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LEXINGTON NEWS
Lexington Boy Falls
From Moving Auto
By MARGARET SCOTT
Donny Hunt, young son of Mr. ai d
Mrs. Arthur Hunt, fell from the car
Saturday while it was in motion
and received painful lacerations on
the back of his head. He was taken
to a Heppner physician for treath
ment. Oris Padberg was a business vis
itor in Pendleton Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Whillock and
children, Helen Breshears, and Ev
erett Crump spent Sunday in Spray.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rhodda left
for Hermiston Tuesday to make
their home.
Aileen Scott returned home Wed nesday
after visiting relatives in
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Morris
and Norma departed for their home
in Montana Saturday after visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. Archie Padberg was a Hr. -miston
visitor this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Vinson wert
Saturday guests at the Buchanan
home.
The 4-H cooking club met Satur
day afternoon at the Charles Mrr
qurdt home.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nichols of Cor
vallis were week-end visitors here.
Mrs. Tempa Johnson returned to
Astoria with them, being called there
by the serious illness of her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Marcus Hendricks.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Miller of Her
miston were Sunday visitors at le
Harry Dinges home.
Mrs. Frank Munkers entertained
the Ladies Aid at her home Wednes
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pomeroy ir-d
daughters of Ostrander spent the
week end visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Callie Duncan was hostess at
a birthday party Tuesday afternoon
honoring her grand-daughtet Bev
erly of California, who is seven.
Many nice gifts were received and
refreshments of ice cream, cake and
punch were served. Guests were
Bobby and George Burnside, Tda
and David Buchanan, Marjory and
Bill Miller, Carol Jackson, Clair and
Shirley Hunt, Juanita and Lola Pod
berg, and Bette and John Edwards.
Juanita Padberg spent several days
at the home of her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Padberg this
week.
Archie Padberg, Jr., has returned
home from a visit' at the Robert
Allstott home in Hermiston.
Jack Van Winkle and Eugsne
Marshall spent Friday in Hermiston.
The skating rink will be open
Saturdy and Sunday ( evenings and
also Sunday afternoon.
Volunteer firemen were called to
check a wheat fire at the J. F. Mc
Millan ranch Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sprinkel and
Mrs. Fred Wehmeyer of Heppr.er
called at the Vernon Scott home Tu
esday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Phillips of
Arlington spent the week end here.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Marquardt
shopped in Pendleton Saturday.
The scouts held their regular
meeting at the George Tucker home
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Sarah Booher and Mrs. Tom
Beymer spent Wednesday here.
A large crowd attended the old
time dance at the local grange hall
Saturday evening.
Guests at the home of Mr. nd
Mrs. Callie Duncan are their daugh
ter and children of California.
There will be an ice cream social
in the Leach hall Saturday evening
sponsored by the Three Links club.
Sunday school will be held at 10
a. m. and church at 11 a. m. Sunday
with George Tucker delivering ,e
message.
UNION MISSION SETS PROGRAM
The Union Missionary society of
Heppner will hold its regular meet
ing Friday, June 27, at 2 p. m. at
the Methodist church. The following
program will be given: Prelude,
Gweneth Glasgow; devotions; bus
iness; review, Mrs. Robert Jones;
violin solo, Mrs. Thos. Wilson; re
view, Mrs. Blaine Isom; vocal solo,
Mrs. Ture Peterson; reading, Mrs. D.
W. Glasgow; piano duet, Mrs. J. O.
Turner, Mary Lou Ferguson. Re
freshments will be served. All are
cordially invited.
IONE NEWS
120 Acres Wheat
Burn in lone Section
By MRS. ELMER GRIFFITH
Between showers this community
has been visited by grass fires. One
started on the highway above lone
near the Pettys ranch and burned
up the canyon to the McMUbrt
ranch where a few acres of wheat
was destroyed Sunday afternoon.
At the C. E. Fisk ranch the same
afternoon a grass fixe ran into the
wheat and 106 acres of wheat was
burned. O. G. Haguewood lost If
cres of wheat in the same fire. Sev
enty head of cattle were on the
range that was burned, and two
cows and two calves were so badly
burned that they had to be killed.
A surveyor measured the wheat land
burned over on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Gabbert re
turned ,to Portland Tuesday after
a visit at the home of Mrs. Gab -bert's
brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankin. Mr.
