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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1934
Page
3
Numerous residents visit kin and friends across Bandon Myrtle Point and Coquille as letters report warm weather and health improvements. Social calls, church plans, fishing trips, and beach outings fill days while local loggers prepare timber for Smith Product Co and a longshoremen strike effects the area.
Callers in Myrtle Point Wednesday visit their distant Ruth, while Loren Giariek awaits in the Mast Hospital as the scene centers on care and contact amid the outing.
Gravelford Mr and Mrs Ben Huntley and child ren. and Mr and Mrs J D Culbertson were Sunday visitors at the B L Cul bertson home. Mrs RN Butler and two sons Albert and Earl were Myrtle Point visitors Monday. Retha and Esther Watson and Frank HN of Roverton were Saturday night guests of the E L Culbertson family.
The Arago Bible class met at Turner MacDonald’s home with 24 attendees. Events include fishing trips by Alvin Allen and companions, local voting visits by Edith and Edythe Woodward, bonfires at the landing, and frequent neighborhood travel to Lakeside and Willamette valley. Various residents—Schiel, Farrier, Burbank, Scott, Root, Robison—report visits, picnics, and plans for summer.
Fred Cuorpe and family and Carrie Benham were dinner guests of Mrs Hattie Hatcher Sunday. Mrs Hattie Hatcher and Mrs Elmer Benham visited Mrs Hail in Coquille last Friday. Mr and Mrs William Meyers of Coquille and J HK Hawkins and Bailey Smith of Myrtle Point were guests of Mr and Mrs Elmer Brownson Sunday. Mr and Mrs Elmer Brownson attended church in Bridge Sunday morning where the services were conducted by T B MacDonald of Arago. Mr and Mrs W A Lett Orlin Lett May and Mildred James and Teddy Miller dined at Roy Luttrell home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Culver Lou Hooton and Fred Corpe motored to Marshfield Monday. Mrs Matilda Hill accompanied them to Coquille to visit daughter-in-law Mrs Frank Morgan of Portland at the L. Hooton home. T B MacDonald, Mr and Mrs Frank Culver and Mr LE Culver were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Dwight Culver Sunday.
The Bridge Grange held a regular meeting Friday with 22 in attendance. Miss Elle Lamp led the program as a school teacher, guiding members to act as six year old children, eliciting merriment as adults recited pieces and sang child songs. Refreshments followed late. Lonnie McCoy, recent Benschneider ranch worker on Jenkins Prairie, departed Friday for Beard West Virginia. Mrs. Jennie Lowery arrived Sunday from San Francisco to visit her sister and brother in law, Mr and Mrs C B Frayer. Mrs. W J Huff left Sunday with a truckload of furniture for eastern Oregon where they have leased a potato ranch. Huff leaves after duties as school janitor end.
A sequence of visits and trips from Bancroft and Crescent City to Myrtle Point and Coquille is recorded. Families including the Snyders, Wises, Sperrys, Andersons, and Fischs are noted visiting relatives, while others such as Erma Wise and L Nelson make business trips.
A collection of neighborhood notes records Sunday afternoon callers including Mr and Mrs White and son Henry Calla and Kent Marsters Dorothy and Marie Goldsbury, Jack Roberts and son Stanley. Dinners, visits, travel to Portland, Shrine hospital and logging camp moves are listed with several residents visiting relatives and conducting business in Powers and Coquille.
The text lists multiple locally known families visiting relatives and traveling for business. It mentions the Rema family, Elmer and Mrs. Stanford on a Myrtle Point trip, Finky Cameron and family, Ona Adams and baby Richard visiting Higgens family, Donald returning with them, Dick Wood and Lyle on business with John Goldsburg, and Myrie West with his California family visiting relatives R. J West Hazel Miller and Ruth West.
West Myrtle Point residents report visits and gatherings this week. Mrs Jesse Clinton returned from Portland Thursday. Evelyn Guthardt stayed overnight with June McClellan. Frendy Medlock visited Charles Redell Wednesday. Calvin Ray's family spent Sunday in Coquille. Mrs T G Sumerlin and Mrs Maud Purvine visited Mrs R A Redell Monday evening. Paulite family picnic occurred in Brewster valley with Mrs Fred Brown and Joe calling on Mrs Clarence Miller Friday. Grandchildren of James Clinton gathered at John Arnold home for a Thursday birthday. Mrs B H Christy and children Nola Rae and Barton spent Saturday at the R A Redell home.
The school picnic in Jennings grove was held Thursday and the campus closed Friday for graduation exercises. Students performed a one act play Family Keep Out and a series of musical pieces. Graduates delivered salutations and poems, with diplomas presented by M J Sullivan, and a farewell duet performed by Vera Warner and Vashon Hall.
Mr and Mrs Isom Clinton and Mrs Irma Gordon visited Geo Ginton, father of Mr Clinton. Mr and Mrs Martin Gasner spent Sunday with Mrs Garner’s parents, Dan and Mrs Lewis. Tommy Weekly and Hugo Michel joined Mr and Mrs Henry Hervey for dinner in celebration of Mr Henry Hervey’s birthday. Harldick and companion spent Saturday with unspecified hosts.
Mrs. Dick and family visited Camas with Mr Dick's parents for five days. Numerous residents, including Mrs. Leatherman, Mrs. Hervey, and Mr. Gant, shared visits with friends and relatives in Marshfield, Myrtle Point, Coquille, and Crescent City. Anna Mary Anderson underwent appendicitis surgery. other gatherings and hospital care noted.
Cement Creek businessmen Tom Brown and Ac Summers visited in Myrfield Monday. Mrs Arthur Chandler spent Monday and Tuesday in Myrtle Point. June Chandler and Edna Doss returned home from Myrtle Point Tuesday. Walter, Donald and Clemmett Gulkison visited Myrtle Point. Mr and Mrs William Anderson were in Taylor Dement and Harry Bonez and their men gathered cattle Wednesday to market calves and vaccinate for black leg. Wm Chandler confined to his home with rheumatism. Ralph Dilkison family and Marie Chandler attended Powers eighth grade graduation Thursday. June Chandler weekend visit with the George Doss family.
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