Two Day Music Festival Inspires Coos County students
Myrtle Point hosts a two day music clinic with over 500 students performing in massed band concerts at the new school gym. Junior and senior high bands conducted by Arthur J Holton of Stockton and Prof. W H Hannah of Vancouver delivered an inspiring program that showcased local talent and highlighted the value of music education.
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Coog County
Coos County
Arthur J Holton
Stockton
Calif
W H Hannah
Vancouver
Es Oa
Aed
Southwest Oregon District
Myrtle Point
Arnold Melby
Hannah
Lulan Pettibone
Portland
Melvin Hansen
Koin
Hal
Old Mexico
Mexico City
Coquillo
KWRO
Squall Or Tidal Wave
Felix Morley argues public reaction to General MacArthur exposes deeper tensions with the Truman administration and the welfare state. He contrasts historical calls for sacrifice with modern politics while assessing whether MacArthur prompts a moral renaissance or a passing storm and warns the White House may misread the public mood.
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General MacArthur
Truman
Harry
Washington
MacArthur
Retreeieu
White House
Churchill
Britain
Wall
CIO
Mr. Truman
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
State Department
Home Town Boy Charlie Bingham Wins Harvard Scholarship
Charlie Bingham, once predicted to rise high, won the American Legion oratorical contest in his district with Our Constitution a Barrier Against Tyranny. He earned a Harvard University freshman scholarship at Cambridge for law school starting in September with a chance to extend each year if grades qualify.
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Charlie Bingham
Charlie
American Legion
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Law School
Melba Myers Turns Isolation Into Global Pen Pal Craft
Melba Myers, a 49 year old shut‑in in Myrtle Point, bounces back with lively humor while hosting a calm, artful room filled with pen pals, a stamp collection, and four leaf clover charms for service members. She recalls starting her letters after a hospital visit and keeps up contact with friends in 40 countries as she writes from her Ash Street home.
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Melba
Myrthe Point
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Frazier Hoffman
Myers
Thomas
The
Mast Hospital
Mitch
Melba Myers of Myrtle Point Makes Community Impact
The piece highlights Melba Myers, active in Myrtle Point community affairs and business, noted for running Myers & M Department Store since 1924. It recounts her charitable acts, salon skills, and involvement with local clubs, music events, and politics, plus her cordial hosting at events and the massed band festival.
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Melba Myers
Myrtle Point
Melba
Myers & M Department Store
B. P
Myrtlewood
Seaside
Hern
The American Way and a Lion's Club Talk Controversy
A jumble of phrases recounts a Lion's Club discussion where Ted Kirsch’s remarks about William Walsh were misrepresented. Sylvia denies the misquote and vows to wear a dunce cap during the proofs reading.
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Ted Kirsch
William Walsh
Ted
Mr Walsh
Sylvia
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