Five women vow at Mt. Angel chapel in Benedictine rite
At an impressive ceremony in the chapel of Queen of Angels Mt. Angel five young women dedicated their lives to God on July 11 the feast of St Benedict Sister Mary Rita Metzgus of this city made perpetual vows becoming a permanent member of the Benedictine community Mt. Angel Abbey Rev Albert Bauman OSB gave the occasional sermon Archbishop Harvard assisted by Rev Patrick Meagher OSB Rev Albert Bauman. many relatives and friends attended including Mr and Mrs Gus Metzgus, Mr and Mrs Roy Brown, and Mr and Mrs William Taylor. Sister Rita returned to Ogden Utah July 13 where she trains as a nurse at St Benedicts Hospital.
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Queen O the Angels
Mt. Angel
Mary Rita Metzgus
Albert Bauman
Mt. Angel Abbey
Harvard
Patrick Meagher
OSB
William Dooley
Coquille
Myrtle Point
Gus Metzgus
Rita
Steve DeSoto
Roy Brown
Springfield
William Taylor
Willows
Calif
Ogden
Utah
St. Benedicts Hospital
Myrtle Point Class of 33 Observes Anniversary
Myrtle Point Union high school 1933 graduates marked their 25th reunion with a banquet at the Coquille Valley Country club. Thirteen members attended, with class president Cover hosting. Read letters from absentees. attendees included Audrey Davenport Holt, Helen Gill Schroeder, Mary Evans Selenius, Leta Hazeltyn Peden, Linn Hoover, Robert Kreuger, Bille Lund Brown, Janet Martin Miller, Clinard Mast, Joanne Perrott Metcalf, Margueride Sunstrup Spring, Paula Breuer Cook, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores Belioni Furman
Frank Draper
Air Force
Germany
Ellen Monrad Nance
Coulee Dam
Wash
Bernice Bennett Griffin
Eugene
Josephine Robbins Medford
Roseburg
Bev Holt
Corte Madera
Calif
Roy Selenius
Portland
Leta Hazelton Peden
Grants Pass
Linn Hoover
Bend
Myrtle Point Union High School
Coquille Valley Country Club
Stan Furman
Reedsport
Clinard Mast
Cover
Audrey Davenport Holt
Helen Gill Schroeder
Mary Evans Selenius
Leta Hazeltyn_ Peden
Robert Kreuger
Bille Lund Brown
Janet Martin Miller
Joanne Perrott Metcalf
Margueride Sunstrup Spring
Paula Breuer Cook
MPH Alumni Picnic Elects Barklow President
Dick Barklow of Langlois was elected president of the MPH Alumni Association at its tenth annual picnic held Sunday in the Cafetorium of the high school. Milton Schroeder became vice president and Mrs Everett Robbin sec treas. Late talks by Clarence Church and L P Linn highlighted the event. Mrs Ralph Sigsby won oldest member prize. Audrey Holt got traveling farthest prize, 612 miles.
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Dick Barklow
Langlois
MPH
I Barklow
Are
Milton Schroeder
Sec Treas
Everett Robbin
Coquilleurs
Robert Powrie
Clarence Church
Corvallis
L. P Linn
Sutherlin
Ralph Sigsby
Coos Bay
Audrey (Davenport) Holt
Holt
Corte Madera
Calif
Myrtle Point Garden Club Picnic Planned at Bandon
The Myrtle Point Garden club will hold its annual picnic at Bandon State Park on Friday July 18. Members meet at the Christian church at 10 am and will have lunch followed by a short business meeting. A visit to Kapings Nursery is planned afterward.
