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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
1
Readable bits refer to a civic oath and mentions several names and places. Details are garbled but indicate a public ceremony or proclamation with possible local figures. Further context or clean text needed to produce a precise card.
The text presents a damaged OCR fragment with partial names and phrases. It includes stray letters and incomplete words, suggesting a newspaper item or notice damaged in transmission. No clear event, date, or location is readable.
Readable fragments indicate a Baton Swirlers performance scheduled for Saturday at a band meet. The text is garbled but suggests a school or community group event with a marching or baton performance.
Myrtle Point High School sociology class directed by George Hall runs city for a day with student mayor Kenneth Anderson presiding. Six arrests by student chief Al Culbertson include Jay walking and illegal parking. three convicted by the student court. several fined five cents. Suggestions include fencing the water source, cleaning falls, lawn care, more chairs, and stricter loitering rules.
In Myrtle Point the Henry Schroeder Furniture store hosts an electric cooking school with a home economist presenting modern methods. A free Hollywood feature Bame It On Love will screen at Hand Theater Friday at 1 30 p m. Prize drawings and prepared dinners follow the show and the event continues Saturday with a new program in the model kitchen.
The Myrtle Point Junior Women’s Club held its annual officer installation with Mrs. H H Thomas installing Waldemar Gurney as president and others into roles. Corsages were given to members and guests. a motion to sponsor a parent education group by Mia Buena Maris was approved. a pancake event at McCloskey grove near Norway closes the year. Miss Marnard Stevenson reported on the Newport convention held April 24.
Effective Wednesday May 15 the Farm Security Administration office hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. County supervisor Norman Fietcher now works one day a week Monday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with other hours by appointment.
Friday May 3 featured a 12 hole elective tournament with two thirds handicap. Eleven golfers and luncheon attendees joined, with Mrs Roland Bowers winning first prize and Mrs O S Adams second for low net, Mrs Jack McLarrin third for high net. Next event scheduled for June 7 uses nine holes with half handicaps and a Dub Day request set for May 24. Participants bring a lubricated club and pay green fees with a 10 cent entry for each person.
Mayor Theodore Dichtar of Seaside invites Myrtle Point Mayor Jesse Clinton and city officials to attend the 13th annual League of Oregon Cities convention in Seaside on May 35. The gathering features open forum sessions on rural fire protection municipal finance planning zoning retirement insurance recreation traffic control and public health led by League secretary William Hall.
The Oregon State Game Commission says 1940 fishing is exceptional with streams and lakes showing strong angling, based on catch report cards returned by sportsmen. This year marks the first use of catch report cards distributed to anglers to gather fishing information, with a heavy response so far.
Myrtle Grange met Tuesday evening with visitors M C Miller and Lincoln from McKinley Grange. Members heard readings on mothers life, and a rose was given to each mother present. A mass meeting at the VFW hall in Myrtle Point was announced for Thursday at 8 pm to discuss a planned Myrtle Grange hall and funding.
The Townsend club met at their hall with vice president M R Lee in charge while president BE Buckner was in Eugene. A May membership drive counts points for the month prize and a county council caravan deto is set for May 10 at the Bandon club. A noon potluck will be followed by a program with prominent speakers. Mr and Mrs Harold McCue of Coquille visited the meeting.
Salem plans a July 31 to August 4 centennial celebration with a 2000-person pageant at the state fair grounds directed by Doris Smith of Portland. The city adopts 1840s styles, forms a Whiskerine club, and stages pioneer parades, forums, and reunions to mark From Wilderness to Wonderland.
The Myrtle Point Lions club announces the annual clean up campaign for the second and third weeks of the month. City council notes disposal days are Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdays with curbside pickup. Service is free except for possible small fees for extra truck trips.
A community notice lists a Saturday Ladies Aid food sale at 1 a m for the City Meat Market and an upcoming May 15 meeting at Luther Denise home with hosts listed. The column then shifts to historical remarks on Florence Nightingale, nursing progress, and national nursing statistics and Day celebrations.
Fragmentary notice indicates an upcoming schedule for learning sessions. Mentions attendance and general statements about behavior and incentives but lacks clear names, places, or dates.
New books recently received by the Myrtle Point library include Wind Blows West Bower Three Portraits Ludwig Queens Holiday Corbett Pinocchio Disney Case of the Jaited Hook Gardner Mo Arms No Armour Henriques Maidas Little Camp Irwin Last Lagoon Berry Autobiography With Letters Phelps Wild Horse Valley Tuttler The Trees Richter Swift Flows the River Jones Their Own Country Hobert So You're Collecting Stamps Halen Little Laur of Finland Bailey.
The Portland Art Museum in Oregon announces an exhibition from May 23 to June 30 featuring works by state artists. It guarantees at least 18 buyers and that every submitting artist will have at least one artwork represented. Entries were due by May 15 and a private view for members and artists is May 21 with public opening May 22.
Commencement for the Broadbent school's eighth grade will be held next Wednesday evening May 18 at 8 oclock in the school gym. Graduating students are Edna Ward Bessie Barkde l and James Gibbs. School will close Friday May 17.
The St Ann Alter society will hold a sale Saturday at The Herald office featuring fancywork dish towels cooked foods and doughnuts for sale.
The eighth grade graduation at Bridge School is set for Friday night at 8 in the school auditorium. Graduates include William Brown, Alonzo Cribbins, Everett Kristian, Eugene Finch, Edward Hatfield, Louis Owens, Lillian Holmes, and Virginis Lea Lindsay. Additional awards will be given, with 12 perfect attendance, 12 penmanship, and over 30 library certificates. Track letters earned by Louis Owens, Everett Christian, Bill Brown, Virginia Lindsay, Ray Porter, Arthur Wise, and Charlotte Watson.
The report notes Mr and Mrs Arrew Gigler moving to Marshfield with the former Safeway butcher set to work at a Marshfield store. It also lists the Harrison Hayes family moving from Maple Street to a Gaylord ranch and several rental changes including C H Chamberlain Vernonia renting the Schmitt house and C J Morgan with family renting the Roy Henry house. Dr and Mrs W J Moore arrange trade to move into a residence on Rope Avenue.
Long obituary recalls Dr. Wilson born May 27 1886 in Portland who built Mast Hospital and Coquille hospital with Dr. Ran kin. Survived by widow Mrs Barnadine Wilson, children Heles and Margaret Ann, mother Mrs J T Wilson and four sisters. He practiced in Myrtle Point Marshfield Coquille and served as Coos County medical society president and health officer.
Mrs. Richard Lakey gave birth to a child Monday at Mast hospital in Sulprites. The pickup includes event location and date but details are incomplete in the text. Further confirmation of the newborn’s sex and name is not available in the available excerpt.
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