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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1936
Page
6
Local society notes detail visits and calls by residents and guests across Myrtle Point, Roseburg, Coquille, Bandon, and surrounding towns. Families including the Wilsons, Piatt, Rob ers, and Littles are listed with trips to Seattle, Portland, and California.
Halls Creek area residents report hay hauling on the Robison place with Gulstrom and Bark low assisting. Ethan Parker departed Sunday for Bunker Hill for several days to visit friends. Mrs. George Hendy of Charleston visited Mr and Mrs B B Watkins from Malle Creek joined by Mr and Mrs Robert Mustford and Leathe.
Mrs Otut Annie Deardorff and families connected to the Watkinses host and visit in Eureka Arago and Myrtle Point. Ernest Watkins and relatives entertain guests. trips to Mount Vernon and Bandon accompany social calls, hospital news, and small-town travel across Oregon communities.
Article recalls the Arch Ledge claim near Myrtle Point, once easy to access, now a dense wilderness. It notes men quitting mines for others and the possibility of richer deposits, inviting locals with memories of the Arch Ledge to share precise location details.
Homemakers from Coos and Douglas counties attended an August 5 to 9 recreation camp at Eel Creek near Lakeside. The program featured meals, crafts, swimming, and evening campfire readings with Miss Lucy Case and Mr Osborne coordinating activities. Attendees included Paula L Anderson, Olive Barber, Mildred Benham, and many others from Coquille, Marshfield, Myrtle Point, North Bend, and surrounding towns.
The readable text mentions Twin sets and place names with scattered references to people and locations including Star ranch and Washington state. It appears as a damaged OCR fragment listing multiple names and terms with no coherent event or clear narrative.
A fragmented listing names residents including Mrs Elfrids Robson Eva Rogers Ollie Rose Marstfield Marie Schmidt Norway NM Piovie Sumerlin Morrie Pont Reba Swenson Mary Thompson and Bandon.
A fragmented OCR style directory snips dozens of names and addresses. It mentions Anderson Jawkout Bridge, William Baker on 4th, Barker Jewelry on Spruce street, John Bilings at street 42, and many other residents and shops across Spruce Alder and Dorr areas.
Raymond Dass and Arthur Dove are among several residents admitted to the hospital last week for medical treatment. Rex Pierce, Dallas Farmer, and Dorothy Jennings underwent procedures including tonsil and adenoids removal, hernia operation, nasal operation, and appendectomies.
Funeral services were held for Lafe Corrwell of Arago at Schroeder Bros Mortuary on Saturday August 8 1936 following his death in Salem. Interment was at Upper Fishtrap cemetery. Surviving family includes wife Jane Culbertson and nine children with several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mourners included siblings and relatives from Coquille and nearby communities. Mrs Cora May Hansen, 48, died in August 1936 in a Nor Bend hospital. Funeral services were conducted at Schroeder Funeral Home in Myrtle Point with burial at Myrtle Point cemetery. Survivors include husband Mose Hansen and prominent local connections in Langeis.
Fragmented OCR text lists birth notices with unclear names and dates. The fragment mentions Moe Alden Warner and various garbled phrases that do not form a clear birth announcement.
An OCR damaged fragment reports social events hosted by Mrs John Arnad and others, mentioning a Wednesday gathering, August dates, and local attendees. It references society entertainment, wartime or community activities, and upcoming local notices in a period-voice style.
Disjointed lines reference a hospital setting with mentions of COR Wolfe, Moog, and various unclear actions. The text suggests emergency or medical activity but lacks full context, names, dates, or outcomes.
A string of hospital cases last week details injuries from accidents and illnesses. Patients include Eleanor Gurney and Charles Johnson with head and facial injuries, and Roy Whobrew and Eliabeth Varner undergoing minor procedures or admissions. Several others suffered cuts, lacerations, or tonsil removals, with varying outcomes and dismissals.
Treatment updates list multiple patients at the Garoutte Brothers Fat facility and local hospital. Names include Peweretd Davind and Mrs. Richard Arnold with varying recovery stages from ankle, skull, and back injuries. Several patients show improvement and planned discharges while others remain hospitalized.
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