Local couples take a western trip and many Myrtle Point events
Mr and Mrs John D Carl and Mr and Mrs Clarence E Schroeder left Wednesday for California points and Phoenix Arizona visiting friends while Mr Carl, president of the Point Rotary Club, is a crf farmer. Mrs Henry Schroeder spends Thursday in Roseburg for glasses. The Southwestern Oregon Funeral Directors association meets Friday in Myrtle Point with Beatrice Barkley as guest. Mrs George Halli and Mrs Allan Pearson attended a wedding anniversary celebration in Eugene. Clifford Elliott of Linfield College counsels high school students in Myrtle Point. Nancy Miller returns from Grants Pass where Barker is improving after a hospital stay. Ervin Wilberger of Coquille hosts canasta. others visit in Myrtle Point. Three Links club meets Friday at Mrs A M Christiansen’s. J P Beyers resigns as math teacher, replaced by Mrs William Downing. Gerald Davenport and Bob Briggs attend a Portland youth conference. Wilmer Briggs attends a Roseburg meeting. Jane Schroeder attends Bruce Cutler birthday party. Davenport and Backer travel to see daughters. Driscoll, Dement, and others attend basketball in Corvallis and Portland. Ritchie Francis hosts visitors. Burrows travels for work. Woelflen heads to San Francisco. Roberts family visit Grants Pass on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D Carl
Clarence E. Schroeder
Arago
Corvallis
Oregon
California
Proenx
Arizona
Carl
Point Rotary Club
Southwestern Oregon Funeral Directors’ Association
Myrtle Point
Henry Schroeder
Beatrice Barkley
Portland
Myrtle Hotel
Action now for 4 H vegetable gardens and club programs
The article urges 4 H members to start a garden with 600 square feet, outlines steps for planting, weeding, and fertilizing, and highlights low cost high returns. It promotes extension service bulletins and details weekly radio programs March 4 to 12 featuring local 4 H clubs on KOOS and KWRO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Extension
County Oxtenser
Eastside Rangers Forestry Club
KOOS
Broadbeat
Happy Farmers Sheep Club
KWRO
Sunnyhill School
Peterson Writes Historical Facts of Coos and Curry
Emil RR Peterson recounts Oregon coastal history tracing Coos and Curry counties. He notes Port Orford as early Coos post office site, Empire City and Marshfield postmasters, Chetco and Rogue River entries, name changes at Ellensberg and Gold Beach, and Eckley’s post office evolution from New Castle to Tell Tale to Eckley with local figures named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Empire City
John J Jackson
Randolph
George Wasson
Amock Rogers
Coos River
Port Omord
Marshfield
Andrew Nasburg
Herry
Port Orford
Allen D Wolcott
Chesters
Port Qogford
Cons Bay
Curry County
Chetco
Augustus F Miller
Johny Dewey
Rogue River
Ellensberg
Nat Burg
Burgh
Washington
Ellensburg S
Filensburg
Charles Dewey
Dewes
John
Pines
Allison
Rodney Arpe
Schonl
Abe
Gold Beach
Eckley
Sixes River
Smith-Powers Logging Company
Albert Powers
Ellis Dement Eckler
Charlotte W Guerin
Tom
New Castle
Tell Tale
Cita Guertin
Services Held For Emmett E. Schriefer
Funeral services for Emmett E. Schriefer 49 of Myrtle Point were held at 2:30 pm Monday in the Mille chapel. Burial was in the Norwas cemetery near Myrtle Point. Born in Buffalo Solle he came to Coos county with his parents and lived at Myrtle Point for years. He had been a bus driver for Greyhound lines until retirement. He is survived by his father Alanse A. Schriefer of Myrtle Point and daughter Mis Harves Wesot. also siblings Mis Olite Flerton of Roseburg and others. (Note: some names appear garbled in source text.)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos Bray
Emmett Fo
Alanse
Myrtle Pert
Nosister
Flerton Roseburg
G O P Women Leaders in County Holding Meetings
Mrs George T Gerlinger state woman of Oregon Republican Women’s Inc and Mrs H D Peterson state vice chairman of the party visited Myrtle Point Monday meeting local women at luncheon at the Myrtle Lane Inn. Meetings are planned in Coquille North Bend and Coos Bay with speakers from the state party. Attendees included Mrs Verne Lunday Mrs Paul Breuer Mrs Ben Daniels Mrs A R Davenport Mrs Rose Garrett Mrs Jed Mantz and Mrs Morgan of Portland. COUNTY LAND SALE notices timber and land offered by Coos County Court with bids due March 27 1950. Minimum prices listed per township section with 6 percent interest on deferred payments. Details available at County Court office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T Gerlinger
