2 Heppner Gazette
LEXINGTON NEWS
Justus A. Miller Was
Former Lex Resident
By MARGAKET SCOTT
Skippy Ruhl was a week-end vis
itor at the Otto Ruhl home.
Miss Helen Nieger and Mrs. Lorine
McDonald spent the week end in
Portland and Salem.
Mrs. Ethel Wheeler of Pendleton
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Olive
Swaggart, and her daughter, Mrs.
Gloria Dolvin, here.
Margaret Miller and two youngest
children spent Tuesday visiting the
local school and reported that it was
a very enjoyable day.
The regular grange meeting will
be held Saturday, March 14. Three
speakers from Heppner will be on
the program. At the February meet
ing there were 53 present and the
grangers would like to beat this rec
ord on Saturday and urge all mem
bers to attend. The lecturer's pro
gram begins at 8 o'clock.
On March 21 a free dance and
pie social will be held in the local
grange hall. All ladies are asked to
bring a pie and everyone is wel
come. Mrs. Emma Breshears was a bus
iness visitor in Heppner Monday
morning.
Mrs. Mary Ed wards who was called
to Sacramento, Cal., by the death of
her eldest sister returned home Tu
esday. Justus A. Miller, former resident
of Morrow county and Lexington vi
cinity, passed away in Pendleton on
Tuesday morning. The body was
brought to Heppner for the funeral
and interment on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Scott and
sons spent Sunday in Pendleton at
the Bob Dickinson home.
Correction: It was stated in this
column two -weeks ago that Erda
Pieper bumped into Larry Hanks
while backing her car away from
the schoolhouse. It was Ada Pieper
who was involved in the accdent.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wren are work
ing at the James .Monahan ranch .
near Boardman.
The local school boys are busy
gathering scrap iron.
Margaret Browning is employed
as bookkeeper in the Henderson
garage.
Faye Munkers and daughter and
Faye Ruhl and sons spent Tuesday
in Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McMillan and
family have moved to their farm
home for the summer.
Mayor Lonnie Henderson was a
Saturday business visitor in Hepp
ner. Gerry Cutler was confined to her
home by illness Tuesday.
Mrs. Cora Steagall of Spray called
at the Wilbur Steagall home Satur
day on her way to Irrigon to visit
other relatives.
George and Willie Steagall and Ed
Grant spent Saurday and Sunday
at Spray.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
I will again be a candidate for the
office of County Treasurer on the
Republican Primary Ballot, May 15,
1942, and ask for your support.
In past elections my democratic
friends have written my name in on
their primary ballots, thus making
me their candidate also, a manifes
tation of friendship that I greatly
prize.
I solicit the support of all voters
and hope that I have proved myself
worthy of the confidence reposed' in
mo. LEON W. BRIGGS,
(Paid Adv.) Incumbent.
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Times, March 12, 1942
BOARDMAN ITEMS
Clyde Tannehill was taken to The
Dalles hospital Thursday with a
ruptured appendix and has shown
little improvement.
Boardmanites visiting over the
week end were Mrs. Robert Berger
and daughters and Miss Myrthena
Martin, visiting relatives at Madras;
Mrs. Maude Kobow and Mrs. Claud
Coats, who motored to Tacoma, Wn.,
the former to visit her son Glen at
Fort Lewis, the latter her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Mallery, also her sister and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Cox of Seattle;
Mr. and Mrs. Al Macomber of Fossil,
who visited relatives on the project,
as did Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Petteys
of- Immigrant Springs; Miss Lois
Messenger, teacher in the Stanfield
school, who spent the week end a;
her parents', Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Messenger; Lewis Blayden and wife
who called at Mother Blaydens'
Thursday on their way to Longview,
Wash., returning Saturday with Mrs.
Blayden's parents; Brice Dillabaugh
and wife and daughter of Silver Falls
who called on old friends Friday.
They are former residents on the
project. Mr. and Mrs. Royal Rands
visited their son and family, also
friends this week end.
Mrs. Z. J. Gillespie and sons Don
ald and Lynn, also Mrs. Marion Van
Metre, Mrs. Claud Coats, Mrs. J. E.
Barlow and daughter Carma, were
shopping in Pendleton Tuesday.
Crystal Barlow was a business
visitor in the county seat Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kunze, Mrs. An na
Skoubo and daughter Frances,
motored to Fort Lewis to see their
sons, Frank and Edward, who are
stationed there at present.
H. E. C. pay luncheon and bus
iness meeting was held at Edith
Hendrick's with a large attendance.
Mrs. Roy Ball and Mrs. Robert Wil-
STAR Reporter
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Never Give A Sucker
An Even Break
W. C. Fields, Gloria Jean, Franklin
Pangborn, Leon Errol, Butch
and Buddy
He's the town's leading citizen . . .
they're all on his heels! Here's grand
fun, plus songs by Gloria Jean.
