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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1940
Page
3
Local families and visitors fill a week with weddings, dinners, and travel notes. Mrs. A. J. Mayse hosts guests from Portland and Fairview while Muriel Smith and Wilda Shepherd attend a dinner and swimming event. The Dora school opens with 18 pupils as residents reminisce on trips to Ohio New York and the world fair in New York.
Clarence Wetemin and Mrs Elvin Waterman joined Miss Ruby Johnson for a birthday dinner honoring her eighteenth. Guests included Clarence Waterman, Mr and Mrs Elvin Waterman, Freddie Earl Robert and Miss Johnson. Numerous relatives from Powers Coquille Myrtle Point and nearby towns visited or stayed, with multiple Sunday dinners and Labor Day meals.
Mrs Kate Hodson attended a Tuesday noon dinner hosted by Mrs Hugh MacLean in Pleasant Point in honor of her mother Mrs Henry visiting Portland. Mr and Mrs J Finley Schroeder were Sunday guests at Levi Snyder's Coquille home. Mrs Annie Lett Mrs Sarah Williams of Myrtle Point and Lot tie Williams of Klamath Falls joined Mrs Elizabeth Lett for Sunday dinner. The A H Bender family and Dorothy traveled to McMinnville to visit the Latham family and their son Edward then proceeded to Portland for the Leonard Rinton wedding. The Bender family planned to attend Salem's state fair on Chekeeday.
The article tours ghost camps along the Sixes river in the Port Orford district, recounting Butcher Town Bear Poa Flat Wendileville Gold Bug and Valentine Rusty Butte and notes their decay. It warns that mining's decline stems from lack of capital, though the district holds prospects for strategic metals.
Mr. and Mrs. Larkin J. Shoultz are moving this week into the Karl Dudie house on Maryland avenue.
The state official argues ranges dominate western agriculture with 86 percent used for grazing. In 1987 total farm income reached 1.507 billion, livestock contributing 965 million. Oregon licensed 155,918 cattle, 11,963 horses, 534,352 sheep in 1987 totaling 704,723 animal units to 1646 ranch operators.
Seventy teachers attended the pre school meeting for rural teachers. Bert Cox was elected president and Don Beckham secretary treasurer with other officers named. The program highlighted school work displays from recycled materials and local crafts. The Non High budget committee plans a Sept. 9 meeting to reorganize the board. Etalka school will start Sept. 9 after flooring work and refinishing.
Broadbent School begins Monday with high turnout in both rooms. Miss Ellen Watson teaches the lower grades and Miss Ethel Fish the upper. Local residents, including Mr and Mrs Watson and Mr and Mrs James, vacationed at Daphne Grove near China Flats. Sheep shipments, visits to Marshfield, and attendance at John Bell’s funeral are noted among community activities.
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Sunday through Thursday residents made several calls and visits. George Delyria drove to Marshfield on business Thursday afternoon. Mir and Mrs Leonard Watson and Carol and Wayne visited Mr and Mrs John Koch and Mr and Mrs Amer Magill in Bridge Monday morning. Mr and Mrs Robert James and Donald and Rosemary and Miss Aileen James of Myrtle Point called at Leonard Watson’s home last Thursday. Miss Aileen James of Myrtle Point also stayed with Mr and Mrs Robert James last Thursday. TM C True hosted Mr and Mrs Littrell of Coquille for the weekend. Rarely Mr and Mrs De os Hermann's family visited Marshfield one day last week.
Twin Oaks residents hosted weekend guests including Mr and Mrs Charles Brown and Virginia Jayne Roy Strong of Cottage Grove. Mr and Mrs Robert Ocheltree and Sheron of Myrtle Point returned Sunday from a week in Humbort and Shasta counties California. Mr and Mrs Herbert Haughton moved Monday to Blue River j. Marian Hendershott and Bill and Helen Daniels of Gaylord joined Sunday evening callers at the Strong home.
West Myrtle Point residents Mr and Mrs W B Hubbard and Lils and Sharop and Edward Moore of Coquille plus Mr and Mrs Walter Moore of this community spent from Saturday to Monday visiting Mr and Mrs John Owen of Klamath Falls. Mr and Mrs Bennie Daniels of Marshfield were guests Monday evening to Wednesday of her parents Mr and Mrs Paul Breuer.
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