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Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1947

Page

6

Green Guard Contest Opens For 1947 Prizes

The Keep Oregon Green sponsors offer twenty six cash prizes for Green Guard members in the 1947 contest. Charles Ogle says entries must follow theme A Page From Nature's Notebook with essays and drawings about local flora and fauna and how fire would affect them. Entries due by December 31 at Salem. posters have been sent to 2000 Oregon schools. First prize 50 dollars, two prizes 28, three prizes 10, twenty four prizes 5.

Green Guard Keep Oregon Green Association Charles Ogle Green Guards Keep Oregon Green Movement Ogle Nature Green Guarde Oregon Salem

Milk Revival Lifts Dayton Hospital Staff Energy

A Dayton Ohio hospital replaced snacks with plain milk between meals for free to boost staff energy. Two years later clinical observations show increased milk consumption by 17 percent and reports of improved work pace and vitality.

Dayton Ohio

University of Oregon to host journalists conference

December 5 and 6 at UO feature Robert C. Nelson of the Portland Oregonian and Floyd W. Lansdon of the Associated Press bureau in Portland as speakers. Journalism faculty will guide round table discussions to teach young reporters about newspaper work. Seven high school students will run the campus daily Oregon Daily Emerald, representing the seven top high school publications.

Robert C. Nelson The Portland Oregonian Floyd W. Lansdon Associated Presa Bureau Portland University Oregon Daily Emerald

Oregon Traffic Death Rate Runs Below Toll Record

Oregon's 1947 traffic death rate is well under last year's toll of over 10 deaths per 100 million miles driven. In the first nine months, streets and highways averaged just over eight deaths per 100 million miles, a saving of 87 lives versus last year. Secretary Earl T Newbry cautioned that the rate may rise with winter weather and unfinished October totals.

Oregon Earl T Newbry National Safety Council Newbry

Local Social Notes From Roseburg Community

Mrs W A Hemmealgarn Jr and two sons joined her husband this week and moved to Leatherwood apartments Creswell residents. KE Barker and wife visited daughter Mrs Edgar Rickard in Cottage Grove. Sumerlin enjoyed first time out of bed since wet Sunday. Mrs Augusta Braden a Mast hospital patient not well enough to go home soon. Townsend clubs caravan meets Legion hall November 23 with potluck lunch. Forrest LaFlamme went to Corvallis to see OIBC WSC game and returned Sunday. Lars Peterson of Cave Bay Myrtle Point visited and lunched with W B Billingsley. Mrs Howard Rackles visited daughter Patricia Overton at University of Oregon. Mr Alder Baynes of Portland guest of Mrs Amy Johnson city resident. Mr and Mrs Herman Nelson Sweet Home visited Edna Nelson over weekend. Mr and Mrs Henry Reslow and Frank Scritchfield visited Roseburg Tuesday. Mrs Earl Roush hosted Stanley party at her home Tuesday.

Farmers and price supports plain talk on reform ideas

L R Breithaupt notes that wartime price supports for farms rely on old World War I based signposts. He cites proposals to add farm wage rates to the prices paid index and to modernize the base period to keep farm income steady. He argues for a program that stabilizes output flow while allowing adjustments as demand changes.

Congress L. R. Breithaupt O. S. C. Extension Breithaupt

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Perkins’ Drug Rexall Store W. A. Hemmealgarn Jr Leatherwood Apartments Creswell KE. C. Barker Cottage Grove Edgar Rickard T. G Sumerlin Augusta Braden Mast Hospital Townsend Clubs Legion Hall Forrest la Flamme Corvallis Lars Peterson Cave Bay Myrtle Point W B Billingsley Howard Rackles Eugene Patricia Overton Alder Baynes Amy Johnson Baynes Herman Nelson Sweet Home Edna Nelson Henry Reslow Frank Scritchfield Roseburg Earl Roush Stanley Bulova Exlttraia Sie Buleve Herald Calkins Co Myrtle Hotel Norwood and Neydene Browne Norwood_and Henry A. Schroeder & Sons Doyis
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