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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1936
Page
2
Broad Bent High School defeated Bridge Grade School 21 to 10 with Verlin Hermann refereeing. Lewis Spiva led the scoring as forward alongside Lloyd Caudle, Elmer Who, and George Forres.
Myrtle Creek won the tournament beating Powers by three points in a tight final. Francie Jones and Virgil Utterback made the All-Star team. Lorraine Shepherd and Alvin Sprague received honorable mention. Eight Powers players joined the trip with coach Charles Worth and others, touring via Oregon Caves and Crescent City.
The Woman's Club will gather at 2 p m Wednesday in the clubhouse with home decoration as the theme. Mrs AL King will direct the program and a speaker is planned to discuss new trends in home furnishings.
Miss Jane Thomas daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan Thomas a freshman at the University of Oregon was named Outstanding Player in a university exhibition basketball game presented by the Women's Athletic Association She previously played with the local high school girls team and was a war player on the Campfire girls team coached by Miss Medora McMullen
The Contract club hosted by Mrs James Gamwell featured a dessert luncheon at 1 38 pm last Thursday. In the following play Mrs Milne won high score among members with Mrs Albert Powers second, while guest Mrs C Welch tied for high.
The Parent Teacher association will hold a food sale Saturday starting at 10 am in the vacant Mathews Block store. All friends are asked to donate and patronize the sale. Any profit will support the local unit’s work.
Mrs. Weldon Medford entertained her bridge club last Thursday with a 1 38 luncheon at her home. Mrs. Chester Root won the first prize and Mrs. E M Brewer low.
Mrs Homer Robinson hosted the Thursday Pinochle club at her residence last Thursday afternoon. Mrs Grady Johnson won high end while Mrs G McCracken took second. Mrs Harlan Buckingham received the guest prize.
Mr and Mrs Ray Grant of Powers welcome twin daughters. The babies weighed four pounds five ounces at birth. The twins are reported to be healthy with both families sharing in the joy.
Library report shows adult books 128, children 72, magazines 27 totaling 227 circulations. Fines collected amount to 1.29 dollars.
Mr and Mrs Lee Neville left town for an indefinite stay in Sacramento. Mr and Mrs Jess Jones were away. Clare Lehmanowsky visited North Bend for a few days. Mrs Ray Hall visited her mother in Myrtle Point. Charles Wagner returned home after jury duty in Coquille. Lt and Mrs Louis Hoch attended Medford meeting representing China Flat CCC camp. C O Young spent the weekend in Grants Pass. Mr and Mrs Fred Powers returned from a trip east via Detroit to California. Mr and Mrs J Mo Warner of Broadbent visited their son and daughter-in-law. Ellis Warner hosted them. Mr and Mrs E S Gamwell drove to Marshfield. Mrs Henry Moe and others were in Coquille. Miss Dorothy Nelson drove to Myrtle Point. Miss Eleanor Henderson hosted her mother from Salem. Mrs Jess Jones and others attended the Coos County Federation of Women’s Clubs in North Bend. Mrs Olin Lay left for Portland to visit. Fred W Powers remains in Portland.
The Powers Parent-Teacher Association marked Founders Day honoring its 38th anniversary with a gym program led by Rev Paul Prickett and Mrs Prickett. The Girls Glee Club, colonial dance by sixth and seventh graders, a skit by Mrs Conger and Mrs Rolfe, and a birthday cake followed, with volunteers raising funds for state headquarters.
The Moose Women held a Wednesday meeting naming Mrs. Frank Grove financial chairman and announcing a benefit dance in Moose hall on Saturday March 14 in Corvallis. Mrs. BR.C Epperson and Mrs. Frank Grove served refreshments after the session.
Mr and Mrs William Hennessey face ongoing recovery after a dynamite cap mishap two weeks ago. He remains in hospital with a mangled hand while Mrs Hennessey stays nearby in North Bend to support him. doctors report quiet recovery following surgery.
