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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1939
Page
3
A gold strike near Powers on Rook Creek drew attention this week as assays suggested a vein worth about 90 000 dollars per ton. Other local notes include the Myrtle Point Woman's Club organizing a library fund, assessments for a 13 mile road toward Coquille, and various visits by residents and officials.
A compilation of hometown happenings includes A H Black and Cox fruit dryer project progress in September 1899, a November 1904 barn loss in Reston, and early 20th century civic items such as road work near Roseburg Myrtle Point mail service bids in 1916, a 1919 bank opening, and church schedules for Methodist Presbyterian Catholic and Brethren congregations with services and gatherings listed.
Mrs Lewis Shindei travels to Coaledo to teach for the term. Vince Pratt and Marshfield guests stay with Seymour Fosburg. Maud Davis arrives from Riddle to teach at Alder Crest. North Bend's Earl Cox Floyd Cox Bangor’s Jack Smith join D A Wood visit. Fosburgs and Woods host. Irene Deans with Shindell party to Riverton high. Ross Dean paints Alder Crest interior. Clinton Donovan back home.
Catching Creek held its annual cleanup day with 22 pupils under Mra McHendricks. A noon potluck featured ice cream funded by the district. Several families and residents are noted attending or moving, with county towns mentioned in the day’s events.
Twin Oaks residents hosted visits from Mr. and Mrs. A Delos Hermann and daughter Betty and from Mrs. W Roy Mast with Ardyce and Jerrene of Allegany. Several local families joined a picnic in A R Davenport grove where a baseball game was played.
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