Most Beautiful Woman Faith Bacon Tragedy
A Chicago Daily News piece recalls Faith Bacon once hailed as the world’s most beautiful woman. After a career on Broadway and in vaudeville, she faced hardship, left a dingy room in September, and died by stepping from a window. Faith Bacon’s rise and fall are linked to Harold Carroll and other Broadway icons.
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Daily News
Chicago
Canal and
Madison
Madison Street
Faith Bacon
Carroll
Broadway
Marilyn Monroe
Earl Carroll
Flo Ziegfeld
George White
Buck in Front Yard Triggers Weekend Hunt Tale
Early Sunday Erwin Jacobs Sr. spotted a large buck in the front yard of Stan Schlem’s home in East Bandon on his way to work. Jacobs alerted Stan by phone, but Mrs. Schlem said Stan had left hours earlier to hunt near Denmark. Stan vowed next year to hunt at his own front yard.
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Erwin Jacobs, Sr
Stanley Schlem
East Bandon
Erwin
Buster” Jacobs
Schlems
Stan
Schlem
Bandon
West Coast Lumber Meet Seeks 1956 57 Outlook
West Coast Lumber men Association fall district meeting set for October 16 at the Tioga Hotel Coos Bay. Speakers include H u Simpson Harris E Smith and Arthur W Priaulx outlining promotions markets freight rates and sawmill insurance for the six month plan.
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Coos Bay Area
West Coast Lumbermen's Association
Coos Bay
Tioga Hotel
Hu_ Simpson
WCLA
Harris E Smith
Arthur W Priaulx
Portland
Simpson
Smith
Priaulx
Myrtle Grange Booster Night Saturday at Myrtle Grange hall
Myrtle Grange invites all to Booster Night on October 13 at 8 pm at the Myrtle Grange hall in Norway Oregon. State Grange officer will speak. No admission. Refreshments served. A good time is promised for all attendees.
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Myrtle Grange
Norway
Oregon
Fall Golf Tournament Enters Second Round Play
The Coquille Valley Golf & Country Club fall tournament advances to the second round as unfinished first flights get one week to complete matches. Results from the first round list champions and beaters across championship and second flights with several key pairings announced for this week.
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Coquille Valley Golf & Country Club
George Linn
Bob McCarthy
Clayton Mast
Andy Richentece
Po Cay Peata
Flo A
Jack Dunn
Erv Wilberger
al Hall
Bob Hewlett
Dean Penenat
Russ Holiman
Brllwring
Bob Kralicek
John Lauterbach
Jetn Arnold
Frank Ibank
Lou Holiman
Paul Miller
Robert Ley
George Linn, Jr
Tom Thrit
Carl Salisbury
Ralph Whitaker
Frank Meldrum
George Hall
Earl Sargent
Butch Haris
Ralph Gibbs
Larry Wilson
Elmer Deetz to Speak at GOP Meet in Coquille
Canby dairyman Elmer Deetz, defeated by Doug McKay for the GOP US Senate nomination, will address dairymen and farmers tonight at 8 at the Republican headquarters in Coquille 117 N Central Blvd. The meeting is led by Mrs Renkin, with the HQ in the Old First National Bank building near the Community Building.
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Elmer Deetz
Canby Dairyman
Doug McKay
Coquille
Wed
N. Central Blvd
McKay
Deetz
J D
Coquille Community
Wayne Morse and ADA COPE influence on Congress
Oregon Senator Wayne Morse and fellow Democrat Dick Neuberger are portrayed as voting to align with Walter Reuther backed ADA and COPE. The Human Events report accuses the two of obeying labor leaders in national legislation and seeks to expose a supposed plan to control Congress.
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Morse
Neuberger
Walter Reuther
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Congress
United States
Paul Harvey
Afl-Cio
Soviet
Russia
Democratic Party
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
COPE
National Congress
House
Senate
K Street
War D.C
de Penera Ada
Dick Neuberger
Reuther
United States Senate
House of
Chuckles on Taxes and Marriage as Jokes Echo
A humor item notes that fools lose money to everyone now and jokes about voting and taxes. The gag line mocks a wife who can’t find a ballot book and suggests today taxes leave love as a safer incentive.
