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Heppner, Oregon, June 20, 1957
74th Year, Number 15
Approval Granted
For Establishment
Of Branch Here
Modem Building
To Be Constructed
Heppner was assured a second
bank with the announcement last
Friday that the federal deposit-insurance
corporation and the state
superintendent of banks had ap
proved an application by the Gil
liam County Bank of Arlington
for the establishment of a branch
here. The announcement was
made by L. C. Buchner, vice pres
ident and cashier-managing of
ficer of the Arlington bank.
The bank has purchased the
McClintock building on north
Main street, which adjoins the
Empire Machinery Co., and plans
are already underway for the re
moval of the old building and
construction of a modern bank
building. Opening of the new
bank is set for about September
15, and the name will be changed
to the Bank of Easten Oregon.
A staff of four or five persons
is planned with E. L. Morton,
Beaverton, as vice president and
managing officer. Morton is well
known in Morrow county having
opened the Heppner branch of the
First National Bank of Portland
in the 1930s. He served in several
other branches of that bank be
fore leaing the system in recent
years.
Capital To Be Increased
It is planned to increase' the
capital structure of the Gilliam
County Bank, which was opened
in Arlington March 3, 1945, to
$120,00q capital, $80,000 surplus
and about $40,000 undivided
profits and reserves for a total
of $240,000.
Officers of the bank are Marion
T. Weatherford, president; Earl
P. Hoag, vice president; John W
Krfbs and D. L. Lemon, directors,
all of Arlington. Four new di
rectors elected from Morrow coun
ty stockholders will be added to
provide a total of nine, Buchner
reported.
Plans call for the construction
of a modern building about 30 by
60 feet and total investment in
building, land, furniture, fixtures
and equipment is expected to be
about $60,000. The property pur
chased by the bank for the new
branch is considerably larger than
the building and the balance will
be developed to provide ample
customer parking space.
When the new bank opens it
will mark the first time in over
25 years that two banks have
served this area. The Heppner
branch of the First National Bank
of -Portland has been the only
bank in Morrow county since it
was opened on December 20, 1933.
Local manager of that institution
is Jack Bedford.
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Junior Legion Team
To Play Pendleton
The junior Legion baseball team
played their first game of the
season Sunday afternoon when
they met Milton -Freewater on the
lone diamond.
It was an upset for the Morrow
county team when they were de
feated by a score of 12 to 2, in
favor of Milton-Freewater.
This Sunday afternoon the team
will meet Pendleton at the Round
Up grounds. The boys have been
putting in some streneous prac
tice, said coach Ernie Drake, and
should be able to make a better
showing.
This is the first season of com
petitive play for many of the
team members as there are very
few veterans out this season.
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FORMER HEPPNER MAN
TAKES POST PICTURE
A two column full color photo
graph of a graduation procession
at a California college which ap
peared in a recent issue of the
Saturday Evening Post, was taken
by a well-known Oakland photo
grapher, Don Jones. He is a form
er Heppner man and the son of
Alva Jones.
He has also had other pictures
reproduced in national maga
zines.
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Mr. and Mrs. Claud White had
as their guests last week, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Hamilton of CoquTUe
and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Howard
of Seattle.
Bnak Plans memv? Opening
Albert Lindstrom
Injured When
Pinned by Tractor
Albert Lindstrom received injur
ies last Thursday at his home
near Morgan when he was caught
between a tractor and an oil truck.
He received three broken ribs, a
punctured lung and a possible
fractured pelvis.
According to reports, Earl Mor
gan, who works for Lindstrom,
started a tractor which had been
left in reverse gear. Lindstrom
was working behind the tractor
on an oil truck and he was caught
between the tractor drawbar and
the tires of the truck.
Mrs. Lindstrom took him to
Pendleton where he is now in' St.
Anthony's hospital. Mr. and Mrs.
R. Lindstrom visited him Sunday
and reported that he is recovering
very satisfactorily.