Gabbert has purchased the Ernest
Christopherson ranch and took pos
session last week. Mr. Mankin will
manage the ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Christopher
son and son Erschel have gone to
the coast where they plan to remain
until harvest. Ernest, Jr., is attend
ing the Beaver Boy State at Cor
vallis. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Blake moved
out to the Ernest Christopherson
ranch Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Lundell have rented their
house for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Feldman en
joyed a visit this wek from Mr. and
Mrs. W. H Metz of San Jose. Cal.
They left Friday for Seattle.
Henry Filkins passed away at the
Heppner hospital Monday evening
after a short illness. Funeral ser
vices will be hid at the Christian
church in lone Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Mr. Filkins is a pio
neer of Morrow county and was
about 74 years of age. The I. O. O.
F. will have charge of the services.
Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Mackey and
son and daughter of Culver, Indiana,
arrived on Monday evening to visit
at the home of Mrs. Mackey's cous
in, Mrs. Bert Mason. They have
been on a tour of the United States
and Mexico and expect to go home
by way of Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Maloney of
Portland were business visitors in
lone and Morgan on Tuesday.
Mrs. Lee Beckner drove to Silver
Creek falls near Silverton Friday to
take Alice Nichoson and Charlotte
Sperry, who are attending Girls
State, sponsored by the Legion aux
iliary. Mrs. E. G. Sperry accom
panied Mrs. Beckner also and will
remain in Portland for six weeks
to attend school.
Miss Eileen Sperry went to Port
land on Saturday to visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller and chil
dren of Salem are guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Garland
Swanson. Mrs. Swanson and Mr.
Miller are brother and sister.
Mrs. Norton Lundell and Mrs.
Earle Bryant and children attended
the silver tea at the Odd Fellows
hall on Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. W. L. Van Horn and two
daughters of The Dalles have join
ed Mr. Van Horn here and are at
the Park hotel. Mr. Van Horn is
the engineer for the Morrow Grain
Growers elevator at Lexington, and
is also building an elevator at the
Charles McElligott ranch.
A. E. Henckley of Kennewick,
Wash., was a week-end guest at the
Laxton MeMurray home.
Clarence Linn was a visitor in
Condon on Monday.
Mrs. Harry Yarnell and son Alton
are visiting in Caldwell, Idaho, at
the home of her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Yar
nell. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Swanson
left Sunday for their home in Port
land after spending the night in
lone at the home of Mr. Swanson's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swanson.
They stopped on their way homo
from a trip to Montana, where they
visited relatives.
Mrs. Erling Thompson and small
son, Eldon Lee, returned home from
Heppner on Monday Mrs. Thomp
son's mother, Mrs. W. H. Scharf, of
Salem arrived for a visit on Mon
day also.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ely and Mr.
Mrs. Wallace Matthews visited Mr.
and Mrs. Elvin Ely in Boardman
Sunday.
Miss Gladys Brashers is attending
school in Portland this summer.
Mrs. Emily Peck is spending her
vacation in Portland. Mrs. Minnie
Forbes is caring for Mrs. Ida Pet
erson during her absence.
Mrs. Alice Wiles is visiting in
Tygh Valley.
Mrs. Bert Mason returned home
Thursday from an extended visit
in Iowa
Services were held at the Luth
eran church at Gooseberry Monday
evening and there was an all day
meeting Tuesday, with a pot luck
dinner at noon. Ministers in at
tendance were Rev. Lundblad of
Gresham, Rev. Randolph and Rev.
Tolleen and Rev. Sandberg of Port
land. The latter is director of home
missions. Those attending from lone
were Mrs: E. R. Lundell, Richard
Lundell, Mrs. Carl Allyn, Mr. anl
Mrs. J. E. Swanson. Mrs. Delia Cor
son and Mrs. Minnie Forbes.
Marian and Jimmy Miller of
Heppner are guests at the Fr-.:d
Mankin home. Dwight Gabbert, ne
phew of Mrs. Mankin, is spending
some time at the Mankin ranch.
The highway oiling crew has ar
rived here from Ukiah to oil the
city streets. They are staying at
the Park hotel.
A high dry southwest wind was
blowing on Sunday, but by Tues
day the weather was back to "nor
mal," heavy clouds and frequent
showers.
