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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
4
In Norway, Julia Leep and Mrs Arthur engage with big business callers amid local civic concerns. The report notes prominent residents interacting with corporate representatives on economic matters affecting the town.
A representative life insurer reports a 48 percent decline in surrender value demand in the first seven months of 1938 versus 1933 periods, noting a steady decline since 2004 and attributing it to improved general conditions reducing the need to borrow against life insurance savings.
A recent report shows business farmers sold 77 008 000 dollars of products through cooperative organizations last year. Fluid salt led both in value and volume, representing 3S percent of all produced. Cooperatives expand yearly, improving stability and balancing supply with demand while encouraging scientific, profitable management.
Pleasant Point residents and relatives attend social visits and the Coos Bay Bridge celebration amid a series of local calls. Families including the Watsons, Manns, Spires, Kelllys, and Lioyd Spires are noted visiting, traveling to Portland and Stevenson, and planning summer arrangements with relatives in Myrtle Point and Roseburg.
The note lists numerous weekend visits and guests in Coquille and nearby towns. People hosted and visited include families from Myrtle Point, Twin Oaks, Roseburg, Medford, Allegany, Gravelford, Fairview, and Winchester. Events mention dinners, overnight guests, picnics, and bridge celebrations.
The goo luck token features a dual side design titled head and toll. The carved imagery conveys a political message reflecting the era. The piece stands as a compact emblem of the time with a self explanatory iconography.
Fairview Mrs Ella Johnson and son Warren of Lee visited Fred Crump, brother-in-law of Ella, while Joe Crump, youngest son of Mr and Mrs E C Crump, cut his lower lip on a sharp object last week causing a lip hole and four loose teeth. A Sunday meeting of local youths reorganized the Young People's Christian League with Mr and Mrs Ray Deadmond and Mr and Mrs [u Somelia. Sunday trip to Lebanon for the state grassed convention.
Sitkum residents Mrs Elmer Wilson Virginia Earl Mrs W A Nickason Betty Fern and Mrs Carre Nickason visited last Wednesday at the W A Lett home in Bridge Virginia Wilson remained for a week. The Myrtle Leaf club met with Mrs Oscar Durrell last Thursday afternoon. In response to the relay each person performed an arranged stunt. Mrs Jess Hick played her favorite classical piano number. Mrs W A Seller and Mrs Durrell gave readings. Mrs P A Alford recalled early valley experiences.
The article surveys farm electrification rates in multiple countries, noting strong rural power initiatives in Holland Germany Sweden and Sweden Ontario and various publicly owned plants and rural power districts. It contrasts US farmer electricity access with higher international levels while urging prosperity and higher living standards at home.
The imperfect lists visits from Mr and Mrs Ridle Della Ridle and others to Broadbent, Lakeview, Coquille, and nearby towns. Families including Adams, Lakey, Bell, and Hilderbrant engage in calls, employment searches, and social visits through Sunday and midweek.
Incomplete text from a local page references bridge scores or events with repeated garbled phrases. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, leaving a partial glimpse of a sports or game section.
A notice lists doctor RL Clinton of Ridgeland as no longer operating at the National Bank building. Details of the closure are sparse, with the readable fragment indicating a termination or relocation action affecting the optometrist.
A Marshfield Church of Christ revival begins with two weeks of evangelistic meetings after Sunday services. Reverend Lawrence Sunkler leads sessions and youth nights invite local young people to attend. A June birthday picnic at the William Axes home honors June 10. Attendees include numerous families and neighbors. FINE PORTRAITS ENLARGE MENTS AND KODAK FINISHING.
A large number of Myrtle Point residents and friends from Roseburg Medford Portland Riverton and Coos Bay visited relatives and neighbors Saturday through Sunday including Mr and Mrs W A Lott Mr and Mrs Dwight Culver and children Mrs Elizabeth Chamberlin Mr and Mrs Hugo Michel and others. A later note mentions a meeting at the VFW and a Ladies Auxiliary president’s visit with a city observance in progress.
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