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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1930
Page
6
A county health program runs well baby clinics to educate mothers from Marshfield to Coquille with monthly summer sessions and bi monthly winter meetings. Health officers provide personal guidance as clinics aim to raise child health and birthright standards nationwide.
Martha E. Mulkey, county superintendent, will be away at least two weeks to rest. Blythe Cousins will handle routine office affairs. Rural meetings at Bridge and Hauser proceed, with a teacher to lead round table discussions. First rural meeting held Feb 28 at Win Oaks. luncheon served. weather fair.
A fragmented local note recalls huckleberry shipping from Laird and Parke lands boosting berry sales and community activity. It mentions sheep herds, twinning in lambs, a birthday gathering, and a grand jury report with several true bills, including non support and assault cases, plus a cheese factory boiler sale.
Morr OBE notes an entertaining evening with attendance and prize winner Dorothy Timer. Local visits include Elmer Crunk and family in North Bend. Sheep shipment to Marshfield, funerals, camp reopens March 6, and timber work planned by Ed LaBranch and G A Sargent.
Auto belonging to C L Cade. Charlee A Parrott charged with conversion of a leg brand. Sam Gibson faces assault with intent to kill on Gus Carlson in the Lake side district. Vietor E Jewell and Gee Wing Chung named in statutory charges. Carmel Sanders charged with habitual drunkenness on Coquille streets. Walter Smith described as habitually. M Hall cited for possession of arult. Fred Wilson charged with receiving stolen property from S P cars in Marshfield.
The Lawhorn family extends deep gratitude to friends and relatives for kindness and sympathy during Fiona Lawhorn s illness and death. They thank the Dora ladies for tending the grounds around the resting place and note time heals but friends ease the burden. Walter Lawhorn and family members express appreciation.
The report chronicles visits by Halls Creek and Arago residents including Mr and Mrs S C McAllister and children Shelby and Mary Jean in Bandon. Lawrence Barklow and the Barklows plus Rev Barnett and Rev Warner attend church events, with farming activity noted as busy. Newelyweds Mr and Mrs Everett Lafferty visited homefolks. Daisy View farm hosts Barnett family and Hofman relatives.
Genevieve Crowley of Sithum and Ellen Sandine of Broadbent attended the Grange play and shadow social with Verna and Naomi Herrmann this weekend. Report cards are out this week listing honor roll students Leahe Hermann Delos Hermann Nerlin Hermann Murray Frye Joanna Frye Nivian Moll Milford Smith Monam Smith Bertie Forrest Frances True Edith Wolf Thone.
A community gathering at the Grange hall featured the Flying Jubilee party with Delos Hermann and Bertie Forrest captaining green and red airplanes. Prizes of punch cookies and peanuts were awarded, food served, and a large cake raffle netted 950. Miss Sandine hosted guests from the room and plans for future 4 H demonstrations were announced while families traveled from North Bend and Coquille to attend.
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