Castro Wins All Round Cowboy Honors At Myrtle Point Rodeo
Vic Castro of Richmond California captured the top all round cowboy honors at the Myrtle Point rodeo with wins in calf roping bulldogging and cutting. The event, held July 14 and 18, drew team ropers Ralph Clarno Buckie McCall Ray Dayton and Orville Brown winning day one, while Darwin Van Leuven Don and Billy Bong led day two. Officials reported strong finances thanks to cash prizes and local support from citizens and the Lions club.
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Vic Castro
Richmond
Calif
Myrtle Point
Castro
Team Ropera
Ralph Clarno
Buckie McCall
Ray Dayton
Orville Brown
Darwin
Dean van Leuven
Bandon
Don
Billy Bong
Lakeside
Redee
Lions Club
Payment Ordered In Sheep Killing
The Coon County Court ordered payment of 46 to the Coon County Sheep Company Fairview for compensation of 15 sheep killed by dogs. The court also ordered two Bangr test reactor claims each for 42 to Claude A Crewster McKinley Route and to Herman W Sumerlin Coquile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coon County
Fairview
Claude A Crewster
McKinley
Herman W Sumerlin
Coqulile
Land sale price set by federal stamps on Coquille river tract
Deed showing a sale price of 9000 dollars stamped on federal documents transfers 116.47 acres on the north fork of the Coquille river. The heirs of John Lusk Inez A. Lark Minnie Crusk and Mrs Sam Harris filed the deed Monday to J F Hob son in township 20 south range 12 west section two.
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Coquille River
Inez A. Lark
Minnie Crusk
Sam Harris
John Lusk
J. F Hobson
Vaqueros Plan All Day Ride at Myrtle Point Fairgrounds
Members of the Myrtle Point Vaqueros club meet at the Fairgrounds at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday July 28 for an all day ride. Participants are asked to bring lunches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point Vaqueros Club
Fairgrounds
Judge King To Hear Hartfield Larceny Case In Roseburg
Circuit Judge Carl K E Wimberley disqualified himself and announced Judge King would preside over the trial of Roseburg Justice of the Peace Thomas C. Hartfield on charges of larceny of public money and malfeasance and negligence in public office. Hartfield pleaded not guilty to two and jury indictments.
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Dal M. King
Coos County
Justice of the Peace
Thomas C. Hartfield
Roseburg
Circui
Carl KE. Wimberley
King
Final Hearing On Coos County Non High Budget Budget Hearing
Coquille hosts a final hearing Monday July 98 at 8 pm on the non high budget prepared by the budget committee July 1. It calls for a tax levy of 10616367 to fund estimated expenditures of 141978. The board will address other matters and may accept excuses for youth not attending high school with attendance rules noted.
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Coos County
Coquille
Non-High Board
Coos County 4 H Teams to Compete in State and International Events
Four Coos county 4 H judging and demonstration teams will be sponsored this fall by Coos Bay Mutual Creamery Co Op Coos River Farmers Co op Arago Cooperative Cheer organization and Coquille Valley Coop. Two livestock judging teams will be chosen for competition with the first placing team entering the State Fair or Pacific International and the second entering the fair. One agricultural demonstration team and one home economics demonstration team will compete in the state fair based on demonstrated farm practices and progressive home work. The four cooperatives cover expenses for team members and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Coos Bay Mutual Creamery Company
Coon River
Reedsport Leads In Six-Game Perfect Baseball Mark
Reedsport sits undefeated atop the Southwestern Oregon Baseball league with six wins in as many games. Myrtle Point trails with one win and six losses as Powers stays second despite an 8 to 1 loss to fourth place Cape Arago. Ban den, Coquille, and Coos Bay follow in order with Myrtle Point above the rest, while Coquille split a doubleheader at Isle Fruit in a non league game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsport
Oregon
Myrtle Point
Powers
Cape Arago
Banden
Coquille
Coos Bay
High Teachers Institute Planned for November 7 8
Tri County high school teachers from Douglas Lane and Coos will meet in Eugene November 7 and 8 to form a joint institute. About 500 teachers are expected to attend with workshop sessions planned for elementary teachers focusing on measuring pupil achievement.
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Coos County
Eugene
Douglas
Lane
Coos Counties
D. A. Emerson
State Department of Education
B. Wood
University of Oregon
Martha Mulkey Purdy
Dr Beber Plans To Open Office In Myrtle Point
Dr E F Beber returned from army service to Myrtle Point and then traveled to Portland for equipment. He stated offices will open in Myrtle Point no later than August 1 in the hospital building.
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Beber
E F Beber
Myrtle Point
Portland
Vacation Edition Of Myrtle Point Herald Praised Nationwide
Letters from cities across the United States praise the Myrtle Point Herald Vacation Edition for highlighting southwestern Oregon and its myrtlewood trees. The edition boosted regional attention, especially for Coos County, with strong demand and limited remaining copies for organizations and individuals.
