Myrtle Point Lions plan benefit dance for high school stadium
The Myrtle Point Lions Club schedules a July 20 dance at Coquille Valley Country Club to raise funds for a new stadium at Myrtle Point High School. Dea Estes leads Coos County orchestra. proceeds aid the community project.
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Myrtle Point High School
Lyons Club
Coquille ‘Valley
Dea’ Estes
Coos County
Myrtle Point Lions Club
Lions Club
Myrtle Cafe
Wiman Bridge
Myrtle Wedat
Glubsters Learn and Earn in Meat Project
4-H clubsters enrolled in meat projects compete in the national 4-H meat animal contest under county agents and the state extension service. Winners receive gold watches, blue awards, and a chance for an all-expense trip to the 18th National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago from Nov 29 to Dec. Details are available from county agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Extension Service
Chicago
Thomas E. Wilson
Coquille Valley Golf Club Wins Inter-city Tourney
Coquille Valley Golf Club members won the inter-city event at Coquille Valley course with 12 percent points to host Agate Bach Country club's 11. Medalists were Spenny Ross of Coquille and Jack McLarrin of Norway with 77 strokes. Next Sunday a Bogey Par Birdie and Eagle tournament will be held at the Coquille Valley course in Norway.
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Agate Bach
Coquille Valley Country Club
Teaf
Spenny Ross
Coqulle
Jack McLarrin
Norway
Coquille Valley Club
Conrad
New Instructors Named for Local Grade School and Junior High
Miss Helen Blodgett resigns from Myrtle Point Grammar School to join Roc eburg. Miss Marjorie Johnson, who taught locally last year, will be offered Blodgett’s vacated position. Other grade school staff include Miss Arlene Robertson, Miss Florence Henderson, Miss Velma Austin, Miss Bessie Payne, Mrs. Elizabeth Bennett, Miss Pearl Fowler, Miss Frances Beatty, Miss Mary Blodgett, Ralph Long, and Floyd E. Summers outlines roles at Myrtle Point Junior High.
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Helen Blodgett
Myrtle Point
Roceburg
Misa Marjorie Johnson
Blodgett
Arlene Robertson
Florence Henderson
Velma Austin
Bessie Payne
Elizabeth Bennett
Pearl Fowler
Frances Beatty
Mary Blodgett
Ralph Long
Floyd E. Summers
Shell Oil Manager Stung by Bee on Golf Course
C J Morgan, manager of the Shell Oil plant, was stung on the ear by a bee while playing golf at Coquille Valley Country Club. He received adrenalin at Mast Hospital, later returned to bed after dizziness, and has a prior allergy from childhood stings.
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Coquille Valley Country Club
John Arnold
Ernest Watkins
C J Morgan
Shell Oil Company
Morgan
Mast Hospital
85 Year Old Man Visits In North
Stephen Gardner has visited the L A LaFlamme home in Myrtle Point and has now gone to Washington to visit other relatives. He is the eldest of a six person family with all members living and all in their seventies or eighties. The youngest is 70 and Gardner will be 85 in February.
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Stephen Gardner
L. A
Old-Time Resident Ed Meier Visits Area
Ed Meier from Laramie Wyoming spent Wednesday and Thursday visiting relatives in the area. He lived here about 40 years ago on the Capt Reed place below Norway and is known as the brother of Mrs Arthur Russell. Meier is also brother to Rollin Meier and Hermann Meier of Oregon City and called on old schoolmate James Barkdoll of Broadbent.
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Ed Meier
Laramie
Wyo
Ed Emery
Denmark
Rowenna Hermann
Twin Oaks
Roderick Hermann
Broadbent
Meier
Capt. Reed
Norway
Arthur Russell
Rollin Meier
Hermann Meier
Oregon City
James Barkdoll
Catholic Society Bake Sale At The Herald Office
The St Anne Altar Society will hold a bake and dish towel sale at the Herald Office this Saturday starting at 10 oclock. Mrs Gus Metzgus and assistants Helen Alte Metzgus and Jenny Booth organize the event to benefit the Catholic church.
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Herald Office
Gus Metzgus
Helen and
Alte Metzgus
Jenny Booth
St Anne Altar Society
Local Happenings and Visits in Myrtle Point
Granddaughter Myrtle Wishe- visits her grandmother Mrs Myrtle Button Keen Callers- Wr and Mrs R H Taylor spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Frank Zumwalt. Dinner Guests- Mr and Mrs Benny Daniels and Eleanor Breuer were here from Marshfield Sunday for dinner at the Button home.
