Myrtle Point Herald Urges Swift Highway Plan To Coast
The Myrtle Point Herald reports Coos and Curry counties back a rapid development of a modern highway linking Upper Umpqua valley to a deep water harbor. Support favors Highway 42 and urges upgrading an existing coast route to minimize costs amid postwar budget limits.
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Coos
Curry Counties
Coos Bay
Myrtle Point
Roseburg
Medford
Oregon
Coal County
San Francisco
Astoria
State Highway Commission
Army Engineers
H Banfield
The Administration and Congress in a Time of Strain
The piece critiques President Truman and Congress, arguing a continuous session is essential for stable government amid partisan feuding. It notes Republican reluctance, leftist pressures, and the need for coordinated policy while praising the President’s efforts despite widespread blunders.
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Truman
Congress
Democratic Party
Economy
Peet
Pond
Taxi License Granted to Riley by Myrtle Point Council
Myrtle Point council approved John Riley for a taxi license as the new owner of Myrtle Point Taxi, recently purchased from Brooks and Brooks. A Bethwick street delegation sought immediate graveling of their street, and the council planned to start work as trucks were arranged. The council also granted a county right of way for a bridge leading from the city toward the Arago road.
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Myrtle Point
John Riley
Riley
Mr& Brooks
Bethwick Street
Ham
Arago Road
Phyllis Miller Wins 4H Scholarship at Oregon State College
Phyllis Miller receives a 4H summer school scholarship at Oregon State College for scoring highest in the girls division of the 1947 4H record book contest. She ranked first in clothing and dairy and earned an 96 point record book. Honorable mentions go to Ilene Grant Gaylor Louise Southmayd Myrtle Point Joy Olson Anna Marie Buzzard and others with 90 plus points.
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Phyllis Miller
Oregon State College
Phyllis
Ilene Grant Gaylor
Louise Southmayd
Myrtle Point Clothing I
Myrtle Point Dairy
Joy Olson
Anna Marie Buzzard
John Trigg
Myrtle Point
Charles Pritchard
Myrtle Point mayor clarifies highway plan for coast route
Easton A Schroeder urges Myrtle Point readers to understand the Roseburg meeting resolution. The group favored developing a modern Roseburg Myrtle Point Coos Bay highway soon, with routes to be decided by Army Engineers and the State Highway Commission.
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Chamber of Commerce Eee
Coos Bay
Myrtle Point
Roseburg
State Highway Commission
Umqua
Army Engineers
CoquiWe
Oregon Highway Plans Set Through 1948 Postwar Program
Banfield outlines a $50 million postwar highway program for Oregon ending in 1948 with contracts underway. Federal aid streams total around $10 million annually from public roads and forest service, plus $7 million state funds for new construction. W MacDonald notes Oregon gets about 14 percent of federal forest highway funds to distribute across roughly 1800 miles.
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State Highway Commission
Banfield
Bureau of Public Roads
Forest Service
W. MacDonald
Oregon
Coos County School Officers Meet in Coquille November 25
Norway and Myrtle Point leaders will serve as officers in charge at the Coos County School Directors and Clerks meeting to be held in the Junior auditorium of the Community building in Coquille. Florence Beardsley will explain Basic School Support Fund standards and international program duties. Ivan Laird will discuss new county board positions and budget matters with CPA Keith Leslie and E. E. Detlefsen available for budgets and records. The program begins at 9:30 with registration and runs 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
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Margarita Brodie
Norway
Everett Mesgérle
Sumner
Metta Rosslow
Myrtle Point
Coos County
Coquille
Martin Schmidt
George Hoffman
Paul E. Breuer
Florence Beardsley
Leslie
Norway News Special Saturday Morning Gathering Notes
Mr and Mrs J H Mce Closkey hosted a surprised visit from Walter Johnson of Visalia on a Norway morning. Relatives attended a grandmother Mrs Vesta Soper's funeral from Albany Brownsville Coos Bay Fortuna and Sutherlin with several local names. The piece also describes road development plans, forest service mileage, and state bureau road involvement in Oregon timber resource projects.
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San
Iiss Seay Sien Staal
Pbs
Laura
Branden
McCloskey
Erman Tedsen
Lissle Lett
Emil Peterson
Arago
Donald Trigg
Mary Jean McAllister
Martin Schmidt
Tom Detlefsen
Mary Ann
Winnie Dodge
Bandon
Corvallis
Walter Smith
Bob Detlefsen
Morway
J H Mce- Closkey
Walter Johnson
Visalia
Cal
Johnson
Coos County
Vesta Soper
Ed Soper
Sex
Albany
Brcel Moulton
Sandra
Brownsville
LB Simmons
Gwendolyn Simmons
Loreamie Johnson
Coos Bay
Laddie Corning
Fortuna Cal
Eldon Ansley
Sharon Drevw
Sutherlin
Marvin Parks
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J. Logan White
A. Hemmelgarn, Jr
Herald Press
and Mies White
Arnessad
Ena County
Oregon Newspaper Publishers’ Association
National Editorial Association
Edi
Trumar
Council Meet
Robert Holzgang
Marjorie Knight
North Bend
Keizer Hospital
Holzgang
Joe Knight
Eugene
City
Mary Leeta
Grady Johnson
Lrwin Baker
Willetts
Herald
Easton A Schroeder
Claie and
Hewer
Dotese
Gene
Bart Gasner
Mise Eunice Carmichael
Oregon City
Darrell Brodie
Travis Allen
Home Gardens
Carol
Campbell
New Baby
Rink Creek
Norway School Board
Guy C Grant
Charles E. Patterson
Id Brodie
Okland
Rufus Rylander
Frank Trigg
Grants Pass
Vernon Trigg
Portland
H C Gray
Dorothy
Dunsmuir
Don Trigg
Bill Baker
Fred Schmidt
Elner Neilson
Ray Detlefsen
Pat
Howard Detlersen
Billie
E. Detlersen
Don Schmidt
Norway News
MacDonald
John Sargent
Bureau
Hallock
Hallock’s Dress Shop
Coquille, Oregon
William H. Johnston
Public Accountant
Security Bank
Ore
Bex
Dee
Thrift Grocery and Market
Chase
Sanborn
Tina
Frosen
Poods
Campbells
Thrift Grocery
Brazil
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