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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1934
Page
4
Local residents and visitors fill weekend gatherings with dinners, social visits, and a busy school program. The 4-H Cooking Club Achievement Day featured displays and a program, while eighth graders earned exemptions for perfect attendance. The upper shows and class diplomas were presented, and Grange activities included lectures and handkerchief showers for a student.
A list of local visitors and residents including Culbertson family members and friends visiting Monday. Attendance included Harckson, Mr and Mrs William Wis, Charles Parrish and others. A school closure notice and a Friday assembly with teachers and local families is mentioned.
South Myrtle Point Aldine and Charles Crook Jr were overnight guests of John and Virginia Rakes in Coquille Saturday. Mrs Lee Wagner spent Monday with Mr Alice Black. Mr and Mrs Donald Adams called on Mr and Mrs Ellis Gant Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Giles Harris and children visited the E Wo June home Sunday Walter Endicott. The injured man at Camp 2 was able to call on his brother William last week. Walter says he hopes to get used to crutches. Mrs Joe Ellis and children of Norway, Mr and Mrs Win Hughes and son John of Coquille and Joe Rheus were callers at the C W Crook home. Jack and Ralph Crain visited Chas Crook Monday evening. George Wagner spent Saturday night in Marshfield. Mrs R E Barklow and son Manley spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Crick. Mr and Mrs Edgar Willan at Frank Haines motored to Mars on business. Ben Miller of Powers visited with his father and sisters Sunday.
The notice mixes a May 23 wedding at Bible Standard Church with Rev Randall Zeine and witnesses Mrs John Darling and Mrs E T Richards. It also lists Monmouth Normal School speaker Dr Roberts, Basil Lewis as valedictorian, Orin Adams as salutatorian, and a class roll including Lewis and Adams. Separately a National Guard unit moves and housing setup at Flat and Chin- Chow areas, with arrivals of CCC Company 1727 Je! Missouri-bound personnel and officers.
The Community Singing club met Friday night with about 40 attendees at the schoolhouse. Mrs. Wilson served refreshments of punch and cookies at a late hour. Several families from Riverton, Coquille, and nearby farms attended, sharing dinner, visits, and social games.
Local notes report visits relatives and neighbors with family gatherings and courtesy calls. Mr and Mrs John Melsher attend Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting while Davenport girls enjoyed a Saturday night outing. Eleanor Breuer stayed with Dorothy Lundy for a Friday overnight. Mrs George Hall and daughters visited Myre. more visitors include Marshfield trips and Cottage Grove travel.
Elmer Sargent Cleo and Howard Duncan and Alice Clayton travel from here to Marshfield for the track meet. Several families visit Myrtle Point, attend Frank Fish home events, and stop by W A Fish and other local homes. The week features team champion news as Eldan Aasen’s typing team wins the county championship in Hatsop County.
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