La Grande evening observer., January 16, 1930, Page 5, Image 5

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Thursday, January 16; 1930
LA GRANDE L . fiNING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Page Five '
LOCAL D31PDIlEFirl
1 ho htia been 111 fur several days.
At the Holds
K. It. Jew ken, ioino; Karl Hat
field, lJotei?; JVunk Curlaon, Port
land; It. Hlooinfleld, Portland; H.
W. LimK-niun, Yuklmu; Mr. and
Mm. F. J. Mcconnell, Wullii WalU;
If. (3. Rcnlloy, lVi'f water; W; U.
Kutton, MVilla Wulln; H. lUiling,
Walla Walla; Maurice W. Vycker,
Wullu Walla; 1'rcil A. Itusse, Pipc
Htone, Minn.; W. V. Payne, Klgin;
CifoiRO T. M'cNutt, John Day; Mr.
and AIr. l-Yitilrlch, Klamath Fall;
Mi'H. Chris JohiiKon, Noi-th Powder;
.Nr. O. KurU-y, Portland; D. Chase,
Portlund; J, A. Humn, Portland;
J, W. Wlcki. Portlund, and A. O.
, ItoffurH, Hpukune are Hated at lo.eal
j hotels.
Hunting Trip
GeorKO HJUniun and C. N, Palm
er recently went to Ontario, Hpend
Init two days there hunting ducks.
They saw: a number of birds, but
it was difficult tti come In close
i-nouyli range to shoot many. The
snow is deep In that section and
hunters use sheets or white mate
rial as a disguise. Mrs. Palmer
visited with M,rs. WUmer Dover
during thse two days.
daughter Betty left last evening
on their way to Portland where
they will visit for a few days. Mlsa
Cochran Is traveling to San Fran
cisco whore she will bo a student
in tho Stanford School of Nursing,
with Alias Marian Miller who left
a few days ago. Mrs. Cochran will
spend a few days In Seattle visiting.
To Port laud
Bill Hoy formerly of tho storo
department of tho O.-W. In Lu
Grande, has been transferred to
tho Portlund offices.
At tho I ha 1 1 School
Miss llesa Pettlgreu Is absent
from high school today due tot ill
ness, with Mrs. Robert Quinn Nub
sliming for her. Miss Pottlgrew
Is head of the Kuglish department.
Illness-
Miss Catherino Sartain, instruc
tor In dramatics at the high school,
Is 111 at home today, with Mrs. It.
t Thomas substituting in her
I linos
Mltf.s Victoria Hutchison, who
lias been at the homo of Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Anderson for the
punt week is improving now, and
expects' to return to school Mon
day. Shfr ia a student at the La
Grande High school.
Iiniii'cviii
Dorothy Ifenning who has been
111 for several days; is improving
1 and miiy .return to her studies at
the Central school tho first of tho
week. She is the iluugliter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred H. Kenning of Ad
ams avenue.
Dance -Tomorrow .
The frodhnian class of the Sec
red Heart academy will bo hosts
and hostesses at a dance, given
Friday night hi the homo of Ku
genia Trowbridge. F.aeh month a
clnst: of the .high school entertains
for tho other threo classes.
Plerfircd S. A. K .. , -
Wlllmnt Wyinei-, I. a Grande,
sophomore in vocational education
at Oregon State college, lias been
pladged to' Sigma Alpha Kpsilon,
national social fraternity on this
campus.
Pnrenlv. nf Son , j
Mr. and M,rs. K. -L. Halley have
received a messago from Duluth,
Minn., , announcing the birth of a
son to. Mi. 'and Mrs. A. J. O'Oonnell
on Wednesday. Jan. I I. The baby
has been named Albert Kdward.
