Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1944)
6 Heppner Gazette Times, July 6, 1944 IONENEWS NOTES By Wms. OKAS METMAWH Miss Banita Smith and Howard Howie of Salem were married in Portland at the Trinity Episcopal rectory on Saturday, July 1 at 11 a. m. Mr. and Mrs. Dan O'Hara of Portland and Miss Barbara Smith of lone were among those present. Pvt. Robert Everson, son of Mrs. Bessie Everson in training with the marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif, is home on leave. Hbie Akers P02a spent his leave visiting his father and fam ily. ELbie is stationed at San Ber nardino, Cabi. Frank "Woods has been quite ill for the past two weeks at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lana Padberg. He was taken to The Dalles this week for a checkup. Mrs. Robert Buchanan received word recently that her brother, Douglas Reno, who is in the New Brittain Islands is now a sergeant. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barnett re week from Seattle where they vis turned Monday evening of last ited their son Jimmy who is in the navy. Fred Buhanan met with a pain ful and serious accident Thursday when he was knocked from the top of a hay stack. He was taken to Pendleton to the hospital where it was found his hip was badly dislocated and his right wrist bro ken. He will have to remain in the hospital for several weeks. The family s(pent the 4th with him. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Halvorseri returned home Wednesday evening with their new daughter, Linda May, who was born June 25, weight 7 pounds 10 ounces. Mr. ,and Mrs. Joe Crabtree, Mrs. Halvorsen's pa rents, of Salem returned with them and plan to stay for some time. Miss Doris Palmateer arrived home Saturday afternoon for a few days visit over the Fourth. Miss Palmateer is studying to be an X ray technician. Jack Farris left Monday on a fishing trip to Ukiah. With, him were his daughter Mrs. Earline Peck, a niece, Miss Lavona Pid cock of Portland and his grandson, Keith Peck. Mrs. John Rancier visited rela tives at Kelso the first of the week. Making the trip with her were her son Gene, a niece Carol Lee Sim mons and nephew Bobby Burke. They returned Thursday morning. Joe Mason and daughter Lurel of Prineville were visiting relatives there. This was Joe's first visit home in about 14 years. The Mason family including Mr. and Mrs. Ed Busclike, Mrs. Clara Kincaid, M.r. and Mrs. Martin Cotter, Mr. and Mrs. .Frank Mason and family, John and Janet Mason and Osol Inskeep gathered at the Bert Ma son home for a picnic on the Fourth. Joe and daughter returned to Prinevile Wednesday. Little Peggy Botts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Botts, met with an accident Sunday when the door of the car opened as the family was returning from Heppner. Peg gy was thrown from the car and received a number of cuts and bruises. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ray and Mrs. Marion Hayden and son George of Lexington left Sunday for a three day vacation trip to Wallowa lake; Willard Waddell, 10 year old son of Rev. and Mrs. H. N. Waddell, narrowly escaped death when he and Ralph Kincaid, nine, attempt ed to ride the lift in the Swans on elevator last Thursday evening. The lift rose so rapidly that the Waddell boy was thrown out on the platform at the top of the ele vator and knocked unconscious. He received a deep gash on the top of his head and his hands were bad ly burned when he grabbed a rope in trying to slow the speed of the lift. Pomona grange met at the Wil lows grange hall Saturday and was well attended. The ceremony of burning the last note in paying for the building took place during the afternoon program. The free dance in the evening drew quite a crowd. Old time dance music was provid ed by the grange members, Mrs. Foster Odom, Oscar Lundell and Donald Heliker, and the modern music was furnished by the lone orchestra. The lone library board met Mon day to elect officers. Mrs. Charles O'Connor was elected president and Mrs. Bert Mason secretary. Other members of the board are Mrs. Hugh Smith and Mrs. Charles Carl son. Mrs. Henry Gorger was re elected librarian by the Topic club at its last meeting. