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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, February 28, 1 952
Monument Ball
Team Wind Up
League Season
By Millie Wilson
The Monument High School
boys 'and girls played their last
parries or this school year with
Spray last Friday nisht. The girls
volleyball, team were victorious,
and the second team in basket
ball won, but the first basketball
team met defeat;- Now they are
ready for the tournament in John
Day. This event will end volley
ball and basketball for this school
"year. ' "
Babe Cox and Millie Wilson
were hostesses last Friday to a
Stork Shower complinerriting La
Verda Cox. Thirty women gather
ed at the Grange' Hall, flames
were, enjoyed, after .which Mrs.
Cox assisted by Mrs. Corlcy
opened her many gifts. Mrs. Anna
Lesley won the door prize. Re
freshments of ifp cream and cake
were served by the. hostesses.
Lewis Batty and sons were busy
: oW.-r the weekerid 'moving from
the ranch on Cottonwood, which
they recently sold to Fred Shank,
to their new ranch home down
the river.
Criss Hamilton aqd Henry
Durst dnvo to "Bend last Friday
for medical-aid. They returned
home Saturday.
Tommy Shank of Seneca was a
business visitor in Monument last
week. While here he was a guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred bliank ana
Mr. and Mrs. George Stirritt.
Tommy was the lucky O. I. of
World War II, to win a home
stead at the Fplifata project. He
left here Saturday for Ephrata,
Washington, to look over his
ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Theron King and
son and Mrs. Earl Bernard drove
to Canyon City last Sunday to
attend church services.
Mr. and Mrs. Huston Lesley of
IIardrt)Veh;f Spent -.Sunday : after
noon wflh Mr. arid Mrs. Chance
Wilson.
Mrs; Lufci- Settle drove to John
Day Thursday for medical aid.
Mrs. Evelyn Sweek of Biggs
fu'nctrofi spt'nt a feW days visiting
her husband's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Sweek. Mrs. Sweek
and (laughter Carol, took Evelyn
to her home last Wednesday.
Earl Syeek and Lee Fleming
are working with the R. E. A.
surveyors near Fossil.
Mrs. Ab Gatite was hostess at a
party in the Grange hall last
Tuesday evening, complimenting
her parents, Mr; dnd Mrs. Wayne
Leathers on their wedding anni-t
vcrsary and her husband on his
. birthday. Square dancing and
cards were enjoyed.
The Ladies Aid met at the home
of Grace Slirritand Lola Shanks
last Tuesday With Lois Hill as
hostess. Those present Were
Goldie Rounil, Mattie Stubble
field, Reta 'Cupper, Ivy Bawiard,
Doris Capon, Millie Wilson, Grace
Stirritt, Lola Shank and Lois Hill.
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Day Highway, that hole would enual the excavation called for in just three highway construction con
tracts awarded by the Oregon Highway Commission in January 1952. The 15-story Meier & Frank
block, the New Oregonian Building and the new State Office Building are three of the largest business
blocks In Portland. All three together contain 606,446 cubic yards. To fill the hole in The Cathedral
would take all three piled up in two piles, with the Oregonian and Office Buildings themselves also
plied alongside, plus IX, 41!) more cubic yards. Just one month in the 1952 highway construction pro
gram which falls for 15,561,000 cubic yards of excavation!
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Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Mabel Corley of Hamilton
attended tiie Stork Show.cr given
in honor of Mrs. LaVerda Cox
last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holmes
took their baby son to consult a
doctor in l'rinvillo last Tuesday.
The baby was suffering from an
infected ear and bad cold. Mrs.
Holmes, stayed several dnys in
Prln'vllle to be near the doctor.
Anna Lesley is home again af
ter spending several weeks help
ing at the Albert Emry home
while Mr. Emory was under the
doctor's care at Bend.
The U. S. Weather man called
on Helen Brown at the guard sta
tion this week. He adjusted the;
weather recording equipment.
Helen is the official weather re
corder In Monument.
