SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD, CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1936
DAMAGE SUIT FILED IN MODOC SUPERIOR COURT
A suit was filed in the Modoc County Superior Court the first of the week by
John R. Conklin and wife, Rosa Lee Conklin vs. the Peninsula Paving Company,
and namely John Morosoli and Donald Gray and et als.
The suit involves damages to the extent of $39,400, as damages for the life
of Mr. and Mrs. Conklins’ son, Roscoe, who met his death in the truck with
five other companions, on August 2nd, 1935, when the truck in which they
were riding collided with another truck near Alturas.
ALTURAS COUPLE WED IN NEVADA MONDAY, JULY 20
Daisy Barbour became the bride of Ray Frailey at Carson City, Nevada on
Monday, July 20, 1936. The ceremony was performed by the superior judge of
that place.
After a visit in Reno, Mr. and Mrs. Frailey returned to Alturas where they
will make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Frailey have won many friends since
entering the business life in Alturas several years ago. Mrs. Frailey, who
has been employed in the New Modoc Hotel Coffee Shoppe for the past few
years will continue in that capacity.
CARD OF THANKS
To all the friends whose sympathy and service were so kindly tendered in our
time of bereavement, in the death of our mother, we desire to extend our
sincere thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. George Penland
Mr. and Mrs. James Page
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Roush
Mrs. May Page (1:2)
OBITUARY OF MRS. ELIZABETH PENLAND
Mrs. Elizabeth McCoy Penland, old time resident and pioneer of Surprise
Valley passed quietly away at her Cedarville home last Saturday morning as a
result of old age and an incurable disease.
Born in Illinois, October 19th, 1852, she came to California when quite
young. During her early womanhood, she made her home in Lake County, Oregon,
after which she returned to Cedarville, where she has made her home ever
since. She passed away July 18th, 1936 at the old age of 83 years, 9 months
and one day.
She leaves to mourn her passing, one son, W. H. Roush of Lakeview, on
daughter, Mary Page of Yuba City, and by a second marriage, Mrs. May Page of
Los Angeles and Mrs. Hattie Hiatt of Coos Bay, California and one son,
George Penland of Cedarville, besides 13 grandchildren and 21 great
grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
Obsequies were held from the Cedarville M. E. Church Monday afternoon and
interment took place in the Cedarville cemetery. (1:2)
LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST
Jim Connolly of the Bear ranch was a Cedarville visitor yesterday morning.
Connolly recently sustained a broken arm while in a mower runaway.
Born in Eagleville, California, July 18th, 1936, to Mr. and Mrs. John Miura,
a daughter. The Miura’s have another little girl who is two years old and
was also born on the 18th of July.
PROMINENT ATTORNEY DIES IN BAY DISTRICT
The many friends here of the former Miss Fayetta Harris, daughter of the
late G. F. Harris, of Alturas, will regret very much to of the death of her
husband, Waldeman Bruce Phillips, 57, prominent lawyer, druggist and
University of California professor, who died at his home in Oakland,
Tuesday, July 14, 1936, following a heart attack. He had been ill since
February.
Professor Phillips was director of the California College of Pharmacy for
ten years and had served as Vice-President of the National Retail Druggists’
Association.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Fayetta Phillips, he is survived by a son, Harold,
Oakland; a daughter, Mrs. Mercedes Louise Gardner, Berkeley and a brother,
Robert, Fairview, MA.
He was teaching at the University of Washington at the time he was taken
ill. (1:5)
OBSEQUIES HELD FOR W. WYLLEAN McGIRR
Wanda Wyllean McGirr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McGirr of Alturas,
passed away at the hospital in Alturas on July 16th, 1936, at 7 A. M. at the
early age of two years, eight months and one day. Death came as a result of
pneumonia. She leaves to mourn her passing, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
McGirr, two brothers, Duane and Eddie Gene, one baby sister, besides her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Chase, all of Alturas.
Funeral services were held from the Kerr Mortuary Saturday and internment
was in the Cedarville cemetery. (1:7)
LAKE CITY ITEMS
Due to being tired when making out our items last week, we neglected to
mention the funeral of Mrs. Hanks, which took place here July 10th and was
largely attended by old friends and residents.
We did not know Mrs. Hanks, but have heard her spoken of as a dear old lady,
kind to neighbor and friend. We extend our sincere sympathy to her
relatives. (4:4)
John Streif had the misfortune to break his arm last week. He was cranking
his truck and it kicked back on him. John doesn’t like to work this
hot-weather anyway, so he lies himself to the cool shade of Suttle Lake,
Oregon.
