1954 Graduation Class portrait at Commencement exercises
The caption lists 72 graduates in cap and gown at the high school ceremony on Wednesday night. It names each student in four rows, including Greta Barklow, Wilfred Johnson, Irene Grant, Bruce Barklow, Larry Thompson, Beverly Bryant, Phillip Fry, Carol Kay Hall, Dale Cota, Vanselle Parker, and many others.
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Greta Barklow
Wilfred Johnson
Irene Grant
Bruce Barklow
Larry Thompson
Beverly Bryant
Phillip Fry
Carol Kay Hall
Dale Cota
Vanselle Par
RamblingS on Buttons and Zippers Sparks Heating Debate
A rambling column ponders button shortages in the US and laments zipper adoption in men’s clothing. The writer wanders through anecdotes about belts, belt loops, sleeping bags, and doors, ending with a tease to continue on Page Seven.
Overcrowded Cupertino Schools Echo National Debate
Harold Bargett reports California schools face severe crowding with five shifts and 6 a m start times due to daylight saving, a condition he says exists in many areas. He notes Myrtle Point High is not alone in growing pains as national politics with McCarthy and the Army unfolds and mentions a May 19 Human Events issue.
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Harold
Dottie Bargett
Paul
Cupertino
Calif
California
Myrtle Point High School
Washington
Joe McCarthy
Army
K Street N. W
Washington, D. C
National Political Survey
McCarthy
Cohn
Schine
John G. Adams
Army Loyalty Review Board
Graduation Day Draws Crowd For Class of 54
A record crowd attended Myrtle Point high school graduation on Wednesday evening. The 72 graduates wore white and blue gowns as John Carman presented diplomas. Valedictorian Robert Stevens and salutatorians Carol Porter and Evelyn Mast spoke, with Dr Roy McCall delivering the keynote address on the class motto We Never Know How High We Are Until We are Called Upon to Rise.
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John Carman
Lester Simons
Carol Porter
Evelyn Mast
Robert Stevens
Myrtle Point High School
Roy McCall
Department of
University of Oregon
McCall
Herald
Mr. Goddard
Ike Predicts Bigger Dairy Markets in June Dairy Month
President Eisenhower releases a letter to Daniel M. Dent stating that larger markets for dairy foods will arise with population growth. June Dairy Month runs June 1 through June 30, now in its 18th year, and the president recalls a prior message urging a thriving productive dairy industry.
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Ike
Dairy Mo
Chicago
Iil
Eisenhower
Daniel M. Dent
Indus
Graduates Win Bulova Clock Contest At Local Jeweler
Phillip Fry and Lehman of the Myrtle Point graduating class received wrist watches from Knife Brothers Jewelers in a Bulova clock contest. The prizes were awarded after a clock face listing all graduates was completed and the hand stopped on the winners.
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Bulova Watch Knife Bros
Phillip Fry
WE Y Lehman
Myrtle Poiish
Knife Brothers
Ground Observers Corps Meeting Thursday Night
Mrs Chester Cook chief observer says a city hall meeting will be held Thursday at 8 p m to discuss the reorganized observation corps with Ron Endicott as chairman all interested are urged to attend the session.
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Ground Observers Corps
Chester Cook
Observation Corps
Ron Endicott
High School Board Verifies 6% Limitation Vote
Union High School Board No 2 met Friday to check ballots from the May 20 6 percent limitation election and found the election board report correct with 6 yes and 16 no and 99 total votes.
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High School Board
Union High School Board No. 2
Election Board
Daily Vacation Bible School Starts Strongly
Inter church Daily Vacation Bible School opened Tuesday morning with attendance surpassing last year's first day. Teachers and discipline impressed, and new pupils may enroll daily from nine to 11 30, welcomed by general superintendent Mrs. Theodore Smith.
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Theodore Smith
Episcopal Men Build Walks at Work Party
Local Episcopal church members gathered at the Myrtle Point lot at A and Dodborout streets and completed a cement sidewalk in front of the property. They plan to start work on the proposed new church within 30 days with participants including John Vinci Harold Stemmler Harold Belloni Austin Dodge Joe Schilling Bob Belloni Dr H Jeaene 2 residents Baber New ean James Or man Dodge and Hall Thomas.
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Episcopal Church
Myrtle Point
Dodborout
John Vinci
Harold Stemmler
Harold Belloni
Austin Dodge
Joe Schilling
Bob Belloni
H. Jeaene
Annual Smorgasbord to Highlight Coquille Dairy Event
Oregon Dairy Industries hosts the second annual dairy products smorgasbord in Coquille Community building Saturday night June 5 starting at 7 00 p m. Free door prizes exceed one hundred as guests sample a wide range of foods made from dairy products. Dr G Burton Wood of Oregon State College will discuss national and local dairy programs after the meal.
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Southwestern
Oregon
Jorgensen
Sion
G. Burton Wood
Department of Agricultural Economics
Oregon State College
Wood
United States
National Agricultural Advisory Committee
Oscar Hagg
Glenn Ley
Oregon Dairy Products Commission
Oregon Dairy Council
Wesley Chappell
Southwestern Oregon Dairy Industries
Memorial Day Honors By Local Veterans Groups
American Legion VFW and Auxiliary joined with American Legion Post 38 in the Memorial Day services on May 30. Gold Star Mothers were honored with a car provided by Myrtle Point Used Car Co. wreaths were placed at Norway and Myrtle Point cemeteries and at Spruce Street bridge. Color bearers included Lloyd Winningham and others, with a firing squad led by Ritchie Francis and a chaplain in attendance.
