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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1937.
73 Births, 48 Deaths
Shown in Complete
'36 Mortality Record
With the last quarter reports just
returned to the clerk's office here
for filing, the record of births and
deaths in the county for 1936 is now
completed. The first half-year rec
ord was given in the Gazette Times
of January 14. It showed 31 births
and 24 deaths. The last half year's
record, given herewith, shows 42
births for a total of 73, and 24 deaths
for a total of 48 for the year. Births
and deaths for the last six-month
period follow:
BIRTHS
July
1, Jerald Eldon to Clell S. and Norma
Ann Rea.
15, Robert Donald to Walter E. and
Mary Sailing Scott.
17, Son, to Orville Watson and Alta S,
Cutsforth.
17. Girl, to Harlan Nelson and Opal
Grace Adams.
18, Joyce Carol to Frank Willard and
Kathleen JoseDhine uentry.
18. Shirley Ann to Jasper and Llla
Bartholomew Meyers.
August
1, Jasper Lawrence to Lawrence B.
and Nabry Olid Fleming.
1, Beatrice LaDelle to Neal F. and
EUiel E. Knighten.
3, Margaret Ann to Henry Merle and
Marsraret Blanch Miller.
4, Richard Arlen to Nelson Wesley
and Louise Mable Kailey.
12, James Henderson to Jas. Jeffer
son and Vivian Lucille Hayes.
15, Russell Briggs to Ray Mark and
Loa Ellen Taylor.
19, Homer William to Homer Howard
and Doria Margaret Cox.
21, Son, twin, to Cornelius and Mary
Louise McLaughlin.
21, Son, twin, to Cornelius and Mary
Louse McLaughlin.
28, Gary Joy to Clair B. and Alma
May Dougherty.
September
5, Clarence Rodger to Clarence Duff
rin and Louise Helen McKitrick.
12, Richard Samuel to Wm. Ray and
Winifred Ester Barnett.
19, Beulah La Belle to Everett Dudley
and Juanita Bernadene Greely.
October
1, Arleta Rae to Hubert and Velma
Cole.
9, George to Walter T. and Esther
Blomquist Johnson.
13, Edna Deloris to Edgar Jas. and
Mildred Pearl Morris.
16, Karen Ann to Jas. P. and Opal
Lulu Farley.
23, Jerry Walter to Claude and
Margaret Irene Buschke.
27, Glenn LaVerne to Eslie Marvin
and Gwendolyn Fern Cantwell.
31, Kenneth LaVerne to Clarence E,
and Veda May Brenner.
November
4, Harriet Winsar to Wm. Blaine Eu
gene and Evelyn Lavelle Isom.
8, Ida Fay to Robt. LeRoy and Leola
Jtsiuncne liriggs.
15, Vernon Leon to Edward Vincent
and Zelma Florence Adams.
17, Murlin Eugene to Miles Eugene
ana Aaine .Kiane Stone.
17, Clarice Jean to Wm. Carey and
Alice Hastings.
18, Oliver Jay to Oliver Austin and
Stella May Devin.
21, Bertha Jean to Elma Ezra and
Mary Louise Womack.
21, Shirley Ruth to Clifford Daniel
and Winona Rose McCabe.
28, Nancy Lou to Archie C. and Doris
May Ball.
28, Jerry Vernon to Vernon J. and
Frances Margaret Scott.
December
21, Margaret Lynn to Marvin Robert
and ClauUien Wightman.
22, La Quita Joy to James Lester Lee
and Loye Louise Kirk.
28, Beverly Bernice to Charles Russell
and Ellen Luetta McCoy.
27, Patricia Jean to William Elbert
and Florence Rose McMillan.
31, Barton Duane to Alvin Lawrence
and Genevieve Jeanett Kleinfeldt.
DEATHS
July
13, Anna May Ekleberry, 4 yr, 9 mo.
29 da.
16, August Johnson, 62 yr. 8 mo. 9 da.
23, Lida Adele Ash, 54 yr. 9 mo. 7 da.
August
1, James Lawrence Fleming, infant.
9, Willard Grant Farrens, 71 yr. 9 mo.
26 da.
14, Ruth Cecil Stephens, 40 yr. 6 mo.
17 day.
15, James A. Knighten, 62 yr.
17, William Henry Ayers, 72 yr. 6 mo.
14 da.
