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Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1958

Page

2

Maurice Evans Backs Oregon Shakespeare Festival Fund Drive

Noted actor Maurice Evans sent best wishes to volunteers as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival prepares a 275000 dollar fundraising drive starting November 12 in Ashland Medford. The campaign aims to rebuild the theater after a fire marshal deemed the former venue hazardous and razed it to open in 1988. The festival, growing in fame, draws audiences from all states and many countries with casts chosen from hundreds of applicants.

Maurice Evans Oregon Medford Pacific Coast Oregons Christmes West Coast Emer Gaunt

Seedlings for Planting Season From State Forestry Dept

State Forestry Department reports 8 420 000 tree seedlings available for sale this planting season to farmers and private landowners. Order blanks from state forestry and county extension offices. Purchasers should not expect fixed pickup times as trees are shipped near the indicated date. Some private nurseries may also have trees for sale through the county extension office.

State Forestry Department County Extension Office Grant Scott Coos County

Myrtle Point High Rated As Tops Continued from Page One

Irvin Wilberger left Wednesday for a business trip to Portland and is due back soon. Dr and Mrs Reed Gurney returned from a hunting trip at Adell Oregon. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Mullen hunted there last week. Frank Meldrum and family along with Jake Caughell attended the Oregon Stanford football game in Eugene.

Irvin Wilberger Portland Reed Gurney Adell Oregon Lawrence Mullen Frank Meldrum Johnny Jake Caughell Eugene

For Sale James D. Clinton Property Myrtle Point

Property listing for 633 8th Street Myrtle Point. Contact Theo L Clinton Fairview Rt Box 671 Coquille or phone Coquille 6442 for details. Sale item appears in classified notices with homeowner credits.

James D. Clinton 8Th St Myrtle Point Theo. L. Clinton Fairview Rt

Report Card USA A Community Education Focus

American Education Week themes invite visitors to assess how the nation and this community educate youth. The high school shows a strong faculty, rising science and math enrollments, growing world geography history, beginning foreign language, and a senior class achieving high national test rankings.

USA Schools of America Ofberg P.T.A P.ts.o

Murder suicide near Sitkum follows violent quarrels

Residents report a couple had been together about a year and a half with escalating quarrels. Rogers had threatened harm in the past, and Monday's tragedy occurred in the kitchen.

Sitkum Rogers

Murder Report In Oregon Town Leaves Two Dead

Report indicates Mrs. Hewlett or her son Clifford Lambert of Coquille killed two neighbors. Bodies lie at Schroeder Mortuary in Myrtle Point awaiting funeral arrangements.

Hewlett

Paul Harvey Lawsuits and Showmanship at Ballpark

The piece recalls Paul Harvey’s attempt to turn a ballpark into a circus with entertainment between innings. It deems the experiment a total flop not for poor entertainment but for its incongruity in the stadium setting. The review critiques the nightclub act vibe on a Saturday afternoon field and dismisses novelty.

Controversy Over Night Club Performance Sparking Widespread Debate

The column attacks suggestive stage acts and likens them to heathen rites while arguing that Elvis Presley faced little criticism due to comparable TV showgirl antics. It urges school officials to curb such performances to protect football attendance and warns parents to resist sensational dancing.

Elvis Presis McPhail General Features Corp

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