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Little League Sets
Practice Schedule
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COUNTY'S TOP "DAD" Bernard J. Doherty, who recently was
named Morrow county's Father of the Year by the Morrow County
Cow Belles, is shown receiving a gift from Mrs. Claude White,
president of the organization. In the center is Mrs. Doherty
whose husband competed with other county winners for the title
of Oregons Feather of the Year. (Wilson Photo)
Voters Name School
Directors, Approve
Special Levies
Excellent Grain Crop
Foreseen in County;
Storage Problem Nil
Prospects for a bumper grain
crop in the county appear con
tinually brighter as harvest time
nears, but nearly all ranchers are
holding their breath in hope that
no more "unusual" weather which
has plagued the county all winter
and spring, will diminish the
high wield possibilities.
Harvesting of wheat is still at
least two weeks off, but there
have been some reports of barley
being cut early this week in the
lower end of the county near But
ter creek. No information was
available on yield, though there
have been numerous reports of
excellent stands of this grain
from all sections. Barley harvest
ing generally, in the earlier sec
tions, is expected to start by July
1 unless unusually cold or wet
weather slows the ripening. Com
Practice got underway last week
in Little League baseball with
four teams lined up and addi
tional interested boys adding
their names to the roster, it was
revealed this week.
The first scheduled game will
be Tuesday, June 25 between the
Ray Ayers team and the Leon
Ball-Marcel Jones team. On
Thursday, June 27 the Ed Dffrk-
Jim Driscoll team will play the
Keeling-Hitchcock team. There is
still room for more boys and any
one interested should contact Jim
Mallon.
Th practice schedule calls lor
the Ed Dick and Jim Driscoll
team to practice on Monday
starting at 6 p.m. The Keeling
Hitchcock team meets Tuesday at
6, Leon .Ball and Marcel Jones
team Wednesday and the Ray
Ayers team on Thursday evenings.
Team assignments are as fol
lows: Keeling and Hitchcock team
Donald Keeling, Bill Cox, Bill
Duran, Mike Warren, Duane Gey
er, Terry Campbell, Don Munkers,
Dean Robinson, Wayne Evans,
Tom Green, Steve Warren, Mike
Sweek, Danny McBride, Carl Bau
man. The Diek-Driscoll team is com
posed of Shan Applegate, Harold
Gray, Eddie Howard, Daryl Dick,
Mike Koenig, Mike Smith, Tim
Driscoll, Stewart Dick, Greg Johns
ton, Jim Lindsay, David And
erson, Douglas Anderson, John
Koenig, David Methen, Scotty
Barratt.
On the Ray Ayers team are
Kenny Klinger, Bill Klinger, Don
Wardell, Roger Schoonover, Gor
don Nichols, Kirk Mathews, Bob
Mathews, Tony Doherty, Donnie
Van Winkle, Rodney Ayers, Kirby
Bailey, Bobby Massey, Mickey
Massey, Jerry Wagoner.
The Leon Ball-Marcel Jones
team includes Mike Williams, Le
Roy Gardner, Mike-Lessor, Dick
Springer, Clifford Morris,. Ronnie
Jones, Jay Ball, Bruce Thomson,
John Pfeiffer, Ted Turner, Larry
Heath, Doug Debuque, Larry
Brinda, Steve Radloff, David
George.
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lone Girl Named To
4-H School Office
Hospital Fund in
County Budget For
Emergency Need Only
To clear up a misinterpretation
of county funds budgeted for the
operation of Pioneer Memorial
hospital, administrator Jack
Angel said this week that no such
money has been used during the
past year.
The county budget shows a
total of $8,000 budgeted for the
hospital, the same amount as was
budgeted last year, but Angel
pointed out that none of last
years $8,000 was usea ana was
turned back to the county to en
tirely offset the amount in next
year's budget.
