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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1945)
Girl is Accused of Extortion Racket . DALLAS, Tex., June 27 (UP) Dallas postal authorities touay awaited orders to remove a 20-year-ald girl to Portland, Ore., to face charyes of posing as an ex pectant mother to extort money from families of servicemen. Postal Inspector C. W. Line bauKli said the girl, whose iden tity was not disclosed, met nu' nicious servicemen in Portland night spots, then corresponded with their familbs, claiming to be "in a delicate condition" and in need of money. One soldier's family, Linebaugh said, sent the girl $225, while unothur contributed $. Heindeer meat is u staple food of the Northlanders. What's, Wiong with This An enemy more dreaded than a Jap balloon. A aafe and aan "Fourth" meana observing the rulea of common aenae. In other words, be a fire warden: put out smokes, matchea, camplites. KEEP OREGON GREEN Keep Oregon Green Association Salem, Oregon Attention Pea Growers Airplane Crop Dusting ' ItOTKNONK DUST AVAII.AIH.K Contact Central Aircraft Representative ' Gordon llrandharcn Sacajawca Hotel Koiini Look pleasant, please . . . meeting comrades-in-arms in Quebec In Quebec as in Quincy, the words lUt Cok are an invitation to friendliness. They lay We speak the saint ling.. . let's gel together. It's the North American way. On both tides ( tbs hrrdr people have o come to look Upon Coca-Cola OS A Symbol of amity and good feeling. 0 10 uncus f,jL('ACOI.A - -'- ml Long Wait For New Autos 1 8 Predicted WASHINGTON, June 27 (UP) It will be at least three years before many millions of Ameri cans will be nblj to buy new cars, Col. J. Monroe; Johnson, director of the office-of defense transportation, said today. Johnson made the assertion in appealing to passenger car own. ers to conserve their cars. Johnson said the 240.1KA) cars to be built this year will replace less than one per cent of the na tion's aulos. QUAKE IS RECORDED PASADENA, Col., June 27 (UP) A major earthquake in the Gulf of California 7(J0 miles south of Pasadena was recorded today at 0:10 a.m. by California Institute of Technology. Picture by Ralph Zee (ilCI (; 0 Auravntv op shi coc.coi company it nOltl-INU t O.. I (iraiidr, Staff Sgt. Sam Shorb has gone to Santa' Ana, Calif., for reas signment after a 30-day leave in Ld Grande with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Shorb. Tievc Lumsden, jr., is here from Willamette university where he has completed his pre-medi-cal course in the V-12 naval pro gram. He will report July 10 at Bremerton naval hospital to do wind work until he is assigned to a medical school. Kuircne Greiner. technician fifth grade, arrived home Satur day night for a 30-day furlough, and is at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Greiner. Hn h;is recentlv returned from the European theater of action where he served with the cavalry -eeonnnissanen of the Sfith divi sion, in both Austria and Ger many. Fred Burgess, naval reserve officers training corps, is here from the University of Washing ton, Seattle, visiting his parents. He will report back there on July 1. The bond purchas made by Mrs. Harold Dow nl the junior chamber of commerce bond rally Saturday night was incorrectly reported to the Observer. The maturity value of the bonds was $500 instead of $400. Pvt. Donald Fisher visited in La Grande Sunday and Monday with his sister, Mrs. Cecil bher wood, before going to Halfway to spend the remainder of a leave with his parents. He is stationed at rort Meyers, Ha., and has been attending gunnery school. ' Mrs. W. E. McMaster, the for mer Alidcan Chadwick, Is visit ing at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chadwick, 2801 Spruce street. Her husband, AOM l'C W. E. McMaster, now at Jacksonville, Fla., navy base, will join her here next week. Mrs. McMaster and their 2-year-old daughter, Sherry Jjynnc, will return to Jacksonville with lum. McMaster, the son Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McMaster, H14 Z ave nue, was graduated from La Grande high school in 1!)3!), and entered the service May 24, 11142. He was sent to the south Pacific in March, 1043, where he re mained for 1!) months. Mis. McMaster also was grad uated from high school in 1030, and attended Eastern Oregon col lege. Eddie Kelley, formerly of La (irnnde, who is a petty officer first class in the Scahccs, and his cousin, Pfc. Earl Wilson, army infantry, visited recently on the Island of Okinawa. This is the first lime the two boys had seen each other in three years. Sgt.. Don Aiusworth is spend ing his convalescent fiiilniigli in La Grande with his paivnts, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Aiusworth. July 1 1, he will report back to the ... Have a Coca-Cola On-. Today We Pay Tribute to John Kieliard Gray, 19, near man second class, fire control man, who is serving in Aus tralia. