Coos County Dairy Princess Selected At June Banquet
Five candidates compete to represent Coos County in the state dairy princess contest at a no host banquet Monday June 13 at the Courtel Coos Bay. Contestants De lores McCue Peggy Forbes Sandra McCue Bonnie Berns Rovelle Road Patty Jo Keizer and past OSU princess Linda Olson Meyer are named with awards and gifts from local merchants. Ray Kosak hosts the event Bayshore Four perform and Gay Seller offers a humorous reading reservations via 267 4306.
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Coos County
Straton
Portland
Delores McCue
Robert McCue
Myrtle Point
Oregon State University
Delores
Patty Jo Keizer
Linda Olson Meyer
Oregon
Cunty
Courtel
Coos Bay
Ray Kosak
Bayshore Four
Myrtle Point Bans Fireworks Sales Citywide
City council adopts an ordinance prohibiting sale or use of fireworks in Myrtle Point citing police safety. An odor issue from storm sewer ditches on Harris Street is referred to street committee for study. VFW seeks meeting hall at Thrift building. liquor license transfer for Pastime approved.
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Myrtle Point
Frank Meldrum
League of Oregon
Comfort
Ben Nichols
Harris Street
Jim Pauthas
Gus Metagus
VFW
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Larry and
Margaret Larson
Autos Wrecked In Highway 42 Crash Near Powers Junction
Sam Jones 54 of Broadbent was treated at Mast hospital and released after his car failed to navigate a bend on Highway 42. The vehicle rolled three times into a field. Earlier, Clifford Laymon of Powers sideswiped Albert Canada of Coquille near the old Russell Smith Dairy. Laymon, eastbound, has been cited to district court for operating in the wrong lane.
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Sam Jones
Broadbent
Mast Hospital
Powers Junction
Highway 42
Clifford Laymon
Powers
Albert Canada
Coquille
Russell Smith Dairy
Myrtle Point
Laymon
Two Appointments Made to City Planning Commission
City council approved filling planning commission vacancies with Mrs. Clair Lehman Owsky and Mrs. Wallace Dement. The seats opened after Dean Mason joined the city council and Chuck Hewlett moved away, leaving him ineligible.
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Clair Lehmanowsky
Wallace Dement
Planning Commission
Dean Mason
Chuck Hewlett
Delegates elected for Coos County 4-H summer school
Cheryl Huntley of Myrtle Point and Clifford Ash of Coquille were chosen as the delegates representing 60 Coos County 4-H members for the summer school in Corvallis from June 13 to 17.
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Cheryl Huntley
Myrtle Point
Clifford Ash
Coquille
Coos County
Corvallis
Mac Johnson Day Proclaimed in Myrtle Point Saturday
Mayor Curtis Beckham declared Saturday June 11 as Mac Johnson Day in Myrtle Point to honor Mrs Johnson who retires in November after 49 years at Mast hospital as superintendent of nurses and anesthetist. A memorial service at the Episcopal church is planned from 2 to 4 pm and a no host banquet at the Myrtle Hotel at 7:30 pm.
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Curtis Beckham
Mac’ Johnson
Myrtle Point
Beckham
Mrs Johnson
Mast Hospital
Johnson
Episcopal Church
Myrtle Hotel
Lions Club Plans Fireworks Sale Benefit for the Blind
Roses Pinkley president of the Lions club announced a fireworks sale in city center booths to aid the blind. The club studied local law and secured a 1979 ordinance change aligning city rules with state law for cap guns and sparklers. The city council approved the amendment at a Monday meeting.
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Roses Pinkley
Lions Club
Lions
College Chorale Sets Concert by Northwest Christian College
The Northwest Christian College Chorale will perform sacred music in a concert sponsored by the Christian Church on Friday, June 10 at 7:30 pm. The community is invited to attend and enjoy selections spanning many periods of music history.
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Northwest Christian College Chorale
The
Christian Church
Vacation Bible School at Christian Church
The Christian church hosts a week long vacation Bible school from June 18 to 17 each morning 9 to 11 30 children from age four through eighth grade may enroll with grade specific classes There will be worship singing filmstrips study Bible memorization games refreshments and activities Mrs Glen Putnam directs the program
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The
Christian Church
Glen Putnam
Myrtle Crest students shine in Oregon Junior Olympics finals
Dennis Wise and Gary Horner of Myrtle Crest school joined James Dunn, a high school junior, in the Oregon Junior Olympics finals in Portland. Coach Maurice Middleton accompanied them. Wise competed in the broad jump, Horner placed 4th in the 440 against the state’s second-ranked runner, Dunn finished 6th in the 220 after 440 prelims.
