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Thursday, June 14, 1945 THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LAGJRANDE, OREGON Page Five Today We Pay ' Tribute to e3SJ fe Orlun Conrad Malone, 19. seaman first class, sun of Mrs. William Malone, 708 M -avenue, who is serving as a navy gunner. He attended Willow ele mentary school and' La Grande high school and was employed1-in the railro;id shops before entering the navy. ... His twin brother, Orvan C. Malone, is serving in the army, as is, an older nrot her, Sgt. Arnold' Malone. Former Resident Of La Grande Dies Relatives'-"and friends in La Grande today received news of the death in Portland Tuesday evening of Mrs. Moina A. Sargent Marks, long ' a resident of La Grande but recently of Portland. Mrs. Marks was the only sister of Mrs. B. F. Wylde of La Grande, who was called to Portland Mon day by the critical illness of Mrs. Marks. '- - Suiviving in addition to the sister here, are a son, Lt. Howard A. Sargent, U. S. navy, a daugh ter, Mrs. Helen Sargent Martin dale, and two grandsons, Philip Murray of Portland, and William D. Sargent of Pendleton. Mrs. MaTks'- younger ion, Ma jor Morrell5p? Sargent, was killed a few months ago while on duly with the army air forces in the south Pacific. ACTRESS TO WED HOLLYWOOD, June 14 (UP) Songstress Judy Garland, 23, and Director Vincente Minnelli, 32, today planned a simple wedding here Friday afternoon instead of in New York because of a change of vacation plans. 1 FPU, i SE y Staff Set- Jack W. Pumphrey of La Grande, who was a pris oner of the Germans for two years, notified relatives here that he arrived in New York yester day and plans to ho in La Grandj the latter port of next week'. He plans to meet his wife, Eth el Mae pumphrey, yeoman third class, in the WAVES, in Fort Lewis, Wash., and they will re turn here together, Lt. Le Roy G. Rochester, son of E. C. Rochester, arrived today to spend a few days visiting friends and relatives. He Is the pilot of a B-29, stationed at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas. Homeward bound on furloughs after overseas, service are two Union county soldiers who were among 144 cleared through the reception station at Fort Lewis, Wash., yesterday. . They are T4 Edgar W. Cantrel of La Grande, and Pfc. Donald R. Stahl of Cove. .. ... Second Lt. Saxon J. Bruce, the husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Bruce of 603 Washington avenue, is completing his training as flight engineer on a B-29 superfortress ut Biggs Field, near El Paso, Tex as. Field officials announced that he and other members of his crew soon will be assigned to an overseas . organisation for com bat duty against' the Japanese.. Overseas for 17 months,. Elmer T. Bates, naval sonarman ' sec ond class, is assisting in keeping naval vessels based at Pearl' Har bor in condition for- effective duty against the Japanese. Hip duties involve operation of .un derwater detection apparatus. -'v He is the son of Mr. andMrs. Thomas Bates,: route 2,J'La Grande. ' He-was stationed- at Fort. Flagler, Wash.., prior 'to, ber ing sent overseas, .and before onr terinir thp navv In rwnlr iQAO he was employed at the Boeing aircraft plant in Seattle. : Staff Sgt. Stephen Lukson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Luksor of Prineville, has been awarded tm air medal at his flying fortress base in England. Lukson - was graduated from La. Grande high school and ottended Eastern'Ore gon college.,, - The U. S. marines of 1775 "were enlisted primarily for their knowledge of the sea or maritime affairs. . HS'S COING PLACES 5--On Your Money VJ i 1 ' AO lMr .A I HE'S GOING PLACES ON YOUR MONEY Your war bonds helped put this marine where he is on Okinawa. 'Your war bond equipped him with food and clothing and arms to drive ahead against lha Jap. The bonds you buy now will help him and all hit fellow tighten speed down the road 10 victory. Get your dollars i.ilo that Seventh War Loan I Seattle Threatened By Meat "Strike" SEATTLE, June .14 (UP) Strike threats by Seattle and Bremetton independent retail meat dealers brought both cities to the verge of complete meat famine today, with 90 Bremer ton independents prepared to walkout within two weeks unless meat supplies are increased. The strike threat, issued by B. T. Renard, president of the Bremerton-Kitsap IVfeat ; Dealers association, at Bremerton, was approved by the Majority of 150 Seattle independent meat deal ers here. "' '"We ate ready to cut off the Bt'e.merton meal supply and not 'an ounce will get through until We get somfi relief," Renard said. Ho8pital Notes Grande Ronde hospital) Admitted Mrs. Joy Rose, New York .surgery; Kenneth Brown, La Grande, medical. Discharged Mrs. Beth Fields, La Grande. St. Joseph hospital: