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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1950
Page
4
Local residents describe a large gathering of relatives and friends arriving from Missouri Idaho and California to attend the funeral of A M Christensen. They stayed with relatives and joined a sequence of family visits and extended trips across Oregon and nearby states.
A string of local residents including Mr and Mrs Harold Reblom and children Yochats, Mrs Ras Beckett, Mrs Belloris, Mroo, Mrs Walter Krueger, and others travel for the Fourth weekend. Families from Springfield to Corvallis, Ashland, Myrtle Point, Golden, and Westport Wa visit relatives, attend hotel stays, and join gatherings at homes along the Rogue River and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Widby of Salem visited last week at the home of Mr and Mrs Lyman Rackleff. Widby, state dairy inspector, is a brother of Mrs Rackleff. Jack Sturza and Cathy Grosa, daughter of the Fredds, returned Monday from Chehalis Washington after several days with relatives. Mrs Harold Bargett and house guests Mrs Mildred Banta and Mrs Verdon Mofftt of California visited Coos Bay Saturday. Mr and Mrs John Heeren hosted guests Sunday. Mr and Mrs Roger Duncan and children of Coos Bay visited. Mr and Mrs Bob Holzang of Grants Pass were guests Monday of Mr and Mrs Stan Furman and Ralph Harden of Yakima Washington, who visited Thursday evening with the Verne Lundys. Mr Harden is a cousin of Mr Lundy. Mr and Mrs Walter Jo Crim spent the 4th weekend at their fishing lodge overlooking the Coquille near Prosper.
The McElwain family left for Mossy Rock and other Washington spots to join relatives and friends for the Fourth. Mabel Laird returned from New York to be with family. Kenneth Bakers went to Bend for the Fourth, joining Mirror Lake celebrations. Harry Kalbus family and Con Edlund with children headed to Seattle and Washington friends for weekend visits. Mrs Mike Bolinger and dancer Pat from Eugene visited with Mrs LL A Flamme.
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