HARDMAN NEWS
W.T. Reynolds Passing
Saddens Hardman
By ELSA M. LEATHERS
The Hardman community is sad
dened to think of the untimely
passing of William T. Reynolds who
had lived the greater part of his
life here on his ranch about six
miles south of Hardman. He was
found dead by the barn' door Thurs
da evening by Marvin Hughes, his
nearest neighbor. When authorities
arried the doctor, Dr. L. D. Tibbies,
pronounced death had struck in
stantly and that Mr. Reynolds must
have died some time Tuesday
morning. Mr. Reynolds had visited
in town Sunday. He usually came
to town on Saturday evening to at
tend lodge, as he was a member f
the Odd Fellows lodge. He had held
the office of treasurer for a score or
more years. Mr. Reynolds had be?n
in poor health for the last few
months, but it was believed that he
was able to do all his work alone.
Mr. Reynolds leaves a niece, Mrs.
George Falquist of Avalon, Cal., to
mourn his passing besides his many
friends and brother Odd Fellows,
and sister Reekahs at Hardman.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Lindburg
and daughter Marjorie from Athel,
Idaho, are visiting her sister and
brothers, Mrs. Bernard Bleakman,
Frank and Charley McDaniel.
Mrs. Carl Leathers and daughter
Jean returned home from Portland
Thursday evening after spending a
week there visiting her mother, Mrs.
J. E. Grimes. Mrs. Leathers' niece,
Josephine Case, came home with
them.
Ted Hams of Portland is visiting
at the James Hams home.
Mrs. Tom Brown left last week for
Naches, Wash., to visit relatives.
Mrs. George Hayden and son Mar
ion made two trips to Portland this
week, hauling machinery there to
dispose of it.
Mr. and Mrs. Clud Buschke and
William Greener went on a fishing
trip to Deep creek for a few days
this week. Bobby and Jerry Buschke
visited Mrs. Earl Evans at Heppner.
Mrs. Ada Cannon and Mrs. Mar
vin Hughes motored to Pendletri
Sunday.
The Hardman community has re
sponded to the call to help make up
Morrow county's quota of $200 for
United Seryice organization, with
Mrs. Bernard Bleakman taking con
tributions. Don't wait to be asked.
Give and do your part. Any amount
is appreciated.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Steers and
son Elmer motored to Pilot Rock
and Pendleton Wednesday on busi
ness.
Mrs. Frank Howell from Top came
over this week to visit her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDaniel.
Miss Neva Bleakman of Heppner
and Gerald C. Haddox of Forest
Grove were united in marriage at
Payette, Idaho, the 16th of June.
They will make their home at Forest
Grove where Mr. Haddox is associ
ated with Safeway stores.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scott were
visiting the Neal Knighten home
Tuesday. .
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Brannon and
Leon Chapin were shopping in
Heppner one day this week.
Cecil McDaniel, Ollie Hastings
and Norvin Adams returned home
Friday from Corvallis 4-H summer
school. They all reported they had
a very nice time. i
PINE CITY NEWS
Lena Grange Picnics
At Battle Mountain
By BERNICE WATTENBURGER
Mr. and Mrs. Russell D. Moore
are the parents of a son born Fri
day. The baby has been named
Marvin Dale.
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Abercrombie
and family were visitors at the Rus
sell Moore home Wednesday eve
ning. A picnic was held by the Lena
grange at Battle Mountain Sunday.
There were about 60 persons there.
E. B. Wattenburger made a bus
iness trip to Kimberly Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger
and family were visitors at the Mar
ion Finch home Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew
returned home from Spokane Thu,. -day,
where he has been attending
to his sheep.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McGreer wera
week-end visitors at the Boylen
ranch on Butter creek.
PILOT TRAINING TO START
Oregon State College Applicants
from any part of the state will be
accepted for the civilian pilot train
ing courses being given, here this
summer, starting about July 1, ac
cording to B. F. Ruffner, director of
the course. Application may be
made by mail, phone, or personal
call at room 301, Mines building.
Corvallis. Both the primary and
advance course will be given this
summer. The only cost to the stu
dent is $23.20 to cover medical ex
amination, insurance, and miscellan
eous expense. Those accepted must
be citizens between 19 and 26, with
two years of college training, or one
year if in college last year.
Do not hide today's sun behind
tomorrow's cloud.
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