Myrtle Point Herald Staff and Publication Address
Myrtle Point Herald lists publisher George E. Scott editor Shirley France society editor Marie Nichols and production staff Janice Wilson Rod Slanga with P O Box 578 Myrtle Point Oregon 97458 under the act of March 3 1897.
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Ralph Day
George E. Scott
Shirley France
Marie Nichols
Janice Wilson
Rod Slanga
P.O
Myrtle Point
Ore
Point
Town House boycott urged for District 41 meeting
Community Congress for Progress calls for a packed Town House session to discuss a forthcoming survey and questionnaire. Local business leaders and professionals are urged to attend the three-meeting boycott moratorium initiative at city hall on Tuesday night to ensure broad participation.
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Community Congress For Progress
District 41
Congress
District 4
City Hall
Halley Laird and the early Coos County transport era
On Sitkum's Half Way House era Haley Laird, born 1883, drove stage teams from age 10 for his father and later carried mail to Marshfield. His career spanned horse teams through the Coos Bay Wagon Road's rugged route via Sitkum Sumner and Catching Inlet, until automobiles rose.
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Coos County
Haley Laird
Sitkum
Hailey
Sitkam
Massifield
Ivan Laird
Alva Harry
Marshfield
Coquille
Myrtle Point
Harley
James Laird
Roseburg
Coos Bay
Sithum
Coast Range
Hatley
Pairview Mountain
Sumner
Isthmus Slough
Coos City
al Pearce Millsite
Catching Inlet
Halley
Last of the stage drivers recalls days on Oregon roads
Curt Beckham profiles Halley, a Myrtle Point resident and final stage coach driver. He describes muddy grades, pack horse teams, and 10 hour workdays earning 15 cents per hour. He recalls roping followers, weighing mail in Roseburg, and living simply on the hill above Myrtle Point while maintaining horses and pride in his craft.
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Roseburg
Marshfield
Evewry
Halley
Myrtle Point
Douglas County Museum
Sitkum
Hurley
Miss Teen-Age Sacramento is Crowned in California
Sand Herring 17 daughter of Robert Herring of Sacramento and granddaughter of Frances Sapp of Coquille won Miss Teen-Age Sacramento after competing for Miss Teen-Age America in Fort Worth Texas. Oregon Cattlemen elect Fred Phillips president at 56th Portland convention naming Otley and others as officers.
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Sand! Herring
Robert Herring
Myrtle Point High School
Sacramento
Frances Sapp
Coquille
Miss Herring
Fort Worth
Tex
Fred Phillips
Oregon Cattlemen’s Association
Portland
Phillips
Keating
Denny Jones
Juniura
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
Oklahoma City
Charles Otley
Diamond
Burt Hawkins
Yale
Bill Johns
Athena
Jack McClaran
Enterprise
D.O. Hyde
Klamath Falls
Richard Nichols
Roseburg
Donald Ostensee
EE. Davis
Halls
Prineville
Ae “Nee
Readers Call for Street Light Upgrades on Harris Street
An editorial note invites letters to the editor from Myrtle Point Herald readers. A contributor urges installing street lights on Harris Street for safer crossing and better signaling during events at Rotary Park and school activities.
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Myrtle Point Herald
Harris Street
Rotary Park
Spruce Street
Reader Responds About Editorial Clarity and Spelling
A reader from the MP Herald offers a long reply to an editorial by RMD dated November 13. The letter questions clarity and coherence while criticising spelling and suggests improving writing quality. The writer notes limited intelligence and mentions being part of a generational group.
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RMD
P.S
Thoughts From The Pen And Hand Of Mary Jane Wilberger
A column excerpt from the Little Red Book by Mary Jane Wilberger discusses talent and contentment, keeping quiet to avoid danger, accountability, and reflections on public perception versus private life. The piece hints at a weekly seed for future columns and notes the author’s self view and social critique.
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Mary Jane Wilberger
Mourning Vietnam Death Seethes at Home Front Moratorium
L.W. Lee of Creswell condemns the Moratorium and campus protesters in a letter printed against using a fallen son’s name. He laments government actions, praises his son’s service, and urges national resolve over antiwar demonstrations.
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Vietnam
Mr. Lee
Cottage Crove Sentinel
Fy Ha One
Controversy Over Willamette River Pollution Report in Salem
Oregon officials denounce a GAO report as misrepresented as environmental groups praise the Willamette cleanup effort. Critics cite federal and state funds, two paper mills, and local taxes, while authorities defend progress against pollution in the basin.
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Oregon
Willamette Basin
B.A. McPhillips
Oregon Environmental Quality Comemission
James L. Agee
Northwest
Federal Water Polktion Control Administration
Willamette River
Willamette
Paper Codhpany
Oregon City
Crown Zellerbach Corporation
West Lins
GAO
McPhillips
Oxygen content fluctuations during low-flow period
The report notes occasions when oxygen content sank to zero between June 1 and November 1, drawing criticism from GAO. It highlights periods of very low dissolved oxygen and potential impacts on aquatic life and water quality.
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GAO
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Pres
Scotland
Curt Beckham
Oregon Log Truckers Association
State Accident Insurance Fund
AIF
Association
SAIF
Workman’s Compensation Insurance Proram
Bob McKellar
Salem
Ross Morgan
Oregon Motor Vehicles Division
Iddame
CPO
FPO
Merald
People’s Forum
Enus
Myrtle Pointer
RES
L.W. Lee
Lynx
Creswell
Mark Hatfield
Ac- Office
FWPCA
David D. Dominick
Washington D.C
Dominick
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