The fund is set up each year
for emergency use by the hospital
should it be needed, but in the
past year and one-half none has
been used. In tormer years tne
budgeted figure was $12,000, but
that amount has been reduced in
the past two fiscal years. In ef
fect the hospital has been, oper
ating without the need of any
tax money for some time.
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Final Rites Held
At lone June 1 1
For C. M. Shuler
Hogs and Sheep
Top Sale Prices
Presidents of the 42 living groups
at annual Oregon 4-H club sum
mer school were elected Thursday
at OSC.
The more than 1850 boys and
girls attending the 42nd annual
school live in fraternity and sor
ority houses and in college dorm
itories. Girls living groups num
ber 29 this year and boys, 13.
The 10-day school includes
course work in all phases of agri
culture and home economics.
Daily assembly programs and
rcreation periods are included.
The girls and boys presidents
for this year's school will be
elected by the living group pres
idents Friday.
House presidents include Karen
Rae Lundell of lone.
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Dr. and Mrs. Matt Nims. who
have just returned from Germany,
were visiting last weekend at the
Dr. A. D. McMurdo home. Mrs.
Mims is a niece of Mrs. McMurdo.
They were on their way to Los
Angeles where they will maKe
their home.
Mr. end Mrs. Carl Spaulding
and Winn Crist were in Seattle the
first of last week on business.
Funeral services for Clarence
Monroe Shuler, 67 were held Tues
day, June 11, at the lone Com
munity church. Mr. Shuler passed
away June 6 at Ontario, Ore.,
where he had made his home for
some time. He was a former resi
dent of lone.
Mr. Shuler was born at Ottawa,
Kansas, January 27, 1890 and lived
most of his life in Nebraska be
fore coming to Oregon in 1934.
Surviving besides his wife Lena
are; four sons, Harry, Price, Utah!
Samuel, Creasted Butte, Colo.;
Clarence, St. Mary's Idaho; Or
ren of Kellogg, Idaho; seven
Grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren. He also leaves two
brothers. Robert, Red Deer, Al
berta. Canada; Harry, Ontario,
Ore.; three sisters, Mrs. Etta John
son, Spencer, Neb.; Mrs. Sadie
Lee, Ogaldala, Neb.; Mrs. Hazel
Hampton, Lafayette, Ore.
Rev. Floyd Bailey officiated at
the services and pall bearers were
Emory Rogers, Albert Winkleman,
Robert Crowell, Clifford Aldrich,
Art Rowell and John Jack6on.
Burial was in the lone cemetery.
Those from out of town who at
tended the service were Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Shuler, Ontario; Har
ry Shuler, Price, Utah; Mr. and
Mrs. Orville Hampton, Lafayette,
Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Balzer
and Mrs. G. W. Lewis and son of
Portland; Leroy Shuler, Spokane;
Mr. and Mrs. Vester Nelson and
daughters of Omak, Wn.; Mrs. E.
F. Cool and Louise, Enterprise,
and Maude Cool of Joseph.
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HERMISTON Ninety-four con.
singors placed 349 cattle, 179
hogs and 207 sheep on the autcton
block at the Hermiston Livestock
Commission Co. sale Friday.
A special sheep sale attracted
a large number of older ewes.
Hogs were very strong with tops
of $22.50 cwt on feeder pigs and
$21.50 cwt on fat hogs. Veal was
down several cents with demand
falling off correspondingly. Other
cattle prices were steady.
Needed especially for next Fri
day's sale will be grass fat heif
ers for feed lots. The market:
CATTLE Baby calves, 4.50 to
26 per head; steer calves, 20.30 to
21.90 cwt; heifer calves, 18.10 to
19.40 cwt; veal, 1920 To 22.10 cwt;
stocker steers, 16.75 to 18.60 cwt;
feeder steers, 18.60 to 21.30 cwt;
grass heifers, 16.50 to 18.90 cwt
with few fed heifers to 21.20;
dairy cows, 112.50 to 135 per
head; utility-commercial cows,
12.20 to 11.10 cwt with few young
cows to 16.10; caner-cutter, 9.50
to 13.40 cwt; shells, 6.50 to 8.70
cwt; and bulls, 16.40 to 17.90 cwt.
