This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1956
Page
9
NAM reports first quarter 1956 total economic activity at 399 billion dollars, up 6 percent from a year earlier. Across eight factors gains range 4 to 19 percent with higher manufacturing sales, industrial production, wages, prices, personal income, employment, and bank loans.
Marion Embry of Fort Scott Kansas favors a four horse hitch for feeding oats as horses and mules on U S farms dwindle. The nation’s draft animal total fell from 27 million in 1918 to about 14 million by 1940 and to under a million today, about one-fifth of the 30 year ago level.
Myrtle Point Ground Observer Corps members toured the Radar Station on Highway 101 north near Houser Sunday afternoon. Sgt. Chas Stoveall arranged with Major James Davis to guide the visit. demonstrations showed radar guided landings and global communications.
Mrs Keith Northup notes a midweek visit from Mr and Mrs Jim Johnson and sons to the Lakey and Harris households. The Edwards family from Langlois called on the Floral Creek residents with Lonna Edwards staying for a visit with local hosts.
Grandparents Bill Reisenbarber Vern Breuer and John Breuer visited in West Lake and Florence on Tuesday. Keith Northup and family plus Mrs. Gus Kenyon and daughter and Mrs. Walter Northup of Broadbent traveled to Coos Bay Monday. Lester Higgins family returned from Canada Thursday. Vern Breuer family visited Brookins with relatives over the weekend. Children visited Tuesday with Bill Reisenhuber. Steve Seighest of Coos Bay visited Keith Northups Friday. Illis Chandler of Floral Creek sold his ranch to Ed Roberts of Myrtle Point. Earl Ward mowing hay. Saturday visitors to Lester Higgins included Bill Edwards and children of Langlois.
The two All Oregon units, the Duck and Beaver companies, have arrived at Naval Training Center San Diego to begin recruit training. They posted top general classification test scores with 56.5 and 54.3 respectively, and 81 recruits selected for electronics training. Oregon Chiefs Thompson of Eugene and Hurst of Coos Bay were named company commanders.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.