Local News Notes From Myrtle Point Area
Weekend visits and social calls surround families in Myrtle Point and Coquille. Mrs Gage and Mrs Devaney visit, while Ben A and R W Haughton attend church gatherings. Sheep shearing at Walter Laird ranch and travelers from Bandon feature in multiple hometown diary items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific International Iee Ee
Fierenes
A. R. Ben
Walter Laird
Arther
Dean
Richard Barton
Alice Gage
G. B. Devaney
Ely
Louisa Barklow
Guy Wright
Bert Claver
Kate Hodson
A. H Bender
R. W Haughton
A. R. Bennett
Ju' Laeep
Coquille
Minnie Smith
Bandon
Myrtle Point
Ernest Wilkins
Elmer Lewis
Powere
Sistter
Nathan Barklow
Sitkum School Bus Struggles With Overflow Students
Sitkum families face transportation issues as the home bus cannot accommodate all high school students. Wesley stays with his mother and sometimes drives the bus, while Claude Fileks, a local high school student, often takes the wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Berens
Claude Fileks
Sitkum Fire Damage and Local Visit Notes
Fire at the Albert Christensen home destroyed a barn, Myrtlewood, a trailer, tires, tools, winter wood, clothes, and burned livestock including four cows and goats. LC Laird’s lumber and a gas engine burned. Sitkum telegraph line damage delayed service for a week. Local visits included Mrs Anton Yotz and two children, Cap Keller visiting W A Kaiser, the Lairds taking Rosalie to the dentist, and health nurse Lela Elrod visiting the school. News of Tempe Arizona buyers the Lawhorn place moved in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar
Perley Crowley
End
Albert Christensens
Donald
LC Lairds
Christensen Place
Anton Yotz
Coquille
Howard Derbe
Sitkum
O. K
J C
Cap) Keller
Norway
W. A Kaiser
Louis Laird
Rosalie
Myrtle Point
RL. Ellis
Elmer Wilson
Lela Elrod
Richard Gibbs
Tempe. Ariz
Thomas Lawhorn
C. M. Wilson
C. Laird
Marshfield
Local residents share visits and outings across communities
Lee Mrs. Ben Grant and Mrs. S D Clark spent Friday together. Dora visitors Mr and Mrs Roy Swan visited Nellie White. Marshfield couple Wesley Waymire and daughter Beverly joined G W Clinton family. Harvey Willett and Henry Brown met with George Schanz. Walter Schroeder hosted and visited Harold Dick. The group toured Fairview Sumner road then picnicked near Bandon and toured the ruined city. Leatherman party visited Spahin. Gravelford guests Pat Bunch Carol Richard and Margaret Ray joined. Fire results sparked travel by Margaret Ray Nebraska and Harold Dick Allie gany group. Clell Laird returned from Sitkum after a week with W H Harmon. Sturtivant Hall Hall and Wendell Hall joined trips to Bandon and a Grange dance at Gravelford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Grant
S. D. Clark
Roy Swan
Dora
Nellie White
Wesley Waymire
Beverly
Marshfield
G W Clinton
Harvey Willett
Henry Brown
George Schanz
Walter Schroeder
Harold Dick
Fairview-Sumner Road
Edwin Schroeder
Myrtle Point
Milton Schroeder
McKinley
S. L. Leatherman
Howard
Bandon
Leatherman
Leom Spahin
Pat Bunch
Carol
Richard
Gravelford
Margaret Ray
Nebraska
Douglas
Alliegany
Florence Hights
W F. Willett
Harold Hall
Ervin
Paul Bunch
Clell Laird
Sitkum
W H Harmon
Alice Sturtivant
Mabel Hall
T A. Hall
Wendell
Grange
Cement Creek Dive Sparks Village Social Ties
Sunday visitors Rose Garrett and Mrs. Guy Weedecsk joined the Ralph Gilklean family in Myrtle Point for a gathering at the Williams Cen. Several locals including Mr and Mrs Kari Ray and Miss Melba Putman spent time with friends in Newport. Bertha Anderson Gilbert Gardner and the John Floods shared Sunday dinner with Mr Chandler. Charles Chandler and family reported illness with tonsillitis. George Doss Jr called on the Arthur Chandler home while Mr and Mrs Arthur Chandler plus Ardyce visited Marshfield. The Floods were in Myrtle Point Tuesday. Cement Creek has had several fires with damage limited to the Ralph McCall barn and hay on the Lehnherr place atop Floras Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Garrett
