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Newspaper

Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1928

Page

5

County School News Reports Exams and Eighth Grade Grads

The state teachers exam will be held in Coquille on June 19 14 16 and 16 with few local takers as most Coos county teachers hold certificates via graduation. Eighth grade graduations include Gravel Ford East Fork on Friday the 13th Myrtle Point Powers Bandan and Bunker Hill scheduling events. Many teachers plan summer study at Ashland Monmouth or UO OSU while others may attend Corvallis summer session and club members Opal Robison Edna Halter and Ruby Robison expect to join.

Coquille Coos County East Fork Gravel Ford Myrtle Point Bunker Hill Ashland Monmouth Normal University of Oregon Oregon State College Opal Robison Edna Halter Arago Joader Ruby Robison Corvallis

Local Notes on Residents and Visiting Kin

Mrs Glen Shores mother Mrs Kelly returned to Monmouth II and was taken to Roseburg by Mr and Mrs Shores. Mrs Stevens visiting daughter Mrs T A Hall plans to spend summer at Eugene with another daughter. Mr Harnish at Grants Pass to relieve asthma. Verla Sumerling helping in Norway store. Mr Wollen ill. Mrs W J DeBoer hosted a Sunday school women roast in Bennett grove. J A Miller Mrs Harrison and children saw A J Barnes circus in Marshfield last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Walter Schroeder Sunday visitors at J A Miller home.

Glen Shores Kelly Monmouth W J DeBoer Bennett Grove J C Gibson Mast & Wisen Dave Moore Lee J A Miller Walter Schroeder

Missing Fragments Highlight Local Social News

Fragmentary note mentions Ms Verna McNair returning from Randolph School and a visit by William Miller and others to a Mrs Miss Verna McNair’s mother. The jumbled text reads as a snapshot of a small town social scene with several unreadable names.

Hee Mergid Batali Wm. Miller I Field Verna McNair Randolph

Birthdays and school notes in Arago community column

Last Tuesday week marked Oliver Myera’s birthday with a postal card shower from friends and flowers honoring him during illness. Commencement exercises the previous Saturday were small in number but strong in content with valedictorian Kenneth Carl and praises for Miss Zenobea Knight. Harold Fish injured a finger at work while David Root visits from Portland. Burns-Frank Whiting reports 25 fat steers sold for 3764 dollars.

Oliver Myera Sampa Oliver Myers Mrs. Hevy Mullins Kenneth Carl Miss Doyle Robison Lafferty Ferrari Irvine Portland Journal Arago Zenobea Knight Tenn. Robison M. T. Clinton Richmond Harold David Root Miss Hockema Portland

Local Families Take Train To Visit Relatives and Move Plans

Ole and Mrs J B Magland and family Floyd visit Culver area after buying property. O E Rice family stays week with relatives. Mrs Taylor and daughters visit. Brandhagen return from Portland. Murray family weekends with Frank Fish kin. Beckett and kin stay home. Curtiss visits Hazel Fredenburg. Porter family moves to M Creek camp. W Heath and R L take coast trip. Joe Knight family visit J L Knight on Catching Creek.

Ole J. B. Magland Floyd Uebel Mies Lilek Bill Kerrigan Culver O. E. Rice Taylor Ian Laura R. M. Brandhagen Portland I. B. England Murray Burke and Wilda Frank Fish Coquille Ray L. Beckett Virginia Beckett Roy Brown Myrthe Po Ionella Curtiss Hazel Fredenburg Frank Porter Littl Age Paul Myrtle Point Jim Porter Bridge M. Creek Frank Jim W. Heath R. L Joe Knight J. L. Knight Catching Creek

Eighth Grade Diploma Awarded in Gravel Ford News

Austin Hail and Robert Casebeer received their Eighth Grade diplomas. All students on the state exam achieved good grades. Frank Harnish attends the Odd Fellows Convention in Roseburg. Barbecue and Saturday night events planned at the Ford.

Austin Hail Robert Casebeer Frank Harnish Odd Fellows Roseburg el Ford

Value of Libraries and Rural Life Emphasized by USDA Bulletin

A USDA bulletin argues libraries support efficient farming and a richer rural life with good homes, schools, churches, libraries, hospitals, and recreation. Outlook for wool notes world demand outpacing supply, urging U.S. breeders to produce uniform, mill‑desirable wool and market it efficiently. Reports of a heavy berry crop followed by unsettled weather across Western Oregon.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Wester Walker U. S. Bureau of Agriculture Australia New Zealand South Africa Oregon

Dental health and tooth decay risks in everyday care

An article stresses mouth hygiene to prevent tooth decay and disease transmission from the mouth. It urges chewing on both sides, proper brushing, gum massage, and regular dental exams, plus diet as a contributing factor and school dental clinics as a solution. It notes many children have cavities by age eight and discusses district consolidation in Curry county.

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Coquille VFW Post 1412 Holds Monthly Meetings

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1412 in Coquille will hold monthly meetings at Myrtle Point and at Edward J. Rae Edward J. proper. Details read as the ae ef each month, with venues to be confirmed in local notices.

Coquille Valley Post Veterans OF Foreign Wars OF the

Church notices outline weekly services and address

The notice lists 10:00 school, 11:00 Memorial services, 8:00 evening service and study, with Elder Leander Sasith as pastor and all invited to attend at the church of the Brethren. It mentions a union service and midweek activities on Wednesday evening.

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Correction notice on marriage and church sanction claims

A Herald correction states that M. E. Ferdinand wed Wi Soe nasal Nelt and that Ferdinand has not received any sanction from the Methodist church. The notice corrects prior misstatements in the recently published issue.

the Herald M. E. Ferdinand Ferdinand Methodist Church

Four-Square Gospel Church Announces Weekly Services

The church lists a teaching service at 11 a.m. and an evening study at 7 45 p.m. on regular Sundays with Lord Jones 145. Wednesday and Friday bridge meetings are also planned. Pastor TR Wiles extends cordial invitations to all attendees.

Evansac Lord Joneeg Bridge Pervert TR Wiles

James Johnson Held on Charge After Mountain Cabin Robbery

James Johnson, jailed in Gold Beach, awaits action by Curry county grand jury on a charge of robbing Moritz Fitsche’s cabin on Wild Horse Mountain. Johnson, after lodging overnight, fled when Fitsche left to the landing. He was later captured on a mountain trail by a deputy sheriff. A note mentions a Wheeler-Site goat cheese factor for Mohler.

James Johnson Gold Beach Curry County Grand Jury Moritz Fitsche Wild Horse Mountain Johnson Fitsche Fitcche

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