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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1942
Page
6
The correction states Mrs. Larry Schulz’s mother is Mrs. Ella Guerin and identifies Mrs. Schulz as daughter of the late James Guerin and Florence Guerin. It confirms Mrs. Ella Guerin of Arroyo Grande California is Mrs Schulz’s aunt.
Melvin Bennett Breuer and Stella Marie Lemon wed at the Brethren church with parents present. They plan a early post ceremony trip to Olympia Seattle and Newberg, then reside at Hughes apartments. Both graduates of Myrtle Point High School.
Funeral services were held for Myra Effie Wilson 67 at Dora funeral chapel on Tuesday afternoon. She died at her Sitkum home Sunday. Interment was in Dora Cemetery. Survived by husband Charles Wilson and five children with eight grandchildren. Born Camas Valley, later moved to Sitkum. Members of Assembly of God.
Thomas Lemon son of Mr and Mrs R Hanson enlisted in the Naval forces at Portland June 16 and left Thursday for his unit in Portland The Oregon Avengers a group of over 800 will be sworn in by an officer from the Coral seas at 830 PM after marching in the Parade of Heroes Coos county leads in recruits by population The program will be broadcast over KEX before the group departs for San Diego
A cablegram received via the International Red Cross reports George Maiden of Coquille formerly Myrtle Point as a prisoner of the Japanese and interned in Shanghai China. Maiden was a civilian employee at Wake Island when it fell to Japan. The message for relatives was sent to Mrs. W G Barrow of Marshfield. He is nephew of Mrs. Burtha Davis of Myrtle Point and brother of Mrs. Gertrude Ulett and Mrs. George Loveland of Coquille.
At the annual meeting of Union High School District No 2 Myrtle Point, Mrs W J DeBoer was elected director for Gravel Ford replacing Gus Bender who moved to Myrtle Point. Forest Hermann was elected in Broadbent. other holdovers include W Hz Hervey Lee John Carman Gaylord and Paul Breuer. Mrs Mabel Barklow serves as clerk. The budget calls for raising 22462 by taxation and total expenditures of 873375 for the next year.
Local teacher Frank N Smith who worked for the US Forest Service at Agness this summer passed through on a fire guard training trip from Grants Pass. Wilmer Northup, nephew of Mr and Mrs Dave Carey of Powers, was aboard the aircraft carrier Lexington when it sank in the Coral Sea battle as a bombardier with the naval air force. Clergy updates report Will Pryor to remain at Myrtle Point, C G Brown to stay at Corauilla, Guilbert Newland to replace W B Burgoyne at Marshfield, and Everett Gardner to take over in North Bend while J P Bray heads to Medford to practice medicine. Mrs J A Johnson and Mrs Nettie Knees of San Francisco have returned home after visiting here with the Belshaw family.
Returns Free taker Mrs 8 orty and relatives from Mas hospital where she received treatment. Mrs Paul Breuer leaves for Fort Lewis for a week with her daughter and son in law. Mrs Theney Warner and Mrs Lora Carver visit in Roseburg. Luncheon guests include Mrs Randy Johnson and daughters. OWAC board meeting prep for Edith McLyman and Jacqueline Braden. Mrs S W Greer returns from San Francisco with family updates. Mrs Ralph Costner’s daughter and grandson visit. Mrs Albert Carver returns from San Diego two weeks. Mrs Lilly Dement and others plan Ontario trip. Ella Stumbo from Fullerton visits.
Fred C. Lee of Marshfield Oregon offers first class pipe for water well drilling from his rural route. The 2006p listing notes local service and contact details for residents needing borehole piping.
For sale seven purebred Shropshire ewes with lambs and one registered Shropshire buck. Contact Edward Aurisson Bridge in Oregon 29T4p.
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