SOCIETY
HERALD and NEWS
By Nadine Palmerton
August 14, 19.43
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rremiere onowing .
To Be Held Here'
"This Is the Army" Will Be Attraction for Klam
ath People This Coming Wednesday
The premiere allowing of "Thli Is the Army" has been the
cue (or the plunnlng of mnny dinner parties before the show
mid cocklall parties luter, Since thl li the firat time that any
howlnii of thli kind hoi come to Klamath Falli, Klamath folks
are tuking advantago of the chance to get togothor and arc
giving these affnlri.
The niovlc, which Is to ba here thli coming Wedneaday,
August the eighteenth, li being ahown simultaneously In cltlea
all over the const, Alt procaedi of tho box office recoipti are
to go to tho army emergency ,
relief fund, It hni been in- i n .
"T10,1, , ,,r. ,, , Mrs. brixner
hnnntnr Murahnll Cornett la
chairman of the committee T- kyrtA.!n
working with tho ninth aerv- I O IVieeiinU
Ice command, tho wealcrn do-
fence command and officer District Conference
of tho army emergency relief .
fund, Other member of the In Coast. City to Be
committee aro Mayor John II. TL;, Aolronrl
Houaton. Mr. Franklin Wea- 1 niS VVeeKenO
ver, Miilcolm Epley and Glen Firat district conference of
Hout. Working with these the Oregon Bualnca and Pro
pvopln are Major Paul Wal- fcaaional Women' club will be
ter. Lieutenant Kenneth A. held In Marahfleld, Saturday
Luckoy and Lieutenant H. and Sunday, Auguat the four
Leon VllllriKor, alt repreaen- teenth and fifteenth, at which
tntlvr of Orlgudler General time the atato officer and
Amoa Thnmaa, commanding member from club through
general of Camp White; and out Oregon will be present.
Sergeant Angua Newton, for- An Informal reception and
merly of Klamath Fall and get-together will be held Sat
wlth the ninth aervlce com- urdny night at the atudlo, a
mand well as a bualneas meeting of
All iho thrill and glamour "e Oregon Federation board,
of a Hollywood premiere will Mr. Amy Spargo will be in
t.b hnd at tho Klamath Falls charge of the reception aaalat
Allowing, with searchlight by Mr. Jennla Rosen
and loud peaker. A Camp cr"n,'v "!"" Geni Wylle
White color guard and band nd M1 Ellen Rudna.
will also be feature of the Sunday morning a break
opening night. meeting will be held at
The feature altrarllon. how- 'ha Chnd'er.1hotel- keP
aver, will be on the screen. h.f,h7n? L,he f.?n'
wllh the technicolor screen
version of the army show
which wa written by Irving
Berlin.
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Mrs. Wood
Celebrates.
Eightieth Birthday Is
Event of Past Week
a r -I r it
as ramiiy earners
' Sunday, August the eighth,
was the eightieth birthday of
Mrs. H. S. Wood and she was
mado very happy by the fact
that all her children could bt
with her at that time.
Mr. and Mr. Wood are llv
lng at 1D83 Auburn street,
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having recently sold their
home in St. Francl park, and
the birthday dinner wa serv
ed on the back lawn at the
new home,
Mr. Freeman Schultz came
up from Sacramento to attend
with bla family who are (till
in Klamath Falls, and nor son
Stanley Wood was here from
Oakland. From Klamath Falls
were Mr. and Mrs. Will Wood
and Mr. and Mrs. John Taden.
,.A number of caller came in
ho afternoon to wish her well,
and tho received many beau
tiful gift.
PFC M'DANIEL
IS HOUSE GUEST
OF MERLE WESTS. .
A house guost of the Merls
West at their home on North
Fourth street Is PFC Thomas
McDanlel who was with the
marine on Guadalcanal.
Private McDanlel made a
previou trip to Klamath Falls
as a guest of the Commandos
and enjoyed his visit here so
thoroughly that Mr. and Mrs.
West invited him to return as
their guest.
After a ten-day stay here,
e will leave for Jacksonville,
Florida, to report at a hospital
or surgery and expect to be
hospitalized for at least four
months.
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas L.
Barry Jr. of Lakeview and
Klamath Falls are the par
ents of a girl which has been
named Molly Kathleen. The
little girl was born on Friday
morning, August tho sixth, at
Hlllsldo hospital. Mr. Barry
is stationed with the navy at
the flight engineers school at
LaGuardia field, New York.
