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    August 8, 1042
PAGE SIX
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
Elizabeth Baker
Bride on Tuesday
Klamath Girl Weds L Orth Sisemore in Morning
Service at Sacred Heart Church
Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Mrs. Marguerite G. Baker
of San Diego, became the bride of Mr. L. Orth Sisemore of
tills city in a simple ceremony read at ten o'clock Tuesday
morning, August the fourth, in Sacred Heart church with the
Rev. Father Timothy Casey officiating.
The bride chose a frock of
sand crepe with a redingote
of the same material with
coffee brown trim. Her small
lelt sailor was of sand with
brown trim and she wore a
shoulder corsage of talisman
roses and bouvardia.
Mrs. J. Truman Runyan
was the bride's attendant. She
wore a cactus "green crepa
frock with a matching felt
hut, black accessories and a
corsage of yellow roses.
Mr. J. Emmett Sisemore
was his brother's best man.
Immediately after the serv
ice a wedding breakfast was
served at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Humble
where covers ' were laid for
fourteen. Yellow , roses and
white sweetpeas centered the
table with crystal candlesticks
holding tall white candles.
The five-tiered cake centered
the buffet and was placed on
a lovely silver tray, an heir
loom in the bride's family. '
Tall white candles In silver
sticks completed the arrange
ment. Salmon pink gladioli
were used in the living room.
Guests at the breakfast
were Mr. and Mrs. Sisemore,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sisemore, 1
Mrs. Alexander J. Lyle, Mrs.
J. Truman Runyan, Mr. J.
Emmett Sisemore, Mr. and
Mrs. Wilkerson of Medford,
Rev. Timothy Casey, Mrs.
Marjorie Klncaid, Mr. and
Mrs. James Pelton and Mr.
and Mrs. Humble.
Mr. and Mrs. Sisemore left
for Diamond lake to spend
the remainder of the week
and they will return late Sat
urday to be at home on Lake
shore drive.
The bride has served as ex
ecutive secretary of the Amer
ican Red Cross, Klamath
county chairman. She is a
former student of the Uni
versity of California and the .
University of Nebraska and
for the past year has made
her home in this city. Mr.
Sisemore is a member of a
pioneer Klamath county fam- '
ily, son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Linsy Sisemore, and
serves as district attorney.
MRS. ELLINGSON
HONOR GUEST
ON FRIDAY
Mrs. Roy Whitlatch and
Miss Margaret West entertain
ed Friday evening of last
week for Mrs. Robert P. El
lingson Jr., when a group of
friends presented her with a
shower of gifts. The affair
was given at the Whitlatch
home, 1122 North Eighth
street.
Bridge was played with
high score held by Mrs. Mel
vin McCollum, low by Miss
Dorothea Ellingson.
Guests honoring Mrs. El
lingson were Mrs. Robert P.
Ellingson Sr., Mrs. Warren
Hunt, Mrs. Robert Hunt, Mrs.
Walter Wiesendanger, Mrs.
Melvin McCollum, Mrs. Lane
Warren, Mrs. Thomas B. Wat
ters, Miss Dorothea Ellingson,
Miss Dorothy Buchanan, Miss
Ruth Dunning and the host
esses. 4.
BIRTHDAY
OBSERVED
WITH PICNIC
Ramon Bell, eight-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bell
of Portland street, observed
his birthday anniversary on
July the twenty-eighth when
he asked a group of young
friends to Moore park for a
picnic and wiener roast. The
large table was decorated
with flags and military toys.
Ramon's guests were Don
nie Sowell, David Maxwell,
Roger Klahn, Paul Schraeder
and Rodney Bell.
1 Mrs. Rosa Parkhurst of
Springfield, South Dakota,
has been here for the past
month visiting at the home of
her son, Mr. Harlan M. Park
hurst, 703 Mitchell street. She
plans to leave Thursday for
her home,
Miss Rose Macartney is
spending this week as the
guest of Miss Winifred Lamm
at the W. E. Lamm home at
Modoc Point.
Mrs. Lucille Kinderdick of
Denver, Colorado, is here for
a two months' visit at the
home of her son, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Kinderdick of
Lavey street.
,
M M, Al bart Roenleke
nd children spent the past
week at Lake o' the Woods
camping,
Home For
Duration
Mrs. George Flitcraft
Leaves Puerto Rico in
Late July -
Greeted in Kiamaili Falls
following a lengthy absence
is Mrs. George Flitcraft, the
former Marijane Daggett,"
daughter of Mrs. C. H. Dag
gett of Washington street.
