Four Lane Highway 42 Project Underway Myrtle Point
Work on an 867 344 highway project from Powers Junction 24 5 miles through Myrtle Point to Ash Street begins this week. S A Hutchins and Associates is the contractor for this and the Rink Creek to Glen Aiken Creek section. Grading in Myrtle Point should start within a month with major work in the business district confined to widening the two lane road bed. The new pavement will be laid and the old surface resurfaced for most of the 2 1 2 mile stretch. Curbs will be installed in much of the project. Traffic flow is the contractor’s responsibility with no delays in the business district and only minor delays elsewhere.
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Powers Junction
Myrtle Point
Ash Street
S A Hutchins and Associates
Rink Creek
Glen
Aiken Creek
Coquille
State Highway Department
Hutchins Company
Myrtle
Gail Smith
Myrtle Point High School
Ashland
Stewart to Represent Oregon Schools at National Conference
Oregon educators will attend a Washington D C conference July 18 20 focusing on educating children in poverty. Joe Stewart Myrtle Point district will join colleagues from the state department and colleges to study Title I aided programs and share successful community projects.
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Joe Stewart
Amanter
Oregon
Washington, D.C
Povert
State Department of Education
Stewart
Myrtle Point
Washington
White House
Johnson
Swimming Schedule For Coquille Pool Session
Schedule lists July 18 to 29 swimming session at Coquille pool with bus transportation 8.38 am. Swimmers include boys 18 up and girls 10 up and intermediate boys. age groups 8-9 for girls, 8-9 for boys, and 10-? for intermediates. Preregistration July 16 at Chuck Humble’s home 829 6th Ave. A $2.25 charge covers transport and pool costs. Cards required. noncard applicants considered beginners. girls must wear caps. Adult lessons run 5:30 to 6:00 PM the same week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Humble
Vandals Strike Montgomery Wards in Myrtle Point
Police report three large holes in the Montgomery Wards front window after a July 28 early morning attack. Two TVs and a diver were damaged with total replacement value of 21800 dollars. A suspect offered to pay half the damages, but no identification has been proven.
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Myrtle Point
Montgomery Wards
Lewis Blood
Gomery
Werther
Charges Filed In City Court In Myrtle Point
Two Myrtle Point men were charged in city court with intoxication. Springer 48 and Boutin 49 pleaded not guilty and await jury trials with July dates set. Several others received fines or warnings for traffic violations and related infractions during the July session.
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Francis F Boutin
Fair Board Denies Lions Beer Garden at Coos County Fair
The Coos County Fair board rejected a Lions Club proposal to add a German Beer Garden on the fairgrounds despite earlier approval. Public opposition from 4-H leaders, churches, and community groups cited family impacts and alcohol concerns. The meeting covered governance, fundraising, and future fair preparations with emphasis on family-friendly goals.
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Pairgrounds
Coos County
Methodist Church
Myrtle Point
Richard Munson
Assembly of God Church
Carl Miller
Coquille Nitel
Betty Holman
4 H
John Mencegat
Wayne MacMurray
Coquille
Lions Club
Fair Association
Rotary Park
Jack Dunn
Dunn
Fair Board
Tom Guerin
George Linn
Marvin Young
Camp Myrtlewood
Burton Hutton
Oregon
Hutton
Guerin
Wasco
Grant
Woodrow Robison
Ivan Laird
Harold Clarno
The
Laird
Lions Dedicate Tennis Court In Myrtle Point
The Myrtle Point Lions club presented a new two court tennis facility on the corner of C and Deberent Streets. The July 16 dedication featured flag ceremony led by Scout leaders, remarks by Lions officials, and a $9000 estimate for construction costs.
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Myrtle Point Lions Club
Rodney Street
Dave Hurt
Pege Myde
Richard Munson
Myrtle Peint Assembary of God Church
LeRoy Rebineen
Myrtle Peint Lions
Walace Dement
George ° Inn
Staading
Deas Mason
Dement
William Miller
Coes Bay
Lions International
C and
Deberent Streets
Lions
Firet
Spruce Streets
Jack Dunn
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Cees Bey Social Security Office
Mast Hespitel
Medicare Progrem
Melanson
Harold Howe
Feducation
Itre
Coquille Swimming Pool
Mac Camey
Floyd
Lewis Floyd
James Lee St Johns
Michael Agerter
Richard L. Bilyeu
Howard M Porter
Marjorie Graham Coquille
Jay E. Shannon
Reedsport
Wallis Kincheloc
Homer Gage
Roy Walter Baker
Samuel W Cribbins
Keith Bushnell
Claude Sutphin
Kathy Barness
North Bend Kiwans Club
Clarno
George Jenkins
Jenkins
W . B. Head
Pacific Power and Light Company
William Rubmano
Shodeo
Ing
Phil Waters
Coos Bay
Hedio
Waters
Douglas County
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