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04 Mar 1937
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1937
Page
1
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Price Seth Robison 1864 1937 West Norway died after his fifth stroke at home. Survived by wife Laura and 21 children. services Saturday 2 pm at Myrtle Point Brethren Church with burial in Norway cemetery. He was a longtime Mason Eastern Star member and active in Myrtle Grange.
Lester Dement broke his left shoulder last week Wednesday when the horse slipped into a hole at the head of Dement creek while inspecting cattle. He will be out of work for at least six weeks.
A WCTU meeting formed a fundraising drive for temperance education. Members schedule a cooked foods sale this Saturday March 6 at the Quality Cash Grocery next to the Schroeder furniture store.
The Myrtle Point library added a wide list of titles this month including Whoop-up Trail Death In The Air Scorpion Lincoln American Flaggs Gone With the Wind and more. February totals show 1180 books read 878 by adults 286 by children 15 state books and 169 magazines with 26 books donated by Mr and Mrs Verne Lundy.
A Townsend program will be held Friday March 5 at Townsend hall with musical numbers dancing short skits singing and acrobatics. A small admission includes lunch. A public wedding is planned at Townsend hall Sunday March 14 at 2 pm with parties names withheld. Public invitation extended.
At a joint meeting of the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association held with the state fire marshal's office the annual fire chiefs conference and fire school were scheduled for June 24 38 and 36 at Medford. Fire Chief Mohr of The Dalles presided and Henry Lecocq of Marshfield represented Coos county. The program includes competitive drills roundtable discussions and department instruction.
Myrtle Point Bobcats host Coquille Friday night at the high school gym for two games starting at seven. Earlier the Bobcats defeated the Red Devils and their junior team, aiming for first place in the standings.
The Myrtle Point Townsend club opened early for a special music program. President M. R. Lee reported on the district convention at Zugene. A concert at the Methodist church featured Miss Muriel Dae and seven students, with violin solos and piano accompaniment by Miss Ebola Volkmar. Dr. T M. White spoke on the Townsend plan to finish the event.
A Sunday dinner party honored Mrs. Sarah Bright, prominent Deag county pioneer born February 28 1863 in Menifee county Kentucky. The event at Mrs. Mary Culbertson home in Ball Hill drew many relatives and friends including Lee Culbertson Empire and James Child Coquille.
A jumble of names shows several couples wed in Oregon area ceremonies over the weekend. Kenneth C Thompson of Coquille and Wheleene Sabin of Langlois wed in a private ceremony. other unions include a Langlois bride with a Coquille groom and marriages conducted by Rev Oliver J Gill, Justice Clarence Barton, and Rev R Lewis.
Royal Neighbors initiate two members at a Saint Louis lodge meeting held at night. Officials ordered draping of flags as part of local lodge ceremonial actions.
Court records show a mix of cases including a stock dispute over a new corporation with par stock at 160 a share between Albert H Fewers and Albert Gunnell. Other suits involve a ditching machinery rental, a commercial credit dispute, a divorce and child custody case, and a settled jury trial for 3700. A lodge meeting notice for the Myrtle Point Lions is also listed.
Albert I. Reed, owner-manager, opens a new grocery between Hamm's Cafe and Schroeder Furniture. Reed is an experienced merchant, aiming to serve the neighborhood with a practical store.
A tentative site for the enterprise gathering is identified as suitable for a golf meeting. The group discusses initial costs and aims to secure a practical location. Further details on intent and participants are not clear in the fragment.
A contest held Tuesday concluded with an award presented to the winner. The event highlighted local talent and drew community interest.
Severt could not attend because a Mr Rehade and his Smith Hughes boys were guests of honor at noon, as were Mr and Mrs Clin ton Carman and Wallace Dement. The meeting featured interesting talks and a good program after the seven o clock gathering. The next Grange meeting will be the evening of March 16 with Mrs Gus Bender as hostess.
In a fast clean game at Arago gym on Wednesday night Arago beat Powers 16 to 12 after three quarters the score stayed within one point in Arago's favor before they pulled away late. The decisiveness of Arago showed in the final period as they stretched the gap.
The Tigers outscored the Bobcats by 6 to 1 to lead 15 11 at the half. Baird added 7 for the Tigers as Ellie Dement and Ray Cook led scoring for their teams with multiple baskets. The Bobkittens trailed 33 to 14 with Billings scoring 16 and Danville and Furman adding six each.
The meeting was well attended and engaging, the best of the six held so far. The next session will discuss how production costs are influenced by feeding practices.
Edwin Crowley son of Mr and Mrs Perley Crowley of Sitkum and Miss Jessie Dean of Coquille married by Elder T M Cole at his home in Eugene on Saturday February 27 1937 They will honeymoon in Racine and return to Brewster Valley March 6 for a wedding shower and a charter before taking over a newly rented place managed by Crowley starting March 1
A M. P. burglar was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary at 4 46 p m after a swift local trial. The case involved robbery and a Meary and Sone element noted in the brief report.
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