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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
2
Arago Sunday School classes traveled to Bandon for a picnic after church. The group swam in a city park tank and shared meals with chaperones Mrs Robinson, Mr and Mrs L Burts, and Mr and Mrs Ernest Watkins. Several families hosted residents during the week and many local folks attended events and visits in nearby towns.
A resident named Myrtle Lillaverle Myers remained seriously ill with tonsillitis after Wednesday of last week. No additional details on treatment or location were provided.
Local undated social roundup lists visits and calls among residents along Ment ion Creek and nearby creeks. Names include Clement Gilkison, Raind McCall, Bernice Hillis, Arthur Chandler, Mrs RE Gilkison, H E Brown, Bertha Ruth, Jimmie Anderson, Carl Cupimsk, Jack Butler, George Edwards, Dorothea Chandler, Mrs Oliver Ocheline, Marie Chandle, Ted Myers, CG W Doss and George.
Sunday visits fill the week as families travel between Bandon Coquille and nearby farms. John Damron ferried his car to his father Jess Damron in Bandon while repairs proceed and Jean Watkins returns home for a family Sunday.
A long list of relatives from Fairview Coquille Myrtle Point and surrounding areas spent Sunday or visited relatives including Mr and Mrs Tuorm Benham Elmar Benham Elmer Brownson and families Mrs Carrie Benham Harry Brown Mrs Elise Lamp and Frances Mrs J W Barnett Esther Mr and Mrs Fred Corpe Constance Knight Geneva Evernhen Hattie Hatcher Roy Brown Ray Beckett O Hear Bryant and F E Sturgis with trips to Portland Freewater and Walla Walla Washington for extended visits and returning plans.
Dora Macle Crumbs made a business trip to Myrtle Point on Monday. Mr and Mrs Mile Griffin returned last week to their Elk Creek home. Mr and Mrs Roy Robinson and children were guests at the A J Mayse home from Friday to Sunday. Mr and Mrs Howard Lowery and Wesley Lowery visited Myrtle Point on Saturday evening. Misses Eloda and Velma Krewser of Brewster Valley stayed overnight with Wilda Shepherd last Thursday. Mrs Fred Minard went to Coquille Monday afternoon to stay for some time. Miss Eula Mayse, who has been in Kansas City Missouri for two years nursing and teaching, is back.
The column lists residents and visitors including a student returning home for summer with the Mayes, calls at the Gearhart and Buel homes, visits by the Robins and Crumleys, Michael Minard returning from Curry county mines, and gatherings with the Weathers family, the Down family, and Harold Dick visiting relatives.
Gaylord residents Clasten Hayes and Haines became owners of new automobiles bought last week. Evelyn Bones returned home from a two week trip with relatives in Vancouver. Numerous visitors and family members from Broadbent Marshfield and Myrtle Point joined locals for visits, drives, and a summer of activities including a dance in Bundh and a church social at the clubroom.
The Powers community observed Memorial Day with a 10 o clock program directed by the American Legion. NobLe Ruang Lys Dasid Baud led the ceremony as Boy Scouts and many locals attended in the gymnasium, singing patriotic selections and hearing Rev WA Stephers deliver the address.
A fragmented account lists Mr and Mrs P visiting Myrtle Point for dinner while Alexander Barklow spends a weekend at home with family. Multiple local names appear visiting, hosting, or caring for relatives amid illness, including Barklow, Lafferty, Robison, Myers, and Turner, with gatherings at several homes and a hospital trip mentioned.
Wednesday and Friday calls from Mrs R L Waommer, Mr and Mrs Ray Zumwalt of Curry County, Mrs Mary Hartles, Mrs Emma Hermann, and Edwin Schroueder aided pump repairs and farm tasks. Numerous relatives and neighbors dish out visits across Myrtle Point, Bancroft, Coquille, and Bridge as cattlemen, gardeners, and volunteers share labor and hospitality through the week.
Fragmented OCR notes describe an event or scene involving Bancroft on a Sunday evening, with references to grasses and Sargent Twine. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear action or outcome.
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