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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1950
Page
8
Broadbent Home Extension unit meets at the Grange hall on April 19 at 10 30 am to craft lampshades. Potluck lunch follows noon with materials list to bring including fabric, thread, needles, thimble and scissors. Members may recover shades but must not remove the lampshade cover.
Attendance reached a record 86 for the Easter program and service at Broad Bend Church filling the nave. The event featured readings and music by children and a sermon on the Resurrection by Rev JOR Wiles, followed by Easter egg hunts for all under 12.
Fragmented diary style notes recount experiences at cafes and a store visit, mentioning cashiers, a call back, and social exchanges. Easter Sunday observations mix humor with stray anecdotes about people, a rooster, a bunny, and local chatter, ending with a brief river crossing scene and a lamb being moved.
Mr Gregg brings in new-born calves from his range and tends twins with ease. He lifts calves under each arm and handles obstinate logs by tipping the cow over them, a display Lloyd Gregan calls remarkable.
Chief of Police reports a U S Marine Corps recruiting officer will be at the Myrtle Point Post Office Monday April 17 to contact men aged 17 to 31 about opportunities in the Marines. Recruits should visit the post office from morning to afternoon to speak with the officer.
The Elgin and Miovstro district gathering at Powers Was held Tuesday in Masonite hall with 100 plus attendees. Mrs Ednar Throne, Worthy Grand Matron of OFS, paid an official visit and spoke on Eastern Star work. Opening and closing ceremonies were led by Moarati chapter officers led by Mrs Al Bure, Worthy Matron, and Al Bureh, Worthy Patrons.
Attendees noted vibrant garden styling with a wishing well in a woodland setting. Flower covered trellises and bird houses framed the hall while members of Myxtic Chapter served delicious refreshments.
Dora News reports Dora W Gearhart and Rose Roberts of Coquille quietly married in Coquille on a Saturday in April by Justice Buller with Mrs Johnnie Peterson as attendants. Gearhart works as a logger for Coosav Lumber, and they will reside at Dora Laut.
Easter Sunday guests at the Johnnie Griffin home included Mr and Mrs Pete Hansen and children and Mr and Mrs Paul Hayden from near Roseburg. Paul Hansen is Mrs Griffin's mother. Ray Tole recently began jogging across the river and resides in the Colepitts' house. Chas Wilson and family called at the Gearhart home Monday evening.
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