Some misc items from
The Dalles Weekly Chronicle
Thursday, December 3, 1942
Administrator Named - The county
court yesterday appointed Willis M. Driver of Wamic, a brother of
the decedent and a resident of property adjoining that of the decedent,
as administrator of the estate of Henry E. Driver
deceased; acting on the petition of Mattie
Pritchard
Driver, the widow, whose home is at 710 Trevitt street, The Dalles.
Driver died intestate in this city November 21. The personal and
real property he left is stated to possess a value in excess of $7,000
and W.E. Woodcock, A.G. Harvey of Wamic have been named to
appraise it. Brown & Van Vactor of The Dalles are attorneys for
the estate. |
Selectees Depart - The November contingent
of Wasco county men for the army, as chosen by the local selective service
board, left The Dalles yesterday for service in the armed forces, they
were: Clarence Edwards Turner, Thomas Alton McEldowney,
George Albert Savage, Orville Lincoln Gilpin, George Allyn
Roberts,
Aloysius John Mayer, Albert Lea, Ambrosio Flores Briones,
George Riley Catron, Laurence Arthur Mathis, from Dalles
City and Wasco county; plus Andrew lafayette Stewart and Clarence
Paul Calvert, both of him of whom had been transferred here from
Burns. |
| Appaisers Named - The county court
on Saturday appointed Lester Marvel, George Marvel and William Steuber
appraiser of the estate of Adda Bolton, deceased, acting on the petition
of Gail Bolton as administrator. Frank G. Dick is attorney for the
estate. |
Time Extended - An order for extension
of time was made by the county cout of Saturday in the estate of Kenneth
Stone,
deceased, on motion by Wiley McDaniel, the surviving partner, who
was "given until December 19, 1842, within which to petition this court
for his appointment as administrator of the partnership estate of the said
Kenneth Stone, deceased." John M. Stapleston is the attorney for
McDaniel. |
Navy Enlists Three - William Wallace
Reid
of this city is among new recruits enlisted by the navy, it was announced
today. Robert A. Kennedy of The Dalles and Donald T. von
Borstel of Grass Valley, have been accepted
as naval cadets, it is announced by Commander
Bert H. Creighton, senior member of the naval aviation cadet selection
board for the 13th naval district, and will begin their training at St.
mary's college in Moraga, Calif., before being inducted into active service. |
Last Rites Held - The funeral of
Alonzo W. Boyce, who died at his home, 1212 East 13th street, this
city, November 27, was held at 10 o'clock this morning in the chapel of
C.R. Callaway & Son, with services conducted by
Rev., Harry Baird, pastor of the
Church of Christ. The body was taken to Madras, where at 2:30 this
afternoon, graveside services were conducted in the Madras cemetery,
conducted by the Madras lodge, I.O.O.F. of which the
deceased was a member. |
Undated clippings
Licensed to Wed - A marriage license was issued on Saturday, March
7 to William C. Wegener, 40, The Dalles, and Elizabeth B. Owen,
The Dalles,
records of the county clerk's office revealed today.
Births Reported - A daughter was born yesterday at The Dalles
to Mr. and Mrs C.F. Porter of Fossill. A son was born to Mr.
and Mrs. William Peetz of Tygh Valley yesterday at The Dalles hospital. |
The Dalles Daily Chronicle
Monday June 30, 1941
Family Reunion Is Held at Bear Spring
Members of th Nickerson
family gathered at Bear Springs yesterday for their annual reunion.
Following a picnic dinner served at noon, the group played games and visited
Timberline lodge
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. J.G. Sumner, Mrs. Mary Mood and son, Bobbby, Mr and
Mr Kenneth Craig and Mr and Mrs Harry Terwilliger and daughters
Betty Jo and Peggy Marie all of Bend; Mr and Mrs S.B. Nickerson,
Mr and Mrs S.C. Nickerson, Mr and Mrs Sam Standow, Mr and
Mrs J.H. Haas and Mr and Mrs George Case, all of Portland;
Fred Theakston and Francis Crum
and daughter, Ruth, of Monessen, Pa., and
Mr and Mrs C.H. Gilpin and daughter, Loa May, Jake Obrist,
and Mr and Mrs C.L. Johns, all of The Dalles.
Clipping with handwritten date of June
1941
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8 STUDENT NURSES TO GET DIPLOMAS
With Dorothy McCullough Lee,
state senator, of Portland as the commencement speaker, eight student nurses
of The Dalles hospital school of nursing will receive their diplomas tomorrow
evening in exercises at the first Congregational church. Senator
Lee will be introduced by Senator P.J. Stadelman of The Dalles.
Rev. Edward F. Ouellette
will give the invocation, following the processional of the nurses, after
which
Miss Clara E. Wolfe superintendent of The Dalles hospital will make
a short address. The Dalles Hospital Choral club, directed by Mrs.
W.H. Wilhelm will sing "Indian Dawn" (Zamecnik-Ross) and "Neapolitan
Nights" (Zamenik-Kerr) preceeding the introduction of
Senator Lee.
At the close of the address,
Dr. J.A. Reuter, president of the hospital, will present the diplomas
and Miss Ruby Beauclair, superintendent of nurses, will give the
nurses their pins. The graduating class then will give the Nightingale
pledge, followed by the congratulatory message by Dr. T.E. Griffith,
director of the school of nursing.
Miss Shirley Mae Brunn,
graduating senior, will give the farewell address for the graduates, after
which Rev. Lloyd Anderson will pronounce the benediction.
The processional and accompaniment will be played by Mrs. Grace Gavin Lewis.
The junior Aid society of the
Congregational church will serve refreshments in the A.W. Tenny room of
the church at the close of the commencement exercizes from 9:30 to 11 o'clock.
The graduating calss includes
the Misses Naomi Kathryn Beck, Shirley Mae Brunn, Elizabeth
Ann Chase, Marian Garbe, Vesta May Hurley, Hazel Irene
Johnson,
Evelyn M. Kirk and Ardyth Erlene McMahon.
January, 1942
Unknown newspaper
Miss Eaton Honored At Shower Party
Mrs. W.F. Darnielle
and daughter, Miss Dora Darnielle, were hostesses Thursday afternoon at
a miscellaneous shower, honoring Miss Mary Eaton, bride-elect of John McLachlan,
whose marriage will be an even of Sunday, January 18, at a military service
to be read at Fort Lewis.
Ice cream and cake were served
with each person present designing a tea twoel and completing it for the
honor guest. Original poems, written by the guests, also accomplanied
each shower gift.
Covers were placed for the
Mesdames William Pease, Raleigh Scott, Earl Stevens,
Ralph McLachlan, Frank Nye, Elizabeth Owens, Jennie
Burget,
Mabel Smith, Myrle Matthews, George Ubank and the
Misses Mary Morris, Teresa
Jones, Grace Lange, Vivieene
Britt,
Victoria Thompson, the hostesses, and Miss Eaton. |
