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Thursday, August 16, 1973 Th« Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon Hometown News *■ • _____ ^€£11^72^233 The group includes (left) Annette Haney, Roger Haney, Joyce Haney, Barbara Haney and Janet Dail. OUT OF THE PAST 10 YEARS AGO Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the office building of Ideal Gas and appliance Com- pasy at 14 North First Street la Nyssa early Wetkiesday •Venmg A worker in the near ly Muir Rotierts potato shed •tiled in the report Mrs. Walter L. Nyssa chairman, Thompson, announced. Several organizations assisted in the drive. • • • Roscoe Kellogg of the Gate City Dairy, working with the department of agriculture, the city council and the city health • * • officer, announced this week An overnight rest stop and that starting the first of next picnic park adjacent to the Snake week he will be in a position River, was designed and es to furnish pasteurized milk to tablished by the City of Nyssa. the city of Nyssa. It is located on the Oregon side at the end of the bridge 40 YEARS AGO aad when traveling east is to right of Highway 20-26. The price of sugar set ■ * • • ' new low record in Nyssa Satur A severe electrical storm, day when it touched bottom accompanied by heavy thunder at $2.15 per hundred at the and followed by a short down close of a "sugar" war between pour at rain, hit Nyssa Sunday Wilson Brothers' Grocery and night but did little damage, Halverson's Pure Food Store. according to reports from the Many shoppers rushed into one local utility companies. or both stores to lay in the winter's supply of sweets at the unusual prices. The streets 20 YEARS AGO were crowded with on lookers A revived potato market, des who were taking in the battle cribed by some growers and which ranged from $4.95 down shippers as a "complete but ward. pleasant surprise," started One shopper was heard to spuds rolling in trucks from the remark that he hadn't enjoyed fields Monday andthrew packing a fight so much since the houses in Nyssa and adjacent "bacon war" of two years back. • • • area Into full-scale operations after a lull of approximately Lovely water lilies, in shaded three weeks. tints of red, cream and shell • • • pink, opened their dainty petals A feature article paying tri to charm the many ladies who bute to Don M Graham of attended the August meeting of Nyssa appeared in the August Nyssa Civic Club yesterday at T issue of Salt I.ake Recruiter, the Barrett garden. monthly publication of the U.S. This season is not considered Navy recruiting station and a flower year but Mrs. Barrett office of naval officer procure lias her always beautiful array ment of Salt Lake. of zinnias, phlox, marigolds, daisies, and the rarer flowers which cannot be found in the 30 YEARS AGO average garden Possibility of establishment of a war prisoner camp 50 YEARS AGO between Nyssa and Adrian was rumored here this week. In the course of some in- Whether the camp will be es vestigations recently in the in- tablished in Malheur County, terlor of Malheur County, of- or at all, could not be learned. fleers of the county came upon The camp, which would cost a family which presents an more than $1,000,000, would be Interesting human interest constructed to accomodate 2000 study. There are several boys prisoners. The prisoners, and two young women in the The daughters are mostly Italians, would be used family. on local farms as laborers al a both over legal age and have "going" wage. gone through public school yet Approximately 400 acres of they have never left their im land would be required for the mediate neighborhood. They camp, which the government have seen a railroad train but apparently proposes to erect once and the largest town ever at Owyhee corner. About 400 visited has less that 100 in soldiers would be needed to habitants. guard the prisoners Poverty is not responsible, • * * as the family is fairly well to Two thousand dollars worth do in ranch land and livestock. of war bonds and stamps were Neither has lack of transporta (old in Nyssa Saturday during tion facilities kept these young the