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The Capitol Journal, Salem, Oregon
East Salem Residents
Observe Thanksgiving
East Salem Many families of the east suburban dis
tricts were hosts for dinners for their families and friends,
and several motored to other places for the holiday. Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Fisher of route 6
entertained relatives at a Thanks
giving dinner. Places were laid for
Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Bruce and their
daughter Thelma, T. P. Madell and
Mrs. Dora Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Lee enter.
tallied a few of their relatives at
their home on East Center street.
Their guests are Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Lee and son Bobby and Mr. and
Mrs. . A. Lee.
Guests In the home of Mrs. Ada
Omega Alpha
Offers Plays
Mt. Angel Local playgoers will
be offered unique stage fare Wed
neaday night, November 26, when
Omega Alpha, Mount Angel normal
and college dramatic club, presents
1U annual fall production. Three
one-act plays, a comedy, a drama,
and an Irish fantasy, will make up
this year's program, together with
special between-act numbers.
Members of the cast of the com
edy, "Polly Put the Kettle On" are
Agnes Crisel), Mazle Hlte, Elaine
Wilson, Shirley Bowling, Luella
fichantln, Helene Schantln and Mary
CLeary. Directing the play is La'
von McDougall, former president
of the club.
Interpreting the dramatic roles
in the mysterious fantasy are Flor-
ence Smith, Velma Hemshorn, Pat
ricia McGinley and Genevieve
Crane.
Cast in the modern drama arc
Virginia Miller, president of Omega
Alpha, Virginia Meek, Mary Oracc
Richard and Jeanne Anderson,
A musical reading by Gladys
Grills of Silver ton will be featur
ed between acts.
Judges will select the most ef
fective play on Wednesday night's
program. The winning cast will
represent Omega Alpha at the
Oregon intercollegiate one-act play
contest this spring.
The normal and college student
body is handling promotion of the
program. In charge of advertising
posters are Jenny Goodman and
Caroline Jnkubec. Publicity and
tickets are in the hands of Mar
garet Frank, Frances Brewer and
Dorothy Haener,
Priest Loses in
Suit for Damages
Oregon City, Nov. 21 After a
speedy trial and secret deliberations
of 45 minutes, a Clackamas county
circuit court Jury late Wednesday
awarded $5,000 damages to Gordon
Falk, Mtlwnukic, against Rev. Ber
trand McLoughlln, Mt. Angel, for
death of Falk'j 11-ycar-old daugh
ter, Elinor Marian, in a highway
accident last December 21,
The suit was for $10,000. Trial
began Wednesday morning, and the
court released St. Benedict's abbey,
Mt. Angel, as co-defendant. Fath
er Bertrand's pickup truck alleged
ly struck the Falk girl as sho was
riding a bicycle on the super high
way south of Mllwaukle.
Bus Squabble Ended
Sclo Amicable adjustment of the
Stayton school bus controversy Is
reported by the Linn county school
superintendent's office at Albany.
By official stipulation, it is slated,
the bus will continue operating In
Kingston, Queener, cole and por
tions of Mt. Pleasant districts. Oth
er minor adjustments are reported
to have been made.
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Blackman of route 6 over the holl
days are Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Tar-
gent and son Jack.
Guests for over the weekend in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Rahtz of route 6 are Paul and
Harold Hespie.
Guests in the home of Mrs. C.
M. Moser on route 6 are Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Moser.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wood are en
tertaining at their home on East
State street, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Evens and family from The Dalles.
Thanksgiving day guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Harms on Sunnyview avenue were
the sisters of Mrs. Harms and their
families, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Dalke of West Salem and Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Zimmerman of East
Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Palmateer
and children Bob, Wally and Lor
cne of Aubum district are spend
ing Thanksgiving holidays at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Mar
croft in Wilsonvllle.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Baumgartner
and little grand daughter, Elma
Gibbons, are visiting their daughter
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clare
McFarland.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fox and chil
dren, Delbert and Beverly of Au
burn community are visiting rela
tives in Gervais over the week
end.
.Mr. and Mrs'. O. E. Chartaine and
family are driving to Portland to
spend the holidays with relatives,
Mrs. O. C. Farmen from Mill
City is visiting her son and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Farmen
of Auburn district.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Kipper are
motoring to McMlnnvllle for
Thanksgiving holidays.
The Carl Beach family Is spend
ing the vacation days at the coast.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Slcighter and
family of Auburn district are visit
ing relatives in Silverton over the
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Manning and
family of Auburn community are
visiting relatives In Forest Grove.
Also driving to Portland for
Thanksgiving day were Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Rakowsky and daugh
ter Eileen of Auburn district.
Mr. and Mrs. John McKeag have
returned to their home on route
6 from a pleasant vacation In Se
attle, Wash.
There will bo a community club
meeting at Auburn school Friday
night. The program will be put
on by members of the county health
office, and the men will serve the
refreshments.
Friday, November 21, 1941
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Five Die In Train Trapped In Tunnel Five persons, Including the engineer and two firemen' of a
96-car freight train, were found suffocated after the train stalled in a 7,000-foot tunnel for It
hours near Van Nuys, Calif. Here the locomotive is pulled into the open by a switch engine. The loco
motive was burning after a fire started In oil drippings. Associated Press Photo.