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Wishe
Myrtle Milson
Johnson Hill
Myrtle Button
R H Taylor
Frank Zumwalt
Benny Daniels Ince
Eleanor Breuer
Marnfield
Fred Teery
Monroe
Pauline Kohler
Coquille
van Spores
Spores
Satuday Fror
Mast Hospital
Fair
Birdie Hazelton
Belva Hazelton
A Forbes
Pacific Beach
Wash
Bertha Davis
Fairy Keleman
Los Angeles
Calif
Myrtle Pont S
Steve
E. Frazier Hoffman
Hugh Mitchelmore
Portland
H. A. Schroeder
Seattle
Schoeder
John Berry
Joe Laird
Salem
Gene
John Arnold
Billie v
John Belloni
Bandon
Fair Grounds
Coos County Fairgrounds
Hagerty and Miss Corliss Wed In Garden Ceremony
Thomas C. Hagerty of Tulelake Calif formerly of this city married Evelyn Corliss of West Nichols in a garden ceremony at the Corliss home Sunday morning June 23 1940. The couple's reception followed with 62 guests. Hagerty a former Winema school teacher and native of this city is son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Hagerty of Myrtle Point.
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Thomas C
Bud) Hagerty
Tulelake
Calif
Evelyn Corliss
Wast Nichols
Amos Corliss
Kandra
Davis Place
Hagerty
Winema School
Thomas Hagerty
Myrtle Point
University of Oregon
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Ted Johnson
Tilelaka
Coos County Gains Farm Tenant Purchase Program
Coos county receives approval for the Farm Security Administration tenant farm purchase program under the Bankhead Jones act. Norman Fletcher notes counties Coos Marion and Deschutes recommended to Secretary Wallace. five loans anticipated in Coos this year with others in Oregon counties. Applications at the county office 201 Laird building Coquille.
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Coos County
Farm Security Administration
Norman Fletcher
FSA
Marion
Deschutes
Wallace
Fletcher
Laird Building
Coquille
Lane
Jackson Lincoln
Malheur
Wallowa
Oregon
Local Happenings and Visits Across Oregon Towns
Local residents report multiple visits and trips to Wyoming Portland and Bandon. Families from Myrtle Point and Coquille visit relatives in various states while returning via Crater Lake, Vancouver, and San Francisco. Cattle shipments and business transacts also appear among weekend guest updates.
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Wyoming
T. Verl Johnson
Faye
Marx
Ardella Michel
Mary Coleman
E. C. Barker
Barker
Harriet Gould
Alice Baker
Bill Roberts
San Bernardino
Calif
Las
Roberts
Coquille
James Richmond
Jimmy
Barkers
Bert Gould
Ernest Chase
Genevieve Chase
New York
N. Y
Harold Hatcher
Jodd
Pete Gould
Ken
Bandon
John Belloni
Banden
Sam Franciscam
George Garthorne
Charles Belshaw
Oregon
Vancouver
Crater Lake
Garthorne
San Francisco
Fragmented OCR notes on field and bids
Fragmented text mentions Myrtle and Willard Cherie in a field context. There are garbled references to NaCl racks and a possible bid or auction. Details are unclear, with many unreadable words and stray fragments.
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Myrtle
Ms Atti
SoafNa
Willard Cherie
Mary Ann Belshaw Visits Powers to See Carey Couple
Mary Ann Belshaw spent Sunday in Powers to visit Mr and Mrs David Carey. F Mavis Greer is spending time with her cousin at BERGE.
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Mary Ann Belshaw
Powers
David Carey
Mavis Greer
Cdusiir An Berge
Fire on Log Truck Passed Through Myrtle Point
A logging truck owned by May Conley and driven by Harry Chamberlain passed Myrtle Point on Spruce street around 2 pm Tuesday as a blaze started in the logs near Remote C. The fire was spotted by workers at a service station and extinguished before Myrtle Point volunteers arrived. no damage to the truck or load.
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May Conley
Harry Chamberlain
Myrtle Point
B&r
Spruce Street
Goodwin & Briggs
Rock Creek
Guy Mann
New Shell
Brethren Church
Chamberlain
Myrtle Grangers Meeting Featured Visitors and Talk
Myrtle Grange met Tuesday evening at the grange hall with guests Mrs Naomi Robison of Arago and Mr Dean of Camas Valley. Elvin Widmark spoke on the 4 H Summer School at Corvallis. Next meeting set for Tuesday August 6 with first and second degrees for new candidates. A potluck dinner was served at 7.
