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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1934
Page
4
Local residents report visiting family and friends across Lee S, Dora, Myrtle Point, North Bend and Elk Creek. Guests include Mrs. G. K Mayse, Adell Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Oberman, and Eloise Crowley. Activities span silo deliveries, logging, schooling plans, and freshman hazing in a busy week.
A flurry of visits fills the weekend as families from Broadbent Powers Coquille and Norway hosted guests at various homes. Mrs Mable Dement travels to teach at Norway school while many locals attend church gatherings grange events and CCC camp activities.
A musical program and tea honoring teachers was planned for September 30 with committees named for foods program and hospitality. The Woman's club met at the Fellowship clubhouse with a dessert luncheon and a focus on Home life in China.
Bancroft and Waterman families travel to Salem and Seattle for medical care while relatives, including A L Rice and Ed Rice, visit in Coquille Marshfield Myrtle Point and North Bend. Injuries and hospital stays involve Mrs Young and Mrs Rice with updates on recovery and a new bridge project underway near Coos Bay.
Local residents attend weddings meetings birthdays and visits across Myrtle Point and nearby towns. Notes mention Mrs Selma Browneon and son Marry, Mrs Carrie Benham, Elmer Browneson family, and a bridge Sunday School picnic. Several travelers return from Portland San Francisco Eckley and Redmond with updates on snow hunts and hospital stays.
Edith and Edythe Woodward stayed at home over weekend. Sible club met at Olaf Aasen home with 12 members. Next meeting at Joel Root’s. Ladies Aid officers to be elected at Mrs J L Burtis home Wednesday. Local residents arriving from Medford and Salem areas joined families, visited friends, and attended grange activities with several illnesses noted and deer hunting discussed among neighbors.
Twin Oaks residents were noted visiting relatives and attending wrestling matches in Marshfield. Names include A R Davenport Elli Shull Robert Pundy Henry Kight and Warren, Mr and Mrs Verne Fundy and daughter Dorothy, Mr and Mrs Kenneth Nielsen and family, and Mrs Hattie’s household. Sunday guests included Frank Bheller of Independence and Mr and Mrs W Roy Mast.
Fri day evening callers at the Ro Mas Mr and Mrs Ted Bennett and Laura Tean were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Jay Freeman Floyd Scott has left for Corvallis where he will continue his work in forestry at Oregon State College. Munjay Floyd Scott and Leonard La4oine accompanied them. Leonard stopped at Coquille en route. Mr and Mrs Ted Bennett and Laure Jean were Monday guests at the home of Mrs Charles Swanson of Milling. The McKinley Pollyanna club pleasantly surprised Mrs. Martha Bennett at her home in Coquille last Thursday. The girls presented her with a box of sewing materials and also no lunch.
Remote Miss Ritz visited Tucadas night at the Darrett Zinn home. Mr and Mrs Bill Stevens at Myths Point spent Wednesday evening at the England home. EB Dick was here. Sara from the camp near Powers and Mr and Mrs Dale Mea spent a few days at their camp. They are at a logging camp before moving to the McBee house.
Local column lists residents and visitors at Myrtle Point last week and Friday. Names include Wm Schellhammer, Robert Parrish, Laney Parrish, Mrs Vena Cain, Sam Martin, Mrs Dick Swati of Enr, and others as callers or visitors.
A Bestal of Alberta visited Lee on business about a ranch occupied by the T A Hall family. The piece notes Wendell Hall’s absence from school due to a hive attack and lists several local visitors and calls, including Mr and Mrs. D Clark, Mr and Mrs L B Haynes of Marshfield, A J Sowers, Mr. Robert Bibber from Hollywood, Mrs. George Deecham, Mrs. SL Leatherman, Viva T A Hall, and others from Gravelford and Rose.
Fragmentary text mentions names like Neidiegh and Jesve Ciitnon with scattered words possibly about a Friday event. No clear actions, dates, or outcomes are readable.
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