Myrtle Point Baseball Squad Squeaks by Bandon and Faces Coos Bay
The Myrtle Point team played three games last week. They lost 9-4 to North Bend after an outfield miscue, beat Bandon 10-9 at Bandon, and were blanked 15-0 by Coos Bay at Coos Bay. Ken Waggoner started for Myrtle Point with Arvid Frieberg pitching in relief. North Bend remained league leaders after their earlier win.
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North Bend Team Sees Season End With Myrtle Point clash
North Bend prepares for a season finale at Myrtle Point against Coos Bay this Friday at 4 p.m. at Sportsman's Field. The squad, capped by players with two years of eligibility left, has gained experience and aims to build for the next two years in the league.
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Sportsman’s Field
Problems Must Be Solved at Grass Roots
NAM president Colan Parker told Syracuse University’s School of Education centennial that national issues such as education funding engineering talent and private college finances could be solved at the local level. He urged citizens, industrialists, and educators to combat apathy by starting at the grassroots and working down to individual responsibility.
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Paul Harvey on Nehru and Reuther political clashes
Paul Harvey critiques Nehru for censorship and caste bias while praising Soviet leaning signals linked to Walter Reuther. He cites a disputed 1934 letter urging a Soviet America and notes Reuther’s controversial radical associations carried into 1960.
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Obituary for Leon Harold Robbins
Leon Harold Robbins 67 died June 22 at a Coos Bay hospital. Funeral services were held at Schroeder Funeral Home with Father John Dooley officiating. Interment in Sunset cemetery. He lived his life in Coos county and was a logger. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Edgar Veach and Mrs Floyd Veach of Empire, three sisters Mrs F Sale of Astoria, Helen Graham of Myrtle Point, and Mrs Smith of Bridge, and three brothers Elton of Mabton Washington Ivan of Powers and Truman of Eugene.
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Mabton
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Gov Elmo Smith Earned His Way Through Early Struggles
Elmo Smith balanced night work in a restaurant with day classes and graduated in 1932. In 1933 he married Dorothy Lieninger and began a newspaper career. He recalled borrowing $25 from a friend to start a mimeographed advertising sheet in Ontario, with he and his wife scrubbing the office for two days before release.
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Governor Smith’s Early Career in Ontario and Oregon Politics
Governor Smith began as mayor of Ontario serving three terms before resigning in 1943. He spent nearly two years in the Navy earning a commendation. He sold the Ontario paper in 1946 and bought the Blue Mountain Eagle, later becoming governor after winning the state senate seat in 1948 and rising to Senate President in 1955.
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Oregon Governor Smith and Family Ties in Campaign
Governor Smith receives strong support from his wife Dorothy who helps in the newspaper office. His son Denny, 18, is a pilot and recently earned a commercial line. the two also share piloting duties during long trips. Smith, a former Ontario Chamber of Commerce president, runs on the Republican ticket with campaign manager Ritchie Francis in Myrtle Point.
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Bandon Hosts to Local Golfers
A chaotic scene unfolds as Lou, noted for his rough play and many lost balls, plays at the Bandon course with local golfers. After a long afternoon of divot digging and battle on the greens, the outcome remains unclear as smoke clears and the dust settles.
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Coquille Valley Golfers Compete With Myrtle Point
Twenty one Coquille and Myrtle Point golfers took part in the tourney. Participants included George Linn Al Hall Floyd Hall Bill Do Bob Hewlett Spud Burbank Gibbs Gibbs Andy Richardson Earl Sargent Leroy Sargent D C Chatburn Dr Robert Ley Dr Kelly Gary Morris Bob Lasky George Hall John Lauterbach Tom Thrift Russ Holiman and Ervin Wilburger.
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Frederick H Rethemeyer dies at 73 in Salem Oregon
Frederick Herman Rethemeyer, 73, died June 23 in Salem Oregon. Services were held at Schroeder's Wednesday at 2 o clock with Rev Wallace Jones officiating. Interment at Norway. Survived by son Allan and daughter Nancy Rethemeyer. Mrs Wilkerson of Seattle listed among relatives.
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le Peiat
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