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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1928
Page
3
Rodino Hanelois McCall reports a fair Langlois rodeo on the 4th with a lively crowd. Harry and Lloyd Wice of Bridge took first and second, Lee Johnson of Four MISs placed third. Clyde and Clayton Hayes staged a quick two rider ride that ended when officials ruled them out.
Coquille Lions baseball team and Myrtle Point Exchange club square off on the local diamond Friday. Only club members may play. admission is free, aiming to keep neighborhood friendly and open to all residents.
Day by day reports from Myrtle Point cover visits by L H Peares and Mra Sharp to nearby towns, a new electric sign at Degmeat market, and Huling of Huling Lundy Bons in Portland. Residents plan a Coos County golf tournament, discuss Legion delegates to Medford, and Elder Leander Smith contemplates church moves. A marshmallow roast near the river caps a busy week with community announcements and a for sale notice from the Bank of Myrtle Point.
ae Killa Shell and Miss Emily McLeod, both of Myrtle Point, married in Eugene where Miss McLeod visited. They returned to Myrtle Point to housekeeping on Shull ranch near Broadbent. A charivari greeted the couple Sunday evening. The pair met in Myrtle Point High School and later at the University of Oregon where Mr. Shull belonged to Kappa Sigma. Mrs. Shull taught in Boy district last year.
A confirmation service will be held on Sunday at 10 00 am in the Marshfield Lutheran chapel on Bo seventh street. Confirmands include Mrs Velure Vernon Berg Albert Hagemeister of Marshfield Frei Schmidt and William Gurney of Myrtle Point. The ceremony marks public renewal of baptismal vows and admission to the Lord s Supper following a year long catechetical instruction in Lutheran doctrine.
Norma a seven year old sues not a legal action but playfully tells a joke about a boy who buys pepper for his mother. Grandma shares a goofy pun about pepper turning to peas and a boy finding half the pepper as peas. The exchange shows playful family humor and a child’s silly mishearing.
A rocky promontory on the south bank of the Arkansas river gave Little Rock its name. About 60 feet above the water, the rock fronts one bridge abutment and is the first sight as the river is ascended. It contrasted with a higher bluff named Big Rock three miles upstream, now the site of an arms post.
A five year old richet attends a picture show for the first time with her brothers and parents. She clings to her parents after a new experience and is fascinated by the machine and star moving pictures, showing the wonder of cinema.
At a recent American Academy of Optometry convention, Myoria Rome justified callus a nene sighted maturiat a poor fini woe. Pear sightedness or myopia is said to be prevalent because the eye’s natural divergence causes strain when correcting for parallel vision.
The couple discusses a mystery object in the kitchen as the wife presents a strange item to her husband. He comments on its appearance and asks what it is, while she claims it is dining related and hints at a rustic setting with a thatched roof and craggy paving.
Nitrogen and helium are inert gases unlikely to react with other substances. Nitrogen can be obtained from air or from certain ammonium compounds. Helium comes from natural gases or by separating it from atmospheric air using heated magnesium or fractional distillation.
Fragmentary OCR reads tribute to a pretty girl noting youth and bold wit. The piece praises a woman’s confident boldness and social effect within a monthly magazine context.
Misa Ethel Frazier arrived to comfort Mrs. Whitaker in sorrow. Jimmie Whitaker and wife expected from Portland Sunday morning after his sinus operation. Funeral tentatively set for Sunday at two o'clock with notices to follow. Daughter in China not yet heard from. cablegram anticipated.
Miss Elsie Kelly in hospital with a broken vertebrae shows improvement. doctors say she can move all limbs though weak and hopeful to walk again. Detlefsen boy involved in the crash has died, a fact her relatives are kept from knowing to avoid shock.
Lared hospital briefs recount injuries and recoveries among town residents. Linting Bert Clark and Roy Camden received treatment for a crushed finger and an axe cut, while 11 year old Anna Nenndorff underwent foot surgery. Several births announced include a 7½ pound boy to Mr and Mrs Roy Strange and an 8 pound son to Mr and Mrs H Clark.
A garbled reminiscence reflects on bank robberies to Canada and a misparsed line about weather effects. The text mentions a “non stop fights” phrase and a jumbled reference to a generation, offering little clear fact or date.
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