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Disabled veterans la the rovernmeot becpital at Lyens, NJ amkinr the thousands mt Baddy popple
which will b sold throusboat the nation prior to Memorial day by local posts of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the US. " ' ' it ' i
Harry Lay ton
Resentence
Set Thursday
' Richard Harry Layton, ex-city
marshal of Monmouth, whose
onvicOon for the slaying of Ruth
Hildebrand, 17, of Dallas, recent
ly was affirmed by the state su
preme court will be resentenced
by Judge Arlie Walker of the
Polk county circuit court Thurs
day, j -
Layton has been in the state
penitentiary here since his con
viction. The death; sentence is
mandatory. i
The slaying occurred in June,
1943, and Miss Hildebrands body
was found 12 days later floating
in the Willamette river a few
'miles south o( Independence.
Layton admitted that he trans
ported Miss Hildebrand to a spot
near where her body was found
. but denied the murder charge. He
said the girl fell into the river
while they were "playing" near
by. Penitentiary guards will escort
Layton to Dallas for resenten
cing. Layton previously' was senten
ced to death but execution of the
penalty was deferred when he
appealed to the supreme court. ! -
Harmon Urges
Molt Support
Dan Harmon, republican candi
date against Congressman James
Mott in last Friday's primary, an
nounced Tuesday that he would
probably try for the nomination
again in 1946.
Deeply appreciative of the fine
spirit displayed by his workers,
Mr. Harmon thanked them for
their hard work which was re
sponsible for winning between 35
and 40 per cent of the total vote.
Still adhering to his campaign
principles, Mr. Harmon maintain
ed that small business deserves
more effective representation in
the congress. In the coming gen
eral election Mr. Harmon urged
his republican friends to support
bis primary opponent, Congress
man Mott.
Lodge Honor Is Given
Jo Mill City Woman
MILL CITY The state Re
bekah and Odd Fellow grand
lodges in Portland last week were
attended by Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Mason, Mrs. ' Willis LaVine. Mrs.
Carl Knutson and George Mason.
A degree of chivalry was confer
red upon Mrs. LaVine. !
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Veterans Make Poppies
Poppy Sale'
Scheduled
Tins Week
VFW Buddy poppies, fashioned
by hospitalized disabled veterans,
will blossom on the streets of Sa
lem on Friday and Saturday, May
26 and 27, when volunteer work
ers of Marion post 661 and auxil
iary will sell the little red me
morial flowers in the 23rd annual
sale. The local distribution; is
identical to the nation-wide sale
and the proceeds are devoted sole
ly in the care and welfare of ser
vice and ex-service men, their de
pendents and in the support of
the VFW national home at Eaton
Rapids, Mich., for widows and or
phans of deceased veterans.
Marion post's sale of poppies
will be conducted under the gen
eral chairmanship of Dave Holtz-
man and the auxiliary chairman
ship of Mrs. .Amelia Bolton. Mrs.
Bolton will be assisted in the sale
by sectional captains Marie Han
sen, Anna Davis, Ora Furlough
and Cora Vone, who will select
their co-workers from the list of
r Suited
SummEa
Crisp as lettuce . . .
inviting as a long,
cool drink ...
that's cm idea of our
tailored Summer
suits. You'll
find them tailored
in the soft way you .
like ... with long or
short sleeves ...
and in a variety
of colors and
fabrics.
OF ALL
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ARANCE
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volunteers. Headquarters will be
maintained at Kay's Women's
Dress; Shop, 460 State street, and
sales .will start promptly at 8
o'clock Friday morning and con
tinue until the entire stock is dis
posed of.
Grand Jury
Indicts Three
Roy William Ferrell, Edward L.
Jones and Lloyd Albert Powers
Were indicted by the grand jury
Wednesday on the charge of
stealing a 1941 Plymouth sedan
May 6. The car is said to be the
property of Gordon Turhidge. The
three men will be arraigned be
fore Judge E. M. Page this morn
ing at 10 am. . "
Maniei McCarley was officially
released after the grand jury dis
missed charges that he had threat
ened the commission of a felony,
on April 26. McCarley had been
out on bail. "
The grand jury will recess until
June 7, when it will once more re
port to the district attorney. Its
deliberations Wednesday lasted a
little over four hours.
