La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, September 20, 1932, City Edition, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPage Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. . ....I... .1 ' I Tuesday, SepteniheiMgj Walter Pierce Is Speaker At Union Sunday Br Sin. L. Z. TuraJl (Observer Correspondent) UNION (Special) Ex -Governor Walter Pierce gave very fine sddrpss Sunday morning at tlx Metbodm church, taking u bis subject. "Our Government and Ita Development." Beginning back at the time or the Greek and Roman civilization he pointed out the struggle of humanity lor right principles through the es tablishment of a Jorrn of government. Tracing the government to the pres ent be showed, that the struggle for political freedom still continues and until the majority of the people rje come Intelligently Interested In the affaire for government and exercise their Influence through their right to vote, corruption and chaos wll! con Unue. , Special . music consisting of a solo by Mrs. Edith Phy and a song by the League choir added to the in terest of the morning services. In the evening the Leaguers presented Rev. B. O. Lee with a beautiful bou quet In honor of his birthday anniversary- which came recently. The regular monthly meeting of the Ladles' Aid will be held at the nome of Mies Alice Cadwell on Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Margaret Ingle, Mra. Stella In gle, Mr. John Ransom. Mrs. W. b. Pickens and Mrs. Lynne Bohnenltamp drove over from La Orande Prlday afternoon to attend (he flower show. ..Mrs. J. A. Itoberteon and children end her mother. Mrs. J. E. McClellan. were Union visitors Prlday and at tended the flower show. ... Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Orlggs entertain ed the teachers of the high school and grades together with their wives and husbands la3t Thursday evening. An Interesting program of games was arranged and after a pleasant evening a delicious lunch was served, c Among those who attended the Pio neer picnic at -Pioneer park Sunday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Pat Pow ers and Dunham Wright, of Medical Springs; Mr. and Mrs. Clint Haynes and Mrs. Kate Hanley. of La Orande: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nodlne, of Islana City; Miss Mae Stevens, from rort- lnn.l. If - -r.M Mrm Walla Dlan Sam Haynes. Because of the cool, ., . . ,,', Der Maxie Trains Hard For Walker Bout A 'A if i 4 ' ' " ' (tV llrkey" Walker may he small, hut Her Jlcs-le I taking no t-lmnres In (raining for hl l..-round bout irllb (he "Toy IlillMog" Kept. 23 In New York. The recent boss of (he hrailes Is pictured getting read) at Spnululor, N. Y., for a tnssle (lial'll give (he n Inner a "shot" at -lack Sharkey's new heavyweight tide. -Mux W shown (left) blocking a lef( lioik thrown by Joe Oliver, sparring nrue. Cenler photo reveals (lie Teuton (uugheiilng up hl midriff Bgalnut on Impending body otlock by .Mickey. Kchmel lug (rlrlit) Is telling Patricia Himeker. tiny Newark, X. 4., visitor, (hat he personally will eliminate any "bad mans" who bothers her. .- haTe 6one lnto the nllU iox a week' Grande, and Arthur McCall Jr.. of J, touting or until each one brings downlncar La Grande, took In the flower a m'TAV TJlTPCfiV T 3 a iKT- They were dinner guests of! show at the clubhouse Prlday alter J U-MU- rLilvaJrALiO q Mr and Mrj w D. Haggerty and noon. 'Gracla on Sunday. sir. ana sirs. o. r. nan sua m. teW BIdeler drove to Prairie City j and Mrs. Tex Knight returned Prlday liy Mrs. I.. . Terrall HatnrH.v where he met Dr. Leonard ! ' week's visit In Portland. (Observer Correspondent) i Davis from Tlgard. Ore., and the two "" "S8" Anderson and daughter. will hunt deer for a few days. I Thelma. Mrs. Chris Stack-land. Mrs. i ... 'i ICarl Stackland and Mrs. Aaus were Among the North Powder people snow from c6ve who took In the flower show Prlday ' Fr)cltt aftrnnnn werf Mrs Lois Huddle-Jon. ! .... which outlined plans for the assorts- AmvLee Mrs McGrenor Mrs nose wno susr sen won t me tlon meeting, this winter toaJJil "on Normal echool Mon- ... ... ... - m ' - riser tmm Iln nn ara CtvlAl ctnti t-tft'J oi Mr. ana uitb. w. v. unnor, mis , Oprald Tnhin and Martin Chenev ' -c ' Pc0rl Bhanr. Mis. Will KMhlock.ClmJ!lJ " "" ! Conklln. Kataryn Grn. Dora Crout- UNION, Ore. (Special) Tha com mittee which repre&entd the Oda Fellow and Rebekah lodges laat Wed nesday at the meeting Jn La Orande Vantlouten and Gene Peuter. ;er and Eodney Miller. weather the attendance was not as large aa expected, but a picnic lunch was enjoyed at noon and a social af ternoon was spent, . Mies Stevens, who Is an old-time resident of Union, Is visiting for a few days with Mrs. Powers at Medical 8prlng3 and with other friends In Union. A. H. Williams and A. R. Peracca, 0. S. O. men who are with the U. S. urday. