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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1944
Page
4
The annual Girls Play Day for Coos county junior high girls was held in Myrtle Point with 100 participants from Coquille Marshfield North Bend and Myrtle Point. Each school entered 20 girls with groups of 10 for morning events including square dancing tumbling and majorettes.
Fragile archival text shows partial phrases about people and locales with unclear context. Readable items hint at a local notice or ledger entry, but key actions and dates are missing, leaving an incomplete record of events.
Beautiful and useful gifts were presented to Mrs Thames before lunch with attendees including Mrs Ivan Crib bing Mrs Clyde McBee Mrs Vernon Sell Mrs Olen Williams Mrs Ellen Smith Mrs L B Jennings Mrs Willis Bryant and others. The May meeting of the Community club at the schoolhouse planned a war bond sale for June 25 and elected new officers while crowning Gladys Weathers as queen and featuring Mother Day songs readings and letters from soldiers.
Mrs Wilbur McCue learned last Saturday that her brother Jerry Bregs a 2nd lieutenant in the Army Air Corps is missing in action overseas. Logs from Farrell Rankin and CH Fosburg timber will be milled at Lyons North Bend. Mrs Austin Ralph spent two weeks in Gold Beach hospital and plans to return home this week. Clarence Mullens of Arago visited the Carl Bushnell home Tuesday. Mrs C V Bushnell entered Mast hospital Friday for an injured leg and returned home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Wm. Watson of Pleasant Point hosts Mrs. Tom Lakey of Rogue River and Pvt Jim Bailey for an overnight and a Saturday visit. Bailey, stationed two years in Alaska, returns to a Mississippi camp on Wednesday after a fur lough and a dinner guest role at the Watson home.
Fred Bekeon and Sytveater attend a meeting on a May 5 date. Mr and Mrs Guy Mann host on Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs Bil Johnson of Coquille visit Mr and Mrs Wm Watson on Tuesday.
SITKUM May 18 Mrs. Fanny Alford learned Thursday of the death of her sister Mrs. Anice Anderson, age 89, at her home in Klamath Falls. Anderson often spent several months yearly with relatives in the area. Several local residents and families hosted and attended gatherings and social visits last week including dinners at Elwin Alford home and events at Myrtle Point High School Mothers Tea.
The muddled OCR notes indicate Rae ya Gaylord and others linked to military service. Mentions Promoted to P F Ge or ranks, with names Charles Wilson Dean Eakly and Myrtle Point residents, and South Pacific service. Context suggests a local war service notice with family connections.
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