14 Dec 1933
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1933
Page
1
Unable to determine readable facts from the provided OCR fragment. No clear event, person, or organization identified to summarize into a proper newspaper card.
A garbled OCR excerpt from a local race meet notice mentions teams and individuals with unclear names. The legible parts reference a coastal event and a track or athletic meeting dated or held near a seaside location, with scattered references to a pair of sisters and possible competitors.
Vignettes from Coos County recount oddities and daily tales. Bees license quirks and glove wear raise smiles, while residents joke about weather, whist contests, bargain nights, and duck hunting antics. Local figures like Jimmie Albee, Melba Myers, Dot ler, and Frank Larsen appear in playful snapshots of community life.
Miss Itha Clinton announced her engagement to John Graham of Tilaco at an afternoon tea hosted by her mother Mrs Myrtle Clinton in Corvallis. The couple plan a early summer wedding. Clinton a 1938 Oregon State College graduate and Ilwaco teacher, Graham a contractor on the Columbia east of Portland.
Hate departs Tuesday for Meridian Texas to visit a brother a prominent lawyer and former prosecuting attorney. He will tour the South visiting relatives in Tennessee and Kentucky before returning in spring. Health has been poor and doctors advised a climate change for the water.
The Pritchard tomato is a new USA Department of Agriculture variety praised for Oregon gardens. Professor A G Bouquet notes it ripens after Karliana with medium large scarlet fruit, smooth and globular, on a vigorous self topping plant. It was formerly Scarlet Topper and named for late originator F J Pritchard.
A car traveling to Powers skidded on Dead Man's curve Sunday afternoon, flipped twice and landed in the ditch. The wreck left occupants uninjured, including people from Tia Juana Mexico heading to call on Ernest Larson, whose death last winter they did not know about.
A merry group from Myrtle Point drove to Bandon Sunday with dinner in tow and spent the day in a Queen Anne cottage. Participants included Phyllis and Harold Hansen, Mr and Mrs K I Hansen, Mr and Mrs Henry Reas on, Mr and Mrs G L McKay and daughter Harriett, Mrs Henry Schree ter, Ione Parry, Mary Dye Killen Carver, and Edith Smith.
A V. W. Institute dinner is planned in Schroeder hall on Friday evening. The event includes a program with an address and officer introductions, aiming to foster institute activities and fellowship.
Fragmentary OCR notes report an oil station robbery over the past weekend. The text mentions Union Oil Garapeny and a truck theft with wheels and battery details unclear.
Coach Pat Rickard prepares a strong season with a large turnout and a reduced squad of about twenty five. He aims to field a rangy lineup including Hall Carver Ostrander Ray Rasklett Wilson Shields and others as pre season games approach beginning December 1.
Myrtle Point outlines a 14 game season with six non conference and eight conference games. Early slate includes Dec 18 Arago Dec 21 Arago Dec 27 Powers and other dates yet to be finalized with Riverton and additional non conference foes.
A fragment outlines a CCCs program featuring Rev Ranton inviting any youth in the audience who had not...
The CWA project in Myrtle Point moves fast with 33 workers and plans to 50 by Monday. Payroll could reach 150 dollars daily for the town while gravel is spread on about souk miles of streets.
Riverton couple Mr. and Mrs. Broadbent marked their silver wedding with a dinner hosted by friends and relatives. Guests included Paris Ward and family, Iva and Melvin Paris, Lyle Brith, and W. A. Roselle among others from Broadbent.
A local youth from Myrtle presents a piano recital titled Numbera with performances by Finige Fortine and DU. The event highlight includes student musicians and community attendance.
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