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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1937
Page
6
The page lists numerous visitors and hosts across Myrtle Point and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. Ruth Ray, Donald, Mrs. Florence Guerin, Ray Guerin, and families from Coquille, Bandon, Marshfield, and Port Orford. Several trips to Portland, Salem, and Kilmeth Falls are noted along with weekend and holiday visits.
A stream of patients from Spring Training Camp were discharged or treated this week. Donald Bradford and Felix Byrnes recovered from infections and injuries, while others like Ivan Laird, Chifford Jennings, and J Pool received hospital care for fractures, sprains, or surgery. Several families remain at the hospital for extended care.
Gena Chase was named guardian of Floyd Verle and Donald Linford Chase, minors, last Wednesday. Lilyd T and Lula H Jarvis filed adoption papers for Norman Otis Flitcroft Jr with a name change request to Jarvis.
Carroll Giddings Clymer and Estella Mae Bennett wed last Thursday at the Bennett home. Melvin Albert Matson and Kathryn Henry joined in marriage Wednesday at the Methodist church. Everett Moats and Nancy Ann Engle received licenses. Other couples listed include Ernest Phillipe and Bertha Phillips, David Wesley Taff and Leah Dougherty, Ellsworth Davis and Virginia Kreutzer, and A. M Bland with EC Neely.
1996 notice asks readers to write phone numbers they are interested in for the directory. Entries include Perry Jack on C street 43-R and others: Auer J N Coquille road 19-R-2, Knight Elmer Third and Alder, Quality Cash Grocery Spruce street, Paulsen Leonard North Fork 12, Lindseys Machine Shop 1-R, Hart Earl North Fork, Parrish J A Willow street 18-R-31, Boren George Powers tead 10-R-14, Rossa George K Norway 117-Ml, Carver Wayne C street, Powrie A Lo Maple street 86-J, Pearson Bert Maple street 8-M, Morgan J L Willow street 78-R.
Dated church notices list weekly services for Latter Day Saints and Church of the Brethren. L D S W 8 Dancer Pastor 945 am church school 11 am sacrament 1:30 pm sung service 2:30 pm Book of Mormon 8 pm evening worship speaker Eder A A Saker 7:30 pm prayer Friday 1:30 pm. Wovens department meets at Mrs A A Baker. Brethren pastor H Barr 10 am worship post Easter message Our Exalted Privilege Bible study 7 pm for all ages Hands of Christ 8 pm. Mid week Bible and prayer 7:30 pm. All are invited.
Mrs A W Balkema welcomed a daughter named Lois on Saturday March 27 1937. The newborn weighed 7 pounds at birth.
About 50 attendees participated in the Eastern Star card party at the Myrtle Point Masonic Temple. Winners included first prize Mrs John Arnold and second prize Mrs Perkins with others noted for bridge and pinochle prizes.
Social notes list a large Coquille gathering with Mr and Mrs Cruickshanks Mr and Mrs McCue Mr and Mrs Wyant and Miss Rider among attendees. Nearby Bandon, San Francisco visitors, and many gifts mark the close of the event with warm wishes for the honoree.
Fragmented notice reports injuries from an Eckley operations accident March 15 at Port Ford Cedar Company. Hospitalized victims include Mrs L McRay with flu treatment and A C Kight with back shoulder and ankle injuries.
Avery Ferren Deibert 75 died Tuesday night March 30, 1837 at his son Wesley Ferren’s home in Powers due to complications from ald. Born in Linn County in 1862 he lived in Powers 30 years. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Bible Standard church Powers with Rev E Armstrong officiating. Interment Powers Cemetery. Martha Penman 76 died about 4:18 p.m. Wednesday.
March 21 1007 at the home of bet tenet Bowers death Slag erased Surviving anne in addition to Mrs Newton are another daughter Mrs Marthe Fitzpatrick of Corvallis and a son Lewis of Bonneville Dem The deceased born in Detroit Mish December 00 1081 Funeral services will be conducted from the Bible Standard church in Powersby by Schroeder Funeral Home Myrtle Point at 1 00 Saturday afternoon with Rev Eugene Armst ong pronouncing the last rites Death came to Charles Heller 78 year old McKinley resident at noon Wednesday March 31 1837 at his home on the Cherry Creek road Heller s father Louis Heller was a native of Germany and Heller himself was born in Los Angeles December 4 1066 He has been living in Cogs county since he was 10 year old Surviving Relatives include His widow Mrs Amanda M Heller and four sons Claire E Frank A Nevy and W C all of McKinle Funeral services will be conducted by Schroeder Funeral Home at 3 o clock Friday afternoon from the Dora church with Joseph Bowdoin officiating Interment will follow in the Dora cemetery
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