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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1928
Page
7
Thelma Snyder presented a solo recital under instructor Octavia Tasker. The junior displayed confidence and mastery with a mostly musicless performance except one piece, varied selections, and an approving audience including Carleton Brown who provided roles and an encore.
Popular Mechanics notes that music played through special headphones can calm patients and distract attention from operations. It reports surgeons sometimes use distant room audio to avoid disturbing staff, though some operations remain difficult under audible conditions.
Clarence Strong son of Mr and Mrs Henry Strong of Myrtle Point wed Lucille M Bollenbaugh of Crayonville Oregon at Roseburg on Saturday afternoon. The couple returns to Myrtle Point to reside with possible future move to Klamath Falls. Strong worked at Schmitt Quality grocery and many friends extend congratulations and best wishes.
A man on the street is knocked down when a dog darts from a den and trips him, then leaps around playfully. A boy watches, asks if he is hurt, and the man grumbles he could still sit to play. The youth quips that the man must have sat to play with the dog.
The London Saturday Review argues women should adopt an obligatory uniform evening dress for formal occasions. It notes men struggle with choosing attire and suggests a uniform would end dress-related distress, while allowing occasional nonuniform wear.
The Southern Pacific expansion planned for the twentieth year will cost 20 million dollars. The project aims to extend rail lines and facilities, with funding allocated to construction and related work.
The Myrtle Leaf lists staff roles with editors and reporters for Myrtle Point Union High School. Names include Keith Laird associate editor, De Loss Druliner exchange editor, William Gurney sports editor, and reporters Oren Hazelton, Chester Wilson, Virginia Smith, Charlotte Robinett, May Keltner, Helen Eckhoff. Senior Karama McKay and senior Mitchell Myers, and freshmen Truman Wagner are noted as typists and staff.
Girls created posters on a studied food product with judges selecting Helene Karry for best neatest and best arranged. Prize is a compact with posters to be shown at the fall fair.
Everett Robbins has dated multiple girls in two weeks while several students were absent due to pink eye. Others like Opal Southmayd Lloyd Davenport Eldon Bradie Helen McCracken Vere McCulloch Velma Hamilton Jacqueline Holloway and Wesley Case are noted as absent or excused. A new dish cupboard for Domestic Science class was installed by Mr Schroeder with two window doors to keep dishes clean and accessible for cooking classes and cafeteria staff.
The Oratory and Declamatory contest held April 20 at Myrtle Point Union High School Auditorium produced Marshfield wins in both events. Marshfield secured the Declamatory cup for the third time in 1926 1927 and 19212 while Myrtle Point claimed the Oratory cup for a third consecutive year earning permanent possession. First place in Declamatory went to Margaret Tose of Marshfield with Edna Ferber's The Tragedy of Gowns. Mary Leabo of North Bend was second and Edna Rebison of Coquille third. In Oratory Clarence Carrick of Myrtle Point won with Patrick Henrys The Appeal to Arms. Ross Brown of Coquille was second and Hiram Davis of North Bend third. A University of Oregon judge critiqued and placed the competitors.
Last Thursday Mr. Cooley selected seven Myrtle Point agriculture students DeLoss Druliner Alden Warner Raymond Schroeder Virgil Smith Leslie Barklow Elmo Christensen and Mitchell Myers to play a few games in Coquille. Myrtle Point finished last with scores 8 10 15. Coquille led 15 0 16 13 in the three games.
On Wednesday April 1 seniors traveled to Bandon for a beach picnic. They waded, played games, ate supper, and some swam at the Natatorium while others attended a show.
The Junior class plans a formal banquet for the Senior class at the Methodist church on Tuesday in May with faculty, businessmen, alumni invited. Avelia Baker chairs committees. An operetta by Myrtle Point Union High students is set for Thursday April 26 at 8 o'clock in the High School auditorium. A swimming meet at Wecoma Baths in Badon Friday the 20th featured Bandon Coquille and Myrtle Point with races, diving, and water basketball. Paul Lancaster won the 100 yard, Dean the 40 yard, Edgar LeGore the distance dive, while Bandon beat Coquille 6 to 5 in water basketball.
Fragmented readable text references a U.S. president in wartime and shifts in policy during early 20th century upheaval. It mentions Allied and domestic pressures, constitutional questions, and debates over presidential power amid foreign conflict and national turmoil.
Senior Prancie Keltner led sprint wins while DeLass Druliner and Mitchell Myers starred in field events for Myrtle Point High. Sophomores placed third and Freshmen fourth as weather halted hurdles and 880. Results include Shot Put 3268 feet and 123 feet Javelin with multiple placers.
A fragmented notice describes early silver token issues in America with references to government consent and exchange practices. It mentions chalice or chalrum actions, cutting five quarts from silver spencebate rollers, and the advent of new standard carna used for trade.
A Prov. Journal fragment discusses knowing oneself as not only mental capacity but origins of powers and impulses. It argues fear once vital can become hindrance, urging recognition of impulses and their place, banishing them if they serve no purpose. It links perfected knowledge to transforming fear into self mastery.
A romance from the University of Oregon culminates in the marriage of Misa Szwa Leung and Hung Fai Chung. Both were students last year and graduated in June. Leung studied economics, Chung completed business administration and plans foreign exchange banking in Hong Kong. A ceremony combining letter and Chinese traditions was held to honor families.
Grain soft red winter wheat rises above 2.00 at Chicago and St Louis with favorable outlook for Pacific coast wheats. Weather unfavorable for spring planting, stocks in Canada up 43 million bushels, in Argentina down 10 million. Hay feeds firm. linseed meal weak. alfalfa hay softer. Potatoes see heavy movement and frost damage reported. carrot movement remains high. Dairy butter markets firm to higher. Copenhagen price declines due to European output.
The Agricultural Supply section notes April 1 holdings in eggs, Canadian egg and turkey stocks, and hog prices in Chicago along with cattle, sheep, wool, and mohair markets. Frost damage affects strawberries and fruits in several states while early lettuce shipments are forecast to rise significantly.
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