Union County Oral Histories
Narrator:
Voruz, Dortha
Record ID:
2007.1.26
Interviewer:
Smith, Eugene
Interview Place:
La Grande, OR
Transcriptionist:
Pilling, Heather
Abstract:
This interview contains memories related to a wide range of subjects, some of which include: World War I, World War II, local school positions, sports, and various clubs, organizations, and events.

The first two interviews took place on April 30 and May 7, 2003.

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Audio:
People:
Burke, Jean
Gayman, Mary Lou
Lovely, Grandfather
Lovely, Sarah
Milleing, Avery
Moore, Dr.
Morrow, Stuart
Nusbaum, Mr.
Patten, Fred
Robertson, Lois
Sanderson, Charles
Sayre, E.A.
Voruz, Dortha
Voruz, Herb
Waite, Betty Hendrickson
Webb. Bob
Wells, Bert
West, Emma Shafer
West, W. Ray
West, William
Subjects:
Basketball
Bowling
Choirs (Music)
Churches
Clubs
Draft
Families
Fiddles
Floods
Hospitals
Korean War
Lumber industry
Mountains
Newspapers
Nurses
Nursing
Orchestra
Organizations
Outhouses
Parks
Principals, School
Radio
Radio stations
Railroads
Sawmills
Skiing
Softball
Sports
Superintendents, School
Teachers
World War I
World War II
Search Terms:
Academic Excellence Program
Ackerman
Air Force
American Red Cross
Baptist Church
Board of Education
Bohnenkamps
Central
Chamber of Commerce
Chautauqua
Council Bluffs
Cycle Oregon
Deal Canyon
Detentions
Dolls
Dry Creek
Dump
Eagles
Elks Club
Emigrant Springs
Festival of Trees
Fiddler
Fox and Geese
Germany
Girls' League
Grande Ronde Hospital
Greenwood School
Halloween
Hells Canyon
J.C. Penney
Japan
Joplin
Jump rope
Keyport
Kick pin
Kick the Can
KLBM
La Grande
La Grande Ambassador
La Grande High School
La Grande Knife and Fork
La Grande Public Schools
McCall's
Microfilm
Mill Canyon
Mimeograph
Missouri Hollow
Montgomery Ward
Old Town
Oregon Journal
Owyhee Dam
Pacific University
Palmer Method
Pearl Harbor
Perry
Perry Mill
Pool
Pumpkin Ridge
Receptionist
Red Rover Come Over
Riverside Park
Roller skates
Rotary Club
Rubber hose
Sacajawea coffee shop
Salvation Army
School records
Shafer house
Shelter from the storm
Smith Mountain
Soroptimists
Study hall
Sugar
Sunday School
Switzerland
Table Mountain
The Observer
Tiger Highlights
Triangle Park
Troy
True Story
Union County Children's Choir
Violin
Wallowa County
Washboard
Willow
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Dortha Voruz - 1Dortha Voruz - 1
Dortha Voruz - 2Dortha Voruz - 2
Dortha as hospital volunteerDortha as hospital volunteer
4 Generations4 Generations
Dortha - age 3Dortha - age 3
Shafer HouseShafer House
Perry MillPerry Mill
LG Soroptimist - 1LG Soroptimist - 1
LG Soroptimist - 2LG Soroptimist - 2