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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1932)
jtbiiday, July 18,'lJKif LA GRANUB BVKNiStl OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Third Annual Festival Given fey Christian Endeavor Society At -. Presbyterian The lawn ai the old Presbyterian manse, decorated . as a carnival grounds, was tho scene of tho third annual strawberry festival given Sat urday afternoon between 2 and 11 o;clock by the Christian Endeavor so ciety. Ice cream was served during tfie oltefnboh and evening, by Misses Margaret McAllister, chairman; Stella Jean Ingle, Mary Frees, Ruth Oelbel and Winifred Scott. Presiding at the booths wera Mis3 Dorothy Lee Reynolds, Ml&i Maellsea beth Cooper, (Mlss, Katharine Wispier, BJll Eakin. and Billy Oelbel. . , MIsec-j Mildred Stoddard, luitheryn Moran. Hulda., Anderson ,and Iris Morton assisted in the kitchen. El drldge Huffman was; in charge of the decorations. kiss Alspach ffo Paul Bracher , Miss i Wanda Alspach announced July 28 as the date, of her marriage to Paul Bracher, of Pilot Rock, at her home in Helix lost Tuesday, when she entertained in honor of Miss Rova Ierley, bride-elect of Eugene Alspach. M33 Alspach Is the daughter of Mr. ati'l .Mrs. Alspach, of Helix, and is a graduate of the Eastern Oregon Nor mal school. The party was In the nature of a circus, each guest representing aonie circus character, and the motif was carried out lh. the place cards, re freshments and prizes The tabU had as a centerpiece, a miniature circus tent, streams from which led to each place where a small card attached to colored baloon carried tho an nouncement of tlia approaching woo ding of Miss Alspach and Mr. Bra cher. ;,. Mr. Bracjier is two son jot. Mr. and Mrj. C. J, Bracher, of Pilot Rock, and. la associated with his father in the Bracher Hardware Co.. Bible Se.archers . Class to Pifcnic The Bible Searohers class of the Presbyterian church, which i3 active 12 months of the year, will hold its annual summer picnic at' Riverside park tomorrow. A picnic dinner will be -served at 12 o'clock. , , AH ,who . wish : transportation Are asked to meet at the church by 11:30 o'clock. , eraris Hold Services .at Park The annual . congregational picnic of the Lutheran church opened with regular Sunday morning services in Riverside park, conducted by Rev. Ed win W. Bracher, the (.pastor .at 111 V(lni-1r ' TWrn DVnnat. Rtwlf rt. Mm '.11m ' Schilling and Mrs. Nels Nelson formed the committee in charge of the event. Over 100 enjoyed, the picnic dinner at noon, and the program of gomes In the afternoon. . , Missionary Meet . Held At Weston . Ten members of the Missionary so ciety of the Methodist Church South were among the representatives who attended a meeting of the Missionary societies of four churches La Grande, Weston, Milton and Walla Walla Friday at Weston. Mrs. Alice Price, o Weston, acted as chairman of the meeting. ( After a dinner served at noon, a playlet was presented by 4he Weston group, ana a program was presertted, on which Mrs. Minnie S tanner, of La Grande, was one of the speakers. ; Those who, attended . from La Grande were Mrs. Eula Webb, Mrs. Blanche McGhean, Mrs. Laura Win burn, Mrs. Ruth Elam, Mrs. Effle Hel vey, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Minnie Storm er, Mrs. Corum. Mrs. Altn Winourn and Mrs. Hazel Starmer. R. C. Meeting Is Held Saturday A small group attended tho regulai meeting of the Women's Relief Corps on. Saturday,-July 16, at the Knlght3 of Pythias hall. Routine buslncai wiu transacted, and August 20 was an nounced as the date of the next meet ing. - k Tho United States supplied France ?ith more than $2,385,000 worth of grlcultural machinery In 1031. An