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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1963)
Large Crowd Enjoys Annual Grange Picnic Between 35 and 40 members of Willows Grange and friends enjoyed the annual picnic Sun day in the lone city park. Trees that were topped a couple of years ago, have made good growth, providing ample shade and the lawn is green and well cared for, making an ideal picnic area. A number of fam ily parties and reunions on sunny Sundays make the park a very popular spot. Congenial friends, good food with plenty of coffee and punch made the occassion an enjoyable event. The next Grange event will be the Home Ec. club meeting at the Heliker cabin in the moun tains on Sunday, July 21. The date was changed from the 3rd Friday to Sunday when the la dies will entertain their fam ilies with a potluck dinner at noon. The men will probably en joy fishing in the afternoon. Money receipt books In dupli cate and triplicate are on sale at the Gazette-Times. Palmers Surprised With Housewarming Mr. and Mrs. Marion Palmer were pleasantly surprised June 23 when friends dropped in to their new home near lone for a housewarming. The 46 who at tended brought supper and re freshments, and they presented the Palmers with a money tree. Mrs. Markham Baker and Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen acted as host esses. All enjoyed the potluck sup per after the group's arrival at 5 p.m. and a "genuine social evening" ensued. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer have been in their new home for about three weeks. It is located near the highway at the Rhea Creek road junction. Mildred Clowry left Monday afternoon from Hinkle station for a month's visit with friends and relatives in the east, while on vacation from her work with Dr. A. D. McMurdo. Most of her time will be spent at the home of her sister, Mrs. Mary Lewis in Cleve land, Ohio. She will visit friends on stopovers in Fort Collins, Colo., and Kansas City, Mo. Stop "' CALIFOfTOIA SURF MOTEL 0 Bight on the Beach k Rooms, Suites. Kitchen Apts. 1c Patios overlooking the ocean k Phone, Free TV k Free morning coffee it One mile to city center Tr Credit Cards Honored 2010 E. Ocean Blvd. LONG BEACH FREE! Write for llfaraturs and new TRAVEL GUIDE lilting fine moteli from coast to coast, inspec ted and approved by Congress of Motor .Hotels. Fa . 'S !B: W S TSfj; mm i . Vi :i ill M s& til 1 ,1 ZWXfi . . I re - s MR. AND MRS. JOHN F. KENWV, Heppner, were greeted by some 300 friends and relatives at the reception which marked their 50th Wedding Anniversary at St. Patrick's Catholic church on Sunday, June 23. (Hager Photo) Kenneys Celebrate Fifty Golden Years At Anniversary Reception June 23 Maranatha Officers Plan Year's Work Plans for the coming year's activities of the Maranatha club of the lone Community church were discussed, and outlined at the executive meeting last Tues lay afternoon. The group met at the parsonage home of Mrs. Walter Crowell. Officers attending were Mrs. Kenneth Smouse, chairman; Mrs. Alfred Nelson, Jr., vice chairman; Mrs. Oscar Lundell, secretary treasurer; Mrs. Milton Morgan, service chairman; Mrs. Mark ham Baker, study chairman and Mrs. Crowell, worship chairman. Other appointed chairmen in clude Mrs. Mary Swanson, mem bership; Mrs. Otto Lindstrom, transportation; Mrs. Wate Craw ford, sunshine; Mrs. Carl Berg strom. fancy work: Mrs. Gary Tullis and Mrs. Oscar Lundell, Good Neighbor committee, and Mrs. Smouse and Mrs. Nelson, altar flowers and phoning, and Mrs. Nelson, family gift offering. HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES, Thursday, July 4, 1963 Knights Templar Elects New Officers Pendleton Commander No. 7, Knights Templar, held its an nual election and installation on Thursday, June 6. The follow ing are officers for the ensuing year: Frederick Etling, comman der; Elmer John Pahl, general issimo; John Clinton Keller, cap tain general; Gerald Donald An drews, senior warden; Lennis E. Nash, junior warden; John Cole man Woodwroth, recorder; Law rence Charles Smitten, treasurer; Stillman Dempsey, prelate; Eugene P. Palmer, standard bearer; Donald E. Turner, sword bearer; and Russell M. Browning, sentinel. The commandery covers the area on tne west side of the Blue Mountains from Condon to the Washington state line. The Pendleton commandery's during the last year was within a point or two of the top commandery in the state. Installing officer was Shirley A. Revel, past commander. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kenny, Heppner, celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Sun day, June 23, with a full day of activities. Mr. and Mrs. Kenny were married June 23, 1913, at St. Mary's Catholic church in Pen dleton. Mrs. Kenny is the daugh ter of the late John and Ann Mollahan, Legonomen, Ireland, and her husband is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kenny, early Morrow county pioneers. The couple lived on their ranch in the Sandhollow area until the fall of 1961 when they moved into Heppner. Mr. Kenny continues to take an ac tive part in the operation of the ranch. A Golden Anniversary Mass was offered by the Rev. Father Raymond Beard at St. Patrick's Catholic church for the couple. During the Mass, Father Beard announced that the couple will receive the Papal Blessing from Pope Paul VI. Ushering were Edward and Matt Kenny, sons of the couple. Singing was led by two other sons, James and Bill Kenny, ac companied by Mrs. Herman Stroeber. Following Mass, the couple and all members of the immed iate families attended a break fast in the banquet room of the Wagon Wheel cafe. Some 300 friends greeted the couple at a reception given by the Altar Society in St. Patrick's Parish hall in the afternoon. The hall was decorated with lovely arrangements of white gladioli and yellow snapdragons under supervision of Mrs. Helen Cox. A beautiful four tiered cake, decorated in yellow and white, and made by Mrs. Albert Schunk, centered the large serv ing table. Tall white tapers edged in gold and placed in crys tal candelabra enhanced the table. Pouring were Mrs. John Healy, Mrs. James Farley and Mrs. Wil liam Bucknum, sisters of Mr. Kenny. Assisting were Mrs. Em mett Kenny, Mrs. William Kenny and Miss Cecelia Healy. Mrs. William Richards and Mrs Charles Erwin, daughters of the couple, served the cake. They were assisted by Mrs. Matt Kenny and Mrs. James Kenny. Pouring the punch were Mrs. Jim Mollahan, Mrs. Pat Molla han and Mrs. Edward Kenny. Mrs. Gene Syms was in charge of the guest book, assisted by Mrs. John Mollahan. Tom Kenny assisted at the gift table. Helping about the rooms were Mrs. Robert Brindle, Mrs. Wayne Prock, Mrs. Raymond French, Mrs. Tim Moore, Mrs. Stroeber, Mrs. Don Pointer, Mrs. Sam Turner, Mrs. Bernard Doherty, Mrs. Gertrude Applegate and Martha Doherty. Mr. and Mrs. Kenny have seven children, 25 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. All of them were present for the oc casion except for an infant granddaughter, Kay Kenny. Family members attending were Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Kenny and Eddie of Spokane, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Kenny, John, Tom, Mike and Susan of Portland; Mr. and Mrs. William A. Richards, JoAnne, Jennifer, Kenny and Nancy of Areata, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Em mett F. Kenny and Kristine of Pendleton; Mr. and Mrs. James Kenny, Anna, Judith, Mary and Kevin of Lake Oswego; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Erwin, Molly, Daughter and Father Attend Conventions Cherilyn Smouse, lone, was among the Oregon delegates who attended the Grand Assembly of Rainbow for Girls at Corvallis recently. While there she visit ed her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. Richard K. Baker. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth J. Smouse and brothers Kenneth Lynn and Carl traveled on to Gearhart where Mr. Smouse attended the Tri-state REA con vention. They visited friends at Tillamook on their return trip home. Margie, Mary. Matt and Mark of Kennewick, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kenny, Joey, Kathy, Jimmy and Billy of Heppner; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Syms, grand daughter of the Kenny's and Sheri Jo of Calouse, Wn. Among those attending out side the Heppner, Lexington and lone areas were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Moon and Catherine, Kenne wick, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Clay Clarke, Rosanna and Richard Applegate, Hood River; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Higgins and family, La Grande; Margaret McDevitt, Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Smith, Mr. ana Mrs. Frank Mon ahan, Condon; Johnny Farley. John Day; Father John J. O'Brien, Syracuse, N. Y., and Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, Pilot Rock. Coming from Portland were Mr. and Mrs. James Mollahan, Lillie Currin Happold, Agnes Wilcox, Mabel Denny, Nettie Cox, Bea Connell, Margaret Connell and Cecilia Healy. Guests from Pendleton were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Nooy, Mrs. Patricia Boyd, Cassie Fitzpatrick, Sandra Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kilkenny, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moore, Mrs. Kate Daly, Mrs. Bridget Lee, Bob O'Rourke, Jim Farley, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. O'Rourke, Sarah and Barney Doherty. GRACIOUS GIFT. . . GORHAM BREAD TRAY A gift of silver says so much for you ana when it is a gift as practical and beautiful as this lastingly lovely Gorham silverplate bread tray, you can be sure you'll be remembered for it. A perfect gift for any occasion: WEDDINGS ANNIVERSARIES BIRTHDAYS APPRECIATION GIFT FOR VOUR OWN NEXT DINING OCCASION Very Specially priced, tool Lenpth 1 2 inches $0.95 Fed Tii InciuDA "Something from the jeweler's, is always something special.' JEWELERS Store Hours: 9 A. M. To 6 P. M. 177 MAIN ST.. HEPPNER PH. 676-9200 ... Stamps INLAND CHEMICAL SERVICES, Inc. 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