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HOME AGAIN Is tho Richard L. Currln fomily, soon to be domiciled
ot 2520 Dorrow. Copt. Currln served with the U. S. ormy medical
corps overseas whllo Mrs. Currin and sons Richard Letter and Charlton
Crossley were In Portland.
Cabins Closed At
Klamath Lakes
Thin ltn brrn brmillfu! October mid folks with CHblns nt
thn virion nioiuitiiin lakn were loathe to put up the huUcm,
pull the boat in nd tie fast (ho docks after long and gorgeous
lummer.
A number were at Luke o' the Wood this pant week doing
Just that very thing. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Thompson and
children spent lust weekend at their cublu, closing for the season
on Sunday. So did Mr. and Mrs. Claude H. Davis and Mr. and
Mrs. Joo Hicks. Mrs. Rose Poole and Mrs. Twyla Ferguson,
whose cabins are side oy sloe on
the east ilclo of Uic lake, are
elnnlnff Idler.
Three busy families were Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Prock, Mr. and
Mrs. Dick flccder and Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Crawford, who closed
their enitt sklo cabins at Lake
o' the Woods a week ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Llskey
will close their summer home
this weekend as will Mr. and
Mrs. E. I". Ivory, A week ago,
Mr. l.lnUfv took five young
sters to Uie lake for a two-day
holiday. - They were Tottstc
Llskey. Charlotte Ivory, Patty
u.nlilt. I.nnlse Llnmun and uull
Gowan. While at the lako the
party enjoyed surfboard riding
despite the nip in tho October
air.
Those planning to attend the
Jan recrcc concert ai mc n.-i-can
next Wednesday night are
reminded once more that tho
concert will not start until 0
o'clock Instead of the usual
hour of 8. Mr. Pccrce has a
concert In Seattle and will be
unable to get into Klamath Falls
In time to meet un 8 o'clock
deadline or whatever it Is artists
mirt. So the concert Is 9
o'clock sharp.
The Bob Porters' little Sarah
! wrnrlnu ulusses for a lime
Tho other day she asked her
mother It she could "haw" them.
A bit perplexed, mamma said
yes ana Sarah whipped them
off, popped them In her mouth
and "hawed" the miocs before
sho dutifully polished them
Back they popped on her dimin
utive nose, properly "hawed."
Mrs. E. D. Johnson Is spend
Inu this weekend In Portland
with Marv Lou and Bill Hop
per. Bill has registered at Reed
college and Mary Lou Is busy
making plans to furnish her
new house which they Just re
cently purchased In the Reed
college district. Bnrbara John
son Nelson Is also keeping
housa as she and Stuart found
a furnished home Just six miles
out of Dallas, Texas, In n suburb
called Grand Prairie and nicely
situated as to the navy air base
where Stuart is taking a course
In flying. This summer, late,
Stuart hitch-hiked homo by air
from the South Pacific, left
Pearl Harbor very early one
morning, 17 hours lator was In
Alameda and homo In Klamath
Falls and on up to Lako o' the
Woods beforo tho sun sctl
Paul mid Pearl Foster are
here for, several weeks from
Portland, visiting with her fam
ily, at tho George Blohn and
the Marvin K. Lucas homes.
Pearl and her mother, , Mrs.
Blehn, hud a marvelous tlmo
going to Alaska Just a few
weeks ago, passengers on one of
the first trips permitted to civil
ians who weren't bound on some
sort of war work. Paul is hunt
ing whllo here.
This year a number of Klam
ath folks are packing overseas
boxes, but not necessarily for
men In uniform, Mrs. Howard
F. Dunn of 4748 S. 6th, Is mak
ing up packages for her folks
in Holland, Mrs. Dunn, herself
born in Rotterdam, has two
sisters, two brothers, and 20
nephews and nieces in Holland.
