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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1961
Page
4
A lump of coal with salt and laundry bluing can yield indoor flowers as crystals form on the coal. Anthony Timmons of Leslie Salt Co. explains adding brine and bluing as water evaporates creates long needlelike crystals, producing fragile decorative "flowers" that fascinate sick children watching daily growth.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Heller welcomed Patrick Shane a boy weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces at 12:07 p.m. The Barnett couple Ira Luther Barnett welcomed Robert Eugene a boy 7 pounds 8% ounces at 1:40 a.m. Howard Wheeler welcomed a boy 7 pounds 10 ounces at 7:15 a.m. Jack Smith welcomed a boy 9 pounds 74 ounces at 10:17 a.m. Gary Grant welcomed Dale Lee a boy 7 pounds 10 ounces at 6:40 p.m. Steven DeSoto welcomed a boy 5 pounds 16 ounces at 5:27 p.m. Frank Elder welcomed Cindy Marie a girl 7 pounds 8 ounces at 12:27 p.m. All births occurred in Myrtle Point and Coquille Oregon in late November 1961.
Radioactivity falls quickly after the nuclear burst with seven hours leaving one tenth of activity and forty nine hours leaving one percent remaining. The briefing notes the sharp decay and outlines the remaining contamination levels.
Coos County agents summarize dairy research from Cornell and Penn State on mineral supplementation and forage quality. Findings show cows need minerals but good management and high quality forage often negate the need for complex mineral mixes. Early cutting increases forage protein and digestibility, guiding grain feed to supplement roughage for economical production. Oregon producers fund research and promotion through the Oregon Dairy Product Commission, with significant local and national support.
The Dairy Association increases funding for dairy product sales promotion, market research, worldwide market development, product improvement, nutrition research, and public relations activities.
Oregon State University extends the year round summer program with 8 week and 4 week sessions for 1962. Dean Franklin R. Zeran cites high student and staff response and notes the plan allows up to 18 credits and quicker graduation. Over 2000 students attended last year.
Larry Neugart, son of Ray Neugart of 1125 Hermann Street, was among 35 new members initiated into the University of Oregon's Don Z. Zimmerman Squadron Arnold Air Society last week. All new members are formally affiliated with the Air Force Association, an aviation group.
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