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Myrtle Point Garden Club
Bandon State Park
The
Christian Church
Kapings Nursery
Picnic at Gaylord Park Celebrates Local Family Birthdays
A Sunday gathering at Gaylord park brought relatives together to celebrate birthdays. Honored guests included Mrs. Robert King and daughter Cheryl of Gold Beach and William Reiber of Coos Bay. Also present were Mrs. O. A. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Reed and family of Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Helber of Coos Bay, and Mrs. Phillip Fromm and family of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord Park
Robert King
Cheryl
Gold Beach
William Reiber
Coos Bay
O. A. Reed
Phillip Reed
Springfield
Wm. Helber
Phillip Fromm
City
BPW Club Plans Picnic with Coquille Group
A Thursday night meeting of the Business and Professional Women's club at Mrs. John Belloni’s home approved inviting the Coquille BPW club to a July 24 picnic in Rotary Park near the Scout building. A planning committee led by Mrs. Beulah Brown and several members was formed and yearbook work progress update noted. Seventeen members enjoyed refreshments served by hosts Mrs. E Barker and Mrs. Paul Breuer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women's Club
John Belloni
Thomas Forrest
Coquille Bpw Club
Rotary Park
Beulah Brown
T G Sumerlin
Gladys Cummins
Paul Breuer
Floyd Hall
Charles Evans
Laura Lee Guy
E . Barker
Shrine Picnic Draws 250 in Coos and Curry Counties
Two hundred fifty Shriners and their families attended the annual Shrine picnic at Mast Grove in Lee Valley. Charles Wagner of the city chaired the event as a grand success with bingo games and diversions. Walt Enlund and Wilfred Laird prepared fried chicken with trimmings and were assisted by many others.
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Coos
Curry Counties
Mast+Grove
Lee Valley
Charles Wagner
Walt Enlund
Wilfred Laird
Local Folks Share Weekend Visits and Travel
Mr and Mrs George Wagner and Don and Dorothy returned from a ten day Dee Lake Canada trip. Gayle Baker and family visited Amity then Portland to meet Mrs Baker's Nebraska mother. Paul Breuer hosted Jack Davis for dinner. Rylander home welcomed E J LeMar Portland visitors and Robert Triggs of Norway. The Peel children from Seattle visited L A LaFlamme family. Ray Harris Sr and relatives traveled to Medford to meet Anderson family. Andersons plan Myrtle Point weekend with Wayne Nelson family. Nelsons left Portland after visiting E V Nelson. Mrs Gordon Reigan and Mrs H VanFossen left Sunday for a Portland business trip.
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George Wagner
Don
Dorothy
Dee Lake
Canada
Gayle Baker
Amity
Craig Baker
Portland
R B Rylander
E. J LeMar
Robert Triggs
Norway
Robert Peel
Claudia and
Richard
Seattle
Wash
L. A. LaFlamme
LaFlamme
Ray Harris
Medford
Charles Anderson
New York
Andersons
Myrtle Point
Wayne Nelson
Paul
E. V Nelson
Gordon Reigan
H. VanFossen
Sheriff’s Mounted Posse to select fair rodeo queen at Shodeo
Coos County Fair Rodeo Queen will be chosen next Sunday at a Shodeo sponsored by the Coos County Mounted Sheriff’s Posse at the Claver ranch three miles east of Coquille. About twenty young women compete to prove queenly virtues for Coos county’s 47th annual fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Mounted Posse
Shodeo
Coos County
Community notices and travels of local residents
A local bank employee suffers a heart attack at home and is hospitalized with visitors restricted. The period also tracks multiple weekend visits and travels among residents including anniversaries, wartime servicemen, hospital transfers, and family visits across Roseburg Looking Glass Powers and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A E. Wyld
Security Bank
Mast Hospital
Local youths join honor Scout camp and travel notes
Elden Brodie and family escort four youths to Camp Melana on the McKenzie Pass for a week at Honor Scout Camp. Advanced Scouts Edlund Brodie Dayton and others will be initiated into the Order of the Arrow. Various locals travel, visit relatives, and return from trips to Seattle Langlois Crescent City and Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elden Brodie
Jerry
Melana
McKenzie Pass
Jim Edlund
Ben
Bill Brodie
Kerry Dayton
Order of the Arrow
Community Notes From Marion County and Surrounding Areas
Mrs J M Myers and sister Vera Cunningham and Phy lis drove to Crescent City and back via Grants Pass to visit brother Donald Mc Culloch. Dr Ben Cooper and son Ben F returned to Corvallis after a month in Myrtle Point. Mrs Donald N Taylor and daughters Susan and Janice of Portland visited Floyd Halls and Sturza family for two weeks. Families from Corte Madera and Midland Texas joined local gatherings. The V E Roushes plan a Veneta visit with relatives. Alvan King moved to Powers with wife working for West Coast Telephone Co. Picnics at Gold and Silver Falls included V A Roush and family. Mrs Hathaway recovering from surgery in Vancouver with family nearby.
