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Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1960

Page

3

Shriners Plan All-Star Football Classic in Portland

Portland reports kickoff set for August 13 as tickets go on sale for the 13th annual Shriners Hospital All-Star game. About 3 500 seats sold so far with prices 3 2 1, state and metro squads coached by Spiegelberg Requa Gustafson and De Sylvia Signer Hiebert. Twenty-man sales crew and two weeks of pregame practice planned with 18 schools represented on the Metro roster and 15 on the State roster.

Portland Multnomah Stadium Conyers Steamship Company Coxecutive Shriners Hospital State Fred Spiegelberg Medford Don Requa Pendleton Lee Gustafson Salem Tom DeSylvia Jefferson Metros Bob Signer Lincoln Marv Hiebert David Douglas Metro

Home Gardening Big Money Saver For The Family

An Oregon State college horticulture specialist says a home garden can be an enjoyable savings plan. Ralph Clark estimates a one acre garden can produce about $800 worth of fruits and vegetables for a farm or suburban family. Costs of seed fertilizer sprays and water cut into income, with a city family seeing income proportional to yard size.

Oregon State College Ralph Clark

Household tools and tips from a past era

A set of domestic tricks covers cleaning irons with cedar or soap wrappers to remove burnt starch, using a vacuum cleaner with bag indicators, baking potatoes in muffin tins for easy removal, and preserving washing machine chrome with vaseline, plus tips for keeping gifts appealing.

United Nations Day Celebrated at Cook County School of Nursing

Nurses from 36 national origins greet visiting consular representatives at Cook County Hospital and the Cook County School of Nursing. The event features a United Nations Tea with staff from Sweden France Australia Great Britain the Philippines and exchange visitors from Formosa Korea and Liberia.

Cook County School of Parate Chicago Great Medical Center Sto Cook County Hospital United Nations Sweden France Australia British Guiana Philippines Formosa Korea Liberia Panama Iran Srael Netherlands Hollan Lebanon Cook County School of Nursing

Gardening tips highlight home plots and late planting advice

The article notes added benefits of home gardens as outdoor family exercise and tastier, vitamin rich produce. It cites Clark warning it is late for early crops like radishes spinach and peas but says many other vegetables still yield excellent results.

Clark

Grants Pass Hosts Foresters For Forest Genetics Conference

About 85 foresters from the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington attend a two day training conference in Grants Pass. Thomas Greathouse coordinates as Roy Silen and Kenneth Wright speak on cone pests and high quality tree strains for reforestation. Virgil Allen demonstrates grafting and seed orchards as pollen and cone collection methods are discussed for fast growing hybrids. Forest genetics aims to improve sustained yield of quality timber and mirrors agricultural advances in producing better crops.

Siskiyou National Forest Forest Service Bureau of Land Management Oregon Washington Region 6 US Forest Service Old County Library Thomas Greathouse Portland Kenneth Wright Roy Silen Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Virgil Allen Olympic Nation Greathouse

Genetics program to boost disease‑resistant reforestation trees

The text discusses years of cultivation before harvest and argues for continuing and expanding a genetics tree improvement program to grow vigorous healthy trees and meet increasing reforestation challenges.

Sheep Men Should Save Best Fleeces for Co State Fairs

County agent Grant Scott urges sheep producers to set aside top fleeces for county and state fairs during shearing. Emphasizing bright color, long staple, strong crimp, and uniform fineness, the guidance warns against non wool material and weak spots and notes that hemp or colored fibers are unacceptable for shows.

Grant Scott

Not Much Election Interest In Oregon Primary Leads

Oregon primary registration totals show Democrats ahead in several counties with 420 958 Democratic and 365 377 Republican registrants, a drop of over 32 000 since two years ago. Gilliam Jackson Josephine counties swung Democratic while Lake shifted Republican. Multnomah shows the largest drop, and overall voter interest seems down with only five counties posting net gains.

Oregon Howell Appling, Jr Appling Gilliam Jackson Josephine Lake County Multnomah County Registrar of Elections

Carmans Take Business Trip to Eugene on Bus

Mrs Rees Daniels reports Mr and Mrs John Carman traveled to Eugene on a bus for business. Mrs Ken Dietz and her baby son returned last Tuesday from a North Bend hospital. Robert Plant of Alameda California visited last week.

Mfr Foster Thompson Thomas Luttrell Mast Hospital Wheer Susan Huntley James Hammack Myrtle Point Clinton Carman Robert Cline Klamath Falls Rees Daniels John Carman Eugene Ken Dietz North Bend Robert Plant Alameda Calif

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