Neuberger Highlights Highway Bill Pros and Cons
Senator Dick Neuberger informs Oregon readers about the highway bill conference report. He notes the loss of a 1-cent fuel tax refund exemption but reports a big increase in forest access highway funding to 30 million dollars and 27 million for forest roads and trails. He urges awareness of both good and bad features affecting timber regions.
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Dick Neuberger
Oregon
Senate
Byrd
Virginia
House
Treasury Department
Pacific Northwest
Ford Exhibit Shows Watercolors At Coquille Valley
An exhibit of 27 large scale watercolors from a Ford Motor Co collection is on display at the Coquille Valley Art Center from 1 to 4 daily. The works, by regional artists, were selected from over 4000 watercolors for Ford publications and are shown through courtesy of Maud Wanker of Delake, Oregon.
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Ford Motor Co
Dearborn
Michigan
Coquille Valley Art Center
Maud Wanker
Delake
Ore
Shriners Plan 11th Trek to Mary's Peak for Crippled Children
Corvallis Shriner Charles E Biddle reports more than 10 000 people will attend the Marys Peak trek on August 5 to benefit the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in Portland Funds from past treks exceed 147 000 with donations from the four sponsoring Shrine counties Go to the hospital The event features a noon barbecue a 1 hour entertainment show and prizes from local merchants.
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Corvallis
Mary's Peak
Shriners Hospital
Portland
Charles E Biddle
Oregon
Philomath-Waldport
Stuslaw National
Shriner
Shrine Counties
Trek
Eerry Shriner
Willamette Valley
Shriners’ Hospital For
Rummage and White Elephant Sale in Coquille
Notices announce a Hillah Oriental Band of the Cops Curry Shrine Club sale at Burr Sullivan Motors in Coquille on Friday and Saturday July 2 and 21. Proceeds support service and donations. For information call Myrtle 521.
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Hillah Oriental Band of the Cops
Curry Shrine Club
Burr Sullivan Motors
Coquille
Myrtle
Births at Mast Hospital July 1956
A list of births at Mast Hospital from June 30 to July 9, 1956 includes Coquille and Myrtle Point families welcoming nine pound plus infants. Names include Walter Combs, Howard Schnur, Richard Summers, Bill Waybrant, Dan Brown, Walter Shutt, Harold Brondell, Wayman Schira, Edward Ge, Rochard George, Lee Jones, Saber Thetford with multiple boys and girls and weights from 4 pounds 15 ounces to 9 pounds 6 ounces.
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The
Mast Hospital
Walter Combs
Coquille
Howard Schnur
Myrtle Point
Richard Summers
Bill Waybrant
Dan Brown
Walter Shutt
Harold Brondell
Powers
Wayman Schira
Coqville
Edward Ge
Bandon — Mye
Rochard George
Lee Jones
Bandon
Myrtle Point High Alumni Picnic Planned July 15
The Myrtle Point Union High School alumni will meet at the Coos County Fair Grounds on Sunday July 15 for their annual picnic and meeting. A picnic lunch will be served at one o clock. Karl Dement, president, announces. The class of 1931 will observe their fifth anniversary at this event.
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M.P. High
Myrtle Point Union High School
Coos Co. Fair Grounds
Karl Dement
Oregon Brethren Church Encamp at Camp Myrtlewood
The Church of the Brethren Oregon district holds its family style camp at Camp Myrtlewood from July 14 to 21, near Bridge. The site, donated by the Wm Lett family, will be used for ten weeks this summer under leadership from Elgin Tl headquarters LaVerne College and Oregon churches. No local Brethren services are planned for Sunday July 15. Members are invited to attend.
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Church of the Brethren
Oregon
Myrtlewood
Bridge
District of Oregon
Wm. Lett
Elgin
LaVerne College
Cal
Summer Session Starts At Camp Myrtlewood DeRae School
Morning services begin at Camp Myrtlewood in Los Angles as families plan a three week summer session for the DeRae Dancing School. The Franzen family returns from Port after Paul Franzen attended the National Education Association Convention.
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Los Angles
DeRae
Naturland
Dick Johnson
Port
Paul Franzen
Franzen
National Education Association
Portland
Klamath Falls
Oscar Palmquist
Myrtle Point
Local families visit Grants Pass and surrounding area
De a eS Stans Mr Me William Gross and families visit Grants Pass on business. Mr and Mrs Barker hosted Ruth Rickard and Eilene Sick from Cottage Grove. George Terry and Jack Terry visit from North Bend Bremerton. John Mandoc family from Portland visit Eckley. Stan Furman family stay with Mrs Belloni.
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de A Es Stans
William Gross
Fred Gross
Roy Gross
Toreraed Nichols
Art Henry
Grants Pass
John Mandoc
John
Patty
Portland
Sam Dement
Eckley
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Hong Beanie
Dick Een Ae
Iseanower
Jetter
the Herald
Pressure Point
Ty Theatre
Trum
Leith Dean Jagger
Slory
Susan Hayward
Richard
Seddie
JO Conte
Albert
van Fleet Pow
Taylor
Nardanton
Ernest Borgnin
C.V. Art Center
Shriners and Friends
John Gordon Hewlett
Skippy
Pioneer Grocery
Coos Bay
van Camp
U.S
Bologna
Cascade
South Myrtle Point
Oregon Brethren Church
Camp Myrtlewood
Lakeside
Chuck Henson
Keith
Mrs
Stan Furman
Dad
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