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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1933
Page
3
A flurry of visits and gatherings marks the week with neighbors from Cresta, Hillsbury, Myrtle Point, and Taylor Cement ranch sharing meals, outings, and berry picking. Family notes include Mr and Mrs Charles Watt and others visiting relatives, with garden tasks, beach picnics, and assistance with chores noted alongside health concerns.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Gant of Powers visited his parents Mr and Mrs Cal Gant Sunday evening. Walter Corbin of Tacoma visited his aunt and uncle Mrs Alice Black and Charley Green Monday afternoon.
A garbled OCR fragment references Walter Tialons and seating details at a California event. It mentions Mr and Mrs C Se for tier seating and a few scattered names. The text is incomplete and hard to interpret.
A number of fern pickers in this community have been laid off for a while because of over supply of ferns. Local residents note visits by Mae and Dorm, Mr and Mrs Holmes, and others as they recount weekend errands and small town trips to nearby Myrtle Point Broadbent and Tenmile.
Local residents including Elwin Alderd and Clarenes Shoemaker are mentioned with inquiries about Elwin's health. A large number of visits and travel are recorded, with Kula Doak, Hazel Taylor, and Dora Prohaska among those visiting Myrtle Point and Coquille. Several trips to Medford, Roseburg, and Junction City are noted as workers and families move for camps and employment.
Local residents report on hay cutting at the Watson place with Dale Marcy. Mrs Macie Crumley visited Myrtle Point business callers. Several families from Marshfield and Powers shopped and visited at the Minard home and CCC camp events.
Stella Laird and family from Sitkum visit sister Mrs. Charles Gill. Ivyl Fry miscellany shower at George Glenn home with Misses Lashbaugh and Helen Glenn assisting. Tom Lawhorne and family of Brewster Valley visit Walter Lawhorne. McKinley CCC No. 1649 plans free dance at McKinley hall on Saturday July 22 with entertainment and refreshments. Helen Glenn on crutches from ankle sprain. McKinley boys beat CCC camp 15 to 7 and plan a game at Fairview next Sunday. Several residents visit Sitkum and Lee for gatherings and family affairs. Mary Corthell visiting in Marshfield. husband from Alaska expected in September. Charles Freeman of Lakeside visits McKinley relatives.
Genwell and daughter had breakfast then hiked Elk Creek with Helen Zar and two others. A swimming party at the Roundhouse was attended by Zula Wi and public health workers led by Mrs. Sadie Orr-Dunber in Portland. A quilt in Dresden plate design, funded by local women, was presented to Mrs. Littler with refreshments served.
A patchwork of social visits fills a week with Mr. and Mrs. A L Peterson and Ike Chandler as guests of Mr. Beg and Clete Bussley calling at A B Gant. The Woods Creek bridge reopened to traffic after repairs. Sunday dinners hosted by A L Leatherman feature Henry Howard and family plus Mary Evans. Adrian Schroeder returns from camp for the weekend. Thedes Perry and child join A F Willson for an all day visit. Wanda Willson plans a weeklong stay. Iva Wilson and son Johnfile Mack depart after visiting Baker family. Crosby Iverson Bunch and Lois McCue in attendance with L W Oddy and family at Leatherman home. Tommie Weekly visits W H Hervey, with a note of Kenneth’s eye exam. Travel by Coast and Pacific Highways cited.
fragments show mentions of Mrs Louie and Avernden in Broadbent with domestic notes. Emerson Whitney and Harkey Miggans with Jack Smith visited town Friday. Swede Lakey visited his sister Mrs Dei Rema and family Tuesday.
Nor we g ras t t out of Aetna and Trigg area residents share visits and school memories. Harteel Gray of California and Trigg ties appear in social notes as Perry visits the R W Haughton home. Hay work and fruit crops like Royal Ann cherries mark seasonal activity in this rural region.
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