Ho was transferred from navy .
pier last month. M"rs. Barry Is
the former Ronclla Shlpman.
She expects to remain with
her parents for tho duration.
.
' Tk. MlHlnnrt Home Eco
nomics club held a picnic at
tho homo of Mr. and Mrs.
Phil Motschcnbacher on July
tho eighteenth! with an at
tendance of thirty-five frlpnds
and members. Gomes occu
pied the afternoon.
inriitr, Tiniiiiiii ins TYOr
Winning the Peace," an exten
sive program has been ar
ranged to be held during the
breakfast with Mr. Agne
Matson presiding.
Mr. laabelle Brixner, itate
president, will report on the
national board meeting; Rote
Wilkes, membcrahlp chair
man, will submit 1943-44
plana; and "Club Program,
What and Why," ha been ar
ranged by Victory Morris,
firat vice preaident and pro
gram coordination chairman.
Speaker and their topic
will be Kmllie Lundy of Eu
gene. 'Training for Leader
ship through Program"; Amy
Spargo of Marahfleld, "Func
tion of a Program Chairman";
Winifred Wlsecarver of Mc
Mlnnville, "Why a Program";
Kathleen Miller of Albany,
"Essentials of a Federal
P,r0Br!m,i' nd JnM,"
Getchell of Portland, "War
A,V,.M i R-i.tion 4- ri..h
Program."
During the general session
Immediately following the
breakfast program, Mrs. Brix
ner will preside.
At the special meeting held
Tuesday night by the Marsh
field club, Mary Richter was
elected secretary to fill the
unexpired term of Mrs. Nor
man Critcs. who is now in Ver
mont, having charge of the
circulation department of the
Burlington Dally News. Other
officers of the club are Nina
Llttrell, president; Jessie
King, first vice president;
Dorothy Forrest, second vice
president; and Agnes Matson,.
treasurer.
Final plans were made for
the district conference and re-.
ports of standing committees
were presented and a pro
gram for the coming club
year outlined. Coos Bay
Times.
MRS. HOWAKD
HONORS HllfCE
AT LUNCHEON
Mrs. Mark T. Howard enter
tained at a luncheon on Tues
day noon at her home on Sum
mers lane, complimenting her
niece, Miss Hannah KUnker
man of Hlgginsvlllo, Missouri,
Covers were laid for Mrs.
Myrtlo Caldwell, Miss Alice
Stout, Miss Phyllis Duffy,
Miss Alice Johnson, Miss
Klinkerman and Mr. and Mrs.
Howard.
Miss Klinkerman, who was
on her first trip west, spent
several days here with the
Howards, enjoying a trip to
Crater -lake and other points
of interest during her stay.
She left Wednesday morning,
planning to visit with rela
tives in Seattle, Washington,
and in Emmett, Idaho, before
returning home. ,
Host To
Circle At Tea
Mrs. G. Logan Black was
hostess to members of the
Merlam circle of the First
Presbyterian church on Thurs
day afternoon at a tea given
at her home on Grant atrect.
Mrs. Black, who is leaving
for Canada the latter part of .
this month, has been a mem
ber of the circle for a number
of years.
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Driaai onower is
Given June Brown
Bride-Elect Is Honored At Affair Held in Bonanza
Club Rooms Recently
A lovely bridal shower was given In honor of June Marie
Brown on Wednesday night, August the fourth, at the? Library
club in Bonanza. Hostesses for the occasion were Mrs. Ernest
Glvan, Mrs. John Hcydcn, Mrs. Fred Mullennaux, Mrs. Henry
Schmor, Miss Edith Pankcy and Mrs. K. I. Bold.
Miss Brown is to bo married Saturday afternoon, August
the fourteenth, at the Sacred Heart church in Klamath Falls,
to Captain Jesse L. Cohca of Camp White, Oregon.
A long table at one end of tho room was centered with a
tiered bride's cake topped with a miniature soldier and his
bride. A flat floral decoration
of pastel gladioli and ferns Mrs. Lucina Coyner Mrs.
surrounded the cake and cos- SanUord Jones. Mrs. Dean
tal candelabra with lighted Marcum M. Benson Dixon,
tapers flanked the center- Mrs. Erwin Shanr, Miss Helen
P'cce' Gowen, Miss Elsa Hartley of
Bouquets of gladioli and the Bonanza community, Mrs.
snapdragons were used about Marlon Barnes of Olene and
the room. Mrs. William Garrlot of Klam-
Fricnds honoring Mrs. ath Falls.