Among tho 20 ore a ntimbor of
small children. Clothes are des
perately heeded over there, so
Mrs, Dunn's relatives write. The
men are going to work baro
foolcd. 'Mrs, Dunn's father died
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. JJ. ' , ?,m ,41 ft Wf'ftd 'VV I ; fin I
at the age of 00, five days after
Pearl Harbor. But he lived to
see much of the occupation of
his homeland.
Someone was kind enough to
loan us "The World. Tho Flesh
and Father Smith,'' and the
bookmark was No. 140043 good
for one chiiucu on a new 10115
Tudor Ford sedan on display
at the- Pine Street market and
to bo given away Saturday
night, May 4, at Baltlgcr's, and
you can get tickets from the fol
lowing merchants: Webb Ken
nett's, Underwood's Pharmacy,
Klamath Furulturo, Roberts and
Harvey, Pino Street market.
Note In a book of household
hints Deb Addison put on our
desk: "Save the kitchen floor
by hanging an old magazine
near the back door so that chil
dren can tear off a page and
wh their feet in rainy weath
er. ' (Ours never stop until they
hit tho bread box and Jam pot).
House Guest
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Voatch,
1056 Earlc, havo os their houso
guest for several weeks their
new daughter-in-law, Lt. Martha
Mooro vcotch, United States
army nurse corps, and wife of
their son, Capt. Robert Vcatch,
army air corps.
Capt. Vcatch and his bride
wore married in Mctz, France,
Juno 9, 1045, They met in Motz
whllo the airman was stationed
there. Her. homo is in Lafayette,
Indiana and she is on a 45-day
leave. Lt. Vcatch will report to
an Illinois post for discharge at
the end of that time. Copt,
Veatch is exoected home from
Europe tho latter part of Octo-
Dcr.
Jan Peerce Slated
For Pelican Staqe
' Jnn Pccrce. Motrouoltlnn Onorn slur whnm Artntvi Tnnnnln1
has called his "favorite tcnor'rwill annnnr hrn-In thn rnilrcA
of his current coast-to-coast tour at tho Pelican theatre, Wednes
day night at 9 o'clock, sponsored by tho Klamath Community
Concert association,
Acclaimed by critics as "America's foremost tenor," . Peerce
has also become its busiest one since his nnlnhlo rlnlint nt the
Metropolitan Just three years ago
for his appcaranco throughout
mo country.
His schedule for the past two
yoars has carried without inter
ruption from the beginning .ot
ono musical season to the be
ginning of tho next. At one
Bolnt ho made two trips to the
west coast and back within six
days. Abounding energy has
made it possible for him to ful
fill his opera, concert and radio
engagements with a week or
two snatched between dotes for
relaxation with Mrs. Peerce and
tho three- atlrocllvc Pcerco chil
dren in Ihoir homo outside New
York City.
During the oast summer nc
demanded from his manager
and got his first real vacation
in nearly tnrce yoars, during inc
month of Aurjust, In June and
July he sang "lb xrnvinta at
tho Lowlsolm stadium and ap
peared with the Philadelphia
orchestra at Robin Hood Dell,
among other assignments.
Bos dos nla Molronol tan sea
son, ill which ho will this year
li -sL.
Dinner Party
Mr. and Mrs, Andrew Loncy
were hosts at dinner Monday
evening in the Pelican narty
room when they asked friends to
meet professor Charles W. Law
rence of the University of Wash
ington, and Mrs. Jean Shaffer,
also of Seattle.
Professor Lawrence has been
hero conducting a master class
in voice. Mrs. Shaffer is his so
prano accompanist.
Guests included the two Seat
tle visitors and Mr. and Mrs.
Percy Murray, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Bigger, Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Woodruff, Mr. and Mrs.
George Mclntyrc, Mrs. Jack
O'Connor, Mrs. Patricia Hall and
Miss Helen McPhcrson.
Visitors
Colonel and Mrs. Charles T.
Brooks of the Marine Barracks
were hosts to several guests this
weekend at their home at the
nost. On Thursday evening MaJ
Gen. Julian C. Smith of the Uni
ted States marine corns, accom
panicd by Mrs. Smith, arrived
from San Francisco. While horc
tho distinguished officer enjoyed
hunting trios aranged by L. A,
Dunn. Also guests at the post
were Lt. Col. C. C. Gill, USMC,
and Mrs. Gill and Commodore
Paul S. Theiss, USN.
