Nurses to Train for Blood Campaign in Coos County
Mrs. Evelyn Connors of the Red Cross Regional Center in Portland will lead a Monday meeting on October 19 at 2:00 p.m. in Coquille for registered nurses to learn how to fill donor history cards. The Myrtle Point blood mobile arrives October 27 and nurses are urgently needed to support blood collection amid ongoing epidemic needs and polio prevention efforts.
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Evelyn Connors
Red Cross Regional Center
Portland
Coquille
Red Cross
Coos County
Myrtle Point
National Foundation For
Name Change Fad Prompts Portland Salem Rumbles
A column complains of campaigns to rename Portland to Multnomah and Salem to a Sioux sounding name, warning of long lasting national confusion and mail mix ups. It cites Vancouver and Marshfield to Coos Bay as examples and asks how long until the US is renamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Multnomah
Oregon
Salem
Washington
Vancouver
United States
Marshfield
Coos Bay
Kilgore Neighbor Of Kidnap Murderer In Kansas
James Kilgore proprietor of Myrtle Point Brookdale Dairy was a 17 year neighbor of Carl Austin Hall of Pleasanton Kansas in 1920. Kilgore records say Hall’s father died leaving about 200000, Hall then squandered the fortune, robbed several places and ended up in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kilgore
Myrtle Point Brookdale
Carl Austin Hall
Bobby Greenhease
Kilgore
Hall
Pleasanton
Kans
Young Hall
Republicans Hear Ellsworth in Coquille Meeting
Secretary H S Norton announces the first post election meeting of the Joes County Republican Central committee at the Coquille Hotel on Wednesday at 7 30 pm. Guest speaker Representative Harris Ellsworth will discuss county affairs at a no host dinner priced two dollars per plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Norton
Joes County
Republican Central Committee
Coquille Hotel
Harris Elsworth
Coos County
Norton
Verne Lundy
Myrtle Point
Coquille Hotel Kontakt
Bear Caught by Government Trapper on Gravel Ford Farm
Ray Barklow a government trapper caught a huge black bear on Jesse Caudle’s Gravel Ford farm last week. He also killed three coyotes recently in the same vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Barklow
Jesse Caudle
Gravel Ford
Barklow
Watermelon Clash Sparks Mixed Reactions in Coos County
A Texas woman now residing in Coos County Oregon sparked lively chatter after a minor dispute over large watermelons. The exchange began when Mrs Ansley challenged a bluff and the writer responded by downplaying the claim.
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Coos County
Oregon
Southmayds Honored at Golden Wedding Fete
Mr and Mrs Frank Southmayd celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with 125 relatives and friends at Myrtle Grange hall on October 7. The couple wed October 7 1903 at the bride's parents home, now in Echo Valley near North Fork of the Coquille River.
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Myrtle Grange Hall
Frank Southmayd
John Lewellen
Southtiayd
Echo Valley
Ae North Fork
Coquille River
George
Edna) Hoffman
Leslie Southmayd
Waldport
John Southmayd
Charles Southmayd
Sitkum
Paul
Opal) Davis
Ellis Southmayd
Mrs Barker Hosts Bridge Club Gathering
Mrs E C Barker entertained the Thursday bridge club at her home last week with dessert in the early afternoon. Guests included Mrs Ralph Kring and Mrs John Beljom, with members Mrs W J Crim, Mrs Clyde R Anderson, Mrs Tom Guerin Sr, Mrs Henry Rosslow, Mrs Barker, and Mrs Ted Green. High score went to Mrs Rosslow, second to Mrs Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C Barker
Thursday
Ralph Kring
John BelJom
W J Crim
Clyde R Anderson
Tom Guerin
Henry Rosslow
Barker
Ted Green
Rosslow
Anderson
Two Myrtle Point Women Gain Notable Composer Status
Myrtle Point residents Mrs. James Watson and Mrs. Clyde Lillie are poised for national recognition as composers. Four of their songs Mulsing Everybody Loves My Darlin Useless have been recorded by Jimmie Diamond and aired on Oakland San Francisco radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
James Watson
Clyde Lillie
Twinkle
Jimmie Diamond
Oakland
Calif
San Francisco
Cavalier Company of
Community Chest Meeting Called for October 19
Bill Dayton of Myrtle Point Community Chest invites chest chairmen to a general meeting at the town hall Monday October 19 at 8 oclock to appoint a drive chair and set dates for the local fundraising effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
Bill Dayton
Myrtle Point
Om Hall
Kindergarten To Start October 26 At Myrile Point
Mrs. Tom Guerin Jr. reports the Myrtle Point kindergarten opens Monday October 26 from 8:00 to 11:30 at the Seventh Day Adventist building across from Myrtle Crest school. Enrollment is limited to children who will be of school age in fall 1964. Tuition is 6 per month.
