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Newspaper
Southern Coos County American
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
2
Christmas day gatherings at the Bunch and Hosman households in Coquille plus visits by Lloyd and Jimmie Ray Grant Bunches. Residents travel to Portland and Eugene, with flu illness in a Bunch family member and several relatives visiting for the holidays.
Relatives from the area gathered Wednesday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs L S Martin to honor Mrs Mary Martin on her seventy ninth birthday. An informal time was enjoyed and well wishes for many more birthdays were extended. T L Hennes relocated his Rawleigh Retailer business to Myrtle Point now occupying a permanent site on Spruce street between 7th and 8th offering a full line of Good Health products. Phone 73R.
A note indicates an upcoming announcement next week about a large annual clearance sale by the Hub Clothing Company. The paper hints at major discounts and a storewide event.
Mrs E A Davidson left Sunday for American Lake Washington. Miss Leona Kersten and Jack Jaye with Mr and Mrs R C Dement enjoyed Christmas dinner with Ellis Dement family and W Fearnley. George Burchard and daughter Lois visited Roseburg friends. Stanley Capinski and family were here. he works for Southern Pacific at Eugene. Rev Chas Barklaw and family moved to Myrtle Point from Grants Pass. Harold Bargett and Al Neideigh rode to Marshfield to the Egyptian theatre. Flossie Mansell returned from Portland after Christmas with relatives. Various guests visited Marshfield over the holidays and returned Monday.
Mr Andrew Christensen Ena and Miss Mildred Russell left Saturday morning for a trip to Yreka and other points in California expecting to return the latter part of this week. Mr Christensen went on business and the girls will visit friends.
Ellis Shull and Bud Hagerty visited Myrtle Point before students return to the state university January 4. Mrs. S. Whitaker and Helen traveled to Eugene and Portland for meetings while L. S. Martin and Mrs. Reed hosted visits from relatives from Clarkston Washington. The Presbyterian church held a Christmas program directed by Mrs. Hulet with Santa distributing treats. The Ben Shull family hosted J. T. Shull of Kansas and Rays from Twin Falls with daughters Laura and Mary visiting McMinnville and nearby beaches.
A new young governor visits a state prison Christmas dinner. Inmates, from forger Lot Stoneman to killer Richards and other inmates, hope for pardons as the governor speaks of Christmas as a pause in life’s struggle and the warden announces the governor’s arrival.
A historical reflection on farmers delivering grain to mills for grinding, returning flour and feed for family bread and livestock, and the labor of rural living. The narrative ties farming chores to daily sustenance and community routines.
Passages imagine citizens regaining rights and sensing the governor's tempering aim. The characters feel a shared longing for equity and unity rather than triumph or division as they reflect on responsibilities of citizenship and a hopeful future.
A humorous collage through a newspaper page recounts taxes and tribulations of holiday spending. It mocks postage stamps, a post office safe, and local characters like Postmaster Gayle and barber Bill Jones while sketching holiday wishlists and retro nostrums.
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