inventors' club, composed chief ly of miners and colliery workers, has been formed n Durham county, Eng fand, .to old poor Inventors to place their work on. the market and to pro tect their rights. Traffic accidents cost Tennessee ans more than $13,500,000 annually It Is 'estimated. COME TO H0TELVSSENta Qas MADISON . EL.4I74 S E A T T L. E Ample Parking Quiet location yet close to everything. Rates from $1.25 per day American Plan $ 2.00 to $3.00 per day Beautiful bluing Room and Coffee Shop S. B. CHtllsmE. Manager Manse Lawn Saturday enrf at; fAT.T?vwn ap. Tuesday, July 10 . 12:00 Bible Searchers class of the PrcBbyterlan church, picnic, at Riverside park. 3:00 Lions uuxlllary at the Sacajawea Inn, 8:00 Neighbors of Woodcraft, Odd Fellows hall. Wednesday. July 20 12:00 Dora B. Schllke club, of Post Matrons of O. E. S., picnic, at Riverside park. 2:00 Par kd ale club, at the Riverside park. 2:00 Baptist Ladles Aid, with H. A. Fox. , 7:30 U S. to the B. of L. F. and E., at the Eagles hall. ' ..'.' Thursday, July 21 7:30 Eagle auxiliary, at tho Eagles hall. Friday, July 22 2:00 Lucky Dozen club, at Riversldo park. . 7:30 Ice cream social, Metho dist Church South Missionary so ciety, at tho church. , , U. S., CANADA; WILL BUILD BIG SEAWAY (Continued from Page One) the estimated $5.43,000.000 cost for a 27-foot waterway from the soa to oil Canadian and American points on tho Great Lakes. "Such d depth," wrote the presl- The entrance porch of this house welcomes the visitor and brings- him to a fine and ample entrance hall. At this point were he introduced to the fine points of the house lay out, he would be shown the "nve ,wuy" rear vestibule. From; It one may enter tho kitchen, the garag-2, use the rear entry, the cellar stalra, or enter the front hall. v; The living room is well located, with plenty of light and air. A view of both front lawn and rear garden is afforded from front and rear win dows. It will be noted that no win dows occur at the end of ,the living .'room or In. the bedroom above the 'living room at the same end. This ensures privacy from a house on this sido. A garage and dining.nlcove sup plement the kitchen as' the service part of the first floor. Thr flrt U'hiipiiiK Ht olilo Int.. "Five-Way" Hall Featured Ohio Invokes Whipping Post !- ... ..fT..- . t m .Mlllrrliuri;. (1.. for the ptiiiMiiui-iil or luu men who admitted .tenlhlK n rerrlRfrnlor. AiIniiiiMtTlni; the 20 .(nike. a. directed by the sentence of Conimoil IMea Juil;e Kobert II. Putnam, Hherlff John wtcvens is kpin nbme Inshlng WIIHam Wynn, 4fl, one of the prisoners. W.vnn'H hrntlier, ,lr.e, r,l, rerrlvril like pnnhhment n few imintriiti Inter. When the slirrlrrs biifrgv whip lirnke, n blark.nftke whip wa. prfeil Into service. The men mcle no outcry and neither was marked. Tlicy chre tlie ulilpplne raMier than nrrept a 20 day ncnteiirnl at hard lalmr nn tirrad nml nnter after they had perved 58 days In Jail awaiting arraignment. dent, "will admit practically 00 per turn, qi uvmui muppiuK U1 www ffiJaSn. OHIO. Wisconsin and Minuc-sotu, DUpcsul of tho 1,100,000 horsepower erica u sine oi tno uuenmwoiwu sec tloii is reserved for settlement by this country. To Agree on Detail In that connection Mr. Hoover re cently informed his rival for ; trie presidency in November Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York that federal authorities would' con; fer with these of tho Interested states to agreo on details onco the treaty fs finally effected. As to diversion of water from Lake Michigan upon the nine foot water way from Chicago to the Mississippi, the president was assured by tho war department that the treaty provides sufficiently for maintenance of tliat waterway. Tho treaty question has been hanging fire