Lions Club Plans Big Auction Sale And Building Dedication
Myrtle Point Lions club installs new officers at the Lions den and promotes a Saturday big public auction at 1 PM across from Thornton's Appliance, followed by a dedication of the Oakes Community Building at the fair grounds. Merchants cooperate for a citywide bargain day as the Community Band provides music and the sale features autos, appliances, and hundreds of items offered at your own price.
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Lions Club
Myrtle Point Lions Club
Lions den
Lion Ed Sem
Cere
Ol Ieev
Myrtle Point
Oakes
Fair Grounds
the Herald
Thornton
Southwestern Mo
Beex
Rambling Cougar Story From Coos County Past
A nostalgic reminiscence about a cougar tale from Coquille valley days. Harve Swears sells his ranch on Fairview road and travels by wagon toward California. On a rough coastal road the family climbs a steep hill when the little girl screams as a huge danger appears, leading to a cliffhanger that continues on page eight.
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Bert Mecum
Coquille Valley
Harve Swears
Coquille
Fairview
California
Swears
Coos
Curry
Swears Faniy
Page
Mexico City Collegian marks first anniversary honors
A reader reports the Mexico City Collegian, The American College South of the Border, has issued its fifteenth anniversary edition. The college paper, run by American students with Mexican peers, earned All-American honors from the Associate Collegiate Press and won top paper in its division at the Texas Inter-college Press Association event in Abilene Texas. The note mentions Dave Cooper of Canyonville Oregon as part of the coverage.
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Mexico City
Collegian
Dave Cooper
Canyonville
Ore
Daily Vacation Bible School Opens July 5 In Merde Point
Enthusiasm runs high among Merde Point churches as the annual Daily Vacation Bible School begins July 5 at 9 am. The Inter-church fellowship sponsors the event, with a goal of surpassing the previous high enrollment of 260. The theme is Marching On and plans include music, stories, and handwork coordinated by church superintendents across the listed congregations.
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Merde
Eliowship
Methodist Church
John Rhodes
Presbyterian Church
Darrell Brodie
Robert Thompson
Mary Dickie
the Brethren Church
Orlin Lett
Kenneth Galloway
Myrtle Point Sportsmen to Hold Night Shoot for Ladies
The Myrtle Point Sportsmen's club announces a Friday night shoot on June 24 at dusk at the new club house. Despite unfinished interiors the building will be heated by a large fireplace. Events include games for the ladies and coffee and pie served, marking the first in a series of night shoots inviting scattershooters and their wives.
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Myrtle Point Sportsmen’s Club
Shriners College Grid Game for Children’s Hospital Benefit
The third annual Shrine Myrtle Bowl will be played at Marshfield High School Stadium on Saturday night September 24. Linfield College faces Portland University in a charity football game benefiting the Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospital in Portland with ticket details to be announced.
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Marshfield High School
Linfield College
Portland University
Shrine Crippled Childrens
Portland
Honor Roll of Local Sky Watchers May June
Names of citizens on the Point Ground Observer Honor Roll for May and June are listed. The notice includes many households and individuals such as Mrs. Maberd Gilliland, Victoria Blisserd, Chet Blisserd, Exnanett Hammack, Kenneth Ba Mines, John Siebly, Verne Landy, Lloyd Jarvis, Don Paullus, Richard Baker, and D. E. Pinkerton among others. Continued on Page Eight.
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America
Lst
Wmr
Maberd Gilliland
Victoria Blisserd
Chet Blisserd
Ae Exnanett Hammack
Matten Eer
Heffmeister
John Siebly
Rhon
M Xee
Huw
Meldrum
Verne Landy
Sarah
al Elton Schroeder
Garrett
Ann Hammer
Lloyd Jarvis
Fdw
McClurg
Geo. Wooley
Don Paullus
Richard Baker
D. E. Pinkerton
Marvin Floyd
Ed Cantwell
Kenneth
Easton Named Candidate in Union High District No. 2 Election
Union High School District No 2 schedules a June 27 election from 2 to 8 pm at the high school to fill a board seat after Albert Davenport resigns. T. S. Easton of Dora, the sole filed candidate, sits on the Citizens' committee and is expected to bring familiarity with the local high school needs.
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T.S. Easton
Union High School
Albert Davenport
T. S. Easton
Dora
Citizens’ Committee
Easton
Pee Wee Baseball Club Benefit Lights Saturday Sale
The Pee-Wee Baseball Club, led by manager Brown, announces a light bulb sale Saturday to raise funds. Volunteers will canvass the business district and also go house to house to reach residents and support the team.
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Pee-Wee Boys
Core Brown
Vv. Flw
George
Roe
Fereets to Hike Prices Shares to One Fifty
Fragmentary text suggests price increases to $1.50 and mentions state boast or claim. No clear entities or events can be confirmed from the readable portion.
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Fereets
Vely
Young Man Wm Dallas Bowling Crashes Buick near Myrtle Point
Police report 22 year old Wm Dallas Bowling of Myrtle Point lost control on a 3 am turn in front of the Rest Home. His 1950 Buick sedan wrapped around a telephone pole, snapping the pole in two. Bowling suffered minor bruises and faces reckless driving charges.
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Dallas Bowling
Myrtle Point
Young Bowling
Maryland
Thaene
Weesyn Hathaway
Herald
Young
Ben Nichols Menday
Night Hunter Shoots Buck Deer in Front Yard
A remote rancher reports a night hunter shooting a buck deer in the front yard. The letter from Mrs. Ver non Self near Remote describes the incident around 10:30 pm and admonishes cheaters who hunt at night endangering human life.
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Herald
Vernon Self
Hillah Temple Shrine Ceremonial Sets Southern Oregon Record
Shriners and wives totaling around 2 000 attended the Hillah Temple Shrine Ceremonial in Coquille last Saturday with 116 candidates initiated the largest class ever in Southern Oregon. The evening featured a goats ride and an Oriental music debut in the temple oratory. A parade at 1 30 p m highlighted the Shrine club’s community celebration.
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Papa
Phe
Coquille
Oregon
Corinanity
Oratory
Shrine Club
Was
New Telephone Rates Approved by State Utilities Panel
Oregon Public Utilities Commission approved Myrtle Point rate changes for one party residential line at $5.70. McBride reported the charges, set by the commission, with details for local service and related costs.
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Myrtle Point
Oregon State Public Utilities Commission
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Cl Anderton
Bob Cotton
Bill Ritchie Frances
Martin
Bob Mast
Claytom Mast
Rose Papineau
Kay Petersen
John “Land
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Maenk Rewell
Ed Sempert
Chet Weed
Ralph Whiteker
Licas
Y Ben Michels
Don Driscoll
Ritchie Francis
Scoop Brodie
al Wyld
Mr. Sempert
Bill Downing
Art Meary
Darling
Wu .S. Hb
Ulla
Saring
United States of America
New Democracy
Mucho
Nencake
Shriners
Children’s Hospital
Renehera Herve
Sandy Creek
Hillah Temple
McBride
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