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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1934
Page
3
Local correspondents report on residents visiting relatives traveling for hunting trips and attending meetings. Entries note visits among Marshfield Kan sas City and Coquille residents plus social gatherings at the Leatherman home and Pomona Grange meeting in Bridge.
Gaylord Mosdames Fred Johnson and others visited Marshfield last Thursday while Mr and Mrs Clay Garoutte of Bandon called on the James Devereux home Friday. Lila Strong Ferne Howard and Eleanor Newbury hosted a dancing party for youths in the old school building with all enjoying the event. Opal Grant spent weekend in Marshfield with friends. Rachel Bence returned home after a stay in Marshfield. Samuel Hull drove to Port Orford Sunday after visiting Mrs Hulls parents. Mrs H D Bones and Mrs C O Bones visited Mrs Lilly Dement and Mrs Elizabeth Warner Monday. Mr and Mrs James Devereux and other locals noted in the gathering.
Mrs L L Mrong enjoyed a social at the Brandon home this week. Mrs Alleen Gilbert returned home in Powers after visiting her daughter Mrs Glenn Span. Swenson drove to Marshfield Tuesday. Etalka boasts faithful Coos county student Elwood Young six years old attends four miles daily with perfect attendance except one car trouble day. Marion Grant and cousin Eileen Grant back in school after flu. Six weeks tests underway. Football takes first on playground. Railroad to Freedom themes linked to eighth grade study. Joy greeted supreme as Gaylord Women’s club invites dine with them October 17. The 19 boys began planning a fast for a few hours.
Gravelford residents welcomed visitors including Mr and Mrs Leo Atkinson and daughter at the BE L Culbertson home. Nearby, several attended Marshfield versus Myrtle Point football in Myrtle Point. Signe Bjorkqvist, the school teacher, spent the week at Eastside Rural. Buds Griffin works in Myrtle Point’s Junham store. Nolan Watson and Ill Hall of Riverton visited the Culbertsons Monday. Paul Bunch left for Powers on trucking contract. Mrs Culbertson and Mrs Hull attended the North Bend wedding of Beth Watson and Frank Hill. Jesse Laird visited Clinton Sunday morning.
On Tuesday of last week the Powers Junior Womans club completed organization. A temporary group formed, with Mrs Albert Powers hosting. New officers include President Mrs Jack Greiner, Vice President Mrs Willicen Clarke, Treasurer Mrs Joyce McCready, and Mrs Mabel Hartle as chairman of the armed committee.
Local Woman’s Club members and junior affiliates discussed a new policy setting aside the second monthly meeting as a business session. Reports covered the junior club federation plans, health association activities, and preparations for a Powers water system election on October 27.
Local social calendar highlights visits among Brownson Mack and Culver families in Coquill Marshfield and Canby. 4 H club initiation at Cooking 1 and III. library books maps and new lessons shared. School activities include tests absence record Columbus Day opening exercises and an Indian project in Miss Aasen’s room.
Broadbent PD Parrish shows improvement after a week with threatened pneumonia. Mr and Mrs Arzsa Smith spent a week in Portland with Smith consulting a specialist about his eyes, accompanied by Everett Robbins. Funeral of Mrs Roy Stevens held in Myrtle Point Friday. The community notes visitors, family trips to Portland and Bandon, and early 4-H club meeting described.
McKinley Mrs. Walter L. Rookard of Bridge hosted a guest overnight at Mrs. Nevy Heller’s home. Kenneth and Vern Hansen joined Harold Shepherd on a Steele creek hunting trip. Charles Woodward and Miss Connie dined at the R. H Lawhorne ranch. Lyle Beyers visited in Coquille. Great Wilcox moved his sawmill to the Lawhorne ranch to resume operations. Ted Brown plowed at the Fred Mast ranch. Mirena RH Lawhorne attended Pomona Grange in Bridge. Glenn Harry and Alice Mast visited Nellie Brown Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Arnold Cribbins, Mr and Mrs J L Keady and Tommie were noted attendees.
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The season for shedding forest tree seeds is at hand with Port Orford cedar reported heavily laden, cones found near Porters, and Sitka spruce noted on Saddle Mountain in Lane County. Ponderosa pine and silver fir show no heavy crops. An abundant seed crop promises more seedlings on logged lands next year.
The United States Marines in Portland Oregon will have vacancies for the enlistment of three men during each of the next three months. Recruits will be drawn from Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and Wyoming to serve as replacements for stations in China Guam Hawaii and the Philippines and aboard fleet battleships. Booklets describing service and enlistment blanks are available from Postmaster Schroeder or the Marine Corps recruiting station room 306 U S Court House Portland.
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