Guy Weedecsk
Ralph Gilklean
Myrtle Petat
Williams Cen Howe
Kari Ray
John Flood
Melba Putman
Newport
Bertha Anderson
Gilbert Gardner
Chandler
Richard Haines
Myrtle Point
George Doss, Jr
Arthur Chandler
Cement Creek
Ralph McCall
Lehnherr Place
Floras Creek
Ardyce
Marshfield
Local residents take trips and visits after fire and fairs
Dora Pratt returns home from Portland after a three week visit. Area residents travel to Bandon Coquille Myrtle Point and Brewster to view fire damage visit relatives and attend dances. Visitors include H G Butterfield Ralph Alhambra and family Gail Bunch and others to Portland for the livestock show and legal visits with relatives remain active in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pratt
Portland
Bandon
Harvey Minard
A J Mayse
Joe Tadlock
J N Gearhart
Hugh and Clark
Mike Minard
Fred Durnam
Coquille
George Ellis
Myrtle Point
Mirs J N Gearhart
H G. Butterfield
Ralph
Alhambra
Gail Bunch
Randolph Reynolds
Pleasant Hill
Samuel Bettencourt
Gravelford
Verril Bilderback
Marvin
Kenneth Bilderback
Barview
C J Thompson
Robert Thompson
Jess Hicks
Brewster
Hicks
Harold Shepherd
Wilda
Colleen
Brewster Valley
Oo G Bunch
Leonard Oberman
N A_ Bunch
Wendling
Benjamin McCollum
Culp Creek
O G Bunch
John Bettencourt
Lester Mayse
Hospital patients and procedures in recent week
Multiple patients were treated at Mast Hospital between Thursday and Sunday. Ray Morrison, Far Phillips, Tom Mast, Silas Gibbs, Clyde Brown, David Hall, Garland Bryant, Mrs Dave Johnson, Glenn Cox, Mrs Francis Krch, J H H Potter, and Charles Wooldridge received care or operations for injuries infections or abdominal appendectomies. Several were discharged afterward, including Morrison, Philips, Bryant, and Wooldridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Morrison
Phillips
Empire
Tom Mast
Brady and
Nea
Allegany
Silas Gibbs
Clyde Brown
McNair and
Sykes
David Hall
Garland Bryant
Dave Johnson
Glendale
Glenn Cox
Bandon
Francis Krch
HH Potter
Charles Wooldridge
Hospital Roundup Reflects Recoveries After Procedures
Several weeks after a fall at Powers, Robert Lewis was discharged from the hospital. Roy Heilala of McNair and Sykes received wrist treatment. Langh Jarvis moved to the Veterans hospital in Roseburg. John W. and Lloyd Garrett discharged after wrist operation and heart trouble treatment. Florence High, 76, of Lee, admitted for heart issues. Ray Clark recovering from appendectomy. Sidney Van Fosse admitted for medical care. Delmar Crow admitted for operation. Roy Spires, Donald Wicks, and Carl Grove improving from fractures. George Morris improving from neck injury. John Dunckley expected home after appendix operation. Ellis Holbrook, James Watson, John Rosenburg improving in care. Mrs Louise Griffin recovering from recent appendix surgery. Roy Arneson gaining steadily for fractured leg. Lloyd Garrett and others improving. John Lauterback to be discharged after appendix operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lewis
Powers
Roy Heilala
McNair and
Sykes
Langh Jarvis
Veterana Hospital
Roseburg
John W
Lloyd Garrett
Ital
Florence High
Lee
Ray Clark
Sidney van Fosse
Delmar Crow
Roy Spires
Donald Wicks
Carl Grove
George Morris
John Dunckley
Ellis Holbrook
James Watson
John Rosenburg
Mra Louise Griffin
Apperdix
Roy Arneson
Lloyd Garrett Li
Wth Mohr
Paul Herker
John Lauterback
Births in Power, Norwich and at Mast Hospital
