The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-08-17

A group of friends and relatives
gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. S. Richards to help Grand
ma Rauscher celebrate her Gath
birthday anniversary. The center
of attraction was large birthday
cake, baked by her daughter, Mrs.
Richards. The cake was served
with ice cream, making her birth
day complete. An out-o-town
guest, Mrs. L. ". Corfman, Of Spo-
kane, an old friend and neigh
Dor was present. All departed
wishing Grandma Rauscher many
happy returns of the day.
Mrs. j. English and son left for
San Diego, Calf, Tuesday, where
she will meet her husband who is
in the navy. Mrs. English is the
former Mary. Margaret Brown,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F..
Brown. IL. -,
Mrs. Mae Vibber and Miss Doro-
thy Arnold returned last weekend
from a vacation trip around Spo-
kane.
Sgt. Yves Brown left for Fl. Bliss,
Texas, Thursday, and Sgt. Lynn
Jake Brown left Tor Seattle on
Sunday to. visit relatives before
returning to Fl. Ord, Calf. Both
boys have been spending fur
loughs with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Bryson Brown. -~.s
Mrs. Warden Fam and her
daughter, Mona Marie Monroe
spent several days this week Wis
iting relatives and friends in Okan-
ogan. ~ -
Mary Newsome, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. L. NeWsome is spending
a tWo-week vacation in the Blue
Mountains at the Camp Fire camp,
Camp Kiwanis.
J. R. Anon of eSattel arrived
Tuesday for a visit with his sis
tiers, Mrs. I. N. Mueller and Mrs.
c. c. Williams and brother, Alfred
Anon. This is his first trip to
FKennewick in % years.
Ira Penny of Pasco visited at
the w S. Green home last Friday.
Mrs. Max Sloan who spent sew
eral weeks here at the home of her
husbands parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Odes Sloan returned to her home
in Bakersfield, Calf, last Sat-
urday. g. =. Z: d. 2
Mrs. Charles Womack, ST., of
Farmville, Va, arrived Monday
to make an extended visit with
her daughter, Mrs. p. OBJ. Stone
and family. Another daughter,
Miss Mary Womack, who has
taught in the schools here and in
Yakima, accompanied her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Beste who
have been spending the past two
weeks visiting relatives and
friends, returned home last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Belair re-
turned to Kennewick Saturday af-
ter several days in Portland.
Pfc. Don Aman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Aman, sends word
home that he is enjoying a rest
period following several combat
encounters. He has just been
awarded two combat start. He is
in the motor gun crew and has
been overseas IA months of his
20 months in the service.
Ed Ray left Monday morning
for Puyallup where he will visit
at the T. H. Brue home. Mr..
Brue is the owner of the Brue
Orchard Company.
Miss Doreene Higley and Miss
Dorothy Ann Reed entertained at
the Reed home last Sunday after
noon with linen shower honor
ing Miss Rebecca Liston whose
wedding will take place next Sum
Mrs. Kathleen Llewelyn of
Seattle was a Kennewick visitor
Sunday. She was looking after
her business interests here.
Mrs. Melvin Metz and daughter,
Marian, of Portland, and Mrs.
Lawrence Taylor of Tacoma spent
last week at the home of their
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hembree.
Henry Otte received painful
back injuries the first of the week
when he fell backwards from a
load of hay. He is staying at
the home of Albert Zarndt in
Section z.
Upon being graduated from the
ordnance school he was rated a
seaman, first class, and will now
be transferred to a naval unit
afloat or to another shore sta
ton for further instruction and
work.
Mrs. Albert Beck and daughters
of Walla Walla visited at the
home of her brother Albert Zarndt
and family last week. Albert
came over on Saturday and they
all returned to Walla Walla Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Linn, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Gravenslund, Mr..