Mr.1. O'Uonnell was formerly Miss
Gertrude Hulley.
v Stop Wnuh
Dr. William Peare, whose nvocn
Hon Ik timlntr Jinil ului iq nin.i ,v
A. A. V. officials as being ono of "
tho best timers in the Pacific '
Northwest. Is showing his friends Iniproylii
a new slop watch this weeek, one Mrs- w- Ir- Griggs, of Slarkey.
of only a very few that are In use who uffiiil a broken rib In an ac-
in tho United States at present. It cIl,ont several days ago, is improv-
Ik of Swiss make and larger than lnff and exucl to leave tho Grande
tho ordinary stop watch, clicking "u,lu waimm in u nay or iwo.
off tenth seconds. The size not "
only adds to Its dependability but Oiwrathm -; , . -
makes It easier to read. Another JO,,n A1"r unuerweni n
feature of tho new watch is thiU "iaj01' ,crtln yesterday at the
there are two bands to click off tho . Gran Hondo hospital.
tenth seconds, and one of them
mny be stopped at any time without
checking tho progress of the o.ther,
thus enabling tho timer to ac
curately check the runner's rate
at different points In a race. Dr.
Peare was one of tho timers at the
A. A. V. meet in Denver,"
Viulerwent Operation
Yesterday, Mrs. Mabel Moudy,
of Union, underwent a major op
eration at the Grande Hondo hospital.
From KntorjH'iso
Attorney J. A. Burleigh, of En-
terprlse, was transacting legal '
business In this city Wednesday
afternoon and this morning.- Mrs!
Burleigh accompanied him. They
returned home on today's train.
Cold Wind Hits
Imbler District
I On Wednesday
Mrs. C. M. Ilulc
(Qtwerver Correnpondcnt) I
IMULER (Slioclal) Ilnbler . 1
Injured III Arm ; perienced tho coldest weather of
Mcnry Bellmer, employe nt tho tho winter tho fli-Ht of tho-week.
Mt. Emily Lumber company, sev- Monday nleht tho mercury olnK
erly injured lila arm yesterday to': 6 deBrcea below zero.., Tho.'
when It was caught In a belt. . tliclmomoter rcRistored ; much
7 ', warmer Wednesday but tho cold.
MwIIiib Postponed was more penet rati n an a strons
Tho meotlnK of the I), o. K. K. wind waa blowiiiK with ga'tlicrlni;
which was scheduled for last even- clouds indlcatlm,' it - comJwr snow;
Intf, will take place Monday even- storm. - . (. : ' v i
IiiK following the K. 1. meetini;. The Lesion Auxiliary held lis
It was postponed duo to conflict- monthly meetini,' Monday eveninn
ing events and bad weather. January 13 at the hall with a large
attendance In spito of the mercury
On Business pointing toward sub-zero weathur.
Mr. and Mm. Charles Toll, of. After tho regular business Meeting
Sununerville, wero in I-a Grande all present drew their chairs
this morning on business. around tho firo for a timo of social
.visiting. .-: K.'tnivicbes land cocoji
TrnnsfiTii-d to rortland ' , wero served by Mrs. Anna Pratt
Hannah Clark, employe of the and -Mrs. Edna .Morris. The next
O.-W. storo department, has been meeting will bu held February 10
transferred to Portland. .. at y:ju p. m. at mo 'noma ol ili-s.
v" ltuth Westenskow.
Ilaliy Girl -.Duo to tho inclemency :df 'tiic
Mr and Mi's. C. C. Groen', of weather and considerable sickness
Union, uro tho parents of a baby l-lio meeting of tho Auxiliary sewT
girl born yesterday at: the 'Grande ins club, will bo postponed 'Until,
Hondo hospital. .'.. f February. !'" . ...
Airs. Clinic, and son ot Heatllo,
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UNITED SALES
Friday, 9:00 A.M. START Friday, 9:00 A.M.
Savings Guaranteed
A new mammoth special pur
chase made at far less than
the regular market prices.
Scores of new needful items
at envious savings.
From Pendleton ,
Mr. iinJAfis. MurllforKy of Pen
dleton are visitors at the home of
Mr. ami Mi:s. Karl KoberLs of
l-'uittlale. ' Mrs. Roberts is a sister
of Mr. Jlerry.