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gray of Hil ';ard. He attended elemen taiy school at Hileard and high school in l.a Grande. Before entering the navy February 22, 1SM-I, he was employed by Ml. Emily Lumber company. After completing primary training at l'arragut, Idaho, he attended a range finders school in San Francisco. Fort George Wright hospital at Spokane for further treatment. He is recovering from wounds received in a raid over Berlin. Sgt. Ainsworth was tail-gunner on a B-17. John Paxton, EM 2C, is spend ing a 30-day leave with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Pax ton of 2008 Pennsylvania avenue. Paxton, who was graduated in 1041 from La Grande high school, has been in the south Pacific for 32 months. He will go to Brem erton, Wash., for reassignment. Army officials at the Fort Lewis separation center today announced the discharge of 148 Oregon veterans, among them Tech. Sgt. Edwin T. Lovely and Technician fifth grade, Fred W, Hagey. Portland Man Gets Veterans' Of fice PORTLAND, June 27 (UP) -i Confirmation of the appointment of Hugh E. Hosson, attorney and veteran of world war I, as direct lor of Oregon's new department of veterans' affairs, is expected today by the state advisory com mittee, which will work with the new director. '' Husson's appointment to the new post, which was created by the 1045 legislature, already has been made bv Gov. Earl Snell.- Hosson will be expected to ad minister ail slal j laws concerning veterans' welfare, including a number of laws passed by the 1015 legislature. OUR AIM FORCES There are 12 army air forces now operating outside the conti nental limits of the United States. They are the 5th, filh, 7lh, 8th, mh, mill, nth, 12th, 13th, ltth, mih and 20th. You naturally hear Coea.Cola rallrd hy ita fnendly abbrwtttioe Oka. Foth mean ihf quality pfod r., ucl of The Coca Cola Company. Yankees Humble Champion Browns By One Run Margin NEW YORK, June 27 (UP) Beating the champion In his own back yard is no longer a major achievement in the American league today even the Yankees can' do it. ... There may or may not have beJh a lot of significance in that 5 to 4 trouncing the Yankees handed the champion Brownies in St. Louis last hight, but the trend-spotters probably . could make a' lot out of it.. -'.'. First of all, it was the first limo in nino games the Yankees man aged to win a game in Sports man's park. The victory moved them within a game of the De troit Tigers, who were idle. On the other aide It provided additional evidence that the Brownies, Cinderella kids of the 11144 campaign, are about ready to-; make the return trip from riches to rags. Last night's de feat was their 14llv of the season by a one-run margin. Bill. Zuber, a regular last sea son, hadn't had a previous win, but he held, the Browns to two hits and no runs in the last four innings. Previously, Ernie Bon ham showed good form In beating the Athletics after dropping five games in a row; , ,. So anxous was Zuber to get into the winning column that he drove in the deciding run off re lief pitcher Newman (Tex) Shir ley in tho eighth, The Cincinnati at Boston game in tho National was rained out and no others were scheduled. Stars' of Golfdqm Meet in National Tourney in Chicago ' CHICAGO, June 27 (UP) Thirty-two foursomes of the na tion's greatest amateur, women and professional golfers tee off to day over the 6.657-yard Calumet country club course to open the third wartime victory national golf championships. The five-day golfing classic, offering some $12,000 in war bonds, is composed of four tourn aments and has attracted most of golfdom's greats and near greats, including such stars as Byron Nelson, Harold (Jug) McSpadvm, Craig Wood, Sam Byrd, Botly Jameson, Dorothy Germain and Betty Hicks. Three preliminary tournaments, the pro-lady, the pro-amateur and pro-senior, open today with 18 holes while the