HOGS Weaner pigs, 9.50 to
13 per head; feeder pigs, 20.50 to
22.50 cwt; fat hogs, 20.10 to 21.50
cwt; sows, 14.60 to 17 cwt; and
boars, 18 to 27 per head.
SHEEP Feeder lambs, 15.50
to 17 cwt; and older ewes with
lambs at side, 10.50 per head.
Those earning top prices at the
market included Owen Eakins,
Pasco, 17 cwt for nine feeder
lambs; Jack Sites, Walla Walla,
17 cwt for 325-lb. red sow; Dale
Eades, Boardman, 21.50 cwt for
two top hogs of 435 pounds; Leo
Barnett, Boardman, 21.30 cwt for
an 800-pound grass steer and
18.90 cwt for a 720-po'und grass
heifer; Ed Chapel, Walla Walla,
26 per head for a baby calf; Har
old Wright, Heppner, 17.90 cwt
for a 1400-pound white face bull;
and Edward Fleshman, Pendleton
21.20 cwt for an 800-pound grain
fed heifer.
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Voters went to the polls Mon
day in all county school districts
to elect directors for the local dis
tricts and two members of the
rural school board. In only two bining of wheat is due to start in
districts was their any contest,!
lone and Irrigon, and in districts
where there was a supplementary
budget on the ballot, the special
levies were approved.
The county's largest district,
Heppner, took left handed honors
by drawing the smallest percent
age of voters. Only 48 persons
bothered to go to the polls while
in Irrigon more than twice that
number took an interest in school
affairs.
In district No. 1 (Heppner)
Jack Loyd was reelected to a
five-year term on the board by a
vote of 46. A special levy of $25,-
000 was approved by a vote of
26 yes to 18 no. This money will
be held until next year when a
like amount will be voted to com
plete remodeling of the high':
school science laboratory and
commercial departments.
Ralph Crum Home
Destroyed by Fire
The Ralph Crum farm home
about six miles north of lone was
completely destroyed by fire Sun
day afternoon about 4 o'clock. It
is thought that the fire started in
the garage which burned to the
ground and then caught the
house. No one was home at the
time, the Crum family being in
Arlington for the day.
Roy Pettyjohn was the first to
see the fire and he and James
Lindsay and Earl McCabe were
the first ones to get to the blaze.
The lone fire truck was called, but
the flames were so far advanced
At lone voters reelected Alfred that "ft"' T",'1 be saved"
new pickup irui'K was moveu
Nelsn to a 5-year term on the
board. He received 23 votes, Ray
Heimbigner 20 and David Baker
14 votes. A special capital outlay
levy of $2,470 for improvements
in the school's system was ap
proved by a vote of 47 to 10. The
lone district also named Fredrick
Martin to a term on the rural
school board by a vote of 56 to one
vote for Delbert Emert.
Hardman voters cast a total of
two votes, naming Adrain Bech
dolt to the rural board for a 3
year term, and Darrel Hams to a
5-year term on the local board.
Irrigon saw tiie closest race for
oeal directors among all county
districts. William Schmeder bare-,
ly won a 5-year term over Bessie
Hobbs, 53 votes to 50. As a di-
rector for a 3-year term, James
Keith received 62 votes to 43 for
Chester Wilson. j
In the Boardman district elec
tion Roy Partlow was unopposed
for a 5-year term as director and
he received 24 votes.
away from the buildings after it
had been damaged slightly. There
was some Insurance.
The Crums have a new, modern
home on their farm which is not
quite completed. It Is located close
to the house that burned but was
not damaged.
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these areas between July 4 and
10.
