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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1950
Page
5
Local notes from Myrtle Point Oregon highlighted in the Herald on February 16. This brief summarizes a set of community items, including weather, happenings, and notices relevant to residents.
Broadbent School PTA forms committees to study school lunch rules and bylaws with Mrs Wayne Babcock chairing the groups. The Beester club funds the lunch program and PTA monthly meetings are set for the second Tuesday at 8 pm.
The Friendly Neighbors' club met with Mrs. D. Breuer last Thursday. Mrs. Clay Williams won the door prize after the meeting and a game followed.
A Wednesday evening Community Club group decorated the building for a Valentine dance on Saturday night and served cake coffee and doughnuts after. A large crowd attended with supper at midnight. Local residents hosted guests from Roseburg Myrtle Point Coos Bay and nearby towns.
Mrs Daniels hosts Mrs Jack Sperry and two children visiting their mother Mrs Julia Howard for a week while Mr Sperry works in the woods at Lakeside. Julia Howard attends funeral in Yelm for Ray Tollman. Webb Mast turns 82 at Powers birthday dinner with Carey Bones family. W P Lea shop in Coos Bay. relatives visit.
John D Ratcliff predicts a red pill Coricidin as the top medical news of 1949. The antihistaminic Galen Trimston and minor ingredients reduce runny noses and sneezing within hours when taken early. The tablet is inexpensive and widely available through doctors and pharmacies.
A soldier reflects on how fear and daily strain fade when a homebound letter arrives. A chaplain counsels that most worries prove needless, and the story notes returning letters from Lewis Kauffman and family as relatives visit and neighbors gather for small social events at Myrtle Point and nearby towns.
Bare. Walter Newbury came for a weekend visit with Mr and Mrs Tommy Luttrell. Luttrells parents Mr and Mrs Roy Luttrell said sister Mrs Lila Scott and two children Darleen and Jerry from Ada returned home Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Devereaux were Sunday dinner guests at Hauser for James Devereauxs 25th wedding anniversary with about 12 guests. The table was decorated with floral centerpieces. Other names mentioned include Dore Pabnitter Evelyn Dippold Pearl Mana Guy Mana.
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