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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1941
Page
3
J R Connard district representative of Coos Electric, aided by Virginia M Houthern, lectured on adequate home lighting at Bridge Grange hall. Supplementary talks by Dorothy Bishop and Geo Jenkins covered electric service signups and right of way clearances to Remote Bancroft and Bix Creek. A musical program followed with 27 attendees. later reports note hospital visits for Mr Cribbins and Nick Perkina.
Mrs H A Hatfield hosted an afternoon birthday for Mr Brooks with tea cake and fruit salad for Mrs Brooks Mrs Sharp and Mrs Dwight Culver. Weekend visitors included Thos Howe and Richard Clifford Knight of Eugene staying with the Lawrence Knight family and Clifford Knight visiting his aunt Mrs Culver. Linden Lower from Coquille visited Dwight Culver’s home. Oretha Hudson Mary Lou Culver spent the weekend at Elkton with Hudson’s parents. Lawrence Knight Alice Knight and Clifford Knight drove to Port Orford to fetch Mrs N W Perkins to Myrtle Point to see her husband and sister Mr Dan Cribbins in hospital there.
Mr and Mrs Perry Waterman were dinner guests of the James Jewetts on Tuesday of last week. Mrs Andrew Waterman returned last Thursday from the hospital after a ten day confinement. Lillian Hoffman is living with her now while attending school. From Reese Lodge Mr and Mrs Marlin Emerson and LeRoy of Rose Lodge Oregon visited in the Arthur Metsger home Wednesday evening of last week.
Myrtle Creek residents Mr. and Mrs. Bert Weekly and Wayne hosted visitors Thursday night. Sunday guests at the Arthur Metzger home were Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Carter of Reedport and Dale Weekly with Richard Friday night. Wm. A. Fish hosted dinner guests including Smith Weekly of Redmond, Oregon, and couples Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harding of Myrtle Point, Mr. and Mrs. A Radiloss of Bridge, Virgil Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Freeman, and Mr. and Mrs. Arve Sargent from the community.
Mrs E J Emery of Denmark visited Monday at the home of her parents Geo and Minnie Hermann. Dinner guests at the Hermann home included Forrest Hermann Verlin Broad bent and Rev W A Couden Myrtle Point.
Otto St Clair and crew began sawing lumber at the newly set up Catching Creek mill. First output will go to Carl Bushnell's road, then transport to Marshfield. Community notices include a Ladies Aid basket social funds for a school gym and weekend visits from area residents.
Mrs Joe Davis and Sonia Ann and Mrs Irene Epperson of Coquille visited Friday at the Arthur Jenkins home for Sonia Ann's first birthday. Local social notes recount visits and family gatherings in Sitkum and nearby areas.
Mrs. Wiliam Watson attended the Eagles sewing club Tuesday at Mrs. Earl Adams's home in Myrtle Point. Mr and Mrs. Joe Vandehey and Milton Roth were Sunday dinner guests at the Watson home.
John Perrie and his donkey team defend Brecqhou eight miles from Guernsey. With six miles of land and a dozen residents they rely on Pet tie and Clarabelle to keep guard effectively.
McKinley Grange inducted twenty two new members at a Saturday night meeting in McKinley Grange hall with five new members also joining Fairview Grange. The event featured a potluck, dancing and roles filled by Ivan Mast in gate keeper duties.
The piece previews I Want a Divorce featuring Joan Bloadel and Dick Powell as a young couple facing money strains and marital tests, with Gloria Dickson and Frank Fay in support. It also highlights Hudsons Bay with Paul Muni, Private Affairs with Roland Young and Nancy Kelly, and The Invisible Man Returns with a suspenseful, unseen stalker plot.
The county clerk issued numerous marriage licenses this week including Ison Weekly and Helen Smith Myrtle Point John Henry Kauffman Bandon Molly Welsh Coquille Vernon William Syphers Marshfield Dorothy Morris Junction City Noel E Benham Coquille Gladys Daniels Yakima Frank Dailey Worth Bend Bonita Bennets Marshfield Walter Gamble North Bend Myrta Banry Marshfield Henry G Kreis Caroline Du Pileassis Portland The Bennet Trust sues to foreclose mortgage on Fannie D Smith and Fay Swanton as administratrix Isle Rose A Blanchard named executor estate probate Folger executors named J Albert Matson Bert Dimmick Victor Dimmick Herbert Busterud Pauline Howard sues for divorce from Clifford M Howard.
In a cautious market start this week the year 1976 settlement reaches 95 percent completion. The report notes 106 bogs and 1708 elieay tee, with open market activity indicated alongside.
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