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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1926)
GRESHAM OUTLOOK HOLIDAY NUMBER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER Everything Little and .4. W. Metzger & Co. Bank of Gresham Big at Hepp's Racket Has Largest Store Has Prosperous Year Mrs. N ora W ithrow h as been in th e re sta u ra n t business in Gresli am since 1917. She began w ith a sm all lunch counter on th e oppo- site co rn er in th e building now oc cupied by th e W elling re sta u ra n t. H er efforts in th is line m et w ith success and she decided to pro- /c u re a la rg e r building, and p u r chased th e place w here she is now located. She has a p le asa n t dining room w ith a seating capacity of 60. H er m ain kitchen, w hich is w ell lighted and a m odel for convent ence, is in th e basem ent. L ifts op e ra te betw een th e tw o floors. A side line of confectionery is a p a rt of th e r e s ta u ra n t equipm ent w ith an up-to-date fountain and an iceless cabinet for the ice cream products. Mrs. W ithrow m akes a specialty of ca te rin g to p arties who w ish to e n te rta in in th is m anner. Six em ployes a re n ecessary to ta k e care of the e v e r-ln c re a sin ^ p a tro n a g e of th e re sta u ra n t. T he building in w hich Mrs. W ith ro w ’s business is conducted w as p u rch ased by D an M urphy and Joe P aten eau d e two y ea rs ago. Ladies' Shoppe Is Attractive Place T he Ladies Shoppe, of w hich Mrs. W innifred Jon es is th e p ro p rieto r and m anager, is a shop of w hose ap p earan ce G resham citizens may w ell be proud. Its w indow s are alw ays a ttra c tiv e in th e la te s t of ferin g s In m illin ery and ready-to- w ear apparel. Mrs. Jones began h er G resham b u sin ess ven tu re less th an a year ago in th e O sburn building and h as been so successful th a t a sh o rt tim e ago she decided to open a b ran ch sto re a t Sandy. T his w as placed in ch a rg e of Mrs. Max S chneider and c a rrie s practically th e sam e line as th e shop in G resh am. Mrs. Jones does not bring to G resham a shelf-w orn line of goods th a t would not be w orn in the city, b ut h er stock is replenished fre qu en tly w ith new up-to-the-m inute styles. F or the* C hristm as trad e she has an a ttra c tiv e display of stam ped goods, handw ork, ribbon novelties and hosiery, in addition to th e reg u la r line of w earing ap p arel and hats. H er sprin g stock of m illinery, d resses and coats will be on hand sh o rtly afte r th e begin ning of the new year. | GIFTS hr That Delight , Smokers Everything that the smoker needs may be se lected from our complete assortment of Gift articles. Make up your gift list to include his favorite type of pipe and special blend of tobacco. K i l t 1>A1) A box of h is ow n fa v o rite cif.ars would p lease him m o re th a n a n y o th e r gift. FOB B R O T H E R A c a rto n of C am els, C h e ste r fields o r Lucky S trik e s w ould m ak e a big hit. A big box of candy in a m in ia tu re c e d a r “ hope c h e s t”. T h e candy w o n ’t last lo n g but th e c e d ar c h est can be used a life-tim e a s a h a n d k e rc h ie f box. FOR SIST E R or M OTHER - s—s— Roberts Confectionery P h o n e 13(11 G resham You May Be Stepping Out CHRISTMAS WEEK :: You may know it now. Then again, you may not know until too late, th a t yo u 're going IT) step out to a nice p arty during the holidays. Why not pull out the d ress clothes now, tell us to clean and p ress and have them ready for yon. We will call for Und de liver the w ork—at the very hour you may nam e. Our prices are alw ays reasonable. Gresham Cleaning and Dyeing Co. Gresham, Oregon < Œhat Christmas (gift W h at fin er C h ristm a s g ift could you possibly m ak e to m an y of y o u r young frie n d s th a n a sa v in g s d e p o s it book in th e F IR S T S T A T E BANK w ith a “ N est egg b a n k .” Such a g ift c a rrie s w ith it a ll th e p lea su re, good w ill a n d C h ristm a s c h e e r of th e u su al g ift a n d in a d d i tio n an in d efin ite p o ssib ility fo r good. It p o in ts th e w a y to success in life and m ay b e q u e ath a h a b it of th rift th a t w ill a tta in t h a t goal. $1.00 is sufficient to o b tain such a book an d N est egg b a n k but you m ay be a s lib e ral a s you like. Welling's Restaurant Makes Improvements T he W elling r e s ta u ra n t has been in business as such since tw o y ears ago la st S eptem ber on the busy co rn e r of Pow ell and Main street. