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1 K05E6URS REW5-RBVIEW. MJStBURS, OftlgQB, THURSDAY,' JUNE 29, 1944. rl Local ? 1 k n i mews i Shope and Visits Mrs. John Nachter of Melrose shopped and visited friends In Roseburg Wed nesday. Sutherlln Visitor Here Mrs. E. L. Cooper of Sutherlln was In Roseburg Wednesday shopping and visiting. . i Go to Portland Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rapp and daughter, San dra, of Roseburg, have left for Portland to spend a few days at tending to business. Vlsltlnq Father Leslie Miller, of the U. S. merchant marines, has arrived In Roseburg to spend his leave visiting Ills father, James Miller, contractor, on North Jackson street. Community Invited to Picnic The Glengary Community club will sponsor a picnic Sunday, July 2, at the Hooten grove at 1 o'clock. All members of the club and residents of the com munity are Invited to bring a bas ket dinner and attend the affair. Store to Close for Week Fish er's Department store, owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fisher, has announced the store's closing from July 3 for the entire week, which will allow the per sonnel a 10-day vacation. The store will re-open Mondaj, July 10, for business. Arrive In California Accord-! Ins to word received, Sgt. and Mrs. Eugene Rawson Betty Mae Whipple) have arrived at Pine dale, Calif., where the former has reported for duty. He was sta tioned In Roseburg for a number of months. His wife is a daugh ter of Attorney and Mrs. R. L. Whipple of this city. Leaves for Corvallis Mrs. E. A . Britton left today for - her home In Corvallis, following a stay In Roseburg since Tuesday attending to business and visit ing friends. The Britton family resided here for a number of years, before moving to Corvallis (his spring. Visiting Relatives Mrs. P. J. Davis, who is visiting her family in Sutherlln,. and her daughter, Mrs. Hebard at Umpqua, spent Wednesday in Roseburg as the uest of friends. She was iormer- y ; night nurse at Merey hospital and is now engaged as nurse to to Father Clery at St. Joseph's Home for Aged in Portland. Father Clery was formerly of Roseburg. Arrive From Eugene Rodney and Douglas Houser, sons of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Houser of Eugene, arrived by bus Wednesday' to spend their vacation visiting their maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Knight, and their paternal grandmother, Mrs. A. B. Houser. Their parents will Join them here in a few days to remain over the Fourth of July at the home of Mrs. Houser's brother in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Porter, on Reservoir avenue. RAINBOW GRILL WILL BE CLOSED July 3rd and 4th. Open Wednesday and Thursday, and each day following. Vivian Padelford, owner. RAINBOW GRILL '- 120 South Stephens SUPPER DANCE EVERGREEN GRANGE HALL Saturday, July 1 GOOD MUSIC Dancing starts at. 9 p. m. Adults: 50c School age children 10c AZALEA GRANGE HALL Saturday, July 1 MUSIC BY RHYTHM RASCALS Mr. Barker Hera Earl Barker of Glide was a business visitor In Roseburg Wednesday, Repainted Thlt Week The Grand hotel buildint? on Csiss week. .- Store to Move The. Basket Grocery store, located, on Jack son street, is moving next week to the building north of Horn's Super Crenm parlor. The build ing was formerly oceupled by the Pensl-Cola club of senior andi Junior high students.,-. v. :; H Acting as ' Local " Chairman Miss Grace-Ellen S'.mpson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rice of Dlllard, has been selected to act as local chairman of her community for the University of Oregon federation. Miss Simpson Is an active member of her so-1 rority, Alpha Omicron Pi. . Visiting at Laubach Home Mrs. James Joyce of. Grand Ronde and her daughter, Mrs. Roy Byrd, . nee Jessie Pyroh, of Portland are guests of Miss Ila Laubach on South Stephens street. Mrs. Joyce, formerly May V. Pyron of Roseburg, was chief operator at the telephone office in this city for a number of years before her marriage to Mr. Joyce. British Comment On GOP Conclave Not Laudatory J LONDON, June 29 (AP) War news kept stories of the re publican convention In Chicago on the Inside pages of British newspapers today and the average Briton showed only mild Interest in the nomination of Gov. Thom as E. Dewey for the presidency. Although the papers gave full reports thev were more or less routine and British correspond ents generally expressed the opin ion In their stories that the con vention was apathetic. Onlv the London News-Chronicle carried an editorial on the subject, saying, "the platform commits the party to participa tion In some form of world or ganization. Admittedly Its terms are somewhat woolly all the same, this Is a very different state of affairs from that which existed in 1920." - l ne uany iviairs rgew zorK f correspondent wrote, "It may be stated frankly that the republic -can convention does not seem too confident of its chances of de feating the democrats. There is' no victory mood in Chicago." Under a Chicago dateline, the Daily Express