23, Oscar Edward Cochran, 65 yr. 9
mo. 29 da.
23, McLaughlin boy, twin, Infant.
23, Arthur E. Ritchie, 62 yr. 9 mo.
16 da.
October
3, James Hiram Gentry, 65 yr. 8 mo.
1 da.
4, Elisha Clark Watkins, 72 yr. 4 mo.
18 da.
6, John Her, 82 yr. 9 da.
15, Fred B. Ritchie, 51 yr. 8 mo. 2 da.
29, Daniel Rice, 88 yr. 18 da.
November
9, Lillle Belle Young, 63 yr. 8 da.
16, Lillian M. Baker, 61 yr. 9 mo.
18, Ephriam Eskelson, 73 yr. 9 mo.
24 da.
22, Anton Holub, 54 yr. 28 da.
December
I, James Howell Cox, 82 yr. 4 mo.
13 da.
II, Charles G. Blayden, 82 yr. 4 mo.
13 da.
11, Wiley Knighten, 77 yr, 16 da.
30, Edward Everett Jones, 31 yr, 5 da.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Craber were in
from Hardman Monday, Mrs. Craber
undergoing the ordeal of having her
teeth extracted. Mr. Craber was
somewhat worried about the ground
being crusted, but had not decided
to harrow yet. He anticipated that
a good rain would relieve the situation.
LEXINGTON
By BEULAH NICHOLS
While driving home early Friday
morning Dan Doherty was injured
when his car left the road and over
turned about a mile north of here.
He and his companion, Randall Col
lins, were found and taken to Hepp
ner by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Beckner of
lone who were on their way home
from Pendleton. . Mr. Doherty re
ceived two lacerated arteries on his
head and a large piece of skin was
cut from his head, apparently by a
piece of the broken windshield. Col
lins was uninjured.
Lexington grange No. 126 met at
the hall Saturday nieht. Rev. Glen
C. Wade of Hermiston was intro
duced and gave an interesting talk
commending the General Welfare
act of 1937, likening it to a balance
wheel of American economics.
The lecturer, Mrs. Norma Mar-
quardt, sponsored several musical
numbers for the lecture hour.
Grange then convened and the fol
lowing committees were appointed
for the year: Legislative, Bert John
son, George Peck, Clarence Bau-
man and Lucy E. Rodgers: agricul
tural, Harvey Miller, Joe Belanger,
Orville Cutsforth and Terrel Benge:
co-operative, Fred Mankin, Harvey
Miller, Henry Smouse and Charles
Marquardt; 4-H club, George Peck,
Charles Marquardt and Myles Mar
tin: Boy Scout, George Gillis and
Harry Dinges; music, Echo Palmateer
and Dona Barnett; tableaux. Hor-
tense Martin, Elma Scott and Carna
Campbell: finance. R. B. Rice. Alfred
Nelson and S. J. Devine; building,
A. H. Nelson, George Evans, Merle
Miller and Orville Cutsforth; exec
utive, Oral Scott, Harvey Bauman
and George Peck; juvenile grange,
Margaret Miller; relief. Emma Ev
ans, Pearl Devine and Harry Din
ges; home economics, Hortense Mar
tin, Bertha Nelson, Emma Evans.
Pearl Marquardt, Myra Peck and
Tena Scott.
Myles Martin was elected stew
ard and Merle Miller gatekeeper to
fill vacancies. Mr. and Mrs. V. R.
Runnion were balloted on and elect
ed to membership in the grange.
The application af James Peck was
received and passed to an investi
gating committee for approval. Af
ter a lengthy general discussion of
financial problems, a committee con
sisting of the master, secretary,
treasurer, and chairmen of the H. E.
C, dance and the building commit
tees was appointed to study the sit
uation and suggest to the grange the
best procedure for future building
improvements.
Saturday evening, March 27, will
be social night for all grange mem
bers and their families at Lexing
ton grange.
Carna Campbell was hostess for
the H. E. C. meeting last Thursdav
afternoon at her home. Those at
tending were Hortense Martin, Alta
Cutsforth, Bertha Dinges, Nellie Pal
mer, Emma Peck, Myra Peck, Maude
Pointer, Cleo Van Winkle, Anne
Miller, Lorena Miller, Margaret Mil
ler, Emma White, Tena Scott,' Tempa
Johnson, Laura Scott, Mrs. Stone
breaker, Bernice Bauman, Pearl De
vine and Beulah Nichols. The club
decided to start work on articles for
a chest to be disposed of later in the
year. Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Students of the lone high school
were guests of the Lexington high
school Friday evening. The eve
ning was spent claying games and
dancing and delicious refreshments
were served. The guests included
Miss Frances Stewart, George E.