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XnZGOmSTATrCMAZf, .Salem,
Schools Will
Start Vacation
On June 2 .
Salem public schools will recess
for the summer. June 2. Classes
end May 31, but the children re
port back June 2 for their report
cards. There will be no school
sessions on June L , 4 ...
Some 315 students will leave
the grade schools where they have
spent the first six years of their
academic- training- andTehteirtne
city's Junior - high schools in the
fall. No formal: graduation exer
cises are scheduled. The young
sters merely, receive certificate
that they have completed the Work
In their particular school. Promo
tions from the sixth grade are as
follows: Bush 72, Garfield about
YOUR
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Bishop's Quality
Costs No More
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30, Grant 32, Highland C5, Uc
Kinley 50, Richmond 34 and
Washington 32.
. The ninth grade commencement
exercises from Leslie and Parrish
junior" high schools will be held
on the afternoon of June 2. Les
lie will graduate 210 students and
Parrish 320, a total of 530. These
students will enter the senior high
school . In j the fall. Awards if or
merit will be presented at the ex
ercises. .a
The senior high' school gradu
ates 368 students Thursday' night,
June 1 at 8 o'clock. ' . i
Portland WomariVisit8
With Aurora Relatives
' 'AURORA - Mrs." Ether Giesy
of Portland spent few days- last
week visiting her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ro
bert Armstrong and family, and
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Webert.
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COLLEGE OF It)AHO, May 24
(Special)-Arrangements r ior the
53rd annual closing exercises at
the College ' of 'Idaho . were ' an
nounced by President W, W. Hall,
jr.; The celebration will take'place
Saturday and Sunday, Junk 3 and
4at the college antpus.'j .-li;
The Hon. Charles A. Sprague;
former governor of' the ' Stat of
OTon.wilV delier''.'th4,;;fwi-;
mencement .address; Theiayard
will be V presented - by ' $e"n. : JX
Worth Clark of : Idaho. .At that
time honorary degrees will be
conferred and certificates of
achievement wiU . be presented to
the outgoing class of aviation stu
dents. Both bachelor of arts and
bachelor of science degrees will
be conferred.
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War Veteran
Tells About
Pacific Front
: More . frightening and 'some-
times more 'damaging , than the
Japs, the terrain and the climate
and , the .wildlife .of : New Guinea
have made . their, imprints; on Sa
lem t men, in 'company' B of the
162d infantiy, Sunsel'I. division,
Harold Mero, .who as a' staff ser
geant was given his honorable
discharge froarMhe oatfit "early
this year told Salem Rotary, club
members - and guests Wednesday
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"They were boys when they
left; they'll be men when they
return; may this part of the coun
try be worthy of tbem. Mero,
onetime ; Salem high school stu
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We sent out lots of scouts . . . to offices, war
plants, stares, vacation spots . . they all came
back -with the same tale ;V "American men
want comfortable, wearable, VERSATILE
clothes' To us.ihat means sport jackets for
wear everywhere from now until winter. They
look as well at work as they do on your Sun
day relaxer, and they help you do a better Job
of both We have a swell collection of jackets,
every style for every taste . . . come in and look
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A neat glen plaid in fine
quality wool. Adds zip to
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Other Sports Slacks
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Center for Men
dent body "president, concluded
his speech. . - -. - c '
Praise for the medical service v
provided the company, ; and , all
military men of the United States
particularly for blood plasma; ap
preciation of the Australian sol-,
dier ' the Pa Duan' infantry battal
ions and his fellow American soP
life, in the south Pacific - I
Australian rations were not-so
annealing to the "Yanks" as Aus-
fighting spirit, Mero .indicated,
telling how company B traversed
much roim trr. made a steen as
cent and lived on the highly-concentrated.
Australian food," some
of which to the ; Americans was
unpalatable.: The most welcome
cigarettes we ever received from
home were those the natives de
livered to us there sent by in-'
mates of the Oregon state peniten
tiary," he said.- i , I
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