On Friday evening Colonel
and Mrs. Brooks were hosts at a
cocktail party at their home fol
lowed by a venison dinner at
BOQ. Their guests Included MaJ.
Gen. Smith and Mrs. Smith. Lt.
Col. Gill and Mrs.. Gill, Commo
dore Theiss. Captain and Mrs.
Lowell T. Coggcshall, and Mrs.
Bernard Dubcl.
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Invitations Out
This coming week will see
many parties arranged by the
younger set who enjoy costume
affairs and masquerades during
the Halloween season.
Jca Rao Oldenburg and Jb
nctte Rlngstad have issued invi-
tations to a costume party to be
given Friday evening, October
20, at the home of Jean Rac's
parents, Dr. and Mrs. Ray W.
Oldenburg. .
- Here- for the hunting are Mr.
and Mrs. Holmes O. Bell of
Santa Maria, California, guests
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Schallock, 729 Pacific Ter
race. let loose a landslide of demands
add "La Bohome" to a reper
toire already containing most
of the major roles of opera lit
erature, Peerce will appear with
tho Chicago Opera, the San
Francisco Opera In San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles, and the
Montreal Opera. Ho has sung
repeatedly as solo artist with
virtually all the leading orches
tras, including the New York
Philharmonic, the Philadelphia,
and the NBC Symphony under
Toscanlnl, with whom he re
cently made the' office of war
information film, '"Hymn of Na
tions.'! Hi ' powerful 'tenor' voice Is
known to this- city via tho air
waves, since he has been fea
tured every Wednesday evening
on "Groat Moments In Music,"
a popular opera network pro
gram since 1042, and has been a
frequent guest on the Coca-Cola
and other first-rank programs.
His coming visit will be his
first in this city.
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BACK IN CIVILIAN LIFE is Major Robert A. Thompson, pictured ot
the family home on Pacific Terrace with Mrs. Thompson and their
two young children, Sue and Robert. Major Thompson sqw duty, in ,
England and the South Pacific.
Medf.ord-Klamath
Game Highlights
The Mcdford-Klamath football game, always the "big game"
of the year, was played last night on Modoc field and a number
of supper parties either followed the game, or were held just be
fore the opening whistle.
Honoring Lt. Col. and Mrs. Arthur Gustafson, Dr. and Mrs.
Dean Osborn asked a group in for supper after the game at their
home on Lawrence street. The Gustafsons and daughter Sonja are
en route to Camp Roberts. "Snowy" coached the Pelicans prior
to entering the service and he has been overseas since the in
vasion of Africa. Other guests A ;
at the Osborn home were Mr,
and Mrs. Stanley Woodruff, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Peak, Dr. and
Mrs. James M. Hilton, Mr. and
Mrs. Dwight French, Sonja,
David French and Jimmy Peak.
Mrs. ' Clara Shaw and Mrs.
Elbert Stiles entertained Friday
evening ot the Stiles home on
Mesa with guests having cock
tails before the game and sup
per later. Enjoying the affair
were Mr. and Mrs.- J. Frank
Adams of Merrill, Mr. and Mrs.
Dale West of Merrill, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul J. Dalton, Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Malloy, Mr. and Mrs. Zcno
Dent, Mr. and Mrs. , Martin
Ramsby, Mr. and Mrs. John
Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Harve
Hosclton, Dr. and Mrs. J. Mar
tin Adams, Kay Malloy, Mrs.
Shaw and the Stiles.
Another group gathering be
fore the game was entertained
at supper at the home of .Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Eaton In Wo
cus. Their guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn C. Lorenz. Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Backcs, Mr. and Mrs.
Henri Conradi, Mr. and Mrs.
Erie Hamilton, Mrs. Martha Mc
Collum, Mrs. Bernice Britt, Mrs.
