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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1937
Page
3
Local notices list visits and gatherings across Myrtle Point and nearby towns. Families such as Appleton, Warner, Evernden, Cribbing, and Jewett share dinners and weekend visits while workers like Bancroft George and Jen Hardman begin jobs in logging and related trades.
Catching Creek Thomas Laween visited Marshfield. Edwin Wood visited Gravelford. A Wood and Viva called in Myrtle Point. R J West called in Myrtle Point. Wm Ridle dined with Mr and Mrs C V Bushnell. Loren Knight and Ray visiting Mrs J L Knight. O G Miller called in Myrtle Point. Albert Armfield of Myrtle Point went to his homestead. Ace Summers returned to Myrtle Point after visiting Thomas Lawson. Ed Wood B H Held and Luella called in Marshfield. Lyle Wood visited Tim Sullivan. Mrs Carl Bushnell and others dined with E L Barklow. Floyd Cox mowed for Mrs Loren Knight. Margaret Hare visited her brother H H Robinette. Wm Barkdoll helping Ed Wood with wood. George Clark and family called in Myrtle Point. Gloria and Ray Knight absent from school all week. Ben Bushnell ill Friday.
Gravelford and Mrs McHenry visited relatives in Klamath Falls over the weekend. Snow on Green Springs mountain was reported. Arago’s S J Freeze, new renter of the Kelty place, plans spring plowing. Albert Betosky makes daily Riverton trips for alfalfa feeding. Olaf Anson of Halls Creek called on Frank Harnish. Wilma Shepherd of Dora visited the Baker home. Mise Shepherd returned home from a Brewster Valley trip with Ella and Ellis Crosby. Dr J R Bunch and children Jennie and Phyllis visited Paul Bunch. James Baker’s family spent Easter at Elk Creek homestead. EL Culbertson and Mary Culbertson spent Sunday in Coquille. W J De Boer hosted dinner with Arthur Bennett and Julia Leep.
Twin Oaks residents Mr and Mrs P F Bartlett and sons spent Easter at Ray Griffiths on Catching Creek. Mr and Mrs Verron Davenport and Chas McCutcheon from Shafts City Calif visited W R Davenport on their Seattle return. Walter Felsher left for Medford.
Cement Creek Tom and Oliver Flood arrived Sunday from Oklahoma to work with 1r brothers John and Ukiy Flood of Upper Floras Creek for Arthur Chandler. The Floods have traveled since September, taking cotton picking and other jobs along the way as they look for better prospects. Marie Chandler spent the weekend home from high school and Tom Brown Albert Brown and Tony Barkley return to camp as snow recedes. Mrs Tom Brown visited the Chandler home Wednesday.
Lee and Mrs Clinton of West Myrtle Point and Mr and Mrs Detwiler called on Mr and Mrs George W Clinton Sunday. Visitors included the Leathermans, Parrys, Brewsters, Dunhams, Michel, Andersons, Hall family, Stevens family, weekly family guests, and others from Marshfield Coquille Gravel Ford Camas Valley West Norway Bandon and nearby communities.
McKinley Mra Florence Chapman, local school teacher, visited Norway school Friday. The 3C camp at Fairview is being abandoned with buildings torn down and lumber moved. The St John family, formerly at Snow place, relocated to Bridge. Mra F A Carrillo of Coquille celebrated her birthday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H L Hansen, on March 27, with only family present. The McKinley Grange met Saturday night, visited by Arthur Brown, state grange deputy, Charles Thomas of McKinley, and Miss Priscilla Miller of Dora who received first two degrees. Mrs A L Grinell, moving from the valley, resigned as lecturer. Mrs Chapman to prepare next program. Business topics included changing meeting night and the major project for renovating the hall interior. Mr. and Mrs. J H Freeman hosted a cards night Saturday. guests were Mr. and Mrs. William Frame, Mrs. Sarah Mulkey, and Alvin Sprague at the Easter dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs Sev erus McCarthy.
Mrs Albert Gulgtrom and two children spent Saturday visiting with Mrs Ora Robison, Mrs Emma Barklow and son Fred, and Mr and Mrs Merle Poland, all of Myrtle Point. Mrs Ora Robison motored to Marshfield Sunday. Mr and Mrs Stanley Halter were dinner guests at the E J Myer home, then attended Easter events.
Afternoon visitors included John Myers and Mrs C Ho Pettinger from Mahe visiting Alden Butler and friends. The record lists Mr and Mrs E J Myers as business callers and a Sunday group of locals including C M Wilson, Ivan Laird, Muri, Lila Mae, W A Keller, Mavis, Wallace, Elmer Wilson, Charles, Virginia Burton, Earl, Emma Lou Watson, Rex Dick, Carrie Nickason and others.
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson world famous explorer, scholar and author was elected president of the Explorers' Club in New York. He is renowned for Arctic archaeology, anthropology, ethnology and geography studies over the past 25 years and holds degrees, medals and other honors.
Sitkum residents shared in Easter fun with school egg hunts, prizes awarded to Mavis Keller and Jack Mayzie, and numerous social visits. Families and friends visited Coquille Myrtle Point Roseburg and Dora for gatherings, parties, showers, and business trips as Laird, Keller, Krewson, Nickason, Alford, Wilson, and Christensen families were active across the week.
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