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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
7
Local residents and visitors are listed with movements visits and occupations across Myrtle Point Coos Bay and nearby towns. Notable items include Bob Davis returning from Ogden and plans for a Coos Bay branch, teaching changes at Myrtle Point Union High, and multiple travels to Portland Seattle and California for family visits weddings and church events.
The column details a family reunion for James D. Clinton celebrating a second annual picnic with many relatives from Oregon cities. plus Legion Auxilary meeting plans, Bridge club entertainments, a school lunch workshop in Coos and Curry counties, Arlo Duncan’s seventh anniversary, Shull family reunion in Klamath Falls, and St Marks Episcopal Guild meeting August 29.
In the church, Mrs. Austin Dodge will preside as president at the meeting scheduled for p. m. The event details indicate a formal gathering with Mrs Dodge at the helm.
Myrtle Point Baptist church schedules a Saturday August 27 program at 8 p m showing The Great Discovery a full length color sound film starring Colleen Townsend High school and college students are especially invited and the film is promoted as a strong soul winning Christian message for youth.
Myrtle Point High School outlines five home football games for 1955 with reserve seats at 1.25 dollars per game and season reservations at six dollars. Interested buyers send payment to athletic director Bob Hoefs.
Dr R W Miles of Portland has succeeded Dr R C Riedel in the optical offices once run by Dr T De LaRue in the Laird building Coquille and is now in charge. Miles is a Pacific University graduate practicing in Portland for more than a year. He is married with one son and the family will move to Coquille once housing is arranged.
Joe West of Remote died at Mast hospital on Saturday. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p m at Schroeder Funeral home. He lived in the area for 68 years and was engaged in logging. Survivors include daughter Mrs Clarence Hills of Arago, son Thoren A West of Arago, two grandchildren, brothers Melvin of Grants Pass and James of Central Point, and sister Mrs Nyesmith of California.
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