Powers City Merges Government and Water Dept Amid Plan to Dissolve
Local officials from Powers City Government and Water Dept met to discuss dissolution under a 1949 law prohibiting separate operation. City Attorney John Eaton to draft dissolution measures as fire chiefs and council plan mutual assistance. Red Cross drives raise funds with a March 14 benefit lunch for Korea relief and missing servicemen families. Weather turns wintry with sleet and 12 inch snow on Monday. Powers High School seniors staged the comedy Sprig Fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gamwell
Wm. Grove
Loren Warner
Ben Crabill
Ilegal
John Eaton
Cigasett Hollenck
Wayne Madewell
Red Cross
Harold Ross
Everfone
Korea
Wee
Ho Nest
Community notices and events in Myrtle Point area
Readers reported a school play, club meetings, and social events. Highlights include a Fellowship club dessert and contract, St Pauls Auxiliary Bazaar planning, a Marion-area birthday celebration for John Martin Ross, and local families visiting Oregon College of Education and Grants Pass. The Lions discussed Red Cross and cancer drives, and Arthur Parlette moved back to Myrtle Point after resigning as city marshal.
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Floyd Summers
Fellowship Club
Jas. Gamwell
Ray Enlund
Chas. Crew
Archie Lane
E. Johnson
Jess Shepherd
W. L. Stemmerman
St. Paul's Episcopal Auxiliary Guild
James Gamwell
John Martin Ross
Harold Ross
Augden Endicott
Myrtle Point
Sandra Biem
Rifly
Madewell
Sharon Stock
Sanara
Judy McCulloch
Lieyd Grant Lewis Lambert
Ross
John
Endicott
Ole Moods
A L King
Orvil Knight
Monmouth
Oregon College of Education
Leslie King
Robert Bushnell
Chas Crew
Cottage Grove
W Stemmerman
Ernest McCallister
Grants Pass
Terri O’brien
O’brien
Arthur Parlette Marshal
John Smock
Stacey Lynn
Stock
Seattle
Lions Club
Red Cross
Robert Shee Woo
Gsymnasium
Ngo
Fase
Bombing mission sacrifice told by Ray from Korea
Ramblings prints a wartime tale relayed by Ray about a bomber crew in Korea. The captain stayed with the crippled plane to crash land on water, hoping his wounded comrades could bail out, while nearby rescuers searched an oil slick for survivors.
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O'Neill
Ray
Korea
Presidin
Herrea
Otto
Short Sitkum meeting elects officers and plans Easter service
A brief Sitkum business meeting elected Mrs Faurpell Rankin president with Mrs TF Lawsen as vice president and Mrs Joe Meyer as secretary. They planned a sunrise Easter breakfast service and guests included local residents. Snow and bus incident noted with no injuries.
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Faurpell Rankin
TF Law Sen
Joe Meyer
Eee King Trveas
John Breuer
Vern Breuer
Son John
Bushnell Naume
Bushnell
Wen Mioani
Bustael
Bustnell
Terry
Dickie
Ubraven
Lakey
Horne
Oleg
Fellowship events mark week at local churches and homes
A week’s schedule included a Methodist church dedication and three evenings in Le Point, a fellowship gathering Saturday at Milton Schroeder’s home, and dinner guests Mr and Mrs Elwin Alford and Fulton at Alan Rhay’s residence Sunday.
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le Point
Milton Schroeder
Brookdale Dairy Installs Homogenizing Machine
Brookdale Dairy proprietor James Kil gore completed installing a Gavlin homogenizing machine at a cost of 2500 dollars with a 200 gallon capacity. The device aims to standardize butterfat content for smoother milk digestion and product consistency for customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookdale Dairy
James Kilgore
Hee
Oper Howe
Kalgace
Kalmore
Nmias
1950 Broke All Records Streets-Hiway Accidents
Fragmented OCR notes describe a 1950 spike in street and highway accident records in Oregon. The garbled text cites figures, secretaries of state, and unclear references to events and votes, with no clear names or dates recoverable.
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Baghwasy Ceiderets
Oregon
Hornisa and Reeder On Land Management Bureau
E Bemonet and JW Forrester Jr will be placed on the Coos Hay District by Hornisa and Reeder on land management bureau. The note references Houveded Woodworkes of Amenea and Havaded Date roy suestsal.
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Roy Suestsal Woodworkes
Amenea
Coy
Dle
Harrison BP Hornish
Che Cos
Hay Trees
Coos Way
E Bemonet
JW Forrester Jr
Coos Bay District Advisory Board Members Named
Daniel L. Gebdy notes Benedict resigned from the Aly board due to a job change and Forrest er moved to Pendleton. The Coos Bay district advisory board includes labor, landowners, loggers, forest products, farming, mining, local government, recreation, and the general public. Benedict will represent labor and Hornish the general public. Theo Smith spent a week in Portland recently and Mrs. Smith signs the Gearvates Portland Va voter. The conference was held in the barst Nagaene church.
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Daniel L. Gebdy
Goldy
Benedict
Aly. Board
Forrester
Pendleton
Coos Ba
Intereal
Coos Bay
Labor
Hornish
Oneral Publi
Theo Smith
Portland
Smith Stigs
Barst Nagaene
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Oregon Saw Chain Corp
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Avonhag
Dorothy Schrag
Floy Hamack
Playtex
Sempert
S Nu
Rey
Fay Owith
Omusical Instruments
Hunter
Fat Veil
Ralph Sétve
Jean Mevet
Cres Hong
Fouwen
Zoare
Tatars Sro
Henslee
Jewel Elgins
Brilliamt
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Amae
Costa
Barrer
Sitkum News
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Mro
Alder Bright
Roseburg
Charles Wilson
Julius Benham
Rose Hurk
Belle Laird
Foner Strate
Nan
Brown
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Thas Wilson
Ivan
Fern Nickewan
Ton Leifeste
Sitkum
Hev
Ted Karseh
Arnage
Talk of the Nation
Jane Russell
Jack Ductel
Walter Huston
Howard Hughes
Dacing
Miland
Life
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Perkins’ Drug
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Buick
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Dreamune
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Southwestern Motors
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