A 7 pound baby boy named Gerald Francis Hembree was born Thursday October 1 1936 to Mr and Mrs Herbert Hembree of Powers. Mr and Mrs Opher Perdue welcomed their first child, a 7 pound son, born Friday October 2 1936 at their home in Norway. An 8 pound baby, their first child, was born Friday October 2 1936 at Mast Hospital to Mr and Mrs Kermit Shepherd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hembree
Powers
Gerald Francis
Opher Perdue
Norway
Mast Hospital
Kermit Shepherd
County Schools Reopen After Smoke Clears
Practically all county schools have reopened after the smoke cleared. Bandon schools restart with high school and gym moved due to fire. temporary classrooms set in place. Myrtle Point Junior High gains varnished floors and improved sanitation. Coquille High boasts a new cafeteria. Marshfield High shows new stucco. Charleston expands rooms to handle rising enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandon
Higgh
Bulding New Lake
Floral Creek
Myrtle Point
Coquille High School
Marshfield High School
Charleston School
Sargents Honor Enduring Ties With Bancroft
Elmer Sargent eldest son of Mr and Mrs Arve Sargent of Bancroft underwent an appendix operation at Knife hospital after a Sunday drive to Bandon. Grandmother Mrs W A Fish notified the parents who are spending two weeks at Gold Beach on a fishing trip. Elmer is reported doing nicely.
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Bandon
Elmer Sargent
Arve Sargent
Bancroft
Knife Hospital
W A. Fish
Gold Beach
Herbert Sydor
Sargents
George
Visses
Viola Nicholson
San Francisco
John Belloni
Mes Quy Lamb
Portland
Pacific International
Local Social Notes From Town and Nearby Areas
Overnight caller at his home here last week details visits by Spends Brewing Mr and Mrs Fred Alkire of Portland spent an evening with Mr and Mrs G B Sum erlin. F L Moon went to Bridge Sunday to bale hay on his ranch. Miss Minnette Bell and W O Campbell of Marshfield were Friday callers at the James Albee home. Mr and Mrs Charley Hoffman took Mrs Charlotte Spence to Four Mile Sunday to visit her daughter Mrs Ray Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Mast
Francis Floyd
Ivylene
Spokane
Wash
Idaho
Pertland Geests
Kilt Robinette
Portland
Austin Dodge
A C Chase
Eugene Cees
McMinnville
Rose Garrett
Guy Wondcock
Billy
Thurertas
Garret
Margaret
Infield College
Carters At Bay
Morrison
Wilford
Lord Moss Vees
Mrooa
Lee Ray Roseburg Gueat
Laone Rissbeger
Roseburgs
Jean Harrion
Fred Alkire
G. Bsumerlin
F L. Moon
Bridge
Arenfield Catiere
Minnette Bell
W O Campbell
Marshfield
James Albee
Charley Hoffman
Charlotte Spence
Ray Perkins
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Lonteel Toilet Gooss
IPCC
Pete Ppars
Rexall
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Henry Hermann
Elizabeth Lewellyn
W. O
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Marshfeid Undertaker
Democratic
Mos Taeresvie
Kaoftias
Jane Mos
Mias Heller
Dermuagh
Sanday
Allers
Clyde Crawford
Coyle
F ¢ Hhbert
Betts
Canby
Ellis Dement
Fearnley
Fileen Pement
Eugene
Russell Dement
Corvallis Vialt
Port Orford
Mir
Robert
Togtard
Miko
Mike
Oro Laird
Elton Schroeder
J H McCloskey
Safeway
Y. M. Stover
T G Sumerlin
Floyd Summers
Marlin Evans
Son Junior
Ira Wilson
Fish
Portlar
E. C. Roberts Real Estate Broker Insurance Notary Publ
Myrtl
R. L. Clinton
Optometrist
Myrtif Point
Barker
STORF
Weer
California
Ma Points
Earb
Ermore
Washirrtoare
Pacific
Ana Ocann
Myrtle Point Plumbing Shop
Pahl
Bank of M. P. Bldg
Jack Jill Cafe
Remington
U.S
Volkmar
S. Breuer
Shor
Ailand
Perry End
Mardae Centen
Vivre
Buck Jones
Cowboy
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Fred Macmurray
Jack Oakie
Jean Parker
Chester Morris
Madge Evans
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