Molly Pitcher day campaign women Isolated from the world, _____ Visiting the Joe Maughns Thursday were Bernice and Jes sie Kilpatrick of Great Fails, Montana. • • • Mr and Mrs. Glade J. Wil liams of Salem are spending a short vacation visiting in the homes of Mrs. Alyce Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gonyer. They arrived Thursday, August 9 and returned home Sunday. They were accompanied by Mrs. Alyce Williams who will be visiting for a few days in the home of ter daughter, Mrs. Roger Skeen at Bend. • • • Larry Wilson of Port Hue- neme, California arrived home Sunday on a three-week leave. On the way home he visited with the Darrell Sawyers and Clinton Robbins of American Falls, Idaho. * • « Mr. and Mrs. Lewis K. Riggs The John Savages and Reu and family of Milpitas, Calif, ben Haroldsens were dinner visited for one week at the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elwin home of his parents, Mr. and Haroldsen in Eagle Sunday. Mrs. Lewis Riggs. • • • * * * Timmy Alvord of Ontario, Mrs. Orlee Sipes spent Sa Dr. and Mrs. David Saraxin, California recently spent five turday visiting at the home of Julie and Todd attended church weeks visiting with his grand Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Harold camp at Cove, oyer the week- mother Mrs. Roma Alvord. sen. end. * • * * * • * « • Mr. and Mrs. Mike Alvord A nephew, Dr. and Mrs. Ro Mr. and Mrs. RaymondSager and family of Ontario, Cali Geoffrey Eastman of Ashland ger Pentz and four children of and Frances Foster took Mrs. fornia spent one week visiting returned home Saturday after Arapahoe, Nebraska visited W. W. Foster to Boise airport at the home of Mrs. Roma Al spending two months visiting at Mrs. A. L. Heldt Tuesday and Saturday where she boarded the vord. The Mike Alvord family, the home of his grandparents, Wednesday. plane for San Francisco where * • • Debbie Alvord, Timmy Alvord Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Eastman. she will attend the wedding of and Roma Alvord all went to Lisa Eastman of Ashland will Mr. and Mrs. S. C. McCon Miss Diane Foster, daughter of Wallowa Lake to spend a week. be visiting at the Eastman home nell visited last Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Foster. They left Wallowa Lake, Friday, for the rest of the summer. Pa Mr. and Mrs. Forest Moore in Mrs. W. W. Foster will remain for Ontario, California where rents of the children are Mr. Nampa. for a nephew's wedding which • • Mrs. Roma Alvord will spend and Mrs. Michael Eastman of is August 25 and will then return some time visiting with her Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Moore to Nyssa with her daughter Mr. * • • three sons. attended a reunion which was and Mrs. Charles Wilson of • • Mr. and Mrs. Jim Griffin held in Boise Saturday andSun- of Juneau, Alaska. • • • Mr. and Mrs. Jim Danford were Sunday dinner guests of day. A brother, Mr. and Mrs. and family of Baker, were Mr. and Mrs. James Favorel Lawrence Moore of McPherson, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sa guests Friday and Saturday at in Parma. Other guests were Kansas are still visiting at the ger went to Middleton to visit the home of Dr. and Mrs. K. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Gorrell Forest Moore home. Mr. and relatives last Sunday. A. Danford. Friday the family and Mrs, Gary Jordan and Kim Mrs. Charles Moore of Scap * * • celebrated the six- year birth berly of Boise. poose, Oregon were also guests. Friday evening Alyce Wil • * * * • • day anniversary of Kari Dan- liams was honored with a birth ford. Also attending the event Mr. and Mrs. Jim Grunke Monday visitors at the home day dinner by Mr. and Mrs. was her grandmother, Mrs. Lil were Friday dinner guests of of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Maughn Leo Gonyer. Mr. and Mrs. lian Baker and Terry and Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul LaCroix in were Mr. and Mrs. Alton Glade Williams of Salem were and Mrs. Gary Ward and family. Nampa. Maughn of Drummond, Montana. guests also. