The Truth About DAD Gravel Ford Items Friday
A brief column titled The Truth About DAD recounts rural mischief and local chatter. It mentions a visitor stealing a turkey goblet at Ed Lamb's roost, jokes about poverty, a mistaken hawk for a preacher,Dentist Stemmle and Bil Hall, Mike being seen feasting, Dad Ingram returning from a logging camp, Louis Heller and Albert Brign going by in a log drive, and Rev Smith with Hammack hauling shakes for the Fishtrap church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Lamb
Marshfeld
Preacher Smith
Stemmle
Bil Hall
Mike
Dad Ingram
Lookout Point
Louis Heller
Albert Brign
Bald Hill Social Notes Highlight Local Visitors
Bald Hill residents report visitors from nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Frank McNair and Verna Cain called Wednesday at John Lusk's home. Mrs Wm Schellhammer spent Monday with her sister Mrs James Albee in Myrtle Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McNair
Verna Cain
John Lusk
Wm. Schellhammer
James Albee
Myrtle Pont
S W . McClement
McClements
Raymond Barkdoll
Bryce Evernden
Clinton Fry Besse Barkdoll
Virlee Mies
Myrtle Point
John Koch
Bridge
Leonard Watson
Fam.ly
Arago Church Observes Xmas With Program and Visits
Arago notes a Christmas program at the gym put on by the students and choir, with a large Sunday attendance. Families and friends from Myrtle Point, Coquille, Marshfield, and beyond came and went for Christmas visits, while church activities and Bible study filled the week.
Dora Christmas Program Ends with Santa's Visit
Dora school presented its Christmas program on Monday evening December 23 Santa arrived bearing two presents and candy for every child. Mrs A J Mayse was called to Coquille for her sister Mrs Moaia Minard who passed away while there. In Coquille she stayed with her brother Crocket Krantz and niece Indy McCarty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arago
Arthur Jones
Myrtle Point
J F Burtis
Merle Hill
Lyle
Portland
J L. Burtis
James Lewellen
Corvallis
Emily Hickam
Kent
Hickam
Frank Burbank
Ruth Woodward
Bremerton Wash
Rachael Woodward Bernice
Nespie
San Francisco
George Gillespie
Wayne Woodward
Lawrence Barksow
Bert de MerMen
Bert de Muss
Brookings
W T Woodward
Edith Woodward
Sam Root
Broadbent
Betty Blondel
Aiden Butler
Dora
Dora School
Santa
A. J. Mayse
Coquille
Moaia Minard
Crocket Krantz
Ia Indy Are McCarty
Work Begins On Powers Road In Myrtle Point
Local road widening started on Powers Road with dirt used to fill and prepare for oiling. Delbert Sumner began work for the state highway department last Friday as crowds gathered for nearby activities and a community Christmas program. The flu spreads, river overflows, and several residents report illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee
Elsie Forrest
Delbert Sumner
State Highway Department
Robert Palmer
Leonard Watson
Remote School Closed By Flu Flu Epidemic Shuts Local School
The Christmas program and tree were postponed to Monday due to a flu epidemic crowd attendance. School closed Wednesday noon as illness spreads. Mentions Jess Griffey and Mrs James Soth in local notices amid scattered fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Griffey
James Soth
Boy Nears Goal as He Fails to Raise Sum Himself
A youth races toward a stated goal but cannot raise the promised amount alone, triggering a sequence of escalating complications that drive the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ther
Obituary and film notices from Coos County and Marshfield
Funeral services for Angus Hooten aged 73 in Coos County are noted with survivors including Mrs A McHoat and others. The obituary references Marshfield connections and a list of relatives. A double feature preview at Hiland Theatre showcases The Sea Hawk starring Errol Flynn with a New Year program planned.
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Ramparts
Life
Time Magazines
Tuo
Corin
Burts
Ozarks
Gilly
Burns
Una Merkel
Jerry Colonna
Don Wilson
Mandy
Pop Alwass Pavs Rko
Leon Frrol
Turmen
Natei
Troutves
Quille
Angus Hooten
Bridge Anche
Crane Funera
Hes M
Mac Donald
Orford
Harge
BP Hooten
Biases Adson
Errol
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S&s
Ioday Pop
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Thurs
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Hitler
Bob Burns
Round the Mountain
Merkel, Mirandy
Carl Veatch
Bald Hill
Mr Nte
Jesse Dunning
Stephen Aasen
Washington
M Aasen
Hap Rackleff
Arage
Lawrence Rackleff
Scnroeder
Marvin Shaw
Patty
Arian
Rosebury
Antie Shaw
Shaws Wallace
Carl
Corvallis Porspoor
Kenneth Tr McMinns
Mro
Annie Letti
Vire
EF Schroeder
Keith Kribbs
W Bruss
Roy District
Melden Carl
Graybeal
B Levy
Eveing
WCTU
Grace Root
Ernest Watkins
John
Watkins
David Root
John Paul
Robert Munford
B Sevy
Clarence Schroeder
S C McAluster
Frank Muller
I B Sevy
Melden
Ari
Stanley Halter
Albert
Ward Evans Herald Woodward
S. McAllister
Jean
Ho Aaxen
I B. Levy
Leslie Barklow
Marshfield
Clarence Howard
Shirley Mae
Elvir Todd
Tacoma
Tame
L E Hayes
Albany
Mra
Alma Halter
Harold Obheld
Coquttle
Adrian
Francis Keltner
Newberg
C A Keltner
Adrian Halter
Powers Road
W O Watson
Carol
Stanta
Mary Hartley
Truman
Emery Exggers
Ethel
P . Parrish
George Delyrna
Darre
Tuty's
Janis Coffield
Tuty Johnson
UW Jan
Wm. Gurney & Son
Yeate
Howton Brdge
Ausa McHoatt
Met
Mary
Walter Foote
Clarence Hebhawe
Aatal
Anna F Pee
Perity
Roper
Variety Store
Reet
Zella M Moon
Huling Lundy & Sons
Chamber of Commerce
Lions’ Club
Rotary Club
the Myrtle Cafe
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Leslie Goodwin
Myers & Myers
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