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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1961
Page
2
The Senior class at Myrtle Point INA sponsors a rummage sale at the American Legion hall December 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Profits around 112 dollars. Attendance notes show nearly one fifth of the high school absent November 11 due to influenza.
The entry notes that at 21:30 p.m. he was the first blind student to enter a public high in Michigan. After graduation he became a student at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music where she soon became a pianist.
Sunday visitors at the Berlyn Huntley home included Mr and Mrs Tracy Cribbins from Gravelford and Mr and Mrs Chub Loomis from Coquille visiting Henry Roth. Other stops included Myrtle Point and Coquille to see Santa Claus plus extended family visits from Em pire and nearby households.
Detailing league standings and individual achievements. High games include Mabel Lane and Barbara Clinton at 201 nets. Ellen Gray tops with 591 gross and 555 net series, while Agne Story and Clinton notch 22 percent highs.
High team gross game was Church Pontiac 788. BPS Logging led team gross series with 22177 and net series 2001. Lois McClellan top not only with 238 in gross but 203 in net. Wilma McCarthy posted 549 net and Verna Day 617 in gross.
Broadbent church hosts a Friday night Christmas music program with a guest group from Bridge Community Church and a Sunday school Christmas program on December 17. The Broadbent Extension Unit meets December 13 to plan “Music with Merangues” and a Christmas gift exchange. Broadbent Elementary and 3rd 4th grade classes rehearse for the December 14 program with a dress rehearsal on December 16. The P T O meets December 12 with a gift collection for children and a juvenile grange led program. Wedding notices mark the marriage of Miss Susan Wright to Mr Jerry O Sullivan in Myrtle Point. Community members gather for anniversaries and visits at local homes.
The C O G club will not meet again until January 1962 after the Dee Christmas gathering. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. George Hampton at a Golden Wedding anniversary with over 100 in attendance. Other visits included families from Greenacres Coquilie Paradise Bridge Cottage Grove and Sunny Valley with various relatives and friends mentioned.
Thomas C. Christian aviation machinist mate third class USN son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Christian of Powers Oregon was promoted on November 16 while serving with Patrol Squadron Four based at Naha Air Base Okinawa Promotions for Navy enlisted personnel come from semi annual fleet wide competitive examinations
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