Mrs. Flitcraft arrived Friday
morning of last week, flying
from Puerto Rico to Miami,
Florida, and continuing west
over the southern route.
Mrs. Flitcraft has been with
her husband, Sergeant Flit
craft of the United States air
corps, weather division. She
and other wives and families
of men in the service have
been evacuated from the
Puerto Rico bases. Mrs. Flit
craft will be here for the dur
ation at the Daggett home.
The Flitcrafts were married
at nine o'clock in the evening
on December the twenty
second of this past year at
Losey Field chapel by Cap
tain Charles Lack, chaplain.
Since that time they have
made their home in Ponce.
BERMANS
HONORED
BY FRIENDS
" Mr. and Mrs. Chester Ber
man have been complimented
at several informal affairs
during the past week prior to
their departure for LaCrosse,
Wisconsin where they will
make their home after resid
ing here for more than two
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pan
ning entertained at dinner
last Saturday evening for the
Bermans. On Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Bertram were
hosts at steak frey at their
home. Other guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Clement, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Panning and
Mr. and Mrs. Max McKenzie.
On Thursday evening the
employes of Craig's enter
tained for the Bermans at
Lakeshore where dinner was
served.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Mc
Kenzie will entertain with a
Sunday morning breakfast for
the Bermans, and on Friday
evening they were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Watz at their home, 519
Eldorado.
PORTLAND
VISITOR
RETURNS NORTH
Miss Anne Avery of Port
land, formerly of this city,
left Friday evening for her
home after spending a week
in Klamath Falls as the guest
of Miss Nora Rinker.
, Miss Avery was entertained
at a number of informal
luncheons and on Tuesday
evening was honored with a
picnic supper on Upper Klam
ath lake. She was the honor
guest at a meeting of TNT
bridge club held at the home
of Mrs. Phil Brixner on Lake
shore drive Wednesday eve
ning. The visitor has been. in San
Francisco during the month
of July attending the term of
court with Judge Claude H.
McColloch.
'
Dr. and Mrs. George H.
Merryman Jr., are spending
this week on the northern
California and southern Ore
gon beaches.
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CAROL ANN
Little Carol Ann Colvin it
the one-yearold daughter- sf
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Colvin of
618 .Conger avenue.
Kennell-Ellls.
Betrothal Told at
Party Wednesday
Marjorie Lekberg to Wed Lieut. Roy Ruhkala on
August the Sixteenth '
The younger set was interested to learn of the forthcom
ing marriage of Marjorie Lekberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Lekberg of 1930 Erie street, whose engagement to Lieu
tenant Roy Ruhkala, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ruhkala
of Rocklin, California, was made known at a party given
Wednesday evening by Mrs. Stewart Patty at her home, 348
Pacific Terrace.
The wedding date has been
set for August the sixteenth
in the First Covenant church
here. Following their mar
riage the young couple will
live in Berkeley until Lieu
tenant Ruhkala receives or
ders. The bride-elect attended
Oregon State college and will
complete her senior year
when she returns to school in
September. Lieutenant Ruh
kala was graduated from
Oregon State college in June,
1942, after majoring at the
school of forestry.
Mrs. Patty invited a group
of friends to her home where
she was assisted by Mrs.
Charles Ollmann. Court whist
was played during the eve
ning with honors going to
Miss Pat Butler and Mrs.
Lowell Netzer. A buffet sup
per was served from a clev
erly appointed table wfiere
colors were white and blue
and the military motif was
stressed. Announcements
were written on small scrolls
tied with bright bows.
Guests included Mrs. Don
Digney, Mrs. Earl Sanders,
Mrs. Lowell Netzger, Mrs,
Lane Warren, Mrs. Charles
Ollmann, Mrs. Hilding Ander
son of Mowich, Mrs. F r e d
Lekberg, Miss Faith Hunzik
er, Miss Barbara Sellers, Miss
Ida Glovannini, Miss Clara
Oetjen, Miss Pat Butler, Miss
Virginia Morln, Miss Gloria
Owens, Miss Dorothy Gilcrisl,
Miss Lekberg and the hostess.
FORMER
RESIDENT
IN SEATTLE
Friends of Mrs. Scott Mil
llgan, the former Elizabeth
Graham of this city, will be
interested to learn she Is con
tributing toward the national
defense program by accepting
a position In the Boeing Air
craft plant In Seattle. Mrs.
Milllgan is in the department
now directed by another
Klamath girl, Leota Bealt.
