White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-05-10
Around And About White Bluffs

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Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Williams were
Yakima visitors Friday.
Mrs. Glen Stover's mother, Mrs A.
W. Hoard, arrived by bus from Cen
tralia Tuesday for visit with her
daughter and family at Wahluke.
The Mothers Tea, which the Junior
Women's club was to give on Wednes-
day, May 8, was postponed because
Of the epidemic Of measles among the
younger children.
Sam Rea drove to Yakima Sunday
to visit With Mrs. Rea, who has been
working there for the past two weeks.
On his return Monday evening he was
accompanied by his father, who was
returning from the Coast.
r. j. Roberts, who for the past two
weeks has been in a medical clinic in
Spokane receiving treatment for ar
Thrills, is reported to be improving and
expects to come home within a week
or ten days.
Mrs. r. S. Gervais of Yakima was
in White Bluffs Wednesday morning
visiting with Mrs. Ethel Remlinger.
Mrs. Gervais came over with her hus-
band, who was transacting business
here.
Plans being made by j. E. Leander,
who is in charge of the American Lee
gion program for Memorial Day, in
clude music by the band and 'cere-
monies by firing squad at the ceme-
terry The complete schedule for the
program has not yet been completed.
G. M. Nelson returned Friday from
Seattle where he and Mrs Nelson had
been called Tuesday to the bedside
of Mrs. H. G.. Selby, Mrs. Nelson's
mother, who had been seriously ill.
Mrs. Selby is now well on the way
to recovery.
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OF interest to their many acquain-
tances in this valley will be the news
that a daughter weighing seven and
half pounds was born on May / to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Simonsen at Olym-
pia. Mrs. Simonsen is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs j. w. Maggie, who for
several years were in charge of the
Ballygreen ranch
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. OLarey drove
to Yakima Monday afternoon to meet
Tommie, who had spent the weekend
in Sumner, visiting at the Taylor home.
Saturday, she and Dean Taylor drove
to the site of the skagit project where
they picnicked with group made up
of northwestern Washington city Off
I! Gals
The pre-school child clinic which
was to have been held next Tuesday,
May Is, has been postponed until June
II, when DR.. Spaulding will be here
to examine the children and to adj
minister the toxoid immunizing chill
dren from diphtheria. DR.. Spaulding's
services at this time will be particularly
valuable as many children suffering
from measles are left with weakened
eyes or ear trouble. While Miss Sylvia
Packard, the county nurse, will not
be with him, he will bring several
nurses from Pasco and KenneWick to
assist him In weighing and measuring
the children and checking on their
development.
Mrs. George Shaw was hostess at |
party Tuesday afternoon celebrating
her 77th birthday. 1t has been the
custom in years past for Mrs Shaw,
Mrs. E. E. Anderson, Mrs F. Taylor,
Mrs. r. r. Woods and Mrs j. M Shinn
to celebrate together, since all of them
have birthdays falling within week
of one another. The prevalence of
sickness in the community this year
made the observance of the custom
impossible and the only large party |
held was that at Mrs. Shaw's home
delicious luncheon climaxed by a |
lovely birthday cake was served to the !
following guests: Mesdames H. A. |
Moves, George McConnachie, David
Hartmann, NJ R. Slavens, B. c. Root, |
w. F. Shaw, j. M. Shinn, R. D. Barge, |
W. w. Barrett, H. G. Broughton, Ida !
Craig, j. B. Tromanhauser, E. E. An
derson, and little Doris Morford.