General Billy Mitchell’s Army record to be corrected after 31 years
The Air Power advocate faced court martial for challenging the War and Navy Departments. The Air Force Board of Correction will review and set aside the conviction, acknowledging Mitchell’s vision helped catalyze the creation of the Air Force.
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Billy Mitchell
War Department
Navy Department
National Defense
Air Force Board of Correction of Military
Hitler
Douglas MacArthur
Agness Council Urges Rogue River Preservation Plan
The Agness Community Council calls for action on Rogue River Valley studies by the State Water Resources Board and Army Engineers. They urge impounding winter runoff for flood control, power, navigation, industry, fish propagation, and recreation, warning small irrigation pumps threaten lower river navigation and migratory fish.
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Agness Community Council
Vn EU
Rogue River
State Water Resources Board
Army Engineers
Agness Council
Rogue
America’s Hiways Death Toll From Labor Weekend
Reports say about 45 million vehicles traveled during the Labor Day weekend with an estimated 445 people killed in highway accidents. The broader period saw 640 deaths from drownings and other incidents.
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America
Hoffa warning foreshadows union leadership clash
Senator Neuberger urges international Teamsters not to elect James Hoffa as president, praising organized labor's gains in social security unemployment compensation and worker protections. He warns Hoffa would threaten public respect and discipline, while a rival leadership could command public confidence.
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Dick Newberger
Oregon
International Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Presaa
Neuberger
Organized Labor
Hoffa
Neuger
Congressional Investigation Committee
Congressional Committee
Dave Beck
Teamster
Teamster’s Union
Beck
Teamsters’ Union
Teamsters
LUST
Texas Panhandle Bulls Story Ends In Laughs
A Western tavern tale has two Texans bantering about bulls and ranching. One claims to raise about five thousand bulls in the Panhandle, while the other confirms Texas roots and sharp wit in recounting cattle counts.
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Texas
West
Panhandle
Free Parking Lot urged for Fourth and Maple
Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce urged the City Council to convert the vacant Fourth and Maple lot into a leveled rocked public parking area for shoppers. Al Wyld led the push, noting local businesses suffer from parking meters. The Retail Trades committee, chaired by Mitch Myers, will present the request at the next meeting. Elton Schroeder said Jack Bowen will discuss Highway 42 needs with Governor Holmes at Coos Bay.
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Chamber Commerce
4Th and
Maple
al Wyld
Myrtle Point
Harry
Mortie Point
Retail Trades Committee
Mitch Myers
Elton Schroeder
Jack Bowen
Coquille
Coos Bay
Rural and Small Town Builders Get Financing Help Plan
The Voluntary Home Mortgage Credit Program helps rural and small town builders and buyers secure financing by connecting applicants with multiple lenders in sequence. The program administers no loans and charges no placement fee, guided by a volunteer board across 15 regions.
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V.hmcp
Gov Holmes Lets Plan Drive South West Oregon Tour
Gov Holmes and Julius Jensen lead a four day two a day barnstorming tour through southern Oregon to spark industrial and business growth. Stops include Eugene Springfield Coos Bay Medford Klamath Bend Ontario Baker La Grande The Dalles Pendleton Albany Salem Tillamook Astoria and Portland area sites while inviting industrial labor and civic leaders to map development.
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Holmes
Eugene Springfield
Julius Jensen
Department of Planning and Development
Coos Bay
Medford
Klamath Falls
Bend
Ontario
Baker and
la Grande
M ‘Couetment
Bobcats Announce 1957 Football Schedule with Five Home Games
Myrtle Point High School unveils the 1957 Bobcats schedule. Home games open Sept 13 vs Siuslaw at 8 pm on the local field, with five home games including Powers, Bandon, Gold Beach, and Newport. Away games feature Shene at Reedsport, Myrtle Creek, Toledo, Coquille, and Reedsport. Toledo date shifted to Oct 5. Reserve season tickets at $6 available through the high school.
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Myrtle Point High School
Bobcats
Siuslaw High School
Bob Hoefs
Hoefs
Siuslaw
Powers
Bandon
Gold Beach
Newport
Shene
Reedsport
Myrtle Creek
Toledo
Coquille
Revival Services At Myrtle Point Assembly Of God
The Assembly of God church at Fourth and Willow streets Myrtle Point begins revival services this evening at 7 45 led by Rev and Mrs Le Roy Clowd of Phoenix Arizona with Rev Hubert Crawford inviting the public to hear this young revivalist who has blessed revivals in Arizona and parts of California Services run nightly except Mondays.
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Assembly of God Church
Fourth and
Willow Streets
Myrtle Point
LeRoy Clowd
Phoenix
Arizona
Hubert Crawford
The
One
California
Mrs Gene Parsons Named to State Legion Aux Office
Mrs Gene Patti Parsons of Myrtle Point was appointed Department Community Service chairman, American Legion Auxiliary, by department president Mrs Anson Ingels at the state convention in Eugene Oregon. Parsons has five years of Auxiliary service including two years as Myrtle Unit 38 president.
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Gene
Patti) Parsons
Myrtle Point
American Legion Auxiliary
Anson Ingels
Eugene
Ore
Parsons
The
Legion Auxiliary
Myrtle Unit No. 38
Auto License Examiner Here Sept 11 in Myrtle Point
A drivers' license examiner will be on duty in Myrtle Point at city hall Wednesday September 11 1957 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The announcement comes from the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Myrtle Point
Department of Motor Vehicles of
Oregon
Brownlee Dam Nearing Completion in Hells Canyon
Idaho Power advances Brownlee Dam on the Snake River border with Oregon to supply 360000 kilowatts initially and 640000 kilowatts ultimate. Some 1500 workers operate around the clock using 6 million dollars of earth-moving equipment to finish the project aiding Pacific Northwest power needs.
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Idaho Power Company
Brownlee
Hells Canyon
Snake River
Idaho- Oregon
Idaho
Oregon
Brownlee Dam
Washington
Boise
Pacific Northwest
Idaho-Oregon
Columbia River
Brownlee Power
Northwest Power Pool
Utah
Morri
Coos County 4Hrs Going Places at The State Fair
Duke Davenport returned from the State Fair with six Coos County 4H girls and their Jersey calves. The group won 11 blue ribbons and three red, with Mary Ellen and Margaret Davenport taking first in their age groups. A full rundown is promised.
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Duke Davenport
Mrs Davenport
Coos County
Davenport
Duke
Mary Ellen
Margaret Davenport
Learn the Flag Etiquette Serial From The VFW
The Herald will publish in serial form the pamphlet Etiquette of the Stars and Stripes by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. It urges readers to learn respectful display and salutes for the flag and to clip the weekly explanations for a personal reference scrapbook.
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United States of America
Coos County
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Herald
Stars and Stripes
Wetch
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