Storage Prospects Good
All county elevators are now
preparing to receive what is hoped
will be one of the county's largest
crops and Morrow, County Grain
Growers officials said Wednesday t
that it is in a good position to
handle the coming crop. All
MCGG wheat has been shipped
except that at the Paterson Ferry
elevator which is now going out
by barge and this shipping will
be completed within about 10
days, it was thought. Barley is
still on hand in several of the co
ops other elevators, but that is
now being hauled to the river
storage facility as rapidly as pos
sible, and ample room for storage
by the time harvesting gets well
underway is planned.-
Some excellent fields of wheat
nd barley were damaged or com
pletely destroyed by the high
winds and heavy hail which ac
companied the storm two weeks
ago that demolished 15 Bonne
ville Power towers near Boardman.
Most of the damage was felt in
the area around Cecil and Mor
gan, though some partial crop
losses due to hail have been re
ported in other sections of the
county.
Overall prospects for a bumper
crop of all grains, however, ap
pear extremely bright.
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Donations Make Trip
To National Meet
Possible for Senior
Jim Morris, state president of
the Future Business Leaders of
America, is attending the national
convention of the group this week
in Dallas, Texas. His trip was
made possible by contributions
toward his expenses by local busi
nesses, organizations and individ
uals. Dr. E. K. Schaffitz, town
sponsor for the high school FBLA
club, and a chamber of commerce
commitee promoted the drive for
donations.
Morris, who is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Morris and a sen
ior at Heppner high school next
year, is the first Oregon president
to attend the national FBLA con
vention. Donations were in the
form of cash, a pass by the Union
Pacific railroad for part of the
trip, luggage, clothing and other
needs.
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Rev. Knox To Studv
I'Ll L J At Butler University
'.!'i'; tev. and Mrs. Charles V. Kr
ie received M votes. j . ; ;v if ;4V " .f
Lexington voters named Don, t, V-:;:? '';.r
I'nininr to o 5-vear term on the
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board giving him a total of 8 HARRY BONGERS, new adminis
votes. I tralor of Pioneer Memorial hos
pital, arrived this week to famil
iarize himself with the Institu
tion before taking over his dut
ies in July. He comes here from
The Dalles and will replace Jack
Angel who will leave shortly to
enter private business la Wash
ington. (GT Photo)
Local Advertising
Poems Win Award
For Mrs. Ruggles
Mrs. C. A. Ruggles, who with
her husband operate the Ruggles
Insurance Agency in Heppner, has
received notice that she won a TV.- UAnni,a. Can'rtrc
certificate of merit in the annual TWO Heppner ieniOrS
insurance advertising conference Win Scholarships
awards contest which was judged r. .
recently at New York City. j O Uregon itOte
Rhea, Rock Creeks
Get 2000 Trout
Welcome news for local anglers
came Wednesday when the state
fish commission planted an addi
tional 2000 legal size rainbow
trout in two Morrow county
streams.
One thousand each were dump
ed into Rhea and Rock creeks for
fishermen to try and find. The
fish came from the Oak Springs
hatchery at Maupin.
PICTURED IN MAGAZINE
Two pictures of Dr. A." D. Mc
Murdo of Heppner, who was re
cently named Oregon's Doctor of
the Year were printed in a recent
issue of the magazine published
by the Multnomah Medical Soc
iety. This was the first time the
state group has picked an Oregon
doctor for this award.
For her entry Mrs. Ruggles in
cluded all of the weekly advertis
ing poems which appeared in the
Gazette Times last year in the
Ruggles Agency advertising. She
has authored almost a poem a
week since starting the idea in
May, 1952. They are always sign
ed with her initials, "hr."
Her entry placed among the
top entries from agents or brok
ers in all parts of the United
States and Possessions and Can
ada. The award winners books
will be shown at insurance meet
ings this year throughout the en
tire country.
Rainbow Girls
Plan Initiation
Rainbow for Girls will hold a
special meeting Monday, June 24
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today. Initiation is scheduled and WEATHER
all members are urged to be pres
ent.