for eleven years, and officials es timate that onco the agreement is In completo effect It will take probably ten years to construct waterway. During the time, Mr. Hoover Bald, "normal growth of traffic in tlio na tion wilt for more than compensate for any diversions from American, rail ways and other American port fa cilities." Seven years Is estimated by thi engineers as a reasonable time for completing the work . f , Tho gigantic project calls for de velopment of the St. Lawroiice foW a 180-mile otrctcli from Montreal to Lake Ontario oii eight-year task. It will enable ocean-going vessels .to travel to the heart of the continent. FULFILLS I'LEDCR OTTAWA, Ontario. July 18 (P) Premier Bennett, in connection with tho signing of the St. Lawrence water way treaty today, said the action ful fills a pledge he made at Winnipeg The second floor has three good bedrooms and a largo bathroom. All rooms are provided with good closet spaco. - The exterior is of local stone for the entrace gable's lower portion. Above Is stucco or whitewashed brick. The ether walls ore stucco or whitewashed brick. Tho chimney may be of stone or brick and the roof or slate, tile or shingle. Windows are metal of casement style, and the trim is of weathered natural wood, as are the doore and clapboards at tho gable tops. The house should be on a lot 75 by 150 feet to bo most desirable. An approximate estimate' of cost shows this house to run between $7,000 arid $0,000, depending upon local tabor conditions and material coM3. htrn III ,V) wan n liuoked at In June 1930, and embodfe th prin ciple ot I reiolutloii jUimi Vf tha conservative pirtj at it winnfpeg cxinventioK In October JMT. . A bridge more than two rfillei long, expected , to be tiie largett la Kurpj. has been , authorised lfl DeprnarK along the jalh .nllwu lp ,between Copenliagen, Berlin and Western Eu rope,, LOWER COVE PERSONALS ' liy Mrs. Nell KIKht (Observer Correspondent) LoVVEllCOVE (Special) The Misses Dorothy, and Harriet Beckeri of La WhafsQk in the food .i IHE keenest, thriftiest '.housewives of La Grande E&J. Tpi-IE keenest, thriftiest '.house wives of La Grande and vicinity have found by experience lliat they , profit greatly by reading carefully-the food news in the advertising columns of the Evening Observer. There they learn what's new in foods, and wherg to buy it most economically. will be able to place better meals On your table at less cost if you read the food ads every week. There you'll f ind plenty of variety, quality, and economy. So if you haven't formed the habit start right .now. You'll save both time and money. Read the Food Ads EVE OESE Orande, spent last week at the Al bert Becker Home. Miss Marion Borkgren, of Wen atchec, Wash., spent the last two weeks with hor aunt, Mrs, Nell Kight. T.. B. Jlinson has purchased a team of horses from Qeorge Snvar, to replace tho team he lost recently. Mr. and Mrs. Nell Klght and fam ily visited at the J. E. Wiseman home Sunday. , In the NING RVER , 3. E, WlBeman and iamliy are en joying a visit from, ihelr daughter, Mrs. Elsie. Barr, of Oorfleid, Wash,, . , Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Koger and daughters, roun and Betty, visited at the Prank Fager home In the Look ing Olass coui)try Sunday, i, , John Koger, of Walla Walla, drove over cit Sunday to visit relatives, Charles Hacker, of Pleasant drove, visited his daughter, Miss Anna, Hacji- markets ir, last week". " ' ' ' .Mr. and. Mrs, T. tBvAuMon ,i(n. Cuiah Thompson, Ulss Aijna. Hack er, Walter Johnson, Henry Maurer, of iiiis vicinity. Mr. and atta. Reed, Mr. ijihdiMrs. A'dolph Feebler and ton,, '.y;n Mi-, and Mrs. Hasse, Mr. and : MW.. Furnn and family, of Ladd . Canyon, , picnicked in Ladd Canyon th fiw'Uir; '
