Community meeting draws large crowd at Broad Bent Sunday
A Broad Bent Sunday gathering drew over two hundred attendees from Roseburg Powers Coquille Marshfield Bandon Myrtle Creek and nearby communities. Visitors from California arrived early for a long trip and watermelon feed as locals shared memories and discussed topics with missionary Feddie from China. The event was declared a huge success with old friends reuniting and sharing stories from earlier days.
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Broad‘bent
Roseburg
Powers
Coquille
Marshfield
Bandon
Myrtle Creek
California
China
Firemen Benefit Dance to Aid Myrtle Point Truck
Myrtle Point volunteers plan a benefit at the Oaks on September 14 to raise about 500 toward finishing payments on a new fire truck. They already have 1500 in the treasury and appeal to public donations, promising entertainments and a stunt race with prize money for the fastest hose-cart dash.
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Myrtle Point
the Oaks
Spruce Street
Big Curry County Fair Sets Busy Grounds And Hosts
The Fair board announces ample stock facilities at the grounds with new stalls and a bend stand near completion. Rooms are scarce. volunteers may list spare spaces with Thomas Guerin. Hon Walter A. Pierce and others will speak Friday. schoolchildren admitted free. Health nurse will demonstrate child care and health tips.
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Fair Board
Thomas Guerin
Guerin
Fourth
Walter A. Pierce
Bonfire party honors Thos Root at hillside gathering
Friends of Thos Root hosted a bonfire at his hillside place west of town. Guests roasted weenies and corn, enjoyed a long feast, and played games before departing with Tommie praised as a royal entertainer. Attendees included Mrs Den Root, Hedwig Harnish, Annabelle Clough, Jo Breuer, Sylvia Root, Margaret Harnish, Nell Breuer, Thos Root, Albert Besosky, Leo Roberts, Linn Averill, Sam Arnold, and Percy Schroeder.
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Thos. Root
Tommie
Mrs. den Root
Hedwig Harnish
Annabelle Clough
Jo Breuer
Sylvia Root
Margaret Harnish
J .Nell Breuer
Messrs. Thos. Root
Albert Besosky
Leo J. Roberts
Linn Averill
Sam Arnold
Percy Schroeder
Harvest Time as Poetic Mirror of Rural Life
A reflective piece contrasts farming with Wall Street gambling, noting harvests inspire poetry for city visitors while farmers face vagaries of weather and pests. It highlights toil, uncertainty, and relief at harvest, ending with a playful prompt about saying the harvest word.
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Wall Street
Wall~ Street
Simple Methods for Removing Stains Tied to Silk and Linen
An Oregon Agricultural College instructor explains stain removal using simple methods. Advice covers avoiding rings, handling grease with alcohol or solvents, ink stains from sour milk, and safe use of acids on silk. It notes natural silks wash in warm water with mild soap and highlights decorating Myrtle Point for the Fair.
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Mies
Emma’ Skinner ‘Weld
Oregon Agricultural College
Miss Weld
India
Accidents Reported In Week In Local Area
Several injuries were reported this past week in incidents around Lee and surrounding areas. Clarence Johnsons’ child caused a wagon to topple, wounding a arm. Joe Laird’s son required seven stitches on a finger. Jack Grondahl suffered a severe hip crush after a truck struck him. Joe Williams was badly crushed by a rock truck near Bridge. Al Neideigh received a head injury from a hammer blow during cement work.
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Joe Laird
Jack Grondahl
Pemberton Hospital
Joe Williams
Roseburg
Bridge
al Neideigh
Pink Laird
Mr Laird
Morning Train Sends Husband North for Two Weeks
A husband boards the morning train with festive farewells while his wife returns home briskly. She smiles at the departure and plans a movie date with a friend, feeling a hint of loneliness as the house seems quiet and empty.
School Opens Monday September at High and Grammar
The High school has been remodeled for the coming term. Four new student chairs were installed and attendance is expected to be large. Eighth grade exams were given. The staff includes Superintendent Spiess and Ethel Frazier in charge of commercial studies. Grammar teachers are listed with grades and names. Jacob Nelson returns as janitor.
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Spiess
Ethel Frazier
Howard George
Helen Whitaker
Leland Lynn
Jance Nosler
Mary C. Harvey
Clara Mater
Fairy Davis
Edna Johnson
Bell Whitaker
Grace Giles
Agnes Nosier
Jacob Nelson
Go to Church Sunday at Presbyterian Church
Next Sunday is Go to Church Day at the Presbyterian church inviting all to attend. Services will be held morning and evening as usual. A personal note highlights Alma Normadge and a domestic plan, with reflections on absence and worry during a two week vacation.
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Presbyterian Church
Anderson
Alma Normadge
Ivery
Royal Neighbors convention and Pythian Sisters work planned
The Royal Neighbors will hold their convention at North Bend on Saturday September 23 with officers from Marshfield North Bend and Myrtle Point taking part. The Pythian Sisters of the Damon Temple Lodge 89 have been invited by the Grand Chief of Medford to perform at the state convention in Portland on Monday October 2.
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Royal Neighbors
North Bend
Marshfield
Myrtle Point
Pythian Sisters
Damonis Temple
Medford
Portland
The Grin of the Newspaper Office
A playful critique of newsroom life describes the busy grind and the editor in his chair. It notes mail, typesetting, and constant tasks that keep reporters working on schedule. Mr and Mrs Ferris Lundy return home from a Eastern trip after visiting Kansas and other places.
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Lediter
Perer
New York
Howler
Bungville Bugle
Ferris Lundy
Kansas
Annual Meeting of Myrtle Point Commercial Club
The Myrtle Point Commercial Club holds its annual meeting on September 20 with new officers to be elected and various business matters discussed. Mr Duryea of the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce is expected to attend to aid reorganization and advancement.
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Myrtle Point
Duryea
Oregon State Chamber of “Commerce
Myrtle
Birthday Party at the Tedsen Home in Seattle Area
A local birthday party for a Hermann Kedeen palatal distance guest was held at the Tedsen home with many friends and relatives invited. A fine dinner followed midnight singing dancing and reminiscences. John Herron of Powers visited to watch a boxing match in Seattle. L B Schwel lenbach elected commander of Washington American Legion with Olympia as 1923 convention city. President Harding increased widows SpanishAmerican war pensions from 12 to 26 dollars and dependent children from 2 to 4 dollars.
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Hietan Ss Ae” Fia
John Herron
Powers
Seattle
Washington Legion
Wenatchee
Wash
L. B. Schwellenbach
Washington Department of the American Legion
Olympia
Washington, D. C
Harding
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Broadbent
Oaks Pavillion
Cocs and
Curry County
Agricultural College
Clarence Johnson
Lee
the Commercial Club
Tedsen
Henery
Karry
Rou
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