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About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1959)
LOCAL EVENTS The Blue Mountain Cm club will meet tonight at 6:30 p.m. at th Union County Fair grounds. Members are to bring show speci men and assist in "set-up" opera tion. x Mr. and Mr. Aaren Kant of lit. 1, La Grande, are the parents of a son born Aug. 25, in the St. Joseph hospital. He has be-.n named John Claude and weighed seven pounds, 41? ounces. Celebrating birthdays today are Pamela Murks, Mrs. L. V. John son, Wesley Allen and Mark Hop kins, all o." La Grande. UNION BRIEFS Women'sClub Has Meeting UNION l Special I Women's So ciety of Christian Service of the Methodist Church met at the Meth odist Fellowship Center Aug. 19. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Vance Pumphrey and Frances Terrall. Twent-fivc members and two visitors, Mrs. Emma Bell and Mrs. Agnes Ellsworth, were in attend ance. It was th annual Birthday party of the WSCS members. A tour of some of the flower gardens of Union was planned but some changes bad to be made be cause of rain. Charles and Carrie Taylor showed pictures of some of the spots of the Unitrd Slates in stead. As the tour ended Mrs. Pum phrey passed through the crowd with an open umbrella. Showers of blessings totaling the age of those present were tossed into the umbrella. The Home Ec Club met at MrsA Nora Cheney's, Friday, Aug. 21. Mrs. Delia Posey entertained with a 1 p.m. dessert and bridge party Friday afternoon. High score went to Mrs. Grant Tucker, fourth high to Mrs. George Gilkinson and floating to Mrs. Lowell Hutchin son., Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ansel of Salt Lake City are visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. James kofford. Mr. and Mrs. Don Stewart and family returned Wednesday from a 10 days vaction- trip to Bremer ton, Wash., where they visited with Mrs. C. J. Waltz, former Union resident. They also saw the Centennial Exposition and visited Mrs. Stewart's mother, Mrs. Nor ris Sykes, at Hood River. t , Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Baxter are the parents of a daughter born Aug. 17. She weighed eight pounds. They named -ber Layne."Mrv and Mrs. Bill Baxter of Union and Mr. and Mrs. Ned Foye of Medical Springs are her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Weiss and son Duane returned home the first of the week from a two weeks va cation. They visited with his folks, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weiss of Cannon Beach, and a sister in Bend. - Mrs. Don Gale honored Mrs. Edith Phy and her daughter Mar garet with an afternoon coffe? Thursday. A host of friends called at the Gale home between the hours of 2 and 5. Mrs. Phy left Saturday to make her horn? in Denver, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Bramwcll attended the wedding of her nephew, Gordon Slate, in Bend, last week. Tha Eaglet Auxiliary will spon sor a rummage tale Saturday at 0 a.m. in the building next to thJ Eagles hall on Jellerson. It is open to the public. ELGIN NEWS BRIEFS Larry Warren, Son Attend Conservation Society Meet 'Observer, L Grande, Or., Thur., Aug. 27, 1959 Page 7 Woman's World and son David left Elgin Momby , j muYning. Aug. 24 for Itnpid City. The Drivers License Examiner S.D., to attend the internation: 1 will be en duty in La Grande nle,ting pf the s,il Cons?rvatio i Tuesday, at lot! R -put street, be-!.. , , . . tweon the hours ,.f n a.m. and s,'1' Amenca. p.m. Persons wishing originall A special conservation stamp is licenses or permits to drive arei being issued by the United State? asked to file application well! government and w;.s to go on sale : hour in order to assur-i the t.meial Kld Lily. Aug. a. lor we i.im ;qu;,e , at ntr home for completion of the license test. ELGIN i t'piTlat' Larry Warrc.if Mrs. John Whittemore of La iirande tnd Mr. nnu Mrs. Bin Nicelv of Morris. Minn. Mrs. Nicly and Mrs. John Whittemore are sisters. I Mr. and Mrs. Bcrnie Eckrk-k' and sons moved Friday into the house they recently purchase d: from Mr. ard Mrs. Soren Thomp son on Knob Hill. Mrs. Nora Husscar lias been th? past required. '' and the following day at otiiT week ,er daughters. Mrs. Mar post offices-according to Mr. I ,-., Cruss and Mrs T,niian Tho YWEA will meet Tuesday Warren. ! Showers, have been staying with at Riverside Park. Members, are) About l.ono pecple are expected her. a:ked to bring th -ir own table, zt the meeting. j Raipn Wilson of Wichita. Kans.. service and 50 cents to the 6:30 j Mr. and Mrs. Monte Ncdrow and js visiting his son in-law and p.m. meeting. This will be the j daughter, Leslie Pam, 1- ft Tues-! daughter .Mr .and Mrs . Orvil Hurl, first meeting of the year and. da. Aug. 25, for their home ini mrs Charlie Anson came Turs the topic for the year's session . prairie City after spending several ri'v ,nr nn m,.rnipht vkii i iho days with their parents, Mr. and . home of her son and daughterin Mrs. Lawrence Ncdrow, and Mr. iaw Mr nd Mrs Don Anson. A nnd Mrs. Richard Lyman. I coffpe hoUr was held in her honor MAXINE NURMI, Woman's Editor Former Eigin Resident Wed n Seattle Church Ceremony riN nun '.is Orville Trumps ... .i.i Union Families Given House Take Vacation Maiia Emily J. Crain became. The ct.upl I'NIUN tSpec-iaU Mr. am! Mrs. Francis Lane and Mr. and Mrs. tail Taylor went ta Port I. Mid Sunday cvciur.