Ninth Cranberry Festival slated for Bandon September 30 and October 1
Plans for the ninth annual Bandon Cranberry Festival proceed with a queen and six princesses to preside. Events begin Friday at 9 am with the Cranberry Fair, then Coronation at 8 pm, followed by a 9 am Saturday start and a 10:30 am Cranberry parade. A-2 football game Bandon vs Sutherlin at 2:30 pm and the Queen’s Ball at 9 pm cap events. Additional activities include a Hot Rod Race, possible log rolling, and Coast Guard boat open house. Queen candidates include five from Bandon High School, one from Lenglois and one from Coquille, with sponsorships from local groups.
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Bandon
Sutherlin
Bradley Lake
Coast Guard
Bandon High School
Lenglois
Coquille
Garlene Stone
Bandon Women's Civic Club
Karin Albertson
American Legion
Post 26
Merrilie Hultin
Southwest Oregon Cranberry Club
Dian Newman
Medal of Honor
Marlene Dornath
Bandon Gun Club
Rosalie Turner
Floral-Willow Club
Sandra Fellows
Parkersburg
Rebekah Lodge Hosts Back to School Party
The Rebekah lodge opened the fall season with a Back to school party as members wore school girl and sack costumes. Mr and Mrs Lester Thorp went to Roseburg on Saturday to attend funeral services for their grandson Lester Johnson.
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Rebekah Lodge
Lester Thorp
Roseburg
Lester Johnson
Which Beauty Will Reign As Queen of Cranberry Festival
A young man, son of Mrs Virgil Utterback, would have turned 20 in October but was killed in a logging truck accident. He lived in Powers, where his father Charlies John son stays, and is survived by his wife, child, and siblings. The Powers Garden club demonstrated corsage making at Mrs Archie Lane Wir ing’s home with 16 attendees. Mystic chapter Eastern Star honored 15 past matrons and two past patrons, presenting wagon wheel addenda and gifts, with decoration by Mrs Howard Pointer and Mrs Jay Waldren. Refreshments followed. guests included Mr and Mrs Ray Collier of Elgin chapter Myrtle Point. Various local residents were noted for visits and travels, including Mrs Floyd Summers, Mr Merl Poland, and the Worsham family, with mentions of Oregon College of Education and Oregon State College activities and trips to Gold Beach and Wayside Park.
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Virgil Utterback
Powers
Charlies Johnson
Powers Garden Club
Archie Lane
Mystic Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Sam Grimes
Clare Marsee
Ocean Lake
E. S. Gamwell
Yachats
Noble Rovang
Coquille
Ella Lainger
Broadbent
John Purves
Hazel Lewis
Kenneth Rolfe
Elwin Frye
A L Burch
Jess Shepherd
Virgil Daniels
J W. Gamwells
B. R. Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Wayside Park
Gaylord
Gay Williamson
Judy Hall
Diana Fry
Judy Reeves
Janet
Melinda Lane
Gordon Corey
Fortuna
Calif
Local Students and Relatives Visit Oregon Institutions
Dale Crew and Mrs Crew recuperate from surgery. Dean Warner enrolled at Oregon State College for pharmacy. Gary Brady attends OSC as engineering student. Richard Spitznass studies dentistry at University of Oregon. Gary Hess and Leslie McKenzie at Oregon College of Education. Robert McMahon at Portland University. Mrs J H Rouw and Mr and Mrs James Rouw with children from Portland visited relatives over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Crew
Crew
Dean Warner
Oregon State College
Gary Brady
OSC
Richard Spitznass
U. of O
Gary Hess
Leslie McKenzie
Ore College of Education
Robert McMahon
Portland University
J. H Rouw
James Rouw
Portland
Broadbent Extension group forms committees at October meeting
Broadbent Extension unit met at the home of chairwoman Mrs Archie Train for an organization meeting. Committees were named for membership and hospitality, luncheon, recreation, publicity, 4-H, finance, azalea house, A C W, and health and safety. Guests included Mrs Harold Hayes and Mrs Haskel Chaffin. Next meeting is an agent session titled Give Home Sewing Professional Look at Mrs Bob Palmer’s home on October 26.
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M J Stewart
Archie Train
Tom Forrest
Verlin Moore
Mike Labatt
Kenneth Parry
Mefflin Stewart
Irvin Pearce
Glenn Gulstrom
Raymond Long
Azalea House
Bob Palmer
Jack Whalen
Portland
Alien LeRoy
Violet Miller
Gold Beach
Marion Bauer
Stewart
Richland
Wash
Laura Tams
Eumel
Tams
Woodland
Dick Tams
Lloyd Lackey
Kenneth Stone
Astoria
Thos. Forrest, Jr
U S. S
Frank E. Evans
Thomas, Jr
Isreal
Elsie Forrest
Roseburg
Famly
B R. Bigelow
Hauser
Bob Thompson
Coos Bay
Wm. Mai
Sill Mal
Riverton
Broadbent
Arago
Tommy Krewson
Janice Lundin
Alice Northup
Paula Pearce
Jeanne Thompson
Marilyn Mai
Sharon Hartley
Delores Andrews
Bruce Cutler
Dorothy Hogue
Shirley Sanford
Ella Lainger
C. E
Corvallis
Henry
Hinks and Schroeder Family Gatherings Mentioned
Root of Coquille and Mr and Mrs Frank Hink of Winslow Arizona and Miss Audrey Schroeder attended a gathering. Mr and Mrs Hinks spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Gus Schroeder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Root
Coquille
Frank Hink
Winslow, Ariz
Audrey Schroeder
Hinks
Gus Schroeder
BPW members honor Myrtle Point traveler at meeting
Mrs Bill Downing presided as BPW members saluted Myrtle Point club delegates Mrs Harold Watzling and Mrs Lewis Shindoll who spoke on their Europe trip from Bern Switzerland to nine countries They noted economic conditions and postwar rebuilding and showed slide images including Germany loom Shindoll recalled language barriers and a day at the Geneva Peace Palace event with The Big Four delegates from Oregon and the U S. Miss Melba Myers crafted table décor for the dinner hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shindoll
Watzling
Europe
Myrthe Point
Tnp
Jackie
White House Lawn
Myrtle Point
England
Scotland
Ireland
Holland
Austria
Italy
France
Germany
Switzerland
America
Oregon
Eugene
Portland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Powers News
Floyd Summers
Salem
Harry
Summers
Merl Poland
Montana
Jerry Myers
Howard Kehl
Balden
Karin Vobertison
Garleas Stone
Rusafle Turner Merrille
Banden Lions Club
Kehle
Biltwell
Biltwell Contruction Alse
Henry A. Schroeder & Sons
Dees Bay
Myrtis Point
Broadbent News
Bill Downing
BPW
Harold Watzling
Lewis Shindoll
Bern
Brodie
Mystic Peat
Ouppiaberad
St Ode
Ana Eye Perkins
Thrifties
Schillings
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