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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1938
Page
6
Birthday celebrations and dinners honor Frank Freeman and others. Meetings of the Junior Women, RNA, Thimble Club, Ninety and Nine, and Methodist Ladies Aid are announced with speakers, teas, rummage plans, and birthday tributes. Local members and guests noted.
Mrs Joe Evernden and family remained in Broadbend with Roselles who have lived there 38 years and plan to move to Tule Lake California. Bruce Henry and daughter Kathryn dined with Emma Hermann. Ward family moved into the former Roselle home. Joe Harry spent at E C Newhouse. George Brownson and Ire joined Parrish at P D Parrish home. Several local visits noted including Bentley, Lackey, Massey, and Forrest families, with ClauSen as a candidate for county commissioner on the Republican ticket.
Local social notes show Mrs Harold Dey and family hosting in Coquille, multiple Marshfield calls by Miss Emma Lundy and Mrs Verne Lundy, and several residents traveling to Corvallis Portland Tule Lake and other destinations. Attendees include EC Roberts and Otha Ray at a real estate meeting, and Mrs W W Baynes with family vacationing in Portland while relatives visit in Coquille and beyond.
A wide range of hospital admissions last week includes Mast Standley of Bandon cut by a crosscut saw at Christians camp Bear Creek treated at Mas Hospital on Wednesday. Other patients from Powers Broadbent Remote and neighboring towns underwent major abdominal operations and various injuries with several recovering from back neck and arm issues.
Lee and Jesse Laird with son Clell of Port Orford spent Sunday night with Carl Anderson. Mrs. Sarah Williams and daughter Lottie of Myrtle Point were dinner guests of George and Mrs. Clinton. Mrs. Rhoda Murray of Roseburg, staying with Geo. Clinton, is ill. Wiley Summerlin visited Mrs. George Schanz on Monday. Levert Iverson and Roger and Myron of Gravelford called at Walter Schroeder home. Tom Hall and Wendall visited Eugene from Friday to Sunday. Austin Hall, working in Portland, came to Eugene to see family. Mrs. Frank Tripp of Myrtle Point accompanied Mrs. Hall to Eugene and returned Sunday. Paul Bunch and Carol and Richard of Gravelford spent Wednesday and Thursday with Walter Schroeder.
John Albert Hart died just before midnight on April 6 1938 after a long illness. Born March 16 1870 in a Kansas sodhouse to Swedish immigrant parents he grew up on the prairie and later homesteaded in Oregon. He married Alice Phillips in 1903 and fathered five children with two daughters surviving along with grandchildren and siblings. Funeral services are set for April 7 1938 at the Brethren church with burial in Norway Cemetery under Henry A Schroeder and Sons Portucians.
Mr and Mrs Giles Harris of Myrtle Point welcomed a nine pound baby boy on Monday April 4 1938 at home. The child remains unnamed and is the family's fourth son. Mia and Wits Mitcherl Meyers of Moe Pet welcomed a one and quarter pound boy named Richard Lee on Tuesday April 5 1938 at Mast hospital. The advertisement notes refrigerator repairs and an inventor call for Cream O Cops Co.
Broadbent issues warrants numbered 248 through 273. Interest ceases April 7, 1938. W E Ray serves as clerk.
Word reached that Mr George Miller of Cottage Grove died at his home. Mrs Miller formerly lived at Dos. Mrs Cora Axe of Bridge, sister in law of the deceased, left Monday to attend the funeral. Mrs Miller had been ill for some time.
George Francis Gerlach died in an automobile accident in Crescent City California on April 5 1938 at age 36. He was born in Oregon, lived in Coos County since 1915, and is survived by widow June Marie Gerlach of Arcata parents Mr and Mrs T H Gerlach of Coquille three sisters Elizabeth Bundy Ida Todd and Mary Dobbs and brothers Claude Eugene Theodore. Services set for 2 pm Friday April 8 at Gano Funeral Home with Rev W A Stevens. burial in IOOF cemetery Coquille.
Coosa County Pomona Grange holds a regular meeting at North Bayside hall starting at 10 am Tuesday April 12. Master E L Peterson announces a full program designed for grangers across the county.
Change of Residence O E Mattoon moves into Sarah Barklow’s home at Fourth and Ash. Mrs Belle Billings moves from Bessie Hover’s house east of Myrtle Point to the Tom Garoutte house west of town. See Cream O’ Cool Coquille for Kelvinator refrigerators.
Judge J T Brand presided as defendants faced charges from larceny and drunken conduct to vagrancy. Many pled guilty or were jailed with fines and probation, including Barker jailed a year with five years probation for a 975 debt, plus numerous day counts and costs in Marshfield, Coquille, and Bandon.
In a forgery case, Brorives is set for a hearing before Judge Tuesday after pleading guilty to a dwelling charge. The sentence is postponed until next Tuesday. A separate complaint seeks 9030.57 on a promissory note dated January 1, 1982, with 8 percent interest plus fees. Probate notes list Mary A Sanders estate, appraisers, and heirs including four daughters and two sons.
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