Pag« Four
Toastmistress
Club Meets
MR. AND MRS. HAROLD SNAVELY OF FRUITLAND
have announced the engagement of their daughter. Eileen, to
Steve Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Davis of Adrian.
Oregon.
Miss Snavely is a graduate of Fruitland High School and is
presently a junior at the College of Idaho in Caldwell.
Davis is a "74 graduate of the College of Idaho and is now
attending Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest
Grove. Oregon. A December wedding is planned.
Mrs. Orville Groves
Hosts Garden Club
Material planned and pre
pared by Mrs. Mas Atagi
were made into table decora
tions and corsages for the
October 17 Adrian teacher’s
reception, at the Owyhee
Garden Club workshop meet
ing held Friday. October 11
at the home of Mrs. Orville
Groves. Parma, with Mrs. Ira
Price as co-hostess.
Later, ten members en
joyed a potluck luncheon
featuring baked ham. fall
vegetables, fruits and des
serts.
The business meeting con
ducted by Mrs. John W.
Stubstad. president. Ontario,
brought members up to date
with the recent District
meeting.
Mrs. James Stephen gave
an interesting report on
“Eagles" from personal ob
servations of the varieties to
be seen in the area and from
Thursday, October 17, 1974
Nyssa Goto City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
historical and Biblical records
of the Eagle, as a symbol of
majesty, strength, endurance
and wisdom. As they are on
the endangered species list,
they are protected by law and
their survival a concern to all.
Next meeting will be
Friday. November 15. with
the Flower Trunk of Ontario
demonstrating "Winter De
corations.” Time and place
to be announced later.
Anyone interested is wel
come to attend.
PINOCHLE PARTY
The Pinochle Pals Card
Club met Saturday evening at
the home of Mrs. May Bretz.
Mrs. Hazel Sewright took
high honors with Mrs. Bretz
taking low. The club will
meet again Saturday evening
October 26 at the home of
Mrs. Ola Chard.
Treasure Valley Toastmis-
tress Club met in the Parma
High School Thursday eve
ning. Charniaine Smith was
elected president to succeed
Marj Scherer.
Joann Els
berry of Boise was inducted
as a new member and gave
her ice breaker speech. Miss
Ellsberry works with the
handicapped in Boise. Mar
garet Gough was Toastmis
tress. Alice Yensen gave the
workshop on Book Reviews,
Jody Iderosa, the workshop
on functions, duties, and
obligations of a toastmis
tress. Trudy Clay presided at
Table Topics.
Mrs. Louis
Ormsby was a guest.
Toastmistress is open to all
women in business, the home
or in club work . w ho desire
to improve their self image.
Further details can be
obtained by a call to Jan Shell
or Mae Schireman.
Next meeting Thursday.
October 24.
DAUOHTHtS
A
\ ACTIVITIES
Bethel *33 Job’s Daugh
ters met October 9 at the
Masonic Hall with Deana
Piercy honored queen pre
siding. The members prac
ticed for visitation of Grand
Guardian, lone Rhodes and
Associate Grand Guardian on
October 17.
A dinner will be held at
6:30 p.m. preceding the
meeting at the Masonic Hall.
The girls will hold a
slumber party and make
posters for the hunters
breakfast to be held October
1Q and 20. from 5 a.m. to 10
a.m.
The next meeting will be
October 23 at 7:30 p.m.
•SU1
Mrs. Glen (Peg) Brown,
Mrs. Willis Conant and Mrs.
Jim Conant spent October 6
to 8 visiting in Portland with
Mrs Brown’s daughter. Col
leen Brown. While there.
Mrs. Willis Conant went
through a Portland Clinic.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Soni
mars. Diane and Ronnie from
Donnely spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Byers. The Rev. and Mrs.
Jim Farmer and family also
of Donnely visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Byers Saturday and
with Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Dail and family on Saturday
evening.
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Mr. and Mrs. Elton Clapp.
Mrs. Neta Mae Wiley and
daughter Emily visited in the
home of Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Wilev in Caldwell on
Sunday.