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. W elling p u r chased th e place of 0. A. M anning who o perated u nder th e nam e of th e L iberty re sta u ra n t. Since th e W’elllng fam ily has taken posses sion m any im provem ents have been made. A fine soda fountain has been added, p riv ate dining room s co nstructed. additional tab les put in and floors covered w ith linoleum . In consequence of Rjese developm ents and undivided atten tio n to business, th e p a tro n age of th e place has increased 50 per cent. Besides th e m em bers of th e fam ily who a s sist in the work, e x tra persons a re em ployed in k itchen and dining room. 7 flicks Company Dry Goods Exclusively ----------- W ithout any question The W. R. H icks com pany, w hich At th e ap p ro ach of th e C h rist Metzger & Com pany has th e larg - | com m ercial life of a tow n is th e m as season and th e an n iv ersary of is located in th e A ltm an building est sto re In M ultnomah county out- | banking In terests w hich a re an in. the b irth of o u r Lord and Saviour. 0,1 Main street, is th e only exclus- side of P ortlan d . It occupies a te g ra l p a rt of th e in d u stria l de th e F ree M ethodist ch u rch extends Ive dry goods sto re in Gresham . In velopm ent of every live com m uni 176-foot frontag e on Pow ell stre e t ty. G resham is favored w ith two g reetin g s to you and co n g ratu lates A pri, of thfg year Mr H |ckg p u r. and extends 110 feet south on Rob good banks in its m idst. One of you on th e fine C hristm as issue of chased the in te rest of L. A. Wack, th e O utlook w hich we look forw ard e rts avenue. The p resen t ow ners th ese is th e Bank of G resham to each year. Our society tak es th is w ith whom he was associated as a purchased th e business of Dan which was organized In Novem o p p o rtu n ity to th a n k you for th e ‘' a rtn e r "e a rly four years The Metzger in 1911 and in 1920 it w as ber. 1910. prom inence you give us w eekly in concern was form erly conducted incorporated u nder its p resen t D uring th e p ast year th e to ta l r e your v aluable periodical. by Bishop B rothers who sold out to name. A. W. M etzger, W ill Metz- sources of th e b ank have gone over the Wack M ercantile Com pany in Since you stan d for the develop ger, Joe Exley and B. W. T horne the five hu n d red th o u san d d o llar 1922. The sto re c a rrie s a full line a re the stockholders in th e com- m ark for th e first tim e, and G resh- m ent of th e com m unity to a higher of dry goods, bedding, ready-to- sta n d ard of efficiency and rig h te w ear ap p arel, shoes and novelties. Pa "y- am is now listed in th e cities of the Not only is it the la rg e st g en eral gtate show ing deposits of over one ousness, we pledge ourselves to E verything can be purchased in the th e sam e end and w ill do all we sto re but th e grocery d ep artm en t m illion dollars. A goodly sh a re , _ . . i dry goods line h ere th a t is needed is th e oldest in G resham . In addi- oj th ese deposits is in savings a c , . t n ,, l i v o , I n a n i l , , i n u h . i , o l . i . i a " . for th e average fam ily. L ate styles n lo n o tion to th e com plete line of grocer- counts w hich reflect th a c h a racter place to live in and In w hich to and snappy b arg ain s dom inate at ies the firm c a rrie s h ard w are, toys. and stab ility of th e people in th is re a r o u r ch ildren. prices not su rp assed in th e city. As a ch u rc h we are striv in g to so paints, building m a terial and feed, com m unity. E specially is th e C h ristm as stock all be tu rn ed The feed m ill, th e only one in T he Bank Qf G regham hag e n . live th . a t no .. one . sh . . . com plete w ith m any choice selec- from th e rig h t because we , . . . , G resham , tak es care of oats, w heat. Joyed progperous y ear and new aside . , , , , , tions of a p p ro p riate and handsom e barley and other g rain s w ith mod- checkjng and , av, account9 are failed, b ut ra th e r th a t m any who gj(ts w alk in d ark n e ss sh all tu rn to the ern m achinery fffr grinding, ro llin g co n tinually going Bord . Mr. H icks is assisted in the busi- on th e books. and cleaning. ' We a re p lan n in g a program of ne88 by a corps of sales- The C hristm as w indow s of A. W. C E Johnson, cash ier, cam e to extension and p ro g ress to p roperly P®0 » 1*’ Miss Glallys S h a rP’ Mr8 M Metzger & Co.,- p resen t a p ictu re O resham in F eb ru ary of th is year M. Squire, Miss F lorence Johnson th a t draw s m any ad m irers, both from Moro- Oregon, to assum e the tak e ca re of our grow ing Sunday and V earl Howell. school and congregation. We shall juvenile and ad u lt. A lm ost every I