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Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1950

Page

4

Local Couples and Visitors Attend Oregon Events

A parade of visitors from California and Washington stay with families in Coos Bay area. Residents host trips to Girl Scout camp near Lake of the Woods, Crater Lake, and Diamond Lakes, with relatives from Eugene Seattle Bakersfield and beyond visiting or traveling through.

Clifford Bartles Wesley Guy Betty Bartles Barbara Guy Lake of the Woods Diamond Crater Lakes

Visitors and Relatives Gather in Local Area News

Mrs Lorna Fletcher and son Larry arrived from Roseville California to visit her brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Chester Noyes. Various extended relatives from Oregon California and Washington visited, fished Winchester Bay, and attended events across town during the week ending with travels to Oklahoma and Long Beach.

Oscar Ostholt Monrovia Cairo Mir Jane Heerer Lorna Fletcher Larry Roseville Calif Chester Noyes Joe Knight Springfield Knight John Arnold Bill Knights James Clinton John Belloni Arnolds Orchard Park Powers H C Dillingham Los Angeles Tom Guerin Jr O C Davenport E. A Krewson Drain

Sitkum Community Notes on Grange, Camp, and Visits

Sitkum residents report Mildred Strode attending Skyline camp at Tumble Falls for a Juvenile Grange convention with a second scholarship in a declamatory contest. Families and friends from McKinley, Roseburg, and Port Orford travel for Grange events, Bible school, and an agriculture instructor's convention. Fern Laird’s Los Angeles trip impressed, while the Moertle Leaf club gathered at Kenneth Laird’s home for an all-day meeting.

Mildred Strode Skyline Tumble Falls Bend Elmer Strode Myldred Ellen Florence Ivar Laird Grange McKinley Alma Unruh Mildred Anderson Bellingham Wash Student Missionary Council Alarold Mullen Charlene Claude Roseby Ted Kirsch Tillamook van Laird Murs Port Laird Ras Clarno Orvalhis Belle Laird Ivan Laird Ed Aberneths

Bill Would Grant Dictatorial Powers Under Wartime Authority

A reader argues that the pending Spence Bill and HR 9176 would grant the president near total power in wartime under the banner of national defense. The letter criticizes government secrecy and warns of potential dictatorship, urging opposition and noting wartime controls like price, rationing, and allocation measures. Griffin was admitted Friday to Mast hospital for treatment and was reported ill.

Ss H Harry Truman United States Korea OPA War Production Board Congress M Griffin Mast Hospital

Local residents attend events and recoveries across Catching Creek area

Mr and Mrs Clay Williams return home after surgery at Scared Heart hospital in Eugene. Miss Dorothy Williams comes from Portland to assist parents. Mr and Mrs Farrell Rankin and Johnie Moyers attend a birthday event for Mrs Frank Downing, Rankin’s mother. Catching Creek Community Club hosts a chicken supper and meeting. A county road project near the church includes widening and a fill. Ray Barklow traps a large black bear. Others visit kin in Brownsville and Myrtle Point. families travel and tend farm duties. local residents assist Francis, the youngest.

Clay Williams Perneens Illiams Scared Heart Hospital Eugene Dorothy Williams Portland Farrell Rankin Johnie Moyers Bridge Frank Downing Downing Rankin'sa Catching Crack Community Club Ray Barklow J. C. Meyer C . Bushnell Warren Rema Sharon Brownsville le Wood Barbara Don Wood Earl Wood Margaret Wood Myrtle Point Linda Francis Thomas Lawson Bob Jim Bushnell Coos Bay W E Ralph Bob Neil Dorothy Hensley Mary

Local visitors share a quiet afternoon with Bushnells

Lee Bushnell and Miss Arlene Lakey visit Mr and Mrs C C Bushnell while Mr and Mrs P F Bartlett and Allen spend a leisurely week afternoon with the same hosts.

Lee Bushnell Arlene Lakey P. F. Bartlett Allen C. C. Bushnell

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