Scott Milllgan, former Uni
versity of Oregon athlete,
coach at Longview high school
and assistant principal there,
has enlisted in the navy pro--gramrphyslcal-trainlng-carps
for naval air cadets. He ex
pects to be called within a
very short time.
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WEDDING DATE TOLD
Marjorie Lekberg will become the bride of Lieutenant Roy
Ruhkala of Rocklin, California, on August the sixteenth, it
was learned at an announcement party given this week.
Kennoll-EUIs.
Luncheon
Date Set.
Library Club To Have
Interesting Programs
For Year
August is wheeling by on
well oiled wheels and after
several months in which club
work has been shelved for
other efforts, those interested
in the success of the Klamath
Falls Woman's Library club
are thinking about the coming
year's schedule.
The first meeting of the
organization, largest women's
group in the city, is scheduled
for Monday, September four
teenth, in the Willard hotel,
at which time the regular fall
luncheon and flower show
will be held. Mrs. Andrew M.
Collier and Mrs. Harry Goel
ler are luncheon chairmen,
Mrs. R. E. Oakcs in charge of
the flower show, according to
Mrs. A. G. Proctor, Library
club president.
Mrs. Ernest D.'Lamb, pro
gram chairman, 'will present
the 1942r4.3 program at this
time.
Mrs. Robert Parcher Elling
son Sr., membership chair
man, is going to open the
membership campaign early
in order that the club open
the year in full force. On
Monday afternoon Mrs. Ell
ingson's committee will meet
at her home on Pacific Ter
race to discuss plans.
Library club is open to all
women of the county,
PARTY
FOR GUESTS
SATURDAY
Complimenting her daugh
ter, Mrs. Shelby Calhoun of
Los Angeles, and her slster-ln-law,
Mrs. Harold King of
Baton Rougo, Louisiana, Mrs.
J. F, King invited friends to
a morning party on Saturday
with luncheon served at one
o'clock.
Those enjoying the affair
Included Mrs, Calhoun, Mrs.
King, Mrs. Frederick W. Ham-
lltDn.LguyJlarrnflniMrii
Elmer Kinderdick, Mrs. B. M.
Brabant, Mrs. Harry J. LBnd
and Mrs. Lucille Kinderdick
of Denver, Colorado.
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COPPAGES
RETURN FROM
MID-WEST TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Cop
page and young son, John, re
turned late last week from a
visit in the middle west. Mrs.
Coppago and young John left
in June for Omaha, Nebraska
to visit her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. King. They con
tinued to Minneapolis to visit
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Coppago
where they were joined by
Mr. Coppage.
The visitors were also
guests at the home of Mrs.
Coppage's sister, Dr. and Mrs.
Douglas Gerrctson of Will
mar, Minnesota. En route '
west the Coppagcs were met
at Glacier National park by
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Budd
and two sons, John and Bill,
formerly of this city. They
also spent one day with tho
Budds at their home in White
fish, Montana.
SACRAMENTO
VISITOR
RETURNS SOUTH
Mrs. Russell Moshler of
Sncramcnto, who has been the
housegucst of her cousins, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Whitlock of
North Sixth street, left for
the south Thursday after a
fortnight here. During her
slay Mrs. Moshler was a guest
at the Whitlock cabin at
Odell lake.
Mrs. Moshler and her four
young daughters, Marjorie,
Patty, Marilyn and Betty,
were evacuated from Hono
lulu one week after Pearl
Harbor. Mr. Moshler, retired
navy man, remained in Ha
waii. Betty Is now employed
at tho Mather Field air base
in Sacramento where her
family resides.
WEDS IN NORTH
Mrs, John G. Swan Is the
former Rachel Applcgate
Goodof thjs clty, member of
a pioneer Klamath family.
Mr. and Mrs. Swan will re
side in Junction City.
Kennell-Ellls.
Club Women
Still Work
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Red Cross Project
Completed by Golf
Members
Women of KvHmos Golf and
Country club luivo not neg
lected their gulf or their Hod
Cross work either, as evl
dunced by the amount of com
pleted mutci'lul they are turn
ing out each Thursday when
they meet to sew at' the
Merryman home. Next week
they plan to Urt on hospital
shirts after completing num
ber of women's blouses,
September the fourth,
which fulls on Friday, Is the
opening data for the fall play
ing schedule at Kennies. This
will be guest day and lunch
eon and cards are planned.
There will be a sweepstakes
tournament, best nine out at
eighteen holes, Hostesses will
be Mrs. E. P. Brostcrhous,
Mrs. L. D. Stephens and Mrs.
