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Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1940

Page

6

Community club hosts shower for Mecums friends

Albert hecum family, displaced by a week, attended a miscellaneous shower at L. B Jennings home hosted by the Community club. Guests included Mesdames Frazier, Zinn, Wyrick, Oden, Heath, McMarsters, Smith, England, Cribbins, and Jennings.

Albert Hecum Fanily Ladies of the Community Club L. B Jennings Tom Frazier Barrett Zinn Henry Wyrick Leslie Oden Crag Heath McMarsters James Smith J. B. England Ivan Cribbins L. B. Jennings

Catching Dr. Folks Entertain Visitors

Sunday visitors to Seymour Fosburg included Mr and Mrs William Hegdoh Herbert Miss Melen Payne Mr Gus Roos and others from North Bend Marshfield Myrtle Point and Twin Oaks. Various locals called on Seymour Fosburg Carl Bushnell Milford Epperson and Lyle Wood were among those mentioned with several trips to Myrtle Point Powers and Port Orford noted.

Catching Creek Seymour Fosburg William Hegdoh Herbert Melen Payne Gus Roos North Bend Ed Spargo Marshfield Ray Dement Rosy Warne Myrtle Point Lawrence Barkdoll R Jo West

Truth about DAD medical cures and pills in 1900 era

Special to our files reviews dubious remedies from 1900 era. Claims for Dr Williams Pink Pills cure anemia nerve disorders and many pains. Also touts Cascarets as a cathartic with sensational health effects, reflecting period quackery.

Dr Williams

Local notes and curious asks spill from Myrtle Point items

A jumbled clipping reports a Myrtle Point visitor and a Coquille born collier, a nephew enlisting in the army with training at Hamilton Field, plus ads and stray questions about prison life and tobacco cessation remedies.

Enlicte Mra. Wm. Lundy Elvin Davis Hamilton Feld Calif

Movie Listings Highlight Action Packed Westerns and Disney Reissues

The feature lineup includes The Mark of Zorro with Tyrone Power and Basil Rathbone and a Gene Autry western spoofed as a business executive tale. Also shown are The Great Mec Ginty with Brian Donlevy and Muriel Angelus and Akim Tamiroff plus Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs restored with Ferdinand the Bull and The Three Little Pigs.

Californias Acton Tyrone Power Larda Darcell Basil Rathbone Crale Sondergas Eugene Patette Ant Onmaiyv Gene Mec Ginty Brian Donlevy Muriel Angelus Akim Tamiroff Wihday Europe

Portland Market Livestock Prices and Local Notices Shift

The Portland market shows a week of varied livestock pricing with cattle and hogs down from prior levels. Readers report numerous local visits, housekeeping notes, and community notices from Boswell Springs to Marshfield, spanning travel, family visits, and events in Halls Creek Coquille and Myrtle Point.

Portland Utoan Portland

Local Residents Travel and Social Notes in Coquille Myrtle Point and Roseburg

Mrs Lyle McCulloch and Milas Maxine Barklow visited Coquille last Friday evening. Mr and Mrs William Link and Mrs Bertha Newton visited Myrtle Point on Saturday. William McLyman and Eva Preston shopped in Myrtle Point on Saturday. Alvin Billings and Alton did business in Roseburg on Saturday. Mrs S A Hutchinson and son were in Myrtle Point on Saturday. Floyd Stephens and CJ and son Dale spent time with his parents at Sweet Home. Mrs A D Rolfe and Myrtle Heunesasey, manager of the hotel, resigned and left for Marshfield for an extended stay. Mr and Mrs Ralph Woodring and three children moved to Coquille for farming work.

Kent Marsters Seymour Fosburg Cougar) Jones Myrtle Point Lyle Wood Barbara Lewis Shindell Carl Bushnet Mr. Lekey Arlene Ronald Epp Hatfield Glen Morrison Milton Epperson Powers Lyle McCulloch Milas Maxine Barklow Coquille Mra Willam Link Bertha Newton William McLyman Eva Preston Alvin Billings Alton Roseburg S A. Hutchinson and Son Floyd Stephens Wee Dale D Rolfe Myrtle Heunesasey Ier Nas Arshfield Ralph Woodring Dale Knight H T Leep Jade Mullen

Local Social Notes and Odd Fact on Polar Regions

A series of short notices lists visits and gatherings in various towns including Mortle Faint in Minnesota, Coquille guests, A R Bennett family, Roseburg funeral attendance, Marshfield trips, R E A work, Seaside weekend travels, Broad Bend and Joe McCloskey visits, and a dinner guest. The column ends with a fact contrasting polar bears in the north with penguins in the south and notes their geographic separation.

North Polar South Polar

Hulls and Stalls Drive to Burns on Surgey

Mr and Mrs Elvin Hull and Mr and Mrs Charles Stallard travel to Burns on Surgey where the Stalls have busts neers converted with their rock ranch nearby.

Elvin Hull Charles Stallard Burns Rock

Lie Detector Tests Freely Used in Police Work

Detective Lieut. Harold Mulbar states that lie detector tests cleared half of 22 suspects last year with 11 proven deceptive and 4 confessing. The International City Managers association notes widespread use, listing 18 cites and seven states including Michigan. Tests are required for certain job applicants in Evanston Wichita East Cleveland.

Harold Mulbar Michigan Nulbar International City Managers Association the Association Federal Bureau of Identification Evanston Wichita Kan East Cleveland

Bees See Colors Beyond Human Vision, Ultraviolet Revealed

The American Museum of Natural History reports bees and other insects perceive colors beyond the human visible spectrum. Ultraviolet light appears as patterns invisible to the human eye, and photography shows these patterns differ markedly from human color perception.

Neura

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