Disarming Dick Nixon: A 1956 political analysis
A 1956 commentary argues Nixon must energize supporters and avoid relying on slogans. It cautions Republicans against shielding Eisenhower and Nixon and warns that passive campaigning risks alienating voters while praising Nixon as a matured leader capable of winning a hard fought race.
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Cri
Nixon
Washington
Stevenson
Kefauver
Dewey
Winston Churchill
Tom Dewey
Republica
Eisenhower
Dick Nixon
General Features Corp
Dian Davis Wins Blue Ribbon at State Fair Baking
Dian Davis of Myrtle Point won a blue ribbon in the 4-H white bread division at the state fair. Judges tested 318 loaves before naming 13-year-old Joan Yasui of Hood River as 4-H champion. Dian is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Davis.
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Dian Davis
Myrtle Point
Herald
Joan Yasui
Hood River
Dian
Paul Davis
Powers Man Killed In Fog Accident Near Powers
Edmund Valentine Fuller 51 died Friday morning when the tractor he drove on Sixes road near Powers overturned in fog, crushing him. A Powers resident for six years formerly of North Bend, he was a WWII veteran. Funeral Tuesday at Schroeder chapel with Rev Edw. McClurg. burial in Norway cemetery. Survived by wife Alice Marie, son Fred E. Fuller in the Army, daughter Mary Ellen Fuller of Powers, five sisters, two brothers Otis of Vernonia and Lyle of Swiss Home, and one grandchild.
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Edmund Valentine Fuller
Sixes Road
Powers
Mr Fuller
North Bend
Schroeder Chapel
Edw. McClurg
Norway Cemetery
Alice Marie
Fred E. Fuller
U. S. Army
Mary Ellen Fuller
Otis Fuller
Vernonia
Ore
Lyle Fuller
Nixon Emerges Stronger From Convention Says Examiner
The San Francisco Examiner lauds Vice President Richard Nixon after the Republican National convention. It credits Nixon with decency and dignity amid a hostile preconvention atmosphere and notes his steady performance despite provocation. The piece highlights his leadership and emotional moment over his ailing father.
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San Francisco Examiner
Richard M. Nixon
Perry Roper Sells Distributorship For Standard Oil
Announcement that Perry Roper sold his wholesale distributor interests for Standard Oil to James R Howe of Coquille. Howe takes possession Sept 1. The Standard Oil plant is on Highway 42 in Myrtle Point's eastern section. Roper arrived in Myrtle Point years ago.
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Perry Roper
Standard Oil
James R Howe
Coquille
Howe
Highway 42
Myrtle Point
Roper
High School to Open Monday for Regular Term
Myrtle Point High School opens Monday at 8:45 with a single day rerun plan. Students have 55 minute periods plus a 30 minute activity period and a noon hour from 11:45 to 12:15. Lunch rooms will be provided and buses run on last year’s schedule arriving about 8:45 and departing at 3:45. New students must register before Monday the 10th.
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Myrtle Point
Cay
Planis
Wll
Hammer Wins Second Flight Title in Medford Golf Tourney
Miss Alice Hammer daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Hammer returned home after competing in the Southwest Oregon championship golf tournament at Medford. She won first in the second flight in the women's division, defeating Mrs Pat Odeswick of Ashland three down with two to go. Hammer’s 18 hole score was 87.
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Alice Hammer
Paul Hammer
Medford
Rev McClurg to Lead New Men's Bible Class
The First Methodist Church will resume services on Sunday September 9 with a 9:45 Sunday school period introducing a new men's Bible class taught by Pastor Rev Edward McClurg. At 11 o'clock the pastor will speak on Its My Bethe real i i and evening services begin at 7:30 with a service and Bible study period.
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First Methodist Church
Edward McClurg
Myrtle Point Chamber Backs P P L Eden Ridge Hydro Project
The Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce unanimously instructed Secretary Bob Parsons to draft a resolution endorsing Pacific Power and Light Co. plan to build a dam at Eden Ridge for a 40 million dollar hydroelectric plant. It urged the State Hydro-Electric Commission and the Federal Power Commission to grant permits for necessary preliminary work. The meeting was sparsely attended due to a scheduling confusion.
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Myrtle Point
Hydro-Electric Commission
Federal Power Commission
Coos County Women Attend Officers Training Day
Women of Coos county gathered at the Coquille courthouse for an officers training day session hosted by Miss Jean Shipman county extension agent. A parliamentary law skit titled Stop Me if I'm Wrong featured the Coquille Toastmistress club with a listed cast.
