Stroud Rites Held For Myrtle Point Employed Clerk
The obituary notes that Mr Stroud formerly of Longview Washington and a member of the Longview police force died while employed by Carver and Houston of Myrtle Point. He leaves two daughters Veronica and Patricia, aged 4 and 3, and his parents Rev. and Mrs. Walter Stroud of Kelso Washington. Elinor Stroud is also listed with parents P M Wilson of San Jose California and three sisters Mrs Hogate of San Jose Mrs Donald Dorgea of Long Beach California and Mrs Gene
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M Point
Longview
Stroud
Carver and
Houston
Myrtle Point
Snail
Veronica
Patricia
Walter Stroud
Kelso
Elinor Stroud
P. M. Wilson
San Jose
Cal
Manuel Hogate
Donald Dorgea
Long Beach
California
Gene
Lions Club appoints committees at Myrtle Hotel meeting
Clayton Mast announces new and dual duty committees for the Brown special nown ngan sales year. The roster lists Attendance and Membership Finance Education Program Publicity Athletic Citizenship and Patriotism Civic Improvement Health United Nations and more with chairmen and members named. Ted Medford of Safeway in Willamette Valley spoke on The Price of Freedom sharing civic credentials and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Mast
Myrtle Hotel
Io Parrenthesia
Lions Club
Dick Johnson
Frank Meldrum
Norwood Browne
Norwood Browne Bar- Baschandstitution
E. O Sempert
Walt Kreuger
Chris Nelson
H G Johnson
Sadie Hawkins
George Linn
Ritchie Preduis
Russell de‘ Driscoll
Howard Whitaker
Robert Powrite
Lions Education
Waldemar Gurney
Ted Kirsch
Roderick Hermann
E. C Roberts
Ralph Whitaker
Othal Davenport
Ralph Kring
Logan White
Lloyd Davenport
Ellen Lehrbeder
Ray Neugert
Ervin Wilberger
Truman Hartley
Stan Furman
Charles Wastes
Bull
Austin Dodge
Weed
Tom Forrest
Sam Dement
Arnold Melby
Lyle Carver
Frank Furman
J. H. McCloskey
Jack Hunt
Pat Manning
Ellis Shull
Roland Weekly
Harold Stemmier
Bee Bright
Orvil Haga
Psu! Hammer United Nations Committee
Jack Dunn
Eldon Brodie
Don Warner
Ted” Medford
Safeway
Willamette Valley
Medford
Kiwanis
Service Station Rebrands To Ritchie's Super Service
Ritchie Francis announced this week that his Eads Service Station will be renamed Ritchie’s Super Service. A new paint job is planned soon. Francis took over operation of the Eads Service Station in July 1947.
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Ritchie Francis
Eadsrvice
Ritchie
Twin Oaks Seeks Consolidation With District 41-C
petitions circulate in Twin Oaks to consolidate with District 41-C. About 15 Twin Oaks tuition students attend Myrtle Point schools. both districts must vote to approve the consolidation.
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Twin Oaks
Myrtle Point
Hottest Day Of Season Reaches 93 Degrees In Powers
Powers records show the season’s peak at 93 degrees on the 28th with a 41 degree low on the 17th. June brought 1.11 inches of rain, raising the year total to 6.86 inches. last June had 6.82 inches. Rainfall included 0.48 inch in the 34 hour period, with mixed cloud cover and several days above and below 70 degrees.
County Land Sales Rise to 124191 36 For Half Year
County land agent H R Clark reports $124,191.36 in land sales from January 1 to July 7, 1948. Non timbered land netted 413.34 for the county. 508 platted parcels in North Bend sold for 25,964.60. Platted land sales in Coos Bay, Bandon, Coquille, Empire, Eastside and nearby areas totaled 47,170.10.
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H. R. Clark
Sittet
Oe Posees
North Bend
Coos Bay
Bandon
Coquille
Empire
Eastside
Local Baseball Teams State Games Over Weekend
Myrtle Point team in Southwestern Oregon league returns to the field Sunday at 2 pm on the fairgrounds diamond to face Coquille after a two week layoff. Al Walsh notes the squad has played well but remains winless in league play as pitching depth hurts them. The American Legion team also hosts Coquille at 2 pm Saturday July 10 on the local diamond.
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Myrtle Point
Oregon Baseball League
Coquille
Fairgrounds
al Walsh
Altho
American Legion
First Plane Ride At 83 For Mrs. Belle Laird SITKUM
Special: Mrs. Belle Laird age 83 took her first airplane ride on Sunday July 4 over Coos county with her grandson Murl Laird. She said she enjoyed every minute of the flight.
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Sitkum
Belle Laird
Coos County
Murl Laird
Power funds approved to aid Southwest Oregon needs
Bonneville Power Administration announces 1949 appropriations totaling 4,045,000 cash and 3,814,290 contract authority to finance eight transmission projects in Southwest Oregon. Major facilities include the Salem to Albany to Lebanon 115 kv line and Monmouth substation, Detroit substation, Detroit to Goshen 230 kv line, and Eugene to Reedsport 115 kv line with Walton Mapleton and Reedsport substations, among others.