actlve m anagem ent of the b a n k ’s Mr. H icks is pleased w ith the conceivable toy Is to be found th e re affairs He w as fo rm erly connect- hold ou rselv es ready to help our g en eral tren d of business activity as w ell as luxurious gifts for th e ed w ith th e b ank of Moro and with less fo rtu n a te fellowm en, to give for th e year 1926 and considers it older m em bers of th e fam ily. Mr. prom inent re a l estate in te re sts of them th e essence of th e gospel, and to give them a ch u rch hom e th a t the best year of the four he has Metzger considers th a t th e past ea ste rn Oregon. T he d irec to rs of th e Bank of shall be a p rotection to them from been associated w ith th e store year has been a fair index of b u si here. A su b stan tial in crease of at ness in general. T he personnel of G resham a re H. A. Lew is. W. E. th e sto rm s of strife and sin, to m ake them b etter citizens th an we least 20 per cent has been noted in M arkell, K. A. Miller, C. E. J o h n th e w orking force at th e sto re found them . th e past y ea r’s receip ts and the son and A. C. H am pton. T he b an k ’s num bers 11 reg u la rly em ployed C ooperating w ith you and th e sales force ls looking forw ard to and tw o extra persons who devote officers are H. A. Lewis, p resid en t; other ch u rch es, we seek th e place an o th er year of renew ed business W. E. M arkell, vice p resid e n t; K. tim e once a week to th e G resham business. They a re A. W. Metzger. A. M iller, vine p resid e n t: C. E. in the w orld to w hich our Lord activity. Will C. M etzger. F ra n k Metzger. | Johnson, cash ier, and M artha C called us. “Not to be m inistered Joe Exlev. C hristena H um ason. H agberg, a ssista n t cashier. Miss unto, b ut to m in ister",—to give and Q uinton K um m el, A lbert Zenger. E sth *r P e r s o n and Mrs. F lorence not to be given to. E rn est Zenger. H arry Stanley. BotkIn are em ployed as bookkeep- L. A. SKUZIE, W alter D eardorff and Mrs. M arian e rs in ,tle offlce- P asto r F ree M ethodist Church. Hoss. W. T. G ardner is the efficient " ~ w indow trim m er who visits th e Radio Electric Co. stone weekly, and once a w eek C. c . i Have Neat Place\ Beauty Shoppe Well Shay, an ex p e rt acco u n tan t, su p e r Equipped For Service The Radio E lectric com pany, vises th e office accounts. com posed of J. T. H o rr and his non, Mrs. Lois St. C lair is p ro p rieto r J. R. H orr, began business In of the G resham Beauty Shoppe, the The Oscarette Is resham o n , a m odest scale two only exclusive beauty p arlo r in Credit to Owner y G ears ago in th e old Brown b u ild G resham . She began her w ork The O scarette is th e only shop in ing w hich has since th a t tim e been h ere in A pril, 1925, tak in g over to rn down. In May, 1925, a t the w ell-equipped q u a rte rs over th e G resham with confectionery as its tim e th e co rn e r at east Powell F irs t S tate Bank. m ain line. It w as p urchased in stree t and R oberts avenue was H er th o ro u g h line of cosm etic A ugust of 1925 from Reynolds & leased by T. R. H ow itt for th e se r th erap y includes facials, m a n ic u r B unting by O scar Johnson, a man vice statio n , th e co rn er of th is ing, h air bobbing, scalp trea tm e n ts, of y e a rs’ experience as a salesm an tra c t w as su b -let to Mr. H o rr and sham pooing and m a r c e l l i n g . his son who proceeded to e re c t a P rom pt and courteous atten tio n is in sim ila r lines. T his finely-locat su b stan tia l stucco-finished building a p a rt of th e service accorded p at ed place a t the co rn er of Main and thereo n and prom ptly moved th eir ro n s of th e G resham Beauty Second stre e ts was for several y ears th e Schanno confectionery equipm ent to th e new and m ore Shoppe, also efficiently m anaged, and Mr. favorable location. S an itary facilities, approved by The Radio E le ctric com pany fea- th e sta te board of Aosmetic th erap y Over Bank of Gresham and Mrs. Johnson have continued to m ake im provem ents in th e in- i tu re s th e h an dling of radios, the a re provided and extrem e ca re in te rio r from tim e to time. In addi- I A tw ater-K en t and th e Radiola, also th is line is exercised. tion to assistan ce rendered by th e ir service is given on all m akes of tw o sons, D ouglass and K erm it, I radios. “E v ery th in g E le c tric a l” Mrs. F ern H am blet is now em- j m ight w ell be applied to th is shop ployed, and d u rin g ru sh seasons w hich m akes a specialty of electri- other help is necessary. It would c a ' appliances, light fixtures, floor be h ard to m ention any