Rose Festival to Open June 8 With Queen Coronation
Portland hosts the 47th annual Rose Festival June 8 to 12 1955 with an expected attendance surpassing one million. Queen selection and coronation kick off at Multnomah Civic Stadium on June 8, with a Portland public high school princess crowned. Festival tickets 2.40 adults 1.00 children available at Festival headquarters Multnomah Hotel.
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Portland
Ore
Specian
City of Roses
Multnomah Civic Stadium
Rosaria
Multnomah Hotel
Oregon
University of Oregon Commencement Reunion Planned
June 11 and 12 mark the UO commencement weekend with reunions for five classes 1905 1910 1915 1925 and 1930 A large Alumni Day luncheon is set for June 11 with class dinners that night Dr Stuart LeRoy Anderson president of the Pacific School of Religion will deliver the commencement address on The Stubborn Ounces of Your Weight At the luncheon class speakers will note milestones and the 1905 group will be re admitted to the Half Century club.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
Reunons
University
Stuart LeRoy Anderson
Pacific School of Religion
Berkeley
Calif
Alumni Reunion Plans Amid Graduation Events
Regraduation details list W G Beattie from Sacramento and Ila Staub Stafford from Eugene as 1901 graduates planning a class reunion. Organizers Mabel Eaton McClain Oliver Houston Sam F Michael Cordon Wilson Willis Warren coordinate with Dr O Meredith Wilson for a president's reception in Gerlinger hall. Alumni can buy commencement tickets through Less Anderson.
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W. G. Beattie
Sacramento
Cal
Ila Staub Stafford
Eugene
Sec
Mabel Eaton McClain
Oliver Houston
Salem
Sam F. Michael
Portland
Cordon Wilson
Willis Warren
O. Meredith Wilson
James Henry Myers 84 Myrtle Point native dies in Roseburg
James Henry Myers 84 formerly of Myrtle Point died Wednesday May 27 in Roseburg Funeral services were held Friday May 27 with interment at Memorial Cemetery He was husband of Millie Myers father of Melba and Mitchell Myers He moved from Kansas in 1917 lived in Myrtle Point 1920 1932 then Roseburg He is survived by his wife two children one brother five sisters and two grandchildren
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James Henry Myers
Myrtle Point
Roseburg
Mr. Myers
Millie Myers
Melba
Mitchell Myers
Kansas
Mitch Myers
Funeral services for Brandell E Norton held in Bridge
Brandell E Norton aged 42 died at his mother's Bridge home on May 20. Funeral services were held June 1 at 11 AM at the Catholic church, with Father Britenstein officiating, under Schroeder's Funeral home. Interment followed at Norway. Survived by his mother and stepfather Reuben and wife, Bridge. a son Larry in Coos Bay. a daughter Patricia in Eugene. and three brothers Donald, Paul.
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Brandell E Norton
Bridge
Schroeder
Father Britenstein
Norway
Coos County
Reuben Jefferson
Larry
Coos Bay
Patricia
Eugene
Donald
Paul
Death notices Irvin Cribbins Portland resident
Irvin Ray Cribbins 63 died at Mast hospital last Wednesday. Funeral at Schroeder's Saturday 10 a.m. Elder Simpson of the Seventh Day Adventist church officiating Interment at Norway. Survived by wife Mamie daughter Francis Ann Miller one grandson Lafayette Irvin Cornell one sister Mrs Harrington Crescent City Calif three brothers William Salem Olivia Healdsburg Calif and Manley Myrtle Point five grandchildren.
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Irvin Ray Cribbins
Mast Hospital
Schroeder
William
Salem
Olivia
Healdsburg
Calif
Manley
Myrtle
Remote News Weekend Socials and Local Meetings Snapshot
Remote reports a weekend of visits and family gatherings across La Pine and nearby communities. Highlights include guests at the LaCasse and Carter homes and a 30 day leave visit from Rock Creek. New Pomona officers were installed and a Bridge graduation program capped the week.
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D LaCasse
la Pine
la Casse
D. W. Carter
al Richmond
A. Young
James Dupuis
Trim Davis
Bridge
Clayton Church Ard
Arms
Texas
John Gilkison
Gulkison
Rock Creek
Carl Morris
Klamath
California
Marylin Nichols
Joe Nichols
Neill Mooney
Sandy Creek
Charles Bowers
Donald
Pomona
Greenacres
Geo Clarno, Jr
Elkton
Geo Clarno
Ed Pillette
Glenn’ Brown
Caquille
Mel Boughman
Sporks
Spepy Frida
Jim Connell
Simple Home Repairs Taught by Extension Unit
The Extension unit met May 19 on Simple Home Repairs led by Mrs Lyle Hardman and Mrs Walter Hardman. County leaders sent grab boxes as the ladies divided into groups and acted out the repair job by pan tomine.
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Dayne Hudson
Lyle Hardman
Walter Hardman
Graduation Day Overture Highlights Local Commencement
Barbara Bulson at the piano led into Graduation Day Overture performed for the class of 1960. Roy Hunsaker county superintendent addressed attendees with diplomas presented by Neil Mogones, amid a class including Charles Pitt, Ruby Perry, Barbara Perry, and others. A banquet followed at the Anglers Club with a school dance on Friday.
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Barbara Bulson
Arnold Dalkhe
David Dillon
Roy Hunsaker
County Superintendent of Schools
Jimmy Ring
Rev Dalke
Neil Mogones
Charles Pitt
Ruby Perry
Robert McDonald
Sec Trens
Barbara Perry
Herbert Kohl
David Koch
Inez Hurst
Robert Grant
Alma Heller
Richard Fish
Jed Farmer
Kenneth Coster
Kenneth Boles
Leroy Ashbaugh
Ruth Allen
Roy Howell
Leonard Huffman
Robert Francis
Donald Counts
Donald Coster
Louise Nelson
Glen Smith
Leslie Smith
Gary Coster
Doyle Akin
Health for All: Tuberculosis Can Strike Any Age
A reflection on tuberculosis showing a grandfather’s fear shaped by his era. It explains that TB can affect anyone regardless of age or background, notes that deaths are higher among men over 40 today, and argues that controlling infection and better treatments can reduce suffering.
Elderly man learns tuberculosis risk from family case
A grandfather recalls how his mild symptoms hid TB and how his granddaughter contracted meningitis from infection. After X rays revealed his disease, he is now treated in a TB hospital. Early regular exams might have prevented the spread to the child.
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Coos County
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Couple returns from two week Yakima visit
Mr and Mrs Ox Sempert returned Monday from a two week visit at Yakima Washington with Mrs Sempert's sister Mrs Clara Greenlee.
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Ox Sempert
Yakima, Wash
Sempert
Clara Greenlee
Notice to Creditors and Final Account in Coos County
Notices announce the appointment of Leta H Davis as administratrix of Raymond Charles Davis estate and require creditors to file claims within six months. Also, E Adams Sr announces the final account for Mary Isabelle Adams estate with a hearing set for June 7 at 10:00 a.m. in Coos County Courthouse. Both notices publish dates in May and June 1955.
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State of
Oregon
Mary Isabelle Adams
Coos County
James W. Harrison
E. Adams
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Redondo Beach
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Richard Teel
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Anna Huff
Doris Weber
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Pacific University
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Anglers Club
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