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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
6
A tractor rolled over during a steep hillside incident pinning Keller briefly. He escaped with cuts and bruises, no broken bones, and recovered to normal function by the next day. Keller, a Minnesota native, plans to host an open house for Governor Stissen during Senator McNary’s ceremony.
Numerous brief items describe visits and travel across towns in Oregon and nearby from Cle Elum to Myrtle Point. People such as Mrs Mary Rogers, Miss May, Gordon Medford, Clyde Beaty, Faye Lay, Charles Curtis, Mary, Bobby, Harold Horton, Alice, Edward, Ms C C Morgan, and many others are listed with relatives and destinations including Tacoma, Coquille, Gold Beach, Medford, North Bend, Ontario, Cave City, and Yellowstone. Several trips involve family gatherings, medical treatments, and vacation plans with mentions of local hosts and hospitals.
Twin Oaks M and Mrs A R Davenport and Ernest Davenport returned Sunday from Humboldts county California after attending a fair in Ferndale and visiting relatives. Mrs Carl Kean and Paul and Pat ty of Albany visited the Davenport home last week and remained until school starts. Mrs Kean returned home while her children stayed to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Chris Nelson left for Salem to visit their daughter Esther and then Portland for a few days. Mrs Carl Hogan of Gilchrist arrived to collect her daughters Ilene and Eleanor Floyd who have spent five weeks with grandparents Mrs P A Michael and Miss Barbara Sechrist of Olympia Washington. Miss Sechrist, a former resident, visits Coos county for the first time in 33 years. Mr and Mrs R W Haughton of Blue River hosted a dinner with Kenneth joining for a short visit. Mr and Mrs Ellis Shull traveled to Talio Ti for a visit Sunday.
Sunday callers included Mr and Mrs O W Finch and Chalott at Dwight Culver home with Mr and Mrs Lawrence Knight and Mr and Mrs Charles Butler plus Louise and Jerry of Coquille. Hospital checkup for Tommy Culver following appendectomy shows good progress. Mrs Culver and others attended and meals were served at multiple gatherings.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Alpaugh of Marshfield nee Charmian Knight welcome a son born Monday August 19 1949 at their home. This is their second child and second son named Stanley Jerome.
Mrs Rees Daniels hosted a stork shower assisted by Mrs F Medlock in honor of Mrs Thomas Luttrell at the Daniels home on Friday. Guests included Mesdames Pearl Ruble Tesse¢ Ellen Watson Winifred Newbury Ethel Eggers Jaly Dement Bruce Henry H 0D Panes Carew Bones Charles Wagner Kermit Haven James Devereux George Boren AH Howard Roy Grant Clinton Carman Fay Young Robert Palmer Charles Knight Louis Land W P Lear Haine plus eight children. Refreshments were served. Crew from Redding and Bend joined later. funeral services for Lee Roy Belcher of Glendale were attended in Gen dale. He was 19.
Marshfield and Oakland area relatives gathered for a Devereux family reunion in Strongs Grove. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Thomas Devereux and Margaret. Rose Mary. Mrs David Devereux and Diane. Sister Loretta of Holy Name academy Seattle. Mr and Mrs Jack Riesche and son John Portland. and Mr and Mrs James Devereux. Some could not attend, while Mr and Mrs James McWilliam and Mr and Mrs Carey Bones were guests at other gatherings nearby.
Miss Myr Sargent, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arve Sargent, will wed Edward Freeman as Kathryn Sumertin and Virginia Pearson hosted a pre nuptial shower at the Sumerlin home. Numerous society guests from Myrtle Point attended, with other gatherings including bridge at Mrs E C Barker's, Altar Society at St Anns, and a Presbyterian Ladies Aid meeting, plus Sunday school picnic activities and local visits and travels around Coquille and nearby towns.
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