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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, August 10, 1939
10NE NEWS
Mrs. Ralph Harris
Passes at lone
By KATHERINE GRIFFITH
Memorial services were held for
Mrs. Ralph Harris at the Congre
gational church Monday morning.
Miss Alice D. Peterson of The Dalles
was the reader, Mrs. McCook, also
of The Dalles, sang the solos, and
Mrs. Erling Thompson presided at
the piano. Pallbearers were Bert
Mason, P. J. Linn, Omar Rietmann,
P. J. CMeara, W. G. Roberts and
Garland Swanson. The floral offer
ings were many and beautiful.
Nola M. McMurray was born in
Polk county, North Carolina, in 1883,
the daughter of William and Emily
McMurray. In 1914 she became the
bride of Ralph Harris at Kalispel,
Montana. Mr. and Mrs. Harris have
lived in lone for about sixteen years.
Mrs. Harris passed away at her
home in lone on August 4, 1939. Be
sides her husband she leaves to
mourn her passing, Mrs. Ina Hale
and Hugh McMurray of Tangent,
Mrs. Blanche Werst of Clarkston,
Wash., Logan McMurray of Colum
bus, North Carolina, Laxton Mc
Murray and Mrs. Daisy Robison of
lone, and Fred McMurray of Her-
miston.
Out-of-town relatives here for the
services were Mrs. Hiram Werst of
Clarkston, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. Fred
McMurray of Hermiston, Mrs. Flor
ence McMurray and daughter Edna
of Mullin, Idaho, Mrs. Loren Hale
of Tangent, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
B. Allen of Kings Valley. Mrs. Werst
went home with the Fred McMur
ray's and will go from there to her
home at Clarkston.
Mrs. Clara Newlin had as her
guests this week end her daughters,
Mrs. H. P. Olson of Winnepeg and
Mrs. James P. McNamee of Seattle.
They left on Sunday, taking Mary
McNamee home after an extended
visit with her grandmother.
Mrs. E. R. Lundell entertained
the following ladies at a bridge party
Saturday afternoon: Mrs. C. W.
Swanson, Mrs. Frank Lundell, Mrs.
' Clell Rea, Mrs. Garland Swanson,
Mrs. J. E. Swanson, Mrs. Elmo Mc
Millan, Mrs. Geo Drake, Mrs. M. E.
Cotter. Mrs. C. W. Swanson won
high and Mrs. Cotter low score,
Mrs. Frank Lundell gave a hand
kerchief shower Thursday in honor
of Mrs. Elmo McMillan, who is vis
iting relatives here. Besides the
honoree and hostess guests present
were Mrs. E. R. Lundell, Mrs. J. E.
Swanson, Mrs. Garland Swanson
Mrs. Clell Rea and Mrs. C. W. Swanson.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Emert and
son and a-friend, Sherman Kanine,
all of Oakland, Calif., were guests
. last week of Mr. Emert's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Emert.
Jimmie Lang, grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. S. A. Salter, broke his arm
when he fell out of a swing he was
playing in at Salters.
On Thursday fire destroyed a
house on the W. G. Palmateer farm.
"The cause is unknown. Mr. Palma
teer had not yet moved into the
other house but was to do so soon
Just last week a pile of posts burned
on the same ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Shuirman of
Flint, Mich., are the parents of a
baby boy born on Saturday. Mrs.
Shuirman is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Feldman.
Mr. and Mrs. Noel Dobyns and
little daughter left Monday for a
vacation at Lehman springs.
The Women's Topic club met at
the home of Mrs. M. E. Cotter Fri
day afternoon for the August study
meeting. "Queen Victoria," by Stra
chey, was reviewed by the commit
tee, Mrs. E. R. Lundell, Mrs. Clell
Rea and Mrs. Cleo Drake. Members
present were Mrs. Omar Rietmann,
Mrs. Earl Blake, Mrs. L. K Dick,
Mrs. Carl Feldman, Mrs. Hugh
Smith, Mrs. Henry Gorger, Mrs.
Bert Mason, Mrs. C. W. McNamer,
Mis Emmer Maynard, Mrs. Milton
Morgan, Mrs. C. W. Swanson and
Mrs. D. M. Ward. Guests were Mrs.
J. E. Swanson and Mrs. Martha
Knight. The social meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. E. R. Lun
dell on August 19.
Clifford Yarnell of Newberg spent
the week end visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yarnell.
Mary Barnett returned Wednes
day from Butter creek where she
has been spending a month at the
Fred Buchanan home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gorger and
family spent the week end visiting
friends near Ukiah.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Sperry are
vacationing in Portland.
Mrs. Louivsa Louy is being cared
for at the home of Mrs. Ida Fletcher.
Mrs. Franklin Ely of Morgan at
tended the non-high school board
meeting Saturday in Heppner.
Mrs. Casha Shaw returned to her
home in Heppner Saturday.
Merle Blake of Portland motored
to lone Sunday to visit his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Blake, and his
sons, Billy and Bobby, who have
been spending their summer here.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Ida
Moore who is a guest at the W. M.
Eubanks home.
