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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1951
Page
4
Names and travels fill a Myrtle Point page as locals host relatives from Coos Bay Berkeley Portland and Los Angeles plus visitors from Lebanon Vancouver Alameda and Oakland. Trips span to San Francisco Yellowstone and Salt Lake with alumni picnics and family visits noted.
Classified note seeking a small farm of ten or more acres with a road house and barn. Buyer can pay a small down payment and make steady monthly payments. Contact M Ho Chambers for dust setting advertisement.
Readers share gossip about a Bridge Street tea for the Homemakers Club and KWRO KFIR broadcasts. The column notes busy homemakers at home while praising camp programs with Metalcraft and Square dancing experts.
Mr and Mrs Harold Pruner of Newport visited J A Davenport and Alice Bartow on their California trip. Arthur Kama and Ardyce called on the Davenports. Several families joined a Sunday picnic at E C Barker’s summer home, and Mr Dayton returned from eight months in South Dakota. Families also traveled to Roseburg and Camas Valley, while Mrs George D Hall returned from Eugene after visiting her parents.
Jack McLarrin defeated Bil Downing in the first flight finals. The championship finals will be set later with Austin Dodge and Leslie Smith as finalists. Next Friday evening July 27 is work party night with a potluck supper after work and tools to bring. Sunday July 29 features a replayed shot tournament with handicap. tee time 9 a.m. entry fee 75 cents and open to all.
A fragment describes mixing milk juice sugar and salt then shaking and serving. The writer mentions traveling to Corvallis next week for several days to gather ideas and offer to relay special information back.
The Rebekahs welcomed Assembly President Mrs Allen to a lodge hall event with initiation ceremonies a musical program and a fraternal speech thrilling 75 members from Coquille Bandon Myrtle Creek and Myrtle Point The event featured piano solos readings duets and songs and concluded with refreshments at the dining room The round table meeting at Gold Hill drew Odd Fellows and Rebekahs with another planned at North Bend Aug 4 The county convention at Powers will include Mrs Allen and Myrtle Point drill team for a full day of events and the big pie and old fashioned dance social planned for Aug Saturday is set for the Powers venue with John Koch recently out of hospital
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs announce a forthcoming lodge social for the season. Members and friends will attend, making it the season’s centerpiece event.
The piece notes a high total of federal payments with 17,247,783 recipients as of July 3 1951, compares to 2,196,151 in 1932, and discusses steel allocation for freight cars. It cites Transportation and ICC aims for at least 10,000 new freight cars monthly, with May output at 9,774 and June at 9,644, and third quarter projections at 28,500 amid regional shortages in lumber areas.
The piece argues the lumber company aims to reduce elk on its land to lower fire hazards. It opposes a full feud with timber interests while urging cooperation with sportsmen to protect elk herds rather than eliminate them. It notes a broader conflict behind the move and questions motives.
A Coos county letter argues against elk slaughter as a lame excuse in timberland, accusing The Times of misclassifying readers as would be sportsmen. The writer pledges continued opposition to the lumber company and defends local sportsmen who oppose elk culling.
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