E-mail from Cheryl

Facts from the past gleaned from the Moses Lake Herald, Columbia Basin Herald and The Neppel Record by Cheryl (Driggs) Elkins:

From the CBH on June 10, 1949:

Birthday party for W.P. Simmons

A fried chicken dinner at home Sunday evening marked a birthday celebration for W.P. Simmons. Cake and ice cream were served during the evening.

Present for the party were Mr. and Mrs. B.E. Hill and Beverly, Mrs. Barbara Moyers with her children Connie and Terry, Jack Hardy and Mrs. Simmons.

Family reunion at Morris home

The Peninsula home of Mr. and Mrs. Wally Morris was the scene of a family reunion during Memorial Day weekend. Mrs. Morris’ mother, four brothers, three sisters, and a daughter, all with their families, arrived to visit.

Present were Mrs. May Oakes, Dale Oakes and his son Michael, Chelan; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Oakes and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Oakes, Wenatchee; Lester Oakes, Lewiston; Mrs. Melvina Seaton and children, Chelan; Mrs. Gladys Joslyn and children, Yakima; Miss Delores Knutzen, Coeur d’Alene; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest King, Moses Lake.

Party celebrates double birthday

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson were hosts at a double birthday party in their Ephrata home Saturday evening. Honored for their anniversaries were their son Ralph, 13, and Mr. Johnson’s brother, Jack, 25. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bohnet with their son Danny. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Johnson and Linda, and Orin Ludington, all of Ephrata, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnson with Cathy, Mr. Ward Hale and her children, and Mrs. J.C. Johnson with Ronnie and Donnie, from Moses Lake.