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Mrs Judy Stout and family
of Vale were Sunday dinner
guests of her grandmother.
Mrs. Owen Gann.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bill Better
ton of Jerome spent Saturday
evening and Sunday morning
with her sister. Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Griffin.
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In honor of Mrs. A. H.
Keck’s birthday, her son.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Keck
took her on a trip to see her
son. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keck
and family in Osburn. Idaho
and to see another son, Mr.
and Mrs. Houston Keck and
family in Richland. Washing
ton.
They returned home
Friday.
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Friday afternoon callers of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam McCon
nell were Mr. and Mrs.
Wilford Edson of Chapel.
Nebraska. They were on their
wav to Salem to see their son
Thanks for Waiting
Well, it’s finally finished
now. And we think it was
worth the wait. Because now
we can offer you a lot of
added banking conveniences.
There’s a handy drive-in
window that lets you bank
right from your car.
An
expanded tellers’ row means
you will get faster service.
And you will find a modern,
comfortable lobby and offi
cers’ area, and larger safe
deposit facilities, too.
But there’s one thing that
didn’t change when we
David who took and passed
his bar examination to
become a practicing lawyer.
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Mrs. Ethel Lay and family
were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Byers.
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Mr. and Mrs. Darrell
Manning and family of Notus
called at the home of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
R'Rgs to help "Grandpa
Riggs" celebrate his birthday
on the evening of October 5.
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Mr. and Mrs. Dick Tensen.
Tiena and Bill and Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Morgan attended
the Oregon State—Washing
ton game in Corvallis over
the weekend. Mr. and Mrs.
Morgan visited their son Pete
who attends Oregon State
and the Tensens visited their
daughter Mardi and son
John, also students at Cor
vallis and their other daugh
ter. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ross
of Salem.
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moved to our new bulding -
the people. We’ll still do our
very best to give you sound,
sensible financial advice and
assistance. Exactly the kind
you've come to expect from
the bank thats been serving
Oregon for more than a
century.
Why not stop by our new
building and take a look
around. And if we can help
you in any way with your
banking needs, please just
ask us....your friends....at
First
National
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Wed like to
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Nyssa Branch
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF OREGON
Member FDFC
CLARENCE KESLER
AGE 20, AND
EMMA (GOODFELLOW] KESLER, age
18'/«. taken before their marriage in 1924. At
left, Clarence and Emma Kesler in 1929 at
Burley. Idaho. Five years after they were
married.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Town had dinner Saturday
evening with Mr. and Mrs.
O. L. Porter in Payette.
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Mr. and Mrs. Herb Smith
of Walnut Creek. Calif, were
weekend guests at the home
of her mother. Mrs. A. H.
Boydell and sister, Mrs.
Ethel Marv Rhodes and
John.
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Kirk Savage from EOC in
LaGrande visited with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Don
Savage over the weekend.
He joined his father and
brother Randy and Danny
Simantel on a deer hunting
trip to the Unity area.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Riggs
attended funeral services
October 10 for her uncle.
George Goldman in Idaho
Falls. They were overnight
guests October 9 at her
sisters. Mr.
and Mrs. John
Stutzncgger
of Gooding.
Thursday after the services,
they were overnight guests of
her brother, Mr. and Mrs.
William Keller of Rigby.
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Miss Karma Kesler left for
her home in Provo, Utah on
Monday after visiting for ten
days at the home of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. R.
Kesler, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray DePew
of Ravmond. Alberta. Ca
nada also returned home
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Kesler
of Mesa. Arizona left for
home Wednesday, as did
Mrs. Kesler's brother, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Goodfellow of
Salt Lake City.
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Mrs. Merle Johnson was a
Sunday afternoon caller at
the home of her daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Sweaney in
Caldwell.
a a a
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Newberry of Jerome arrived
Saturday at the home of their
daughter. Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Blackburn. They hel
ped their grandson, Taft
Blackburn, celebrate his Sth
birthday on Sunday.
