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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1936
Page
5
Mr and Mrs Rever ent baby veiled with Brune Lange ard rage Dione and Sunday. Reyer motored to Banden Sunday. Lieyd were. Mrs Belle Mr and Mrs William Waeteen Dorothy Watson visited with May.
A miscellany of notices covers tax delinquent land sales in Coos County Oregon with minimum bid details, warrants redemption by multiple school districts, executor and creditor notices, and a Department of Interior timber sale announcement with unit sizes, grades, and payment terms. The notices name Coos County, Myrtle Point, Coquille, Marshfield, Roseburg, and the US General Land Office, along with dates in 1936 and various lot descriptions and deadlines.
Forest timber bids list multiple parcels with species including red fir incense cedar red and yellow fir red cedar hemlock and yellow fir across townships T and R. Minimum bids range from 50 to 200 per M with specific values for each species. Commissioner Fred W Johnson signs the notice.
The article lists numerous local residents and families visiting, hosting, or traveling. Names include Manley Barklow, Emmett Hammack, Lyman Cheatemore, Everett Barklow, Raymond Barklow, Ruth Kroeger, Jess Edgman, Frankie, Lyle Norris, Slyman Cheatem, Clara Bushnell, Evelyn Barklow, Marion Lake, Madge Spencer, Tom Lakey, Sam Street, Leander Barklow, Vernon Barklow, Earl Duncan, Lena Barkdoli, Clare Bushnell, Frank Blue, Everett Barklow, Arago fishing trip, and the Keeler family from Bandon moving to the Redell place.
Dora Mro and Mrs Fred Durnam visited with Mr and Mrs Fred Minard and others in Woodburn and Coquille. The Weathers family stayed with E F Howe, while Mayse and son Lester traveled to Foot Elk and Brewster Valley. A busy week includes visits to Myrtle Point Bandon Portland and Port land with multiple households hosting and touring local towns.
Sitkum residents gathered for a Sunday school party at the home of Mr and Mrs E L Bales in Dora on a Saturday evening. Attendees from Dora included Lorra ine Noyes Elbert and Charlotte Bales and Mrs George Pratt. From here Mrs W A Keller Charles Wilson Velma Krewson Emma Lou Watson Dean Oberman Alice Oberman and Harry Crowley. Mrs Evalyn Land and her baby daughter stay at C M Wilson home where Land does housework after her husband died in the Bandon fire. Local visits include Elmer Wilson and W A Nickason trip to Myrtle Point and Coquille. Christina Christensen helped at Louis Laird home while Mrs Laird was ill. Thomas Lawhorn visited the valley and called on Mrs C M Wilson. Binger Laird of Roseburg visited J D Lairds Sunday and Monday. Tom Krewson and …
Hise visited the LBS camp. Mrs. Robert Palmer hosted Bleda Krewsen overnight on Gay road. Lorraine Holmes from Bridge visited her sister Mrs Seale after riding the school bus Friday evening. Various locals joined a Sunday picnic at Elmer Wilson’s home including the Bates, Nickason, Bryan, and Watson families.
Fairview residents Mr and Mrs Car nse and Harriet Jensen returned home after a week in Klamath Falls. The Young Peoples Christian League will sponsor a membership contest starting next Sunday Oct 25. Phillip Stock and Erwin Henagin lead the effort. Mr and Mrs William Arnold of Myrtle Point visited Fred Johnson last Sunday. Mrs John Wolski and son Harvey of Los Angeles and Mrs Rarl Lawrence of Glendale Calif departed after weeks with the Menning family. Norman Powell of the US Navy visited his parents this past week. Miss Arla Jenkine and Janie Ferbrache of Coquille visited Harry Hubbel Tuesday evening. Fires in the area show similar activity, mainly moist logs and stumps.
Mrs Z Strang of Coquille visited her sister Mrs Elizabeth Lett while Mrs A H Bender called on Mrs A R Bennett. The Leatherman and Laird households hosted guests from Lee Portland and Empire. Several dinners callers and business visits filled the week with cross town visits among McCloskey Schroeder Warner Wright and Finley Schroeder households.
Lee and Mrs Willett hosted Florence High at Mast hospital Myrtle Point. Melvin Pointer and children visited W H Harmon. C W Gano of Coquille called on Ben Gant. Hugo Michel visited Henry Hervey. Harold Dick and son Douglas, who stayed with Walter Schroeder, returned to Allegany. J S Erwin of Coquille weekend guest of George Schanz. G W Clinton of this community and Dr R L Clinton of Marshfield and James D Clinton left on a hunting trip to eastern Oregon. Clay Byes of River ton dined with the Willetts. Mrs Carl Anderson of Allegany worked for Mrs Lloyd Mast. Walter Schroeder also noted.
In the Myrtle Point area on Monday residents reported hunting may be mentioned and visitors stopped by. A. Hall visited Marshfield with her son Erwin on Friday. Mrs. Ovid Hervey and baby from Gold Beach arrived Friday to stay several days with the Willetts. Mr and Mrs. Ervin Pearce and Mrs. Smith of Coquille were callers Sunday afternoon at the Willett home. Mrs George Clinton left Sunday for a week with sister Rhoda Murray of Rawbury. Miss Mabel Hall of Myrtle Point spent Sunday at home in this section. Carl Anderson spent the weekend at the Harmon home and Mrs. Anderson, visiting, accompanied him to Allegany for a few days.
The Community Club ladies met at Mrs. L. B Jennings home to decide on a quilt design. An appliqued pansy pattern was chosen for the club quilt. Mr Sullivan and Sons hosted Myrne Point visitors Saturday. W R Cribbins burned his hand Saturday. J A Griffey left Sunday for Pis tw River for employment. The O C Payton family moved to the Jennings house last week. The club ladies met with Mrs I B England Tuesday and continued work on the quilt.
Catching Creek Sunday visitors included T L Shockley of North Bend and Fordyce Worsham party with Ace Carman from Myrtle Point. Ed Robinette hauled wood to a Myrtle Point creamery for Kent Marsters. Ida Ocerding was eight dinner guest of Eu gene Adams Del Rema and Jack Roberts. Louella Spiesche returned to the Fabry ranch after a Floras creek visit. J L Knight home hosted George McCaslin and Allen Macie from Salem. E J Wood moved from Norton ranch to McKinley. Andrew Ryerson moving to Norton ranch after leasing it.
A sequence of brief notices lists local residents and visitors. The reel includes Elmer Stanford in Myrtle Point, McCall building a house, Brown and Higgins aiding, Seymour Fosburg and family picnicking, Pratt Olsen and Adams families from Marshfield and Myrtle Point, Carl Bushnell and Ralph McCall visiting Roseburg with grain, Bushnell home visitors from Fat Elk, Moe Lakey and Loomis families, Bee Benner and Walter Rodger, forest warden Hoffman at Bear Creek, and overnight guests at R J West. Edwin Wood's Portland pleasure trip is noted.
Bald Hill and Coquille residents Mr and Mrs Ray Rickman visited Mr and Mrs Claude Randleman Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Edward Huntley and son Vance were in Empire on Saturday. The Garrett Lawrence family of Bandon called Friday at the Randleman home. Misses Minnie and Inez Lusk spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs Ernest Dunbar.
Pleasant Point residents share visits and social calls last Thursday and Tuesday. Mrs Wm Johnson, Mrs William Waton, Miss Esther, Mrs Anna Haagen, Mrs Henry Harris, Mrs Misslary Harris, Mr and Mrs George Matney, Mr and Mrs William Johnson hosted dinners. William Watson and Henry Detlefsen traveled to Coquille on business.
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