T. Frederick Farley.
During the past month of
July, and during the month
of August, the women have
been playing and they will
turn In their five best golf
scores for these two months
to tho tournament chairman,
Mrs. Jacques J. Stelger. Regu
lar play will be resumed In
September.
The programs Issued In the
spring will be followed, the
Inst meeting planned for Octo
ber the thirtieth at which
time there will be the annual
election and f nil luncheon.
REUNION
ATTENDED
IN ALBANY
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E.
Wattenburg returned Mondny
afternoon from Albany where
they attended the thirteenth
annuul reunion of the Mur-phcy-Dnvldson
clan, held Sun
day, August the second, at the
beautiful country home of C.
H. Davidson, near Albany.
Members of the clan are di
rect descendants of Elijah
Davidson and his wife, Mnr
garot Murphey, who came to
Oregon In 18S0, and took up
0 donation land claim west of
the present site of Monmouth.
Elijah Davidson was one of
the founders of the Christian
College at Monmouth, which
became the Monmouth Nor
mal school, and is now called
the Oregon State Teachers'
college. Mr. Davidson was
the great grandfather of Mrs.
Wattenburg.
Through this Davldson-Mur-phcy
line Mrs. Wattenburg Is
a direct dcsccndnnl of Fran
cis Cook, the Pilgrim, who
came in the Mayflower, and
was one of the signers of the
famous compact.
Mrs. Alberta McMurphcy,
Eugene, past grand worthy
matron of the Eastern Star
for Oregon, is president for
life of the clan organization.
O. E. Davidson, Harrisburg,
is secretary. About sixty were
present at the Sunday gath
ering, coming from Seattle,
Portland, Spokane, and other
coast cities. A basket dinner
was served cafeteria style in
the grounds of the pioneer
home. An interesting arti
cle on exhibit was a tie car
rying the colors of the green
and red plaid of this ancient
Scottish, Davidson clan, The
afternoon was p 1 e a s a n tly
spent making and receiving
introductions, listening to
tales of earlier times, and to
accounts of the services now
being given by members of
the clan in the present world
war.
Dinner for
Gueiit Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Long
entertained at dinner Thurs
day evening at Lakeshore for
Mrs. Lloyd Eldon Legg of
Portland and Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Butler, newcomers to
Klamath Falls. Also a guest
was Mrs. Harry J. Land.
Cocktails were served at the
Long home on Lakeshore
drive before dinner,
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Mrs, William W. Norton,
the former Hllllg McCall, left
recently for her home In Eu
gone after visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr, end
Mrs. John A. McCall of the
Midland highway. Mrs. Nor
ton was accompanied here by
her three children, Jean, Jo
Ann and John. Jean remained
here for visit with her
grandparents and" on Wednes
day with Mrs. McCall and
daughter, Mrs, Ernest M, Mac
Beth, (Jean McCall), motored
to Eugene for a brief visit,
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Brandt
and two children, Marilyn and
George, are spending this
week In Redwood City, Cali
fornia, with Mrs. Brandt's
mother, Mrs. Clark.
Edward C. Lamm of Dan
ville, Illinois, who has been
the summer guest at the
-4 0 m -of -his -uncler-Wr Er
Lamm of Modoc Point, plans
to return to his home on
Tuesdoy evening of this earn
ing week.
Bridge Luncheon
Given on Friday
Mrs. Tennant Hostess )o Guosls From South ar,
Party in Pelican Room
One of the liugesl summer purlieu of the week was the
luncheon ami afternoon of brlilgu given Friday at half past
one o'cluck In the Pelican party room when Mil, A, Dmiglaa
Tennant of Dorrls entertained for the plcusuio of Mrs. Harold
King of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Mrs. Shelby Calhoun of
Los Angeles.
SYLVIA DEE ANN
Attractive little Sylvia Dee
Ann Baker Is the seven-month-old
daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Baker, former
ly of this city and now re
siding In Bremerton, Wash
ington. Mrs. Bnkcr ami her
daughter are visiting at tha
home of her father, Mr. Jnck
Malatchl and friends. They
will be here a fortnight.
BRIDAL
SHOWER FOR
MRS. WEST
Miss Barbara Sellers and
Miss Margaret West enter
tained Thursday evening of
last week at the home of Mrs.