Also
present for the occasion were
Taft's other grandmother,
Mrs. Marian Balckburn and
his great-grandfather, Char
les Gerhauser of Middleton.
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TELLERS’ Willie Scholes. Carolyn Cooper. Annette Hart,
Rachel Suarez and Lucy Moore look forward to serving you in
our new building.
If you’re like most folks
around Nyssa, you ve pro
bably been watching and
waiting for sometime now as
we cleared the ground, laid
the foundation and made
slow but steady progress on
our new building.
Keslers Observe 50th Anniversary
W^Hometown News KI
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Killaby
of Portland visited Bill's
aunt. Mrs. Dorothy Nolen
over the weekend.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Skeen
and Paul spent the weekend
in Provo, Utah to attend the
BYU Homecoming and visit
their daughter. Pam, who
attends BYU.
Their son
Doug of Salt Lake spent the
weekend with his parents
also.
Roger Skeen and Judy and
Steve flew to Nyssa to attend
the First National Bank grand
opening. They visited with
their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Skeen and Mrs. Alice
Williams.
Adrian
Garden Club
The Adrian Garden Club
met Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Lennie Smith in
Big Bend with ten ladies
present.
Mrs. Erma Hopkins, pre
sident. presided at the
meeting. Mrs. Mary Barnes
gave the secretary-treasurers
reports.
A program on
"Compost” was given by
Mrs. Alida Van DeWater.
Next meeting will be with
Mrs. Ester Bennett in Big
Bend.
MR. AND MRS. C. R. KESLER SR. were honored on their
50th wedding anniversary Saturday. October 12 at the Nyssa
LDS Cultural Hall.
The Golden Wedding An
niversary of Mr. and Mrs. C.
R Kesler. Sr. was celebrated
October 12, 1974 at the Nyssa
LDS Cultural Hall
Dinner
was served to 116 relatives at
2 p.m.. Saturday, followed by
an open house for friends and
neighbors from 7 to9:.10 p.m.
An afternoon program
consisted of a resume of the
honored couple's life by a
granddaughter. Janan Bunn.
A nephew. Lee Goodfellow,
sang two selections. "I Love
You Truly" and "Sound of
Music." The event was
hosted by their six children.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Neil (Ruth)
Petterson. Mr and Mrs. Jay
(Nancy) Bunn. Mr. and Mrs.
C. R Kesler. Jr., and Miss
Sally Kesler, all of Nyssa;
Mr and Mrs. Karl Kesler of
Dallas. Texas: and Miss
Karma Kesler of Provo,
Utah.
Relatives attending the
reunion were Mr. and Mrs.
Ray (Faye) De
Pew. Ray
mond. Alberta. Canada; Mrs.
James (Sarah) Valley. Port
land; Mr. and Mrs. George
Kesler. Ogden, and their
daughter. Mr. and Mrs.
Llovd Stoker and daughter of
Buhl; Mr. and Mrs. V. L
Kesler. Sr., Mesa. Arizona,
and their son Mr. and Mrs.
V. L. Kesler. Jr. and six girls.
Salt l ake City; Mr. Ed Kesler
and his son. Mr. and Mrs.
Byron Kesler and two chil
dren. all of South Lake
Tahoe. California, his daugh
ter. Mr. and Mrs. Don
Nelson and three children.
Burley; Dr. and Mrs. Joseph
Kesler and daughter Linda.
SalPLake City. Faye. Sarah.
George. V. L.. Ed and
Joseph, arc all brothers and
sisters of Clarence Kesler.
Also attending were Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Goodfellow.
Salt Lake City, and son Mr.
and Mrs Richard Goodfellow
and two children. Burley;
Mr. and Mrs, Gerald Good
fellow. Payette, and their
children: Mrs. Warren Lloyd
and four children. Soda
Springs. Idaho. Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Goodfellow, their chil
dren and grandson. Ontario.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wimbcr
and children. Salt Lake City,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Goodfellow
and children, Ontario; Mr.
and Mrs. V. L. (Fern) Kesler.