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Tom Guerin, Jr
Parent-Teachers Association
Myrile Point
Seventh Day Adventist
Myrtle Crest School
Blood Drive Seeks More Donors For Local Red Cross
Ed Sempert, local Red Cross Blood mobile chairman, urges more volunteers for the Tuesday blood donation visit on October 27. The PTA will collect donors during a community census, Mrs Verne Lundy will lead canteen work, 4-H girls will babysit donors, and others will assist as needed. The effort stresses that blood given may save a life and the life saved could be your own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Sempert
Red Cross
Sempert
PTA
Verne Lundy
Weyerhaeuser Wins Oscar of Industry Award
Weyerhaeuser Timber has earned the Oscar of Industry for best annual financial report in the building materials sector. The trophy, donated by Financial World, will be presented at the Annual Awards banquet in New York on October 26 after judges reviewed 5000 annual reports. The winning report was prepared by the public information department under financial VP W. P. Gallander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company
New York
Financial World
Weyerhaeuser
Department of Public Information
W. P. Gallander
R L D S Church To Show Movies Sunday
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints hosts a Sunday 8 pm screening in the series The Life and Ministry of Paul. An oral report from the Southern Oregon District Council delegates will be given, and Elder John Ruchaber of Roseburg will speak at the 11 o'clock service following morning worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Southern Oregon
Eugene
John Ruchaber
Roseburg
P. T. A. Plans Carnival Haloween Night at Myrtle Crest
The Parent-Teacher Association decided to hold a carnival on Haloween Saturday October 31 at Myrtle Crest school. Seventy five members attended the Tuesday meeting where a showing of the motion picture Skippy and the Three R's was presented, and further Carnival details will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halowee'n
Parent- Teacher Association
A E Freeman
Skippy
Myrtle Crest School
Enthusiastic Myrtle Point Votes For Community Pool Plan
A small crowd at Myrtle Point city hall backed a proposed community swimming pool. Led by Mrs. Chester Weed, the meeting approved taking steps to start the project and formed an organizing committee including E C Roberts Frank Henry Mayor Jack Dunn and Dean Bramon.
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Myrtle Point
Chester Weed
Son Marvin Barzee of Gaylord Named
The society page notes the naming of their son Marvin Barzee of Gaylord, highlighting family ties and local naming traditions.
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Marvin Barzee
Gaylord
Story Society
Lions Set for 25th Anniversary in Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point Lions club plans a 25th anniversary celebration next Wednesday in the den. Austin Dodge, arrangements chair, says the program is fully arranged with music and speakers. Distinguishing guests, including charter members and international officers, will attend the Myrtle Hotel banquet at 7:30 PM.
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Myrtle Point
Laymen to Lead M. E. Church Service Sunday
Laymen will conduct the morning worship at the Methodist church on Laymen's Day led by Rev. Wayne Brown. A potluck supper is planned for the evening followed by a moving picture.
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Methodist Church
Wayne Brown
National Poetry Day Celebration In Coos County
Thursday marks National Poetry Day in America with Gov Pat terson as honorary chair of the national committee. Coos County officials including Mrs Arnold Melbys coordinate school readouts of local poets before classes, highlighting locals like T S Easton of Sitkum Route Myrtle Point known for Sunshine and Shadows. Poetry Day has circulated for four years in promotion.
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America
Patterson
Arnold Melbys
Coos County
T. S. Easton
Sitkum
Myrtle Point
Deer Hunt Return For Frank Henry And Frank Meld
Frank Henry and Frank Meld returned home Sunday from a successful deer hunt in the Steens mountain territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Henry
Frank Meldrum
Steens Mountain Territory
M P High School Students Study Family Relations
Students at M. P. High School learn family relations through a University of Oregon program led by Dr. Schulz. The course, titled The Challenge of Democracy, covers personality development and the problems of the American home and government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. High School
Dr. Schulz
General Extension Division
University of Oregon
Beok
Women club hosts Bosses' Night banquet plan at Myrtle Hotel
Members of the Business and Teeter Women’s club met at Anglers Cafe with 25 attendees. Mrs Harold Watzling led the meeting as Mrs H G Johnson presided and organizers set the Bosses' Night banquet for October 22 at Myrtle Hotel inviting members' bosses as guests. National Business Women's Week was adopted for October 11 to 17 with Bates church services Sunday.
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Anglers
Harold Watzling
H. G. Johnson
Ing
Myrtle Hotel
Hosses
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Louise Southmayd
Vernon Kindred
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Mann Hhrift Market
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