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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1929
Page
3
North Bend hosts a four day free Chautauqua starting June 1 as part of regional events. A band of 20 elk was seen feeding along the Roosevelt highway south of Gold Beach one evening recently.
Local notes report Myrtle Creek visitors and a May cleanup week declared by Bandon Mayor Brown. Reports include Gould building in Coals occupied by J C Penney, a Roseburg man catching a 84 pound Chinook at Winchester, and a Myrtle Point Junior League win._other items cover Marshfield show fire, old saloon memories in Coquille, dredge permit talks, new pastors in North Bend, and regional civic news.
May events at Broadbent include gathering at the Gym and a May 327 evening. Shiloh graduates number twelve. Mrs Mulkey and Mina Wougdell visited school while en route from Base Hill. Dairy inspector Mr Leach reports improvements at local farms. The swimming hole is popular each afternoon. Andy Newhouse runs his chicken operation. Mr Dickson and son add two rooms to Mr True’s residence. Mrs Owen Knowlton and Mrs R B Knowlton visit from Oakland California. Mrs Chestains completed her school year with a picnic at Cement Grove. Ed Leakly of Floras Creek stopped by. Azty Smith sick with measles, daughter Merriam back to school.
Oregon plans for 1600 acres of mint with total state and regional cultivation exceeding 2100 acres this year. California grows about 460 acres of black mint and a touch of the Japanese variety. Crop conditions are favorable overall despite a late season caused by rain and cool weather. The industry favors productive locations with higher yields while less competitive farms exit. State average oil yields run 30 to 35 pounds per acre, though some fields exceed 50 percent above that.
Miss Eda Ringle and Sandy Weekly of Myrtle Point were recently married in Portland and announced after their return. Mrs Weekly is a nurse at the Mast and Wilson Hospital and will continue work there until the first of the month. The couple plan to reside at the Syker and Kenyon camp on Myrtle Creek.
Arago Oregon May 22 report recalls a successful high school picnic at Sunset Beach with visits to Shore Acres and Basendorf beach. Baccalaureate by Rev. MacDonald praised. eighth grade ex–ams list Ruth Keltner to Shelby Mee-Allister Robison. Local grads from Myrtle Point noted. Farewell party for the Mulins and Green family attended by about 150.
James and Clarence Mullins will leave Friday for San Francisco. A carrier pigeon with a gold band and a celluloid ring was found at Ben Moo maw’s last Tuesday. no message was found and the home location is sought. Walter Moore Jr. starts summer work at Marshfield creamery earning three and a half a day.
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