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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
5
Local society items report Missionary visitors Rev R I Bane and wife preaching in Marshfield and Indian mission ties. Community events include canning club, food sale, and a postnuptial shower. Homespun notices cover weddings, births, arrests, RNA picnic and dance plans, and a flurry of local visits and travels across Powers, Myrtle Point, and Coquille.
Long list of names and weekend social events in the Bandon region including visits, dinners, and gatherings. Mentions of Mrs Addie Hayes, Mr and Mrs Louis Lund, James Devereux, Nora Haney, and several families attending ceremonies, picnics, and house visits around Myrtle Point, Coquille, and Empire.
Myrtle residents George Albertson and Vernon Hooper were admitted or treated at Mast Hospital after fires and medical issues. Several others including Dr Edward Thorstenberg's wife, Ruby Thorstenberg, and D R Collier were brought in for operations and assessments from camps and accidents. Multiple patients show varying improvement while ongoing cases include abdominal operations, back and neck injuries, and amputation recovery.
Lee D and Mr H Clarke with Robert of Myrtle Pitt and Miss Betty Preston of Coquille were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs S L Leatherman. Mr and Mrs Jesse Laird and Clell of Port Orford were Saturday voters of Mr and Mrs Carl Anderson. Earl Stiglinsk of Arlington Calif visits his uncle S D Clark this week. Mrs Note Lewis, improving, visited. Mr and Mrs A E Baker of Myrtle Point attended Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs George Clinton.
The Woman's club met in the grove at Maat last week with about 100 residents enjoying a Wiener roast and basket lunch. Mrs. Walter Schroeder visited Mrs. Kenneth Peel and Mrs. A. LaFlamme of Myrtle Point following the event.
A lengthy list of residents from Brewster Valley and surrounding areas visited relatives and friends on Sunday. Names include Dora Maysze Mre Lester Maysze, Mr and Mrs A W Bigelow, Oliver Bigelow, Arthur and Tim, J N Gearhart, A J Mayse, Eula Cotton, Ivan Cotton, Kenneth Thompson, Claude Johnson, Julius Benham, Gail Bunch, Harvey Minard, Simmons family, Roy Swan, Nellie White, Harold Shepherd, Lloyd Shepherd, Gall Bunch, Harvey Osbun, Frank Heller, O G Bunch, Wilda Shepherd, Stella Crosby, Rex Brown, and others across Coquille, North Bend, Fat Elk, McKinley, and Crostako.
Pleasant Point residents and kin share social visits with William Watson Dorothy Lanham and Clarence Lanham among others. Hubert Morris family relocated to Halls Creek for work at the George Albertson logging camp. William Watson Dorothy Ernest Schaper and Donald Wilson were seen visiting and returning on various days.
The article lists numerous residents and visitors in the Coquille area including Mr and Mrs Clarence Lanham and Ed ward from San Francisco, Mr and Mrs Guy Wilberger, Mrs Kathleen Roberts, Rev and Mrs O E Marsters, Mr and Mrs Jim Starr, Ernet and Violet Evernden, and many more. Several trips to Coquille, Myrtle Point, Broadbent, Rock Creek, and nearby homes are noted with farm and family connections across the community.
Bancroft Mrs Lyle Hardman and Lila Mary and Evelyn along with Mr Milton Calvin and Annalee Edward and Howard of Bridge visited Sunday. Monday callers included Mr and Mrs Frank Crafton Clara Allen Richard Dale Jerry Ronald Carol and Mrs Harland Evernden. A wiener roast at the E Evernden home featured Mrs George Rice and Barce of Bridge and Mrs Harland Evernden among attendees.
Twenty five foot pedal cars were used in a Mansfield Ohio safety town last summer to show youngsters how to act at a model intersection with miniature traffic lights guiding drivers and pedestrians.
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