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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1948
Page
8
A downstate traveler waits in a shabby station as delays ripple through the Chicago mail and a prom memory returns. He sits among tired families and hopeful students, counting on a reunion with a girl from his past while the depot noises echo.
A man recalls a past romance as a train pulls toward Chicago. He meets his partner again in Englewood then Milwaukee, embracing her with vows of a future together. He finally presents a letter marked PARDON AND PAROLE BOARD.
Crossword clues fill a dense page with Across and Down entries. The puzzle lists numerous numbered hints including Verily slang color sorrow and various archaic wordplay notes, framed in a vintage newspaper tone with grids and editor’s notes.
Miss Ida Oerding of Myrtle Point public school named Woman of the Month by the Coquille American Legion Auxiliary. She has taught in Coos county schools for twenty years, holds a diploma from Monadnock’s College of Education, and has led 4-H club work with a perfect completion record for seventeen years.
Miss Oerding is described as a longtime community leader in Coquille. She served in multiple roles including 4-H association secretary in 1947, board of trustees since 1948, Grange master in 1946, and Pomona Grange member. She chairs Community Service for the American Legion auxiliary and is part of several civic groups in the Coquille valley.
The 8. D. A. ladies plan a cooked food sale and needlework sale on Tuesday November 23 at the Furniture Store. Proceeds support club activities.
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