NEWS NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK
The last report we received from Mr. and Mrs. McCrary, who are both in
Alturas, is that they are some better. We hope that our two good citizens
will soon be back with us again.
R. W. Campbell took his family to San Francisco recently to have his son,
Bobbie’s eye operated on. Mr. Campbell returned in a few days leaving his
family at the bay city. Mr. Campbell has great hopes in the success of the
operation.
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1936
LASSEN WOMAN DIES OF BURNS
FUNERAL IS HELD IN SUSANVILLE FOR MRS. JACK SHERE, WIFE OF WESTWOOD EDITOR
SUSANVILLE, JULY 27 – funeral services were held here today for Mrs. Sarah
Shere, 37, wife of Jack Shere, editor of the Westwood Sugar Pine, who died
on Saturday after a gasoline explosion in the garage of her home.
The services were conducted in the Susanville Methodist Church by the
pastor, Rev. L. J. Smith and by Rev. R. G. Green of Westwood.
Friends of the family say Mrs. Shere was cleaning clothing with gasoline
when it exploded. Nearly all of her clothing was burned from her body. She
died in a hospital here a few hours later.
She was widely known in Lassen County. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Odette of Susanville. She was a sister of Frank Odette of Thornton,
Mrs. Ruth Hunter of Canby, Mrs. Kate Pierce of Marysville, Mrs. Nellie
Britton of Alameda, Joseph Odette of Susanville, Mrs. Gracie Lucero of
Susanville and Mrs. Doris Casperson of San Francisco. She also leaves a son,
Charles Miller, 13, by a former marriage.
Burial was in Susanville cemetery. (1:2)
Miss Margie Tyeryar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Tyeryar of this place
was operated on at the Modoc General Hospital in Alturas Saturday for
appendicitis. Her condition at this time id acute. When the operation was
performed the appendix had ruptured and it was feared for a time the
operation would not be successful. However, the crisis is expected today.
Born at Cedarville, California, July 28th, 1936 to Mr. and Mrs. Forest
Adams, a baby daughter.
IN SUPERIOR COURT
A divorce action was filed on the 27th of July by E. E. Elliott, attorney
for plaintiff in the case of Grace G. Smith vs. Earl C. Smith. Cruelty is
charged.
An action was filed by Attorney Charles Lederer for Marcella Wood against
Herbert l. Wood on the ground of cruelty.
Mr. and Mrs. John Crowley and daughter and son-in-law, of Washington were
visiting the families of Fred Smith, at Alturas, A. M. Green and Joe
Leventon, at Lookout. Mr. Crowley is a brother of the Messrs. Smith, green
and Leventon and is an uncle of Mrs. Percy Harris of this place.
Bobbie Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Campbell of Alturas, recently
returned from San Francisco where he had an operation for removal of a
cataract from his left eye. Mrs. Leo Gloster was a patient in the general
hospital, having her tonsils removed.
TWO MEET DEATH IN ACCIDENT
TWO OTHERS SUSTAIN HURTS IN ACCIDENT NEAR PEREZ, CALIF.
Two persons are dead and two others seriously injured as the result of an
automobile crash near Perez, Modoc County.
The dead are:
Francisco Munoz, 40
Lily June Folsom, 17
The injured:
Mrs. Elenora Raigosa, 33, broken arm, cuts and bruises.
Ybadel Romero, 24, internal injuries.
The accident which occurred four miles south of Perez, was investigated by
Deputy Sheriff Stewart Schnick. He reports the machine turned turtle,
apparently from hitting a road shoulder at high speed. The accident occurred
at an extremely level portion of the Klamath-Alturas highway.
The Folsom girl was driving. Both she and Munoz were horribly mangled.
Funeral arrangements are pending. (1:7)
EAGLE’S NEST IS FOUND
KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon, July 27 – An important ornithological discovery in
the Lava Beds area of Modoc County, Calif., is reported by Joseph M. Dixon,
nationally known naturalist connected with the National Park Service.
Dixon located an accessible eagles’ nest for the first time in 25 years,
permitting photographs and moving pictures.
The nest had been used for many years and had been built up to a height of
fifteen feet and still is in use. The naturalist had located eagles’ nests
before, but never in such position as to permit pictures.
LAKE CITY ITEMS
Junior Brown arrived home last week. Junior suffered a severe attack of
summer flu last June and was a very sick man for sometime. He is able to be
about with the use of a cane but it will be sometime before he can work
again.
Lloyd Wimer is a very busy young man getting ready to extract his honey.
From the number of cans Lloyd is hauling to the extracting factory,
he’ll
have enough to sweeten all the ladies’ dispositions in the valley.
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Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds
Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier"
Modoc County, California
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