Parachutists Ferry Fire Crews To Battle Brush Blaze
In Powers Oregon four parachutists landed from a plane to assist local firefighters fighting an 18 acre brush fire on Woodward Creek road. The blaze started Friday and Saturday and is suspected arson with six separate starts. Twenty men from Elkton’s conscientious objector camp joined the effort.
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Powers
Powers Folk
Grants Pass
Trick
Coos County
Woodward Creek
Elkton
Beker Creek
Service notes of naval personnel drift through faded lines
Chief Petty officer Vern Taylor of the BeeBees departs Sunday for California on new orders after long Pacific service. Radio man James King and wife visit Seema parents as Gates writes to his mother. Arthur Smith family receives a wire from their son Bud amid scattered naval references.
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Vern Tayler
BeeBees
Arthur Smith
Bud
Navy Ensign on Way to Farragut and Local Visits Reported
Ensign Rey Brewster is en route to Farragut Idaho after Navy service and a Florida torpedo bomber stint. Local residents listed include Mr. and Mrs. James Kelland and family visiting Spokane Washington. Katrina Semel to Corvallis Oregon State junior year. Mrs. Erwin Frye and Mrs. Jas Adamek with Jimmie visiting Roseburg. Arnold Hobap ple and family born last week in Port Angeles Washington. Evelyn Barklow visiting from Portland. Mrs. S. M. Barber and Joanne with Coos Bay relatives. Mrs. Roy Brewster back from Portland visit. Lyle McCulloch Moody and daughter trip to Portland. Leslie Finney and Verna to Eugene. De MecCulloch and Rancey Hall to Coquille. Charles Taylor of McMinnville visiting former parents‑in‑law.
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Chicago
Farragut
Idaho
Navy
Florida
Ensign Rey Brewster
Geam
James Kelland
Ted
Janice
Spokane
Wash
Katrina Semel
James
Corvallis Naval Bay
Corvallis
Oregon State
Erwin Frye
Jas, Adamek
Jimmie
Roseburg
Arnold Hobapple
Port Angeles
Waah
Clyde Allen
Misa Evelyn Barklow
Portland
Chester Root
A. T. King
Coos Bay
Roy Brewster
Misa Naomi Munro
Lyle McCulloch
Ole Moody
Leslie Finney
Verna
Eugene
de MecCulloch
Rancey Hall
Coquille
Local rodeo draws Sitkum and Myrtle Point visitors
Sitkum residents Mrs Eimer Witsee and Muri Laird plus Lila Mae Kenneth Laird Haley and Joe Laird attended the rodeo in Roseburg over Saturday and Sunday. Bob Detlefsen visited from Myrtle Point with Burton Wilson, Irene Detlefsen and Fern Nickason rode to Roseburg and then to Corvallis for winter school.
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Mia
Ivan Laird
Muri
Lila Mae
Kenneth Laird
Haley
Joe Laird
Roaburg
Bob Detlefsen
Myrtle Point
Burton Wilson
Irene Detlefsen
Fern Nickason
Roseburg
Corvallis
Local travelers and visitors compile at Roseburg area
Mrs Elmer Wileen and Mr and Mrs W A Nielasen joined until Roseburg. Mr and Mrs Harold Mullen returned from Oakland Cal Friday. They visited relatives in Bandon over the weekend. Twenty four men were dinner guests Saturday at the cook house of LL B and L. They came from across the state to view park sites. Mr and Mrs Rex Brown Tommy and Donna went to Roseburg Sunday to pick up prince for canning.
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Elmer Wileen
W. A. Nielasen
Roseburg
Harold Mullen
Oakland
Cal
Bandon
Rex Brown
Tommy
Donna
Prince
Canning
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James Gomwell
Township of Powers
PTA
Powers’ Parent-Teachers’ Association
John Kurke
Dan E. Thomas
San Diego
Calif
Anaconda
Montana
Wayne Carver
San Francisco
Jane
Marines
GES
Mystic Chapter
OES
Order
Oklishoma
Gold Beach
Archie Lane
Virgil Daniels
Rebekahs
Rebekahamet
Allen King, Jr
Joyce Johnson
Mary Farber
Ray Jones
Ital
Meg
Cabinia
Thealee
Brethiere, Law
Clarence Conger
Charles Taylor
McMinnville
J .E. Taylor
Sitkum
Mrs. Eimer Witsee
America
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