i. Admitted Kathleen Reed and Gerry Graham, La Grande, medi cal. Discharged Ed Scriven, Mrs. Eugene Banton, Beverly Garrett, Mrs. Ben Kramer, Bonnie Scriv en, Lorraine Harrison, Mrs. Fred Trump and Robert Scriven, La Grande; Mrs. John J.ewis,- Los tine; Carol Timpy and Paul Wil son, Union. Mt. Pleasant Home Destroyed By Fire ELGIN, June 14 ' (UP) Tho farm home bf 'th'e Emmett Thomp son family at Mt. Pleasant was destroyed by fire of - undeter mined origin Saturday night. Ex cept for a few personal belong ings the family was able to save, the entire contents of the house were burned. .The Thompsons formerly iied in La Grande, where he was cm ployed by the La Grande bakery. ACTOR SEEKS DAMAGES . HOLLYWOOD, June J4 (UP) Actor Ward Bond, .42, today sought $160,200 damages for a broken leg he said interrupted his $50,000 year job as a screen tough guy. Two State Board Members Re-named SALEM, Ore., June 14 (UP) Two reappointments to stale jobs were announced by Gov. Earl Snell today. Carl Y. Tengwald, Medford, was named for another four-year term to the state real estati board, and Harold Sabro, Port land, was named for an addition al five-year term on- the board of examiners in watchmaking. The bull represents the sign of Taurus in the zodiac. More Comfort Wearing ' FALSE TEETH - Here ti ft pi count wy to ortrcom loot plat discomfort. FAST1CETH,- an Improved powder, sprinkled on uppei and lower plate hold them firmer. i tbat they feel more comfortable. Ni gummr, gooey, pasty ta.it e or feelinr. It' alkaline (nonacld). loa not sour. Check "plata odor" (denture breath). Oat FASTEETH today at any tfruc lore. IN HONOR OF OUR WAR DEAD AkD THE 19,000 SOUTHERN PACIFIC MEN AND WOMEN WHO ENTERED THE ARMED SERVICES WE HAVE SET ASIDE JUNE ;i4, 1945 . ; AS SOUTHERN. PACIEIC WAR SERVICE DAY ft! On this clay Southern Tttcific men and women all over the system gather to reaffirm rHESE SOLEMN PLEDGES'. . ' 1, Perform our jobs with utmost efficiency and safety 2,. Support the Seventh War Loan 2f, Buck up the Red Cross, Blood Bunks and other war agencies . i A, dive friendly service to all patrons, with good teamwork amon ourselvc iO? the friendly Southern Pacific Seoi and Spy Film , Shown at Liberty Th-2 story of how a small pow er boat ran the blockade of Mar tinique, and the difficulties that ensued is told in the romantic drama, "To Have and Have Not," which opened yesterday at the Liberty theater. Humphrey Bogait appears as a hard-bitten . sailor of fortune Lauren Bacall as the "siren" o the story.; Walter Brennan, as the "rummy"; Dan Seymour as the local representative of the Vichy French government, and Moagy Caimichacl as the pianist In a "honky tpnk." On the same, bill is a film re vealing how the FBI operates against spies and saboteurs who are conniving against the United States. Moscow Meeting May Find Solution To Polish Problem - LONDON, June 14 (UP) For mer Premier Stanislaw Miko- lajczyk of the London exile cabi net probably will be offered the premiership of a new Polish un ity government at the Moscow conference, a dispatch from the Soviet capital said today. Representatives of the Soviet supported Polish provisional gov; ernment in Warsaw, headed by, President Boleslaw Bierut of the, Polish national council, arrived In Moscow yesterday and began a series of preliminary confer ences. Mikolajczyk and Jan Stanc.yk, also a former member of the Lon don cabinet, are expected to leave by plane for Moscow today or to morrow. Five other Polish lead ers from within Poland also are due in the Soviet capital momen tarily. The conference is scheduled to begin tomorrow with Soviet for eign Commiasar V. M. Molotov, American Ambassador W. Avorell Harriman and British Ambas sador Sir Archibald Clark Kerr present. Henry Shapiro, United Press correspondent in Moscow, radioed that hopes are high in foreign diplomatic circles there for early solution of the Polish problem. Onee the government has been enlarged with the addition of Poles from abroad, the United States and Britain probably will switch their recognition from liic London Exile cabinet to the War suw regime. Jobless Benefits tq Go Up Next Week SALEM, Ore., June 14 (UP) The compensation c o m m i s sion announced today thut weekly unemployment compensation al lowances in Oregon will be in creased 20 per cent, beginning r.oxt week. Maximum yearly benefits may go up from 30 to 50 per cent, us a result of action taken by the 1945 legislature in raising the payments and limitations. The waiting period for each claimant Cijjure he can collect will go from two to one week. Under the new law benefits are based on a sliding sealo, run ning from $10 to $18 weekly. The limit which may be received in one year is $300. 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