Notable Myrtle Point Breezy Bits and Local Visits
Myrtle Point notes include visits by Fat Fensler to Harmon home Wiley Sumerlin business trip to Myrtle Point. Ste Chandler traps a cuhane and Pete Chandler sells a fine Mart in a season of slow demand Walter Lawhorn buys a new Ford. Families from Coquille and Bandon visit local residents. services at North Fork church. Miss Nellie Barton teaches at Lee visits family in Myrtle Point. Athletic Club hosts Young Ladies meeting three new members elected Effie Weekly Emma Schneider Sarah Ann Jones of Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Lee
Fat” Fensler
Myrtle Point
Harmon
Wiley Sumerlin
Ste Chandler
Pete
Mike Umgsthin
Beryl Kinnicutt
Lee
Anderson
North Fork Church
V. N. Barker
Norway
J. C. Chandler
Henry Hervey
Wm. Hall
Gravel’ Ford
Dick Sumerlin
Pete Chandler
Jim Hervey
W. M. Barker
Beaver Hill
McKinley Morley
Lynnn Rouse
Roy Stout
Dock
Waters
Bandon
Biul Harmon
John Sumerlin
McKinley
Nellie Barton
M. O. Stemmler
Young Ladies’ Athletic Club
Davis
Missus Effie
Emma Schneider
Sarah Ann Jones
Salem
Sarah Ann
Citywide Clean Up Order Issued by Mayor
All property owners must clean city lots by the designated date of June 19 1955. The city will haul away rubbish from uncleaned streets at adjoining property owners' expense. W Taylor Dement, Mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Taylor Dement
Myrtle Point School Club Meeting Notice
Members of the School Children’s Industrial Club of Myrtle Point schools are asked to meet at the Grammar School building at 2 00 p m Saturday afternoon June 11.
Local Coos County High School Track Meet on Film at Unique
Local fans will view a home grown motion picture of the 1915 Coos County High School Track Meet at the Unique theater tomorrow Friday June 18. The film emphasizes local athletic teams and is expected to attract a strong crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Leases Granted for Gravel Ford Creamery Deal
Andrew Christensen of Sugar loaf Creamery has leased the Gravel Ford Creamery from Fred Moser with option to buy. Dairymen organized a meeting and elected a board of directors. Christensen will hire a cheese maker and process local milk into cheese at the usual rate. Peter N. Byers of Toledo, once with Christensen in Tillamook County, is set to arrive to oversee work at Gravel Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravel Ford
Regular Christian Church Services Schedule
Sunday school starts at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m Christian Endeavor meets at 7 30 p m and preaching again at 8 00 p m Pastor is T J Cannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
T. J. Cannon
Auto Stage Service Planned Myrtle Point to Powers
A. R. Panter announces daily auto stage service will run once roads are passable between Myrtle Point and Powers. Schedule to be arranged to meet service demand with as many trips per day as the line can support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
Powers
A. R. Panter
Manavyer
Myrtle Point Branch Sets July Dinner and Meeting Plans
The Myrtle Point branch held its monthly meeting with Earl H. Powell present from Marshfield. Dr. L G Johnson hosted, committees were named for grievance and membership, and a dinner at the Guerin Hotel was planned for Friday July 9 with organizers W H Fearnley and C M Schulz arranging the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl H. Powell
Coos County
C. M. Schulz
Guerin Hotel
W. H. Fearnley
Travel sketches from Hershey to Barberton in 1916 diary
A travel letter from Hershey Pennsylvania to Orville Ohio describes a stop in Barberton with a death anniversary for Aunt Mary Snyder. The writer notes Barberton as a booming manufacturing town founded by Mr. Barber, plus visits to large greenhouse complexes with vast peach and grape facilities. The narrative includes population context and early summer fruit ripening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Enterprise
Orville
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Barberton
Jacob Snyder
Mary Snyder
United States
Barber
Inside Hershey Factory Three Acres Grounds Five Floors
A visitor describes Hershey Pennsylvania chocolate factory size covering three acres of ground with thirty five acres of floor space across all levels. Thirteen hundred workers toil with ten hour shifts for men and boys and nine hours for women and girls. The output reaches thirteen carloads daily as molds wrap and box chocolate on the second floor then proceed to the casing room via elevator. Dining rooms with chairs and tables are on the second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Barberton
Pittsburg
Babcock & Wilcox
Thomas Barklow
Church of the Brethren
Broombaugh
Pennsylvania
The
Brethren Church
Harrisburg
West
Chicago
Louis
Ernest Root
Ernest
South English
Iowa
Pacific
Illinois
Hershey
Enterprise
Myrtle Point
Early Days in the Myrtle Point Section
Local notes from Vol. 2 No. 32 dated June 19, 1897 recount community life. Carpenters H. B. Stewards and Chas. Schreder build a barn for S. B. Hermann. Residents share outings, travel, and health updates. Local farmers Lewis Strong and partners plan further road work from Reed Ford to Myrtle Point bridge, urging public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W C. Conner
H. B. Stewards
Chas. Schreder
S. B. Hermann
Postmaster Salary Cut Noted in Local Office
The Enterprise reports Postmaster Stewart says local post office receipts have fallen, leading to a $100 annual salary reduction effective July 1 1915 as part of wartime cost cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Stewart
Pythian Leaders Visit Coquille For District Convention
Deputy Grand Chancellor Frank S Grant and Grand Chief Mrs Littlefield of the Pythian Sisters visited Coos county to attend the district convention in Coquille on Saturday. A reception at the J R Benson home honored them Friday evening with Mrs Littlefield succeeding Mrs Mabel Roberts as Grand Chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
Frank S. Grant
Knight of Pythias
Littlefield
Coos County
Coquille
Pythian Sisters Lodge
J. R. Benson
Littlefeld
Mabel Roberts
Wanted Ties and Tie Stumpage Inquiry
Classified note seeks six by eight seven by eight seven by nine and seven by ten neckties plus tie stumpage. Inquiries to Edgar Hannan at First National Bank Building North Bend Oregon. 304
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Hannan
First National Bank
North Bend
Ore
D D D Prescription Soothes Summer Skin Woes
A town druggist touts D D D Prescription as a quick relief for itching burning skin. The ad promises instant soothing from summer skin troubles and offers a 25 cent trial bottle of the famous remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D.D
Also Mentioned on This Page
White House
Myrtle Point Mercantile Company
J. M. Arrington
C. R. Bennett
Ealk
C.sky
Dragon
Williams
Liberty Hall
F. L. Miller
W. S. Guerin
Langlois
Oregon
Maxine May Miller
Maxine May
Henry C. Miller
J. F. Vernon
Presbyterian Church
California
Pioneer Theatre
Unique Theatre
Rome Black
H. B. Steward
Eva
Lela Border
Stella Volkmar
Vera
L. A. Ruoberts
Id Lewellen
Edward ‘Rackleff
Middle Fork
Anna Guerin
Portland
Geo. Guerin
Eckley
J. A. Lehnherr
Jas Brown
Grover
Lehnherr
Lewis Strong
B. C. Shull
David McNair
South Fork
Reed Ord
Reed Ford
Myrtle Point Bridge
Randon
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