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Myrtle Grange
Grange Hall
Naomi Robison
Arago
California
Dean
Camas Valley
Elvin Widmark
Christian Church Hosts Evangelists at Myrtle Point
Harry Beird and Medford Jones, singers and evangelists, are slated to visit the Myrtle Point Christian Church nightly at 8 o clock from July 21 through August 1 except Saturdays. Dr. T. M. White says young people will meet at 7 30 each evening and invites all youths to attend.
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Harry Beird
Medford Jones
Myrtle Point Christian Church
T. M. White
Myrtle Point Couple Celebrate 46th Wedding Anniversary
A Friday party honored Mr and Mrs Reed on their 46th wedding anniversary with hosts Miss Honor Wilson Miss June Reed and Mrs Walter Mannila. Guests included many local families from Empire Bancroft Lakeside and Bancroft area. The event featured gifts a cake decorated with a miniature bride and groom and a luncheon after games and stories. The couple had not previously hosted such a shower.
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Honor Wilson
June Reed
Walter Mannila
M. Ben Reed
Fred Mannila
Fred, Jr
Empire
Frank
Crafton
Clara
Allen
Riche
Donad
Dale
Gerald
Ronald
Carl
Rae
Bancroft
Henry Mannila
Lakeside
Mabel Martin
Joe Mast
Francis Floyd
T M. White
Lora Carver
Rebecca Atams
Zelmer Reed
Viola Boren
Effie Summers
Donna
Valina Mannila
Reed
Hugh Bask
Ninety and Nine Women Hold All Day Quilting Session
The Ninety and Nine Women of the Christian church met Wednesday for an all day event with a potluck luncheon at noon. The principal activity was quilting and a social feature included a shower for Mrs David Knell. Refreshments of cookies and punch were served to the two present.
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The
Christian Church
David Knell
Camp Fire Girls Enjoy Camping Trip at Clarke Cabin
The Myrtle Point Camp Fire Girls spent two days at the Dr. O. H. Clarke cabin in Bridge earning nature honors and later cleaning, packing lunches, and gathering fungi for drying and art. They thanked the Clarkes for use of the cabin and plan next meeting at Mrs. Jerry Larson's home. Mrs. Lyle Barker hosted a surprise birthday party for Mrs. Hida Ramsey last Thursday.
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Myrtle Point
Dr. O. H. Clarke
Bridge
Jerry Larson
Lyle Barker
Hida Ramsey
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MP Lions Club
Mra
Fred Lafferty
USSA
Coquille Valley
Shell Oil Manager
North
Catholic Society
Henry Clausen
Herman Detlefsen
Detlefsens
Anita Tedsen
Roseburgs
H T Leep
Garry
Roger Dean
Rosebug
Fairview
Millie Waters
Ontario
J M Wagner
Henry Hermann
Bald Hill
Elizabeth Lewellen
Julia Parrish
W E. Lundy
E V_ Slauson
Sam
Bobby
Hin’ Sy
Billy Lewellen
Worchester Bay
Fred Mantz
Saler
Robert Ocheltree
A R. Davenport
E F Davenport
Leon Lake
F C
Bill) Osborne
Billy
Jack
Marjorie van Orden
Floyd Lengacher
Sandra
Barbara
Eugene
Rose Thompson
Ed Allen
Marshfield
Loonlake
Henry Rosslow
Toledo
Bert Anthony
Bob and
Louise
T. M. Stover
Mary Evans
C E. Evans
Bessie Nelson
Mutmomah
Hero
Signa Sargent
Norman Halter
Charles Spores
Joy
Blue River
Cella Fulcher
Chico
Elvin English
Niete Cornelia
Floyd English
Marguerity Staups
Coos
Staniday High
Noosi
Myrtle Point fresieSeene View
George Sargent
Elmer Rawis
Earl
Jim Hoover
Sargent
Howan
Rég Sy Cédbeane
Goeorge
Mentay
Quincy
Calite Cestge
Agiede
Adh
W. E Lundy
Spruce and
Sixth Streets
Harvey Gantz
Metryus
Myrtle Grange Hall
Grady Johnson
Donald Warner
Mrs. Johnson
Ami Miss Fairy Cardwall of
Tillie Nystrom
San Jose
Claire Nystrom
Oakridge
Inlaw
James Creech
Long Beach
J C. Warner
Gaylord
First Street
Creech
Warner
Canada
Lloyd E. Summers
Vernon
Lucille
Janet Douglas
Junction City
Lorna Summers
Frank McNair
Verna Cain
Raymond
Liloyd Hyde
Ophir
Chandier
Taylor
Lester Dement
Albert Powers
Ralph McCall
Herbert Morrell
Hughes Bros
Mantec
Myrtle Grangers
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