Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, October 19, 1950
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Friday The 13th
Observed With Mill
Fire at Monument
Friday the 13th was both un
lucky and lucky for the Big 4
Lumber company. The exhaust
exploded and set the mill on fire.
The siren gave the alarm and
soon every available man in
town was at the fire. Owing to an
efficient water pressure, the fire
was soon under control but the
roof was badly burned.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Rhose and
son Mitchie of Portland spent the
week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lynn Forrest. Mr. Rhose
enjoyed some hunting while here.
Roy Munkers of The Dalles was
in town Sunday. He brought a
truck up to move his household
goods which were stored at the
Dubosch ranch.
Mrs. Rho Bleakman received
word Sunday morning of the
death of her mother's aunt, Mrs.
Mollie Smith, at the home of her
daughter in Portland. Funeral
services were to be held in Hood
River. Mrs. Smith was an aunt of
Mrs. Dave Musgrave of Mt. Ver
non. Clayton Sweek( who was in
ducted in the armed forces Tues
day of last week, was sent from
Eugene to Fort Riley, Kas.
George Gray who was ill and
taken to a doctor last week is
able to be on the job again. He
is sawyer for the Big 4 Lumber
company.
Mrs. Patzer, one of the instruc.
tors in the Monument school, has
moved into her home in Monu
ment. Formerly she lived in the
Theron King ranch and drove to
school.
Errett Mael and friends of The
Dalles were in this vicinity dur
ing hunting season. He stopped
long enough to greet some of his
friends in Monument.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Settle return
ed home Friday from a week's
stay in Portland where Mrs. Settle
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received a medical check-up.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Water-
house had as their guests over
the week-end, his mother and her
husband, an dtwo sisters, Faith
and Donna Lee Waterhouse.
Margaret Elder returned to Mo.
nument Saturday. Her daughter,
Marjorie Hughes and son Jimmy
brought her from Pendleton, re
turning home Sunday.
lhe high school students are
working faithfully on a comedy
to De presented on November 4.
Mrs. Georgia Capon who is 83
years old went to consult a doctor
last week. This was the first time
in her life that she ever went to
a doctor.
Claude Crouch of The Dalles
was attending to business mat
ters in Monument the fore part
of the week.
Earl Sweek drove to Portland
Tuesday to order material neces.
sary to remodel the school s au
ditorium into two class rooms.
He was accompanied by his wife
and Mrs. Chance Wilson. They
returned Saturday afternoon.
Bin white and Dutch Welsen-
fluh of John Day were greeting
friends in Monument Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hvnd and
daughter Carol of Cecil came to
Monument Sunday. Mrs. Hynd
visited her mother, Mrs. G. A.
Bleakman.
Hugh Johnson, salter on the
Tamarac reserve, has moved back
to town for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivory Jewel mo
tored to John Day one day last
week where she received a medi
cal check-up.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Enright at
tended funeral services for his
brother, James Enright, in Pen
dleton Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Griggs
and children left Friday for their
foTmer home in St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. John Roscoe and daugh
ter of Kellogg, Idaho are spend
ing two weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Ethel Adams.
Mrs. Norman Florence is con
valescing at the home of her
sister in Portland following a
major operation recently.
Lexington Folks
Learn Town Was
Incorporated 1903
By Delpha Jones
The Lexington PT-A met at the
auditorium Tuesday night with
Mrs. Armin Wihlon presiding. A
program consisted of accordion
solos by Betty Messenger, a read.
ing by Mike Winters, and a piano
solo by Joann Breeding. Judge
Garnet Barratt talked on the pri
vilege of American citizens to
vote. After a business meeting
refreshments were served.
The Amicitia club met at the
home of Mrs. Herman Green last
week. High prize was won by
Mrs. Maurice Groves and low by
Mrs. Carl Schwab.
Joe Clark, who makes his home
with his daughter, Mrs. W. E.
McMillan, is a patient at Pioneer
Memorial hospital in Heppner.
The Rebekah lodge drill team
is practicing for the convention
at Hardman where they will put
on the work when the state
president visits.
Mrs. Herman Green and son
Larry and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Van
Winkle were Pendleton visitors
one day last week.
At an executive board meet
ing of the PT-A it was decided
to sponsor a card party once a
month for the benefit of the hot
lunch fund.
Room mothers have been ap
pointed and are as follows: Mrs.
Kenneth Palmer, primary room;
Mrs. Ray Dolven, 3rd and 4th;
Mrs. O. G. Breeding, 5th and 6th;
Mrs. Millard Nolan, 7th and 8th,
and Mrs. Balser and Mrs. A. F.
Majeski for the high school.
Lexington Blue Birds gave their
leader, Mrs. Robert Davidson, a
surprise birthday party. Saturday
afternoon. This was a hanky sho.
wer. Refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served, the cake
having been made by her small
daughter, Dora Sue.
John Runyan of the Indian
mission at Toppenish, Wash, was
renewing acquaintances in Lex
ington Sunday.
John L. (Bunk) McMillan and
wife of Elko, Nev. were week
end guests at the W. E. McMillan
ranch. Bunk is a brother of Ted
McMillan and visited several re
latives while here. Monday he
went to Kelso Wash, to visit a
sister, Mrs. Elmet Pomeroy.
Alex Hupt and son Ellwood
are spending some time at Whee
ler, Oregon.
Mrs. C. C. Jones gave a birth
day party honoring her daugh
ter Charlene's eighth birthday
Tuesday after school. Games
were played and paper hats were
made. Those attending were Bar
bara Steagall, Carol Messenger,
Clifford Green, Johnnie Wallace,
Bobbie, Beverley and Dora Sue
Davidson, Judy Darnielle and
Vald Irvin.
The Three Links club met at
the home of Mrs. Orris Padberg
Thursday afternoon. It was de.
cided to serve a hot dinner sand
wich, salad, pie and coffee at the
hall on election day.
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Paul Doolittle and his brother-in-law,
James Teeters of Port
land and Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Rood of Elgin were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Doolittle.
Mr. and Mrs. "Fred Harrison
motored to Condon Sunday to
spend the day with relatives.
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