-i for a few i.s vacation. While there they v,il isit M.iv and .t.ic Lull". will be at home alir"'" " "" MT- rl-""-':' will be -Merrill)- We Roll Along. The topic for this meeting is 'Skule Daze." The Pollyanna club will meet Lawrence Ncdrow, K-nncth at (ne home of Mrs. Helena Ed- Friday at. 2 p.m. in the home ofjLocke" "" Monte Nedrow midc,wards Tuesday. Mrs. Grant Swalbcrg. Mrs. Re- bah Huff will act as hostess for the group. Celebrating birthdays today are Giblis Wagon. t cf Alicel; a trip down the river in a rubber boat. The ladies met them at Troy Monday- She left for Baker Wednesday for a visit at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Bremerton, Wash., came Thurs rfnv fnr n fpw riavs visit at th? and Christy Huntsman and Mrs. home of her brother-in-law and Mr. and Mrs. Ray" Pollard o!jMrs Bili Smith before returning Jack Roth of La Grande. sister. Mr. rnd Mrs. George 4-H Club News This week members of the Six Legged 4-H Entomology club arc preparing for the Union County Fair. The club leader. David Sohaad helps the members to identify their insects as they fill out their record books. The 4-H Camp Cook-out -club of Summcrvillc, met Tuesday, at the home of Audrey Johnston to make twisters fo rthe Fair. Those attending were Russel Bingaman, David Hopkins, David Tuck and Tim Caswell. Visitors were Mrs. Bingaman, Mrs. Cas well and Dennis Ott. The Neweomsr's Club will have! Crouscr. Their mother, Mrs. Coral a tea Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in Looker of La Grande, ano Mrs. ir- gu Looxer ot renaieton were bimj guests at the Crouser home. Mr. and Mrs. Pollard left Monday for Los Angeles. Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hays and sons left Wednesday. Aug. 26. for a vacation in Canada where they will visit her oarents. Guy Hopper of Morrill, Nebraska, is visiting his son in-lnw and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Foster Wise. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gonzales and family hne moved into the house owned by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hurst on Knob Hill. Mr. and Mrs. B. W' Wise and Arden Gowith of Milton Freewater. were Sunday guests at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Foster Wise. Mr. and Mrs. Mose Smith of Suminerville, Missouri, are visiting their Son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith and children. Rex Rotilct, Mike Chandler and Louie Hale left Elgin, Tuesday, for Warrenton, where they plan a few days of Salmon fishing. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Whittemore ! and son. Nool, spent the weekend at Wallowa Lake with Mr. and the home of Mrs. June McManus, 1910 Walnut str ict. All mem bers of the Newcomer's club are invited to attend the tea which will honor newcomers to La Grande. Francis Brown Auxiliary will meet Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at Riverside Park for a pot luck Mr. and Mrs. Malin Doles, 1606ii X avenue, are the parents of a son. He has not been named as yet. He was born Aug. 25, and weighed seven pounds, seven ounces. IMBLER BRIEFS Potluck Supper Set Tuesday IMBLER (Special A commu nity pot luck supper is to be held it the American Legion hall, Tuesday evening at 7 p.m., hr-n-ifjtig the Hallers, who are mov ing to Wallowa. Mr. Haller has been superintendent of the Imb ler school tor the past four years. Relatives from out of town attend ing the Ehie Backus- funeral last Tpurday at the Summerville cha pel wer.?: Mr. and Mrs. Don to her home in Stanficld Audra Blanchard celebrated her loth birthday recently with a party at the home of her pprenls, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blanchard. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Locked of Lewiston, Idaho, left Monday after spending a five day vaca tion at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Nedrow. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Marcnctti of Portland left Thursday after a week's visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarene Taylor, whose i he bride of Dennis W. Fitzger ald in i ceremony in Seattle, Wa-h.. July 11. i-itziierald and his parents, Mr. und Mrs. J. W. Fitzgerald are former residents of Elgin. She is the daughter of Profes sor and Mrs. Richard Crain, Sr. The ceremony was performed :n Blessed Sacrament church and the bride wore a bouffant style town of she t nylcn organza ac einted by a basque bodice over laid with guipure cmbrodiery in rose design. She carried a bou ouet of white roses centered with a detachable red rose corsage. Aureiia B. Crain was her sis ter's honor attendant and Caro iee Crain, sister-in-law of the bride, was bridesmaid. Lawrence Ftzgerald was best ? man and usheYs were Wallace Fitzgerald and Michael Iloxsey. 23 IB E. 5 1st street tie, Waah. apt. 3. Seat- Mr. am! Mrs. Htrf -i:-n s aie having ftrr Portland this rn nriins:. Thi'V are cuiiia to tke "( hiikic ' through tin." dune, 'liu-y t x,h'c! ft ' son, Ricky, accompanied them to Portland. He will also visit his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Lane, Ella Mae Marks of Enterprise was a guest of Donna Follett Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Smith and children of Sedrn Wnnlpv VCach ! arc visiting this week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Blanchard. I -- l .Tl 31 1 III, tie, Waah. . ' 1 - r- - m ,f . . I...' V.-'' - M EavJl Party Friday Mr. mid Mrs. Orvitte Trump were given u house warming Fri day in their home at 103 Halt avenue. About 30 cnip'eyes from the ser viee department of lil;;nd Ma chinery, where .Mr. Trump works, and their wivss presented the Trumps with a ifold und cream floor l.'.mp. A ti r a tour o' the home and yroui'ds, t-ntertuiument was fur- shed bv Lee Kinsatt at the etec- Viit in c thi-r coa t::i hv cone two or three ii:r f Mr. and Mrs. J:m I!ei i.us arc teaMng tonight fur a on1 weeks vacatu.lL. 1 Ik y are jtoing to 1'jiI- trie o.ga; and Joe Schooler at the !:tul to tc part of the f;M:ii a, iet-tric cuitar. Mrs. Lee Einsjlt and Mrs. Ray Gunsion were- hestess s for, the evening serving crffee and cake. Mr. and Mrs. Trump have re cently muved Iroiu 171 i Jefferson with their four cSiiUlrtn. Jimmie, 15, Mareia, 13, t.ene, T, and Jerry. 2. b-y in the ljuith grade this year, have one daughter Patty who will .-ml Mill cities. ''. Mr. at'nl .Mrs. Harn. J. Me K: li my leave tunirlit for Portland on i -. ', t short huim trip. While there W ' they will visit with th.tr d.e.i':h- y A u'r- J Mr. and Mrs. t h yd I on;: are moving to Pendleton. He will wi-rk itt the Pendleton Appli ance Co. .there doing radio an. I television repair work. Thvy MRS. D. W. FITZGERALD Cottple wed in Seattle 1 - Kr. J. ZlHs KcSee - HUGHES HOMES IHC. FIXE HOMES FOR LESS Will be at the Sacsjawea Hotel Thurs. And FrS., Aug. . r-, n i . ,.(- O ifJ a iB. tail anytime. vw right wrist in a fall whdc repair ing th.; roof on one of his build inj's. ' Mr. and Mrs. Bill Backus of San Diego, Calif., are spending a few days with their niece. Mrs. Ralph Frizzed and family. They motored to Wallowa lake on Sunday to spend the day. LAST LAUGHS word from her brother. Shelly Lloyd of Pendleton, of the arriv al of an eight pound baby daugh ter, born to him and his wife Sunday morning. They have nam- Backus and children, of klamathr nnn tialleanh .fractal ..! rait:., iir. aim mrs. ivemiein Parks and son of Wolfoint, Mont.; Loretta Kuiawa, Haver, Mont., and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Backus of San Diego, Calif. Mrs. Dean Westcnskow has been called on duty at the Grande Ronde hospital. Sh? is a registered nurse. Dean antf Mar ilyn have been painting and some remodeling to their house, and are getting s;tteld in their new home. Donna Jean Hallgarth return ed home on Thursday from Sa i 'm, where she has been visiting for the past two weeks with her cfuism, Mrs. Jack Robinson and family. Brian Hall -r had a tonsillecto my operation on Friday at Baker, and is recovring at home. Mr. and Mrs. Dean McKinnis and children have moved into their house this past week. They have been doing extensive re modeling and still are working off the house. Dean is employed bj- Tv" Electronics in La Grande, and they had been living there until recently. Their new home i the former John Cnnklin place. Ralph Campbell of Santa Rosa. Calif., is visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Campbell. -Mrs. Jennie Bycr of La Grande is spending a few days with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Byer. -Mrs. James Collins and daugh ter. Diana, of Seattle, Wash., are visiting at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lloyd. r,Mrs. Paul Clipston received When we started to put his feet on,, he insisted on shoes from La Grande Shoe Storel LA GRANDE SHOE STORE 1214 Adams I J r. t Vw- 'SKA Folks, fresh H0&S15M Buns like HOiSOM Bread Whether you plan meal for the kid or for royalty, you can't buy a better Bakery Product ..... ChvaAcL r Wimrnxq. 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