Kenneth G. KJiihn, 1055 Hur
on street, with a bridal show
er complimenting Mrs. Don
West, the former Dorothy
Teed. In the absence of tho
recent bride, the gifts wero
presented her upon her arri
val here this week from Lou
isville, Kentucky,
Bridge and ping pong wore
played with supper served at
a late hour to Mrs. Byron K.
Teed. Mrs. Cecil Whitby, Mrs.
George. Allenworth, Mrs. iljiil
mer Johnson, Mrs. Waller
Jcndrzcjewski, Mrs. Enrl Sun
ders, Mrs. Ernest Brnlthntipt,
Mrs. Dwain McDonald, Mrs,
Roy Whitlatch, Mrs. Robert
P. Elllngnon Jr., Mrs. Kliihn,
Miss Dorothy Buchanan, Miss
Maxlne Johnson, Miss Bever
ly Siemens, Miss Frances Fos
ter, Miss Patricia Clark, Mlns
Faith Hunzikcr, Miss Betty
Ann Prudhomme, Miss Joyce
Leach and the two hostesses,
Mrs. Frank Winchester of
Seattle Is visiting for a time
at the homo of her sisters,
Mrs. Gerald West of Malln,
Mrs. Clnlro Arnold of KInm-
ath Falls, and her brothers,
Thomas and Robert Elliott of
this city.
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By keeping converallon UHIEF.
By being sure of your number before you eoff.
By luing ltng Dlntance for emenlial meuaget
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By tulng ttnllon-lo'tlnllon service wherever
potilble for toll colli.
Your cooperation will aid In this national emergency be
cause the demands of war have loaded oiir long distance
lines and many of our local facilities to capacity and
beyond.
Materials required to Incroasa circuits and switchboards
cannot bo obtained they must go Into the making ef i
weapons and munitions, It is not now possible to build
mora plant.
Therefore, we all aro confronted with Iho necessity of
gelling the most out of what we have. In following the '
above suggestions, you can save yoursolf time and expenw
and you will help us keep the way clonr for War Mmwet
That Mutt Go Through. ,
We appreciate your splendid response in helping to meet
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120 North 8th Btteel Telephone 3101
Mrs. King flew to Medford
. Monday to spend several
- weeks with her sister, Mrs,
Tennant. Mrs. Calhoun Is vis
' King with her purents, Mr,
,i and Mrs, J. F, King of Ala
( ineda street,
Luncheon was served at
' one long table centered with
red ileum and gladioli and
white asters, In bridge high
score was held by Mrs. Fred
Schweitzer, second by Mrs.
Klmer Klnderlck and low by
Mrs. Junior Wagner.
Those hidden were Mrs,
King, Mrs. Calhoun, Mrs. B.
M, Urabaiit, Mrs. Paul Peter
son of Weed, Mrs. Opal Olson
of Dorrls, Mrs. Jilnlor Wag
goner, Mrs. W. L. Owen of
Weed, Mrs. J. K. King, Mrs.
Frederick W. Hamilton, Mrs.
Elmer Klnderlck, Mrs, Fred
Schweitzer of Weed, Mrs. Nels
Isrunison, Mrs. Claude Olson,
Mrs. Agnes Shaw, Mrs. John
Olson, Mrs. William Hugel
stein, Mrs. Enoch lsraelson,
Mrs. Charles Flobert, Mrs.
Less Chass, all of Dorrls.
PARTIES
HONOR
VISITOR
Mrs. Elmer Klnderlck of
Lavey street asked several
friends In for luncheon on
Thursday Including Mrs. Stan
ley Ituinago of Salinas, Cali
fornia, and Mrs. Lloyd El
don Legg of Portland and
Mrs. Harry J, Land,
Mrs. Rumago Is a guest at
tha Willard whllo her hut
band transacts business here.
They aro former residents of
this city. A number of Infor
mal affairs have been given
for her during the past week.
They were dinner guests at
the Kinderdick home on Sun
day and on Thursduy evening
tho Ramages observed their
ninth wedding anniversary
and Mr, and Mrs. K. M. Moty
their thirtieth anniversary at
a dinner at the Moty home.
Mrs. Moty asked a few
friends In on Saturday for
luncheon honoring Mrs. Ram
ago. ,
Mlsa Jean Hilton, daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. James F. Hil
ton, Is the guest of Miss Ruth
Landry at the Paul O. Landry
summer homo at Lake o' the
Woods.
WANTEOI
WOMEN COOKS!
To tmrk -tn ant t Klimilh'l lMl
ul(t Mlflhtnt. Mil hv optr.
ienct in rntaurant wrh. Apply in
ptrion.
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