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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1931
Page
2
Community rummage sales at the corner hotel room run Friday and Saturday with proceeds to Natalday. O ES and Ladies Aid activities listed. Local visits include Mrs Ed Carter and Frank True returning from medical events, while Allen Barker and Pat Rickard dine with Dr Birch in Marshfield.
A week in review notes travel by Frank Fairland from Baraboo to spend winter with relatives, a Presbyterian Ladies Aid Christmas party with gift exchanges and refreshments, Mrs Ruisberger visiting Portland with son Johnnie, and Dey assisting in the Novelty store. University of Oregon Gamma Alpha Chi initiates six students, with Velma Hamilton among the new members. Betty Preston hosts a Clarke studio birthday party with friends and family enjoying games and refreshments.
Regular services Sunday school at 9 45 communion and preaching at 11 Christian Endeavor at 6 80 evening service at 7 30 Rev Leavitt to deliver messages Sunday and weeklong revival in Myrtle Point Minister Jacob B Moomaw to lead attendees Come hear him
Thirty one Oregon counties receive 122557.51 from the 25 percent fund of gross receipts from the 14 national forests. Malheur leads with 24686.66 for roads and schools. Deschutes ranks second with 16426.05 for several counties. Cascade at 14721.31 funds for Lane and Douglas. Regional Forester Buck notes the payments are federal transfers under a May 23 2008 act.
At Oregon State College in Corvallis 14 of Coos county's 66 registrants come from Myrtle Point and vicinity. The list includes Robert Bryant, Wayne Carver, Elizabeth Dement, Ferris McKay, Reneva Volkmar, Claude Gerlach and others across commerce, agriculture, forestry and engineering programs.
Regional data show 3,068,987 visitors to 22 national forests in Oregon and Washington in 1931. Mount Hood leads totals while Snoqualmie and Olympic forests post large gains. camping and auto travel rise as rail and bus travel drop.
A Portland area reader reports the Household recipes in The Herald are very good and worth using. The Herald hopes housewives in Myrtle Point and nearby communities also find them worthwhile.
Large nightly audiences attend the Church of Christ evangelist Teddy Leavitt meetings. The text invites community churches from Arago Broad bent Bridge Powers to join. Leavitt preaches salvation through Christ with an open invitation to become a Christian today. Weekend admission priced at 1.00 for adults and 0.25 for children.
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