Th« Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
Thursday, January 6, 197 2
OUT OF
THE PAST
10 YEARS AGO
Marine Pvt. Harry Y. (Skip
per) Nakashima, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Y. Nakashima
of Nyssa completedafour-week
individual
combat training
course Dec. 22 at Second In
fantry Training Regiment, Mar
ine Corps Base, Camp Pendle
ton, California.
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Miss Mary Kay Olsen, daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. John Olsen,
' •was installed Dec. 28 as honored
queen of Job’s Daughters Be-
•-thel #33 in an open ceremony
held in the Eagles Hall.
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Celebrating their golden wed-
.ding onChristmas Eve Day were
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kingrey of
Nyssa. An open house held at
■ their residence, 613 N. First
Street, was given in their honor
by their daughter, Mrs. Lucille
Steward of Tacoma, Washington.
30 YEARS CONTINUED
operated by Herschel Thomp
son, but did not cause any dam
age.
Idaho Power Company em
ployees immediatelyeliminated
the danger to motorists and pe
destrians and began replacing
wires, but the power was off in
the business section for 49
minutes.
40 YEARS AGO
The Bill Wahlert family were
all together over the Christmas
holidays for the first time in
two and one-half years. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Wahlert of Corvallis; Ray
Walhert, a student at Portland
Community College; and Mr.
ana Mrs. Pat Sands and daugh
ter Stacy of Los Angeles.
The Pat Sands’ traveled via
plane to visit his parents in
Bethesda, Maryland, returning
to Nyssa for New Years. They
returned to California Sunday.
Eva Klinkenberg was a house
guest at the home of the Wal-
herts from Dec. 26 to 29.
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Enjoying Christmas dinner
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Ward were Mrs. Audrey
Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Sappe
and family, Carl Dodson, Earl
Chard, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett
Sappe and Erwin Ulff of Ontario.
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Guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Dirick Nedry New
Year’s Day were Mr. and Mrs.
John Hartwig, Dan and Dean;
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Burris; and
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Van Slyke
all of Caldwell.
Judy Nedry and Mr. and Mrs.
David Hartwig returned to Eu
gene Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sam Smiley and
daughter Bonnie Kay of West
Covina, California arrived the
Thursday before Christmas to
spend the holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Smiley and her mother
Mr. and Mrs. Foy Sasser.
Mr. and Mrs. Sasser and
daughter, Karlene of Washing
ton, D. C. were New Year’s
Day dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Smiley, as were Mr.
and Mrs. James Smiley of Don
nelly, andtheSamSmileyfamiljr.
The James Smiley’s were also
guests of the Bill Smiley’s over
the Christmas week-end.
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Guests New Year’s Day of
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Gann were
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Looney
and boys and Leona Reeves who
just returned from Ellensburg,
Washington where she spent
ten days visiting relatives.
Sunday the group above en
joyed dinner in observance of
Mrs. Gann’s birthday anniver
sary. Mrs. Gann also received
a phone call from her daughter,
Mrs. Dan Norland of Pomeroy,
Washington who was unable to
attend because of the
bad
weather.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jim Griffin had
New Year’s Day dinner at the
home of Mr. and Mrs Ashford
Fields in Notus and later visited
their daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Favorel and family.
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It is not unusual for a moto
rist to run down a pheasant, so
numerous are they in this lo
cality, but it is out of the
ordinary fora motorist to strike
a fleet-footed coyote. In fact
few of them are ever seen.
Bernard Frost, hit and killed
a coyote near the Robert R.
Overstreet ranch on the Nyssa-
Adrian highway at 6 a.m. Sun
day.
At this season of the year the
coyote pelt is valuable, worth
20 YEARS AGO
about $5. so Frost is well sa
For the second time within tisfied with his early morning
a period of slightly over 30 expedition.
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years, the price of the penny
Members ofthe Nyssa Turkey
post card has been boosted from
one cent to two cents. The Growers Association delivered
increase became effective at 8,000 pounds, almost a carload,
of fine, fat turkeys for the
midnight January 1.
Doubling the price of the post January pool of the Meridian
The car
card brings to memory a Produce Company.
similar circumstance that oc left Nyssa today. This brings
curred during World War I, turkey shipments for the Nyssa
when the penny post card sold station to 36,000 pounds for the
for two cents for 20 months. year.
The government dropped the
price back to one cent in 1919 50 YEARS AGO
and has it there in the face of
True to their promises, the
rising prices charged for prac
Nyssa “fire-fighters” made
tically everything else.
