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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1941)
THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON. OREGON. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1941 STATE CORN SHOW CONTESTS TO TEST PRESENT CHAMPS Will anyone be able to dethrone C. A. Marsh of Albany as the Oregon corn-shucking champion? This ques tion is being asked in connection with the forthcoming fifth annual Orego State corn show at Corvallis Decem ber 12 and 13, when the annual corn shucking contest will be a usual fea ture. For the past two years Marsh, an ex-Iowa corn grower, has led the field and has “two legs” on the champion ship cup, which becomes a permanent possession if won three years. Run ners-up last year were J. G. Morgan, Brownsville, and Walter Woods, Cor vallis. The shucking contest will be held at 9:30 o’clock Friday, the first day of the show. It is open to all Oregon corn growers, with winners receiving five merchandise prizes in addition to the championship cup. Marsh was also winner of the corn growers' judging contest last year, the runners-up being Otto Lucht of which will be ready for the Christ mas market. Lorna Gabriel returned last week from taking a technical course in Portland and began work at the mu nition depot on Monday. Evelyn Martin went to Pendleton this week where she will be employed at the home of Mrs. Max Gorfkle. Mrs. Ernest Greathouse entertained for three table of contract bridge on Monday at her home. The guest table consisted of Mrs. Marian George, Mrs. Nathan Bard, Mrs. Frank Taylor and Mrs. W. B. Riggs. Mrs. Taylor had high score. Some eighth grade boys and girls surprised Gilbert Smith Jr. on Nov ember 13th, his birthday, by calling at his home. Ice cream and cake were served. The Woman’s Study club met in ir regular session on Friday of this week at the home of Mrs. Greathouse. A defense program was given. Mrs. Margaret Daughtrey left Sat urday for Fort Lewis to visit her son Arthur McAlester and family over Thanksgiving. Both Lt. McAl ester and his eldest son Guy will soon leave for foreign service. By Mrs. Ruse Hedrick Rev. B. F. Mitchell left Tuesday to To date, Al Gregory has hauled spend Thanksgiving with his people 4200 turkeys to the Seattle market, in Seattle. with some left at the Coe ranch Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Murray were Molalla, and Elvin Asher of Dayton. This contest will be held Friday fore noon too. The swepstakes trophy in the corn show itself was won last year by Clayton Nyberg, Tualatin, who was also champion inthe hybrid corn class. E. C. Wiesner, Brooks, sweepstakes winner for two years, won the cham pionship in the open pollinated class last year, and is expected to be a strong contender again this year. Hybrid corn growers will again compete for yield honors, with the state divided into two districts. Re quirements in this class are that at least three acres must have been grown with the yield checked and the samples submittted by the county ag ent. Last year F. S. Green of Stan field was champion with a yield of 125.69 bushels per acre, while L. O. Gorman of Grabtree won in western Oregon with a yield of 67.16 bushels. STANFIELD NEWS Thanksgiving guests at the home of Santa Monica also were present. small house on Dunn street and Dave her sister, Mrs. Becherd at Golden- Alfred Krause has completed a Shumway has moved into it. dale, Wn., this week. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Munson were Walla Walla visitors on Sunday. W. W. Kelty, former superintend ent of the Stanfield schools, was a caller here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Baker and Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Stuart were Hermis ton visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Truman Jones made a busi ness trip to Portland the first part of the week. Bernice Williams and Sherman Shine were married at Boise on Nov- 12. Bernice returned here the next day and Sherman departed for Hon THANKSGIVING olulu where he has a civil service job. The Presbyterian Ladies Aid have set December 13 for their Christmas program to be followed with their annual bazaar. Our thoughts of the future do not hide A Naarene church is being built in Stanfield. our experiences of the past. We are The schools were closed for the an nual Thanksgiving period. The new dairy barn built by C. C. thankful that we still enjoy our free Rhea on the Wallace farm east of town was finished Wednesday. Mr. dom. Happy Thanksgiving! and Mrs. Ronnie Myers reside on the farm and Mr. Myers does the milk ing. H. L. Hedricks, Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Isackson, all were dinner guests Hermiston, Oregon Thanksgiving at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Isackson in Echo. 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