Myrtle Crest Grid Schedule Told with 36 Tryouts
Myrtle Crest school lists 36 students vying for the fall football squad. 20 in eighth grade and 16 in seventh. Coach Gene Owens notes weight as a key factor and aims to field a strong team, with Sept 22 Coos Catholic and other away games on the slate.
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Myrtle Crest School
Weight
Mick Kincheloe
Don Sanders
Gene Owens
Owens
Coos Catholic
Coquille
Coos Bay
North Bend
Bandon
Cool Catholic
Empire
Seventh and Eighth Grade Battles Set for Saturday at High School
Seventh graders led by Lester Lamm and Jim White will meet peers as scores and weights accompany a 3:30 p.m. Saturday showdown at the high school grounds. Eighth graders including Harriman Campbell and Joe Frazier prepare for the afternoon event with listed weights and times.
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Lester Lamm
Don Underwood
Dick Mason
Dennis Getchell
Jim White
Mick Kincheloe
Don Sanders
Bob Johnson
John K
Tim Elliott
Paul Franzen
Richard Long
Bill Rylander
Roger Weed
Gary Ratcliffe
Gary
Ronnie Martin
Tim Woolley
Jerry Shafer
Martin Gray
David Wilson
Battle
Powers Lions to Sponsor Faculty Meet September 25
Powers Lions announce Faculty Night on September 25 with a joint Powers Chamber of Commerce meeting. Speaker P O Bergey of the PPLC will discuss the Coquille river dam project and Eden Ridge coal deposits. Don Wanamaker from Coquille Valley United Fund explains the fund's workings and aims, clearing misconceptions about reduction of drives by member groups. Lion Oscar Mintoyne reports.
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Ray M. Shaffar
Powers Chamber of Commerce
P O Bergey
PPLC
Bergey
Coquille River
Portland
Eden Ridge
Don Wanamaker
Coquille Valley United Fund Organization
Coquille Valley United Fund
Lion Oscar Mintoyne
Powers Lions Club Plans Sept Dance and Public Meeting
The Powers Lions Club has secured the hall for a dance on September 22 with the Lions own orchestra providing music. A proposed Lions project to build steps to the new school remains under discussion with details to be sorted. On September 25, Faculty Night, PPLC speakers will address the public at 8:30 pm in the old high school gym. People are urged to attend both events.
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Lions
PPLC
Bobcats Trounce Siuslaw in Opening Grid Vie
Myrtle Point's Bobcats opened their 1956 football season with a 14 to 0 victory over Siuslaw. John Whitaker threw a 30 yard touchdown to Gary Watson for the first score with 10 seconds left in the first half. Jess Adams added a 70 yard TD run in the third quarter and Adams kicked the extra point. Jim Rylander and Larry Deem starred on defense as Myrtle Point shut down Siuslaw’s offense.
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Myrtle Point
Bobcat
Siuslaw
Cats
John Whitaker
Ito
Gary Watson
Jesse Adams
Jess Adams
Jim Rylander
Larry Deem
Doug McKay Sets Out Why Morse Fails
Doug McKay argues Morse fails to represent the people, pledging to faithfully serve as a U.S. senator. He emphasizes the duty of Congress to reflect voters and asserts his own record as a state senator supports this commitment.
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Doug McKay
Morse
Page
Congress
State Senate
Senate of the
United States
Oregon Voters Urged to Support State’s Forest and Formosa Stand
A speaker argues Senator Wayne Morse failed to represent Oregon’s people on Formosa policy and forest protection. He says the Oregon legislature backed the Formosa memorial and mining petition, contrasting Morse’s stance with voters’ interests and promising to advocate Oregon’s vision in the U.S. Senate.
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Wayne Morse
Oregon
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
White House
People of
Formosa
Congress
United States Senate
Two M P High Students Graduate Nurses in Eugene
Mary Ellen Hardman and Phyllis Jean Shelton were among seventeen student nurses who received diplomas from Sacred Heart General Hospital School of Nursing in Eugene on Sunday afternoon September 16. Both graduates of Myrtle Point Union High School. Miss Hardman, daughter of Mr.
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Mary Ellen Hardman
Phyllis Jean Shelton
Sacred Heart General Hospital School of Nursing
Eugene
Myrtle Point Union High School
Miss Hardman
Hospital Plans for Shelton Family Members
Miss Shelton will stay at Sacred Heart hospital to work in surgery. She is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray McDowell Shelton of Sitkum. Mrs Lyle Hardman of Bridge Rt will return to Eerste Point to work in the hospital.
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Lyle Hardman
Bridge Rt
Eerste Point
Miss Shelton
Sacred Heart Hospital
Ray McDowell Shelton
Sitkum
Denver Greer Promoted Army Recruiter in Paris Texas
Announcement of Denver Greer son of Mrs Leora Greer Myrtle Point promoted to army recruiter in Paris Texas area. A 12 year veteran of World War II and Korea with multiple campaigns and decorations. He is married with two children and the family has moved to Paris to establish their home.
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Denver Greer
Leora Greer
Myrtle Point
Paris
Texas
T-Sgt. Greer
Army
Okinawa
Pearl Harbor
Aleutian Isands
Korea
Germany
Army Navy
Sgt
Greer
Shelia
Rassell
S trove Greer Born and Raised in Myrtle Point
Surname Sgt Greer grew up in Myrtle Point and is a graduate of Myrtle Point High School, highlighting local roots and education.
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T-Sgt. Greer
Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point High School
Pation-Wat Family Visits Stan Furman in Reedsport
Mr and Mrs Harold Pation Wat and their children drove to Reedsport Sunday to visit the Stan Furman family sharing a family gathering and time together.
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Harold Pation Wat
Reedsport
Stan Furman
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