Myrtle Point Faces Repeated Acts of God Inconvenience
Local residents rail against utility failures as Acts of God disrupt power and water service. The writer blames the Myrtle Point area for outages, describing prolonged outages, alleged contractor delays, and calls for accountability from the electric company amid persistent interruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atle Power Company
Elf Leeds
Eighem
Sold & Public Utility Company
Ponservice
Ged Elibi
Myrtle Point
Hunters Debate Skill and Firearm Safety in Deer Season Tale
A fragmented report recounts an incident where a hunter blanks at ten feet and shoots a deer for mercy. It mentions excited locals, a gun forgot line, and a warning about misidentification causing fatal mistakes. Nearby notes include social visits and a new home completion.
Thompson and kin linked by travel and visits
Dora Glen Thompson left Friday for San Francisco to work and visit his brother Harold Theatpoon and family. Mayse visited with her brother M. J Krantz of Coquille Wegpeedayeal ae and Reward of Lee were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs J N Gearhart and family. Mrs Ga Bunch, who had been receiving treatment at Masthoepi tel, returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Thompson
San Francisco
Glee
Harold Theatpoon
Mayse
M. J Krantz
Coquille Wegpeedayeal Ae
Lee
J N Gearhart
Ga Bunch
Masthoepitel
Carl Laird
Myrtle Point
J D Laird
Harry Crowley
Fern Nickason
Betty Nickason
Virginia Wilson
Donald Groves
Miss Watson
Eva McClure
Marshfield
C A Mael
Puyallup
Wash
Ernest Krews
Pollyanna
West Norway Visitors Share Weekend Social Callers
West Norway residents Mr and Mrs Wayne Woodward and son Gerald joined Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs EJ Myers. The Brottons of Coquille and Mr and Mrs EJ Myers hosted gatherings with local families. Eramett Hammack and Price Robison with Marshfield visitors made weekday calls. crab digging and family visits surfaced throughout the weekend as residents relaxed and hosted guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Woodward
Gerald
EJ Myers
Edward Brotton
Vere
Fred Brotton
Coquille
W A. Hoover
Lars
Eramett Hammack
West Myrtle Point
Mr. Price Robison
Raymond Garrone
Marshfield
Thomas Garrone
Lloyd Winningham
Leon Garrone
Albert Lillie
Albert Gulstom
Arago
Price Robison
Joe Way
Glen Robison
Harold
Frank Wyman
Charleston
Sitkum residents host Armistice Day guests
Sitkum figures at Elmer Wilson home host list includes Albert Reed family Myrtle Point, Emma Lou Watson, Evelyn Land and Dorothy, Fern Nickason, Elmer Wilson clan. Evelyn Land attends Lookingglass fellowship. Elmer Wilson returns from Portland. Laird and Keller families travel for errands. multiple local visits and retirements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Wilson
Albert Reed
Gerald
Myrtle Point
W A. Keller
Mavis and Wallace
Emma Lou Watson
Evelyn Land
Dorothy
Fern Nickason
Lookingglass
E L Bales
Dora
Portland
Ivan Laird
C. M. Wilson
A. Keller
Keller
Virginia
Earl
Mae Harvey
Newport
Harold Shepherd
Colleen
Louis Laird
Coquille
Ernest Krewson
Marshfield
North Bend
Mertie Bryan
Wesley
Bandon Sunda
Bales
Nickason
Albert Carver
Fred Woods
Rachel Greig
J D Laird
Ed Crowley
Harold Mullen
Oscar Durrell
Minor Mead
Local Social Notes From Myrtle Point Area
Community updates list visitors, club meetings, and neighborhood events in Myrtle Point and nearby towns. Families including Lairds, Crowleys, Krewsons, and Nurses are mentioned along with gatherings, dinners, and hospitalities. A 4 H Cooking Club is noted with officers, plus attendance at various homes and community activities.