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickey and family pf Anchorage, Alaska visited Sunday with the Mel Beck family. • • THE SON SHINERS, a group of gospel singers from Nyssa, will perform during the Malheur County Fair in OntarioSaturday, August 18. Pag« Thr«« Visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Haroldsen for several days were Mr. and Mrs. John Savage of Lakewood, Calif. They returned home Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Me Part- la nd returned Sunday after va cationing for one week. They spent some time along the Oregon Coast, enjoyed salmon fishing at Fort Stevens, Astoria, and visited their children Mr. and Mrs. Fiesen, Pam Me Part land and Mr. and Mrs. Dick McPartland all in Portland. • * * * * • Dorothy Wilson was the house guest of Mrs. Bill Mitchell of Parma at the Mitchell cabin near Donnelly, Idaho. Much of the weekend was spent visiting with the Craig Northrups, for mer residents of Nyssa. Mr. Mitchell joined the group Satur day. Also on Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Larry Black burn, Taft and Lisa of Nyssa and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph New berry of Jerome, Idaho visited with the Northrups. • • • Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Riggs recently traveled to Portland to visit Mrs. Wayne Riggs and daughter Mineca. CONT. Page 5 as there are two automobiles in the family. STOREWIDE LOW PRICES 60 YEARS AGO The annual beefsteak fry, given by the Epworth League last Friday was one of the most successful social events of the summer season. The scene of the feast was on the hill Just east of the Nyssa bridge. About thirty were in attendance and pach gentleman had a liberal supply of steak for two. The ladies provided sandwiches, pickles and coffee in abundance. In addition to the "eats" the evening was enlivened by songs by Arnold Cook and Gerald Frost, and Miss Crete Chlldprs added to the entertain ment by reciting in her own several inimitable manner choice selections. Altogether it was an affair of some "class" and the par ticipants regret that it don't come oftener than once a year. t » $ : ; I < URKEYS 1 I I AT RAY'S FOOD FAIR THIS WEEK YOU CAN SAVE BY SHOPPING OUR AD AND CHOOSING THE MANY MANY STOREWIDE LOW PRICES BESIDES WHAT ARE LISTED IN THIS AD!'! WE ALSO GIVE GOLD STRIKE STAMPS FOR EXTRA SAVINGS . . .STOCK UP NOW n- « rI Halibut Tail CRADLE ROLL lb 590 * lb MALHEUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |ar AUG. 8 - Mr. and Mrs. Ric hard A. Palmer, Harper, boy. AUG. 9 - Mr. and Mrs. Rap hall Flanders, Nyssa, boy. AUG. 12 - Mr. and Mrs. Jerold Sloan, Nyssa, boy. AUG. 13 - Mr. and Mrs. James Crawford, Parma, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Ruix, Adrian, girl. **buncaa Hine» A»»t7" American Beauty 10 ox Naadl«» Pillsbury 25 lb HOLY ROSARY HO6PITAL Flour AUG. 10 - Mr. and Mrs. Richard Groves, Payette, girl. AUG. 11 - Mr. and Mrs. Danny Cutler, Nys.-»a, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Guillermo Ba callar, Ontario, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnett, Payette, girl AUG. 12 - Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ramiriz, Vale, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Donald O'Dell, Payette, girl. AUG. 14 - Mr. and Mrs. Richard Erickson, Valp, girl. 4 3 Cake Mix bag Betty Crocker 15 ox Cheerio» for box Hunts 32 ox Catsup Tastwoïl 16 ox. Folger» 3 lb Coffee w « x botti« Green i Peas tin Libbys 13% ox. Pineapple Gallon Sixo Marriage Licenses Purex 4*5 VALE - Lyle Gene Sc hoe ne- man, Weiser, and Dayna Mi chelle Haas, Ontario; Thomas Gene Walker, Milton-Free water, Oregon, and KaraleeAnn Faw, Vale. Vernon Orlln Gos sett and Carol Elaine Camp bell, both of Emmett. I A»»t. 200 count » Kleenex 6 1 4 *'"■ 89C 2 $1 27C 39C 83C tins box Nalley» 22 ox. Dill Pkkl«» RITZ CRACKERS 16 ox. pkg. Bakerite 3 lb. Shortening jar tin V r»rsj/ produce 4_______ Frosh Largo Heed» *Z'. Lettuce pkgs. Local Rod Rip« VDK 12 ox. Froxon Fish Fillet» $1 lb J bakíry treats tin e I FOOD fcj^FAIR J ssa • Vale 4 Watermelon pkg Western Family 12 ox. Orange Juke >>> • e e e e • e e • • e e Remember We Give Gold Strike Stamps!!!! fGerman A Cha w\ Chocolate Cake pi 29 Ml
