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Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1948

Page

4

Broadbent Carnival Aids School Grounds With Large Turnout

The Broadbent Boosters Club plus the school hosted a carnival raising about 195 dollars. Events included Bingo shooting gallery dart game fish pond and kissing booth with food sold and prizes donated by Broadbent Myrtle Point Coquille businesses. Funds will fund school ground equipment and repairs. Mrs Leonard Watson led the arrangements and the event ran late with dancing.

Broadbent Boosters Club Broadbent Myrtle Point Coquille Boosters Club Moons Hardware Haga's Western Auto Thrift’s Grocery Sempert Hub Clothing Breuer's Offley's Ice Cream Gurney Cleaners Huling Lundy & Sons Hardware Safeway Store Myers Dept Store Clara, Variety and Schroeders Coquillr J.C. Penny Co Lorenz Store Barrow Drug Store Broadbent Co Benniksen Leonard Watson

Funeral services held for Mrs Sophia Stora Mattson in Coos Bay

Funeral services for Mrs Sophia Stora Mattson were held at Mills funeral home in Coos Bay at 1:30 PM Tuesday with burial at Sunset cemetery. She died at her son R W Mattson’s Broadbent home after a long life in Coos Bay, having been born in Finland in 1861 and immigrating to the United States at age 17. She came to Coos Bay in 1879 and remained there much of her life. She left a daughter Mrs Jeaneon of Oakland California, 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, and a sister Mrs Hanna Anderson of Los Angeles. She was a charter member of Coos.

Sophia Stora Mattson Coos Bey Mills Sunset Enoch Sandeen Mattson R. W Mattson Broadbent Gamlakarsby Finland United States Coos Bay Jeaneon Oklend Cal Hanna Anderson Los Angeles Ae of Coos

Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude for Kindness and Flowers

The family thanks friends for kindness and sympathy shown during their bereavement and for the consolation of flowers. Arthur Mattson, Mr and Mrs. C B. Mattson, Mr and Mrs. Matt Johnson, Mr and Mrs R W Mattsor express appreciation.

Arthur Mattson C B. Mattson Matt Johnson R W Mattsor

Gaylord News: Electric Sawmill Project Nears June Start

George Milling announces a sawmill project with an electric saw and plans to be in operation by June first. Waterman Brothers are noted loggers. Mrs Jeste Hayes returns from California after visiting relatives. Betty Boatwright from Richmond visits Mr and Mrs H D Bones. R Luttrell of Broadbent remains critically ill with pneumonia.

George Milling Sawiells Operetor Arnold Waterman Brothers Jeste Hayes California Fred Cheff Sacramento San Francisco Betty Boatwright Richmond H D Bones Thomea Luttrell R. Luttrell Broadbent Pneumon

Bridge Extension Unit To Hold Last Meeting

The Bridge Houre Eatensto Unit will hold its last meeting next Friday May 2 at the Grange hall at 10 30 a.m. The subject will be Keeping that Youthful Figure. A food sale for Azalea House at Oregon State College was held last Saturday.

Grange Hall Oregon State College

Community Social Gathers Near Coos Bay

A social event last Saturday in Coos Bay drew several families including Mr and Mrs Kermit Hayes and their relatives. Mrs Hayes stayed with her daughter Mrs Francis Ball while others visited Brewster and Albany residents returned home.

Chinikaw Ade Newey aSen Kermit Hayes Cii Coos Bay Hayes Francis Ball George Boren Brewster Robert Beres Albany Cal

Rebekah Lodge Honors Longtime Extension Staff Member

A local note honors a well known resident for long service with the resident Instruction staff in nutrition. The 64 year old staff member of the O. C.school home economics will transfer to the extension service July 1.

Bigs & Nrw Tveds Echool

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