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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1947
Page
8
A Youth Fellowship group organized at the Methodist church invites seventh and eighth graders from any church to join. Mrs. William Bell is named leader and meetings will be held each Monday evening in the church basement.
Mrs A L Powrie served as hostess for the Pinochle club on Wednesday night. Guests included Mesdames Clarence Strong Lyle Carver Lyle Knox af Coquille Mitchel Myers Clinard Mast Ed gar Williams and John Arnold.
Mrs IMable Curtis opens a beauty shop at Seventh and Harris in Powers after moving from a local shop. The new cement building hosts an advanced Supersonic wave machine and modern fixtures, aiming to be the most up to date salon in Coos county.
Purdy, county superintendent, reports census figures with 4 552 boys and 4 31 girls. Coos Bay leads three first class districts with 1 547 minors, followed by North Bend 1 123 and Coquille 904. Myrtle Point ranks fourth with three minors. Empire 496, Bandon 425, Bunker Hill 320, East Side 266, Powers 246.
The Myrtle Point Bobcats fall 29 to 47 in a Tuesday night practice game against the Bucks on the home floor. Readiness shows in zone defense versus man to man as referees apply new clinic interpretations. season opener vs Band scheduled, Bucks travel to Powers on December 18.
Mrs Maude Haga plans a two room and kitchenette apartment addition on Fourth street. Mr and Mrs Bert Meade have returned to the city and live temporarily with their daughter Mrs E West. A girl was born at Mc Auley hospital in Coos Bay to Mr and Mrs D C Bennett on December 10 weighing 7 pounds 10 1/2 ounces as the first child in the family.
Dr and Mrs John G Mitchel and rs. Joseph Collette, guests of Rev and Mrs Richard Cochran, spent a month in Central America. They traveled from Los Angeles by auto to Mexico City then flew to Guatemala Honduras Costa Rica and Nicaragua with rail bus and mule used on a three day side trip.
Oak Park's Favorite, a Brookfield Dairy cow owned by George E. Dix, completed an official register record of 8352 pounds milk and 401 pounds butterfat after ten months of twice daily milking. Sired by Foremost Repeater, the cow was supervised by Oregon State College and reported to the American Guernsey Cattle Club for approval and publication.
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