Community Notices From Coos Bay Area Socials
Don Gilkivan returns from Cottage Grove after a short visit with relatives. Townsend club hosts regular birthday dinner on Sunday October 19 and plans officer elections for 1948. Mrs Walter Derrick’s surprise cousin Minnie Faith from Reedsport visits after thirty nine years. Arnold Hildebrand moves to Ben Shields home. he teaches at Union High. Several readers attend Youth Rally and W S C state convention at Eugene.
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Don Gilkivan
L Ean
Cottage Grove
Walter
Clement
Townsend Club
Walter Derrick
Minnie Faith
Reedsport
Salvation Army warns against sending food to Europe
Brig. Collier, Salvation Army divisional commander, urges sending food only through recognized relief agencies to avoid aiding black market operators. He notes thousands of tons have been distributed in Europe and mentions CARE as a frequent conduit. A letter from a French woman underscores wartime hunger and maternal anguish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Europe
Collier
Salvation Army
Germany
Sone
Impounded goods attract interest at Writley sale
A damaged fragment notes substantial interest in used items awaiting selection at Writley on October 34. The brief mentions heavy use and buyer activity but lacks further details.
Payrolls Rise and Shift Across Oregon Counties
The 1947 payroll totals show overall gains with only Multnomah County declining by 77 million from late 1948. Lane Marion Douglas Coos Linn Jackson and Klamath lead dollar increases, while Douglas tops with a 585 percent six year surge. Multnomah drops to 51.9 percent of state payrolls from earlier peaks.
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Ennoy
Multnomah
Washington
Bate Unemployment Compensation Commission
Sherman
Morrow
Malheur
Josephine
Douglas
Jackson
Harney
Hood River
Curry
Wallowa
Grant
Lane
Marion
Coos
Linn
Kilemes
Mult
Rackleffs Return From Three Week Trip
Mr and Mrs Howard Rackleff came home Saturday after a three week trip to Chetope Kansas to visit their daughter the former Shirley Rackleff and relatives in Long Beach California.
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Earl Etchinson
Seattle
Bert Peerson
Arthur Bennett
Roseburg
Coquille
Howard Rackleff
Chetope
Kansas
Shirley Rackleff
Long Beach
Cal
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India
T G Sumertin
Arnold Hildebrand
Ben Shields
Bellon Place
Mr. Hildebrand
Union High School
Janet Lee Ra 1
Union High
Coos Bay
W. S.C
Eugene
Webb Carlson and Son
Burton
C. C Carter
Coes County
Methodist Mens’ Brotherhood
North Bend
Coos County
Jesse Clifton
A. M. Christensen
Masonic Temple
Elgin Social Club
Marine
Lawrence
W.R. Lawrence
Charleston, Oregon
Ed Barker
Paul Breuer
Henry Schroeder
Dick Barklow
Henry Barksow
Bud” Griffin
Klamath Falls
Erwin Willberger
Ben Breuer
Ben Daniels
Ray Neugart
Roseburz
LC Ranch
Webb Carlson
Guerin Ranch
Austin Dodge
Elgin
Snecees
Debdle
Mountain States Power Co
Privete Eaiapeien
Phare Pak Y
Reapo Shorcerery
Rae
Adnirel
Stent
Al’s
Alvin Adams
Tomo
Part
Henry A. Schroeder & Sons
Oka Bere Jase
Ayia
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