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A * A - t T 536 New Families- Read the Ads— | The la te s t in M erciia n d iiU iif New* frum Your H om e S torm Each Week Added as New Paid-in-Advance Argus Subscribers from Jan. 1. to Dec. 23 W ith Which is Combined the I lillshoro Independent H ills b o ro Volume 13, No. 15 Thirty Scouts Appear Here for Awards Maritime Strike Roosting Relief, Records Reveal In d e p e n d e n t E sta b lish e d H illsboro, O regon, T h u r day, I >»-< >tuber 21, 1936 1873 Xmas Lighting Adds (lay Air to Hillsboro Homes Many Attend Argus Xmas Show Party H illsb o ro A rgus Estaolished 1891 Tax Payments Show Upturn During Year C hristm as P rophecy R e vie w o f th e C h ris tm a s lig h t ­ E ffe cts o f th e m a r itim e s tr ik e in g in H ills b o ro T ue sd a y n ig h t r e ­ n o w a ie b e in g re fle c te d in th e a d ­ vealed a n u m b e r o f a ttra c tiv e se t­ m in is tra tio n o f r e lie f in W a s h in g ­ tin g s b o th o u tsid e and in te r io r to n c o u n ty . fig u re s released in p re se n ta tio n s J u d g in g in th«» R o­ H ills b o ro T ue day re ve a l ta ry c lu b lig h tin g co n test was to A t th e r e lie f o ffic e a p p lic a tio n s be m ade last n ig h t «W ednesday) a ie m o u n tin g ra p id ly , a c c o rd in g to w ith M i R F ra n k Peters M rs W M i n . A lic e M a x w e ll, e x e c u tiv e sec­ G H a re a nd M rs. R a lp h Easter r e ta r y o f th e r «• I 1 e f co m m itte e C row d S u b scrib ers T h ron g a c tin g as ju dges R ecord L ocal C la ss A tte n d s T h c ic a rc 400 a p p lic a tio n * fo r p u b ­ Rotary c o m m itte e p ro m o tin g th e T h e a tr e E arly and L ate; lic assistance now . w h ile th e o ffic e C ourt o f H on or; W e a v e r is a lre a d y a d m in is te rin g g ra n ts fo r contest in c lu d e s Jam es W e lls and M e r c h a n ts R ep ort H e a v y B M. G oeximan P rizes in c lu d e o ld age a m i b lin d assistance to 418 G iv e n 1 0 - Y e a r R e c o g n i­ T h e re are 400 a p p lic a tio n s fo r pub- lig h tin g e q u ip m e n t fo r th e w in - B u y in g D u rin g D ay ' ners. ca tio n s fo r review fo r r e c e r tific a ­ tio n ; P la n J o in t S essio n T w o o f th e m ost a ttra c tiv e sets tio n to a id th ro u g h tin* W o rks are fo u n d at th e C. E. W e lls hom e Progress a d m in is tra tio n . S tie a rn in g in to H ills b o ro fro m a ll < (i S o u th S e ve n th a venue and the F ig u re s also dusclose th a t th e re T h ir t y Hoy S c o u t* o f th e H ill» - are 392 persons c e rtifie d to w o rk p a rts o f th e c o u n ty S a tu rd a y , A rg u s R oland G ates residence on W a l­ b o ro d is tr ic t appeared b e fore C i r ­ on W P A p ro je c ts O f th is n u in b e i su b s c rib e rs ke p t th e V e n e tia n th e a tre n u t street. A t th e W e lls place. c u it J u d g e l( E ra n k P e te r* at th e th e re are 74 w o m e n e lig ib le to e m ­ f u ll o f y o u n g ste rs and g ro w n u p s * (rin g s o f c o lo re d lig h ts fra m e a m o n th ly c o u rt o f h o n or at the c o u rt p lo y m e n t on th e c o u n ty se w in g fro m 10 a. m. u n t il 5 p. m. w h e n la rg e e ve rg re e n tre e in th e fr o n t house T h u rs d a y n ig h t and re ce ive d p ro je ct* w h ic h have bet n closed th e la st flic k e r in g sh a d ow o f th e y a rd , w h ile lig h ts also add to the (C ontinu ed o n p a ce 3. colum n 3) a w ard-. .1 11 d ad va nce m e n ts T h is n o w fo r n e a rly tw o weeks because , p la y . “ T o o M a n y P a re n ts.” bad was tin* large. t iiiiin h t 'r o f scouts o f la ck o f fu n d s A new p ro je c t fo r sped across th e screen in to th e n o ­ i f th is d is tr ic t eve i to appear at a se w in g is in W a sh in g to n a w a itin g w h e re . c o u rt o f h o n o r a lth o u g h .several a p p ro v a l. C o u n t o f th e c ro w d in d ic a te d la rg e r c o u rts have been h e ld on Peak o f th e r e lie f lo a d was in a b o u t 2500 persons passing th e d o o r Miet i.tl occasions w h e n m em bers of M arch . 1935. w h e n 831 fa m ilie s th ro u g h o u t th e d a y w ith th e c h il­ P o rtla n d troo p s h ave been re p re - w e re rep re se n te d on th e r e lie f d re n o n ly a p a rt o f th e c ro w d , th e r.' ■ I th e p a rty ju s t ro ll. In a d d itio n to th is the co u n ­ p a re n ts e n jo y in g N ine Second ( lass ty was c a rin g fo r a p p ro x im a te ly ns m u c h as th e c h ild re n , fro m a ll ond 220 u n e m p lo y a b le persons, and a n ­ appearances and fro m h a p p y c o m ­ N in e boys w e re mad' class scouts, seven second c 1 a o th e r 300 w e re re c e iv in g o ld age m en ts m ade to m em b e rs o f th e scout re c e iv e d n in e m e rit badg assistance, m a k in g a to ta l fo r r e lie f A rg u s s ta ff a fte r th e show. 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