Brown were Mrs. Owen Pep- Miss Brown Is the daughter
pie, Mrs. William Bechdoldt, 0f Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Brown
Mrs. Ada Sparrctorn, Mrs. of Bonanza and is well known
Dewey Horn, Mrs. Lester ln Klamath Falls.
Boggs, Mrs. Earl Brown, Mrs. .
Jack Horton, Mrs. Fred Jamts Taylor Weds
Rucck, Mrs. Ed Gowen, Mrs. In Texas Ceremony
Chet Eyers. Mrs. Willi am
Hartley. Mrs. Theresa Teare, Klamath Falls people will
Mrs. Harry Frazier, Mrs. John be interested to learn of the
Driscoll. Mrs. Guy Mundlin, marriage of Miss Evelyn
Mrs. Clyde Woolen, Mrs. Ron- Teller of Henderson, Texas
aid Ross, Mrs. Lloyd Bcebe, to Lieutenant James M. Tay
Mrs. Elva Maxwell, Mrs. Gil- ' lor, son of Huntington Taylor
bert Harrison, Mrs. Lola Pan- and formerly of this city, in
key, Mrs. Mary Schooler, Mrs. ceremony read at Long
Nonlo Schooler, Mrs. Jerry view, Texas, on August the
McCartie, Mrs. Jean Horsley, fifth. The couple will make
Mrs. Joe Horsley, Mrs. Clydo their home at 1207 Monroe
Horsley, Mrs. Lucille Gray, ' street, Commerce, Texas.
Mrs. Jennie Collier, Mrs. Jim Lieutenant Taylor is sta
Sogers, Mrs. Rose Dunbar, tloncd in that city.
This pleasant scene was photographed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Gilchrist, of Gilchrist, and shows a group of young people who gathered in
honor of Lieutenant (Jg) Harry Metke, right, U. S. naval reserve, home on
leave from action in the South Pacific. Left to right: John Pat Metke, foreman
of the Crescent fire suppression crew, U. S. forest service; Idella Hauptman,
secretary, district U. S. forest ranger office at Crescent; Bobble Ward, junior
at Oregon State college; Mary Geales Gilchrist, who will enter the Anna Head
school at Berkeley this fall; Stewart Jones Gilchrist, who is attending the Uni
versity of California while awaiting his call to the naval air service, and Lieu
tenant Metke. Hostess and host for the afternoon were Miss Gilchrist and Mr,
Stewart Gilchrist.
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This family group picture was taken when Corporal James
Overturf returned home on furlough recently. Left to right
are Mrs. Willard Davis, Mrs. Audra Morris, Mrs. Ed Wilken-
son. Lower row: Corporal Overturf, Mrs. C. W. Overturf and v .
. . :Mr. C. W. Overturf.
.. Kennell-Ellis.
Family Is
Honored
Son Home From Army
Is Honor Guest At
Family Dinner
Boys returning home on
furloughs from the armed
forces have been the reason
for a number of raid-summer
parties. Private James Over
turf, who, since he has re
turned to his camp at Camp
. Phillips, Kansas, has been pro
moted to the rank of corporal,
was honor guest at a family
dinner held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Wilkenson re
cently. The Wilkenson home ln the
Spring Lake district was the
scene of a dinner party which
saw the whole family togeth
er. Those who were Invited for
the dinner were Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Overturf of Henley,
Mrs. Audra Morris, Walter
Casebier of Bonanza, Corpor
al James Overturf of Camp
Phillips, Kansas, Miss Eleanor
Sargent and Miss Marjorie
Baker of Klamath Falls, Mr.
and Mrs. Willard Davis and
Delores, Roger, and Rodney
Davis, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Wilkenson and son Edward.
Laura Blackwell of 207
Grant street will be hostess to
the Thimble club of the Neigh
bors of Woodcraft on Wed
nesday, August the eighteenth,
at eight o'clock with Martha
Gilchrist assisting. All mem
bers and friends are invited
to attend.
M'CAULEY FAMILY,
GUESTS HERE
THIS WEEK
Mr. and Mrs. C. McCauley
and their granddaughter, Peg
gy Heavers, have been guests
recently at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. Wayne McAtee at
their home on North Ninth
street. Their visit here has
been the reason for a number
of parties and informal affairs
which have been, given.
