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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1935
Page
2
Scant readable text shows a post office reference at Meerito Point Oregon and mentions second class matter. No clear event or date available.
Sunday dinner guests and visits among Barnett Hooton Culver and Brownson families are noted along with a stork shower for Mrs Gumm. School news reports Arbor Day assembly with Lantern slides and a Norway life exhibit, plus Lincoln's birthday program and a sixth grade reading class play in preparation.
Community notes sustained interest as Rev Frank Cohen leads his Bible studies for a third week. The report lists local members attending and names a long line of soloists, quartets, and church activities including quilting, potluck, and a birthday event.
The page notes numerous family visits after church services including Mr. and Mrs. W Ray Parker and family, Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Ansen, the McAllisters visiting Myrtle Point, and several gatherings at the Gillespies, Bresslers, Rackleffs, and related households. It also lists school roll calls, sports results, and student names across Arago and Coquille with local teachers and grades.
Local social page records weekend visits and meals at the A R Davenport home in Coquille Miss Audris Davenport of Marshfield spent a weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs A R Davenport and family Mr and Mrs Verneady and children Robert and Dorothy Gear C MacKerow Stan and Dur Sechir dto of Surway were Saturday meal guests of the A R Davenport home Mrs P F Bartlett visited last Friday afternoon with WR Davenport and his family Ester Davenport 6 Never and daughter Ester were to Bandon Sunday after church Mrs Bartlett also visited with Mrs Chris Nelson and Fance of Broadbent later attended a gathering founded by Bether Nelson.
The piece notes a high school basketball game where China Flat defeated CCC Sitkum 27 to 26 in a close finish. It also reports returning residents, local social ties, and a Founders Day PTA program at the Fellowship clubhouse starting 8 pm with a February 17 birthday observance honoring Mrs Phoebe Hearst and Mrs Theodore Bierney.
At the event eighth grade students will lead the school program. Albert H. Powery has returned from Berkeley with his wife and children Wintering in the southern region. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Murdock and Suzanne visited the Varneys. Coos River high school teams face off in a weekend basketball game in the southern town. Fellowship Club met Wednesday at the clubhouse.
A series of casual notices from Myrtle Point and nearby towns lists individuals making visits, hosting gatherings, and engaging in work. Names include Bald Hill Percy Barzee, Leslie Billings, Robert Parrish, Cofford and Floyd Parrish, Leland cNau, John Lusk, Culbertson family, JD Culbertson, Alva Huntrey, Sam Carter, Mra Henry Muller, Mrs Carl Anderson, News Wall Wiggins, and Ben Huntley. Activities cover dancing, house construction, ranch employment, and shopping.
A crowded social page lists visits and gatherings among West Norway residents. Mr and Mrs Turner MacDonald hosted and hosted guests from Moyrtie Point and Valley View. Several households on Myrtle Point and Coou.te hosted friends and family for dinners, Sunday calls, and a surprise shower for Mr and Mrs Wayne West of Valley View.
Residents from Gravelford to Myrtle Point and Albany joined weekend gatherings. Families visited homes of McMillan in Powere, Mast in Lee, Clinton in Cuauitle, and Runch, Bothwell, and de Coer in various towns. Numerous Sunday visits and Saturday night gatherings were reported among Edwards, Nelsons, and local households, with several trips to Mora, Bandon, and Myrtle Point noted.
Community pages list residents and visitors from Moss Mildef Bushnetl Lackey Che Wooum Miller and others with various home gatherings and business calls mentioned across a week. The entries note guests at multiple homes and routine social visits.
A damaged OCR fragment references Bancroft MV West at Nise M with unclear event details and dates, offering no readable conclusions.
Fragmentary notes reference California travel by rail and road service costs. Mentions Pullman charges lower than last year and dining car costs. References Portland and 70 percent subsidies with unclear context.
…A fragmented account lists residents and visitors in West Myrtle Point. Families including Barklow Miller Clinton Christensen and Brown perform social calls, dinners, and hospital visits around town. Several neighbors and extended households are named with scattered trips to nearby towns and frequent home gatherings.
The text notes that several men started work at Powers for the Cous Lumber company. It mentions Mrs. Lou Honeyman and her daughter moving from the Hevert Nedell ranch last Friday. It also mentions Mrs. Nancy Miller and her sisters Mary Warklow calling on friends in Coquille Sunday afternoon.
Residents hosted and visited over a busy weekend with Mrs D R Lewis and Mrs George Clinton sharing birthday celebrations. Families from Bald Hill Myrtle Point Dig Creek and Noray joined for casual visits meals and conversations with neighbors and friends.
Miss Eo Schroeder and Mrs Tosuaina Mer are mentioned in a weekend note with health concerns. Mrs JF S holes and Plais Maov diay are referenced. Mr and Mrs WA Warn Broadbent returned with Toss 14 for dinner on Sunday.
A fragment recalls Waymire Ants and a car space near Bth Street, with unclear context and few readable details. Further readable facts are not present to determine events, dates, or involved organizations.
A long list of local residents and guests fills out a social notes page. Couples and families including the Schroeders, Barklows, Robisons, Ellises, and Nagels are mentioned with visits to homes in Myrtle Point, Arago, Bandon, and nearby towns. Tennis players enjoyed a first season match on the Bender court. Sunday dinners at multiple homes are recorded with several out of town guests.
Tin Schmidt, Herman Tedsen, Mrs Elzner of Norway and Mr and Mrs Ernest Clauson of DBroadbent called on Arden Floyd in a social visit.
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