Letter From Washington on Agricultural Policy and Bulbs
A Washington letter reviews Oregon's fight to release wheat feeding for poultry after a past denial and lifting of a freeze. It cites wheat export figures for 1947 and critiques Agriculture Department actions, sugar control shifts, and a bulb import bill debated before the House Agriculture Committee.
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Oregon
Congress
Agrihad
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agricultells
Enti
Oregon Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Anderson
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Renepeenienius
William H. Tolbert
Oregon State Farmers Association
House Committee On Agriculture
Voters Backward In District 41 Election Monday
Voters in School District No 4 Myrtle Point held a quiet election at the Junior High School with only 9 votes cast in the hour. George Hoffman was re elected to a two year term as the sole candidate for District 41 school board.
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Myrtle Point
George Hoffman
Hoffman
Tomioat Ballets
Dalletd
HPN
Reappraisal Planned for Coos Bay Wagon Road Lands
A joint committee chaired by Howard Conkle met in Coquille on June 13 to plan the ten year reappraisal of the Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Lands. The 56,804 acres in Coos and 14,780 in Douglas will be appraised to equalize property taxes between private and public timber lands with Coos County Forestry handling field work.
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P. W. Culver
Douglas
Coos
Gene Knudsen
Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
Howard Conkle
State Tat Commission
Coos Courtly Court House
Coquille
Coos Bay
Lions Club States Softball Game Set for Wednesday Night
Two teams from Myrtle Point Lions club will play at Union High School football field Wednesday night under lights. Managers Lyle Carver and George Linn announced the June 25 event, with all club members to play and no admission charged. The game begins a two outfit series to be completed in coming weeks.
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Myrtle Point Lions Club
Union
Lyle Carver
George Linn
Arlene Evans Named Myrtle Point Rodeo Queen
Arlene Evans of Myrtle Point was elected queen of the Myrtle Point Rodeo at the Saddle Club meeting. Mise Evans was chosen for riding ability and horsemanship, with Libby Daniels and Charlotte Smith named Rodeo Princesses. The two day event is set for August 2 and 3 at the Coos County Fairgrounds and aims to become a major Western Oregon rodeo.
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Ariens Evans
Marlin Evans
Myrtle Point
Coos County Fairgrounds
Saddle Club
Mise Evans
Fair Grounds
Libby Daniels
Luther, Daniels
Charlotte Smith
Mike Evans
Oregon
Fire safety memo urges careful driving during emergencies
Officer Flater warns that rushing to fires harms property and endangers volunteers. Departments face increased risk in arrival and suppression efforts when drivers ignore caution and proceed recklessly.
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Flater
Coquille Eagles Sponsor Scout Benefit Dance
Myrtle Point Boy Scouts will receive all proceeds from a Cravelford dance on Saturday night June 21 sponsored by Coquille Eagles Aerie No 2196. Funds will support local Scouts for their upcoming summer camp and related activities.
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Myrtle Point
Cravelford
Coquille Eagles Aerie
Covelo couple hosted by Twin Daks residents
Mr and Mrs Earl Johnson of Covelo Round Valley California stayed overnight Tuesday with Mr and Mrs A R Davenport in the Twin Daks district.
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Earl Johnson
Covelo
Round Valley
Cal
A R. Davenport
Twin Daks
Special election on June 24 seeks charter and levy amendments
City council explains two measures on the ballot. The first raises the tax levy authority from 15 to 30 mills. The second allows outside the 6 percent limit a levy of 78,73.11 dollars for the coming year to fund the budget. The 6 percent provision requires voter approval for higher increases.
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Ctizens
State of
Oregon
Myrtle Point Budget Seeks 24 Mill Levy For Next Year
City officials explain proposed budget increases to 24 mills due to street and water system costs. They justify new equipment, a full time street worker, a night police officer, and salary raises as essential. Voters vote Tuesday June 24 to approve the budget and tax levy.
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Myrtle Point
Councl
Bothwick Street
Polis
Union High Election Slated Monday
Legal voters will gather at Union High School on Monday June 23 at 2 PM for the annual school meeting. They will ballot to approve the budget for the coming fiscal year beginning July first and to elect a school board director for a five year term.
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Union High School
Tucker Forrest Undergoes Operation
Tucker Forrest a 14 year old son of Mr and Mrs Tom Forrest of Broadbent underwent an appendectomy at Mast hospital Tuesday morning. The boy is reported to be recovering satisfactorily.
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Tucker Forrest
Tom Forrest
Broadbent
Mast Hospital
Camp McKisley Offers Summer Children’s Camp Week
Camp McKisley hosts a children's camp scheduled for the week of July 21 to 27. The camp will operate with activities and organized sessions for youths.
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McKisley
Turpentine Bottle Ignites Fire Damaging Canteleberry Home
A Monday night blaze in the northeast city damaged the home of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Canteleberry when a turpentine bottle toppled onto a hot kitchen range and exploded. The Schroeder loss estimate of 98 percent insured covered only part of the total belongings. Mrs. Canteleberry escaped through a kitchen window. their small child had minutes before been in the yard. Mr. Canteleberry was a former partner in the McClellan and Watson mill.
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John E. Canteleberry
Henry A. Schroeder
Mr. Schroeder
Canteleberrys
Kohler Visits Glen Elder Kin on US Trip
E H Kohler of Glen Elder Kansas visited his niece Mrs Verne Lundy at her home the first of the week. He is en route to Los Angeles where two of his sons reside.
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E H Kohler
Glen Elder
Kansas
Verne Lundy
Los Angeles
Bible Camp Slated at McKinley July 21-27
The Presbyterian church sponsors a Bible camp open to all children. Rev Dick Cochran provides verses to be learned. J Logan White leads the arrangements committee and stresses commitment to memorizing the verses.
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McKinley
The
Presbyterian Church
Dick Cochran
J. Logan White
Mrs Lyman H Relfe of Powers Dies After Illness
Mrs Lyman H Relfe a longtime Powers resident died a few minutes after midnight on June 14 at Mast hospital following a week long illness Born Lucy Ann Bartley in May 1885 in Bayham Ontario Canada she married Lyman Rolfe in 1920 and they moved to Oregon in 1923 She was active in Christian church Coquille Community Church Ladies Aid American Legion Auxiliary Woman's Club PTA and Rebekahs Survivors include her husband two sisters in Saskatchewan a brother in Quebec and a sister in Vancouver B C Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm in Schroeder's Chapel Myrtle Point with Rev A C Grimes officiating Interment followed at Sunset Memorial Park Coos Bay
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Powers
Christian Church of
Saskatchewan
Canada
Delay Campbell
Faye Tolverson
Arthur Bartley
Quebec
Myrtle Boy
Vancouver
B. C
Schroeder
Myrtle Point
A C
Unreadable OCR fragment details city notice in Coquille
Fragmentary text mentions City Hall in Coquille from 8 30 a m to noon and references Mrs A P Childers and others. context unclear due to garbled OCR.
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City Hall
Coquille
Dunn Visited the Chub as a Guest
A brief note states that Dunn was a visitor of the chub, indicating a casual encounter or observation during a local event or setting.
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Dunn
Saddle Club selects state team for rodeo events
Eleven members of the Myrtle Point Saddle Club were chosen to represent the club in state races at upcoming rodeos after an all day session at the fairgrounds last Sunday. The eleven riders will compete in designated events at nearby rodeos across the region.
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Myrtle Point
Saddle Club
Fairgrounds
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Washington
Harris Eileworth
Gee
Lions Club
Arlene Evans
Coquille Eagles
Scout
L. H. Relfe
A. P. Childers
York
City
New York
Lions
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