Ben Pernigotti, Mrs. Alfred
Pape, and Cpl. R. K. Sponsler.
Dinner was served at 6 o'clock.
Several informal parties were
made up after the game and
couples gathered at Cal-Ore tav
ern for supper and dancing.
Mrs. Richard E. Geary,' now
making her home in Portland,
returned north this week after
spending several weeks at the
E. A, Geary ranch home on
Lakcshore. Mrs. Geary's mother
and sister, Mrs. C. H. Gallogly
and Miss Maude Gallogly, ac
companied her to Portland. 1
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JAN PEERCE, Metropolitan Opera star and one of the world's
outstanding tenors, will sing here next -Wednesday at the
Pelican theatre under, the banner pt the Klamath commun
ity Concert associations
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Knife and Fork
Members of the Klamath Falls
Knife and Fork club which, was
organized this early (all, will
enjoy - another dinner meeting
and program at 6:30 o'clock Sun
day evening at the Willard hotel
when they hear Dr. Vernon Nash,
well-known lecturer. There will
be special music during the din
ner hour.
Those who will serve on the
reception committee for this pro
gram are Mr. ana Mrs. iTanKiin
L. Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
A. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs,
Charles Scavev. Dr. and Mrs. Al
bert O. Roenicke. and Mr. and
Mrs. Robert P. Ellingson Sr.
.Arranging for the dinner are
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Carter, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Hoagland and Mr.
and Mrs. Leigh Ackerman.
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It's a granddaughter for Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Voye of High
street, with the arrival of Patty
Lee on October 12, at the U. S.
naval hospital. Corpus Christi,
Texas. Parents are 1st Lt. Jos
eph James Voye and Mrs. Voye.
Joe is stationed at Corpus Chris
ti with the marine air corps.
The Voyes have just returned
from a trip to San Francisco
and Los Angeles and plan to
visit their son's - family right
soon,
Helen McPherson, sister of
Mrs. George Mclntyre of Lin
coln street, is visiting here with
the Mclntyrc family from her
home at Coos Bay. .
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Mrs. Lane Warren was hostess
to members of her bridge club
Friday evening of last week at
her home on California avenue.
Dancing Club
Plans for the season were out
lined by the committee of the
Winter Dancing club when Mrs.
Carroll Colvin, Mrs. Loren Cal
houn and Mrs. Elmer Kinder
dick met with Mrs. Henri Con
radi in the women s lounge of
the USO for luncheon this past
week.
The first dance will be given
the night of Saturday, Novem
ber 17, at Reames Golf and Coun
try club. It will be a formal af
fair with Stuart's orchestra
providing music. The other three
dates will be announced later.
Old members are urged to call
any member of the committee
and renew their membership..
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Re
union
It's a family reunion going on
at the Burt E. Hawkins home on
Vine,, where Delia,. John and
Jimmy Hawkins and their fami
lies are together under the pa
rental roof for the first time in
five years. ...
Mr. and : Mrs. Charles Bat
man (Delia), and his mothe r,
Mrs. Mollie Bakman, all of Fres
no, arrived Wednesday with Mr.
and Mrs. James . Hawkins and
sons, Douglas and John Freder
ick. They are also making their
home in Fresno. Mr. and Mrs.
John Hawkins came over from
Coos Bay. They all plan to spend
one week: here.
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Costume Party
Another costume party for
Halloween night, October 31, is
anticipated by the younger set
since invitations have been sent
out by Jean Henderson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
Henderson, and Louise Linman
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Linman.
The boys and girls will gather
at the Henderson home, 1972 nette Jacobs, Janice Larson and
Earle. properly garbed for thej Diane Oldenburg, Carol Jean El
occasion. . liott, and the hostess, Ann.
Nora M'Auliffe
Wednesday Bride
White satin was chosen for her wedding gown by pretty Nora
Mary McAuliffe. only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack McAuliffe
of Fort Klamath, when she became the bride of Joseph Jack Con
Ion of Fort Bidwell, California,' in one of fall's prettiest weddings
which took place at a 9 o'clock mass at Sacred Heart church Wed
nesday morning.