line of con- | lam ps, w ashing m achines and dry- fection th a t th e O scarette does not ers. The m em bers of th e firm are ca rry , besides th e serving of ex- licensed electrician s. A line of con- cellen t lunches. T he O scarette re- fectionery is incidental. ceived its nam e from Mrs. M. M. I On account of th e convenient lo- S quire in a nam ing co n test conf cation the Radio E lectric corner ducted sh o rtly a fte r th e opening of f has been p ro cu red as th e stage the establishm ent. The nam e te rm in al for all lines of out-of- proved popular and gives d istin ct- tow n bus service and th e n ea t little iveness to the place. ' “shop” is used as a w aitin g room. If th e re is one sto re m ore than an o th er in G resham th a t th e ch il d ren love it m a st be the Hepp R acket store, th e only one of its kind here. L ittle folks gaze ad m iringly into its w indows and co u n t th e days until S an ta Claus sh all come down the chim ney w ith some of those fascin atin g p icture books or w onderful m echanical toys. Not only a re holiday goods for ch ild ren to be found here, but the housekeeper can buy choice decor ated dinner w are in half dozen de signs as w ell as m any useful k itch en u ten sils and o th e r article s. Mr. H epp sta rte d in business in G resh am a little over th re e y ears ago and has built up a su b stan tial tra d e in sm all w ares. He has a 20 x 90-foot space literally cra m med w ith novelties of every de scription. T h ere is no need of going to la rg e r places to do C hristm as shopping w hen rig h t h ere a t home is a sto re w ith enough variety to afford a selection to th e m ost dis crim inating. P ra c tic a lly every sea son of th e y ear is featu red a t th e H epp R acket sto re by a unique and ta sty (window display, supplem ent ed by a choice stock on counter an d shelf. Besides the sto re w hich is lo cat ed in G resham in th e A ltm qn block, th e re is a sim ila r shop in S ell wood under th e m anagem ent of Mr. H epp’s m other, Mrs. Ida Hepp. Miss Em m a L angford is th e reg u la r saleslady a t th e sto re h ere and o th e rs assist on holiday occasions. Withrow's Restaurant, Fine Place to Eat C hurch P la n s fo r A ggre-slve ----------- W ork. A. W. I o n e of th e g re a te st assets to the .... . , .. , 14, 1926 Real w icker fu r niture, ju s t like t h e grow n-ups use, in com plete sets of chairs, tab les and set tees. Our large line of k id d ie ca rs, skooters, todd lers, etc., a t pric es th a t w ill ap peal. ^SiewaTb-Wa/tne^C Here is just the eliulr I'or that iliflicult cor ner that never looks quite right. You can get R plain or uphol stered. We have many .tine ehairs of beauti ful designs and wood. INSTRUMENT ♦ TUBES • REPRODUCER • ACCESSORIES Our store is crammed full of useful articles such as Andirons, Fireplace Sets, Floor Lamps, Hug-s, Stools, Cedar Chests, W rit ing Desks, Music Cabinets, Kitch en Cabinets, Library Tables, Davenports, Etc., Etc. Say B ru n s w ic k W h c n w ill w» hav« tha pknsurc ol prov i n i to you I (hai complete radio s a titla itK » U hertf D o n 't delay— phone today lo r a home demonstration o l the remarkable Stewart- W a rn e r Matched U n it Radio and the Pantatrope T h e h a b it df s a v in g m oney, w h ile it stiffen s th e w ill, w ill a lso b r ig h t en th e e n e rg ie s .— R oosevelt. ita , A gift that will never lose its charm nor cease to delight. Also Brunswick records the best for use with a Brunswick. There are many world-famous artists re cording for Brunswick. Upright Models in mahogany or oak finish $40 to $60 Console Models $80 to $95 rv b œ /lo o k W ant Ads w ill help you on th e way to success. Ft L FIRST STATE BANK RHENIUM, OREGOM A Strong Bank n J. E. Metzger Your Itomr Furnisher Gresham, Oregon Phone 1901 When! Here, at last, is the Radio ol no refrets, due to the exclusive S tew art-W arn er p ho Ci pie ol M A T C H I N G tfcietr Instrum ent w ith their Reproducer, Tubea and Accea- tones, all to function in perlect unison. O u r service guarantee« you perpetual en tertainment w ithout w orry H earing it believing. Say when) Model .TIRI ............. M 5 2 .5 0 Model an;. .................. . . Model .'till 1 prig ht Model 31», 1 on-ole . Model 3 2 » ......................... 7 7 .5 0 7 7 .5 0 Model IIRI, Reproducer. 1 0 .0 0 1 M2.5O Model III», Reproducer. 1 3 .0 0 2 1 0 .0 0 Model .UH, T u bes each 2 .0 0 E very p a rt of a S tew art-W arn er m atched-unit radio receiving set is th e re because it Is b etter for it. l o s t say th e w erd and we will bring a set to jo u r house and In -ta ll It.