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Newspaper
Southern Coos County American
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
2
Town residents visit Riverton and Bandon relatives with many social calls. The Southern Pacific plans a new news turn table and local shoppers discuss sales at the Novelty Store. Local families travel, hostesses entertain, and church Ladies Aid gathers for a meeting and lunch.
A series of brief social mentions list residents and visitors in the Myrtle Point area. Individuals such as A B Gant Frank Teeters Nile Pieresa Deizent and Charles Adams are noted with their recent towns and activities. Travel for business and family visits are described along with several town residents visiting relatives and attending events in nearby Coos and Marshfield.
Mrs Fred Crooks is being brought by speeder to Myrtle Point hospital seriously ill from four miles above Camp 4. Ben Gent traveled from Powers to attend to business on Monday.
Mr and Mrs W C Cutter and Elise from Fresno visit town. Mrs Pearl Sykes hosts at home with Mrs A Barker Birdie Haselton and J L Barker Sr. Mrs Carlton and Mrs Sykes sisters from Astoria arrive. Dr Bunch returns to practice after illness in Portland. A A Martin hospitalized after hip crushed between truck and post.
Mrs J H Roberts, who has risen seriously in the past ten days, is reported by her physician as likely to get along with fewer complications. Mrs Roberts is nearly eighty years of age.
Numerous relatives and families including Clarke Fenster Dod Emery Elmer Meesel Thosmpedt Rackliff and others from Oakland California visit Mr and Mrs Henry Hermann. The gathering includes Sten af Bandon Sanday Kring Giles Dan Cee Dr Clarke and family and several listed surnames.
Neties Doctor J R Bunch announces his recovery and return to the office after a period of illness. He reports feeling well and ready to resume duties.
The Presbyterian Church completed exterior painting and interior work. Pulpit and choir area were rearranged to refresh the worship space.
Visitors at the city auto camp include autos owned by Walter Smith of Sedalia Missouri G E Smiley of Oakridge Oregon Ira Downer of Charlton Oregon Wil Sallele of Eugene Oregon and several others from Albany Portland Myrtle Creek Port Angeles Seattle Spokane and Casper among listed owners Margins show multiple names and locations in a dense OCR listing of arrivals at the camp.
A fragment lists guests and origins tied to the Hotel Gberin including Roseburg and Medford in Oregon, Seattle and Portland in Washington and Oregon, plus visitors from Chicago, Boone, Oakland, Milton, and Milwaukee area residents. The note mentions individuals such as Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Porter and Mr. L. Eberhart among others.
Those from away registering at the Myrtle Point Hotel this week include Jim Lawrence from Roseburg Oregon C H Collier from Portland Grover Filer from Portland R M Miller from Portland J C White from Cottage Grove Oregon B Norris from Gold Beach and F M Jones from Sutherlin Oregon.
The state board of health warns against practicing hairdressing facial massage or skin treatment without a valid license. The department states it is receiving applications as the licensing program proceeds.
The Portland Oregonian lists Mrs. Murphy wife of the Bridge postmaster and a store proprietor as buyers among hotel arrivals last week. The paper notes Miss Philippines was to broadcast Bong over the radio in one day.
Postmaster Murphy and Mrs Murphy host Mr and Mrs Whiting of Portland at Bridge. Ded Whiting, a printer for the Oregonian, praises the Bridge surroundings as the most beautiful he has seen.
Oxegonian quotes Optimiam John C. Lane saying cedar camps are busy with work. Loggers in Port Orford are pushing to harvest cedar and finish before wet weather, despite rough conditions and scattered work at the bridge site.
Allan Searle the Australian evangelist who preached at the church here last Sunday will speak again next Sunday at 11 a.m. Everyone in the community is invited to attend. The note mentions a prior service and local attendance.
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