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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1937
Page
3
Pleasant Point residents list a busy week of visits and small gatherings. Families including Adams, Lange, Royer, Watson, Miller and Spires share dinners, hospital runs, and neighbors dropping by Coquille and Myrtle Point on errands and labor union plans.
Halls Creek residents and visitors from Bandon Arago and Dan don share Sunday and Tuesday visits. The group includes Mr and Mrs B B Watkins Mr and Mrs J K Baker Mrs C A Swift and Mrs B D B Watkins with families at Arago and Siburn. The May Festival in Coquille capped weekend plans.
Gravelford Phyllis Bunch of Coquille spent the weekend at the Paul Bunch home while her parents traveled to Portland for a business trip. Mrs L E Bothwell and sons Kenneth and Glen plus Mrs Paul Bunch visited Mrs Jeff Crosby last Thursday. Jane and Richard Bunch were with Vert Iverson. Celie Crosby weekended in Coquille with Helen Nelson. Mrs James Baker and children Shirley Ellis and Marvin visited Mr Jeff Crosby Saturday. Mrs Mary Culbertson spent Sunday with Mrs K H Hansen.
West Norway residents Mr and Mrs E J Myers were business callers in Coquille on Friday. Mrs Thomas Garrone visited Marshfield for the weekend. Mr and Mrs E J Myers spent part of Friday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Frank Lane of the Roy district. Thomas Way and Miss Irene Way were Sunday callers at the Thomas Coarrone home.
Numerous local residents and visitors are noted in Myrtle Point events. Jimmie Hatcher and Viola Engeart visited the union high school. James Jewett, recently ill, was hospitalized and then stayed with relatives due to rheumatism. The community includes trips to Marshfield Powers Coquille Bridge and Marshfield with families such as Hardman Cribbins Dysert Waterman and Warner households appearing in weekend activity.
Twin Oaks and others visited Barview and Myrtle Point as Mrs Hermann hosted Miss Hermann. The group included the McNairs, Herrmanns, Davenport, Lundberg, Felmer, Felsher, Wilson, Nelsons, Sunstrup, and Breuer, with trips to Eugene, Portland, and Coquille noted.
A compilation of social notes from Myrtle Point and surrounding areas lists a series of visits calls and arrivals. Names include Donald Wood W H Hervey Lee R J West Loren Knight and several families with weekend guests in Myrtle Point Broadbent Gold Beach Marshfield and Coquille. A Catching Creek cemetery board meeting was held in Myrtle Point with attendees including J N Gearhart and Wallace Dement.
Dora Bennett and Milo Griffin households visited relatives in Eugene while Elia Guerin of Myrtle Point returns home from a visit with Mrs J Wn Oqeart. A J Mayse and Joe Tadlock attended a 4 H club event at Fat Elk and Fred Durnam dined with John Backman in Myrtle Point. Hugh Gearhart joined John Bextencourt for an evening. Verrill Bilderback family from Jarview and Kenneth Thompson from North Bend were also mentioned.
A brief note on Fifth Street between Spruce and Maple, suggesting a repair or service concept rather than spiritual救.
Mrs C J Them Theodore Reynolds of Marshfield spent the weekend at Pred Dur mar. in Coquille. Mr and Mrs Donald Carver with Mrs Avite were in Coquille. A May dance drew Harvey Minard and others to Coquille. Miss Priscilla Miller hosted a surprise party for her mother’s birthday with many gifts and a fruit cake served to numerous locals.
Members count among list of Arago residents gathered Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs David Root to finalize preparations for a Saturday banquet. Attendees include Mesdames Hammack Root Aasen Evans Lillie and Ward Evans.
A crowded social summary lists many residents and visitors including Merle Rev and family, Ernes Watkine, Olaf Aasen, David Root, John Paull, Naomi Robison, J L Bur tis, Albert Lillie, Clyde, Ward Evans, Mary Jean, Shelby McAllister, Mary Howard of Langlois and others. Visitors travel to Bandon and Coquille, guests at the Lillie and Harmon households, and a 4 H club picnic at the Lee schoolhouse are noted along with recent illness, mail car trouble, and weekend visits in the Marshfield Powers and McMinnville areas.
Mr and Mrs Walter Laird attend the ee oe Festival while the Pieseant Peist Meedie club plans gatherings at Mrs Wal fay’s home, meeting the second Thursday of each month to work on projects.
A fragment notes a visitor from Roseburg staying with his mother Inia Leep over the weekend. The unsure text references Deeeld Trigg and a Wednesday event in Corvallie at a TA cave.
A garbled OCR line suggests a Monday notice about a local event or meeting with unclear details. It mentions individuals or groups and a possible public interest, but the incomplete text prevents precise identification.
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