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Bonneville Power Administration
Oregon
W. E. Trommershausen
Eugene
Salem-Albany-Lebanon
Monmouth
Detroit
Detroit-Goshen
Reedsport
Walton
Mapleton
Reedsport Cors
Bay
Dement Smith Named Directors For Coos County Fair
Sam Dement named to run horse barns for the Coos County Fair in Myrtle Point August 20 to 22 with Harold Clarno as fair manager announcing the appointment. Reid Dement and J L Smith of Coquille will oversee arena events during the three day show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dement
Coos County
Myrtle Point
Harold Clarno
Reid Dement
J. L. Smith
Coquille
Sunse Woth Idariene Witax
Lions Club forms committee for Red Cross swimming classes
Howard Whitaker and Pat Manning were named by Lions president Clayton Must to plan Red Cross swimming classes sponsored by Myrtle Point Lions. Classes run the first two weeks in August at Sugar Loaf pool with transportation for enrolled youngsters. Final arrangements are under way and full details will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Whitaker
Pat Manning
Lions
Clayton Must
Red Cross
Myrtle Point Lions Club
Sugar Loaf
Coffee Shop To Open Sundays In Myrtle Point
Norwood Browne owner of the Myrtle Hotel Coffee Shop announced this week that starting Sunday July 11 the shop will be open from 100 am to 700 pm to ease weekend dining facilities. The weekday hours remain unchanged.
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Norwood Browne
Myrtle Hotel
Mr Browne
Myrtle Point
Browne
Hearing On Beef Tests Proposed By Coos Court
A Coos county court meeting is set for Monday August 9 at 10 a m to hear a proposal to include beef cattle under tests for bovine tuberculosis and Bangs disease. More than 100 cattle owners petitioned the court to apply testing provisions of chapter 355 Oregon Laws of 1945 to bovine animals in the county. Dairy cows are tested now.
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Coos County
Bang
City Council Meeting Postponed By Holiday Schedule
The City Council postponed Monday night meetings due to holidays. Regular sessions resume on the second Monday of each month at City Hall, with details to be announced alongside the new proposed plan for the Coquille River area.
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Coquille River
Light Vote Passes City Budget With Small Margin
A light turnout on Tuesday, July 6 approved the city budget for 1648 1949 by 82 to 20. The special election, triggered by exceeding the six percent limit, was less contentious than last year. The budget is about $1000 lower, creating a Water and Street Superintendent post and funds for a new fire truck.
Rotary Officers Assume Positions At Dinner Meet
Officers for the 1948-40 season took chairs at a Rotary club meeting held Thursday noon in the Myrtle Hotel Coffee Shop banquet room. Henry assumed duties as president, succeeding Walter Crim, with Heary, Mitenei West, Watkins and Floyd Summers also taking posts.
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Rotary Club
Thorsdey
Myrtle Hotel
Vank Henry
Freak
Heary
Mitenei West
Watkins
Fioyd Summers
Henry
Walter Crim
Rotarians
Oregon Grange Official Endorses Blue Cross Plan
Morton state master of the Oregon Grange and a former state legislator to Northwest Hospital Service board of trustees. The Oregon Grange executive committee re approved sponsorship of Blue Cross citing four years of satisfactory experience. Tompkins, advisory council member to the State Board of Health, notes Grange support for voluntary prepaid hospital and medical insurance programs.
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Oregon Gange
Blue Cross
Northwest Hospital Service
Tompkins
Oregon State Board of Health
Local manager John Hunt of Get Cheese
An OCR fragment mentions John Hunt, local manager of Get Cheese, with unclear surrounding text. The readable portion confirms his role and association with the company within a possibly larger note or column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hunt
Jocal
Get Cheese ‘Hes Om
Local VEW Post Entered On Honor Roll
Ray Poet No 2928 of Veterans of Foreign Wars is listed among posts on the National Roll of Honor being established in Washington at the cathedral. The national war memorial committee and the national chaplain recognize the post as part of the nationwide honor roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Veteras
Washington
Tilsee
Merritt
National War Memorial
Efse V. FW
Automatic loner Clinic Slated At Al's Appliance
A clinic will be held at Al's Appliance on Monday July 12 with Mies Avis Christoferson from Simplex demonstrating ironer techniques. She will train attendees on ironing shirts curtains and other items while Al Adams promotes the event.
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Mies Avis Christoferson
Simplex Factory
Miss Christoferson
al Adams
Father of Gaylord Woman Buried Saturday Morning
Wert Duffield, father of a Gaylord woman, died after illness and was buried July 3 1848 in the family cemetery on the former Weise ranch above Gaylord on the Powers road. He is survived by his wife, his mother Mrs. Mary Duffield, a daughter Mrs. Millard Carlile, and other relatives. Attending from Medford were Mr. and Mrs. Milton Epperson, Harry and William Weise.
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Gaylord
Millard Carlile
Medord
Milton Epperson
Harry and
William Weise
Perfect attendance pins awarded at year-end meeting
Fourty fourty five members earned recognition for perfect attendance. twelve members were present and received pins for their year of consistent attendance.
Motor Transportation Act Study To Be Made By Highway Interim Committee
Representative Ralph T Moore announces that the Highway Interim Committee will undertake a study of the Motor Transportation Act as part of its agenda. The Governor supports immediate action, and the committee will proceed to assess current provisions and implications.
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Ralph ‘T. Moore
Lnglalatt
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Powers
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Smith
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Coos Court
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