Weman
Oregon
Republican Omen, Inc
H D Peterazon
Republican Party
Myrtle Point
Waldemar Gurney
J N Gearhart
Myrtle Lane Inn
Coquille
North Bend
Coos Bay
Verne Lundy
Paul Breuer
Ben Daniels
A RR Davenport
Rose Garrett
Jed Mantz
Mra Morgan
Portland
Coos County
Coos
Landa
Catching Creek Community Club Dance Supports Building Fund
Sunday visitors of Mr and Mrs Aden Adkins included Mr and Mrs J D Breuer. Coos Bay callers Mrs Detl Rema and Mrs Earl Ward visited. The Catching Creek Community Club held a dance with a large crowd and midnight supper. Proceeds will help finish the building. Thirteen community ladies met, served cookies and coffee, and put oilcloth on kitchen tables with donations and purchases for kitchen use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bushnell
Aden Adkins
J. D Breuer
Det] Rema
Earl Ward
Coos Bay
Bob Morris
Don Adams
Elmor Shepherd
Portland
Catching Creek
Martonlakey
E Ralph Willy
Susie
Charley Ralph FL Rema
Zane Rema
C V Bushnell
Seymour Fosburg
Myrtle Point
Lester Higgins
Connie
Coquille
Victor Bushnell
Terry
R H Frazier
Seymour Fenburg
C W. Bushnell
George Washington party at Grange hall marked by games and food
Mrs Lloyd Smith reports a George Washington birthday gathering at the Grange hall on Feb 28 with about 60 attendees. guests sought partner matching hats, dancing and card tables were enjoyed, refreshments of sandwiches and salads served, and prizes awarded for quickest dishwashing. hall decorations featured red white and blue streamers and flags. additional notes mention radio appearance for Happy Farmers club during 4 H program week, and several residents traveling or visiting relatives locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Smiths
George Washington
Grange Hall
Jack Green
Ted Green
Beverly Bigelow
Grange
Happy Farmers’ Club
Susan Babcock
John Huesse
California
LaVerne College
Bryce Evernden
Artie Smith
Rosebury
Smith
Kenneth Stone
Astoria
Stone
Lloyd Lackey
Eugene
Val
Valentine Party and Grange Meeting Notes
Valentine party held February 18 at Mrs Beverly Wigelow and notes of planned Grange Home Economics meeting on March 3 at Mrs Ted Green. References to school lunches, visits to Glenn Aiken district, visitors from Coos Bay, a pantry dinner for Glenn Gulstrom, and illness and relocation of Mrs Kenneth Henriksen to a Salem sanatorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Wigelow
The
Grange
Ted Green
Lloyd Smith
Arnie Smith
Peggy
Keith
Glenn Aiken
Doug Falconer
Coos Bay
Beverly Bigelow
Glenn Gulstrom
Clyde Pie
Joe Simmons
Arago
Sterling Brower
Btt Bigelow
Portland
Rower O
Jock Green
Roseburg
Kenneth Henriksen
Salem
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Halli
Allan Pearson
Mrs. Hall
Pearson
Hall
Clifford Elliott
Linfield College
McMinnville
Elliott
Dale Bunnell
Nancy Miller
Grants Pass
J Wuther Barker
Ervin Wilberger
Canasta
Elvin Fetch
Ervin Wilberg
Earl Roush
Fifth Street
Mast
Aes
O. Ces
Mrvenport
Davenport
Frida
Lena Kellanberger
Frazier Hoffman
Nevada
First Christian Church
WSCS
Methodist Church
Una
A M Christensen
AUL
Rebekahs
J P Beyers
William Downing
G . Goddard
Gerald Davenport
Bob Briggs
Wilmer Briggs
Methodist Institute Commission
Springfield
Jane Schroeder
Bruce Cutler
E. C Backer
Harold Hatcher
Sutherlin
Edgar Rickard
Cottage Grove
Don Driscoll
Russell Dement
Ritchie Francis
Harold Halls
Jim Burrows
F J Woelflen
San Francisco
E F Beber
L C Roberts
Betty
Budge! Payments
Sue
E. C. Barker
Peterson
Curry
Emil RR Peterson
Coose County
Reginald R Smith
I J Allen
Esther Taskrud
Emmett E. Schriefer
Oregon City
Hatnobk
Pike
Caregan
Cts
Wee Calif
Molly Osborne
Toft
Amy Guerin
Alaska
Eunice Andrews
Long Beach Calif
Rand
Art
Caty Transfer
South Range
South Ruane
Slesel
Cool County
I. D Felsheim
Fred A Kruse
Maureen O'Hara
Paul Christian
Mrs. Ray Epperson
Ide B. Hardy
American Legion Hall
7Th Street
Broadbent
Ance
T (Ay
Perkins’ Drug
Rexall
Myrtle Point, Ore
Chas. F. Wooldridge
Spruce St
B. F. Goodrich
Thornton Tire Service
Southern Oregon
Bpruce
W. Front
Curtis
Goodrich
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