Mr. and Mrs.' E. Egland
were hosts at a dinner party
at Cal-Ore on Wednesday eve
ning. Those who attended
were Mr. and Mrs. McCauley,
Dr. and Mrs. McAtee, Mr. and
Mrs. E. Egland, Mrs. Jennie
Heavers, Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
Kielty, Mrs. J. M. Baker, and
Peggy Heavers.
On Friday evening : the
Wayne McAtees were hosts
at a lawn party at their home.
Sunday afternoon, the
guests are being entertained
at dinner at the home of Mrs. .
J. M. Baker on Pacific Ter
race. MRS. WILSON
.COMPLIMENTED
ON BIRTHDAY,
Honoring her mother, Mrs.
Lulu Wilson, whose birthday
fell on Tuesday, August the
tenth, Mrs. Walter Bradley
entertained a group of her
mother's friends at . their
home, 406 Lincoln street.
The guests were Mrs.
James O'Neal, Mrs. Stocum,
Mrs. Jennie Hum, Mrs. Harry
Landrum, Mrs. Robert Olson,
Mrs. H. E. Jones, Mrs. E. L.
Mitchell, Mrs. Etna Gentry,
Nona Hall, Mrs. Ed Gowland
and Mrs. Harry Sackett.
Pencil games were enjoyed
by all, as was the large birth
day cake which was cut by
Mrs. Wilson and a center
piece of purple violas made
the table very attractive. The
guest of honor received many
interesting and attractive gifts
from her friends, together
with their good wishes for
her future. '
Major and Mrs. L. H. Hel
phrey of Bend, Oregon,- were
recent guests at the Warren
Noggle home on Homedale
road. Their daughter, Judith,
Is remaining here for an in
definite stay. Major Helphrey
was on leave from service ln
England. Mrs. Helphrey is a
sister of Mrs. Noggle.
Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Moser
of Lewiston, . Idaho, were
house guests; last week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. War
ren Noggle of Homedale road.
Dr. Moser spent a week with
his"' grandson, : John, who is
stationed at Pelican Butte as
a lookout for the forest serv
ice. Mrs. Noggle is the daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. Moser.
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Mrs.' Howard Dixon of
Lowell street was honor guest
at a party given-last Saturday
evening when Mrs.' Richard .'
Moore entertained several
couples at an evening of cards
at her home in Tulelake. -The
occasion was in observance of .
Mrs. Dixon's birthday.
Lt. James Coonan
To Wed in South
Former Klamath Resident to Marry Miss Lurlins
, Roth of San Francisco in Near Future
Of surprise to many Klamath Falls people was the recent
announcement in the San Francisco Examiner of the engage
ment of Lieutenant James Coonan, formerly of this city, and
Miss Lurline Roth of San Francisco.
Lieutenant Coonan made his home here for the past few
years with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Mortenson
of Klamath Falls.
He was a popular member of the younger set here and
was employed at the Pelican Bay Lumber company.
. The following is an article taken from the San Francisco
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Miss Zissos
Bride-Elect
Spokane Church To Be
Scene of Wedding in
Mid-September
The engagement of Miss
Penelope (Peggy) Zissos,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Chris Blanas of this city, was
announced this week.
She is to be married on
September the sixteenth in
Spokane, Washington, to Mr.
Constantine Kassabettis. The
ceremony will take place in
the Spokane Greek Orthodox
church.
Miss Zissos will have as her
attendants her sister, Mrs.
John Demson of Yakima as
her matron of honor, and Mrs.
Harold Hutchinson. Frances
and Elaine Demson will be
flower girls.
Miss Zissos has lived In
Klamath Falls most of her life. '
She will leave for Spokane be
tween the first, and the fifth
of September.
Bride-to-be
Honored
Miss Peggy Robertson
Of Sacramento to
Wed Lt. Bernasco
At a dinner given on Fri
day, August the thirteenth by
Mrs. Dora Mae Kelley and
Miss Doris Hapgood in Sacra
mento, California, the engage
ment of Miss Peggy Robert
son to Lieutenant Carl L.
Bernasco of the United States
army air forces was announc
ed. The dinner was given ln
honor of Miss Robertson and
was attended by many of her
friends.-
. Miss Robertson is a native
of Klamath Falls and is a
. graduate of the Bonanza high
- school. She attended business
school in Sacramento and has
since' been employed as a
stenographer for the Califor
nia Western States life insur
ance company.
