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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1949
Page
7
Mrs. George Hoffman underwent major surgery Monday at Mast hospital. Visitors include Dr and Mrs James Richmond and others from Coquille Portland and Eugene. The Presbyterian Ladies plan a Christmas Bazaar December 10 at Henry A Schroeder and Sons store.
Mrs Elmer Bell returned Tuesday morning from a two week vacation to Portland and Seattle visiting friends. Lupt and Mrs Gareth Goddard with children were in Eugene Monday on school business. Mr and Mrs Ben Daniels and family traveled to Roseburg Sunday to visit Mr Daniels' father D P Daniels. Mrs J M Myers, president of the Business and Professional Women's club, attended a Portland board meeting with Coquille ladies including Dr Gutman Florence Barton and Mabel Hughes returning Sunday night by bus. Mr and Mrs Tom Guertin left Tuesday for Springfield to see granddaughter Paul Brunson and husband. they plan to return this week. The Ret. D S Royal club will hold a food and needlework bazaar at 10 am Dec 17 at Grays Home Furnishing Store in the city.
Moons Hardware advertises free turkeys for Christmas with an in-store stop and details on how to receive one. The offer invites customers to visit the shop to learn the eligibility steps and participate in the seasonal giveaway.
The Way West by A B Guthrie Jr offers a vivid Oregon Trail novel about 1840s land life and wagon trains. Edwin Van Syckle's Our People chronicles Fry family westward movements shaping Columbia River and Grays Harbor lumber history.
William Ballard aged 73, of Silverton Oregon, died November 24, 1949. A funeral service was held November 28 at Eckman Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Arthur Bates officiating, The Garden and The Old Rugged Cross sung by The Alpine Quartet, pallbearers were nephews and family. Interment followed at Bell Crest Memorial Park in Salem.
PFC Homer Huntly, son of Mr and Mrs Undertly of Myrtle Point, completes auto mechanical school at Army Service School in Japan and returns to Company B 8th Engineer Battalion First Cavalry Division in Tokyo with the Eighth Army.
Under Rev Chas Wolf and Rev Barnett the Church of the Brethren holds services at the parsonage. Preaching occurs each Sunday at 11 with Sunday school at 10.
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