€ 89 years ago (Aug. 27, 1915, Coos Bay Times) - In Port Orford, it was rumored that James Langlois, the longtime keeper of the Cape Blanco light station, would retire in the upcoming spring. "It is understood ... that his faithful performance of duty for so many years will be rewarded by a well deserved rest and pension." Langlois minded the lighthouse with two assistants; one, N.J. Nead, who had just recently arrived. Cape Blanco was regarded as an isolated post, five miles from the main county highway. However, a recently-finished road allowed the men staffing the naval wireless station at the cape to reach the town quicker in their automobile.

€ 72 years ago (Aug. 27, 1932, Coos Bay Times) - The Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce hoped to join ranks with the San Francisco Junior Chamber of Commerce in order to draw major baseball league franchises to their cities. The Los Angeles chamber secretary said that air transportation would make baseball more feasible on the coast. In Oregon, the Gold Beach Canning Company announced it would make surplus Chinook salmon available for the destitute and unemployed during the winter. Curry County also reached an agreement to trade mutton for pears, tomatoes and other produce from Jackson County. Those employed in Curry County canning mutton would receive canned fruit and vegetables for their labor.

€ 44 years ago (Aug. 23, 1960, The World) - "The Lost World" and "A Hole in the Head," starring Frank Sinatra, were playing at local theaters. But an ad for "Psycho" grabbed readers' attention with a message from Alfred Hitchcock: "... You will therefore understand why we are so insistent that you enjoy Psycho from start to finish, exactly as it was intended that it be served. We won't allow you to cheat yourself. Every theatre manager, everywhere, has been instructed to admit no one after the start of each performance of Psycho. We said no one ..." In other entertainment news, Oscar Hammerstein II died of cancer at the age of 65. Since 1943, Hammerstein had collaborated with composer Richard Rodgers on such musicals as "South Pacific" and "The Sound of Music."

€ 20 years ago (Aug. 23, 1984, The World) - Some 50 people at an Oregon Department of Transportation meeting made it clear they supported a low-opening span as a replacement to the South Slough Bridge. Speakers said a similar design to the existing bridge would do more for tourism than a high, fixed bridge design also proposed by the state. Also, the Coos Bay and North Bend city council would be asked to raise TV cable rates by 50 cents under a plan worked out by the cities' joint TV committee. Warner/Amex said the move was justified based on an increase in local operating costs, however, the firm was required to have their books audited to show those increases.