The Rev. Father Michael F.
altar was decked with yellow and bronze chrysanthemums as was
the altar rail. Just before the ceremony Patricia O'Leary sang
Schubert's- "Ave Maria," and ; ; :
the wedding music was played
on the organ by George Court-
right of .Klamath Agency. .
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, was-lovely in sa
tin, the gown fashioned with a
sweetheart neckline and long,
pointed sleeves. Her train fell in
long folds and the finger tip veil
was held by a coronet of orange
blossoms. She carried a single
purple orchid with a cluster of
bouvardia, and a pearl rosary,
gift of her mother.
The maid-of-honor was Mary
Claire Coyle of Sacramento,
schoolmate ot the bride. She
wore a floor length gown of
blue net with a lace bodice and
blue lace Mary Stuart cap on
her head. Her flowers were but
ton chrysanthemums of , deep
yellow. The little flower girl
was Geneva McAuliffe, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mc
Auliffe and niece of the bride.
She wore a pink net frock with
tiny blue ribbons and a small
pink veil caught with pink rose
buds. She carried a basket of
rose petals.
The best man was Joseph Mc
Auliffe and the usher was Pat
rick McAuliffe, brothers of the
bride.
The simple gold wedding ring
used in the ceremony was one
which has been in the Conlon
family for more than 100 years.
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GREETING OLD FRIENDS here this weekend were Lt. Col. and Mrs.
Arthur Custafson and their young daughter, Sonja, Col. Custafson
has just returned from lengthy overseas duty and is en route to Camp
Roberts, Califorhia. - t... .. GUderian.
Shower Given At
Ellingson Home
Jean Wiesendangcr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wies
endanger; whose marriage to SSgt. Arthur Treibwasser will b
an event of Sunday, October 28, at the First Presbyterian church.
was complimented Wednesday of last week at a prettily appointed
shower given by Mrs. Rohert P. Ellingson Sr., Mrs. Ellingson
Jr., and Dorothea bllingson at
Pacific Terrace.
Following bridge, at which
the guests were amused with a
Party At Lake
Mrs. Lucile Warner planned a
turkey dinner for her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred R; Miller of Portland, and
the occasion became quite a gala
one at the summer home of Mrs.
Rose M. Poole at Lake o' the
Woods. The affair also took place
on Mrs.- Warner's birthday. .
Guests included Mr. and Mrs.
Miller, Mrs. Poole and Mrs. Pren
tice Yeomans, Mrs. Twyla Fer
guson, Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Davis, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Ducher.- Mrs. Poole and Mrs.
Yeomans are remaining at the
Poole cabin as they are having
some remodeling done, including
a porch.
Theatre Party
Ann Henderson was hostess at
a theatre party followed by ice
cream and cake last Sunday
when her mother, Mrs. Charles
A. Henderson,- asked a few
friends to their home in honor
of Barbara Babcock, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Miller Bab
cock, who left this week for
Wisconsin.
Guests included Barbara, Lil
lian Mahan, Carolyn Miller, Ruth
Roenicke, Alice Geary, Marilyn
Brandt. Susan Schofield, An-
Ahearne read the service. The
Thirty-four guests were in
vited to a wedding breakfast
served later.. at the Pelican party
room. The bride's lovely white
cake ' centered the long table
and was flanked on either siuu
by arrangements of white carna
tions and tall white candles in
silver sticks. .-
A reception was held from 3
to 5 o'clock in the party room
and more than 200 guests greet
ed the young couple. Mr. and
Mrs. Conlon cut the first piece
of their wedding cake which
was later served by Mrs. Ernest
L. Paddock of Bly.' Mrs, Julia
Kennedy of San Francisco pour
ed coffee and Mrs. Stewart Nich
olson of Fort Klamath and Max
ine Cameron of this city, pre
sided at the punch bowl. Assist
ing were Mrs. Joseph McAuliffe
and Mrs. Patrick McAuliffe. ,
For her daughter's wedding,
Mrs. McAuliffe wore, a wood
brown wool tailored suit with
gardenia corsage, and Mrs. Jos
eph Conlon of Fort BidweH,
mother of the groom, .wore a
black taillcur with gardenia cor
sage.