A Tuesday potluck at Mrs Baird's home honored Mrs D M Baird with guest Mrs Piatt Jenne of Portland. Ladies present included Mesdames Erickson Lainger Marsee Baker Mathews Lewis Rolfe Munroe Conger and Rolfe for an afternoon event.
Alvin Long led a two part program last Wednesday evening featuring colonial and plantation era acts. Four colonial ladies and four plantation darkles performed songs such as Love's Old Sweet Song and Oh Dem Golden Slippers while the darkies hummed along. The show included Old Time tunes, a Goddess of Liberty tableau, a fashion parade, and a finale of Home Sweet Home with cast and audience joining in.
The men of Community Church hosted a women’s gathering in the Fellowship clubhouse on Thursday evening. They planned the program and served baked beans with crackers coffee and cookies as about fifty people attended the event.
Powers Loggers beat the Bay Aces 62 to 37 in North Bend Thursday evening. Jarros scored 24 points for the Loggers while George Stewart, manager and coach, led a squad largely made up of former high school stars.
Public Welfare program topic at Woman's club meeting held in the clubhouse last week. Mra Olin Lay chaired the session with discussion on child labor and welfare work by Mra Hoch and Mrs. M M Brown. Members planned socials, May Day fete, and a 6 pm supper in August coordinated with local OES S chapter Natal Tas association.
Broadbent and family visited J B Barkdo home. Walter Newbury made a Marshfield business call. Miss Barnes and Donne Robbins aided Mrs Mol. James Wiley and family visited, as did Rev and Mrs Wiley. Hermann residence nearing completion. work by Strang, McCloskey, and Schroeder. School directors hired next year’s teachers. Miss Barnes and Robbins guests. Numerous local visits and social engagements recorded with names and locations in Marshfield and Coquille.
Local residents and families including Gaylord Guy Drew and daughter Mrs Roy Grant visit kin. Moves include Mr and Mrs O K Coster shifting to the Krame place above Power and Elvin Hasoi family from Bandon to John Devereux ranch. Site reports cover school activities, a spelling contest, 4H final meet, and a potluck dinner at Mrs GO Ro Swenson’s home with several residents attending.
The fragment lists multiple names such as Mrs Huber Mers and familys Emme ion Whitnes Archie Brown and Mire Mar to Lakey among others who called on neighbors like Mrs George Ward and Mr Knight. It notes two new builds at a show and mentions Kent Marsters driving a cream truck collecting milk and Mrs Everett Ward visiting Point Wednesday evening.
Pleasant Point and surrounding families spent Sunday with Wm Johnson and Cla nce Butler. Visitors included Ella Futler and children Jerry and Laura, Irvin Caudill and daughter Delauris, Walter Laird, Willam Watson and daughter Dorothy, Maud Viades, Ed Harris and Mary Harris, Harry and Ma Ha'ph, and the Harris family. Nearby moves include Ed and Mrs Ha moved from Pleasant Point to Cugute, and the Barklow family moving to Rolp Hary ranch.
Sunday visits and guests populate community notes with names such as Mrs A H Bendor Mrs Delbert Sumerlin and family in Marshfield Mr and Mrs R W Haughton entertained Clara Mellor and other relatives in Roseburg while Amela Nelson of Marshfield spent time with multiple hosts in the area. A sprained ankle and a touch of pneumonia appear among minor health mentions.
Readable fragments describe an event at Halls Creek with guests including Ann Watkins, Robert Mus ford, and Mrs Earl. Names such as Meo Cleve McAl te Cle Roteco Laurence Burk te Wale and Margaret Rouseon appear alongside Milan and Iris Bark low in attendance.
Amateur notes report Ashland tournament events at week end and visits. Mrs Ernest Wathine and Mrs Bam Damron appear in local social updates with families including Watkins, Munford, Dedrdort, and Shaw. Travel includes North Bend and Tweetsy as residents share trips and hospitality.
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