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    Thursday, August 29, 1940
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Three
LEXINGTON NEWS
Dona Kiltson Rites
Held at Lexington
By MARGARET SCOTT
Funeral services were held for
Dona Luttrell Kiltson at the Chris
tian church Monday afternoom. Mrs.
Kiltson passed away in Tacoma
August 23 at the age of 29 years and
31 days. She is survived by her
husband, J. Kiltson, her father, Omar
Luttrell of John Day and the fol
lowing sisters: -Edna Luttrell of Port
land, Ruth Vanderwood of Califor
nia, Fern Duran of Heppner, Faye
Munkers of Lexington and Lois
Snidley. Moffatt Dennis officiated
and the Miller brothers, Dona Bar
nett and Trina Parker sang "Land
Beyond the Sky" and "When I've
Gone the Last Mile of the Way" with
Eula Barnhouse at the piano.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Luttrell of Port
land were here for the funeral of
their niece, Dona Kiltson, Monday.
The John Day home of Omar Lut
trell was destroyed by fire Sunday
evening while Mr. Luttrell was in
Lexington.
The school superintendent, Ned
Gleason, formerly of Union, arrived
Monday for the school year and is
living in the Tempa Johnson home
on the hill.
Word has been received of the
death of Mrs. Anna Burchell in
Portland.
Marvin Glasscock of La Grande
was visiting friends here Sunday
evening.
Friends here learned of the birth
of a son to Mrs. Alberta Fulgham
Graves in Kennewick.
Ph-irWit Freda Majeske called
an executive board meeting of the
P T A. for Wednesday evening to
outline the work for the coming
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School will start September 3 with
only one-half school day. This will
be used to register the students.
ttj-u 9herd are Ned Glea-
son, Ivan Amend and Charlotte
Chambers. Grade scnooi
are Lilian Turner, 7th and 8th;
Juanita Carmichael, 3rd and 4th;
Edna Turner, 1st and 2nd. The 5th
and 6th grade teacher has not yet
been selected. ...
The local fire department is being
reorganized with Ralph Phillips as
fire chief, and Joe Thornburg, as
sistant. The list of other members
is not yet complete.
Mr. Ervin of Pilot Rock was here
W looking over the local wat
er system to get ideas for the new
plant at Pilot KocK. upon ivun
v.ia cmrwv he said that he had
obtained several interesting and
helpful notes from the lxington
water system.
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Daugherty,
Wmor Lexington residents, now liv
ing in Washington, are the parents
of a daughter, Sharon Lee, born
August 19th.
Frank Hogan, bookkeeper at
's ImDlement store, return
ed home Wednesday. His place will
be taken by Frank Clune.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Whillock and
family motored to Umatilla Wednes
day evening.
The Perkins family has moved to
Heppner.
The Knighten family of Monu
ment has moved into the Ralph Scott
house.
Orville Cutsforth is having the
house on the old McAlister farm
wired for electricity. The house is
occupied by the Noble and Rowe
families. '
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth
and family and Betty Smethurst
spent last week fishing at Diamond
lake. Thelma Smethurst kept the
Cuitsforth babv.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Campbell
and family of Wallowa visited
friends here last week.
Lonnie Henderson towed Louis
Marquardt's wrecked car to a Pen
dleton garage Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gail Williamson are
moving this week from the Barnett
house to the Getta Cox house re-
oently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Carmichael.
Lulu Matlock of The Dalles spent
last week with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvannus Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Eslie Walker were
dinner guests at the Art Hunt home
Thursday.
The John McMillan family arriv
ed home from Portland this week.
Nick Leathers of Portland is vis
iting his daughter, Juanita Carmi
chael. Mr. and Mrs. John Padberg mo
tored to Walla Walla Sunday to
get Mrs. Padbergs brother, Charles
Lieuallyn, who visited here until
Tuesday when he left for his home
in California. He was honored with
a farewell dinner Monday evening
at the Oris Padberg home with Mr.
and Mrs. John Padberg and the
Archie Padberg family as other
guests.
Carl Tinkhem left for Portland
Tuesday to attend school.
Mabel Gale and children of Port
land and Jessie Wright of The Dalles
spent the week end at the Sylvannus
Wright home. Rose Cuningham of
Heppner acompanied Mrs. Gale
home and will spend a few days in
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Rice and
granddaughter, Eleanor have gone to
Portland to spend a few weeks.
Raloh Scott and Doris motored to
The Dalles Saturday. Mrs. Scott
returned home and Dons remained
with Erma.
Mrs. Raich Scott spent Monday
with her mother, Mrs. Roy Neill at
Pine City.
Dan Dinges and Sam McMillan
left Thursday for a two weeks' va
cation in Spokane, Montana, Yellow
stone park and Salt Lake City.
La Verne Wright is working in
Portland for the Jackson-Jepson
Construction company.
Vera Whillock was in charge of
the local postoffice Tuesday while
her parents motored to Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Buel Harshman have
moved to Eight Mile.
Mr. and Mrs. C. McWhorter spent
the week end in Hood River and
Portland.
Ed Cummings has returned from
Ritter springs where he had been
vacationing.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Gentry and
family left Tuesday for Portland to
make their home.
Ruth Cowins of Heppner visited
the George Allyn home Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. -Carl Allyn and
Maxine were visitors in town Mon
day evening from lone.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth
spent Tuesday in Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. George Peck and
Jack Miller were Pendleton visitors
Saturday.
FARE REDUCTIONS SLATED
Heppner-Arlington Stages has
been granted a reduction in fares
by the state public utilities commis
sioner and expects final okeh from
Washington, D. C, shortly. The new
schedule will reduce the fare be
tween Heppner and Arlington 25
percent and between Heppner and
Condon, or Fossil, 50 percent. Paul
Pettyjohn, manager, expects the new
rates will become effective either
September 1 or 15.
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