The M. M. M. Club met at the
home of Ivy Barnard last Thurs
day. There were sixteen mem
bers present. During the busi
ness meeting it was decided to
spend the next meeting, March (i,
as a work meeting. Helen Brown
and Mary Dullosch will be the
hostesses and the next meeting
will be in the Grange hall.
Games were played with Wave
Jackson winning first prize and
Anna Lesley second. Refresh
ments were served by the hostess
assisted by Doris Capon.
C. C. Patterson of The Dalles
was calling on menus last 1 tiurs-
day. The many friends of the
Patterson's were sorry to hear of
Mrs. Tattersons ill health.
Llge Davis of Ritter was a busi
ness visitor in Monument last Fri.
clay.
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Boardman News
By Flossie Coats
The Ladies Aid Society met
Wednesday afternoon, February
20 at the home of Mrs. Robert Mil
ler. About fifteen ladies were
present.
Mrs. T. W. Rippee was very
happy to have her brother and
sister-in-law and Mrs. Harrison
Privett of Ava, Mo., as guests on
Saturday. Mrs. Rippee and Mrs.
Privett had not seen each other)
for thirty years. Other guests at
the Rippees were Mr. and Mrs.
Lowell Bradshaw and sbn Delmar,
Selah, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Rippee, Condon, and Mr. I
and Mrs. Bill Privett, Heppner. j
Mrs. Harrison Privett and Mr. .
Bradshaw are brother and sister.
Mr. Bradshaw and Delmar arej
singers over the Yakima KIT
radio station, 'The Ozark Moun
taineers". Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Pearson spent
the weekend in Ranier, Wash.,
with their son-in-law and daugh
ter Mr. and Mrs. James Hedgets.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard McLaugh
lin left Saturday for Rock Springs
Wyo., where Mr. McLaughlin will
receive medical aid.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Briggs spent
the weekend in Spokane with
Mrs. Briggs' son-in-law and
daughter Mr .and Mrs. Bill Camp,
bell, they also stopped in Othello,
Wash., for a visit with the Jack
Mulligans.
Several students in the lower
grades are absent from school
with the chicken pox.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hays mo
tored to Heppner Saturday.
Sunday dinner guests at the
Leo Roots was Mrs. Roots mother,
Mrs. Olive Mefford and Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Root and sons of
Athena.
The Boardman Club members
held the annual dinner for their
husbands and families Monday
evening February 25th at the
Grange hall. The room and the
tables were decorated in greenery ,
and daffodils. A southern fried
chicken dinner was served at 6i
p. m., followed by games and a
picture show. Mr. Chas. Ander
egg having charge of the show.
4H News
The "Sew It's Fun", 411 club
met Saturday afternoon at the
Duncan home. The hostesses
were Kathleen Duncan and Don-
Lexington Band
To Give Concert
By Celpha Jones
The Lexington School Band is
practicing for a Concert which
will be held March 5 in the school
Auditorium. This is a free con
cert under the direction of Bob
Hagcrud. There is to be several
special numbers, consisting of a
Sax Trio by Patty McMillan,
Darolene Bolser, and Beverley
Nolan.
Mr. and Mrs. Newt O'Harra had
na Ferguson. Members present
were Kareen Califf, Wanda Hug,
Edna Hoffmann, Maxine Sicard,
LaDean Risley and the hostess
es. Maxine Sicard, Reporter.
as their guests over the weekend
their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack O'Harra of Portland. Sun
day they all visited a daughter
and family, Mr. and I.Irs. Roy
Darnielle in The Dalles wnere
they had dinner, tne occasion
being Jack's birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis have rented
the C. E. iniii home.
Mis. Winona Leonard spent the
weekend in LaGrar.de.
The Lexington Cookerettes met
at the In. me of Mis. C. C. Jones
"Wednesday. The girls giving the
demonstration on making cocoa
were Helen Leah Winters and
Janice Wetzell. Later refresh
ments of hot cocoa and cake were
served. Those attending were:
Janice Wetzell, Helen Leah Win
ters, Charlene Jones, Lucelle
Kendall and Carol Ann Palmer,
and their leader Mrs. Wetzell.
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