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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1938
Page
2
Readable fragments describe Moose Lodge gathering with mentions of attendees, locations, and schedule hints. Sparse names and places appear amid the damaged text, indicating a community event recap in a local column.
Fragmentary notes describe a MPHS instructor and OSC student connected by a June 2 event. Mentions coreg state college in orva and mercial departee. details are unclear but indicate a school related occasion this year.
A local library reports changes in fines and fees, outlining revised rates and payment deadlines. The notice emphasizes member responsibilities, late return policies, and options for fee waivers or installments.
Enrollment figures show growth at Powers Schools with increases in elementary and six year programs. The high school added to gains as overall totals rise from 259 last year to 322 this year.
A brief report notes a power outage in the Tyee area beginning Sunday morning and restored later that day. Authorities cite a fault in a transmission cable and a related breaker issue as the cause.
Numerous terse notes record visitors and local movements around Powers, with mentions of Mrs Live Sews and Hugt, Harold, and others visiting Fra nwy and Reedsport. Several people travel to Corvalbis, Medford, Ashland, and Ban Oe eg for business or family reasons, with scattered references to school and churchyard restoration and a Montreal Daily Star quotation.
After a business meeting at the Townsend club Friday, Mrs Nellie Peterson arranged a varied program. Nellie Schroeder played Gettysburg. Geraldine Knight recited Sitting in the Old rocking chair. Leslie Knight accompanied. A skit Tobacco and Luck was staged. readings and musical items by Bernice Munro, Mary Lou Sebvede, and others followed with harmonies and a banjo solo.
Parish schedules list Masses at Saint Bridgets Catholic Church with Father D J Kelly and weekly services including Sunday 9:45 a.m. and evening prayers. The Open Bible Church led by Rev Claude W Lawton details Sunday services at 9:45 a.m. with midweek activities and choir events across church locations.
The report shows a brief, readably jumbled notice referencing an OES hostesses meeting and questions about food fees and local dues. No clear names or exact dates are extractable from the fragment.
Mrs William Ballard broke her leg in two places last week after stepping into a hole in a wooden sidewalk near the GP Stewart house. A companion who walked ahead stepped on a loose board which flew up, causing Ballard to fall onto the edge and crack a small leg bone and shatter a larger one.
The Community Church ladies opened their fall section at a meeting held at the home of Mrs. Este Franes last week Wednesday at 2 o clock. Mrs Andrew Landles was secretary and Mrs Nohlie Rovang was appointed to fill the unexpired term. Main business focused on raising funds to cover heating expenses for the Fellowship cubhouse where Sunday school is held. Refreshments were served by the Nusters. Next meeting set for Thursday Sept 21 at the home of Mes Jubenne Moe.
The Thursday Bridge Club held an auction and luncheon, with Mrs Kong winning first prize and Mrs William Brown taking second. Members listed include Weider Medford, Elia in Five, Elvin Hull, Hartes Rew, and Moe. The club plans to meet again in two weeks.
A brisk wind brought a quick shift in mild conditions with a notable weekend dip in heat. The unsettled spell followed a stretch of warmer days, leaving residents watching forecasts for another round of unseasonable warmth.
Broadbent Newbury and Newbury area names appear among a jumble of social mentions. The item lists gatherings at homes, guests arriving, weekend visits, and local chatter centered on families and neighbors.
A Tuesday PTA meeting outlined a reception for teachers to be held Wednesday at 8 o clock. The event, organized by a committee including Mrs James Jenne and M Lyle Stewart, aims to honor teachers with a formal welcome at Havant school. The plan, discussed at the meeting, is part of ongoing PTA activities this week.
Local newspaper reports the forthcoming marriage of a local couple with details unreadable due to OCR errors. The notice mentions names and a date in June but legible specifics are unavailable.
A flag raising ceremony on September 13 featured the new pole and a patriotic program by Principal C E B Flynn and the Gil Scouts. The library has new books, older volumes were restored by WPA, and two new beeke bala were purchased.
The readable OCR fragment mentions bridge scores and players such as Maude He and Dwight with scattered references to locations and days. Details are incomplete, but it hints at a local bridge event or gathering with multiple participants and unspecified outcomes.
A fragmentary school note lists Tryvert humming bird nest found and brought to the school by Vada Walton. It records 34 intermediate room children, with Donald Mor tis moving to Vida on McKeneie river and Jack St John enrolling Monday.
Fragmentary report lists attendees including Ma done Reese, Datiele, Freve V4, Pravin, Shorey, Hartes, and others. Mentions Cottage Grove and Satem, with wandering lines about events, dates, and visiting guests.
A fragmented paragraph notes Myrtle Point youths, including a Mr Hay Roaskact and Mr Davia, traveling Friday from an unspecified place to attend an occasion in Gaven. It mentions North Powers and fire, with no clear dates or outcomes.
The fragment notes Addie Hayes and George Medlock visits, hospital stays, and household moves. It mentions Toc Atalka school opening with 77 pupils, teachers Rosella Crane and Raymond Linna, and social calls by Mrs Allen King Jr. Nearby residents Loree of Myrtle Point and Charles Knight are referenced, plus a local electric city trip and a providers meeting at Harry Stumbo ranch near the Pass.
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