- Following the reception, Mr.
and Mrs. Conlon left' for their
home at Fort Bidwell. The
groom has a stock ranch there
He is the son of Mrs. Conlon and
the lato Mr, Joseph Conlon,
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the home of the former, 1423
Orpha Hudson held high score,,
mock wedding with Dorothea
blllngson lighting the candles
in a bewitching flannel night-
gown loaned by Ann Mueller
who took the part of the bride,
lace curtain veiled and gowned
in a white sheet. The Broom
was Mrs. Ellingson Jr., who
wore rolled un Levi's and an nt.
ficers' blouse well plastered .
with medals from this and
other wars. . .
Later coffee was served to
Jean and her mother, Mrs; Wies
endanger, Mrs. Helen Mueller
and daughter, Ann, Mrs. Emil
Aibrecht, Mis. Leo N. Huls,
Mrs. Carl Steinseifer, Mrs. Ed
Ostendorf, Mrs. Warren Hunt,
Mrs. E. G. Sparkman, (Lois Be
thune), Mrs. W. F. Bethune and
Patty Schupp and Orpha Hud
son. Mr. Treibwasser, whose hom
is in Oakland, Calif., returned
from the European theater last
Tuesday on the Queen Eliza
beth. He was a student at Ore-'
gon State college, Corvallis, be
fore going overseas.
Leave Klamath
Farewells were said Tuesday
to Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. J. Miller
Babcock and their daughter Bar.
bara, who left by motor for Wau
sau, Wisconsin by way of the
Redwood highway. Mr. Bab
cock plans to enter business in
Wausau. He has served as navy
officer in charge of construction
at the Marine Barracks.
The Babcocks were weekend
guests of Dr. and Mrs. Ray W.
Oldenburg at their home on Pa
cific Terrace. Sunday evening
the Oldenburgs asked several in
for a buffet supper and their
guests also included Lt. Cmdr.
and Mrs. Andrew Ginocchio,
Capt. and Mrs. Lowell Cogge
shall, Capt. T. Frederick Farley '
and Capt. Ray Proschel, both
from Fort George Wright at Spo
kane, Washington. Dr. Proschel
was Dr. Farley's guest here for
the hunting. .
Lt. and Mrs. W. V. Charters
entertained Saturday evening at
their home, 1813' Birch, when
they asked a group in for cock
tails honoring the Babcocks and
Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. Andrew
Ginocchio who also will be leav
ing soon. Later the guests en
joyed dancing at BOQ, the Ma
rine Barracks. Corsages were
given Mrs. Babcock and Mrs.
Ginocchio by Mrs. . Lowell . T.
Coggeshall. .
' Guests of the Charters also In
cluded Dr. and Mrs. Ray W. Ol
denburg, Mr. and Mrs. O. Buf
fington, Mr. ond Mrs. John Haw
kins Capt. and Mrs. Coggeshall,
Mrs. Bernard Dubel, Mrs. Irving
R. Lisbony, and Mrs. Frederick
Lewis.
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Friends will be Interested to
learn that Mr. and Mrs, Robert
Hart and daughters. Ann and
Sara, have moved to Mcdford
after several years at Korbel,
California. Bob has opened an
accounting office. Due to a hous
ing shortage, Jean and the girla
spent a part of September at the
Henry Fluhrer cabin at Lake o'
the Woods. Mrs. C. A. Hender
son and Ann spent ono day
with them recently. The Hart
are now back in Mcdford and
Ann and Sara are in school.
They are former Klamath resi
dents, -' S '
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Ellingson
Sr., accompanied by Mrs. Walter
Wiesendangcr and daughter
Jean, spent several dayi Oil
week in Portland, -'
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