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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1937
Page
2
Eugene Laird of Myrtle Point refereed the game while Wieheles Biedove Jr. of Powers helped officiate. The school band played during intermissions as juniors Wights won a poster contest earning free admission to the event.
Mrs Allen King Jr hosted the imechie club gathering at her home Thursday. Members attended the meeting and discussed ongoing activities and plans for upcoming events.
Leslie King of Powers was given a suspended sentence in Coquille circuit court for failing to pay alimony to Emma King of Myrtle Point. A $825 debt was reduced to three monthly payments of $15, with jail to follow if the payments are not made by October 10.
Rev Father McCreed celebrates mass on fourth Sundays at 10 am. Altar society meets first and third Tuesdays at members' homes. Rev Claude W Lawton is pastor. Sunday school at 10 3 m with Morating service at 110 and Evangelistic service at 7 30 pm. Prayer meetings at 2 pm and 3 pm. Women’s Missionary Society meets on the Indies and 4th Fridays at the church. Rev Iven C Brown pastor. Bible school at 8 45 with two weekly services and 11 am communion Sundays first Sunday of each month. Christian Endeavor meets next Wednesday at 6 30 pm. Evening service at 7 38 pm with discussion on modern vital problems.
Junior Woman's Club met at Mrs Albert Hechler home with a library project. Mrs Clare Lehmarowsky serves as library chairman.
Mrs Walter Spade hosted the Jewel club last Tuesday afternoon. Members gathered after an afternoon of sewing at her home, sharing conversation and refreshments in a cordial, community gathering.
Neighborly notes list visits and trips among Coquille residents and relatives. Entries include Gus McCulloch staying with kin, Ericksons and Morgans visiting family in Coquille, Bruce Munro and others visiting Eugene, Marshfield, Myrtle Point, and Eureka, with several medical updates and travel plans.
West Norway visitors include Mr and Mrs C H O Pettinger of Mahe and Mr and Mrs Aulden Butler guests. Marshfield hosts Sunday callers Mr and Mrs Francis Barktow of Reedsport and Miss Mary Cope land with Miss Jean Cope land.
A listed home recipe for Apple Snow Balls serves 6. It guides cooking peeled apples in a cinnamon scented rice ball, steamed over water for about 45 minutes, then wrapped in cloth so the rice adheres to the apple center and forms a ball.
The Wo man’s club announced Halloween plans for the year including a party for the Gaylord Wo man’s club on October 27 and a district meeting in Albany on the 28th. Members were urged to contact drivers for the County Federation trip to Coquille. Mrs Hazel Lewis led Powers contribution. hostesses Mrs George Chapman and Mrs Lestie McDaniels served dessert at the meeting.
The Contract club met with Mrs J W Gamwell at her home last Thursday for dessert followed by an afternoon of play. High score was held by Mrs E J Greine and second by Mrs George Dever. Out of town members present were Mrs Raph Mine of Coquille and Mrs E Sempert of Myrtle Point. Arrican Thomas of San Diego California, a former member, was also a guest.
The September rainfall totaled 1.16 inches, the most since 1933, with peak rainfall on September 30 at 0.45 inches and six days with measurable precipitation. The month’s mean highs reached 74, with mean lows around 46. The high was 100 on September 13 and the low 32 on September 28, yielding a 52 degree temperature range. The smallest range was seven degrees on September 6.
The eighth grade studies the westward movement using the new Oregon history text. Seventh graders skip Siatry mow and study civics with their own projects. The upper grade will present an assembly program Friday Oct.
The Herald Junior staff is listed with reporters editors and teachers across departments. Plans for the first issue and a school newspaper name are expected next week while local school events include football schedule discussions and shop project benching at Powers High.
Local column notes a 1960 Servistation theme featuring radio beamed controls for cars and home tech. Mentions speedocar magnetics and demonstrations, plus community social updates including visits, funerals, and farm life.
A plane crash near Cleveland injures and traps famed aviator Count Otto von Bagenberg as debris erupts. He climbs from the wreckage and briefly hobbles toward an ambulance before collapsing. The scene unfolds amid the Weatherford Air Races with spectators and a full program awaiting the next event.
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A jumbled report lists Broadbent Mrs Rederick Hemann and Mrs Emma Hean Mesadaires George Hermann S and S Heen Cart Hugan and others attending various gatherings Wednesday through Sunday. Mentions Mrs Roderick Hermann Mir, Mrs John Neal, James Neal, and Mr and Mrs Ivan Rase of Puis Calif with several names repeated amid disjoint notes about events, locations, and dates.
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