Local visitors from Pow ers and Fort Jones depart
Catching Creek Mra Guy Bell and daughter Wands Lu left Saturday for Fort Jones California. Joey Goble accompanied them returning to his San Francisco home. They had been visiting Mr and Mrs JL Knight, Mr and Mrs Andrew Ryerson and children in Powers, and Mr and Mrs Earl Adams and children visited the George Pratt home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Charles Royer
Twyla
Myrtle Point
George Ward
del Rema
Lester Lakey
Hubert Morris
Adam Heistand
W A Thompson
Portland
C T Smith
Dallas
J L
W Norton
Bear Creek
Guy Bell
Wands Lu
Fort Jones
Calif
Joey Goble
San Francisco
JL. Knight
Andrew Ryerson
Powers
Earl Adams
George Pratt
Pleasant Point Social Visitors and Local Calls
Pleasant Point residents hosted and visited across the community. Names include William and Doris Johnson, Esther Herchberger, William Watson, Bruno Lange, John Bretzel, Thomas Roger, Mrs Haughton, Bert Claver, Alden Mast, Norway visitors, Dorothy Watson, Frank Strong, Roy Spires, Mast hospital, Henry Detlefsen, Henry Breeding in Dora, Guy Mann in Marshfield, and Ellis Wilberger visiting Grace Culbertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Johnson
Doris
Esther Herchberger
William Watson
Dorothy
Thomas Roger
Powers
Bruno Lange
John Bretzel
Thomas Nelson
R W Haughton
Bert Claver
Alden Mast
Norway
Wiliam Johnson
Coquille
Frank Strong
Roy
Mast Hospital
Henry Detlefsen
Freddie
Henry
Dora
Guy Mann
Marshfield
Ellis Wilberger
Grace Culbertson
Donald Phillips and Ceci Lang Leave for Portland
Donald Phillips and Ceci Lang of North Bend left last Wednesday for a week stay in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Phillips
Ceci Langdon
North Bend
Portland
Arago News Highlights Local Social and Church Activities
The Arago community reports on the Omnieyching Mission at Pioneer Methods Church with about forty attendees, the Arago Ladies Aid quilting session at Mrs Albert Lillie’s home, and a birthday party at the S C McAllister residence. Also noted are travels, family illnesses, church work, and residents moving or visiting nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arago
Tweeday
A. Watking
David Kool
Nile Miller
Olaf Aasen
Albert Lillie
Stanley Halter
Arago Ladies Aid Society
Bam Rogt
Tyrrell Woodward
David Root
Naomi
S C McAlister
John Cerl
Naomi Robison
Esther Davidson
Laurency Rackleff
John Carl
Mim
Meilden
Leatha Munford
Jean Watkins
Laurence Rackleff
Anne Watkins
Mary Jean McAllister
Annie Deardorff
Marghelen Watkins
J L. Burtis
Marshfield
Keith Kribs
Ross Kistner
Coquille
Fresnos
Marvin Shaw Tyrrell Woodward
C S Webb
Ernest Hammeck
Lloyd Purser
John Carl Charles Webb
Robert Munford
Lyle Paull
Gardiner
Mra Paull
Harold Gordner
R B. Gordner
Price Robnson
Albert Gulstrom
Stanley Tinker
Adrian Halter
Allen
Ronald
Reginald Menega
Gerald Danielson
Local social notes from Coos County events
Mammack and Werld and Dade Mae attended a dinner at the Nile Miller home. Phyllis Miller celebrated her third birthday hosted by Mr and Mrs Orvus Miller. The Hammacks, Barklows, and other local families were present as travel and moves around Astoria Coquille Fishtrap and Coos County were noted amid employment and strike-related moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammack
Werld
Dade Mae
Nile Miller
Orvus Miller
Phyllis
Gladyce
Orvin Miller
Alice May Milton Hammack
Leland Barklow
Astoria
Barklow
Coos County
Barklows
Mollie Barklow
Salem
Ernest Hammack
Clifford Sumerlin
Frank Miller
Haze Miller
Gene Starr
Gano Cornwall
Fishtrap Cornwall
Coquille
Jack Jones
Nile Miller Wiley Cornwall Beach Day Seemingly Quiet
A fragmentary note mentions Nile Miller Wiley Cornwall driving to a beach Sunday and spending the day there, but details are missing. The rough text indicates a casual outing with no stated events or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seblera
Nile
Wiley Cornwall
At Beach
Bowling for health in prosperity era advice satire
The reader recalls shifts from wine and song to beer and radio during hard times. The note mentions burning car casings in orange groves to prevent frost damage and jokes about processed clams. It suggests bowling as good exercise and hints at coin matching wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Buttes
Eder Howdy
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E C Thompson
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Sitkum
Wao
Gano Funeral Home
Phese Coquille
Coos
Mr. Weed
la Seetien
J. A. Deadmend
Fairview Townsend Club
W. D. Leahy
William Daniel Leahy
United States
William H Standley
Leahy
Pleasant Point
Fairview
Myrtle Point Plumbing Shop
the Herald
Jack and
Jill
Guy's Bowling Alley
Turkey
Les
Ihuminetion
Lamp
Henry A. Schroeder & Sons
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