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Dennis Wise
Gary Horner
Myrtle Crest School
James Dunn
Portland
Myrtle Crest
Maurice Middleton
Wise
Horner
Dunn
Myrtle Point crash injures boy on bicycle on highway
Pewell of Sikum route and Mrs. Ted DeGreat of Coquille say the boy rode a bicycle across the highway and hit a rail. He fell 18 feet into brush, was found in serious condition and taken by a four wheel drive truck to a hospital. White arrow points 30 Denny Knight. Hamiltons plan business moves after selling station. trip to Portland.
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Pewell
Sikum
Ted DeGreat
Coquille
Myrtle Point
Mank Rewell
Rewell
Teken
Bey
Thie Seous
Denny Knight
Mamiltons
William Hamilton
Chevron
Joe Martinka
Hamilton
Portland
Danny G. Knight
den Knight
Moerth
Ray
Methodist Conference Convenes In Salem
The Oregon annual conference of the Methodist church gathers in Salem at Willamette University from June 7 to 10. Attending from Myrtle Point are Rev Gerald Nelson and his family, with lay delegate Milton Schroeder and Judy Starr. Nelson will preach on the theme The Glorious Company, using Mark 3 13 20 as the sermon basis.
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Oregon
the Methodist Church
Salem
Willamette Universe
First Methodist Church of
Myrtle Point
Gerald Nelson
Milton Schroeder
Judy Starr
Rosetto
Argen
Nelson
Churches Set Bible School Week This June
The Methodist and Presbyterian churches join for a Daily Vacation Bible School from June 13 to 17, 9 to 11 30 a.m., all sessions at the Methodist church. A program closes Friday June 17 at 7 30 p.m. for four through junior high children. The theme is The Church.
Pounds Family to Move to Idaho Nazarene Pastorate
Rev and Mrs Lloyd Pounds and their two sons Marlow and Glenden will depart June 15 for McCall Idaho where he has accepted the pastorate of the Church of the Nazarene. The family previously moved to Myrtle Point in 1956 with Mrs Pounds teaching at Myrtle Crest school and the sons graduating from Myrtle Point High School. Marlow serves as an officer in Pensacola Florida and Glen works as a plumbing apprentice in North Bend. Pounds helped organize the local Nazarene congregation in 1960 and oversaw most of the Maple Street church construction in 1962.
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Lloyd Pounds
McCall Idaho
Pounds
Church of the Nazarene
McCall
Payette Lakes
Boise
Marlow
Glenden
Myrtle Point
Sitkum
Myrtle Crest
Myrtle Point High
Naval
Pensacola
Fla
Glen
Spring Plum
Bing Co
North Bend
Nazarene
Maple Street
Family Memorial Day gathering at Loon Lake
A Memorial Day family gathering at Loon Lake was enjoyed by Mr and Mrs Willis Bryant and their city family, Mrs Bryant’s daughters and families, Mr and Mrs Sven Tostemark and Lisa of Eugene, and other relatives and friends. Thirty attendees noted including relatives and friends.
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Loon Lake
Willis Bryant
This City
Distinguished Speaker Slated By Republican Women's Club
The Coos County Republican Women hold a 1 p m dinner on June 14 at the Timber Inn Coos Bay to hear Mrs Dorothy Allston president of the National Federation of Republican Women She is currently serving a second term as national president and hails from Delaware.
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Coos County
Timber Inn
Coos Bay
Dorothy Allston
National Federation of Republican Women
Elston
Delaware
Society Sets River Theme for Case-Curry Meeting
Mrs. Charles Mahaffy program director for the Case-Curry Historical Society announces a river boat men theme with captains and engineers of bygone days as guests. Potluck refreshments will be served. An active board member since 1954, she was named one of 12 outstanding political women by LWV US in 1964 and chosen Women of Achievement for the Year by the Delaware Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1966.
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Charles Mahaffy
Case- Curry Historical Society
League of Women Voters of the
U.S
Delaware
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Burton Forbes
Coquille High School
North Peellie Dental and
Marshfield High School
Plana To
Dairy Princess
Gandre Aad
Myr
Revellie Reed
Coes Bay
Didate
Bennie Berry
Bandon
Mac Johnson
College Chorale
Church States Bible School
Methodist Conference
Tna
Set Bible School
Idaho Nazarene Pastorate
Republican Women’s Club
Society
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