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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
4
Editorial greets teachers and pupils returning to grade and high schools. The town awaits a busier season as summer quiet ends and readers are invited to engage with community and world issues, while the editor jokes about pretending to know more than readers.
Aug 3 19 1 Mrs Mason left for Boston Mass after visiting daughter Mrs Schiller B Hermann here for a year John Felsher of San Francisco departed Aug 25 1911 H Pearce the harness man reports a White Orpington pullet hatched at four and a half months Mrs Ben McMullen and Miss Bernice Chandler hunted four bucks at Chandler ranch on Floras Creek their first big game hunt Sept 1 1921 The entire logging industry of the region remains in view.
Broadbent neighbors and relatives share Sunday visits and casual gatherings. Families from Allegeany Marshfield Coquille North Bend Myrtle Point and Willows visit the Hessmann and Hermann households while new mill work begins on Rhoda creek road and locals travel for hospital and family events.
Salem town reports a special traffic officer Williams led a wholesale arrest of truckmen after weighing loads. Operators protest and plan to pursue a test case to the Supreme Court if needed. ER C Barker returns, living well on venison steaks. Aug 27 1931 notes include Dement family trip to Hubboard and Portland, Lila joining parents, Madge Hawley. Hiram Hatcher, Civil War veteran, 84, afflicted by a broken hip after 14 months at home.
Mr. D. K. Bowen of Forest Grove and Mrs. Bowman traveled Monday after visiting Mrs. Bowman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hermann, at Broadbent.
Verbytarian and Methodist services listed with times and topics. Pastor Hugh T Mitchelmore speaks on The Christian Work and Conversation with infant dedication at close. No evening service in August. Choir rehearsal Thursday. Methodist with Rev T J Pryer features topics John Urges Christian Love Exalted Privileges and an anti liquor league message by N Hicks. KOOS broadcast Sept 2 3 4 2 30 to 8 pm. Additional Bible classes communion and Christian Endeavor noted.
Mev D J Kelly conducts service at 8 a m on the first, second and third Sundays each month with a 10 a m mass on the fourth Sunday and a priest Mase presiding at 8 a m on Sundays.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Barker and daughter Holly Jo of Spokane arrived Friday for a week with Mr and Mrs KC Barker. Before returning home they plan to visit friends in Medford.
Local column lists Cooper family rows and school ties with Denver coaching links at University of Denver. Dallas Returne Frederick Dallas leads Myrtle Point band prep as they gear up for Coos County Fair, while numerous relatives visit and attend a Stevens family reunion in Myrtle Point with attendees from Eugene, Portland, Powers, and beyond.
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