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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1936
Page
2
The Royal Neighbors will hold a social gathering after their regular meeting on Monday evening. Mrs William Link and Mrs Jennie Jones will serve as hostesses.
Rev Eugene L Armstr ong pastor of this church conducts Sunday school at 9:45 to 1 a.m and morning service at 11. Afternoon prayer meeting at 2 at Mrs Wallace Kelier home. Sev W A Stephens pastor with Sunday school at 9 45 a m for service. Com
Report notes that the Golden Gate Bridge towers support a long span with main cables and end approaches nearing a total of 100000 tons. The height of the towers is described as comparable to sixty five stories.
Fraternal groups outline regular meeting times across several organizations. American Legion Auxiliary convenes second and fourth Fridays. Women of Moose meet first and third Wednesdays at 8 pm. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs hold Friday and monthly Tuesday meetings. O E S meets second and fourth Thursdays at 8 pm in Moose hall. Royal Neighbors meet second and fourth Mondays at 8 in the Fellowship clubhouse. Sunshine club gathers first and third Tuesdays at members’ homes.
The American Legion Auxiliary met Friday with Mrs. Ray Wyland. Mrs. Allee Hoyt and Mrs. David Churchill were initiated. Bulletins on auxiliary projects were prepared for headquarters grading to be announced at the August convention.
Mr and Mrs Chris Gross wed last week in Vancouver Washington and reside in Collier Hotel apartments. Mrs Gross is the former Mary Dunham daughter of the late Job Dunham now of Portland. Walter Dunham son of Mrs Job Dunham married last week in Myrtle Point to Miss Thelda Miller and they live in Coquille apartments.
North Bend residents Mr and Mrs Milton Murphy spent a few days in town visiting relatives. Many locals including Robert Howell of Sweet Home and several others from Myrtle Point and Portland visited, attended sessions in Portland, or spent time in Roseburg and Eugene, with trips to Monmouth Normal, Port land, and the Grand Lodge meetings noted.
Captain John F Wodman stationed at March Field in Northern California made his annual visit, flying over his mother's home before landing at Marshfield to end at the East side airport. A local graduate, he finished high school in 1924 and West Point in 1928, now two years in the Army Air Service.
At the annual meeting Jesse Jones was elected director for three years succeeding George Geassler. Mrs John Purvis was elected clerk for one year. Ninety four votes were cast and the budget adopted. Board personnel include RL Stevens, Jess Shepter, and Jess Jones, with RE Stevens named chairman after the election.
The Woman’s club ends meetings for summer while the Fellowship club suspends through July and August. Townsend club convenes Wednesdays at 73 p m in the Fellowship club house. Boy Scouts meet Tuesdays at 7 p m and Girl Scouts meet Thursdays at 7 p m in the Hut during summer.
Mystic Chapter O E S calls a special meeting Thursday at 8 at Mrs Haze Lewis’s home. Natal Day business to be discussed and full attendance urged.
A long list of local residents hosted and visited during the week in Gaylord, Coquille, Myrtle Point and nearby towns. Guests included Mrs Ed ward Decker, Miss Camille Lynn, and families such as Carman, Hayes, and Daniels. Attendees attended the Rose Festival in Portland and a fox breeders meeting in Coquille, with several visitors remaining for extended visits.
Henry Roth and others listed visited Myrtle Point residents Monday afternoon. Edna Ward and Mrs Henry Roth were seen among local visitors. Genevieve Carman visited Roy Lutrell at Bridge for a few days as Romond Lynn and Charles Knight drove to Salem on business.
Fragmentary column records funeral notices and family visits across several households. Mentions include Mr and Mrs Oscar, Roselle, Mrs George Hermann, Maria Hermann, and others attending viewing and services. dates and locations are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Mr and Mrs Ray Deals attended the state Grange convention and returned home Monday. Norman Powell and the eldest daughter of Mr Johnson were noted in the report, with Dr Hamilton mentioned for a fracture treatment and a wrist injury.
Frances Lee Barton shares a menu of cold entrées avoiding potato salad. The recipe combines lemon gelatin, warm water, milk, paprika, onion, mayonnaise, grated American cheese, cucumber, green pepper, salt, and vinegar folded into the gelatin and chilled before serving. Garnish with lettuce and serve.
This excerpt promotes using pineapple in home cooking across climates with recipes for a pineapple dessert and pineapple shrimp entrée. It includes step by step directions for banana pineapple bake, a tomato and pineapple salad style dish, and pineapple crescent pastries. It emphasizes unsweetened juice and healthful addition of pineapple to menus.
A fragment description mentions a fudge sauce of chocolate over vanilla ice cream as a year round topping. The note references browning, a nectar of flavors, and a catalog style center filled with vanilla steam, but the exact recipe details are unclear from the garbled text.
Samuel ieshevaky claimed the national chess championship in New York by winning the recent tournament, succeeding Frank D. Marshall as national champion and frat win noted.
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