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Myrtle Point
Vic Bushnell
Spruce Street Bridge
Navy
Lloyd Winningham
Henry Rowell
George M. Brown
J A. Parrish
Barney Bell
Don Driscoll
Ritchie Francis
Bill Downing
John Pettinger
Don Shones
Vern Stout
Roy Welter Charles Young
Tommy Johnson
United States
Robert Parsons
Spenny Ross
Three New TB Cases In Coos County Reported
The Coos County Tuberculosis and Health association met May 24 at Coos Bay to approve a year program focusing on early case finding and prevention. County health officer Dr. Harold Osterud reported nine new TB cases since January 1, 1954, including a three year old girl, a high school student, and a volunteer youth leader, with contacts to be tested.
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Coos County
Voters to Decide Consolidation of Two High School Districts
Union High School District No. 2 Myrtle Point and Aldercrest District No. 7 vote on consolidation for high school purposes only. In district No. 2 polls open 2 to 8 p m at Myrtle Point High School, and in Aldercrest above Sitkum polls run 8 to 9 p m per County School Superintendent Lillian Farley.
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Union High School Dist
Myrtle Point
Aldercrest Dist
Aldercrest
Sitkum
Lillian Farley
Out-of-town visitors attend baptism at local church
Alan T Smith and his wife visited his parents Dr and Mrs A Theodore Smith over the weekend in Everett Washington. Their three-year-old son Alan Theodore was baptized during the morning service by his grandfather. Also baptized was Mark Stephen, son of Mr. and Mrs John R Johnson of Ka Oregon, who formerly lived in Myrtle Point.
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Alan T. Smith
Weyerhaeuser Mills
Everett
Wash
A. Theodore Smith
Alan Theodore
John R. Johnson
Ka, Ore
Mark Stephen
Johnsons
Myrtle Point
Hobart Johmeen
Coos County Chamber Backs Highway 42 as Top Project
At a Tioga hotel meeting the Coos County Chamber of Commerce voted Highway 42 as the No 1 road project for the county. George Burr of Coquille was named roads and highways committee chairman with reps from Myrtle Point Coquille Coos Bay Bandon Powers Empire Charlton and North Bend on the panel. The group will launch the effort alongside a planned Coos County tourist folder and other highway improvements.
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Coos County
O’dwyer
County Chamber of Commerce
United Chamber
Chambers of Commerce
Burr
Ed Roberts
Myrtle Point
Jack Bowen
Coquille
Harry Levage
Coos Bay
Merrett Senter
Bandon
Powers
Empire
Charleston
North Bend
Ken Metzler
Mirtle Point
Frank Meldrum
Elton Schroeder
E. C Roberts
Four Golfers Reach Spring Handicap Semi finals Unbeaten
At Coquille Valley Golf and Country Club four players Andy Richardson Bill Downing Alice Hammer and Cecil Carter advanced to the semi finals of the Spring Handicap tournament with perfect records. The first flight features Richardson against Downing and Hammer against Carter while other flights include Kralicek Hewlett and Patrick Holiman Noyes Sabolyk and more.
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Coquille Valley Golf and Country Club
Coquille Valley
Andy Richardson
Bill Downing
Alice Hammer
Cecil Carter
Andy
Gary Morris
Lou Hellmen
Lou
George Chatburn
Andy Hichardson
Bob Kralicek
Chuck Hewlett
Bob Kralicuk
John Vannic
Harvard Honors Charlie Bing ham as Senior Week Usher
The Harvard News Service reports Charles W. Bingham of Myrtle Point Oregon is named an usher for Senior class week at Harvard June 13 to 17. He is among fifteen honorary aides de camp for baccalaureate and commencement. Bingham, Myrtle Point High School president and valedictorian, is undergraduate football manager and holds Crimson Key Athenaeum and Harvard Young Republican status.
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Harvard News Service
Cambridge
Mass
Charlie Bingham
Myrtle Point
Harvard College
Charles W. Bingham
Leverett House
Ore
Charlie
Aides de Camp
Myrtle Point High School
Charles
Crene
Crimson Key
Cronion
Harvard Anthenaeum
Harvard Young Republcan Club
Schools to Hold Annual Meetings Monday June 21
All county schools except two Union districts vote June 21. Directors elected in each district with local questions decided. Vacancies listed in Rural District zones D-3 Powers Etalka and E-3 Empire, current incumbents named and filings noted. Several vacancies also in Unised District zones 1(e) and IV(c) with incumbent Clyde Deel.
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Th ‘County
Etalka
Empire
Coos Bay
Qohn Anderson
Kenneth Rolfe
Powers
Situs
Erside
Fairview
Dora
McKinley
Sireton
Parkersburg
Cedric Cross
Riverton
L. L
Zemes
Pairview
Clyde Deel
Ten
Leathermen
Voters Adopt Budget for District 41C
Voters adopted the district 41c budget in an election held Friday May 98. The text also notes expenses and action by the district officials amid unclear remainder of the document.
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