Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, January 20, 1944, Page 8, Image 8

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    8 Heppner Gazette Times, January 20, 1944
Our Men in Service
Continued from First Pace
from the god; usually a hand of
bananas or a oocoanut.
After five days and nights of
this, the goddess, the collected food
and money are taken down to the
the river and thrown in and de
stroyed. This complete process is
repeated every year. I close with
all my love.
Lt Lester Leroy Dale Stilwell.
RETURNS TO SOUTH
Pfo Raymond Kay Ferguson de
parted Wednesday night to return
to Camp Wolters Texas after en
joying the past week with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Ferguson
and other relatives. His furlough
was quite unexpected and the lad
lad thoroughly enjoyed just being
at home with his family.
GO TO CALIFORNIA
Mr. and Mrs. Harry O'Donnell
left Friday for San Francisco where
they were called by the serious
illness of Mrs. O'DonnelTs mother.
They accompanied Mrs. Edward
and in Portland picked up Mr. Rice
Mr. O'Donnell had not planned to
make the trip until it was learned
that both their sons would be in
San Francisco on a week's leave.
RETURNS TO HEPFNER
Mrs. Neva LeTrace came from
Stanfield Sunday night to take
care of Mrs W. E. Pruyn who is ill.
Mrs. LeTrace was visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert
Lowe, who brought her home.
RETURN TO NEW MEXICO
V. P. Huff was granted gasoline by
the rationing board to take his fam
ily to their home in Albuquerque,
N. M. They left Saturday for that
point Huff was employed on the
Kinzua logging road project, work
ing for Leonard & Slate contractors.
IN PORTLAND
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilkinson
drove to Portland Tuesday to spend
a few days on business. They expect
to return home the last of the
week.
INJURED IN ACTION
Mrs. Catherine Doherty and oth
er members of her family have re
ceived word that Paul Doherty, a
member of the marines, was in
jured in action in the South Pacific.
No particulars were received with
the message.
TAKES SON TO PORTLAND
Mrs. Marvin "Wightman left for
Portland Sunday, taking her son,
Marvin Jr., to the Doernbecker
hospital for treatment. She expects
to be away about a month.
COMES FOR CAR
Mrs. Viola Gray arrived in Hep
pner Tuesday from her home "at
Dorria, Calif., and left Thursday
morning driving a car she bought
from Mrs. A. E. Burkenbine. Mrs.
Gray is a former resident of Hepp
ner, living here several years when
her husband, the late Dr. Gray,
practiced here.
JOINT INSTALLATION
Friday evening, Jan. 21, is the date K p C D fj M
sei Dy uie (juaieiows ana neoen
ahs for their annual installation of
officers. The affair will open with a
dinner at 6:30 o'clock followed by
the business of the evening.
WITH WAR BONDS
VISITING HERE
Mrs. T. W. Rippee of Boardman
is visiting in Heppner this week at
the homes of Frank Conner and
Oscar Rippee.
WORD OF APPRECIATION
We do not know the names of all
of the people who so kindly and
generously assisted us after the fire
which destroyed our home and be
longings and are taking this means
to say "thank you from the bottoms
of our hearts."
Mr. and Mrs. Eslie M. Walker
and family.
RETURNS TO CAMP
S 2jc Hubert Wilson left the last
of the week for Gulfport Miss, to re
sume training after visiting his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Wilson.
ACCEPTS PENDLETON JOB
Miss Jeannette Sims' has accepted
the position of secretary to the city
superintendent of schools in Pendle
ton. Miss Sims was a winter term
graduate from Oregon State college
and visited at the home of Dr. and
graduation.
Mrs. A. D. McMurdo following her
HERE FROM KAMELA
Mr. and Mirs. J. K. Charlton of
Kamela were visitors in the coun
ty last week, spending some time
with friends in the Eight Mile sec
tion and attending to business mat
ters in Heppner. Mrs. Charlton,
the former Daisy Shively, was
busy greeting friends while in
town. Her husband is a railroad
man.
VISITING FAMILY
Pfc Simpson Holley is visiting his
wife and son at the Morris Nash
home, coming from New Orleans
where he has been cooking in the
general hospital. He expects to go
on to a hospital ship as cook when
he returns to duty.
ON FURLOUGH
Pfo Albert Winkleman, in train
ing at Fort Ranier, Wash., is visit
ing in the county this week. He is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. M.
Alen at Lexington.
RETURN TO PORTLAND
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Harshman
left for Portland Tuesday where
Mrs. Harshman will receive further
treatment for a leg injury sustain
ed in Klamath Falls last falL They
spent some time in Portland earlier
in the winter and returned here a
short time ago but it soon develop
ed that the limb was not healing
properly.
VISITING MOTHER
Pvt Francis Doherty is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Catherine Doher
ty and other relatives, coming from
Shreveport, La., where he is in
training.
NOW AT FARRAGUT
Roger Conner, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Connor, enlisted in the
navy last week and is stationed at
Farragut. He had been "chaffing at
the bitt" until he was 17 and lost
little time in joining up.
STAR Reporter
Friday-Saturday, January 21-22
Oklahoma Raiders
A musical western with Tex Ritter
and Fuzzy Knight .
PLUS
Sherlock Holmes
Faces Death
Basil Rathbonc, Nigel B,ruce
This modernized version of Sir Ar
thur Conan Doyle's "Musgrave Ma
nor" is an excellent detective story.
Sunday-Monday, January 23-24
Let's Face It
iBob nope, Betty Hutton, Dona
Drake, Cully Richard, Eve Ar
den, Zazu Pitts, Marjorie Weaver,
Raymond Walburn
Naturally you'U go for Hope as a
draftee in an army camp comedy,
from the man who's world-famous
for his army camp shows. Cole Por
ter songs!
Tuesday, January 25
In Old Chicago
Tyrone Power, Alice Fayc, Don
Ameche, Brian Donlevy, Andy
Dcvine
A musical story of the CLeary
Family and its relation to the great
Chicago fire of 1871. A re-issue of
a grand show.
Wednesday-Thursday, Jan. 26-27
Swingshift Maisie
Ann Sothern, James Craig, Jean
Rogers
A happy hurricane of laughter and
romance as the blonde from Brook
lyn puts the "swing" in swing shift
IN HOSPITAL
M. L. Case and daughter, Mrs. G. RETURNS FROM TEXAS
E. Nikander. took Mrs. Case to The Mrs. Cyrene Barratt returned
Dalles the first of the week and Saturday from Texas where she
placed her in a hospital for obser- attended her son Bill's wedding
vation and treatment. late in December.
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