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SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1961
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indicted by county grand jury
on embezzlement charges . . .
Fourth of July festivities at
tract scores of citizens
throughout the valley . . . Lo
cal citizens participate in
groundbreaking cere monies
atop Oregon mountain near
Oregon-California line to
start tunnel project . . . Un
employment declared higher
than this time last year . .
Medford Domestic laundry ex
tensivcly damaged by fire . .
City officials ask state high
way commission to use speed
in freeway construction .
Regulations for Medford lim
ousines approved by council
. . . Mrs. Mary G. Kelly and
Rep. Robert Duncan leave
for Democratic National con
vention . . . Regional mill
operators express desire to
have pump or chip board
plant located here . . . Coun
ty parks and recreation com
mission suggests 12-acre park
site in Applegate . . . Copco
continues rate-increase talks
. . . Fact Finding committee
demands enforcement of wat
er pollution laws . . . Work
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Domestic laundry fire aftermath . . .
program for general assist'
ance welfare recipients goes
into effect . . . Miss Holcomb,
Democratic nominee for state
representative, withdraws .
Crop estimated at some
2,400,000 boxes for season
. . , Carl Hillestad, Ashland,
awarded. $119, 100 in damages
from Kline Logging company
. . , Steps outlined to create
low-cost housing for elderly
. . . 65 local Boy Scouts leave
for National Jamboree in
Colorado Springs, Colo. .
Bryon Ellis dies following
boating accident near Flor
ence . . . Shakespearean fes
tival opens season with stand
ing-room-only crowd of 1,100
viewers . . . Boundary board
discusses transfer of land
from Phoenix to Medford . .
1963 set as completion date
for Pacific freeway , . , peti
tions filed to repeal county
dog control.
AUGUST
Miss Rosemary Doolen se
lected Miss Oregon . , , Hazel
J. Adams, 28, beaten and
strangled to death in home
husband, Keith Adams, held
. . . Members of home rule
study committee named .
Pear picking begins . . . Low
lumber price plagues economy
of county . . . Mayor John
B. H. Leyen named Rogue
River Man of the Year, Dan
Smoot is guest speaker . - ,
Interim Committee on Educa
tion discusses inclusion of O
and C funds in equalized flat
grant system . , . Hot weather
boosts water usage to year's
high . . . Fire burns some 1,100
acres north of Lower Table
Rock . . . Ashland Mayor
Richard L. Neill files for re
election, opposing W. R.
Brown and Norman Lindahl
. . . Plans for convalescent
home and cooperative apart
ment house at a cost of $1.3
million announced . . . Wil
liam C. Campbell, transient,
beaten to death in parking lot;
Prentis H. Alexander held on
murder charge . . . John L.
Gregory named Democratic
candidatet for state represen
tative to replace Miss Hol
comb . . . Medford planes as
sist search for missing Cessna
aircraft . . . Mosquito problem
modified by warm weather
, Area residents report in
flux of unidentified flying ob
jects . . . Murder suspect Pren
tias H. Alexander found to be
Leonard E. Nelson . . . Man
caused fires burn 140 acres of
state and federal land . . .
Week-long county 4-H fair
ends . . . Ashland Councilman
Glenn Revel files for mayor's
post . . . 100 persorj riot near
Medford 21 Club . . . George
E. Myers, Trail, killed in auto
accident . . . County popula
tion declared up 25 per cent
in last decade . . . City re
ceives achievement plaque for
safety program . . . School
boundary board denies land
transfer petition . . . James L.
Reed, Tennessee carpenter
and write-in candidate for
President, stops in city on
walking campaign , . . 200
Mexican Nationals join pear
harvest . . . Law enforcement
officials ask public coopera
tion in dog control enforce
ment . . . Eastwood cjiietery
officials report $1,000 In dam
age to property , . , Reduced
taxes in most districts con
templated . . . Democrats lead
in registration drive . . . Alva
N. Bradford, Medford council
man, files for reelection.
SEPTEMBER
Hyatt lake drained, fish
stranded, bag limits removed
. William A. Singler files
for city councilman . . . Ag
ricultural year ends with
near-normal precipitation
amounts . . . Plywood output
curtailment discussed . . , Ben
T. Lombard, prominent Ash
land lawyer, dies . . . "Un
ruly" bear destroyed at Crater
lake . . . Shakespearean festi
val closes with record season
attendance close lo 43,000 . . .
Pear harvest said below nor
mal . . . Russell Osborn and
Norman Lindahl resubmit pe
titions for Ashland mayor . . .
Medford s sister city, Alba,
Italy, sends gifts . . . Mrs. W.
B. McCullough files for Ash
land city council ... 361
teachers participate in Business-Education
day . . . Mrs.
