Cattle Legends and Rodeo Tickets Placed for Parade
The piece notes historic Indian cattle art amid Harappa sites and introduces rodeo bulls like Tojo Spinning Wheel Tiger and High Power as crowd favorites. It mentions a rodeo parade with downtown ticket sales booths set up Saturday morning by Ad Christensen for pay customers, with no booths Sunday morning.
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Gelden
Porrell
Jim
Pendleton
Harappa
Punjab
Mohenjo-dera
India
Tojo
Spinning Wheel
Tiger
High Power
Sleepy
Sharkey
Slippery Slim
Rodeo Grounds
Ad Christensen
Christensen
Queen Arlene Evans Leads Myrtle Point Parade at Rodeo Opener
Queen Arlene Evans will lead Myrtle Point’s opening day parade for the two day rodeo festival. Union High Band and Coquille Eagles Drum Corps will perform, with prizes posted for parade floats and entries including an $80.60 top float prize and $25 for best commercial vehicle.
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Arlene Evans
Myrtle Point
Wee
Wayne Watson
Queen Artene
Helred
Watson
Watron
NLP
Fairgrounds
Yesteryear
Myrtle Point High School
Arnold E. Melby
Coquille Eagles
Redwood Empire Shows Sets Up At Fairgrounds
The Redwood Empire Slens will open their carnival at the fairgrounds tonight with seven riding devices and twenty concessions. The show runs Friday through Sunday with big performances daily. The season’s premiere was announced by manager Mr Prickard who said they chose to start tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood Empire Slens
Airgrounds
Prickard
Redwood Empire
Parade Route Forms At Fairgrounds Saturday Morning
The parade forms at the fairgrounds at 10.2 on Saturday. It proceeds from Sixth street exit to Maple, then to Fourth Street, Spruce, and back to Maple before turning onto Sixth Street and returning to the fair grounds.
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Fairgrounds
Sixth Street
Maple
Sixth and
Fourth Street
Proclamation Sets August 2 as Opening Day
Proclamation declares Saturday August 2 as the opening day. The document marks the start of a new event or season, urging community participation and noting official support from local authorities.
Swimming Classes Postponed This Week
Swim lessons scheduled daily this week are postponed due to weather. Classes at Sugar Loaf pool will resume next week at 9 15 10 15 and 11 45 each morning with bus departures from Junior High School at 8 45 3 45 and 10 45.
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Wigh
Resk
Ted Cross
Sugar Loaf
Jr. Junior High School
Mail Contract Maintains Six Day Service In Coos Bay Area
Anderson and LaFarlette win the new Coos Bay Powers Mail contract announced by Ernest Watkins post master Myrtle Point. The agreement keeps six day service in southern Coos county with no Sunday delivery or pickup and follows prior citizen protests over a 48 hour gap from Saturday 430 PM to Monday 430 PM. Senators Morris and Cordon and Congressman Ellsworth had sought seven day service earlier this year. The contract runs for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson and LaFarlette
Coos Bay
Wayne Morris
Guy Cordon
Harris Ellsworth
Rainfall Last Weekend Sets July Heaviest Record
The government weather bureau reports July rainfall reached a new record as a weekend storm dumped 3.99 inches from Friday evening to Monday morning. The South Fork of the Coquille rose 3.2 feet according to the official tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gamwell
Government Weather Bureau
Powers
South Fork
Coquille
Grayden Crews Named Principal at Union High
Grayden Crews was announced as principal of Union High School by Paul E. Breuer chair of the board. He succeeds Dales Norton who resigned after two years in the post and will begin duties around September 1. Crews has a long teaching and coaching history in Myrtle Point Coquille and served in the armed forces during World War II.
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Grayden Crews
Union High School
Paul E. Breuer
Crews
Dales Norton
Prizons Ot Caevalli
Myrtle Point
Junior High School
Principe
Coquille
Co 31 Bay Lumber Company
4-H Summer Lawhorn Camp Opens in Coos County
The fourth annual Coos County 4-H summer camp started July 30 at Camp Lawhorn McKinley. Noel Sommer, assistant County Agent, lists staff and subjects including insects, forestry, rural sanitation, leathercraft, and 4-H newswriting. Lunch August 3 is pot-luck for parents leaders and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Camp Lawhorn
McKinley
Noel Sommer
Robert Every
Oregon State College
Charles R Ross
Eugene Fields
Margaret Keely
Port Orford Leathercraft
Irma Ott
Alleghany
Juanita Baker
Coos Bay Times
Pearl Batchelor
Eastside
Joyce Taylor
Coquille
Eula Roberts Arago
Helen Abrego
Mildred Lindstorm
Dal M. King Named Director Pioneer Group
Dal M. King was named director of the Pioneer Group amid a ceremony at the new building dedicated by Ralph T. Moore. Heavy rains limited moving items. the group seeks more historical pieces as Mrs. Inez Chase notes the board’s search continues. Minnie Donaldson, 71, titled queen at the annual meeting, with Mary Gage noted as Coquille pioneer and first white girl born there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph T. Moore
Inez Chase
Minnie Donaldson
Coquille
Mary Gage
Lions Club Set to Meet Next Wednesday Evening
Myrtle Lions will hold their regular meeting Wednesday evening with a picnic noted for July 16. The club called off its first July meeting due to the Fourth of July week and held a picnic for the July 16 gathering.
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Myrtle Lions
Rodeo Dances At Oaks Pavilion This Week
Oaks pavilion hosts Saddle Club rodeo dances Friday and Saturday with Arlene Evans named queen for Myrtle Point rodeo 1947. Johnny Dayton and his orchestra provide music both nights as crowds enjoy western atmosphere and jitney affair on Saturday.
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Tahoe
Union High Band
Eagle Drum Corps
Max Barbour
Bronces
Rodeo
Barbour
Rotary Club
Union High
Philippine Sea
Aleutian Islands
University of Washington
Southern Oregon College of Education
Ashland
U S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Dal M. King
Pioneer Group
Lancaster Pollard
The
Oregon Historical Society
Lions Club
Oaks Pavilion
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