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Mrs. Moery Carter of Portland Is
here for a week's visit at the home
of her daughter and son-in-law,
Dr. and Mrs. E. K. Schaffitz
Mr. end Mrs. Dan Dinges of (Tuesday
Portland spent last weekend with Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 68
Saturday 64
Sunday 66
Monday 74
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his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rainfall for week, .08; for June
Dinges. '.33; for the year, 9.96 inches.
Burglars Get $200
From Machinery Co.
Burglars who broke into the
Padberg Machinery Company at
Lexington some time Saturday
night, robbed the establishment
of approximately $200 in cash, po
lice have reported.
According to state police and
sheriff C. J. D. Bauman who In
vestigated, entry was gained-by
forcing a door in the rear of the
machine shop. Only cash was
removed from a money box, the
burglars leaving numerous checks
untouched. As far as could be
determined nothing else was
missing,
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EXAMINER COMING
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty In Heppner Tuesday,
July 2 at the court house from
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
OREGON STATE COLLEGE
Shirley Kononen and Gerald
"Jay" Sumner of Heppner have
been named winners of a scholar,
ship to attend OSC.
They were among 124 Oregon
high school seniors selected to re
ceive scholarships at OSC for 1957
58 under sponsorship of the state
system of higher education. The
scholarships are worth $138.
The state scholarships are
awarded each year to a limited
number of outstanding students
enrolled in Oregon colleges and
universities and to promising sen
iors from various high schools of
the state. The quota for each in
stitution is 2 per cent of its total
enrollment the previous year.
Miss Kononen, daughter of Mrs.
Kathleen Kononen, Heppner, will
enroll in business and technology
at OSC. A graduate of Hej5pner
high school, Miss Kononen served
as student body president her sen
ior year. She has also been active
in Future Business Leaders of
America.
Also a graduate of Heppner high
school, Sumner has participated
In class music and drama pro
ductions, student publications,
and class government. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Sum
ner, Heppner.
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FIREMEN ANSWER CALL
Heppner firemen subdued the
first grassfire of the season Mon
day afternoon when a small area
burned on hillside property at the
lower end of Linden Way. There
was no damage.
Knox
a n d children Charlaine and
Charles Neal will leave this Sun
day afternoon for Indianapolis,
Indiana where Knox has received
a scholarship to Butler University
for study in the "Town and Coun
try" church seminar.
This seminar is jointly sponsor
ed by the United Christian Mis
sionary Society of the Christian
churches and Butler University.
Knox is one of 20 ministers in the
rural areas receiving scholarships
for this study.
During h 1 s absence Merlin
Moon, of Milton-Freewater, a 1957
graduate of Northwest Christian
College, Eugene, will supply the
pulpit.
Mr. and Mrs. Knox also plan to
visit his parents in Oklahoma on
their return trip home the latter
part of July.
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County Heart Fund
Collection Gains
The February Heart fund cam
paign of the Oregon Heart Asso
ciation raised $60,000, an increase
of nearly one-third over a year
ago, according to II. G. Horn, slate
chairman and Mrs. Forrest Erlck-
son, Heart Sunday chairman.
The $60,000 total included $36,-
340 from the Heart Sunday activ
ity, a single day, door-to-door
campaign that had the support
of several thousand volunteers in
mre than 80 Oregon cities.
Horn expressed real satisfaction
with the total results and said the
'Oregon Heart Association owes a
deep debt of gratitude to the
thousands of volunteers who
worked so diligently."
He Indicated that benefits will
flow to every community in the
states through programs aimed at
basic research, rehabiliation of
cardiacs, protecting children's
hearts by prevention of rheumatic
fever, and physicians and public
education.
Morrow county raised $479.40,
of which $291.75 was collcted on
Heart Sunday, according to Lowell
Gribble, Morrow county Heart
Fund chairman.
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Miss Jean Marie Graham, who
has been attending Eastern Ore
gon college, will work for the
summer in the office of Mrs. Vel
ma Glass, Morrow county health
nurse.
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