Stipner Postponed
1 The rhristiiin church night sup
per, vhiefi was to bavq been held
tonight, has been called off he
ciiuso of cold weather, it was an
nounced today.
Kcturucd to Work ,
Miss Agnes Oonnelly returned
to work yesterday after a day's ab
sence due to a cohl.
Several Hays "Illness
Mis. Joe Totorica has beeen ill
nt home for several days.
Here Yesterday
U P. Arant, business manager of
the Itakcr Doriioerat-Hcrald, was
a visitor in r,a Grande yesterday
for a whore time.
Returned J'ront Portland " '
Ur. Ia'o It. liotivy returned from
a trip tu Portland this morning.
At Work Tomorrow
1 U. J. Kitchen expects to return
t" work tomorrow after a few days
IMncsf.
Irf'ft latsl Xiglit
Mr., fleorge T.
Ill at Homo
Mrs. Boyd' Peterson is 111 at her
homo on Second street, It is re
ported. ;
I
Illness 1
Mrs. - Charles K. ShewiVia:eri'is
"Wash. are. hero visiting her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Lee Greybeal.
Mrs. Kltio Welch spent last Sat
urday at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Standley of the
Iowa district. - ' 'i
A cloj5?n sujiper, was enjoyed
eontined to her home on V avenue b'st Thursday eveninr; at the K. 1
with sinus infectionJ
hall by the members of the l.'nion
Sutulay School .unci their famiiies.
At Homo After supper they enjoyed a .short
Mrs. D. G. Kimmel ia ill at honic I'proBram and the remainder of the
with a severe cold.
JlocoverliiR
Mrs. Mabel Oesterlins is recovor
ing after several days illness.
evening was spent In stunts, Karnes,
( contests, etc. j
,i A representative of the Frank
. Shields Company of Walla "Walla,
Wash., is now in Imbler : buying
!' apples. Alany of the growers uro
Itoturncd to Work shipping to market as soon as pos-
Dr. 10. S. Hineheart has returneoV Hible this year and not waiting for
to work after an illness lasting a later market and a possible high
number of days. ur price as has been done before.
Tho M. I. A. basketball team of
From Mearham 1 1- K- Church played tho M.
Mr. Kewell, of tho Kewel Log- I- A. team of Mlt. Glen,
ging company, was in La Cirando C. M. Hale is tearing down his
yesterday from Mcaeham. mill this week and storing it
- on the Hale place as he doesn't ex-
' poet to saw next year. The mill
has stood idle for a couple of years.
.Let no kind of weather interfere
.with your getting here. For
when BREIER cuts the price on
; their already low prices it's time
to "sit up and take notice."
'See our windows. Sale lasts just
eight days. COME EARLY. BUY
ALL YOUR NEEDS.
Has Pneumonia
Mrs. Kuznn Kobinson is suffer
ing from pneumonia at tiic farm
home -of her daughter, Mrs. N. K.
West. .She is improving today.
Mrs. llobinso.n is a pioneer of this
valley. " .
HOSPITAL l-'IKF,
KXTINGUSHKIJ
,i CHICAGO,,; Jan; 10 (AP) -KIro
swept the baH'inent.of Morcy hos
pital early today, alarming tunny
Superintendent J. T. Longfellow of the 350 patients and resuttihg in
of the La Grande public schools, six firemen being overcome by j
who has been 111 for somo time, is funics from burning paint. . j
improving. I While firemen were cctinguish-
... 1 ing the flames below, nurses moved
Improving -silently through tho hospitul rooms, I
John Stewart Is imnrovinir at restoring nuiet. It was not neces-;
Cochran and' the Grande Itonde hospital where stiry to remove any putlents.