Belloni Only Candidate Files for Myrtle Point Mayor
Local attorney Robert C Belloni was the sole filer for the Myrtle Point mayoral race for the November 6 general election. Bud Griffin Ray J Harris and Ann Roush led the field for three council seats as the only others filing. Write ins remain possible but unlikely to unseat ballot nominees.
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Robert C
Bob Belloni
Myrtle Point
Belloni
Bud Griffin
Ray J. Harris
Ann Roush
Shrine grid game for Crippled Children's Hospital
A letter from A Kohler of the Coos Curry Shrine Club announces the Myrtle Bowl football game at Marshfield High Stadium in Coos Bay on October 20 featuring Oregon Frosh versus Oregon State. Proceeds benefit the Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospital in Portland with Hillah Temple participation and advance ticket outlets listed.
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Herald
A. Kohler
Coos-Curry Shrine Club
Shrine College
Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospital
Portland
Herald Press
Myrtle Point
Oregon
Marshfield High School
Oregon Frosh
Oregon State
Shrine Hospital
Hillah Temple
Coos County Fair Board Hears Flower and Horticulture Proposals
At the Coos County Fair Board monthly meeting held at the Anglers' Cafe last week, Mrs. O E Harper and Mrs. Roylott outlined cramped flower and horticultural department conditions. They proposed moving displays to the oak grove near the Community building and improving facilities for a more successful show. President Sam Dement thanked the volunteers and pledged board cooperation. Mrs. Sine suggested limiting the department to white bread displays.
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Coos County
Elliott
Sam Dement
Fair Board
Ellis
This Davenport Jersey Cow Is Much Insulted
A Davenport Jersey cow named Lord Eagle owned by W. R. Davenport faced criticism for a miscalculated milk record. The 2 year old cow produced 8,938 pounds of milk with 485 pounds of butterfat, but a 415 quart figure was cited as accurate, prompting disputes over the official claim and milk yield in 308 days.
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W. R. Daven
Point, Ore
Ersey
Lord Eagle
Merchants and Chamber Prize Draw Totals Exceed 1300
Local merchants in Myrtle Point offer ticketed prizes from October 10 to 27. Shoppers spending a dollar receive a numbered ticket to enter individual store prizes on October 27 at 1 pm and the Grand Prize event at 3 pm. Grand prizes include a Kelvinator dryer, a Samsonite luggage set, lamps, and an Elgin watch.
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Myrtle Point
Chamber of Commerce
Thorntons
Henry A. Schroeder & Sons
Knife Bros
Jewel
Wise
Dollar Day in Myrtle Point Herald Offers Subscriptions
Myrtle Point Herald and Chamber of Commerce partner for a Dollar Day on Saturday Oct 26 offering year subscriptions at 2.00 and 1.80 for new subscribers. Tickets from purchases enter grand prize drawings set for Saturday Oct 27 at 7 p.m. in Coos county.
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Herald
Chamber of Commerce
Myrtle Point Herald
Coos County
Douglas Fir Lumber Market Report for September 1956
Portland special report shows West Coast fir outputs and orders for September 1956. Production totaled 179,304,000 board feet, 96 percent of the 1951-1955 average, with orders at 162,861,000 board feet and shipments 168,586,000. Nine months of 1956 yield 6,958,000,000 board feet produced and 7, Abe tee bab b.f. in orders, with a breakdown by rail, domestic cargo, export, and local segments. Unfilled orders stand at 1,009,979,000 board feet.
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Portland
Oregon
Harris E. Smith
West Coast Lumbermen's Association
Governor Elmo Smith to Dine With Local Folks
A telephone tip says Governor Elmo Smith will dine with local residents in Coquille on October 17 at 7 PM. The no host dinner is open to the public and will be served at the town’s popular governor event.
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Elmo Smith
Ralph Stuller
Coquille
Ednesda Ly Egon
Gov. Smith
the Fey
Bill Long Back In Action After Knee Injury
Bill Long returns to athletic duties following a knee injury. The article notes his comeback and implies renewed participation in activities with Agtts as a, unclear, reference.
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Bill Long
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