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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1950
Page
4
The record notes a 1st Lieutenant commission in 1916, service with infantry in France in 1918, and command in the Meuse Argonne offensive. It mentions severe injury in October 1918 and discharge after a year in Army hospital. In 1941, as a civilian, he witnessed Pearl Harbor and later applied for active duty.
The record notes 1945 retirement as a Major from U S forces and a later gubernatorial link to military or war-connected work. It mentions a candidate named Fiegel commuting to Washington for cost-plus contracts during WWII and a financially distressed firm becoming a prominent state corporation.
Message urges voters to back a balanced state budget and a steady approach, criticizing grandstanding and prejudice. It highlights taxation, take home pay, and long term family benefits while praising Mitch McKay for consistent ideals and public policy. The statement promotes unity in Oregon’s future and asks support in the campaign.
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