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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
3
Sunday services and a basket dinner were held at the grove on the M C Miller acres. Neighbors from Bend and Greenacres visited, with many families sharing meals and spending time at the coast and local beaches.
A highly garbled OCR passage from a local page mentions events at Halls Creek and A GP, with scattered names like Jack, Anne, and Me geet Me. It reads as a fragmented diary of chatter and days, making a coherent story hard to extract.
Local diary of births birthdays and visits accompanies social news from Coquille and surrounding towns. Mentions birthdays at home of Mrs Heneey Yees and M Jobe Ohman remembered. Neighbors attend gatherings at various homes with guests from Riverton Bandan Beach and Empire.
Community notices recount Maureen McAllister and Mrs Olaf Ansen birthdays with family gatherings at the McAllister home and a large turnout. The piece also mentions visits, picnics near Bandon, church studies, home redecorations, and Fourth of July camping plans in nearby communities.
Norway Jimmy Freeman visits grandparents as families from Tulelake Portland Myrtle Point and Roseburg host and call on Fairview and Myrtle Point residents. The long list of Saturday and Thursday callers includes Porterfield Laird Detlefsen Schroeder and various local families with mention of birthdays and recent dinners.
West Myrtle Point hosted guests Saturday and Sunday at the Arthur Knowlton residence. Attending were Mr and Mrs Henry Knowlton of North Bend, Charles Kampfer of Marshfield, and Mr and Mrs Emmett Hammack with two boys. Mr and Mrs Raymond Barklow and family also joined for Sunday dinner.
A fragmented report notes community members including Mr Hestenes and Miss Bora at a Wednesday gathering in Homburg history, with Sunday visits by Mr Delo Appleten and Miss Kat Bartley. Elections and appointments are mentioned, including a note on Mrs. Aved and Mr Jennings, with references to parish and local civic activities.
Family members visited in Arago for a birthday event with Mrs. J Finley Schroeder and daughter Joyce Sally Wright Mrs. Kate Hodson and Mrs. A H Bender with daughter Dorothy traveling to Arago Saturday to see Mrs. Vern Geroutte Joyce Schroeder visited Dorothy Bender last Thursday afternoon Mr and Mrs J D Carl were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr and Mrs A J Bender
A long visiting list from West Norway and nearby towns gathered at Mrs Ora Robison’s home in Myrtle Point. Rev F H Barr and families, plus Mr Glin Roh won recently returned from Coquille hospital, joined other relatives and friends for Sunday calls and arrivals.
Thursday gathering at Mrs Ora Robison's home included Lavaun Phyllis Marvin James and Shirley with Agnes Barkson helping. visitors from West Myrtle Point and Lincoln Neb attended. Mrs Thomas Garrone hosted guests for weekend and wedding of Lenora Way to Edward Kelly at St Morea church.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a military event at Merth Bend with unclear details and possible grenade reference. Readable items include place name Merth Bend and a military context, but specifics are omitted.
All-day guests at the George Hermann home last week included Mrs Todd and Mrs Edger Emery of Ullle. In the afternoon Mrs Jek Hermann and Patricia with Mrs John Duncan of Shedd called. Mr and Mrs Victor Johnson of Marshfield and Miss Lela Norris visited. Sunday visitors were Mr and Mrs M O Berton and W H Ashman of Marshfield.
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