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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1934
Page
3
Broadbent residents host and visit relatives from Marshfield Astoria Corvallis North Bend and California. Activities include fairs beach trips 4-H club work gardening and local church events with many family and neighbor gatherings noted across a weekend.
The Powers Womans Club resumed its meetings at the Fellowship clubhouse at 2 pm for desserts and coffee. The executive board recommendations were adopted and plans outlined for the year's work including summer activities, a cooking school, and a Mehekahs dinner in August.
West Norway Bert and John Myers were Friday overnight guests at the Ed Myers home. Turner MacDonald and family vacationed down the coast and returned Saturday. Joseph Bogunda of Ferndale California visits Mrs. Bogunda and sons Earl and Glen Genzell. Oliver and Harvey Myers visited in Bandon on Sunday. Mrs. Charles Ashtom of Coquille dined with Mr. and Mrs. Lafferty Friday. Mrs. Lafferty hosted Tuesday at home with Willem Bell and children Milton, Byron, Caleb, Keith, Jerene and Patty Joyce.
Sukum and Burris of Powers and Alta Mead with Elbert West of Myrtle Point visited the Bert Mead family. The Elmer Wilson family and others attended Sunday dinners and a picnic at the Nickason home. Several residents were guests, traveling to bandy camps and visiting relatives in nearby towns.
Arago reports Monday morning enrollment at seven with Nate expecting to rise to eighty by week’s end. Seven freshmen, fourteen girls, eighteen boys. EM Barklow returns as new Acogu student body member. Keith Kibbs missing from senior class due to winter in California. First grade has seven students the largest in years. New juniors Evelyn and Hubby Newton plus other fresh faces listed. Ray Parker named new principal boarding at Schroeder home. Lynn Paull janitor, Ray Cornwall and Ernest Watkins drive buses. Special services planned Sunday with Goldie Wells missionary from the Belgian Congo followed by a basket dinner.
Miss Wells speaks in North Sunday. Ed Wannamaugher family hosted Mary Jean McAllister returning from a week in Bandon. Rev W Wilder led Carlgrove services. Walter Farrie uses crutches after ankle injury. Coquille visitors vacationed at Dr Richmond cabin in Bandon with Emily Hickam Kent, Alice Scott joining. Lois Schroeder Laverne Knife and Orville Newton party over Saturday night. Naomi Robison canned corn at Price Robison home. David Root John Paul George Gillespie Arda cider at Munford place. Deardorff birthday picnic hosted by Mrs Munford and Jean Watkins
Miss Hildred Redell of West Myrtle Point, Gene Batlett and the Paul Breuer family enjoyed a picnic at the Sam Breuer place on Indian Creek Sunday. Mr and Mrs Calvin Ray visited Marshfield Friday evening to hear Evangelist Ladd at the Christian church. The Redell family Hildred Edith and Wilma spent Sunday evening at Walter Donald’s place.
Remote BB Jennings burned brush patches last week. Wal Cribbins and daughter Elva visited Marshfield Saturday. Ralph Beamer and family called Myrtle Point Saturday. Don McPherson burned brush on his place late in the week. School opened Monday with Miss Ritz of Marshfield as teacher Chauncey Lucy the new janitor. He spent last week cleaning the schoolhouse. Miss Aleta Bryant visited her grandmother. Mr McBee Saturday.
The report lists residents and visitors in Pleasant Valley and Myrtle Point. Low Davenport Mary Davenport and Mary Robison visited Willam Robison. Robison planned to stay with Mrs Beryl Wilson for winter schooling. Several local families shared meals and outings across Davenport Huling Lundy Fisher Perkins Floyd Felste and others with trips to Bandon Cookhil Myrtle Point and Eureka California noted.
Dora Z Y Howe Mrs Alice Mast and Glenn Mast visited in Coquille on Wednesday. Misa Helen Olena hosted a visit from Mr and Mrs Tred Minard and Geraldine from Belknap Springs. Shingles illness confines Mrs R M Minard. Dale Marcy heads to Halls Creek for surveying while Macie Crumley and Fred Hobson plan Salem trip for the state fair. Gendine Minard to Coquille for high school this week.
Gaylord Woman's Club sponsored a community pot luck dinner at the building Saturday honoring new district residents. Attendees included Walter Brandon Reese Daniels L L Strong Medlock Palmer Lear Akers Johnson Bones Hainey Netty Thompson Swenson Grant Devereux Honey Erick Johnson Zimer Smith Mary Richard son Milton Epperson Albert Palmer Ferne Jimmie Charlotte Howard Brandon Frei Johnson Bobby Carey Bones Ellen Curselo Clayton Hayes Paul Bunyan celebration at Marshfield and a Bastendort birthday gathering for W P Hainey are noted among social visits and kin.
Names of Marshfield residents such as Mr and Mrs Orville Barrows and Mrs Anna Rehfield appear alongside school news. Charles Wagner cut two fingers on his right hand with an axe Monday and received treatment at Mast hospital. Elwood Young was absent from school on Monday and no school Friday due to the fair.
Dement Creek Albert and Ray Brown Clemmett Gilkison and Dorothea Chandler moved to Myrtle Point to live over winter while attending high school. Walter Gilkison visited as a caller last week and Wm Anderson with his wife stopped by the Arthur Chandler home one evening. Tom Brown returned to Powers to work in a logging camp. Mrs Robison was a recent caller in the area.
Bald Hill residents Mr and Mrs Percy Barzee were Myrtle Point callers last week. Wm Schellhammer spent Friday there. Leland McNair and family were Myrtle Point business callers. Mrs Frank McNair and Mrs Verna Cain were Marshfield callers Friday. Mrs James Childs and Mrs J D Culbertson were Marshfield callers Wednesday. Agnes Parrish, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Parrish, is recovering.
Last week Larkin Robinson from Powers visited at the home of his niece Mrs Huntley. He resided with them during the stay and returned to Powers thereafter.
Gravelford Mr and Mrs E L Culbertson and Mrs J D Culbertson were Marshfield visitors last week. Mr and Mrs George Bigelow and Mrs John Charlott and baby of Auburn California visited Jr Clinton home last Tuesday. Local high school students from this area attending Myrtle Point include Ellis Crosby Howard Gene Bennicksen Marie Clinton Ray and Nelson Dale Trout. Stella Crosby spent Sunday night with Barbara Culbertson and Mrs Jesse Laird of Myrtle Point visited Clinton home Sunday evening.
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