Highway 42 Driving Hazards Prompt Public Warning
Letter decries frequent oncoming traffic hogging lines on Highway 42 from Winston Junction to Myrtle Point and Remote to Myrtle Point, urging caution and insurance checks. Authors report 99 percent of violations occur on 42, with readers advised to test the route to verify.
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Winston Junction
Portland
Salem
Eugene
Remote
Myrtle Point
Coquille
Coos Bay
Bandon
Turbulent Air Travel Clocks Misread Tickers Across Cities
The writer chronicles inconsistent travel times from Chicago to Denver and back, noting multiple ticker changes and met with stormy skies. A passenger recalls a turbulent flight through a thunderstorm while debating arrival times and seeking reassurance about landing.
City Treasurers Annual Report Details City Funds and Arrests
City officials report opening water fund balance of 11 494 75 with 35 044 25 receipts for the year and 26 283 18 after sewage deductions. Warrants total 12 712 42 with 11 473 19 transferred to General Fund leaving end balance 13 667 69. Meter fund ends at 4 333 85 after transfers and 6 516 38 receipts. State tax street fund and sewage disposal fund balances noted. City holds 42 180 in bonds and 63 694 37 in cash at July 1 1952. Chief Vines cites 515 arrests during year with breakdowns for drunken, disorderly, vagrancy, minors, and more. Fines total 7 554 50. 1 605 meter citations yield 486. parking meters bring 6 516 38. meals for prisoners cost 139 50.
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Vines
Lions Hear Austrian Student Tell Of World Needs
The Myrtle Point Lions club hosted Otto Zunderich of Vienna as guest speaker. He described European conditions and argued for continued American aid to promote peace, noting wasteful practices in the U S. The meeting featured new officers and a lengthy list of committees and activities.
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Lions
Dunn
Myrtle Point
Lions Club
George Linn
Clayton Mast
Lowerd Tecateberger
Kei
John Meeren
Lou Papineeu
Chris Nelson
Gadie Hawkins
First air conditioned political conventions debut
Engineers from Carrier Corporation credit air conditioning for the 1953 political conventions at Chicago's International Amphitheatre. Delegates may feel heated passions but not the heat, thanks to cooling equipment used to control the arena environment.
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Carrier _ Corporation
Chicago
Proposals Recast Budget Cuts and Revenue Impact
A proposed 8.5 billion budget cut faces heavy tax increases across federal and local levels. The NAM and other groups favor different reductions, with Byrd's suggested 8.6 billion cut praised as a model. Oregon taxpayers could save over a million, and critics urge reducing taxes to seven billion while preserving defense and services.
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NAM
Coudert
Byrd
Congress
Oregon
Fine Attendance Marks Daily Bible School This Week
The Inter-church Daily Vacation Bible School opened with good turnout Monday and attendance rising to 150 by Tuesday. Mrs. Theodore Smith reports new pupils enrolling daily and lists the supervising teachers across nursery, primary, junior, intermediate, and teen departments at several churches including Methodist, Christian, Assembly of God, and Presbyterian.
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Theodore Smith
Ursery
Methodist Church
Glenn Wolff
Gordon MacKerrow
J. W. Vincent
Robert Marvel
Wayne Brown
Dorothy
Bonneville Awards Contract for Port Orford Substation
The Bonneville Power Administration awarded the Port Orford substation contract to Kingwood Electric of Salem for 18 251 dollars. The work includes grading fencing foundations steel erection and installation of station equipment and bus bars. After completion Bonneville crews will install a 3000 kva transformer for Cool-Curry Electric Cooperative late this fall. Project engineer Tom Trees will oversee inspection and construction.
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Bonneville Power Administration
Port Orford
Kingwood Electric Company
Salem
Bonneville
Cool-Curry Electric Cooperative
BEA
Tom Trees
Flags in Evidence On Streets During the Fourth
Fragmentary text recounts flags on streets during the Fourth celebration and notes confusion in business signage and independence references. The readable portion mentions various street views and a sense of national ceremony amid local commerce.
Measures on November Ballot Stir Up Campaign Fervor
November state measures ignite heated public debate with sharp rhetoric and heavy advertising. Analysts say the campaigns radiate nationwide effect and could rival presidential election fervor as supporters push for their proposed constitutional changes and voter decisions.
Chamber of Commerce Seeks Hardboard Plant Locally
Fred Gross and Harry Dement described a Hood River hardboard plant and profits. A $1.75 million capital need was cited to build and operate a mill. The Chamber plans to attract Eastern firms and urges vote yes in November. Ben Daniels, Al Wyki, and E. F. Hall lead a campaign with Arnold Hildebrandt in charge for the opening next week.
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Tom Guerlr
Fred Gross
Sheridan Busunell
Lions Information
Lions Xmas Party
G. W. Hall
John Gearhart
E. C. Roberts
Ralph Kring
Wandemar Gurney
Ftion Schroeder
Lloyd Davenport
Harold Stemmaler
Sam Dement
Don Driscoll
E. A. Wyld
Curtis Beckham
Adies
Clinard
Bob) Mast
Herman Tedsen
J. H. McCloskey
Wheel of Fortune
Ritchie Francis
A. H. Petre
Oran B
Hood River
Harry Dement
Mr. Gross
Ben Daniels
Re Chamber
Depersekt
al Wyki
E. F. Hall
Daniels
Arnold Hildebrandt
Eisenhower Promises Fight to Finish for People at Convention
Eisenhower tells Chicago audience that Republicans must seat delegates fairly and nominate a presidential candidate who can win. He argues the party should empower the people, recruit new voters, and end what he calls an arrogant long‑running government. He calls for a truly open, people’s convention and condemns contested delegates’ influence. He notes opposition from a majority of governors and urges decisive action.
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Chicago
Bis
Denver
Agee
Portland
Coate
Elie Belts
Eisenhower
Republican Party
National Committee
Houston
United States
Porcepi
Cillagh
Esc Noare
Robert Aeral
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Dave
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Strine
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