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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1952
Page
4
Local residents and relatives share travel and visitation updates from North Bend. Highlights include Mrs Floyd Hall visiting with her family in Oregon, U S Army personnel from Camp Breneman and Tokyo connections, weddings anniversaries and medical news, and various trips to Portland Eugene Roseburg and Seattle with family and friends.
The Gravel Ford Woman's Club will hold a cake and cooked foods sale at Gray's Store in Myrtle Point on March 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds support club projects and local community needs.
Everett F Y Kin Warner died March 3 1952 in Philomath Oregon from a logging accident. He was 30 years 11 months 8 days old and had lived in Philomath the last four years, previously from Powers. He was a World War II veteran with 40 months in the U S Army as a corporal. Surviving are his wife Buella Warner a son Frank a daughter Linda four brothers Fred of Medford Floyd Dee Oregon Finis Poulsbo Wash Earl Powers and three sisters Gladys Davis Ruth Miller Lois Stewart Seattle.
At Coguilo business meeting truckers endorsed Ivan C. Laird Sitkum for state representative George Alett for joint state representative Coos Curry counties and H McKenzie Curry county Others speaking included Charles Ogle Clarence Osika Wilfred Laird with safety and trade leaders A moving picture of log trucking followed by square dancing with the grangers in the auxiliary hall remaining details include birth notices from Myrtle Point area.
Elsie S Forsythe of Portland has accepted the statewide women's chairmanship for the Eisenhower campaign in Oregon. She is a veteran campaigner dating to the twenties and has led Oregon headquarters for the Hoover era, then guided campaigns for Sprague in 1939 and Snell in 1942, and run McKay’s reelect in 1950. She holds leadership roles in Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, Irvington Women’s Club, and Republican Women’s groups.
Admission list includes E A Krewson H Olinger and several residents such as Mrs Ralph Miecheng Mrs Jerry Anderson Ralph Jones Mrs Wm Spencer Mrs Murray Pinney George Barton Jr Myrtle Point and others across Bridge Route Myrtle Point Donald Fraser Ban on Miss Mary Lou Payton and more. Births registered to Mr and Mrs James L Bushnell are noted in the notice.
The St Point Chamber outlines city street improvements seeking county cooperation. Street signs near completion will be installed soon. Red Cross campaign drive kicks off with a breakfast urging broad support for Myrtle Point’s quota. American Legion Junior baseball banquet set for next Saturday with Bobby Doeh r of the Boston Red Sox as speaker. Several locals plan trips and visits around Eugene and Brookings.
The Red Cross drive starts Thursday with a total of 22100 dollars raised and 58.2 percent allocated to Coos County for relief and other Red Cross projects. Lewis Knight led the blood campaign as chair while Mrs Grady Johnson outlined local Red Cross activities and services such as first aid training home nursing swimming classes and blood donor supervision.
The text lists district chairmen for Red Cross and affiliated clubs with Paul Moore as assistant to the chairman and Russell Papineau as treasurer. Canvassing of the entire district begins Thursday at 9 am with chairmen collecting funds and accepting donations downtown.
Masons listed from various lodges gathered for a past master event in Raleigh Greene and Bob Powrie presiding. Honorary master James Clinton, former Worshipful Master of Myrtle lodge in 1912, attended as a special honoree. Several living past Myrtle lodge masters were present though illness and jury duty limited attendance. Ladies of the eastern Star received thanks for organizing the banquet and serving duties.
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