Jim Shields Named Man of the Month for Heroic Gunnery Work
Mr and Mrs Henry Shields of Bridge announce son Jim Shields gunnery officer USN has been named Gunnery Department Man of the Month for July 1957 at naval headquarters in San Francisco. He alerted the Deck to a threatened motorboat loss during the mid watch on 6 June 1957 then volunteered to man the boat and, after boarding from the boom, kept it underway amid hazardous wind and sea conditions to prevent damage.
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Henry Shields
Bridge
Naval Headquarters
San Francisco
Jim Shields
USN
Standard Heating Oils Ad Claims Prompt Service
City Heating Oil Co promotes prompt service with a phone number for Standard Oil and emphasizes S and H Green Stamps. The small ad suggests reliable heating oil supply and customer incentives.
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City Heating Oil Co
Standard Oil
Sailors Commended For Quick Action During Incident
A crew member’s actions during a factory incident were praised for alertness courage and seamanship. The officer recommends commendation and urges continued high performance from the team.
Bridge News Visitors and Travel Hints
Mrs Dayne Hudson hosts visitors including Mrs Fred Sharp and Mrs Marie Bruckman of Portland. Guests at the Hudsons’ home include Mr and Mrs Lee Barton and Larry. They head to Washington via Yellow Stone National Park en route to Oakland. Jesse Belcher family leaves for La Verne Park camping trip. Maude Sims hospitalised in Myrtle Point after surgery. Henry Shields underwent surgery on July 3.
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Dayne Hudson
Fred Sharp
Marie Bruckman
Portland
Ehrigs and Hudsons
Medford
Grants Pass
Mr Hudson
Lee Barton
Larry
Washington
Yellowstone National Park
Oakland
Cal
Jesse Belcher
la Verne Park
Eugene Hudson
Linda
Laurie
Maude Sims
Mast Hospital
Myrtle Point
Henry Shields
Boone and Hudson Families Host Guests Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Stanley Boone and family visited Mr and Mrs Dayne Hudson in Toledo Oregon on Sunday. Mrs Lester Wittmayer and her three children stayed with the Hudsons a few days. Jesse Dotson and the Kal bus family joined Lakeside lakeside visits over the 4th holiday.
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Stanley Boone
Dayne Hudson
Toledo
Oregon
Lester Wittmayer
Hudson
Jesse Dotson
Lakes
Lakeside
Harvey Kalbus
June Weather and Forest Camp Activity in Siskiyou Area
June rainfall reached 108 inches since September 1 with a total near last year’s figures. The month's maximum 82 degrees and two days above 80. Night temps ranged 40 to 60, with lows mostly between 50 and 58. All picnic and camping sites in the Siskiyou National Forest and nearby areas were filled for the 4th as crowds flocked to woods for the long weekend.
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James Gamwell
Betwen
Siskiyou National Forest
Wlahe and
Agness
Powers Reflects Community Life With Holidays and Visits
The Powers column notes local picnics and campers, lifeguard work starting July 15 with Carol Clark as instructor and guard at the Orchard daily 1:30 to 5. It lists residents traveling to Walla Walla Bend Eugene South Bend and Myrtle Grove, Lions convention in San Francisco, new flags on main streets, and Boy Scouts tasked with flag duties.
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Carol Clark
Richard Spitznass
Wallawalla
Wash
Verlin Hermann
Keith
Bend
Hermann
Chester Moore
Wedderburn
Floyd Summers
Eugene
Harold Ross
John
Wile Anderson
South Bend
Dale Appledton
Myrtle Grove
Appleton
Wesley Appleton
B R. Nicklaus
Tillamook
Lilian Tobin
Portland
C P Easleys
Bruce Munro
San Francisco
Powers
Boy Scouts
Clyde Kuhn
Bay Area
Clarence Congers
Local Visitors Bring News and Family Visits to Gaylord
Mrs Rees Daniels notes several guests from Los Angeles Redmond Or and Cottage Grove visiting the Carman Neal and Jenkins families in Gaylord over the past week Ernest Hoffman and three Redmond children stayed a few weeks Jim Neal hosts visitors and plans for continued gatherings with relatives from Deshler and Ten Mile.
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Rees Daniels
Paul Coke
Los Angeles
Clinton Carman
Coke
Carman
Burbank High School
Ernest Hoffman
Redmond
Ore
Jim Neal
Hoffman
Harry Morgan
Richard
Ten Mile
Vivian Falmsbee
Ross Jenkins
LeRoy Jenkins
Deshler
Nebr
Dudley Vanorthink
Cottage Grove
Foster Thompson
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Bridge News
Powers News
Gaylord News
Schroeders
Ays
Golven
Eeee
Elanvest Group
Henry A. Schroeder & Sons
North Bend
Hershey
Kool Aid
Hi-C
Lettice
New Tastewell
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