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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1933
Page
5
Residents and guests gather at local homes across Twin Oaks Stringtown and nearby towns. Visits include extended family trips with Mr and Mrs Harvey Barklow and others. Sprains and hospital stays are noted alongside church attendance and birthday dinners.
Broadbent W A Roselle comes back from Tule Lake with Bud Haggerty who hauled grain. Mia Alcock and Miss Genevieve Crowley visited the neighborhood. Truman Wagner returns from Southern Oregon Normal. Easter egg hunt planned at the school weather permitting. Ellis Dement and sons moved cattle to Eckley country. Dement stays longer. Lloyd McCracken and Bill Ralph hiked to Myrtle Point. Moll family learns of a father’s death. Lester Moll with him in Portland. Opal Phelps and Virno Hermann shopped in Conquitte and Myrtle Point. Mrs Spencer Ward and daughter return from Riverton area after visiting the Wolff family. Virno Hormann hosted by Albert and Mrs Davenport. Dance attendance at Myrtle Point Saturday evening.
McKinley John Sumerling of Lee transacted business in McKinley Friday Inn Shields has returned to his home in Kotamazro Michigan after spending several yerr here with his grandparents Mr and Mrs I J Bennett Miss Lorn Ingram of Myrtle Point spent the weekend with Mrs Nellie Brown Miss Ingram lived in McKinley when she was a child Mrs Reno Lawherne and daughter Jessie called on Mrs Lee Mast Monday afternoon Misses Alice Jenkins and Alice Mast attended the grange meeting at Fairview Saturday night Sunday they took London Jenkins to Grave ord where he is working Returning they had dinner with Miss Mast's grandmother Mr Mary Mayors Charles Gardiner of Coquille was a business caller in McKinley Monday Mr and Mrs C O King Mr and Mrs Bennett and Miss Helen Gonn were among those from McKinley who attended the Pomona Grange meeting at Bridge Tuesday Mr King is the master of the Pomona Grange A large crowd is expected to attend the dance at the community hall Saturday night April 18 Leonard and Joasie Lawhorne Glenn and Alice Mast and Alice Jenkins
The item records numerous visits and hospitality in the Lee area. A M Patterson gave a talk on Australia at Lee school. Several visitors from Norway and local residents hosted and entertained at various homes including the Lewis, Willson, Gant, Reed, Parry, and Harman households.
Ruth Keltner spent the weekend at Marshfield visiting relatives and friends including Theron Keltnes and Albert Guistrom. Dozens of locals from Norway to Coquille gathered for birthday dinners, dinners, and social visits with families like Robison, Barklow, Miller, and Paull.
Local residents and guests fill weekend with visits to families in Bridge, Coquille, Myrtle Point and nearby towns. Social calls include church events, Grange meetings, and potluck at Arago, with multiple families hosting dinners and hosting out-of-town visitors.
Several residents from the South Myrtle Point area attended the Schell circus Saturday to watch the elephants unpack their trunks. Mrs. Charles Crook returned home Sunday afternoon after a five month absence.
The fragment records visits by Mrs G E and Mr Snyder to Mrs C W and Fred Snyder at the C W Creek home Friday night. It mentions Mr and Mrs Ben Burgess and family as dinner guests and notes a Myrtle Point trip by Mrs W in Snaes.
Residents and visitors in Myrtle Point and surrounding areas shared updates on family visits, birthdays, and weekly errands. Notable mentions include Mrs. Catherine Strong celebrating her 86th birthday, Cox funeral attendance, and numerous social calls among the Lafferty, Robison, Myers, Barklow, and Robison families with trips to Langlois, Marshfield, and Bridge.
A new Oregon State College extension bulletin shows a family of five can buy a full week of meals for $3.94 in Corvallis. Prepared mainly by Lucy A. Case, the guide offers itemized prices, recipes, and tips for self supporting households facing economic stress.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local brief with scattered names and numbers. Core readable bits mention Bray and EP ATSC with percentages or totals, but many parts are garbled.
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