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Coos
Jean Shipman
Coos County
Jean Shipmen
Court House
Coquille
Walt Schroeder Bids Farewell to Coos 4-H Leaders
This is the week of the Oregon State Fair with the 4-H exhibit building full of top entries. County clubs wind down as livestock exhibitors take animals home. Walter Schroeder reveals sabbatical plans to study at the University of Wisconsin Madison for a year and announces Gerald Brog as his successor guiding 4-H in Coos county.
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Arego Derry
Bob Hogan
Arago Club
Coos County
Coos-Curry Jersey Club
Arago Cheese Factory
Johnny 2, Jr
The
Barklow
Joanne Davenport
Bob Towen
Wesdsow Robison
Jehan M
Arago
Myrtle Point
Hoerald
Walt Schroeder
Coos
Oregon
Dairy Club
Joanne
Mary Elien Davenport
Johnny Menegat
Wayne Robison
Charles
Geor Schrader
N. Cooa River
Sally
University of Wisconsin At
Oregon State College
Army
Opan
Jerry
Walter Schroeder
Coos County Firms and Individuals Donate to FFA Dorm
Donations and volunteer labor from Coos County firms and residents fuel the near completion of a 26 by 42 foot FFA dorm at the fairgrounds. Mrs Jener Ekblad is general chair and has marshaled support from Myrtle Point Bay area and Coos Bay donors. The facility will include showers and toilets and can house 50 boys during class periods this fall.
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Coos County
FFA
Fair Grounds
Jener Ekblad
Coos Bay
Ekblad
Jenner
Earl Snyder
Arago
Ken Crow
Myrtle Point
Brodies’ le Co
Pyramid Block
Leep Co
Sergant & Sons Plan
Moon's Hardware
Benhams
Bay Heat
Coquille Auction House
Bay Area
Bay Hardware
Dick Browns
Lou Blanc
Acme Lbr. Co
Ber Co
Coquille
H T. Ford
Chas
Farrs
Eaton Feed
Ferguson Transfer
Bay View Dairy
Golden Auto Parts
Holocomb
Hub
Coast To Coast Hdw
Elfing
Beckbrit Grey's
Marshfield Bargain House
Thorntons
Hasking & Gething
Koontz
Menasha Plywood
Coos Iron Drug Co
Newth Bend Iardlson
North Bend
Oregon Woolen
Ocean
al Nels Co
Stewart Sport
Smith
Stone's Flowers
Union Grocery Market
McPully
Weyerhaeuser
Coos Hilead Timber Co
Coast Pacific
Hone F. Me
Cinema Scope 55 arrives at Hiland Theatre for King and I
The Hiland Theatre in Myrtle Point will screen The King and I in Cinema Scope 55 on September 9 to 12. The film, a 20th Century Fox production, previously ran nine weeks at Portland’s Fox Theatre and features Deborah Kerr Yul Brynner and Rita Moreno with praised bright images deep focus and immersive depth.
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Myrtle Point
Hiland Theatre
Fox
20Th Century Fox
Deborah Kerr
Yul Brynner
Rita Moreno
Herald
Ervin Wilberger
Bobcats Schedule Five Home and Four Away Games
The Bobcats announce season tickets for five home games and four away games for 1956. Home dates include Myrtle Creek September 21 and Taft October 26 with eight oclock kickoffs, plus Toledo October 5 Coquille November 2 and Reedsport November 9. Away games begin September 14 at Siuslaw, September 29 at Powers, October 12 at Waldport, and October 30 at Waldport. Ticket price is six dollars.
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Bobcats
Uve Pneta
Fiat
Bob Hoefs
Sthle
Myrtle Creek
Toledo
Taft
Coquille
Reedsport
Siuslaw
Powers
Waldport
Coat Ne
To- Teo
Don
Myrtle Pear
Equitable Life Holds Three State Conference at Feather River Inn
Curt Beckham attends a multi state educational conference of The Equitable Life Assurance Society this week at the Feather River Inn Blairsaen California. Delegates come from the Oakland California agency Oregon and Idaho.
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Curt Beckham
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Feather River Inn
Blairsaen
Calif
Oakland
Oregon
Idaho
Fall Golf Tournament to Start Sept. 30
The Coquille Valley Golf & Country Club announces the Fall Golf Tournament will start Sunday Sept. 20. Players must qualify by turning in 18 hole score cards to be placed in their class flight. The event is not a handicap format and winners advance to the final for the championship.
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Coquille Valley Golf & Country Club
Bob Prolcst
George Linn
al Hall
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