main event the $10,000, victory open starts Friday and continues through Sunday with 72-hole medal play in all. The word "Sunday" occurs no where in the Bible.' REPORT Special Over the Top Push...7th War Loan $1000. Bonds (5750.00 Issue Trice) Needed fc? 1 aft Wfc ($750.00 Issue Price) Sold $25 - $50 - $100 - $500 Denomination E Bonds Needed $20,211X9 You will note by the above report that N6 wrsoivs in Union Cmintv have purchased E bonds of the $1000 denomination. Our workers report that they are beginning to find it difficult to find additional persons in (he county to take up the remaining: 4H bonds of this denomination. . If He are to make our quota, it appears that it is boi'mr to lie nrrcMsaiy for our people to purchase a create- numler of the ?45, $5(1, $140, ami tip to $.VH) denomination E bonds. ' ' Day All the IE Bonds You Can Iluy! , DO IT TODAY! . . . 0 Union Con nly War Finance Committee LA (JUANDE EVENING OBSERVER Phone 600 s Complete Local Reports Wednesday, June 27, 1945 Baseball Standings . By United Prew Paciiic Coast League W L Pet. Portland 52 33 .612 Seattle ... 46 37 .554 San Francisco 44 42 .512 Oakland 43 43 .500 Sacramento ...........42 44 .488 Los Angeles 41 44 .41)2 San Diego 41 46 .471 Hollywood 1 33 53 .384 American League Detroit :. 35 22 .614 New York 34 23 .506 Boston 30 27 .526 Chicago 21 28 .525 Washington 27 28 .401 St. Louis 25 30 .455 Cleveland ..; 23 31 .426 Philadelphia 20 36 .357 National league: Unchanged. Chicago Cubs Gain Player, Lose Another NEW YORK, June 27 (UP) The pennant hopes of the Chicago Cubs went up, then down today. They were bolstered .when Manager Charley Grimm learned that pitcher Hank Wyso had been rejected from military service by his Tulsa, Okla., draft board. They took a tumble when catcher Len Rice suffered a possible frac tured skull in a collision with in fielder Bill Schuster. Musical Hit Will Be Liberty Feature A technicolor film version of the New York musical comedy success, ' "Something' for the Boys," will be the attraction at the Liberty theater beginning to morrow. In starring roles are Carmen Miranda, Michael O'Shca and Vivian Blaine (the cherry blond), and the supporting cast includes Perry C..mo, Phil Silvers and Sheila P.yan. DOG MASKS Uncle Sam's war dogs go into battle prepared for anything. The chemical warfare service recent ly adopted a special gas mask designed to fit over the noses of 97 per cent of the war dogs. It protects the dog against the pois onous effects of chlorine, phos gene and other choking gases. M Balance to Sell to Make Quota Before June 30 PORTS I'iigc 6 Beavers Wallop Mound Ace of Solons, Win 5-1 By United Press The Portland Beavers, Pacific coast league leaders, appeared back in the groove today after giving young Bud Beasley of Sac ramento his first setback of the season by a 5 to 1 score. In the two other PCL games scheduled Bones Sanders' pinch single in the ninth inning gave the San Francisco Seals a 5 to 4 victory over Los Angeles and the Oakland Acorns in another spec tacular ninth inning display copped an 8 to 6 victory from the Hollywood Stars. Veteran Ad Lisk of the Beav ers held tho Solons to four scat tered hits. . Frank Demaree, one time big league star, nicked Bcas ly for three hits in five trips to the plate, including a double. Right fielder Frank Shone's triple in thr eighth with the bases full netted the visitors three runs. Big Bob Joyce oi the Seals chalked up his 16th triumph of the season, helped by San Fran cisco's big ninth. The Stars were leading the Oaks all the way to the ninth. Granada COIUMIIA'S si SONG HITS ".live lUi.stcrs" Paramount Sunny Dunham Hand News 134 86 48. MAYER ENTERS PAIR ARCADIA, Calif., June 27 (UP) Louis B. Mayer's Busher and Whirlabout and Happy sta ble's Happy Issue head a field of 12 nominees for the $50,000 Santa Maragarita handicap- on Fourth of July at Santa Anita, j. LAST TIMK TODAY NEW THRILISI IN TECHNICOLOR I PETER UWFORD nnvim roic. ah M-G-M ficruii BPffjg PHIL SILVERS SHEILS RN rim como ' sunk lmqm TONIGHT and THURSDAY Swlngy ilngln'to tekt your braarh owoyl Load of lovtn' to stool your hart away I ''Willi ' $fv Jane DARWELL-Jane ' FRAZEE Larry PARKS Nina FnrU.RnccUIINTCD ff! & Jimmy Lloyd, LounTtndill V Carola Mathows. original fJj'.i Scraen Play by Wurfal Roy Bolton V x Produced by TED RICHMOND Dlcd byPeLLORO "Jive Husters" Cartoon ($100,500.00) ($64,500.00) ($36,000.00) 1 Ira I'T"
