Coos County Fair Hearts and Browning Brothers Carnival
The 35th Coos County Fair closed with high praise for organizers and exhibits. Browning Brothers carnival, Oregon owned with steady local employment, has played Coos County fairs 21 years and Hillsboro 3 seasons, with the brothers planning to split shows after next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Cous County
Fair Association
Browning Brothers
Fred Browning
Oregon
Coos County Fair
Hillsboro
Fred Jr
Salem
Brothers Bull
Prineville
Browning Amusement
Fred Browning , Sr
Rosie
Plains
Browning Brothers Carnival
Bull
Local Myrtle Point Notes from Week of September 16 1947
Reports from Myrtle Point and Coos County include entries on families visiting and traveling to Eugene and Coquille. Highlights note a compound leg fracture at the fair, births at the Schmidt family, and sheep breeding prizes won by M G Arnold Gaylord at the Coos County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RL Ells
Morell
Myrtle Point
Coos Coss County
Oregon
Gregon
Thureday
Gree Larmen
Mudge Dneektiedt
Robert Detlefsen
Walter Smith
Oregon State College
Fred
Ruth Schmidt
Eugene
Raymond Frye
Stella Moulton
Mast Hospital
A. B. Childress
Derrell Brodie
Don Ross
Harvey Gant
Mary
Coquille
Don Schmidt
Schmidts
Darrel Brodie
Chas. Phillips
Bellingham
Wash
Geof Johnson
Swine Division Winners Named at Coos County Fair
Bill Howard McKinley exhibited a Duroc Jersey boar over one year old to win blue in swine at the Coos County Fair. Other winners include Ray Luscombe with a Poland China boar under one year and a Coos Bas gilt aged one to months with Ray Luscombe noted for Coos Bas competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Howard
McKinley
Coos County
Poland
Ray Luscombe
Coos
Ray Luscombe Coos
Pendleton Roundup Attended by Bandon and Other Guests
Mr and Mrs Austin Dodge and Mr and Mrs Raleigh Green of Bandon attended the Pendleton Roundup last Thursday and Friday. Mrs Briggs is visiting Springfield to see her daughter at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Brodie
Vesta Soper
Bert Soper
Bandon
R. R. Soper
Ray Claver
Bert Claver
Jerry Boyer
Kenneth Bennixson
Robinson
Broadbent
Guy C. Grant
Harvey Gant
Mary
M. Calvin Gant
Myrtle Point
Austin Dodge
Raleigh Green
Pendleton
M WA Briggs
Springfield
Aletta Lad
University of Oregon At
Eugene
Dairy Cattle Winners Listed at Local Fair
A Jersey bull owned and shown by Henry Vanahar Sumner won first in the registered dairy cattle bulls one year old but under two. Myrtle Point exhibitor Louise Southmayd won the grand championship for a 4 H prize heifer. Other winners include Frank McCrary Coquille in Bull Calf under one year and Myrtle Point entries in junior and grand champion categories. Multiple exhibitors from Coquille and Myrtle Point earned top placements in Jersey and Guernsey classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Henry Vanahar
Sumner
Frank McCrary
Coquille
Henry van Calear Sumner
Fank McCrary
Myrtle Point Ist
Conor
Gary Davis
Gravelford
H R
Maas
Myrtle Font
Stork shower honors Mrs Ben Atkinson in Norway
A stork shower for Mrs Ben Atkinson was hosted by Grace Larmon and Mrs Don Houston at Mrs Ralph Kelley’s home. The decorated rooms featured purple asters, African marigolds, sweet peas, and mixed carnations with a large stork centerpiece. Guests included Grace Henderson, Faye, Mrs Jack Mitchem, Mrs Ray Swigert, Mr and Mrs Tom Gossen and sons, Ernest and Tommy, Mrs Gene Carver, Lorna Anderson and children Spuddy and Jenelle, Inez Dunn and son Rodney, Mrs Virgil Ray and daughter Linda. Cake coffee and ice cream followed gift opening. children enjoyed Kool-Aid and sweets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Grace Henderson
Faye
Jack Mitchem
Ray Swigert
Tom Gossen
Ernest
Tommy
Gene Carver
Lorna Anderson
Spuddy
Jenelle
Inez Dunn
Rodney
Virgil Ray
Linda
Also Mentioned on This Page
Logan White
Tteechers’ Association
National Editorial Association
Myrtle
Point Herald
Martin G. Arnold
Gaylord
Arnold
Ray Grant
M G Arnold
Ist
Ewe
M. G Arnold
Ewe Lamb
M. G. Arnold
Ram
M.G Arnold
Romney Ram
Ind
Romauld R. Grant
Duane Hayes
Mr. G Arnold
Ram Lamb
M .G Arnold
Monte Lund
Best
Lincoln Ewe
Lee Lund
Bobby Nelson
Arnold Gaylord
Duane Haves
MG Arnold Gaylord
Mr Arnold Gaylord
Ralph Rackleff
Lyman Rackleff
E L. Lewis
J Rex Davis
Los Angeles
G. W Howard
Pat McKeown
Corvallis
Pat
Herman Tedsen
Bruce McLeod
Orvus Miller
Louise Southmayd
Robert Clinton
Norway News
E. C. Roberts
Nablers
Tokays
Seless
Columbia
Lynden
A. Dee
Sitru Tissue Han
Lux
del Monte
Can Perry
Thrift
Kath
Babay
Perkins’ Drug
Chevron Supreme Gasoline
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