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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1930
Page
8
The city churches unite for a union Christmas service at the High School auditorium on Sunday evening. Mike Fay Irvine leads the glee clubs with no admission charged. The program includes carols, a Christmas story, readings, and vocal solos by club members and local soloists.
The Red division of the Presbyterian Sunday school will crown Miss Kathryn Hamilton as queen tonight in a ceremony in the church social parlors. Attendants include Princess Ann Harlocker and Helen Lund with train bearers Kathryn Sumerlin and Woree Randyman.
A Sunday morning feature includes a solo by Vincent Arrington and a Christmas anthem from the choir. The pastor preaches How Shall We Think of Christmas. Sunday school meets at 11 00 am and next Sunday the primary class rehearses for the Christmas program on December 21. The Epworth League gathers at 6 20 but there is no Sunday evening service due to a union high school Christmas program in the high school auditorium.
Oregon cooperatives warn against proposed branding on certain locally produced goods. A resolution by the Oregon Cooperative Council urges opposition, cites cost and interference, and asks federal Farm Board to notify cooperatives of new competition entering the state.
Miss Woodward spoke of her year end trip to the Philippine Islands sharing customs from the Orient. She displayed curios brought home and described eastern practices to a welcoming audience at the high school program. The PT A circle praised by attendees for a lively evening with music skits and readings.
A high school and some of its pupils served the refreshments to the crowd after the program, providing hospitality and a closing gesture to attendees.
The Juniors of the high school present The Nut Farm tomorrow evening after much diligent practice. The very funny show has been seen in parts at various venues, and the full play is expected to draw a packed house. excitement builds for a successful performance.
Friends of Miss Zona Kelly and Miss Lois Ray celebrate their advance to nine months training as nurses at Immanuel hospital in Portland and receive caps marking the milestone. The gesture brings congratulations from their circle of friends.
Mr Ben Burgess hosted a birthday dinner Tuesday for Mrs J H Yarbrough and himself. The table held two birthday cakes with pink candles and green trim as Finley Schroeder and family, Fred Yarbrough and family, Wallace Warner and family, Wim Lawrence, Mrs Gant, and Burgess relatives attended.
Robbers rifled a chicken house on the Chase property taking a number of hens. In the same incident entry was gained at the Holt Chase cannery with unspecified items taken. Betty Roberts is slowly recovering from a flu illness that kept her bedridden several days.
The Coos county school men's club met to set this year’s debate dates February 18 and 19. Teams will argue both sides of the chain stores issue with negatives traveling first night to Marshfield and the affirmative visiting Coquille the following evening. North Bend debates here. Bandon visits Coquille. J. W. Carlson has been ill with the flu since last Saturday but is gradually improving.
L H Pearce adds a parking strip to his corner lot at Fourth and Maple after laying a fine concrete walk on two sides. Chas Butler finished removing an old barn on Maple near Eighth, with other derelict barns recently razed on the old Dodd Buell place at Sixth and Willow.
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