Tucker, Alexander McDonald, Kath-
erine Griffith, Lola Cannon, Mig
nonette Perry, Eleanor Everson. Val
Jean Clark, Bernice Ring, Tommy
Everson, Charlie Davidson. Harold
Buchanan, Rollo Crawford, William
Davidson, Herbert Davidson, Anna
Doherty, Ruth Crawford, Ted Pe-
terson, Marie Baker, Jane Huston,
Clarence Baker, Bertha Akers and
Charlotte McCabe.
The high school students will give
three one-act plays in the auditor
ium Friday evening, beginning at 8
o'clock. The casts for the plays are
as follows: "Henry's Mail Order
Wife" Abe Smithers, a lonely west
ern bachelor, Kenneth Palmer; Hen
ry Bubbons, another of the same
kind, only more so, Ellwynne Peck;
Jim Jones, a cow puncher, Jack
Van Winkle; Becky Simpson, a lone
ly maiden lady, Wilma Tucker; Mrs.
Tucker, the mail-order wife, Edith
Edwards; the minister, Lyle Allyn.
"His First Shave" Mr. Morton,
Kenneth Peck; Mrs. Morton, Edna
Rauch; Rerek Morton, their son,
Danny Dinges; Clara Morton, the
daughter, Bernice Martin; Janet,
Derek's girl friend, Joyce Biddle.
"She's a McGrill" Mrs. Ruggles,
Zelma Way; and her seven children,
namely, Doris Padberg, Maxine Way,
Thelma Stickney, James McLaugh
lin, Billy Biddle, Irvin Rauch and
Henry Rauch.
The high school students have
been divided into two teams to sell
tickets for the plays. The losing
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Mrs. Karl Miller is reported to
be quite ill at her home near Jeffer
son. Mr. and Mrs. George McMillan,
who spent last week with relatives
in this city, have returned to their
home at Cherryville.
George Allyn has returned from
a short trip to Portland.
Mrs. George Gillis and son Vin
cent left the first of the week for"
North' Dakota where they expect to
spend a month visiting relatives.
Mrs. J. G. Johnson has received
word that her brother, Butch Hen
dricks, who has been ill for the past
six months, has recovered suffi
ciently as to be able to return to his
work. Mr. Hendricks, who lived in
Lexington for several years and has
many friends here, now makes his
home at Astoria.
Mrs. Lawrence Beach has returned
home from a month's visit with rel
atives and friends at Portland, Hills
boro and Molalla.
Ellen and Alfred Nelson, students
at Oregon State college, are spend
ing their vacation at the home of
their' parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Nelson.
Mrs. Carl Allyn of lone spent Mon
day in Lexington, visiting friends.
Miss Edith Tucker who is attend
ing Eastern Oregon Normal school
at La Grande, is spending spring
vacation at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Tucker.
Lawrence Beach is spending the
week at his home in Lexington.
Mrs. Paul Mortimore and children
of La Grande are visiting relatives
here this week.
MRS. NANCY L. JONES.
Passing of another pioneer, Mrs.
Nancy L. Jones, who came to Mor
row county in 1882 and lived here
with her family for thirty years,
occurred at McMinnville, March 5,
1937. Her husband, James H. Jones,
preceded her in death ni 1907. Since
that time she had lived with her
daughter, Mrs. Mary Ashbaugh, at
McMinnville. She lost one son and
three grandchildren in the Heppner
flood. Two daughters, Mrs. F. M.
Akers of Eight Mile and Mrs. Mary
Ashbaugh of McMinnville; a son,
Gilbert R. Jones of Yakima, Wash.;
15 grandchildren, 33 great grand
children, and one great great grand
child survive. Mrs. Jones was born
in Scott county, Indiana, in 1847.
Contributed.
Mack Smith was in town Satur
day from Ditch creek where he is
supervising the work of opening the
Willow-Ditch creek ditch. He re
ported a good four feet of solid snow
on the level on Ditch creek. While
the snow had settled, there had been
little sign of run-off.
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