Newspaper and magazine pub good when they held their se
lishers will start paying 10 per cond annual ball Friday evening.
cent more postage on their pro There were no ifs nor ands about
it. Everybody dancedandevery-
ducts in April.
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body had a general good time.
Batchelor Five was a
The temperature dropped to The
eight degrees above zero Wed little better than usual, making
nesday morning for the coldest the event more enjoyable than
mark of the winter in Nyssa. was expected.
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There were besides most of
Mel Beck of Nyssa has pur the dancers of Nyssa, a number
chased the Grigg Brothers and of Ontario people in attendance,
Butler Real Estate and Insu and many from other neigh
rance Agency, which has been boring towns and communities.
operating in Nyssa for the last The hall was crowded from 9
three years.
Beck has been o’clock until the Home Sweet
associated with the firm since Home waltz was played. The
it was established in Nyssa and Rebekahs furnishedanunusually
will remain in the same loca good supper at midnight.
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tion.
Golden Rule Chapter #131,
Order of Eastern Star, onWed-
30 YEARS AGO
nesday evening installed their
Highways and roads in the officers for the ensuing year.
vicinity were piled full of drifts The installing officer for the
iu places by a strong wind Tues evening was past Matron, Mrs.
day night and Wednesday. The Lena Lax. Marshal for the in
snow was light and powdery. stallation was Mrs. Alice Wil
Z Forcasts indicate that colder son, and installation Chaplain,
feather is in store for this Mrs. Harriet Boydell. The new
officers installed were: Mrs.
community this week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Harold-
Lillian Clore, Worthy Matron;
- The need of a siren for air Frank D. Hall, Worthy Patron; sen hosted dinner Sunday, Jan.
raid warnings that can be heard Mrs. Hilda Tensen, Associate 2 for Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Har-
throughout the town was dis Matron; Mrs. Gordon Hall, Con ol Isen and family of Tacoma,
cussed at the weekly luncheon ductress; Mrs. Ethelwyn Sa Washington and Mr. and Mrs.
pi the Nyssa Chamber of Com razin, Associate Conductress; Cecil Drinkall of Nampa. Elwin
merce at noon Wednesday. A Mrs. Georganna Walters. Sec and family left for Tacoma Mon
louder warning is needed as the retary, re-elected; Mrs. Har day morning.
fire siren cannot be heard in all riet Boydell, Chaplain; Mrs.
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Anna Goshert, Marshall; Mrs.
parts of the city.
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Mr. and Mrs. Muri Lancaster
Mary Hunt, Organist; Mrs. Ethel
I The Idaho Power Company Prettyman, Adah; Mrs. Ethel were New Year’s Day guests
provided Nyssa with fireworks Crawford, Ruth; Mrs. Alta of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Castel-
between Christmas and New Frye, Esther; Mrs. Lilly Mil law of Fruitland.
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ler, Martha; Mrs. Elizabeth
Year’s.
Milford
Edson
of Chappel,
Bauer,
Electra;
Mrs.
Phoebe
<Two 4,000-volt wires unac-
iquntably flipped together at Hunter, Warden; Isadore Lax, Nebraska brought his daughter
back for the second semester
Cpin and Second Streets Mon Sentinel.
Caldwell and
day morning at 8:15, burned in
An elaborate luncheon was of college at
tjvo and fell to the street. One served which completed a most visited Monday with old friends
ctf- the wires struck a truck enjoyable evening's pleasure. Mr. and Mrs. Sam McConnell.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
The Nineteenth annual Stockholders Meeting of the Nyssa
Co-op Supply will be held Wednesday, January 12, 1972 at 1 P,M,
at the Oregon Trail Hall.
Regular business of the Association will be in order, as
well as the election of two Directors for three year terms.
(Tom Drydale and Irvin Topliff's terms expire), annual audit
report, and any other business that may properly come before
the members.
A proposal to change part of Section J of the By-Laws
which now read
Having served as a member of the Board of
Directors for a period of no limit years
continuously, the individual shall not be
re-elected to that position for a further
consecutive period.
Shall be changed to read
Having served as a member of the Board of
Directors for a period of nine (9) years
continuously, the individual shall not be
re-elected to that position for a further
consecutive period.
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Lunch will be served at 12:00 noon, door prizes, ladies
invited,
See you there - January 12th.
Irvin Topliff, Secretary
NYSSA CO-OP SUPPLY
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kressley
and family of Ontario visited
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. Sam McConnell.
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New Year’s visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Penrod were
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Adams.
New Year’s Day dinner guests
were Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wilt.