correspondent wrote, "the partly-filled stands remained as proof of the general apathy that has attended this," the greatset repulican conven tion ever. " Vital Statistics BORN BAKER To Mr; and Mrs. Ford Baker of Camas Valley, at Mercy hospital, June 26, a son, Gary David; weight seven pounds and nine ounces. FELTER To Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Felter, 130 S. Pine St., t Mer- cv hospital, June 26, a daughter, Karen Elyse weight nine pounds and ten ounces. DYKSTRA To Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Dyksra of Glide, at Mercy hos. nital. Mondav. June 2fi. a son. Dennis Peter weight eight pounds 1 and fourteen ounces. BARTER To Mr. ( and Mrs.! George Barter of Melrose Starl Rt, at Mercy hospital, June 27,1 a son, William Elmer; weight! eight ounds and twelve ounces. MARRIAGE LICENSES WOOD-.IOBE Eugene Donad Wood and Laura Ellen Jobe, both residents of Yoncalla. McCORD WOODS Melvin H. McCord, Glide, and Estelle Belle Woods, Roseburg. WILSON WALLACE Mere- dlth Shaver Wilson, Umpqua, and Mildred Elizabeth Wallace, Rose-, burg. ; DIVORCE COMPLAINTS DAHRENS Donald G. vs.: Bar-1 bara Dahrens"; married at Van couver, Wash.,1 July 27; 1940; cru elty. ' '" , Rank of General Given Two Fliers Not Ye Thirty . V1 if ir J That youth is no barrier to high ranit in the U. S. military service Is evidenced by the nomination by President Roose velt of the two men pictured above to be brigadier generals. At the top is 28-year-old Rich ard C. Sanders of Salt Lake City, Utah, youngest of his rank in the nation's war forces. Low er photo is that of 29-year-old Clinton D. Vincent of Natchez, Miss. Both men serve in the air forces and have outstanding records. Each was promoted from the rank of colnoel. Minus Joe A letenhato) Tearfully testifying In Lcs Angeles court, that her husband "always lelt me home alone." ACiress uoruuiy Arnold won a divorce trom Joe.DI Magglo former New YorK YanKea basefa.. t ..- '- witting lor Uncle F "' ' ' rUHTl ' "" " Mofr Vmuut in the West! TODAY, FRI., SAT. I i NEWS RE3L OF THE ACTUAL INVASION AND CARTOON . c s in - i i Irk :HJI i i . KiV aril ' : ill a I RANDOLPH SCOTT I 1 ELLA RAINES I 1 iKY riTZOISAtD I Thousands of Japs Trapped by Aussies On New Guinea ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD OUA.RTERS, New Guinea, June 29 ( P1 A trap, already nar rowed to 150 miles, was comtirpss ed torlnv on thousands of Japan ese at Wewak, British New Gui nea. i The erasure of 80 Jungle coast miles in 28 days by Australians who are within 70 miles of We wak on the east was disclosed by General MacArthur.(- Americans have been approximately 80 miles from It on the west, since Wewnk was by-passed in the April 22 invasion -of Altape. Aitpe is 90 miles aw,ay but Yank patrols since have pushed back east to ward Wewak for at least 10 miles. ' These thousands of imnerlled Jaoaneso havp been left far be hind bv additional leanfro" onnra tions which have carried Mac Arfhur to Blak Island in the Schoutens off North Dutch New Guinea. Blak is more than 400 miles northwest on Wewak. The Aussies approaching We wak from the east have crossed the mouth of the Sepik river. In. their 80-mlle march from Buna bun harbor, they overran the once strategic supply depot of Hansa bay, capturing ammuni tion, food, trucks and fuel. The Japanese retreated steadily to ward Wewak and offered the Aussies only token opposition. How many thousands of the enemy are trapped at Wewak is not definitely known. At the time Aitape and Hollandla, In Dutch New Guinea, were invaded, the number of Japanese by-passed was estimated at 60,000. Reedsport Infant's Death Investigated REEDSPORT, Ore., June 29 (AP) The county health officer today investigated the dcoth of thrce-month-old Orla Dean Jen nings, found dead in he bed yes terday morning. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Del bert Jennings, said the child had been suffering from a slight cold, but seemed well when she was put to bed the night before. Yoncalla YONCALLA. The anual grade school election was held Monday June 19. Mrs. Dan Wright was elected clerk to take the place of Mrs. Harley Williams resigned. Dan Wright was elected director to take the place of Jay Hunting ton, who declined reelection. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Clark, Miss Lucille Clark and Richard Clark of Reedsport spent Sunday visiting at the Fred Sefton home. Eugene visitors from Yoncalla Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. Al ton Vest, Mrs. Ernest Thiel and daughter, Mrs. Minnie Williams and Mrs. George Edes. John Collins, who has been with the U. S. army in Tennessee, and a girl friend and Jim Collins, student at Corvallis, are visiting their mother, Mrs. Julin Collins, who is taking mineral baths at Bos well Springs. LAST TIME TODAY UNDER A HYPNOTIC SPELL... HE PERFORMS THE STRANGEST THIRD v kadio'i ami Hr ioocTons yfautaeu IMC Br f ( AND ii SWING FEVER' FRIDAY SATURDAY BANG-UP ACTION! MATINEE SATURDAY 1 ft 7 W ; "ftopsloBiCjiiidj'S,.. 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