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Haggerty while here. Mrs. Nora Cheney returned from North Powder Thursday evening where she had been engaged for 10 days Mra. Mary Gauntlet visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Littler on ;for the Big Minam country where , . , Mr. p.,.! Kmlth nrf P S Rninrl,.r,a. -ill .k. V hnn.l.r, fr ' n" "u wuwWlf deer. . V. , ' " " their way from Portland to Boise, and Mrs. Merton Davjs returned Tues- ra AntifirKnn nTlrt Rn day evening from Portland after tak ing In the legion convention. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Holmes and daughter, Beth, of North Powder, caring for Judge E. J. Sencerbox. whOSpent Prlday with Mr. and Mrs. Homer has been 111 for many weeks. She re-! Cheney and took In the flower show ported him as much Improved. j Jn the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pierce visited j Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Dodson, of at the S. E. Miller home Sunday af-' North Powder, and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd cc!oiMCi.l ...rvv nf Pnrtianrf r hr ! wrnoon on weir return irom me no-, areg. of Hollywood. Cal.. who are whit. fh .M .hvin s.r. n" picnic on Catherine creek. Mr. visiting in North Pow While they are checking up on the wau?r system of this section Think It Over " The first step towiird hupiAueau In Vb dt1!rntfnp to he linnpr picnic on Catherine creek. Mr. visiting in North Powder, were dinner nnd Mra. Harry Myers, from La Oande, j guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jacobs were also visitors during the after-j Friday evening. Mra. Dodym and noon. Rex Smith, D. W. Booth, Jock Prea ncll. Adna Booth and I. C. Walker came up from Portland Sunday and Mrs. Gregg attended the flower show In the afternoon. Mr. Hugh McCall. of Haines. Mrs.; U, O. Mrs. Laurel Anderson and small daughter returned Friday evening from Wetser where they had been vis iting for two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Archibald, who accompanied her home and remained other chapters were present, for a few days. j Elgin EpwoHh Leaguers Hold Sunday Supper Hy Mr. Linn Hill (Observer Correspondent) ELGIN Special ) The young peo ple of the Elgin Ep worth League are planning to drive to Uland City Sun day afternoon. There they will have a supper with the Island Leaguers and attend League services together. Jess Smith, of Baker, spent Satur day and Sunday with hla mother, Mrs. Mary Smith. On Sunday they drove to Pendleton to spend the day. Mrs. C. E. Bean wad called to Bel- jltngham last week by the serious 111- ncos ot ii rr nuter. one received me telegram telling of her illness at 4 o'clock in the morning. - Accompanied by Miss Mae Clayton. Mrs. Bean set !cut immediately and drove the en jtlre dutance with only brief stop. I She found her sister somewhat lm ! proved. Mr. and Mrs. Zeno P. Weiss ar rived last week from California and plaru to remain here for an Indefinite i period. They will occupy the U. P. Weiss home. , Hans Running and John Johnson were over from Wallowa last week and finished threshing the crop on the Ole Johnson farm. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Keen have moved into town for the winter. Their son. Raymond, entered the first fzrade (this year. They are living in Mrs. Mary Mcuuiiougn'a house near the scnooi nouse, Dave Kennedy caught a bear In a trap in the mountains northwest of Gordon creek, during the past week. The bear was thought to weigh nearly 300 pounds. "Dutch" Barnes returned on Thurs day to his horns at Irrigon. He had been visiting relatives here since La bor day. , , Mrs. James Oke and Mrs. Giles Van Houen, of Union, spent Wednesday with their mother. Mrs. Mary Smith. The Pondosa pine box factory has been running since Wednesday of thfci week . The Quesenberry family moved this week from the U. P. Weiss home to one of Guy Patten's houses, in the west part of town. Improvement of the bank property has been made In the matter of re plastering the directors' room. Thursday of this week was Ladies Aid day. The Presbyterian Aid met with Mrs. William Russell, the Metho dists with Mrs. Mary Smith and the Loyal Women of the Christian church at Mrs. Bernal Hug's. Lester Quesenberry spent Saturday and Sunday with h3 family here. He Is employed at Pondosa. The members of the Blue Mt, chap ter, o. E. S. enjoyed a very pleasant evening Wednesday at which time they held the first Initiation of their rail worn, a number of visitors from STIt AUHKKKIKS OKIN'O $H(J,000 PORT WORTH, Ark. UP) Large yield from approximately 1,000 acres ! of strawberrlts in the Port Smith area j brought farmers a return of 240.000 thl3 sp'ring. The average production f was 120 crates per acre with an