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J. M. Myers
Vera Cunningham
Phylis
Crescent City
Grants Pass
Donald McCulloch
Ben Cooper
Ben F
Corvallis
Myrtle Point
Cooper
Oregon State College School of Pharmacy
Sempert Rexall
Donald N. Taylor
Susan
Janice
Portland
Floyd Halls
Jack Sturza
Ronnie
Bobbie
Taylor
Alvan King
Powers
Visiting residents bring news and travel in Gaylord area
Local notes recount visits from Foster Thompson home to Seattle travelers including C Ashcraft and Sharon Peattle. Ernest Hoffman and family from Redmond visited Carman and Curry. Rees Daniels and Myrtle Daniels hosted visitors from Myrtle and Klamath Falls. A caravan from Jamesville, Wisconsin toured Gold and Silver Falls and Ten Mile. Families and relatives joined gatherings for birthdays and weddings in Looking Glass and nearby communities.
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Foster Thompson
C Ashcraft
Keith
Sharon Peattle
Charles Black
Adrianne Sutter
Seattle
Ernest Hoffman
Redmond
Clinton Carman
D R Curry
James Devereaux
Clay Garoutte
Bandon
Bill Mai
Marilyn
Broadbent
Louis Sell, Jr
Robin
Lee Cox
Joseph, Ore
Sell
R L Lewis
Nancy Lewis
Thomas Luttrell
Don Henricksen
Carla
Charleston
Henricksens
Rogue River
Portland
John Carman
John Horton
Horton
Jamesville
Wis
Allegany
Harry Morgan
Richard
Morgan
Vivian Folmsbee
Ten Mile
Earl Olliant
Looking Glass
Rees Daniels
Luther Daniels
Mike Daniels, Jr
David
Nancy
Bii
Walter Gary
Marty
Rodger
Myrtle Point
Julia Howard
Klamath Falls
Sue
Help Wanted Part Time At Home Myrtle Builds Local Ads
Part time work at home offered for Myrtle at 323 Mall B Coos Bay. Send interest letter to Don ald Griffith.
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Myrtle
Donald Griffith
Mall
Coos Bay
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Gus.metzgus
M.p.hls
Bichic
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Catching Creek
M. D. Evans
Richard Medley
E. D. Hartzell
Verne Breuer
Don Stenger
Mrs
Ted Green
Bridge
John Beljoni
Oliver Myers
EC. Barker
Art Ratcliffe
T. G. Sumeglin
L. A LaFlamme
I. Floyd Hall
Sumerlin
Cummins
M.P. Garden Club
B.P.W. Club
Coquille Group
Jack Davis
Swift
Sperry Pancake
Freeze Supplies
Chet
Cutlip’s
Tropic Isle
Oregon
Michael Redgrave
Barbara Large
Gene Kelly
MGM
France
Hiland Theatre
Tulie London
Robert Taylor
Linda George
McKinley Rt
Kathy Gross
Susan Hauschildt
Sally Schlater
Broadbent Rt
Myrtie Point
Carl Bushnell
Ione Keith
Earl Ollivant
Carl Bushnellis
Jim Bushnell
William Vincent
Emanuel Hospital
Milton Mast
Donald
Gordon MacKerro
Jim
Croft Lake
Gordon MacKerry
Walter Ridener
Kathryn
Fort Lewis
Howard Whitaker
Spokane
Daphne Park
Bob Hoefs
Arlo Duncan
Art Henry
Don Driscoll
Jim Myers
Fort Ord
J. M. Myerses
Orval Scheussler
Helicopter
Navy
Tom Britton
Robert Brittons
Diamond Lake
J. Myers
Dick Myers
Dave Bared
C. D. Naslund
Judy
Janet
Everett
West
Rela
Harry Dement
Mrs. Dement
Austin Dodge
Seattle Wash
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Cruise Norman
Ervin Royer
Bob Weed
Roger
Brookings
E J. Clausen
Idaho
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Mre S Spanier
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Robert Rodgers
Methodist Church
Perry Roper, Sr
Castro Valley
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Lorene
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Vern Stout
Mrs. Stout
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Carolyn Caughell
Angeles
Jack Coughell
Clifford Ringie
Freat
Oxhla
Eda
Marlin D. Evans
Harold Bargett
E. D Hartzell
Gene Evans
Midland
Texas
V A . Roush
Veneta
V E Roushes
Princeton
Kans
V E. Roushes
Clifford Bartles
Martin Kincheloe
Earl Roush
Gold and Silver Falls
V*a Roush
Marvin Blenz
Don Bartley
Vancouver
Bartley
Herbert Hathaway
Hathaway
Hathaways
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