Retired SP worker recalls the good old days
E F Sir Ghormley, who served forty five years with Southern Pacific mainly in Oregon, retires Sept 30 as assistant passenger traffic and public relations manager. He began in 1912 at Myrtle Creek and held posts across Oregon, Seattle, and Portland. He recalls earning 28 dollars a month in 1912 and board and laundry for 12 dollars a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Company
Oregon
E. F
Sir Ghormley
Ghormley
Bozeman
Montana
Southern Pacific
Myrtle Creek
Medford
Portland
U. S. Navy
Salem
Seattle
Tacoma
Canada
Mexico
United States
Ore Coast Association Elects Verne Ayers Mgr
The Oregon Coast Association names Verne Ayres as its manager and vice president of the Pacific Northwest Travel Association at its Gearhart convention. Don Malarkey calls the move valuable for coast promotion as PNTA gathers top travel officials from several western states and British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ore
Coast Association
Verne Ayers Mgr
Gearhart
Newport
Oregon Coast Association
Verne Ayres
Oregon
Pacific Northwest Travel Association
Oregon Coast
Don Malarkey
OCA
Malarkey
Washington
Montana
Idaho
North Dakota
British Columbia
PNTA
United States
Travel shows to feature eight by thirty foot booths in 1958
Oregon PNTA members include the Travel Information division with offices in Portland Salem Medford Eugene Pendleton Seaside Tillamook Newport Coos Bay Chamber of Commerce and the Oregon Coast association plus several transportation systems and major privately owned resorts motels and attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Milwaukie
Wisc
Doakland
Cal
Minneapolis
Newport and Coos Bay
Those Not For Us Are Against Us
A column discusses Communist loyalty, conversion, and exposure. It cites Daily Worker editorials and a resignation letter from Joe Clark, highlighting shifts in belief, anti-Communist vigilance, and the view that the real foe is a philosophy rather than a name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Communist
Daily Worker
John Gates
New York
Joe Clark
Herote
Clark
United States
Whittaker Chambers
Joe Clark shifts allegiance amid socialist pressure
The author argues that political labels in the Soviet sphere amount to the same system where the state rules. Joe Clark is said to have not left communism but swapped denominations, reflecting drift toward Socialists and Kremlin influence. The piece warns future Clarks may follow similar paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yugosta Eea
Vian
Joe Clark
Joe Clarks
Kremlin
Moscow
United States
Russia
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Johnny and the skunk memory riddle in school
A playful piece recalls a baby skunk misbehaving and being cut off without scent. A boy heard in childhood that Johnny bears his father's features but eyes like his mother. A school question asks whether he resembles his mother or father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
My Eyes Like Mother's Yet My Father’s Fixtures
The fragment states a speaker comparing eye traits to a mother while claiming inherited features from a father. It presents a personal, non-event remark without broader context or named entities.
Con Ed Lunds’ Son Undergoes Major Surgery in Coos Bay
Jim Ealund son of the Con Ed Lunds underwent major surgery Friday at McAuley hospital in Coos Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ealund
Con Edlunds
McAuley Hospital
Coos Bay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thornton
U.S. Royal and
Goodrich
Coquille
Myrtle Point
Herald
Pete
Guin
Reg
Myrtle Point Herald
Alger Hiss
Genes 'Features Corp
Rugged
Allen
Ben W. Daniels
Levi and Chippewa Wool
S. & H. Green
NAVY
Allena Insulaire
Arctic 2A
Colon
Mons cataMomy
Red
Breuers‘ Shoes & Clothing Point
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!