aver- . Character and Foes, . Tbe man that makes a character, makes foes. Young.. Here's the Victor ,! j v. - EXPERT RADIO SERVICE All Sets Regardless of Make All guesswork is eliminated, repairs and adjust ments thoroughly and scientifically made with an accuracy and delicacy of adjustment that has not heretofore been possible with the new Supreme Radio Diagnbmeter, the only one of its kind in town. , Bring your radio problems here, get your set in shape for the coming winter. All Work Absolutely Guaranteed. Call Robert Chandler at Main 770 If names mean anything. Hunk Anderson's 'Amblers from Notre Dame are due tor a drubbing when the pigskin season gets under way this tall. For, lead ing the pack ot Haskell Indians who'll face the South Benders in their first game, Oct. 8, will be a brave who answers to the first name of -Victor. He's Victor Costo, shown above, a 200 pound tackle from San Jose, Calif. Costo, a Misslor In-r diau, is considered one or ths best tackles in the country. For Fire Prevention Fire extinguishers should be kept on a hook oil the floor and out of the reach of children. They should be of the acid and soda type and the type approved by the under writers ot America. The label on the extinguisher will show whether it has been approved or not by the underwriters. It is necessary that they be recharged once a year. Check These With an Atlas Some surprising facts Imve been compiled by the Nmionnl fleopriiph Ic society. The city of Heno, Nov., Is 100 miles farther west than I-os Angeles. Jacksonville, Fla., is fur ther west than Cleveland, Ohio. One travels Fouth from Detroit to reach the nearest part ot Canada. At .I'anaina. the. sun rises .In the Pacific and sets in the Atlantic. Sew Vork city lies west of the Pacific that part of It which touches Ariel) In Chile. World's Work. Fear's Direful Effect . Fear of what people will say has made a lot of cowards, ditched a lot of happiness, made a lot of debts and given 'many n husband chronic earache. Cincinnati Knquirer. "Rasputin" a Nickname Rasputin's real name was Gregor Xovikh. Rasputin was a nickname given this notorious Russian monk ns a term of opprobrium, as It means dissolute, profligate, licen tious. . Why Mosquitoes? A Californian answers the vex ing question, "Why Is a mosquito" He collects the larvae from stag nant pools, dries and grinds 'em for food for nnuariiim fish. Shrewd Tommy (to neighbor who Is al ways borrowing) Dad says he's buying some new records, and could you go iylth him, as lie wouldn't like to get any tunes you don't like? Pearson's. Early Use of Carpets Carpets, In the earliest days of (heir Importation from Turkey Into Kngland, were considered far too precious tor use on the lloor, nnd, being small in size, were used for table covers. Missing Link Was Fish That Walked, Explorer Declares COPENHAGEN Sept. 20 VP) The missing link in the chain of evolu tion that fells between fish and toads was & ftoh that walked on. four legs, Lauge Koch, noted Arctic explorer, claimed on his return from Green land. Dr. Koch, holder of. the American) National Geogrnphlc society's Charles P. Dailcy medal, said he found the remains of the quadruped fish near an estuary of Franz Josef fjord. "Scientists have divided antsiali Into five main groups," he Bald, "fish, toadJ. reptllej, birds, and finally ' mammals. The connecting link be tween these groups has been missing. The link between th6 and toads is that which I claim to have found. The petrified remains are of lncalcul- able value." Dr. Koch sailed for East Greenland last June at the head of an expedi tion of young scientists and veteran Greenland exploreia. They were ac companied by a cruiser carrying a number of airplanes. Prince Knud, younger son of the king, was second In command of the cruiser. He said he believed hla researches would prove that tbe theory that Greenland is gradually shifting west .1 ward ts wrong. Couch, Mrs. Clyde- 8elte, of La- age price of 2 per crate. Exclusive Features of the Hotpoint -Automatic Electric -Range Hotpoint Hi-Speed Calrod. The fastest, most economi cal, most indestructible elec tric range unit in the world. "Good bye Apron, Hello World" with a GENERAL ELECTRIC RANGE YOU CAN NOW HAVE A YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION TO THE La Grande Observer AT BARGAIN OFFER RATES Ky Carrier Delivered to Your Home in La Grande, Union, Enter prise, Wallowa or Elgin. By Mail $4.00 Delivered to Your Home by U. S. Mail Carrier Or Call at the Post Office. More news of La Grande and Union and Wallowa Counties than All Other Papers Combined Plus Complete State, National, and International News Serial Stories Cartoons Features Crossword Puzzles and a Four-Page Four Color Comic Section Every Saturday. 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