28 Nov 1963
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1963
Page
1
Christmas lights went on for a grand opening weekend in Myrtle Point with events planned Friday and Saturday November 19 and 20. Merchants will sponsor a Hiland Theatre show on December 21 with ticket giveaways and prizes of 86, 60 and 78 dollars.
Swastikas were painted on Myrtle Point streets and a service station area after 1 30 p m Sunday as the city mourned the President. A barber shop found the vandalism at 2 a m with 144 feet of swastikas painted on the blacktop parking lot and nearby buildings.
Police describe two youths weighing 75 to 100 pounds who ransacked four schools in three cities and a rural area over a three day binge from Friday to Sunday. They smashed gym doors at Myrtle Crest and sprayed white paint while carrying guns strapped at their sides. One boy admits breaking glass with his fist and was found with a gash on his knuckles. The incident is being treated as state and city offense.
The Searr Roebuck Foundation presents Myrtle Point high school classes and instructor Mrs Gloria Evernden with 56 dollars to decorate the home living area. Brian Evernden said a separate check for 66 dollars will be used by the classes to make draperies upholster a havaneo and swing rocker refinishing a coffee table and making a lamp shade.
A bulletin notes classification changes for land on December 5, 1963. Requests seek moving land from timber to range land and are to be submitted to the county extension service for consideration.
The rule states a region must meet a required size to qualify as renge land for a lower fire patrol tax. It notes the threshold affects taxation status and payment obligations for local fire services.
In the wake of President Kennedy’s death on November 22, 1963, the text extols his compassion for the weak, his loyalty to Americans, and his bravery in danger. It frames his legacy as a monument of strength, humility, and a call to national dedication.
The senior class will hold a money raising sale Friday December 13 at the American Legion hall in Myrtle Point. Items go on sale at 9 a.m. Jeanne Thompson chairs the event with Carl Dement serving as adult chairman and organizer.
Four youths aged 18 to 18 faced liquor charges after a vehicle crash in Me. county. The driver pleaded in city court, fined 600 and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Evidence cited a purchase of beer on December 3 at a city building and consumption Friday to Sunday nights.
A one vehicle crash on Highway 4 between Myrtle Point and Dridge killed Roseburg resident Gordon Delbert Larson 47. His pickup plunged into the Middle Fork of the Coquille River around 1 57 am and was found by David Waterman and Parrish near 5 am. State Police were notified.
School officials announced Jim King as vice-principal at HS Epler as students with top grades and honors were listed. The ceremony highlighted named students including Dinah Dooley Ana Guerin Mike Hogan Morricane McCaffree Kay Mec Curdy Laura Shires and Mike Suliven.
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