She is the granddaughter of
Mrs. Etta Kilgore and the sis
ter of Mr. Gene Robertson,
both of whom reside in this
city.
Lieutenant Bernasco a t
present is a flying pilot on a
Billy Mitchell bomber in New
Guinea.
Many of Miss Robertson's
Klamath county friends have
extended their congratula
tions. Mrs. Jestia Kaylor and Mrs.
Lola Myers will entertain the
past presidents of the Three R
club at the home of Mrs.
Myers, 125 North Fifth street
on Tuesday, August the sev
enteenth at one o'clock. .
TO BE MARRIED
Miss Peggy ' Zissos has an
nounced plans for her wed
ding , which will take place
in mid-September.
Examiner and
written by
"Cholly Francisco", .
Providing one of the pleas
anter surprises of the season
is the heralding from Mr, and
Mrs. William P. Roth that
their daughter, Lurline, is the '
bride-elect of Lieut. James
Coonan, U.S.A. For the past
ten months the prospective
benedict has been away from
the local scene but he return
ed home yesterday, after hav
ing been commissioned last
week at Fort Benning, Ga.,
and the announcement was
immediately readied.
Wedding bells are planned
for the not too distant future,
exact date setting depending
on the bridegroom-elect's as
signment at the conclusion of
his short leave.
Lurline, one of the young
set's favorites, is the identi
cal twin sister of Mrs. Spencer
Grant Jr. (Bernlce Roth), who
joined bridal ranks nearly two
years ago at an elaborate cere
mony performed at Filoli, the
Roth home at Woodside. Since
the war, she has devoted most
of her time to Red Cross work '
of which her mother is chair
man of the local volunteer
services. Sister of William M. '
Roth, who is doing govern
ment work in the east, she is
the granddaughter of the lata
Capt. and Mrs. William Mat
son. After graduating from Mis
Hamlin's school, she and her
sister suent a vear in travel
made their Mayfair bow at a
September '39 ' debut ball,
which was also held at Filoli.
Descendant of equally well
known clans -is her fiance,
who is the eldest son of the
Clarence Coonans. He is a
brother of Michael, now with
the Army Air Forces, and
Torimro. A tnmnlwr nif thm
Bachelors, he was graduated
from Stanford In '38 and is
affiliated with Delta Kappa
Epsilon fraternity. San Fran
cisco Examiner. -
MRS. PHILLIPS .
'bURPKIbfcD UN
BIRTHDAY,
un munuay, August m
ninth, friends and neighbors
1im at hei- tiAmfi 22!in Harden
avenue, the occasion being her
birthday.
Enjoying the potluck lunch
eon were Mary Martin. Rita
Fuller, Zella Blankenship,
Nettie Good, Dorothy Smith,
Ida BramweU, Mildred Wil
kinson, Margaret Fuller, Ethel
' Henry, Ursula Bratton, Grace
Genereux, Agnes Skoog, Es
telle Smith, Harriet Morris,
rie, Frances Waits, Loretta
Sarvor and Kate Crowson. -
tho aftomnnn. with Estelle
Smith holding high score, Har
riet Morris second and Nettie
uoua low, WI1UO U1B pillUVlllV
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ton. Mrs. Phillips received a
Dirtnaay gill iron, me group,
and high point of the luncheon
... I.IU. : 4b.
beautifully decorated , birth- .
day cake. -.
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PHELPS ENTERTAIN '
FOR SON AND ,
FRIENDS TUESDAY .
Mr, and Mrs. ' Lawrence
Phelps entertained at dinner
on their back lawn Tuesday
evening, August the tenth, for
their son, Donald, ana several .
boys who are leaving soon for
service ln the armed forces.
Those invited were Don- .
aid Watklns, Richard Valllan-'
cour, Chester Mann, Ralph .
Foster, Jimmie Herrald, Mer
trice Anderson, Ruth Penning
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Phelps and
Donald and Merland Phelps.
Mrs. F. W. Jennings of San ,
Vranmcrn. who la imendinff
the summer at the Leslie Rog
ers home in Klamath Falls,
Mrs. Leslie Rogers and Scott
Warren have returned from
ten days spent ln San Francis
co. While there they saw
Jean and Harry Ravizza and
their two children, Susan and
Michael, who were attending
a family reunion in Berkeley.
The Ravizza family brought
them home to Klamath Fall.