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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1957
Page
7
Peggy Dayton and Carol Long compete with nine county contestants for the Miss Coos County crown. The winner advances to Seaside for Miss Oregon and potential entry to Miss America. A scholarship prize pool awards up to 1000 dollars, with staggered prizes for runners up. The event is sponsored by the Pirates of the Bay area and climaxes on Saturday, June 29.
The 18th annual Oregon Grange White Satin Sugar home canning contest runs until November 4 with prizes exceeding 3000 dollars. Adults and juniors compete in fruit jelly and berry divisions, featuring RCA Whirlpool freezers and other prizes. White Satin's Nyssa plant sustains Oregon farmers with beets and payrolls, while contributing heavily in state taxes.
More than 27 000 cattle were tested in May with 194 reactors detected at 0.7 percent. Calf vaccinations reached 18 214 across 600 herds, while Columbia county led with 15 reactors in 289 tested. Klamath Lake and Jackson counties reported 4 1 and 3 percent reactors respectively. Wasco county found one reactor in 12 708 cattle in tuberculosis testing.
A local weather blurb notes mood and social commentary about wealth. It observes how a rich man can remain popular despite wrongdoing until funds run dry.
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