address, photo, and phone number, aiming to cut theft and speed cashing.
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Security Bank of
Coos County
Washington
Tie Tack
Assessor names mobile home appraisal specialist
Coos County Assessor A D Curly Leininger announces Raymond L. Philby to handle mobile home appraisal. Philby will conduct sales studies depreciation estimates and field inspections to improve uniformity. Budget limits reduce overall staffing and replacements.
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Coos County
A.D
Curly’ Leininger
Raymond £. Philby
Philby
Leninger
State Department of Revenue
Leininger
Oregon farmers face tax, OSHA concerns in state talks
Irvin Mann Jr. cites unreasonably high property tax rates and rising prices as top issues for Oregon farmers while voicing anxiety over OSHA rules. He urges tailoring regulations to farming, leveraging the Governor's Committee on Farm Safety and its broad farm representation to ease the burden before Senate Bill 44.
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Mate
Irvin Mann, Jr
OSHA
Mann
House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
Oregon
Workmen’s Compensation Board
Oregon VFW Magazine Names Scott Editor
Scott, former Myrtle Point Herald editor in 1969, appointed editor of the Oregon VFW Magazine by the Oregon Department Commander of VFW. He left the Herald for the Oregon Journal staff and now works under the VFW appointment. The VEW Magazine covers official VFW orders and auxiliary matters.
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George Scott
Myrtle Point Herald
Oregon Vew
Oregon Departime Conmander
VFW
Scott
The
Herald
Oregon Journal
Carl elected vice president of federal food and drug group
Kenneth J. Carl of the Oregon Department of Agriculture Dairy and Consumer Services Division was chosen vice president of the Association of Food and Drug Officials of the United States at a late June Rapid City meeting. He spoke on consumer protection steps, organic food regulations, and bacteria standards. The group, with 190 attendees, opposed state laws conflicting with the uniform food and drug law and authorized drafting a petition to amend the Food and Drug Act.
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Kenneth J. Carl
Dairy and Consumer Services Division
Oreston Department of Agriculture
Association of Food and Drug Officials of
United States
Association
Rapid City
South Dakota
John Carl
Arago
Carl
Oregon
Food and Drug Administration
Carl and
Evan Wright
Kansas Food_. Land Drug Division
Houston
Texas
Dellenback visits Coos Bay Coquille July public events
Congressman Dellenback plans a series of open forums and talks in Coos Bay, North Bend, Powers, and Coquille on July 5. Events include a noon luncheon at Thunderbird Restaurant with the Coos Bay and North Bend Chambers of Commerce, meetings with city officials, park inspection in Powers, flag presentation, and Independence Day observance. Debits by reporting banks in Coos County rose in May 1973 per a University of Oregon report.
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John Dellenback
Coos Bay
North Bend
Champers of Commerce
Thunderbird Courier
Chambers of Commerce
Thunderbird
Delenback
Dellenback
Coquille City Hall
Coquille River
Coquille
Washington D.C
Coquille Community Center
University of Oregon Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Oregon
Douglas County Fair Opens as Accent on Color Promotes Comedy
The 1973 Douglas Comedy Fair showcases a colorful premium book cover distributed this week. The 170 page publication details the fair’s events and prizes with the printed emphasis on cash rewards and novelty acts. The premium book is mailed to over 8,000 households in the county.
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Douglas
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Atyrtle Fount
Cuguille
Security Bank
Oui
James Wiles
Cludes
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Wiles
National
the Oregon Vew Magazine
VFM
Myrtle Pelat Chamber of Commerce
Safeway
Don Price
Chamber
Coquille Valley
Fiks Lodge
Bud O'Neill
Oregon State Elks Association
Charles Snyder
Oregon Southwest
Bill Flatt
Oregon Site
Elks Canteens
Christiansen
Ee Frank Hise
Frank Mise
Couailio Valley
Douglas County
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