Plus
Don't Get Personal
Hugh Herbert, Mischa Auer, Jane
Frazce, Anne Gwynne. Ernest
Truex, Sterling Ilolloway
A funny muddle results when eccen
tric Herbert attempts to bring har
mony into the lives of some people
whose real life intests he miscon
strues. SUNDAY-MONDAY
How Green Was
My Valley
Walter Pidgecn, Maureen 0,Harn,
Donald Crisp, Anna Lee
' Roddy McDowall
A great story by Richard Llewelly -...
of the proud people who defied
the dark curse of The Valley . . .
one of the truly outstanding motion
pictures of the year.
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Children 10c
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Joan Blondell, Binnie Barnes, Janet
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John Howard
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WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
The Chocolate Soldier
Nelson Eddy, Rise Stevens, Nigel
Bruce, Florence Bates
The king of song parks his dignity
and kicks the gong around a mu
sical with the fun side up!
HA ROMAN NEWS
Spring Evidenced in
Hardman Vicinity
By ELSA M. LEATHERS
With the bluebirds, meadowlarks,
robins, squirrels and buttercups
very much in evidence, spring must
be just around the corner.
Mrs. Walter Wright is to be com
mended on the good work she did
registering women for the defense
work. She registered 100 percent
in this district regardless of the deep
snow and bad storms. She had to
walk most "of the time, since the
snow was too deep to take her car.
Besides Mrs. Wright has two small
children.
Mrs. Roy Robinson attended to
business over the week end in
Heppner. Her son Creston met her
there from Pendleton.
Maud Robison went to Portland
the first of the week to consult a
physician. Upon arriving in Port
land she found her son Richard was
in the hospital with flu or pneu
monia. Friends gathered to greet Mrs.
Austin Devin on her birthday
Thursday. She received many nice
presents. Luncheon was served.
Mrs. Kinard McDaniel returned
home Saturday after spending sev
eral days in Heppner with her
daughter, Ramona, who is a student
in the school there.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Steers and Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Steers and children
visited relatives and friends here
Saturday and Sunday from Klam
ath Falls. They also visited a sister,
Mrs. Foster Collins, on Rhea creek
Sunday evening before returning
to their home.
The Rebekahs entertained the
president of the state assembly, Mrs.
Myrte McAlpin of Eugene, Satur
day evening. Some were present
son were joint hostesses with Mrs.
Hendrick.
Mrs. Frank Marlow returned to
her home here Thursday after be
ing confined at The Dalles hospital
the past several months.
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tending from here were Mrs. Walter
Wright, Mrs. W. C. Hastings, Mrs.
C. E. Leathers, Mrs. C. H. McDaniel,
Cecilia Bell and Mrs. Roy Thomas.
Henry Graham visited at the Ad
Inskeep home this week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bleakman
stopped a minute in town Tuesday
on their way to visit their daughter,
Mrs. Herb Hynd. Mrs. Hynd's young
daughter has been ill at St. An
thony's hospital. Mr. and Mrs.
Bleakman will stay until the baby
is well.
Mrs. Raymond Reid is home from
St. Anthony's hospital with her small
daughter, Bernadine Joy, correcting
my mistake of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Moore and
children of Kinzua visited Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Rogers over the week
end.
Mrs. Floyd Adams and girls spent
the week end at the ranch, return
ing to Heppner Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Leathers and
daughter Jean returned from Port
land where they had spent the last
month. Mr. Leathers will run the
saw at the Reecmill when it starts
some time this month.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Keene moved
to lone this week to help in lambing
with the Art Keene sheep.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Buschke and
sons visited at the Walter Becket
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OF PORTLAND
PINE CITY NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch and
daughters, Patty and Frances, were
dinner guests Wednesday with Mr.
and Mrs. Eb Hughes of Lena. Later
in the evening they attended grange.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid J Buseick of
Long Creek spent Friday and Sat
urday with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wat
tenburger. They had been to Port
land on business.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger
and family spent Sunday in Pasco
with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Watten
burger. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch and
daughters spent Thursday evening
in Heppner visiting their daughter
Betty.
Miss Patricia Daley is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Daley.
Miss Patricia broke her ankle some
time ago and is still on crutches.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boylen of Pen
dleton were callers on the creek
Sunday.
C. H. Bartholomew shipped a band
of sheep to range in Washington, the
past week.
Misses1 Helen and Rosetta Healy
of Heppner spent the week end with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Healy.
home Thursday evening.
Ed Warren left this week to work
in lambing for Cleve Van Schoiack.
Ed McDaniel went to work for
Jim Burnside.
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