Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-07-30
Mold Activities

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Nuremberg of
Spokane came here Saturday to visit
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Miles.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ E. Struntz have
?, received word of the marriage of
two of their daughters, Mrs. Eliza
beth Wilmer and George Martin at
San Francisco, and Ema Struntz and
At Brenner at Seattle Mr.. Bren.
ner is in the army, stationed at Fort
Lewis at present
Ray Workman and two friends
from Grand Coulee visited Ted Hen.
ry last week
j. M. Norman of Cheney spent
couple of days with his daughter,
Mrs. Ralph Mclean and family.
| Frank Hayes is now working on
the government project at Ephrata.
Mrs. Lizzie Henneigh and son,
Lorraine, passed through here Sat.
urday night on their way to their
home in Coulee City. They are both
employed on the Fred Jensen ranch
near Mansfield during harvest.
Quite an electrical storm hit this
section Saturday night, accompanied
by light shower Another storm
Monday afternoon The lightning
struck in Del McLeans pasture and
burned small area 1t also struck
on the Pickett place, now owned by
Harry Thompson. Rain of almost
cloudburst proportions fell south of
here. Some reported hail also. Again
| Tuesday the lightning and thunder
were evident, with showers to the
north.
Mrs. G, c. Fields of Coulee City
is helping her mother, Mrs. L. j. Lee
ander, this harvest
Mrs. Del Mclean and granddaugh-
ter, Barbara, went to Wenatchee on
Wednesday, returning On Thursday.
| Mrs Robert Bucknell ACCOMPANIED
them for a short visit satulzlag at
ternoon they visited the Lloyd Nc
Lean home at st. Andrews
A picnic was held at Blue lake on
Sunday. Those attending were Mr..
and Mrs. C. w. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. !
Ted Henry and Mr.. and Mrs. Fay
Wilson and family and his sister,
Betty, Wilson, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Mudd of Electric City.
Mrs. Dale Leander and infant son, |
Dale Lawrence, arrived home Satur-
day night from Spokane
Mrs Jasper Burton went to Wat
erville Saturday where she met her
daughter, Norma, and the proceeded
to Wenatchee to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
| Finis Burton. They returned Sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Henry and
family, who left recently for Port
land. have purchased a home at
Beavertown. Oregon
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Edison of
Mansfield are helping through har-
vest, Lloyd at Lee Pitts, and Mrs
Edison at the Sims home.
Mrs. Robert Bucknell returned to
her home in Wenatchee Tuesday. Hef
mother, Mrs. Del Mclean, and Mrs.
Harry Thompson spent the day in
Wenatchee where Mrs Thompson
had some dental work DONE
Combines are at it in dead earnest
this week. l.. j. Leander is thresh-
ing his crop of crested wheat grass.
The labor problem seems to be solved
here, so far.
Susan Thompson of Aurora, Ill,
who has been guest of her uncle,
Frank Sims and family, left Satur-
day for Cheney.
Charlie O'Connor, son of Mrs.
Frank Miles, met with peculiar
accident Monday at Blue lake. After
swimming he walked out on the
rocks and one above him started to
roll. To avoid it, he jumped and
landed on more rocks, cutting his leg
at the ankle. The cash necessitated
Q stitches. 1t is doubly unfortunate
at this time when help Is so scarce,
and this is the time of year. that
wages are at their best, and he must
/ forego working. Burill Speed of
Chelan is taking his place with Kay
Leander while Charlie is laid up.