Death at the Wheel radio drama urges driver caution
The Lever Brothers Lifebuoy show Death at the Wheel dramatizes how one careless moment turns minor accidents into fatal crashes. National Safety Council promotes transcriptions for non broadcast use and urges vigilance by all drivers in a period of decisive school elections.
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America
Hiroshima
Lever Brothers
Wilson
National Safety Council
Chicago
Ned Dearborn
Residents Fight Rising Telephone Taxes Claim Government Taxes Soars
A letter urges citizens to tell Congress about steep tax hikes on telephone bills, noting the West Coast Telephone Co. slip showing an average $11.87 per line in 1949 versus 7 cents in 1940, arguing taxes push private industry toward confiscation.
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Sam
West Coast Telephone Co
United States
Broadbent residents vote against consolidation with Myrtle Point
Broadbent residents reject a proposed merger of elementary schools by 74 to 40. The community centers on keeping its own school system and the Broadbent schoolhouse serving as a village hub, reflecting a clear negative vote in the recent election.
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Broadbent
Myrtle Point
Obstructions in the Coquille River Prompt Action urged
Myrtle Point Sportsmen's club discussed dangerous obstructions in the Coquille River and urged removal of unused log booms and piling. They noted $40,000 in port funds that could cover cleanup and create work, calling for state or local action to clear the river for navigation and recreation.
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Coquille
Myrtle Point Sportsmen’s Club
Port Commission
Jack Hayes
Southern Oregon Sportsman's Association
Coquille River
Myrtle Point
Hayes
State Game Commission
Poetry Submissions Note From The Newspaper
The paper explains it cannot publish all poetry submitted by readers. Publishing poetry is the work of publishers, not a newspaper, or else the paper would drop news to print verse.
Pirates Reach Final In Oregon Prep Tourney
Coos Bay Pirates and coach earn praise for a strong run to the final of the 31st Oregon prep basketball tournament in Eugene. They fell 62 to 50 to Roosevelt High of Portland, proving Coos County fans have witnessed top notch basketball this season.
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Coos Bay Pirates
Eugene
Oregon
Roosevelt High
Portland
Pirates
Coos County
Farm prices fall 4 percent over January to February
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports farm prices dropped four percent from January 15 to February 15 while the cost of items farmers buy fell one percent. Farm prices in February reached their lowest level since September 1946 and parity to other commodity prices stood at 105, the lowest since 1942. Hope for a Soviet accord appears slim as a Monday headline questions whether another war could end war.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Crossword Puzzle Fragments and Clues From Obscure Text
A jumbled OCR of a crossword style page presents scattered clues and word hints. Entries span promises of names, numbers, and terms such as Confederate general, Greek letter, sacred song, cutting tool, and heroic act. The text mixes partial phrases with random references.
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Death At the Wheel
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Nursie
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John
Bill
Huling
Coos Bay
Coos Motor Co
Coos Bay, Ore
Jesse Clinton
Marshall
Agricultural Research Nurseries
Payette
Idaho
C. C. Carter Real Estate Broker Timber Lands
Maple
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Insured Carriera
J. H. Belloni
Payrtie Polat
Ewing
Olympia
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Realrid
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Sahin Mn
AIVLA
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Middlefork Myrtlewood CO
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