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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1935
Page
3
The community celebration featured a Christmastree display, candy badges, and a program led by Sova Chews. Neighbors gathered for the town event with decorations and community participation noted throughout the afternoon.
Fragmentary OCR notes report Masons elect and install officers at a Thursday meeting. Text includes garbled names, times, and places, with readable hints of a lodge event and community notification.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a Legion Auxiliary dance event titled Dance Bee with unclear surrounding text. The readable portion confirms a social gathering may involve evening activities but lacks specific names, dates, or locations.
The article reports a district decision to close schools for two weeks as teachers are away. It notes disrupted classes and planned remote assignments while officials seek substitutes and alternative arrangements.
Attendance records praised for a period of years. Giswold Katrina Gamwuell and Maynard Rovang named outstanding students. Naomi Munro and Jio Rovang receive honorable mention for attendance efforts.
The Bible Standard Church Sunday school held a Christmas program and treat for the children on Saturday evening. Each child received a bag of candy and nuts from the Christmas tree at the church event.
The program featured students and staff performing on scripture readings recitals and pantomimes led by Jarre Kroner and Nowa Munro. Singers dancers and musicians including Milton Stewart Phillis Jean Lent and Donald Clausen performed with chorus and panio numbers. The clubhouse atmosphere was festive and well received with Christmas greens on display.
Residents attended a small club gathering where Mrs Albert Powers served as host. Guests exchanged gifts and enjoyed refreshments while accounting scores and receipts were noted by Mrs Gamwell and Mrs Robina.
Local organizers led by John purses and Mrs Haze laws oversaw a safe event. Community members reported smooth operations and successful access to activities amid cautious oversight.
The Powers Townsend club will nominate officers for the coming year at their next meeting Sunday Dec 29. The election will occur at the first meeting in January. The program featured Mia Slozel Lewio and a list of musical numbers performed by members and guests.
Mrs Harlan Buckingham and Betty and Jimmie travel Friday to Crival to spend Christmas with Mr and Mrs Willis Varney. Mr and Mrs Will Var, James Barton and daughters May and Anne visit Ct relatives. Robinson family at the forest ranger station take a vacation with Mrs Robinson’s parents in Eureka California. Numerous residents visit Marshfield, Roseburg, Myrtle Point, and nearby towns for Christmas.
A wide list of local residents travel for Christmas visiting relatives in California Oregon and elsewhere. Families like La Clair Powers Grove Hillis Spznass Branton and Jackson celebrate at homes in Marshfield Coquille Dallas Corvallis Grants Pass and Crescent City with trees lights and seasonal gatherings.
Gaylord Mr and Mrs Mart Sydnam and their young daughter returned home at Powers after visiting Sydnam's aunt Mrs James Devereux. Several families traveled from Cottage Grove Marshfield Coquille North Bend and Bandon for holidays and to visit relatives including Reese Daniels Mary Richardson Roy Grant and Nelson Decker.
Frances True Cornelia Clausen and Andy Newhouse returned from college to spend holidays with Miss Besai, Barnes, and Mrs Geo Hermann visited Mrs W J Mc Clement and Mrs W A Roselle. The F C True family and Mrs Anna Lund joined the P Lunds in Coquille for Christmas Day, while E C Newhouse and Andy went to Marshfield to celebrate at the Joe Harry home. Stora Massey of Gardiner spent Monday and Tuesday visiting.
George Hermann and Arthur Mermann joined the Townsend club gathering while Elinere and family shared Christmas at home. Ivan Rose and family arrived from Tule Lake California to spend holidays with relatives, as Pearl Roselle and Bessie Barnes stayed near town.
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