Thursday, June 3, 1976
Nyssa Gate City Journal. Nyssa. Oregon
M YEARS AGO
acted as best man and Eva
Boydell, sister of the bride,
M bridesmaid. Ushers were
Audrey Ward and Blayney
Boydell.
The bride wore a gown of
embroidered batiste follow
ing the prevailing short style.
She wore her mother's
wedding veil of silk net with a
tiara of orange blossoms and
carried a shoulder bouquet of
white roses and carnations.
Her traveling gown was of
African brown chiffon taffeta
and georgette crepe, with a
hat to match.
At the close of the service
f
MRS. VIRGINIA BAKER'S FIRST GRADE class at Adrian
was promised the reward of getting their picture in the paper
irthey scored high on reading this past school year. Many of
the students read over fifty books and Mrs. Baker is very
proud of the whole class.
Pictured in the front row. left to right are: Tracy Linville,
Flrl W'My' r),nny N,,lon ,nd Teresa Freel
Middle Row, left to right, Julian Flores. Dana Gries, Shelly
U>vitt, Beau Buck, Belinda Rodríguez. Back row. left to right.
Mary Galindo. Marty Hernandez. Ryan Munn. Amy Bennett.
Christina Seuell and David King.
OUT OF
THE PAST
10 YEARS AGO
Effective June 1, the
market known as Pounds
Grocery officially became
Rieb's Market after being
operated under the former
name for approximately 23
years. The store was given
the name of Pounds Grocery
in 1943 when it was pur
chased by Roy and Hazel
Pounds.
• • •
Three area youths enlisted
in the Navy. They are Jack
Blackford, son of Edrie
Blackford; Ronnie McCain,
son of Vernon McCain; and
James Houston, son of Mr,
and Mrs Cecil Houston
20 YEARS AGO
Chosen as delegates to
Beaver Boys' State at Oregon
State College at Corvallis are
Bill Looney, son of Mr. and
Mrs W W Looney. Adnan
and Frank Pratt, son of Mr.
and Mrs Louis Pratt of Route
I, Nyssa
• • •
Janet
Marie
Parker,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Parker of Adnan has
been selected to represent
Adnan Union High School at
Girls' State at Willamette
University in Salem in June.
»YEARS AGO
The Owyhee Truck and
Implement Company will
hold formal opening of its
new building Saturday. June
8.
• • •
Robert Henry McNee. resi
dent of Nyssa for many years,
died Friday after an illness of
several weeks.
Mr McNee. known gener
ally as "Old Hank" was bora
in Middleville. Michigan
June 12. 1862 and came to
Nyssa in the early days He
married
Sarah
Blanche
lackey January 5. 1905.
Mr McNee. who was a
prize fighter of considerable
note in his youth, farmed on
the Owvhee River for several
years and later owned a
garage in Nyssa. He engaged
in the show business. featur
ing a trained bobcat, for
several years after retiring
from the garage business.
40 YEARS AGO
Harvesting of peas started
in the Nyssa section Wednes
day with a crew of approxi
mately 175 pickers in the
field with some 35 workers in
the packing plant of F.H
Hogue. Picking is expected to
continue for around three
weeks, weather and market
conditions permitting. The
first peas were shipped to the
New York market.
Eric Boenig on the KSAD
ranch was the first grower to
harvest peas this year. The
F.H. Hogue plant is a
genuine bee hive of industry,
with peas being packed at a
rapid rate. Mrs Ralph Tyler
of New Plymouth, an ex
perienced pea packer is in
charge of the shed, while
Tom Eldridge and Albert
Hopkins are head of the pea
picking crews.
50 YEARS AGO
Mrs. J.J. Sarazin and two
children Isabelle and Nor-
bert, left today for The
Dalles. Oregon, where they
will be joined by Miss Eva
Boydell, who is teaching
school there. From there,
they will go to the coast for a
week; then back to Portland,
where Mrs. Sarazin will
represent Golden Rule Chap
ter. OF.S. as worthy matron
at the 37th annual session of
the grand lodge.
60 YEARS AGO
The marriage of Miss Eliz
abeth Agnes Boydell to Earl
Britt Nedry was solmnized at
St. Paul's Parish House
Thursday evening. June I.
Promptly at 9 o'clock the
bride entered the hall and on
the arm of her father J.
Boydell, marched slowly up
the aisle to the beautiful
strains of Mendelson's Wed-
dinit March. Dr. J.J. Sarazin
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Apple Valley Items
By Frances Smalley
APPLE VALLEY • Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Dibble and
Sue attended a picnic on the
eve of May 21 at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Chuck
the guests adjourned to the
Boydell residence for a
reception. One hundred and
fifty guests attended the
reception and the spacious
rooms of the Boydell home
were filled to overflowing
with a happy jostling crowd
who made merry until a late
hour.
Kingston. After the picnic, a
pink and blue shower was
given for Mrs. Glen Miller.
On Saturday evening May
IS, Sue Dibble heard the
Youth Choir composed of
children of Missionaries from
the Philippines, sing at the
Greenleaf Church. This choir
is giving concerts all around
the country.
On Sunday, Mrs. Oscar
Nichols, Jim Nichols and
Betty Bruveleit drove to
Burns to attend the high
school graduation exercises
for Nelda Nichols.
Page Three
Mrs. Oscar Nichols was a
Saturday evening dinner
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Nichols. Other guests were
Mrs. Virginia Eastwood.
Nelda Nichols and Mr.
Roney.
Mrs. Laura Bale attended
graduation exercises on Mon
day evening at Caldwell for
her grand daughter, Kathy
Bale Emmons, and was an
overnight guest of Mrs. Ruth
Martin Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rook
stool attended graduation
exercises on Tuesday eve
ning for their granddaughter
Vicki Rookstool. Robert Rook
stool and daughters Carol
also attended and the girls
were guests in the Roy
Rookstool home after gradua
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rook
stool and Mrs. Zora Edens
attended the Senior Citizens
Thursday at Parma.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dibble
visited on Friday with Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Dibble and
family at Cambridge.
Tuesday evening. Mr. and
Mrs. Dwight Seward. Gary
and Mrs. Jennie Seward
attended graduation exer
cises at Nampa High School
for Ronda Downs.
Mrs. Mabel Fox and Mrs.
Arlene Seward attended the
Golden Hour Missionary
meeting at Mrs. Bill Rus
sell's home on Thursday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Boston
and Mrs. Lucy Rogers
attended graduation exer-
cises on Thursday evening
for Gaylene Brumbaugh
Youngblood at Boise Capital
High School.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Whit
tom of Boise were all day
Monday guests of Mrs. Nell
Correll.
Mrs. Laura Bale and Mrs.
Mary Honey attended Senior
Citizen dinner at Nyssa on
Wednesday.