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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1937
Page
3
A general cleanup at Alder Crest included removing a dangerous old oak near the schoolhouse. The day featured a colonie dinner at noon with ice cream and watermelon, and many local residents attended. Several families and individuals are listed as visitors and participants in activities and school preparations for the upcoming term.
Broadbent weekend visitors at the Sam Addy home included Mrs Charles Pimien and daughters Dorotha Lee Jackoe and Pearl. Mr and Mrs Ll. E Watson traveled to Sitkum to visit Mr and Mrs Thomas Howe. Mr and Mrs James Wallace and children spent the weekend at the ocean.
Dora Jot Adama city recorder of Ash land and family visit with Mr and Mrs Theodore Easton and others. Several couples spend weekends at Crater Lake and Myrtle Point while groups from Coquille Roseburg Greenacres Fairview Gravelford and Fat Elk attend gatherings and picnics. Multiple social visits include meals canning and overnight stays with the Dur mans Mayses Crumley and other neighbors.
Mr and Mrs Arthur MacMillan of Powers host and visit neighbors including Culbertson and Bunch families. Several guests from Philomath, Missouri, Los Angeles, Allegany, and Monmouth attended gatherings, picnics, and hospital visits while De Boer family travels to the state fair.
Donna spent Saturday evening in Myrtle Point with E W Nickason visiting Sunday and Monday. Betty Nickinson remains in Mast hospital improving slowly as she nears her 10th week there. Local residents like M Wilson show heart trouble easing while others plan school opening September 13 with Miss Hunt of Hillsboro as teacher. Families from Elmer and Julius Benham visit, plus cleanup work at the schoolhouse and grounds as fall tasks begin.
McKinley County reports trapping activity in the valley with references to Mrs Lea Loshbaugh and Mrs Theron Loshbaugh visiting Brown this week. Nellie Jackson of Mitchell to teach at McKinley School this year and to depart for McKinley on Wednesday. W W Lawhorn expects a house guest from Crockett California with Mr and Mrs Grow and family leaving for Oregon September 6. Grow is construction manager of a large sugar refinery.
Incomplete OCR record shows scattered names and visits. Mentions include Catechin Catechine and various locals such as White Everbert Clasier Marsters Barvey and Mr. and Mrs. Wm Hoitman, with references to weekend visitors and a wife’s absence.
Sitkum Mrs Albert Christensen and Christina and Donald took a business trip to Coquille last Thursday. Melvin and Eugene Christensen of Coquille visited Monday at the Albert Christensen home. Visitors Sunday at the Albert Christensen home.
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