Thomas Rutter elected chair
man of home rule committee
. . . Television Channel 10
FCC hearings postponed un
til October . . . Rogue River
residents sight UFO . . . Dar-
ryl D. Harrison, 10, drowns
in pool near Ashland .
Preliminary studies made of
sewer problems in and around
Medford . , . School board
hears additional land-transfer
proposals . . . Preliminary
work on new Ashland hospi
tal gets under way . . . Phillip
Riney, 13, accidentally killed
by gun . . . O and C associa
tion plans additional funds for
recreation . . . UMC drive
opens . . . David L. Snook,
Central Point, burned in mill
accident . . . County parks
and recreation commission re
fuses to finance removal of
snags from Hyatt lake .
"Sea to Winnemucca" caravan
stops in Medford, four local
residents join troupe . , , J. J.
Newberry officials announce
plans for second store in Med
ford . . . Jaekson county re
ceives civil defense emer
gency hospital . . . Harold
Bailey, Karen Christensen,
Peter Krelsman, Linda Neal
and Larry Janssen named Na
tional Merit Scholarship semi
finalists . . . City-state quibble
over Hawthorne park proper
ty price for freeway use.
OCTOBER
Missing plane, four bodies
found near Dutchman's peak
. . . Ashland-Talent UF reach
es 1960 goal . .. Agat! dam
plan gets approval of budget
bureau . . . Forest fire danger
declared extreme . . . Repub
licans accused of illegal prac
tices in local registration
drive . . . County clerk out
lines dog control procedures
. . . Mrs. Clara Thompson,
Ashland, awarded $53,651 in
damages for husband's tractor
accident . . . Eagle Point
water users dismiss suit
against Irrigation district . . .
Don Berry, former county
agent, wins national contest
demonstrating effective crop
pest control . . . County regis
tration hits all-time high of
37,211 . . . CraTei'Lake Na
tional park buildings damag
ed by "freakish" wind . . .
O. H. Bangtson found guilty
in embezzlement case . . .
William Moffat elected presi
dent of Shakespearean festi
val . . . Ernest C. Berry killed
in logging accident . . . Mayor
Snider repftsents U.S. at VIII
inter - American Municipal
Congress in San Diego . .
City considers experiment for
dispersing fog . . . Ted Ken
nedy, younger brother of Sen.
John Kennedy, visits SOC
campus . . . Two-story home of
William Bigham, southern
Oregon landmark, burns . . .
Pear harvest concludes with
2.2 million boxes . . . O. H.
Bengtson receives three year
sentence in Oregon correc
tional institution . . . Guy
Applewhite, prominent Ash
land resident, dies . . . League
of Women Voters Candidate's
Fair increases political ten
sion . . . Charles O. Porter and
Dr. Edwin R. Durno plan tele
vision debate . . . F. L. Somers
low bidder on proposed Lake
of the Woods highway . . .
Affidavits claim statements
wrong In Bengtson court case
. Police recover stolen dyna
mite, arrest four youths . . .
Gov. Mark Hatfield speaks at
GOP rally . . . Michigan Gov
ernor G. Mennon Williams ar
rives here . . . County health
department seeks help of mill
owners in mosquito control
program . . . James C. Collin,
former Medford mayor, dies
in hospital . . . About 100
businessmen visit schools on
Education-Business day . . .
JoAnn Johnson, Marsha Wat
son, John Alansky, Jim Hen
son, and David Irving, final
ists in AFS competition for
trip abroad . . . Amos E. Voor
hies, Grants Pass, dean of Ore
gon publishers, dies . . .
County court hears debate on
Compound 1080, coyote pois
oning, program.
November!
Firemen start 29th annual
Christmas toy drive . . . Dr.
A. Erin Merkel assumes du
ties as county public health
officer . . . Glenn A. Klein ap
pointed to state 4-H office at
Oregon State college ... two
men being held in city jail
neither committed a crime . . .
Fay Carver elected Phoenix
mayor . . . Central Point May
or Freeman Mason retained
. . . New Army reserve center
dedicated . . . 300 cattlemen
converge here for annual con
vention . . . Second bat found
locally with rabies . . , Win
ning politicians Include Dr.
Edwin R. Durno, representa
tive from the fourth district
to Congress, state representa
tives Robert Duncan and John
Dellenbaclc . . . Over 200 mu
sic educators meet for con
vention . . . Veterans' day
parade declared "one of the
largest" .. . Another rabid
bat found in county . . . Mayor
Snider elected president,
League of Oregon Cities . ...
Rogue Valley Art association
hosts Oregon Art Alliance
first state conference . . .
Building department issues
permit for $212,000 motel de
velopment . . . Robert Dun
can supported for speaker of
house posilton in state legis
lature . . . Stephen G. Nye
elected president of Oregon
State Horticultural society
. . . Monty R. Sail, 14-year-old
Gold Hill youth, killed in
hunting accident . . . Trial for
murder-suspect Keith Adams
postponed until December
. . . Mrs. Evelyn Nye receives
GOP support for state senate
post . . . 10th st. bridge over
Bear creek opens . . . Sacred
Heart hospital officials an
nounce services will continue
despite earlier shut - down
threat . . ,. Coyote poison pro
posal defeated by county
court after government rec
ommendation . . . William M.
Nickell and Mildred V. Jones
killed in auto accid'git . . .
Larry G. Noah (Leonard E.
Nelson) receives life sentence
for August murder . . . Ex
Japanese prisoners meet for
16th annual convention . . .
Santa Claus arrives in valley
to open annual shopping pro
motion . . . Completed vote
canvas shows 85 per cent of
county registered voters cast
ballots . . . County approves
zoning laws for Oak Grove
area . . . Congressman elect
Durno tells of "proxy con
gressman" . . . Philip Krouse,
Applegate, wins $400 scholar
ship for 4-H work . . . Med
ford Naval Reserve unit re
ceives top national, district
awards for electronics group
. Medford residents testify
in city - limousine companies
battle.
tlon company low bidder for
Rogue Valley hospital addi
tion . . . Ashland hotel build
ing bought by First National
Bank of Oregon for new
branch . . . UMC exceeds goal
for eighth consecutive time
. . . Circuit court awards $44,
725 to Chester and Glenna
Irish and Emma Childreth in
condemnation suit . . . Robert
D. Fox, Portland, named dep
uty district attorney by Alan
B. Holmes, DA-elect . . . Med
ford retail business for 1960
said at "healthy level" . . .
Robert E. Welch and Edna M.
Welch, both Jacksonville res
idents killed in auto mishap
. . . Home of Talent residents
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore T.
Noonchester destroyed by fire
. ; . County court establishes
'Howard Prairie development National Guard Armory board
fund from recreation moneys
. . . Public library receives
$5,000 in stale-federal aid . . .
Copco and PP&L agree on
merger proposal . . . County
Court appoints Earl Miller to
. . Two shopping areas, Al
pine village and Westgate of
Medford, planned for Med
ford . . . District Attorney
Reednr announces private law
practice.
We'd like to join Father Time
in wishing you a happy,
healthy, and successful New
Yearl We're looking forward
to seeing you often and serv
ing you well during the year
to come!
The Blinds at . . .
Medford Paint & Wallpaper Store
WHO
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sure that newspapers can take a great deal of credit for this suc
cess, for almost 100 per cent of Jolly Time advertising this year
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DECEMBER
Dallas Purcell tells of sur
vical test near Medford . .
Connly assessor to reappraise
property owned by fraternal
groups . . . L. L. Sawyer
sworn In as district court
judge, replacing retiree Le
roy Bashaw . . . Eugene Ben
nett wins first Area Art com
petition . . . Twin 3-year-old
Yreka girls, Debbie and Diane
Carson, die In house fire . . .
Police investigate disappear
ance of Rogue River women
missing ,for more than a year
. . . Ha'rold Von Stein Jr.
burns to death in home . . .
Safeway store employees aid
police in capture of armed
robbery suspect minutes aft
er incident . . . District Attorney-elect
Alan Holmes
challenges election expense
report regulations . . . 1060
county population count rests
at 73,962 . . . Trial for murder
suspect Keith Adams delayed
until January . . . UFOs again
plague valley reents . . .
Petitions circulate for ath
letic stadium plan at county
fairgrounds , . . Bengtson
trial moved to Josephine
county . . . Dr. Edwin R.
Durno resigns from state sen
ator post . . . Mrs. Nell V.
Beaman, James A. Murphy,
and Milton E. Stafford killed
in auto accident . . . Lyndcl
Ncwbry accepts appointment
to slate senate . . . SOC Pres
ident Elmo N. Stevenson tells
of construction plans . . .
County planning commission
rejects proposed Sams Valley
interim zoning ordinance . . .
Mr. and Mrs. John Bohnert
Awarded $36,442.20 in free
way cac . . . Plans for pro
posed $165,000 ski develop
ment go to U. S. forest serv
ice officials . . . Mrs. Inge
borg Larum, Medford, dies
after being hit by car . . .
Three new buildings prepare
for opening - Rogue Valley
Manor, Standard Insurance
building, Jackson County
Federal Savings and Loan as
sociation . . . Plans readied to
improve Howard Prairie lake
area . . . Dog control measures
become effective . . . John R.
Taylor, an ex-convict from
Salem, held for shooting
State Police Officer Don Cain
Graff and James Comtruo-
HAPPY
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