Alice Nichoson left Monday night
for Olympia, Wash., to visit at the
home of her cousin, Mrs. Jalmar
Coski.
PINE CITY NEWS
Electric Service
Extension Complete
By BERNICB WATTENBURGER
The new electric extension is com
pleted and waiting for the state in
spectors to O. K. the line.
Miss Ina Wattenburger "of Echo,
Mrs. Audrey Stapish of Detroit,
Mich., Miss Lilly Esselstyne of Pen
dleton were dinner guests Wednes
day at the A. E. Wattenburger home.
Jack Healy is back working in the
Clark grocery store in Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill McDaid are the
parents of a baby boy, born Thurs
day.
A large crowd attended the Rodeo
princess dance at Lena in honor of
Constance Instone Saturday eve
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox and fam
ily, Lowell Young and Miss Geneva
Young were dinner guests at the
E. B. Wattenburger home Sunday.
Mrs. Elmer Griffith of lone spent
Monday visiting Mrs. C. H." Bar.
tholomew.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Myers and
Miss Betty Finch left Wednesday
morning for Portland where they
will meet Mr. and Mrs. Truman
Sethers of Tacoma, and all will jour
ney on to the world's fair in San
Francisco.
Miss Hazel Richey and Mrs. Bill
Westweyer spent the week end at
the Clayton Ayers home.
Miss Lilly Rauch is ill with rheu
matic fever. She will be bedfast for
at least three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neill were Pen
dleton visitors Monday morning.
getting new light fixtures for their
home.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger
spent Friday in Pasco, Wash., vis
iting their son, Earl, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neill attended
the church dinner in Stanfield at
the W. D. Neill home.
Harold Wilkins left Sunday for
the mountains to look after his sheep.
Callers Sunday at the John Healy
home were John Kenny, Mrs. Ce
celia Bucknum, Mrs. Sadie Farley,
Mrs. Emil Groshens and Dick Vin
ton from Heppner.
John Harrison made a business
trip to Pendleton Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch and
daughter Patty called Sunday eve
ning at the John Healy home.
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find a bargain in something needed
BOARDMAN NEWS
Sleeping Sickness
In H orses Battled
By MRS. CLAUD COATS
Five cases of sleeping sickness in
horses have been reported up to
date on the Boardman project. The
owners of the stricken horses are
P. M. Smith, M. Cassidy, E. A. Deu-
lan and C. Myers. County Agent
Conrad and Elmer Sullivan, local
agriculture instructor, are inocu
lating project horses against the disease.
Two women were critically in
jured and seven persons received
minor injuries when two cars had a
head-on collision close to Castle
Rock Monday. A car which had just
run out of gas was being pushed
from the highway when the other
two cars met at that point.
Bud and John Chaffee and Mr.
McDonald' left this week for Ga
lena where they are to work in a
mine.
Miss Naoma Black, former resident
of Boardman, is visiting friends on
the project this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Allen were bus
iness visitors in Hood River Friday.
Mrs. Eva Warner and Mrs. Olive
Atteberry were dinner guests at the
Packard home Saturday.
Mrs. Victor Myers left Thursday
for Portland for an indefinite bus
iness trip.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Bleakney mo.
tored to Pendleton Saturday.
Come to the Townsend picnic in
Warner's camp ground Sunday, Aug.
ust 13. There will be a basket lunch
at 1 p. m. The speaker of the day
is Mrv Despain of Pendleton. Every
one is cordially mvited to come.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Bleakney and
family left Sunday for a few days'
visit in Walla Walla. Mr. Bleakney's
brother from New Jersey, whom he
hasn't seen for several years, is there.
Several new trucks have been
purchased lately for the watermelon
hauling. Chas. Dillon has a new V8
truck, H. Ford has a '39 V8 pickup,
and Henry Graves has a Chevrolet
truck.
Mrs. Gladys Fortier and Miss Nor
ma Gibbons left Friday for the San
Francisco world's fair and other
California points of interest.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Baldwin and
children left by car Saturday evening
on a trip which they expected might
take them to San Francisco and the
world fair. They expected to spend
some time in the Willamette valley
before reutrning.
Harry Duncan departed Tuesday
for the coast. He expected to join
Judge and Mrs. C. L. Sweek at their
cottage at Seal Rocks near New
port for an outing.
JOBLESS PAYMENTS DOWN
Salem, Aug. 9 Cumulative dis
tribution of unemployment compen
sation in Oregon reached $8,903,833
as footings were totaled by the com
mission for July, central office rec
ords here revealed.
The monthly total was $253,973, a
decrease of 17 per cent from June.
Pendleton, covering Morrow and
Umatilla counties, acounted for
$2417, or 1 per cent of the state total.
The Portland metropolitan area
received 51 per cent of the July job
insurance money. Salem got 6 per
cent; Oregon City, 5 per cent; and
Marshfield, 4 per cent
Memorable scenes from the first
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and other such relics as "Tillie's
Punctured Romance," "The Birth of
a Nation," "Flesh and the Devil,"
"The Jazz Singer" in March of Time
Star Theater, " Wednesday and
Thursday, August 16-17.
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