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About Aurora observer. (Aurora, Marion County, Or.) 19??-1940 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1941)
P age • ’ r J _ ■ ;* ;£ N o. M arion C ounty O bserver Donald . . Mr. and Mrs. Oland PeppeV and son and «Mr. and Mrs. Gene Pepper of Portland were Sunday visitors at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pepper. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Froom of Salem were Sunday visitors at the H. C. Froom home.. Dean Thompson has left for Ta coma, Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Jetff Preston and Mr. and Mrs. Garold Cone went fishing up on1 the (Willamette Sat urday and returned with a fine catch of salmon. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bush visited Mrs. Bush’s folks in Camas, Wash ington, Sunday. Merritt Wirth and Cecil Luckey made a trip to Mr. Luckey’s ranch located near St. Helens, Oregon. Visiting Mr. Ben Quinn last Fri day were his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Quinn of Hillsboro. The Donald Review, W. B. A., met Tuesday evening to practice degree work to be put on at the rally in Albany nex month, Salem Review will come here to practice with the local lodge Tuesday, April 29. Pot-luck refreshments were enjoyed after the meeting. Lucille Frisby spent the week end with Joycelyn Blake and Har old Frisby visited with the Bert Davis’s over the week-end. Both are from Portland. Elmer and Clyde Lowrie and Clayton Brown were down from Nahcotta, Washington, over ' the Easter holidays. Venus Chapter, O. E. S., will meet Friday night, April 18. A so cial evening will be enjoyed with a number of invited ¡guests. Mrs. Harry Hagen and children, Gordon and Marilyn, and Mrs. A. E. Feller spent the Blaster week end visiting friends in Eugene. Mrs. Tin (Jell from Eugene vis ited at the Ben* Quinn home last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Ackerson and Betty Ackerson were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Larson at Sherwood, Ore. Mr. Art Kaufman of Aurora called on Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bell Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bush went fishing on the Columbia Slough Wednesday. 0 \ The Passing of Patrick Leavy leaves many friends to mourn1, as he was well-known and liked here and in Butteville. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Froom were visited Sunday by their son Woody Froom and wife of Salem. Mr. Froom, the younger, has been em ployed by the Firestone Company for seven years, and is now being transferred to Eugene. BROADACRES SPRING DECORATING HINT One of the latest 1941 vertical striped unitized wallpapers comes in handy as a wrapper for June Babbitt. The two shades of .pas tel green she’s wearing form a companion paper to the one in the background. The’ papers will be among scores of style-tested, wall- tested sun-proof and washable wallpapers to be seen im* the Un ion during National Wa'lpaper month, March 24 - April 24. Betty Ackerman, Ethel Pelto, and Clayton Brown were Saturday afternoon and evening visitors in Poitluncl ana Oregon Ci.y. Mr. ad Mrs. William Lowrie are the proud parents of a baby daugh ter, born at Salem General hospital April 9. The young lady has been named Thelma Lolene. The Donald church reported a record attendance for their Easter services Sunday. . Those present at the. sunrise service numbered 60; for breakfast, 53; for morn ing service, 103; and for the even ing. 87. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Luckey and daughter were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. (Merritt Wirth and family. Loui Labbe has received word from (California that his nephew, Chester Hoober, is seriously ill. Mrs. Joe Wimer has been con fined to her bed due to illness. Pelto’s Corner Station DONALD, OREGON Gas— VELTEX— Oil GROCERIES ICE CREAM SODA POP We carry Lumber for that small repair job. Lowest Prices young couple vfere married March 23 at a lovely wediding in the Crristian church in Woodburn, and now make their home in* Portland, where Mr. Thompson is employed by Sears, Roebuck & Co. in their retail store there. Mrs. Grant Erb called fn Mrs. E. J. Bell Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. William Bushman made a business trip to Portland Wednesday. Mi*, and Mrs. Gordon Thompson (nee Vivian Miller) were home Easter. Sunday afternoon, accom panied by Mrs. H. C. Thompson, they drove to the beaches, Corval lis, and Albany, where they stopped to visit relatives. The (By “ Sierra Sue.") Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mullen of St. Paul visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Whalen Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wallace went to Portland Sunday. Mrs. Irene Promas went to Sa lem Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Osborne vis ited at the Wm. Crown home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Upin- dahl, Yakima, Wash., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hunt, Sunday. Roland Stevenson, formerly of Broadacres. has been visilting friends here the past week. FIRST LADY TO SPEAK ON "P E A C E " Portland Post No. 1, American Legion, is sponsoring an address by America’s1 First Lady Thurs day, May 1, 8 p. m. at Portland’s Municipal Auditorium. Proceeds from the event will be devoted to Greek War Relief. In these stirring times, it is interesting to hear what America is facing by one so thoroughly informed. As the wife of the President and herself a leading figure in the affairs of the day, Eleanor Roosevelt brings a vital message to the people of the Northwest on her Portland visit. Her subject of “ Peace" stands out with double force, offering a chal lenge of National Unity. Owing to the 'great demand for seats, mail orders are advisable. The prices are $ .50, $ .75, $1, and $1.50 (n<o tax). Checks or money orders should be made pay F riday, A pril 18, 1941 able to Portland Post No. i , Amer ican Legion, and sent to the Mu nicipal Auditorium. S. W. Third Ave. and Clay St., Portland. A stamped, self-addressed envelope should be enclosed. Box office sale opens Monday, April 28, at the J. -K. Gill Co., Portland. TRACK MEET The Marion county grade school track meet will be held at the stpte fair grounds May 2. Aurora school will be in class “ C" this year. All those who are taking part are from grades 4 to 6. Boys* 50-yard dash, Richard Von, Charles Diller. 75-yarfl dash, Richard Von, Charl’es Diller. Three-legged race, Wayne Russell and Ray Koenig. Gunny-sack race, Wayne Russell, Bobby Ez- zell. Potato race, Edward Koenig and Edward Co*e. 400-yard relay race (4 men), Richard Von, Charles Diller, Wayne Russell, Bobby Ezzell. Running broad jump, Edward ¡Cole, Edward Koe* nig. High jump, Edward Cole. Girls’ 25-yard dash, Levaun Stuck, Helen Clark. 50-yard dash:Leanna Stuck, Oreta Brown. Three-legged race, Marjorie Pugh, Evelyn Fredrikson. Basebadl- throw: Leanoa Stuck. Potato race: Marjorie Pugh, Oreta Brown 100-yard relay— 4 girls: Oreta Brown, Leanna Stuck, Levaun Stuck, Marjorie Pugh. Grades 7 and 8. Boys 50-yard dash: Dale Stuck, Norman Potter. 100-yard dash. Dale Stuck. Three-legged race: Dale Stuck, John Lystell. Gunny sack race: John Lystel. Potato race: John Lystell. Girls’ 2 5-yard dash: Juanita Loveall. 50-yard dash: Irene Stonerf Baseball-throw. Ellen King. Three legged race: Irene Stoner^, Juanita Loveall. Potato race: Beatrice Nag;l, Maxine Marsh. 200-yard relay, 4 girls: Irene Stoner, Juanita Loveall, Loyd Alice Diller, Jean Cole. INTERESTING NEWS FROM H ERE AND THERE Under the Pure Food and Drug Act cookies which have been fla vored with vanilla extract sub stitutes cannot be sold as vanilla wafers. Such cookies must bear another name. The new national debt limit of $65,000,000,000 is equivalent to $500 for every man, woman and child in this country. According to the publication of the jewelers trade, the Jewelers’ Circular-Keystone magazine, there were 1,367,796 weddings in the United States in 1940. This is the largest number for any one ¡year in the nation’s history. The defense commission has asked manufacturers to find sub stitues for aluminum, magnesium and, zinc. Zinc is used in the production of brass which is used in the manufacture of cartridge shells. The shortage of zinc is due to the shortage of smelting capacity in this country.
