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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, May 22, 1941
IONE NEWS
Closing Exercises for
lone Seniors Slated
By MRS. ELMER GRIFFITH
Baccalaureate services were held
at the Christian church Sunday
morning for the class of '41. Rev.
W. W. Head delivered the sermon
and Frank Jensen played the pro
cessional and recessional. A group
from the high school sang "Thanks
Be to God" and "Dear Land of Free
dom." The church was decorated
by members of the sophomore class,
and the sophomore girls acted as
ushers. Rev. Mr. Head was former
ly pstor of the Congregational
church here and for the last ten
years has returned annually for this
event. He also acted in that capa
city many times before that. He
returned to his home in Cathlamet,
Wash., Monday.
A pot luck dinner and family par
ty was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. W. Christopherson follow
ing baccalaureate services Sunday,
honoring Gloria Jean, infant daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Chris
topherson. Guests present were Mr.
and Mrs. P. C. Petersen, Elmer Pet
ersen, Melvin Brady, Mrs Ethel
Fellers and Iva May, Mr. and Mrs. i fection in his leg.
Lewis Ball and family, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Bryson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Young and grandson, Elmer Ball
and family, of lone; Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Schafer of Mikkalo, Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Agee and June Hubbell
of Boardman, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Ledbetter of Lexington. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Petersen and LeRoy 6f
Hermiston, and Mrs. Anna Chris
topherson and granddaughter of
Portland. Besides her grandparents,
the E. W. Christopherson s and Mrs.
Ralph Ledbetter, little Gloria Jean
was honored with the presence of
the following great grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Agee, Mr. and Mrs. P.
C. Petersen, and Mrs. Anna Chris
topherson. Miss Erruner Maynard died here
at the home of her niece, Mrs. Bert
Mason, at 11 o'clock Monday morn
ing. She had been ill for several
days, but her death was quite un
expected. She was 76 years old, and
a native of Iowa, but had lived here
for a number of years. The body
will be shipped to the old home at
Maynard, Iowa, for interment, and
Mrs. Mason and her sister, Mrs.
Charles Dezell of Spokane, will ac
company it.
Graduation exercises will be held
here this Thursday evening. The ad
dress will be delivered by Dean J.
R. Jewell. Charlotte Cannon will be
valedictorian and Eileen Sperry,
salutatorian. Other members of the
.cluss are Walter Corley, Clyde and
Claude Pettyjohn, John Doherty,
Melvin Brady and Ernest Christoph
erson. The sheriff and deputy were call
ed to lone Sunday to investigate the
theft of money from the schoolhouse.
Entrance had been gained by break
ing the glass in a back door with a
heavy implement, and the same thing
was used to pry open the cabinet in
the principal's office where a sum
of petty cash belonging to the school
district was kept. Mr. Hummel es
timated the amount to be between
$12 and $14. Further investigation
made by the sheriff Monday re
vealed that more than two dollars
has been taken from Mrs. Brown's
room. No arrests have been made.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Rice and
granddaughter, Eleanor, of Lexing
ton visited at the J. A. Troedson
home Friday.
The Marvel reunion was held last
Sunday at Boyd. Those attending
from here were Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Troedson, Mr. and Mrs. Wate Craw
ford and Harland, and Mr. and Mrs.
Vernice Crawford and family.
Foster Odom is in Portland receiv
ing medical attention. His wife join
ed him there the first of the week
to attend to some business matters.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Lundell and
daughter, Miss Mildred, are in Bak
er this week. Mr. Lundell was a
delegate from lone to the grand
lodge of the I. O. O. F., and the
ladies were delegates to the Rebek
ah assembly.
Members of the eighth grade who
will receive their diplomas Thurs
day evening are Dorothy Bergstrom,
Dorothy Farrens, Eunice Peterson,
Mary Barnett, Darlene Biddle, Max
ine Allyn, Alton Yarnell, James
Barnett, Robert Rietmann, Robert
Lawler. Robert Crowell, and Arthur
Stefani.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. ' Heliker
went to Portland Monday where
Mr. Heliker was to enter a hospital
for an operation on his injured foot.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bryson are in
charge at the Saddle Butte ranch
during their absence.
Pupils in the lone school have
suffered several casualties in the
final week. Darlene Biddle, daugh
ter of Mrs. Vernon Brown, fell whilo
climbing over a fence Sunday and
broke her leg. James Doherty fell
at school while doing the high jump
Monday and broke the bone in his
upper arm, and Arthur Stefani is
about on crutches following an in-
IRRIGON NEWS
Six Graduated From
Irrigon High School
By MRS. W. C. ISOM
Commencement exercises were
held in the auditorium Friday eve
ning for the six high school gradu
ates, Echo Aldrich, Joy Markham,
Alice Frederickson, Lucille Jones,
Frank Leicht and Glenn Powlson.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott from Camas,
Wash., visited Rev. and Mrs. Har
ness over' Sunday.
Mrs. Nettie Flower of Heppner and
Lish Harper of Pisgah, Iowa, visited
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Isom from
Thursday until Sunday evening. Mrs.
L. L. Cork from Hood River was
also a guest from Friday until Sun
day, while Sunday guests at the
Isom home were Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Swartz and two daughters, Mrs. Mol
ly Smith of Hood River, Stanley
Musgrave and Edith Stephens of Ce
cil and Mr and Mrs. George Ken-
dler and daughter Mary of Umatilla.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Bediwell
spent Saturday night in Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Dexter were
Echo and Pendleton visitors Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. D. Chapin of Los
Angeles are visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Baker have moved
into the Tum-A-Lum building.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Eddy left Mon
day for Sand Point, Idaho.
Mrs. Hazel Norcross and family
of Portland are visiting relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Caldwell
Portland visited here Friday
Sunday. '
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LEXINGTON NEWS
Klinger Automobile
Wrecked in Upset
By MARGARET SCOTT
Baccalaureate services for the sen
iors were held last Sunday evening
at the Christian church with Martin
Clark of Heppner officiating. The
girls' glee club ssng.
Edwina Breshears was ill at her
home Friday.
C. J. Shorb of La Grande was a
business visitor in Lexington Fri
day. '
Rudolph Klinger had the misfor
tune to wreck his car on the way
to Lexington last Friday. ' Slick
roads caused by the heavy rains
caused Mr. Klinger to lose control
of the car which rolled over twice
and landed right side up. The dam-
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Mr. ar.d Mrs. James Pointer of
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home of Mrs. Pointer's mother. Mrs.
Nettie Davis.
Mrs. Merle Miller was a Portland
visitoi last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fulgham and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Galloway of Grandview, Wash.,
were Sunday visitors here.
Work on the warehouse started
Monday.
The eighth grade graduation ex
ercises were held in the auditorium
at 3 o'clock Tuesday. The diplomas
were given by Ivan Amend. Those
graduated are Estelle Ledbetter,
Jack Miller, Melba Burnside, Ilene
Scott, Majo Marquardt, Dean Hunt
and Louise Hunt. The lower grades
sang songs and danced several folk
dances.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Phillips of
Arlington were Sunday visitors here.
The junior-senior banquet was
held Saturday evening at the Lucas
Place in Heppner. After the banquet
the group attended the show. Thursday evening with a theater
Mrs. Grace Turner and Mrs. Ralph party. After the show, refreshments
Scott entertained the senior class were served at the Turner home.
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