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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1938
Page
6
A collage of short notes records Hazelwood writing from Louisiana about cotton fields, families visiting graves and hunting trips. It details residents like Harold Berg and family leaving for Pennsylvania, visitors from Canada and Virginia, meals and gatherings, and various Sunday's dinners and church events in Myrtle Point and nearby towns.
Divorce suits allege a marriage in Coquille August 26 1933 produced one daughter Sandra Eller age 3 currently in plaintiff custody. The records describe disputes over support and alleged misconduct including drinking and neglect.
The Woman's club of Lee gathered at the Hardy Mast home last Thursday for luncheon prepared by Mast and served at the Walnut Tree. Guests included Walter Lawhorne of McKinley and Ina Davis of Lee, with Webb Mast, Henry Brown, and S D Clark also in attendance. A lively afternoon featured stories, a dessert luncheon, and a tribute to the host father W H Mansell of Coquille on his 75th birthday.
A recipe for a three layer sponge cake with apricot filling and almond flavor. Instructions cover making apricot juice filling with gelatin and apricot pulp, beating egg whites with sugar, assembling between layers, and frosting. Garnish with apricot halves and store in a modern refrigerator to preserve moisture and prevent flavor mingling.
The Myrtle Point High School Girls League kicked off the year with freshman introductions and league songs in the auditorium on Friday September 9. Refreshments were served. A September 12 meeting planned plans for the year and each girl will enroll for committees. A larger student body carnival is planned for December.
The Junior Woman's club met at Waldemar Gurney's home on Sixth Street. A charity sale was set for October 13 to 15 in the building opposite Huling and Sons. Margaret Levenson will lead a Girl Scout group sponsored by the club. Officers and committees for the year were announced, with Mrs H. H. Thomas as president and notable chairmen named for membership, program, historian, finance, hospitality, and other roles. Refreshments of punch and cookies were served.
An Oregon logging camp death is reported as Hareid Berg, 32, was fatally injured at the Cays Bay Lumber Camp in South Umpqua River on September 16, 1938, after being struck by a log while working as a faller. Berg had two years’ service at the camp, previously worked on the Coos Bay Lumber Company line, and had recently returned to work before the accident. He leaves his parents, brothers, and sisters, with many friends in the region and Philadelphia.
The grange council met with the McKinley Grange Saturday night for a most enjoyable evening for all who attended. The second degree work was exemplified by the Mc Kinley Grange officers and Master Peterson expressed as being very well pleased. EB P S. Abernethy was presented with past mastership for outstanding work in the grange. O C King, ehartte, member of this grange, was present and gave a very interesting talk on the grange and its work. Forty-nine members and 32 visitas enjoyed the delightful midnight supper Mr and Mrs Walter Laird of Myrtle Point furnished music for oldtime dancing after supper.
Death came to Sandy Elis on Tuesday September 20, 1039 when a tree fell on him in Yreka Cahft while he was lugging a sapling. He left a wife Mre Silas Ellis and ego Jack of thirty plus four brothers, and many relatives. Interment was at Nu way ver with Rev Hugh Mitchell in charge.
A stream of hospital entries lists patients admitted last Thursday for head injuries from a bolt incident at Cis ropa, auto accidents, or medical issues. Included are Harold Yost from Bandon, C A Suydam of Broadbent, Vern Church of Powers, and Carl L Becker among others with surgeries such as appendectomies and dressings, plus several moved home or treated for injuries.
G ing com pany operations at Bear Creek near Powers involve B F Berna an employee of the Oregon Gold Chrome mining company. He was brought to the hospital Wednesday with a back injury after slipping and twisting it on a bar. Mrs E E Evernden of Bancroft was also in hospital Wednesday afternoon for an unaf fected right eye. A patient at the hospital for some time and reported improving, include Mrs HB Smith and baby of Coquille among others. Other listed names include Hayes Henry Rollins Jack Ghlinger Wm Fite Richard Forest Felix Byron Terre Cooper I G Bingham Lois Nichols and Mrs Rodman and baby.
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