Local residents named in incomplete Hof informal list
Fragmentary OCR mentions Phyllis Welton and others tied to Hof Myrtle Point Medford and surrounding names. No clear event or date found.
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR mentions Phyllis Welton and others tied to Hof Myrtle Point Medford and surrounding names. No clear event or date found.
A local item reports Joe Sinks at Comule Road in Myr Myr. The fragmentary note mentions a person and place with unclear context. Further detail is not readable.
Tax figures show changes across several property categories. Merchandise, chinery, furniture, boats, farm implements, livestock and miscellaneous values, with full values, ratio-based assessments, and dollar increases or decreases to total tax base.
The Coquille Garden Club flower show honored Myrtle Point gardens with several top winners. Henry Schroeder won second for a basket of gladioli while Mrs. E. C. Barker earned a red ribbon for a pink pond lily and hydrangea.
Seal Bros Circus brings two hours of wholesome entertainment to the river road grounds in Myrtle Point. The show features the big midway side show with educational and entertaining acts, cotton candy and balloons. Two performances are scheduled for August 10 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., with doors opening an hour earlier.
Sgt Denver Winfield Greer son of Mrs Scott W Greer Myrtle Point Oregon graduated from the surgical technician procedure course at Medical Field Service School Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas. The program trains officers and enlisted personnel for medical service and the graduates will be assigned to important technical jobs in the medical department.
Walter Smith of Norway Oregon has finished weeks of intensive ROTC Summer camp training at Fort Lewis Washington. The program gives cadets practical field experience with Army equipment and observation of regular troops. Upon completing college, he will receive a commission as a second lieutenant in the Organized Reserve Corps.
The audience honored long marriages including 6244 years as a record. The Corn-Fed Canaries quartet performed, with J. L. Smith O. T. Gant Earl Leslie and Kenneth Talley. Senator William Walsh spoke, pledging support for funding county historical societies and recounting Oregon’s early history.
Provisional government praise for pioneers and good work under adverse conditions. Inez Chase honored for 12 years as secretary with a gift. J B Norton praised for raising 3600 through 100 sponsors for the Coos-Curry Pioneer History and to continue collecting. Officers elected include Bert Gould president and multiple directors from Coquille, Arago, Myrtle Point, Coos Bay, and others. appreciation notes to local institutions and libraries accompany the closing benediction.
The writer notes fond regard for the departing game commissioners while criticizing their deference to fieldmen over hunters and anglers. Despite broad disagreement on game affairs, the piece acknowledges sincere effort and extends well wishes as the commissioners leave.
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