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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1939
Page
3
Arago residents welcomed visitors from Coquille Myrtle Point and Marshfield for dinners and social events. The week featured church Bible study, a birthday celebration for Mrs Halter, and community gatherings at Ward Evans and Arago homes.
Sunday visitors included Broadbent Frank True of Marsh leid and Mrs. C S Masse of Florence. Overnight guests were Mr and Mrs. Charles Sieck jr of Norway and the Myers. Weekend visitors included Delos Delyria and son Derl Dean, and Ed and Ray Emery families. Estele Spiva returned home from Eugene to finish term. Albert Panter and L T Hosgite attended activities in the area.
East Dora residents report about one inch of snow on the ground Tuesday morning. Mra Ida Down and Mre J B O Sullivan of McKinley visited, while Lorraine Noyes called Sunday. I C Oberman and Hazel Oberman were among visitors and school was affected by sore threats earlier in the week.
The December 1937 takeover of the Murphys company by Capt Beach E Taber followed by a March 1988 transition to leadership under Lieut Frederick Leidel propelled Camp Zitkum to become a top Medford CCC unit. The unit focuses on road maintenance and fire suppression with 6000 man hours logged in 1938 without injuries. Command shifted to Lieut Otto Helweg USNR on December 16 1938, boosting the unit from sixth to second in the Medford District with Ensign William Himmel USNR added as Junior Officer making the staff Navy-led.
Sitkum families and friends from Falls City vacationed in Myrtle Point with extended relatives from Dora and Pleasant Hill. Myrtle Leaf club held a full day meeting at Mrs Arthur Jenkins home with secret friend planning and officer elections. A skating party at the gym and several dinner gatherings followed over the weekend.
The grange sponsored an attendance contest and the dinner was hosted by the losing side for the winning team. Monday saw the first real snow in the valley with about an inch accumulating.
Mr and Mrs Giles Harris visited Mrs Robert Trigg this past week. Mr and Mrs Henry Bing and son Billy left to visit relatives at Rogue River. Mr and Mrs William Watson and Dorothy were Friday visitors at Guy Mann. Fred Hobson called on Guy Mann. Mr and Mrs Henry Horte were Sunday guests of Mrs Hobert Trigg. The list of visitors included Mr and Mrs C Guy Mann and Implied local residents attended a party at the Miller home with dancing and refreshments.
Dora Perry Crowley and Harry Harry enjoyed Friday dinner with A J Mayse and Levert Iverson families. Crowley guests visited J L Crosby and hospital patient Croby. Harvey Osbon hosted by Gail Bunch. Eula Mae Gontif Lee stayed with Perley Crowley. Miss Eula Mase of Mast hospital weekend at home. Mayse and Eula dined with Mack Crumley at Fat Elk. Harold Shepherd Calleen joined Gill household Sunday afternoon.
The Ladies of the community club hosted a kitchen shower last Thursday for Mrs Henry Wyrick as the Wy ricks lost their home in a prior week fire. The afternoon featured quilting and lunch for Mesdames Will Fish Arve Sergent Edger Cribbins Manicy Cribbans Francia Cribbins Ivan Cribbins O C Payton Barrett Zinn Frank Mecum I B England Frank Rountree Leslie Oden Arvie Potter Withers Arthur Hiliabold W oR Cribbins Henry Worrick LB.
Jennings and Misses Bonnie Peyton Jean Cribbins Eive Cribbins and Maude Jennings visited at the Leslie Oden home. Mrs Leslie Oden and Louig spent Friday with Mrs LB. Mr and Mrs Frank Rountree visited the Leslie Oden home Sunday. The first snow of the year fell Sunday evening with about three inches by Monday morning, most melting by Tuesday afternoon.
Catching Creek Elmer Stanword and Ralph Wilson spent the weekend in Coquille. Several families and residents including Mr and Mrs Ladelbert Rema end on Snyder and Ar and Mrs C V Bushnell visited Myrtle Point. Ace Carman returned home Friday. Miss Erma Segsworth and Thomas Lawson were callers, with weather noting the first snow of the season.
Fragmentary line notes two investors named Taconite Sae moving toward higher ground in a local economic maneuver. Details are unreadable.
Dement Creek No. 86 school district met at the Tee Bons Hill location at 2 oclock. Election results show Lockhart and two terms filled by Sey. W. D. Ray and Zette were Marshfield visitors. Albert Brown spent the weekend on Dement Creek and returned to his logging camp job. Jack Thomas stayed with George and Harold Doss. Lockhart attended the W. D. zy home last Thursday. Willis Chandler and Tom Charley Flood conducted business in Myrtle Point. George and Harold Doss, Ken non, and Vivienne Lockhart visited Jack Ruth and Opal Thomas Sunday.
Mr and Mrs BE Emery of South Coos River visited several days last week and were joined by friends and family in a casual social gathering. The brief item notes local residents and a brief visit.
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