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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
2
Fragmented readable text references a noted event with details about a river, travel times, and time zone changes. It mentions a river pumg and a need to set clocks back for westbound travelers. The piece mixes locations and schedules with unclear dates and times.
Norways Miss Frances Platt of Gravelford stayed as a guest of Miss Velene Keller last Tuesday night. Several visitors from Coquille and Fortland attended Friday events and Wednesday guests included Mrs. Caml Mall, Mrs. Louisa Barkow, and Mrs. Sarah Besison. Additional callers included Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Barklow, L. L. Bench, and Dir. and Mrs. A. R. Bennett, with Arago resident Mrs. J. D. Carl visiting last week.
A local church notices listing Catholic and Saints services across Coquille Myrtle Point Byrthe Point and Powers. Rev Kelly with Rev Brusher to assist. Lent devotions, morning services, Epworth activities and a six week World Friendship festival with studies and motion pictures The Road to Oregon.
Pleasant Point residents report visits and gatherings across Coquille Myrtle Point and Roseburg. Local families including Mann Clinton and Watsons host, dine, and travel for church events, hospital stays, birthdays, and party planning.
Lee Ralph Lasswell of Fairview spent the weekend at the Carl Anderson home. The community club meets with Mrs Hugo Michel today. An all day quilting bee is planned by the ladies. Mrs Leatherman and How ard took Miss Julia Leatherman to Portland for a Washington civil service position. Mrs. Lloyd Shepherd and Benny and Dorothy of Coquille are visiting the S. L. Leatherman home. Friday dinner guests of Marie and Ardelig Michel included Faye Johnson Phyllis Belloni Betty and Margaret Davis Bonnie Billings Barbera Culbertson Blanch Detlefsen Metty Druliner and Juliene Seene, who attended the Myrtle Point basketball game.
Arago residents held an all day quilting party at the Gordon Fleming home with a potluck luncheon and a Mrs Arthur Doyle shower in the afternoon. Refreshments were served to many women including Albert Gulstrom L A Myers Ward Evans and George Zinserling. Friday evening we hosted Mr and Mrs Marvin Shaw and family as dinner guests of Adrian Halter. Numerous visits and gatherings followed through the week with neighbors and relatives noted.
Sitkum held a weekly skating party at the gym with June Hughes of North Bend Bette Thomas and Earl Gervais of Marshfield Eldon Erke of Bangor performing stunt skating and praising aluminum wheels. Attendees included James Breedlove Ethel Roop Florence Henderson Walter Hailey Joe Laird and Raymond Carver of Myrtle Point who visited relatives before returning home with his mother for a short stay. Mr and Mrs Ivan Laird J D Laird Mrs W A Nickason and Mrs Elmer Wilson then made a business trip.
Mrs Rees Daniels of Gaylord Bay reports the arrival of a baby girl to Mr and Mrs Ed Decker of Cottage Grove on Sunday February 4 1840 The couple name their daughter Dianna Arleen
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