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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
4
Community correspondents recount Thanksgiving visits and meals with family neighbors from Ross Cera to Coquille and Empire. Local residents including J W Hughes and many families shared dinners and calls while Norway school noted honor roll and upcoming Santa event.
Friday and Saturday guests gathered at the Bald Hill area households. Mrs Edward Huntley hosted a Friday dinner with neighbors from John Luk home and Marshall Burnett family from Myrtle Point. Additional callers included Mrs A L Crawford and Catherine Parrish.
Thanksgiving gatherings flourish across local families and friends in Coos Bay Myrtle Point Bandon Drain Marshfield and Oakland. Residents recount dinners visits and thanks with numerous households hosting kin and neighbors including Durrell Mead Wilson Watson Sherman and Laird families along with residents from Cove and Keke sharing meals and goodwill.
Weekend social activity includes Colleen of Twin Oak visiting Saturday evening with M and M Edward Huntley and Colleen staying overnight with Mr and Mrs Claude Randier. Edward Huntley and Varce visited Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Barce in Waser ypert bP dus. Continuity of Thanksgiving gatherings mentioned among several households.
Dora John Gearhart visits Corvallis for Thanksgiving with J N Gearhart family. Numerous local households host dinners and guests including Psaur and A Mayse, Joe Jock, Mrs Macle Crumley, Mr Durnam, Luther Ison, Wallace Murdock, Gail Bunch, and others. A community dance at the building last week netted about 30 dollars. multiple callers share Sunday visits and weekend gatherings across Fat Elk, Brewster Valley, and surrounding areas.
Halls Creek hosts include Mr and Mrs Jolin Damron and Jack and Emma Lou of Bandon staying with Mr and Mrs Ernest Watkins. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs B B Wak ns and Mrs Martha McNair on Friday. North Bend guests Theodore Haberly and children from Myrtle Point called on Oluf Ansen, with Jean and Maryhelen Watkins present.
Chinese girl Hoahing defeats Rosemary Thomas to capture the girls junior lawn tennis championship at Wimbledon England earning the title and cup. She later travels to Marshfield and Bandon where she visits relatives, attends a Christian Endeavor party, and spends Thanksgiving holidays with family.
A brief classified notice advertising truck and automobile insurance services with a contact phone number 11 B 11. The ad emphasizes policy options and availability.
The fragment mentions John Demren and Shalems Lea as Bankey sellers in Nest Bont, but details and context are unclear. Further readable text needed for a complete card.
A playful column hints at a sponsorship from a safety razor maker to fuel jokes about whiskers. The writer jokes about calf lovers and the notion of waiting until the cows come home, signaling a lighthearted, ironic tone.
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