West Salem School
Program Attractive
West Salem, Nov. 21 The Thanksgiving program ore-
scnted by the school Wednesday during the assembly period
was attended by a large group of the school patrons. Preced-
ing the porgram the newly elected
student body officers assumed their
Hubbard Faculty
Denied Increase
Hubbard The Hubbard scnool
faculty met Tuesday with the school
board to ask a salary increase to
meet the rising living expenses but
the school board was not willing to
consider the proposition.
Safety pictures were shown re
cently to the school group with the
West Woodburn and Hall schools as
guests. The pictures are sponsored
by the Traffic safety division.
Miss Helen Knight of the faculty,
and her mother, Mrs. George
Knight, attended the Paul Robe
son concert in Portland recently.
School was dismissed Wednesday
evening for the two day Thanksgiv
ing vacation.
The student body play "Toby
Helps Out," will be presented In the
high school gymnasium on the eve
ning of December 5.
Hubbard recently defeated Turn
er 13-12 in a six man football game
at Hubbard and will play a return
game at Turner Monday, November
24.
offices for their first business meet
ing. The new officers are Dale Par
nell, president; Robert Goffrler,
vice-president; Charlotte Light
foot, secretary-treasurer; Dean Pe
terson, sargent at arms; Warner
Gaub, cheer leader.
Another Holiday Visitor
An interesting visitor in the city
has been Mrs. Frances Holmstrom
of Coquille, who was the house
guest of Mrs. Arthur Brown during
the week. Mrs. Holmstrom is well
tnown in literary circles as the au
thor of "Western Windows" and her
most recent publication, "Rich
Lady." Mrs. Holstrom and Mrs.
Brown have been friends for many
years.
Ralph Bloom, arrested on a com
plaint of allowing a dog to run at
large Is slated to appear In police
court Friday morning.
Mrs. Thomas Dalke was compli
mented Tuesday evening at an In
formal party given at her home in
Dallas Road, arranged by a group
of friends as a surprise In honor of
her birthday anniversary.
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IDEA Tony F. Rosrlle, 10,
Invented this pedestrian clock
tested at Atlanta. Dial la grrvn
(on left) and red. Arrow moves
from 0 to 27 while green is on,
then drops to sero. Thus pedes
trians know what time thejr
bave. to cross the street
Sidney L. Stevens
Invites
You
to attend the
FORMAL
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Middle Grove People
Celebrate Holiday
Middle Grove Among the many
family reunions held during the
Thanksgiving holidays was the
homecoming of the children of the
Lena Bartruff family. Mrs. Bart
run nas been suffering with an
Injured arm for several months
but Is slowly recuperating.
Coming from Alameda, Cal., was
her son George, navy man, who
Is stationed there and who had a
short leave of absence. Mrs. Jos
eph Schwab (Freda Bartruff) and
children Billy, Elinor and Mary
Louise, of Portland, David Bart
ruff, sophomore at Oregon State
college, Miss Varglnia Bartruff of
Salem and Mrs. James Croker and
Robert Bartruff, high school stu
dent, formed the remainder of the
reunion group. One son, Cecil, In
the army, stationed in Massachu
setts, was unable to be present.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Scharf, ac
companied by Mrs. Mary Herndon
of this community and Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Randall of Salem
formed a group motoring to Port
land for Thanksgiving dinner at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Herndon. Mrs. Daphne Randall
was an additional guest. Herndon,
who Is a member of the 41st di
vision of the National Guard, Is
leaving for the tropics this week
end. Gordon Randall Is home on
an 18-day furlough from San Luis
Obispo, Calif.
Army Rules
For Congress
Are Demanded
Los Angeles, Nov. Jl UP) With
the slogan "army discipline for
congress! No tricky pairings! No
deserters I" southern California
members of the America First
committee demanded today that
every member of congress be requir
ed to vote on Important defense le
gislation. Mrs. Lillian Pascal Day, legisla
tive chairman of the Lincoln Heights
chapter of Los Angeles, released a
resolution addressed to Sen. Mat
thew M. Neely and Rep. Adolph Sa.
bath, as chairman of the rules
committees -of the two branches of
congress.
Neely now is governor of West
Virginia, and has been succeeded as
head of the senate committee by
Harry F. Byrd of Virginia.
The resolution stated in part:
"If one of our beardless high
school 121 a month draftees goes
AWOL (absent without leave) he
also goes to Jail. If In war he de
serts, he Is stood up against a wall
and shot.
"But our $10,000 a year represen
tatives In Washington may desert
their post of duty without voting
to decide the most calamitous
crisis in the history of our nation,
when a single vote may turn the I
tide to death and ruin for millions
and not even be called to ac
count. They even draw salaries fteL
desertion!
"In the neutrality (repeal) count
a scanty majority of 18 carried us
toward war. Yet 26 of the house
membership x x x did not vote,
xxx (the letter also said nine
senators did not.)
"Our unfaithful public servants
should be forced under army pen
alties to stay on the Job and vote I
xxx."
Brazil will subdivide government
property and sell lots to provide
funds for the construction of a
sports stadium, seating 100,000, in
Rio de Janeiro.
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