4 Capital Journal. Salem. Oregon. Tuesday, August 2, 1949
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Now Has Permanent Home In a ceremony Wednesday, as
a feature ol the American Legion state convention, this French
40 et 8 boxcar will be enshrined at a selected spot on the lawn
of Legion hall. The above picture was made when the car
arrived in Salem as part of the French "Thank You" train.
Parade for
Children
Friday
The Legion, always interested
in the welfare of children, has
given the younger set their own
part in the 3 lsf annual Legion
convention.
Top event on the kids' pro
gram is the Legiokana parade,
scheduled to leave from the Elks
temple at 1:30 p.m. