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| Vertical File Subjects | Kennedy says Administration Neglects Needs at Roosevelt Memorial Dinner, McLoughlin Jr. High | March 6th, 1959 Senator John Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy arrived at the Medford Airport to speak about Republican failure to solve current problems… |
Vertical File, Subjects, Politicians |
| Vertical File Subjects | History Talk to focus on Rogue Valley's Wayward Girls, Windows in Time lectures, Medford Social Services. | MMT article on talk by historian Jan Wright on wayward girls from the 1880's to the 1920's. One of the interesting aspects is how the… |
Vertical File Subjects, Medford, OR, Social Services |
| Vertical File Subjects | The Great Detour of 1846: Emigrants Tek New Trail, Trail takes Toll of Lives. | The Sunday Oregonian of 1946 carried stores of the Applegate Trail. The stories included tales of the many travelers who lost their lives on… |
Vertical File, Subjects, Applegate Valley. |
| Vertical File Subjects | Hoover To Fish Rogue On Monday | Republican candidate for President fished in the Rogue for the second time in July 1928, The first time he caught a number of steelhead in a… |
Vertical File Subjects, Fishing |
| Vertical File Subjects | Oregon Stages Improve Service out of Medford. Four stories about early Buss transportation in 1928 | There were a number of attempts to connect Medford to other parts of the state. One article tells of the old trolley line of Jacksonville.… |
Vertical File Subjects, Buses. |
| Vertical File Subjects | Gore and Hanley Ranches Have a Close Fire Call | A cigarette thrown from a car ignited 10 acres of W.H. Gore's ranch, and threatened wheat fields of Alice Hanley's fields. A backfire… |
Vertical File Subjects, Hanley Farm. |
| Vertical File Subjects | How First Boats Were Shipped to Crater Lake | This 1928 article goes through all of the steps used to have the Portland built boats transported to Ashland, reinforced, then moved to Crater… |
Vertical File Subjects, Crater Lake, 1 of 2 |
| Vertical File Subjects | How Elinor Hanley's Apple Pie Made Americans in Chile Cry | Elinor Hanley Bush was the second youngest child of six children of M. F. Hanley. After her parents passed, she traveled with her… |
Vertical File, Biographies, Hanley Bush, Elinor |
| Vertical File Subjects | Closure of Mail Tribune (Peter Sage's blog) | The last published issue will be Friday January 13, 2023. |
Vertical File, Subjects, Newspapers |
| Vertical File Subjects | The Truth about Medford Bridge and other stories | A 1912 article in the Mail Tribune gives the history of the bridge which was initially built in 1902 |
Medford, OR, Bridges |
| Vertical File Subjects | A History of Josephine County, Oregon | A description of clubs from the Josephine Historical Society. |
Vertical File, Subjects, Josephine County, OR, History |
| Vertical File Subjects | Will the Fun Never Cease, Peggy Dover column | Peggy covers many topics, but does cover her visit to the Hanley Farm. |
Vertical File subjects, Hanley Farm. |
| Vertical File Subjects | Pension Is explained (1928 Medford Mail Tribune) | Simpson Wilson explains his refuge in a fort in 1872 when the Modoc Indians were on a rampage. Although he was not an enlisted soldier he… |
Indians of North America, Modoc Folder #1 |
| Vertical File Subjects | Historic Fishways in Rogue River | The 1928 Mail Tribune stated that Carl Shoemaker and several fishing buddies blasted an adequate fishway in the Ament damn above Rogue River.… |
Vertical File subjects, Fisheries. |
| Vertical File Subjects | Green Spring Mt Lumber Concerns start operations | The Mon Lumber company is operating 2 sawmills in the Greenspring mountain district, cutting 50,000 feet per day. Two other sawmills in the… |
Vertical File, Subjects, Greenspring |
| Vertical File Subjects | How Mail Tribune owner cost Medford its longtime Newspaper | The paper went out of business on January 13, and Saslow will be remembered as the man who ruined the newspaper he set out to transform. |
Vertical File Subjects, Medford, OR, newspapers. |
| Vertical File Subjects | Mail Tribune moving to online-only format | September 30 is the last day for printed newspapers for the Mail Tribune. Steven Saslow admitted he made a commitment to print the newspaper… |
Vertical File Subjects, Medford, OR, newspapers |
| Vertical File Subjects | Up Close with Peter Sage: Local Newspaper Shuts Down | Political commentator Peter Sage writes about the troubles and demise of the Mail Tribune. |
Vertical File Subjects, Medford, OR, newspapers, 2 of 2 |
| Vertical File Subjects | Know Your Britt! The History of SOU's Britt Hall | When the English Department moved to Britt Hall, they took a look back to the beginning when the building was titled to honor Mollie Britt (also… |
Vertical File Subjects, Southern Oregon State College, SOU University. |
| Vertical File Subjects | Hanby Middle School finishes renovation | A 3.5 million dollar renovation pleases students and teachers alike in Gold Hill. It was school district 57's only high school until 1955,… |
Vertical File Subjects, Gold Hill, OR, schools |
| Vertical File Subjects | Jacksonville Inn Closes Restaurant | MMT 1-10-2023, After 45 years, Jerry Evans, 86, closed his restaurant January 7. The restaurant has been sold, and the new owners are… |
Restaurants, Bars. |
| Vertical File Subjects | On Top Of Old Smoky | The Prospect Rural Fire Protection District received the first new custom-built firetruck in October 2022. All of their equipment previously… |
Vertical File Subjects, Jackson OR, County Fires and Fire prevention. |
| Vertical File Subjects | SOHS Policy Re: Covid Vaccinations | The policy includes guidelines for masks and vaccinations downtown and at the farm. |
Vertical File Subjects, SOHS, Miscellaneous |
| Vertical File Subjects | SOHS, Community Outreach Programs |
Compiled in the Spring of 2016, the paper lists and explains all of their areas of outreach. |
Vertical File Subjects, SOHS, Miscellaneous |
| Vertical File Subjects | Oakdale Middle School: Important to get this right. | In 1931 The Oakdale building began as Medford High School and ceased operations in 2020. Then construction began to change the school into a… |
Vertical File, Subjects, Schools, Oakdale Middle School |
| Vertical File Subjects | Proposal made for makeover of Big Butte Springs Watershed | The Oregon Department of Forestry recently awarded $100,000 for a restoration project in this vital area to protect the health of the forests,… |
Vertical File, Subjects, Medford, OR, Water Supply, file 2 |
| Vertical File Subjects | Stalking Plea by former professor addressed | Pavlich, a retired SOU professor, had his name removed from an award. The college will continue to help the victim. |
Vertical File, Subjects, Southern Oregon State College, SOU file 2 |
| Vertical File Subjects | Jackson County Jail Overcrowded with Inmates Facing serious charges | Covid-19 safety restrictions slowed down the courts have left the Jackson County Jail packed with defendants charged with serious crimes such as… |
Vertical File, Subjects, Jackson County, OR, jail. |
| Vertical File Subjects | Ashland Council approves Black Lives Statue | A public art piece to memorialize lives lost to racially motivated violence was approved Tuesday by Ashland City Council. Artist Micah… |
Vertical File, Subjects, Blacks In Southern Oregon |
| Vertical File Subjects | Medford middle school Zoning choice explained | The rezoning of the Medford School District has been two and a half years in the making. The new recommendation breaks down each middle… |
Vertical File, Subjects, Medford, OR, Schools, Oakdale Middle School |