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Herald
Myrtle Point
United States
Oregon
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Coos County
Returns from travels greet old friends in town
Bill Watson, former Pleasant Point resident and later of Coquille, was in town yesterday greeting old friends. He has been on an extended trip to reflect on passing of his wife Torre Petit et.
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Bill Watson
Pleasant Point
Coquille
Meyers Mosithe
Torre Petit Et
Local Family Welcomes Return From Hospital
Mr and Mrs Ira Rey return home with their son Dwala Miller after a stay at Geed Samaritan Hospital. The child has been in the hospital for several weeks and is reported to be much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Rey
Porthiad Susidiq
Dwala Miller
The
Geed Samaritan
Fires Suppressions and Closures Amid Heat Wave Across Counties
Rising temperatures and low humidity halted logging operations for one or two days last week. Fire patrols across Cees, County, and Douglas County stayed alert as closures remained in effect. No fires were reported, but a warning urged utmost care and immediate reporting of suspicious conditions. A secondary fire near Bingham burned a few acres, likely set by children. All fires today were contained, with 1000 firefighters on standby statewide.
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Cees
County
Douglas County
Keith Young
Coos
Binghem
Nels Rogers
Sullivan Resigns As Union High Ag Instructor
Sullivan resigns from the Union High School agriculture teaching post for the upcoming term this fall. Mr. Kirsch, longtime agricultural instructor, left last January to devote himself to bulb cultivation.
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Sullivan
Union High Ag
Kirsch
Myrtlewood Bakery Set to Reopen After Renovation
The Myrtlewood bakery, repainted and renovated, plans to reopen the retail shop with August 6 as the target date. Whitaker brothers say flour allotments eased but sugar is still scarce, delaying the schedule.
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Myrtlewood
Whitaker Brothers
Whitakers
Funeral Rites for Powers Man
Funeral services were held from the Schroeder chapel at 2 p.m. today for Charles Frank Powers 79 a Powers resident for 29 years Rev W A Briggs of Myrtle Point officiated Interment was in Norway cemetery Surviving are the widow Mrs Elmira Powers a son Lester Powers and two daughters Mrs Alice Drew of San Francisco and Mrs Phillip Barrett of Coquille
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Schroeder
Charles Frank Powers
Powers
W. A. Briggs
Myrtle Point
Norway Cemetery
Elmira, Powers
Lester, Powers
Alice Drew
San Francisco
Phillip Barrett
Coquille
Barkers In Utah On Yellowstone Trip
A Barker party including Mrs Barker Mr T G Sumerlin and C Barker left Spokane Saturday and planned a weekend in Salt Lake City en route to Yellowstone National Park via Jackson Hole and Grand Teton region. They visited Cecil Barker in Spokane.
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Bh. C Barker
Barker
T G Sumerlin
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Spokane
Salt Lake City
Utah
Yellowstone
Jackson Hole
Grand Teton Country
Cecil Barker
Picnic At C Ranch Draws Large Crowd On Sunday
An annual old time picnic at Paul E. Breuer s I C ranch drew a large crowd Sunday with guests of honor Mr and Mrs N H Wernham of Bakersfield California. Others present included Mr and Mrs Farnham Mr and Mrs Tom Root of Myrtle Point Mr and Mrs Paul McNair and two sons Mrs Minnie Robbins and two grandchildren Emma and Lena Schneider Mrs Ben Daniels and two children Mr and Mrs Walter Moore and two children of Roseburg and the hosts Mr and Mrs Ben Breuer and Mr and Mrs Paul E Breuer. A picnic is planned for next Sunday at the D C the old hore place of the Brewers, the gathering spot for many friends.
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Paul E. Breuer
I. C. Ranch
N. H. Wernham
Bakersfield
Calf
Farnham
Nellie Breuer
Tom Root
Myrtle Point
Paul McNair
Minnie Robbins
Coquille
Emma
Lena Schneider
Ben Daniels
Walter Moore
Roseburg
Ben Breuer
D. C
Cranberry Price Holds Steady in Coos County
Coos county cranberry prices are seen holding for the next decade. Marcus L. Urann and Carl B. Urann of Hanson Massachusetts, owners of Cape Blanco Cranberry company bogs near Langlois, toured the county. They note yields range from 140 to 408 barrels per acre in Coos, versus about 40 per acre for eastern growers.
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Coos County
Marcus L
Carl B. Urann
Hanson
Mass
Marcus Urann
Cranberry Canners, Inc
Langlois
Uranns
Powers Family Visitor Note Shaped By Fragment
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Mrs and heer brother with visitors present at a Powers residence, unclear date or full names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powers
Heer Brother
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George Turnbull
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