Thursday, May 25, 1939
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Five
Mr. and Mrs. Royal Wakefield of
Madera, Cal., were visiting old
time friends here Monday evening
and Tuesday on their way to Mal
heur county where Mr. Wakefield
has some land holdings. Having left
Heppner 16 years ago and in the in
terim increasing his weight nearly
a hundred pounds to a slight 265,
Mr. Wakefield wasn't immediately
recognized by many of his old-time
cronies. He runs a store at Madera,
and his father, Sherman Wakefield,
and brother, Oscar, are located on
a small farm three miles out of Ma
dera. Five years ago, Roy married
Miss Grace Turner, a former teacher
, in the local schools. He said his
father and brother were enjoying
good health.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Boyer and
daughter, Miss Jane, were Friday
visitors in the city from their home
at John Day where Mr. Boyer con
ducts a furniture store. Coming es
pecially for graduation exercises
that evening, at which Miss Boyer
presented the Jane Mitchell trophy
in honor of her grandmother, they
enjoyed greeting many old-time
friends. They were accompanied by
Frank Noble, brother of E. G. Noble
of this city.
Wm, D. Campbell of Lexington
was visiting in the city Monday ac
companied by his brother, Ed Camp
bell of Cove. The latter, superin
tendent of schools at the Union
county town last year, was on his
way to summer school at the Uni
versity of Oregon. Wm. D., head of
the Lexington schools for the past
five years, has accepted the super
intendency at Wallowa for next year.
Charles Marquardt, in the city
Tuesday from the north Lexington
farm, reported that some welcome
moisture had been received at his
place but showers were lighter than
in other parts of the county. He re
ported showers of near cloudburst
proportion in the Alpine district
Sunday with no damage and mois
ture welcomed.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Becket and
baby son arrived Saturday evening
from their home at Wallowa for a
visit with relatives and friends. Mrs.
Becket and baby remained for a few
days while Mr. Becket returned
home Sunday evening.
Mrs. William S. Bennett and son
Billy left Saturday for Portland,
Mrs. Bennett expecting to go on to
Seattle to spend the summer while
Billy went to Vancouver, Wash., to
remain for the summer at the home
of some friends.
John Vaughn, who has been in
Portland for several weeks, has ac
cepted a position at Bend, accord
ing to word received by the family
here. The family will join him there
some time in June.
O Ten Years Ago
(Gazette Times, May 30, 1929)
Fletcher Walker receives Norton
Winnard memorial cup award at
graduation.
Heppner Luncheon club moves to
obtain landing field for city.
Beatrice Thomson named for Am
erican Legion auxiliary citizenship
award at grade school graduation.
Free chautauqua slated to start
June 8.
Mrs. Ray Huddleston, Lone Rock,
passes.
Oregon State college sponsors
merchants institute here.
Rev. Henry Rasmus, pioneer min
ister and former resident, slated to
preach at Methodist church.
Lexington grange starts with 39
members.
Local ball club beats Fossil, 11-3.
Phelps Funeral Home
Ambulance Service
Trained Lady Assistant
Mrs. J. V. Crawford and sons Dick
and Jim are spending the week visit
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jo
seph Belanger at Moro. Mr. Craw
ford accompanied them there Satur
day and remained over Sunday. Mr.
Belanger, former county agent here,
was found well established in his
new position of cooperative research
agent at the experiment station and
up to his eyebrows in experimental
work on "trashy fallow," which he
thoroughly enjoys.
Mrs. W. T. Campbell was hostess
for a group of friends at her home
on Wednesday of last week. Among
those present were Mrs. Tom Bey
mer and mother, Mrs. Sarah Boo
her, Mrs. Sara McNamer, Mrs. An
na Keene and daughter, Mrs. Wil
liam Straight, and Mrs. Lillian Coch
ran. Norbert Peavy and family expect
to leave next week for Corvallis
where the family will spend the
summer while Mr. Peavy goes on to
Stanford university for summer
school. Mr. Peavy is music supervis
or .and English instructor in the
high school.
Floyd Worden, in the city Monday
from the Eight Mile farm, reported
wheat in his section looking good
and in condition to benefit greatly
by showers. Hail struck there Sun
day but appeared not to have hurt
the new wheat.
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Blake this week were
Mrs. Chester Sappington and. son
Billy of Grants Pass and Mrs. John
Helmick of Portland. Mrs. Sapping
ton and Mrs. Blake are sisters.
J. A. Troedson was transacting
business in the city Monday from
the farm in the Morgan section. He
reported wheat there holding up
well but needing more moisture.
Mrs. Louis Bergevin of lone en
tered Heppner hospital Tuesday for
treatment in a light illness. Mr. Ber
gevin had gone to Gibbon to harrow
following rain there.
Mrs. William Hayes and baby
daughter Suzanne arrived from Port
land this week for a visit at the
home of Mrs. Hayes parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. B. Nickerson.
Frank Gray, manager of Copeland
Lumber yards, Portland, was a
business visitor in the city over the
week end.
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C. N. Jones reports ho damage
from Sunday's hail storm at his place
on Heppner flat The moisture was
welcome and appeared to make pros
pects bright.
L. Van Marter visited in town for
a few hours Monday on his way to
Condon from La Grande where he
is now located' as farm machinery
salesman.
Mrs. Lillian Cochran is now home
permanently and able to receive
friends any time, following her re
cent severe illness and major op
eration. Mrs. Stephen Irwin and children
arrived from Ukiah Tuesday for a
visit at the home of 'Mrs. Irwin's
sister, Mrs. John Vaughn, and fam
ily. Merle Cummings motored to En
tiat, Wash., Saturday and returned
with his family who had been visit
ing relatives there for a month.
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Mr. Overby, assitsant supervisor
Umatilla National forest, was mak
ing an official visit to the local dis
trict the first of the week.
F. W. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. D. M.
Ward, Mrs. Russell McNeill and
Miss Helen Doherty motored to
Portland Monday evening.
Miss Mildred Clowry and Scott
McMurdo motored to Pendleton
Tuesday for a vist.
Mrs. Rena Straight is improving
slowly at home from her recent
severe illness.
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J. E. Morrison, mining geologist
from the state department of geol
ogy and mineral industries, vis
ited the county last week end and
investigated the old coal mines on
upper Willow creek as part of a state
survey of mineral resources. He
contacted a number of informed
people to learn as much as possible
about this early mining venture.
Mr. Morrison made no statement
as to the possibility of future de
velopment of this resource. His'
headquarters are at Grants Pass.
Members of the county court, the
county engineer and district attor
ney were all in Pendleton Monday
on business.
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THE FLYING IRISHMAN
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The story of Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, doing the thing
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SOCIETY SMUGGLERS
with Preston Foster, Irene Hervey, Fred Keating, Walter Woolf King,
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Melodrama with background of Treasury Department operatives
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Disney's "Hockey Champ"
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MARK TWAIN'S
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Adventurous life along the banks of the Mississippi with Mickey
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Tuesday
THE SAINT STRIKES BACK
with George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale, Jerome Cowan,
Neil Hamilton, Barry Fitzgerald
Another of Leslie Charteris' well known "Saint" stories of the
mysterious figure who floats between society and the underworld in
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