g HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1937.
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LEXINGTON
By EEULAH NICHOLS j
A social meeting will be held at
the grange hall Saturday night for
all grange members and their fam
ilies. Each adult is to bring a cos
tume which will be worn by some
one else during the evening. The
committee in charge promises a va
riety of entertainment that will
please everyone. A pot luck lunch
will be served at the close of the
evening.
A meeting of the Parent-Teacher
association is scheduled for next
Wednesday in the auditorium. Some
thing different in the way of enter
tainment is promised by the P. T. A.
chorus. And, by the way, we heard
someone say something about eats,
too.
A new chemistry set was on dis
play at the school Tuesday. Bill
Biddle is the proud owner. He won
it recently in a contest.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall spent
the week end in Portland.
The Congregational and Christian
Bible schools will join Sunday in
presenting an Easter program at the
Christian church at eleven o'clock.
Everyone is invited to attend. Bible
school will be held at ten o'clock as
usual.
A large and appreciative audience
enjoyed the three one-act plays
which were given by the high school
students Friday evening. Included
in the casts were Kenneth Palmer,
Ellwynne Peck, Jack Van Winkle,
Wilma Tucker, Edith Edwards, Lyle
Allyn, Kenneth Peck, Edna Rauch,
Danny Dinges, Bernice Martin, Joyce
Biddle, Zelma Way, Doris Padberg,
Maxine Way, Thelma Stickney,
James McLaughlin, Billy Biddle, Ir
vin Rauch and Henry Rauch. Miss
Mary Alice Reed and Herbert Lewis
directed the plays.
Peter Ruhl and sons, George and
Ernest, and daughter Esther of Es
tacada were week-end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Ruhl.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hunt and
family who have been in Yakima
for several months have returned
to Lexington to make their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Slocum
are the parents of a son, Peter War
ren, born Sunday morning at Hepp
ner.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth
were visitors in Pendleton Monday.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
Merle Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hunt and
family, who have been living in the
Elmer Hunt house, have moved back
to their own home which has been
occupied for several months by Mr.
and Mrs. Eslie Walker. The Walk.
ers have moved to the house former
ly owned by Harry Dinges.
Mrs. Ralph Jackson of Pendleton
spent Tuesday with relatives in this
city.
W. F. Barnett and company have
had a new glass refrigerator show
case installed in their place of bus
iness. They have recently added a
new line of fresh meats in addition
to their general store.
Mrs. Effie Parkins has returned
to her home at Palouse, Wash., after
visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah Boo-
her.
Ellen and Alfred Nelson, who
spent the spring vacation with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Nelson,
have returned to Oregon State college.
The crop outlook is very promis
ing at the present time, and the re
cent rains will aid materially in
bringing the wheat along in fine
shape.
Jack McMillan who has been in
Portland for several months while
receiving treatment for injuries sus
tained in a fall, has returned to Lexington.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Shaw have
moved to Stanfield.
Miss Edith Tucker and Mrs. Paul
Mortimore who spent last week with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Tucker, returned to La Grande Sunday.
When starting home from town
after attending a lodge meeting
Tuesday night, Mrs. Charles Mar
quardt lost control of her car and
crashed into the corner of the store
room adjoining the Barnett store.
The car, a new Oldsmobile which
the Marquardts had purchased but
a few days ago, was damaged to the
extent that it had to be taken to
Pendleton for. repairs. The damage
done the building is being repaired
this week.
The next dance at the Lexington
grange hall will be a modern dance
with music by Carr's orchestra of
Pendleton. The date is April 17.
Mrs. Orville Cutsforth sustained
several painful bruises when she
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fell down the stairs leading to the
basement at her home Wednesday
morning. She was taken to Hepp
ner for medical aid but returned to
her home later in the day.
Miss Mary Alice Reed has been
given a contract to teach in the
Lexington high school again next
year with a substantial increase in
salary. Mrs. Lilian C. Turner and
Mrs. Lester White, two of the grade
teachers, have also been given con
tracts, also with an increase in sal
ary. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McMillan, who
spent the winter at their house in
town, moved back to their ranch
the first of the week.
Arthur Ritchie of lone was a bus
iness visitor in this city Tuesday.
Mrs. J. G. Johnson and Mrs. Geo.
Peck spent Thursday in Heppner as
the guests of Mrs. Pat Healy.
Mrs. Vernon Scott spent Wednes
day in Heppner with her mother,
Mrs. Lee Sprinkel.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice i3 hereby given that the un
dersigned was duly appointed by the
County Court of the State of Oregon for
Morrow County, administratrix of the
estate of O. E. Johnson, deceased, and
all persons haying claims against the
estate of said deceased are hereby re
quired to present the same with proper
vouchers to the undersigned adminis
tratrix at the law office of J. J. Nys, at
Heppner, Oregon, within six months
from the date hereof.
Bated and first published this 25th
day of March, 1937.
BERTHA JOHNSON,
i Administratrix.
BOARDMAN
By LA VERN BAKER
Mr. and Mrs. George Gross and
sons of Wallula, Wash., visited on
the project Sunday. They are for
mer residents of Boardman.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Blayden of
Payette, Idaho, are visiting Mrs.
George Blayden.
Mrs. Fortier, Miss Norma Gibbons,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cramer and Mrs.
Klitz spent the week end in Spokane
where they visited friends and rela
tives. Mrs. Frank Cramer is spend
ing a few weeks there visiting her
son, Earl Cramer.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Black, Naomi
Black and Miss Brennan motored to
Portland to spend the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Theron Anderson,
Miss Marie Ledbetter and Miss Helen
Glenn spent the week end visiting
in La Grande.
H. B. Thomas and daughter Mar
ietta were called to Halfway last
week where Mr. Thomas preached a
funeral.
Missionary meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. A. B. Black last
Wednesday. The leader of the meet
ing was Mrs. Baker. Election of of
ficers was held as follows: Mrs. Mes
senger, president; Mrs. Fisher, vice
president, and Mrs. J. F. Barlow,
secretary-treasurer.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harwood
and Mr. and Mrs. John L. Jenkins
spent Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Jenkins of Rufus. J. L. Jen
kins is coach at Rufus high school.
Mrs. Howard Kristenson of Port
land stopped enroute to Pendleton
and visited her cousin, Mrs. Chas.
Dillon.
Mr. and Mrs. Nate Macomber
took Mrs. Al Macomber to Walla
Walla Sunday where Al Macomber
is undergoing an operation at the
veterans' hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Al
Macomber live at Heppner.
Miss Lois Messenger is home for
a few days from La Grande normal
during spring vacation. Miss Mes
senger will graduate this summer.
Ralph Black is to represent the
Boardman F. F. A. chapter at Con
don next Saturday in giving a talk.
Ralph's topic is to be "Bees."
The irrigation water has been
turned into the canal this week, Dan
Ransier is very busy at present.
Grange was held Saturday eve
ning. A pot luck supper was enjoyed
and initiation was held. Mrs. Tan
nehill, Mrs. McCutcheon, Mrs. Lay
and Mr. Walker were taken into the
grange.
Donty Petruzelli, Albin Sundstan
and Buster Norkoski were guests at
the Collosso home at Barnhart over
the week end.
Barbara Norkoski, Mrs. Norkoski
and Mrs. Sundstan motored to The
Dalles Saturday. Mr. Sundstan, who
is overseeing the railroad lining
gang, returned with them.
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