Oregon Vacation Land Sees record tourist year despite farm woes
The 1954 American Peoples Yearbook reports about 3 million visitors to Oregon who spent roughly 125 million dollars. State income hit 1.31 billion, with lumber payrolls contributing over a quarter and forest products near a billion. Wheat yields rose to a record 34 million bushels while farm gross declined 2 percent to 389.7 million. Industrial notes include a 65 million dollar aluminum reduction plant planned near The Dalles Dam, with dams at varying completion.
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Oregon
American Peoples' Encyclopedia
American Peoples
Columbia River
Harvey Machinery Co
Dalles Dam
McNary
Valley Camp and Royal Neighbors at Myrtle convention
The formal closing and retiring march at the Myrtle convention school of instruction in Coquille featured Mrs. Harold Ross as Modesty and Mrs. George Dobson as Endurance. County marshal was Mrs. A. L. Burch with other local attendees listed. Lions from Coos Bay also attended the State Convention with several men traveling to the event this week.
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James Gamwell
Valley Camp
Royal Neighbors of America
School of Instruction
Coquille
Harold Ross
George Dobson
A. L. Burch
Fred Stock
Local residents travel and family news updates
Mrs Lyman Rolfe left for Duluth to attend to business and will visit relatives with Mr and Mrs Anderson and Gail. The Andersons plan a summer in Minnesota with daughter Jean at college there. Mrs Francis Bixler is called to Mexico for her ill mother. Mystic chapter members attended grand chapter in Portland. Sheedy and husband visited her mother in Longview. Elmo Frye family camped in Eden Valley and visited town. Mrs Harold Adams of Medford spent time with the Easleys. Adams taught here years ago. Dolores Shorb, graduate of Oregon Technical School, is training near Reno for ten weeks with her son George.
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Lyman Rolfe
Duluth
Minn
William Anderson
Gail
Jean Anderson
Minnesota
Francis. Bixler
Mexico
Carey Bones
William McLyman
Leon Kuhre
Edwin Frye
Mystic Chapter
CES
Grand
Portland
Robert Sheedy
Grand Chapter
CBS
Sheedy
Longview
Wash
Elmo Frye
Eden Valley
Town
Harold Adams
Medford
C. P. Bailey
Reno
Nevada
George
E. R. Hannon
B. R. Nicklaus
Klamath Falls
Graduation Exercises Reported and Portland Business Trip
Graduation exercises noted with community context. Mrs. J. W. Gamwell returned Friday from a week long business trip to Portland, marking a local personal update.
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J. W. Gamwell
Portland
Weekend visitors gather for Daniels family gathering
Gaylord News notes a weekend visit by Keith Saboff and family from Walnut Creek with his parents Rees and wife, plus siblings from Nashville and Coos Bay. Additional guests included Glen Daniels of Cottage Grove Virgil Daniels and children from Powers, and a large Sunday dinner assembly.
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Keith Saboff
Walnut Creek
Calif
Rees Daniels
Nashville
Virgil Daniels
Powers
Donna Maynard
Lebanon
Ray Grant
Walt Forsyth
Grants Pass
Ted Meyers
Silas Gibbs
Broadbent
Clinton Carman
Harry Hayes
Clint Carman
Ernest Hoffman
Redmond
Mr. Daniels
Mike Daniels
Coquille
Walter Gary
Myrtle Point
Weyerhaeuser builds particle board plant at Coos Bay
Weyerhaeuser Coos Bay branch begins construction of a new particle board mill adjoining its planing mill in North Bend. A. O. Karlem says foundation piling is under way and completion is expected in early 1955. The plant aims to employ about 40 workers on three shifts with annual production near 11.5 million square feet.
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North Bend
Karlen
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Coos Bay
Kenneth Rolfe
Jack Bushnell
Archie Lane
Ray Getchell
Fred Hyde
James W. Gamwell
Zenith
Henry A. Schroeder & Sons
Gaylord News
Herald Press
Clyde R. Anderson
East Mast Hospital
RPM
Standard Oi Company of of California Products
Lecel Standard Man
Perry C. Roper
River Road
Ore
Herald
Mountain Staves Division
Pacific Power
Pacific Powers
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