Thrills
Adventure
and
Romance
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?- ' .ARCA1K. ' USM
With
JOAN liENNET Lilyan Tashman
Mi)ntaguc Iac
;o All Talking Comedy "Her Husband's WomonV and l ox Sound News
All Oregon Wool
BLAZERS
For Men
Front o'ne of the
West's ''' leading
manufacturers. A
good selection of patterns that
should sell at $5.00, now
$2.49
A Lucky Late Buy
POLO SHIRTS
49c
which should sell at ?1.
Green, gold and blue in
novelty mesh knit. All
'' sizes for men.
EACH
Worth & Pine Brook
DRESS PRINTS
Two famous Borden fab
rics in beautiful colors
and designs.
13 c
YD.
A Factory Close-Out
INDIAN ROBES
Highly colored in perfect
art patterns. They should
sell at $2.08, but here
Lhey are.
$1.98
Clean Up Clean Up
One bin odd lots most
ly child's rompers,
creepers and dresses.
Values to 69c, now
One bin odd lots
dresses, lingerie,
slips, etc., partly
shopworn or soiled.
Now
25c 49c
Flannel" Shirts Clean Up
Did you get your copy of the
Sales Bulletin? Be sure to read
every word; scrutinize every val
ue. . . . But be sure to come. . . .
For small lots and choice selec
tions won't last.
frMW
SILK
DRESSES
and
We Want a 100 Clean Up
. We want our racks empty to ac
commodate fresh Spring merch
andise. To do this we simply made this
off ere . . . Take away any winter
dress or coat at just ONE-HALF
its original retail price. We
mean it!
OUT THEY GO
Ladies' Hats Ladies' Hats
Our best quality in
cluding all velvets
and metal trims.
All together at the
one price
Mostly felts and felt
combina t i o n s. A
nice selection yet re
mains and here they
are at
$2.98
$1.98
Famous Pequot 9-4 Sheeting 47
Famous Pequot. Sheets 81x'J0 ....'....1.49
Famous Pequot Pillow Cases 32
Fine H-4 Brown Sheeting 39
Boys' Outing Nite Shirts 89
Men's Outing Nite Shirts 98
Men's Outing Pajamas $1.00
Boys' Heavy Fleece Unions 09
Men's Wool Mix Unions 1.39
Boys' Coif Pants 89
Boys' Rubbers 89
Men's Rubbers 98
Ladies' Rubber Galoshes $1.US
Clearance of Ready-to-Wear
and broken lines of merch
andise. ... All take sharp
mark downs for action, so as
to prepare the way for new
arrivals
You may see plenty of price re
ductions in this season's crop of
"Specials" but "BREIER'S" sav
'ings never get away from the
company's tradition of quality
plus low price. That's the ad
vantage of our special Sales-Event.
A Choice Importation
PURE LINEN
Table Cloths
Size 50x50
Figured and bordered in clev
er designs and colors r7Q
an white' grounds, ' I C
All Wool
DRESS CAPS
Bought at half price. To
be sold at half price.
$2.50 wool caps
$1.25
For Women
CLEARANCE
$4.98 FOOTWEAR
Good values in broken
lines. Assorted styles in
cluding pumps, slippers
and oxfords.
$2.98
A Super Value
SHAKERKNIT SWEATERS
made to our own order
100 wool to sell at
J8.95. Wo endorse this
as a true super value at
this extremely low figure.
$5.90
DEPT.
Just right for these
blustery days. As
sorted cotton, wool and
wool mix.
89c to $4.50
One bin child's high
shoes, broken lots
formerly selling to
$3.75. While they
last
$1.08
STORES
Pure Wool
Sox
A, close out front
Pendleton Woolen
Mills. Sells regular
ly at 50c.
Now . . . 29c
Keep Warm
Ladies' 2-piece gar
ments, wool, cotton
and rayon mix.
Bloomers
49c
Vests
39c
Thread Silk
Hose
A close out in popular
wanted shades.
Double foot and point
heel, now
60c
Clean Up
On4 bin ladies' foot
wear. Assorted broken
lines to bo cleaned up
at
' $1.98