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. .Sargent of Eugene were in lone Monday. They are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Warren of Heppner and the C. A. Warrens of lone. Mrs. Virgil War ren' is Mrs. Sergeant's aunt Guests at the Hugh Smith home last week were Lt. and Mrs. Wil liam Shaw of Walla Walla. Mrs. Shaw is Mrs. Smith's niece. Henry Clark and Albert Shaver who have been drilling wells at Bend are spending a few days at the Clark home. Mrs. Frank Helena (Edna Liind strom) and sons Frankie and Bob by are visiting Mrs. Helena's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lindstrom. They plan to make a two weeks' visit The young twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Lindstrom celebrat ed their ninth birthday an July 1, with a party at their home. Guests present were Jean Ann,, Denny and Johnny Swanson, Shirley and Ron ald McCabe, Frankie and Bobbie Helena, and Mesdames Garland Swanson, Clifford McCabe, Frank Helena, Otto Lindstrom, Albert Lindstrom, Roy Lindstrom and Mrs. Franklin Lindstrom. Miss Lois Howk' returned to her home in Condon Sunday. "Bud" Cannon of Portland spent the week-end with his mother Mrs. Ada Cannon. George Ely spent the Fourth at Ritter Springs. A new automatic scale has re cently been installed in the Mor row county cooperative elevator. Rev Waddell and family left Tuesday for Wheatland Wyo. where he will perform the marriage cer emony of his eldest son Maynard to Miss June Blunck of Dwyer, Wyo. Maynard is stationed with the ar my in Arizona and Miss Blunck is a 4-H demonstrator and organi zer in Wyoming. The Yarn ell family visited Har ry Yarnell at The Dalles hospital Sunday, June 25, and found him very much improved. Mrs. Dalles Perkins Trembly of Portland with her brother Chester Perkins and her grandson Keith McDonald were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Bryson Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Trembly is a cousin of Mrs. Bryson, Mrs. Lana Padberg and Frank Woods. Guests at the John Rancier home Sunday were Mr and Mrs. Gus Burke of Colfax, Wash. Their son Bob who has been visiting at the Rancders reurned home with them. Mr. Burke is Mrs. Rancier's bro ther. Mrs. Laxton McMurray received a letter from her nephew David Howe who is in England, telling her that he and his buddy had paid $4.80 for a dozen eggs. Members .of the lone Catholic church gathered for a dinner Sun day in die rooms of the church. About 50 persons enjoyed the deli cious meal. Mrs. Bert Mason, Mrs. Charles Dalzell and Mrs. Fred Mankin were Portland visitors last week. When they returned Janet and John, children of Mr. and Mrs. Dorr Ma son of Portland, returned with the ladies. Ted Blake of Portland arrived in lone Monday to prepare for har vest at the Leo Gorger ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Blake and son Darrell of Heppner were lone viators Monday evening. Mrs. Ralph Aldrich is ill with intestinal flu. M Holmes Gabbert and son Dwight of Portland came up last week to assist in preparing for harvest on the Gabbert ranch. The lone Sage says: I notice when we old folks dance, it's half lum bago, half a dance, creaks and groans and finally skids dancing is a game for kids. ON LEAVE Earl Bailey is spending embark ation leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Bailey, coming here from San Francisco where he has been in training. For Good Eats Go to the Victory Cafe lone, Oregon Roy and Betty Lieualien Proprietors His patriotism is written in If you can't shoulder a gun Shoulder the cost of one! Our men will do the fighting if we give them weapons to fight with. From now on they're going to need more weapons . . . that means it's going to cost us more . . . twice as much as before, from every person, put in War Bonds! WWV W. F. Barnett & Co. Yours is in the 5)TH written on every Bond you buy WAR G&tAN S THE stepping stones to victory are red with blood of Ameri can heroes. Tarawa . . . Salerno . . . Cassino. Their patriotism is written in blood. Your patriotism is written on every Bond you buy in this vital 5th War Loan. Your name on a War Bond means you're behind our invasion troops. Help hasten the day of Vic tory by investing in extra War Bonds now. Invest in more than you've ever purchased before. Invest $100, $200, $300, $400. Those who can, must invest thousands of dollars. For this is the biggest fob we've ever had to do. We can't' fail our fighting men as they plunge into the biggest and bloodiest struggle of all. WELCOME THE VICTORY V0LUNTEE1S whan thty call to tell yon about War lowb 5WAn LOAN Lexington Oil Co-operative