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Jon and Jan Mitchell of Pilot
Rock spent the Christmas holi
days with their grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Oden.
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Mr. and Mrs. Garry Fife
were New Year’s Eve guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sant.
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Dr. and Mrs. David Sarazin
and family spent the New Year’s
holiday in their home on wheels.
They also enjoyed skiing.
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Mr. and Mrs. Skip Nakashima
and sons David and Stephan of
Boise were overnight guests of
his mother Mrs. Jessie Naka
shima Christmas Eve. Mr. and
Mrs. Roger Nakashima end
daughter Angela of Ontario join
ed them the next day for dinner.
Evening callers were Ray Wah
lert of Portland and Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Wahlert of Corvallis.
Pastor and Mrs.
William
Lewis had as their Holiday
season visitors Dec. 28-30, Mr.
and Mrs. William Freeman,
Rosella, Bob and Patti, and
Mr. and Mrs. John Kyllo, all
of Spokane. They are all mem-
bers of Pastor Lewis’ former
parish in Spokane.
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Dr. and Mrs. John Long, Mrs.
Enga Buckley and Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Lonig enjoyed dinner to
gether in Caldwell
on New
Year’s Day.
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Recent holiday visitors at the
Glenn Marcum home were her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul
House of Quincy, Wash.; Paul
House, Jr. of Pullman, Wash.;
Bonnie House of Hermiston,
Ore.; and Mr. and Mrs. Mel
vin Marcum, Crystal and Mic
hael of Eugene.
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Sunday visitors of the Glenn
Marcums were Mr. and Mrs.
Lurelie Robbins returned to Don Nelson and Candy of Cald
OSU in Corvallis Sunday by bus well.
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from Vale.
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Mrs. Ruth Klinkenberg re
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Robbins turned Sunday from a trip to
entertained at a New Year’s the eastern states.
She spent the Christmas
party. Guests were Lurelie,
David, Jerry, Kaylene, Leanna holiday with her son, Dan and
and Deanna R ibbins and Mr. and family in New York State, and
enjoyed New Year’s cele
Mrs. Roy Winchell.
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brations with her son, Charles
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Winchell in Chicago.
The airline ticket was a gift
entertained the Norvelle and
Les Robbins families on New from all of her children.
Year’s Day.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Elwood Flin
ders and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald I
Flinders and boys were guests i
New Year’s Day of the Lorin i
Saunders family.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Brady •
entertained December 26 with
a family get-together.
Santa had left a generous
number of gifts under a beauti
ful Christmas tree. After gifts
were opened a Christmas lun
cheon with all the special foods
of the season was served.
They would be very glad to
have any of their friends of
this area call on them at their
new location in Boise at 1110
State Street, Apt. 4.
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NU ACRES HAPPENINGS
BY MARGARET EVANS
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ander
son have sold their store to
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Shodeen
of Sacramento. Mr. and Mrs.
Shodeen, Ron and Bob, took
over the store New Year’s Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are
moving to Sacramento where
they have two daughters.
V. L. Lett of Indian Valley
called on Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Shaw Monday morning. He says
there is not much snow up there
now, and not really very cold.
Mrs. Mary Burtis of Echo,
Oregon has spent the past week
with her brother, Robert Shaw
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Evans
called on Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Spencer, of Sand Hollow, Mr.
and Mrs. Erwin Schweibert of
Caldwell, and her sister, Mrs.
Anna Mills and family of Green
leaf Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Nielsen
of Moses Lake, Wash, spent
Saturday afternoon and even
ing with his mother, Mrs. Effie
Nielsen.
They are on their
way to Mexico for a three weeks
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baxter
were New Year’s Day dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sonny
Takami at Adrian.
Saturday
evening they went to visit their
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son, Ralph Walker and family
of Gayway, and helped to cele
brate his birthday anniversary.
Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs
Baxter drove to Caldwell where
they visited Mrs. Sally May
Neglay. The two women were
nurses at the Caldwell Memo
rial Hospital years ago.
Mrs. George Dohner will be
the correspondent from the Nu
Acres Community starting next
week. Mrs. Cecil Evans would
like to thank all the people
who have helped her with the
news for the past three years.
PINOCHLE PARTY
Mrs. Sam McConnell enter
tained her pinochle club Wed
nesday at her home. Guest
players were Mrs. Dale Ash
craft and Mrs. Ernie Metcalf.
Wilma Ostram was high prize
winner and Louise Wernick low.
Alma Kingrey and OrmaClea
ver won the traveling prize.
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