Sr.. Mesa. Arizona and son.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Wayne
(Norma) Wheeler. Rupert,
and their children Nancy and
John and Mr. and Mrs.
Merlin Mix and children.
Parma. Mr. and Mrs. Randy
Harper and son. Twin Falls.
Mrs. Diane Poindexter and
children, of Rupert: Mr. and
Mrs. Al Mladcnich and his
parents. Mr and Mrs. Malt
Mladcnich. Seattle, and their
daughter. Mr. and Mrs Stan
Pace. Provo; Mr and Mrs.
Don Goodfellow, Sall Lake
City. Mr. and Mrs. Jay
Goodfellow. Odgen and Mrs
Martha Goodfellow, Bound
ful.
Ray. Gerald. Fern.
Norma, Ver Dean. Don and
Jay, arc brothers and sisters
of Emma Kesler. Mrs.
Martha Goodfellow is her
stepmother.
The V. L. Keslers arc
former residents of Nyssa.
Mr. and Mrs. Alden
Sessions of Bountiful, a
cousin of Mrs. Kesler and
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Decker,
Obsidian. Idaho. Jim lived
with the Keslers for many
years al Burley.
The honored couple were
married October 15. 1924 at
the I DS Temple in Salt l ake
City. Utah. Their first home
was Salt Lake City. They then
moved to Magna. Utah where
Clarence was employed at
Utah Copper Company for
two and a half years. They
farmed al Burlcv. Idaho for
Grange To Hoar
Guest Speaker
Guest speaker at the
Oregon Trail Grange meeting
(today) Thursday, (k-tober 17
will be Bud Hammack.
County Commissioner can
didate.
The meeting is scheduled
to start at 8:30 p.m. with
Hammack speaking about
9:30 p.m.
Hosts for the meeting will
be Mr. and Mrs. Don Somers
and Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Morton.
22 years and their six
children were all born while
thev lived there. They moved
to Nyssa December 26. 1946
where they have resided
since.
Both served many hours in
helping to build the Nyssa
LDS Stake House, while Mrs.
Kesler was in the Presidency
of the MIA Association of the
LDS Church. She also served
several years in the Relief
Society. Presidency.
During the years, many
happy hours have been spent
at the couple's home on Gem
Avenue, by their children
and their families and also by
brothers, sisters, nephews
and nieces of the couple.
Clarence Kesler retired
from farming last year, but
Mme farming has always
been his favorite occupation,
he keeps in practice by
helping his von and son-in-
law . Neil Petterson.
The couple have enjoyed
several trips in their motor
home since his retirement.
REBEKAHS MEET
Lodge met October 8 at the
IOOF Hall with Anna Manis-
tica noble grand presiding.
Seventeen members ans
wered roll call. Introduced
was lea Chapman a member
of Beatrice Rebekah lodge
<82 of Ontario. Final practice
and plans for the district
meeting was held.
Luncheon will be at 12
noon at the Christian Church.
Registration will be held
there and later at the IOOF
Hall. Special guest will be
Retha Kirby, Rebekah As
sembly President of Oregon
and Marshall Naomi Fay both
from Klamath Falls. Oregon.
Hostesses were Harriett
Warren and Merle Johnson.
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District meeting of Rebe-
k.ili District 424 will be held
Thursday. October 17 with
Yellow Rose Rebekah Lodge
as host.
Beatrice REbekah Lodge of
Ontario and Golden Rule
Rebekah Lodge of Vale will
participate This will be the
official visit of Retha Kirby.
Assembly President of Ore
gon
A luncheon will be held at
12 noon at the Christian
Church The meeting will be
at the IOOF Hall at I 30 p.m.
District chairman is Louise
Wernick.
MERRY WIDOWS
The Merry Widows met
Saturday. October 12 at the
home of Mrs. Merle Johnson.
Mrs. Wilma Ostrom was a
guest. They enjoyed a pot
luck dinner with cards in play
after dinner.
The ladies will meet
Saturday. October 26. at the
home of Mrs. Nina Lowe.
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