Smith Urges Oregon Coast Port and Highway Development
Tillamook and coastal towns rally behind Elmo Lesith urging maximum port facilities and modern highways to connect harbors with inland Oregon. U S Senate hopeful Smith cites record in Oregon Senate including highway program and water resources board while addressing audiences in Waldport Ocean Lake and Newport.
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Tillamook
Elmo Lesith
Oregon Coast
Oregon
U. S. Senate
Camez
Futhermore
United States Senate
Washington, D. C
Smith
Oregon State Senate
Water Recourses Board
Waldport
Ocean Lake
Newport
Employment Up in Ore. Trust Fund Growth and Claims Decline
The Oregon unemployment benefit trust fund rose to 38,002,778 by June, up from 25,999,934 last year, as claims fell 13 percent and checks issued dropped 26 percent. Disbursements totaled 28,270,463 this year versus 30,276,409 the prior year, with 9,595 beneficiaries receiving full compensation and 17,935 exhaustees a year ago. The 20 weeks coverage provision reduced ineligible claims by about seven percent, while job applications numbered 116 RR4 individuals.
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Department of Employment
Mose
Employment Service
Department reports job openings and referrals in local offices
The department recorded 83 583 non agricultural job openings in local offices and 70 907 unemployed individuals were referred to openings. The figures reflect ongoing labor market activity and placement efforts in the region.
New Products Are Answer to Market Fluctuations
In Portland on July 21 experts from plywood lumber hardboard paper and silvochemical sectors discussed diversification and exciting new products to counter periodic market fluctuations. Georgia Pacific executives led a nationwide group highlighting lifetime finish hardwood plywood new hardboard panels and radical fir plywood designs with plans to finish the 1961 advertising and sales promotion program before returning home on Saturday.
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Portland
Oregon
Georgia-Pacific
United States
Toledo
Coquille
Coq
Coos Bay
W. H. Hunt
J. N. Cheatham
S. W. White
Fireman with Longest Service Sought in Allstate Search
Allstate will honor Oregon firefighters with the longest continuous active duty. Charles E. Colbert urges regular and volunteer departments to submit their top veteran for recognition, including a free weekend vacation and other honors. Entrants should contact Colpet at 198 Commercial SE Salem.
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Oregon
Allstate Insurance Companies
Charles E. Colbert
Allstate
Colbert
Colpet
198
Commercial
Budget Debate Letters From Oregon Voters
A voter urges trimming nonessential budget items to match state austerity and opposes teacher salary increases. The letter references absentee voting, local district 41 budget cuts, and a plea to limit school board contracts while stressing taxpayer concerns and community ties to Myrtle Point.
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John H. Trigg
P.S
Walt Amo Sagenored
Eotar
Myrtle Point High School
Oregon
Myrtle Point
Barzee Urges No Vote On School Board Measures
Barzee criticizes the school board and calls on voters to oppose a teachers salary raise and related spending. He argues costs must be kept under state law and taxpayers will bear the tax burden, urging voters to reject the measures and follow the state superintendent’s view on funding.
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Ers
L. Barzee
Barzee
the Herald
Days of Horse and Buggy School Budgets Over
Editor Art Ratcliffe urges voters to back the school budget to avoid losing the 6 percent base on tax rolls and to prevent another "horse and buggy day" outcome. He notes delays in the assessor’s July 15 deadline and a 30 day extension, and urges unity at the August 8 polls.
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Ratcliffe
The
Herald
le Crest
Maria Jackson park gains new facilities for visitors
Sitkum News reports the state park service added two toilets and six tables in Maria Jackson park. Local work parties supplied the benches since the park’s 1950 dedication, allowing seating for about 150 people. The Coos Bay Wagon Road Association sets August 14 for its 10th annual picnic in Jackson park.
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Ivan C. Laird
State Park Service
Maria Jackson Park
Coos Bay
Community gathering near Myrtle Grove features speakers and music
Port land Salem and Coos Bay representatives attend the Save the Myrtle Woods league, state park commission, and bureau of land management event. The potluck dinner starts at 12 30 with music by association members. Open to all Oregon residents and visitors.
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Portland
Salem
Coos Bay
Save the Myrtle Woods League
State Park Commission
Bureau of Land Management
Oregon
Myrtle Grove
Coos County
Clifford Wilson
Coquille
Charles Wilson
Murl Laird
David
Steven
Brian
Chevy Ann
Ray Clark
Brad
Barry Mike
Murray
Pegi Lynn
Ivan Laird
Sunset Beach
Wilson Clark
Medford
H W Hawkins
Johnie
Cutler City
Sam Jones
Letters to the Herald on school budget standards and district decline
A reader laments the July budget rejection for the school district R-41. They warn cuts threaten education quality, urge voters to understand critical items, and stress that lowering standards risks losing state support and qualified teachers.
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the Herald
Alwas
R-41
Sof
Myrtle Point
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Eric Berg
Bandon
Ed Greenfield
Ed Fisher
Ray Reimers
H. W. Hawkins
Sweet Home
van Laird
Shelton
Mark
Roy Shelton
William Strode
Janet Wilson
Laura Kirsch
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Henry A. Schroeder & Sons
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