Last Rites Planned for Myrtle Point Woman
Myrtle Point Mrs. Bell died after a week as a patient at Myrtle Point Medical Center. Born May 290 804 at Fishtrap Oregon she held multiple church and service organization memberships and was a past matron of the Eastern Star. Survived by four daughters four sons three sisters and three brothers with 3 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 2 pm at Schroeder's Myrtle Point Chapel followed by burial at Myrtle Crest Memorial Gardens. Memorials to the Myrtle Point Methodist Church may be offered.
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Myrtle Point Medical Center
Bell
Fishtrap
Oregon
Primier
Myrtle Point
del Paso Heights
Calif
Walter Robison
Weed
Flea Robison
Ray Robison
Arago
Schroeder
Myrtlecrest Memorial Gardens
Hillie Slaymaker
Coquille, Methodist Church
Towers
Friends
Myrtle Point Methodist Church
Termite Budget Cut for Dera School Building
District 41 budget committee slashed a 4600 appropriation for termite control and window replacement at Dera school to 1000. A bid of 2600 covered termite treatment including stud and sill work with preventive inserts. The panel urged exploring cheaper weed control options.
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Deta
District 41
Bowling News and Golf Results from Local Events
Local bowling standings list teams such as BPS Logging Norway Store Cool Bay Dredge City Heating Oil Church Pontiac and others with scores around 28 27 and 25 percent. Golf results name Don Assen of Coquille as Elks championship winner and George Linn as Fall Handicap champion with multiple flight winners. social notes mention new officers and planned activities for 1962.
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Bowling News Alley
DUS
B.P.S. Logging
Norway Store
Cool Bay Dredge ‘City Heating Oil ‘Church
Pontiac Carey
Griffith's Wranglers
Three Links
Griffey and Laird Linden Dairy
Elks
Don Assen
Coquille
Don Young
Robert Lev Friday Phillips
Tons Forbes
Steve Novak
Bob Mast
Chuck McManiman
Glen Noble
Fred Gross
George Linn
Frys Dettman
Bob Haug
Robert Les
Ddo
Garry Morris
Tan
Lake Otter i
Deer Steam
Gegate
Deke Ranta
Powers
Otter
Rhodes Family Relocates to Olympia Washington
John L. Rhodes, local Suburban Gas manager, moves from Myrtle Point to Olympia to head the company there. Wife and five children follow after housing is arranged. The family plans summer visits to the World's Fair in Seattle. Wayne and Phillip face another high school transition, prompting comment on new social circles.
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John L. Rhodes
Suburban Gas
Myrtle Point
Olympia
Rhodes
The
Herald
Seattle
Wayne
Phillip
College Election Polled Today
Citizens urged to vote today on two proposals to withdraw areas from Southwestern Oregon Area Education District. Coos Curry School District No. 201 seeks withdrawal due to distance from the college while Florence area cites proximity to the State University. Loss of about 4400 dollars in revenue and a roughly half mill tax increase for the remainder are planned outcomes.
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Southwestern
Oregon Area
Coos-Curry
Port Orford-Langlois
Florence
Lane County
State
Mast Family to Host Kenyan Graduate Student This Spring
The Hollis Mast family of Fair View, Coquille, will host Francis Maina from Kenya during spring vacation from Oregon State University. Eleven home economics students and four agriculture students will visit farm families across Oregon March 17 to 25 as part of the people to people program to build world understanding. The visiting students represent Ghana, Liberia, Kenya, West Pakistan, Okinawa and Korea.
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Hollis Mast
Fairview Rt. Coquille
Francis Maina
Kenya
East Africa
Oregon State University
Oregon
Ghana
Liberia
West Pakistan
Okinawa
Korea
Oregon Adds 20000 Jobs Tied to Low Unemployment
Oregon gains twenty thousand jobs this year lifting state unemployment to 4.7 percent while the national rate sits at 5.6 percent. Coos County residents invested 122540 dollars in U S savings bonds during February.
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Oregon
Coos County
U. S
Two Car Crash Damages Cars Near Ray Grant Home Powers Highway
Gaylord News reports a Sunday afternoon two car collision near the Ray Grant home on Powers highway caused extensive damage to both vehicles. Drivers were Larry Barklow of Powers and Robert Wallace of Gaylord. no injuries, but occupants were shaken.
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Rees Deniels
Ray Grant
Powers Highway
Larry Barklow
Powers
Robert Wallace
Gaylord
John
Cap) Keller
Mast Hospital
Harry Morgan
Vivian Folmsbee
Ten Mile, Ore
Wilibur Williams
Danny
Sutherlin
Robert Root
Foster Thompson
Panel discussion on youth education at Coos County Courthouse
Dr. Van Lean president of Southwestern Oregon College will speak on educational opportunities for youth. The 8 p.m. event Thursday features college staff in a panel at the Coos County Courthouse conference room in Coquille. Also noted is Navy aviation electronics technician William J. Moore, son of Myrtle Point resident, serving with Patrol Squadron 19 at Alameda.
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Wendell van Lean
Southwestern Oregon College
Coos County Court House
Coquille
Alameda
Calif
PHTNC
William J. Moore
USN
Gregory Moore
Maple St
Myrtle Point
Ore
Naval Air Station
Moore
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Fliis Presuey
Ps J
Hal Walls
Ee Beernrnetasei
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PIN Pals
Steadings
B&g Legging
Purkey’s
Knife Bros. Porters
Tom's
Texaco
Benhams Harbor
Breager's
Summers & Gior Dumire's
Shell
Don's Bike Shop
Fossen
St. Petrick’s
Washaday Wonder
Rence
Akers
White Star
Dunganess
Nalley Reg
Chile
Nalley
Perlete Wael
Kraft Velveeta
California
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Pillsbury
KWRO
South Myrtle Point
Washington State
Mast
Gaylord News
Dennis
Donald Koenig
Stayton
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Koenig
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Fort Dix
New Jersey
Caster
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Harry Floyd
Johnston Mountain Road
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Little Stitchers
John Horton
Dr. van Loan
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