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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, May 26, 1955 Pag4 Mrs. Lee Slocum Dies in Pendleton By Martha Matteson Mrs. Lee Slocum passed away Saturday night at the Pendleton hospital. She leaves to mourn her, her husband, Lee Slocum of Monument; one son Maynard, Hamilton; to daughters, Evelyn Banta, Parma, Idaho; Juannita Fisher of Spray and five grand children. Mrs. Slocum was for merly known as Ida Harlow. Services were held in Pendleton A complete obituary will appear in next week's paper. Clarence Buxton was taken to the John Day Clinic May 19 with heart trouble. He is still there at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fergerson of Mt. Vernon were visiting his mother, last week. Mrs. Forrest Noland and daugh- ON GRADUATION! Graduation time is surely here For students persevering! The ending of one phase of life; Another just beginning! High School graduates should have A chance at higher learning! A few years now will later give Greater power of earning! They'll gain in many other ways Along with added know ledge; Learn to live & work with Others At University or College! hr For All Your Insurance Needs C. A. RUGGLES Hoppner, Oregon Phone 6-9625 Box 611 ter Patsy Ann of Portland spent the week here visiting witn ner folks. Mr. and Mrs. Ernie John son and Miss Judy. She accom panied by her mother-in-iaw, Mrs. Cowedry. They left for home Sunday evening. Mrs. Ernie Johnson who has been in Pendleton the past two weeks doctoring, went to Heppner to visit her folks, the Nels Bailey family. She returned home ,last week. Doc Kelly came in from Pollock, Idaho Tuesday evening. He left Wednesday morning taking his wife and two daughters back with him now that school is out. He will return later to get his trailer house. Ida Bleakman is staying at the Wave Jackson place taking care of Grandma Capon while Wave is gone to Oakland, Calif to see her brother, Rush Crabtree who is ill in a hospital there. Mrs. Richard Cox drove to Port land on business last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. John Erhardt and three youngest children drove to Portland for dental work and to visit her mother. Bill Settle drove to Pendleton Thursday to visit his wife who is recovering in the hospital from her car wreck two weeks ago. La Verne Matteson spent the weekend here with folks before returning to the Hynd Bros, ranch to work. Ellen Stubblefield left a week ago for Pendleton to take care of Mrs. M. Elder for three weeks while Margie takes her vacation before returning to her work in the beauty shop. Marvin Saddler has none to his mother's funeral which was to be near Olvmnia, Wash. Mrs. Bill Foss of Boise, Idaho is visitine her daughter, Mrs Steve Holmes, her sister, Mamie Fergerson and brothers, Ed and IONE School Notes By Chester L. Ward. Supt The following 8th graders will graduate Wednesday May 25: Ellis Ball, Ivan Akers, Kenneth Jones, John Howton, James Swart, Dallas Rca, Frank Jepsen, and Paul Pettyjohn. The seniors enjoyed a progres sive dinner Thursday evening, May 19. They started at the Clell Rea home for cocktails, then to the Earl McKinney home for salad, at the Noel Dobyns home for soup, the main course was ser ved at the Omar Rietmann home with Mrs. Lawrence Jones and Mrs. Herman Blettell assisting, at the Van Hubbard home for dessert with Mrs. Herbert Ek- strom assisting. Mrs. Doris Gol lvhorn and Mrs. Garland Swan- son entertained them at the Swanson home with a party. The hich school enjoyed a wel- ner roast and picnic in the moun tains Friday, May 20. They at tended the show in Heppner in the evening and also the Ameri can Legion Junior Canteen meet ing there. D. A. Short, your Telephone Manager for Heppner f1 &3 0 How many parts make a telephone? If you were to count the parts in a telephone, you'd find an al most unbelievable number. There are 433 of them, all told. Many of these are complex and precision made. Yet the telephone is rugged. 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