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Newspaper

Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1929

Page

7

Myrtle Leaf Staff Encourages Early Annual Preparations

The Myrtle Leaf staff urges increased student and teacher effort toward producing the annual. Associate Editor Velma Hamon and editors George Baxter Elma Russell and others emphasize student responsibility in submitting class maps seniors activities and class pages to avoid delaying the printer and missing outside sales.

Fidhter Velma Hamon George Baxter Elma Russell Sporta Robert Powrlexchange Margaret Lever Lucile Sumerlin Helen McCracken The

Fragmentary OCR Note On City Body and Lying Ties

A partial OCR fragment references the Ge ri Rathieclastiie support and a malar factor in city life. The text appears as an incomplete note about a body and lines of strain over a city area.

County Typing Contest Slated for April 13

A county typing contest will be held in eerie Saturday April 13 with all active teams from the county expected to enter. Participants include Dorothy Hartley Beneva Fatten Elma Margaret Laver and others totaling a Polat team rate higher than Ne No oe Bend.

Ne Myris Pot Evie Dorothy Hartley Beneva Fat Eerie

Typing Team Sets New Records in Evening Tryouts

Seven students practiced in Hul window to form the typing team as a large crowd gathered outside. Most pupils failed to match classroom records, while a few set new personal bests despite the distractions.

Hul Orerday Soy

Myrtle Point Wins Benin Hugh er at Roseburg Meet

The Myrtle Point High School Smith Hughes department captured seven events in the Southwestern Oregon Benin Hugh er at Roseburg last Saturday. Lyle Barklow led rope work, Eugene Fredenburg won milk testing, Oliver B won blacksmithing, and multiple Point students earned top placements in rafter cutting, estimating weights, and soldering while contending in judging. Myrtle Point placed first, second, or third in every event and later faced a basketball tournament where they beat Grants Pass 7-6 in prelims before losing to Roseburg in the final.

Smith-Hughes Myrtle Point High School Oregon Roseburg Soldaring Myrtle Point Lyle Barklow Eugene Fredenb Oliver B Leslarklow Cruman Wagner

Personal notices of student absences and new enrollments

Absentees due to illness include Oren Haselst on, Lloyd Davenport, Agnes Gearhart, Jay Schriefer, Frances Booth, Margaret Chase, Calvin Bigelow, Hildreth Hill, Hilda Loahianah, Jean Luttrell, Lora Ingram, and Lana Kellenburger. Miss Margaret Madis of Bremerton visited, Maxine Button joined Freshman class, Howard Slonacher enrolled from North Bend, bursting enrollment to twenty five. Mrs Young John Young and Miss Margaret Hades arrived from Bremerton for a visit with Miss Mae Young and will return Wy.

Ilness Oren Haselston Lloyd Davenport Agnes Gearhart Jay Schriefer Frances Booth Margaret Chase Calvin Bigelow Hildreth Hill Hilda Loahianah Jean Luttrell Lora Ingram Lana Kellenburger Herman Nelson Ileas Margaret Madis Bremmerton Wash Maxine Button Bandon Howard Slonacher North Bend Mrs Young John Young Margaret Hades Bremerton Mae Young

University of Oregon Speaker Urges Mastery of Human and Material Worlds

Professor Morse of the Economics Dept addresses the student body on education and two worlds, human and material, stressing that mastering both leads to success. He later counsels the Senior class on education amid difficulties. The Hygiene association then presents talks to students with Mrs Chamberlain sharing insights for girls.

Morse Economics Department University of Oregon Homer Chamberlain The State Hygiene Association Mr. Chamberlain Amberlain

Girls League Meeting Plans Tea for Mothers

A after school meeting in the Domestic Science room formed committees for decorations refreshments and invitations for the tea next month. Ane Baker resident appointed committees for decorations refreshments and invitations.

Ane Baker

Council action on letters and student assignments

A council meeting held Tuesday of last week approved issuance of four debate letters, one declamatory letter, one oratory letter, and basketball letters. The rest of the text urges a job opportunity for a boy to overcome apathy and retiring disposition by driving a five ten truck.

Five Smith-Hughes Schools in Events

Roseburg hosts a day of agricultural contests with Myrtle Point leading in horse, sheep and hog categories. Winners include Elmo Christensen and Charles Leather man of Myrtle Point, with judges from Oregon State College and Southern Pacific present to oversee the events.

Pioneer Mr Strong Passes After Long Illness in Coos County

Louis Biveng of Coos County records the life of Mr Strong who died after months of illness. Born in Missouri and raised in Keokuk County Iowa, he journeyed with his wife to Oregon seeking a homestead and hosted a flour mill career before moving to Myrtle Point. Nine children survive including Frank, Lou, Bertha, Alice, Lucy, Viola, Henry, Jacob, and John. He was a Mason and previously ran hardware and implement business.

Louis Biveng Coes County Mr. Strong Handa Plains Oregon Nevada Sacramento Strong Tillamook Applegate Medford Coos County North Fork Frank Santa Cruz Calif Lou Bandon Bertha Floyd Riverton Alice Neal Chinook Wash Lucy Jones Myrtle Point Viola Warner Broadben

Quote on Youth Effort Shifts to Spud Planting

The remark urges a shift from youths chasing fast cars to youths cultivating crops, advocating practical farming work over risky speed. It emphasizes the value of labor in planting spuds as a constructive rural duty.

The Spencer Short Coat Origin Story

The Spencer short coat rose to popularity after Earl Spencer boasted during George II’s reign that a mocked fashion would spread if worn by a person of status. He cut the skirts from his coat and debuted the shorter style, provoking imitators and a London tailor to copy the innovation within the week.

Spencer George II Earl Spencer London

Wedding Guests From Oregon Aboard Marshfield Event

Miss Eileen Barker of the University of Oregon attended Irene Woodworth's wedding in Marshfield and returned to Eugene. Thema Crandall from The Dalles joined them. The Axes family traveled from Portland to consult a specialist about Dan's health who has been ill for nine months. Dan Axe stays with his parents at the Myrtle Point hotel.

Eileen Barker University of Oregon Irene Woodworth Marshfield Eugene Thema Crandall The Dalles Si ™E Will Axe Dan Axe Portland Dan Mr Axe Peter Axe Myrtle Point Hotel

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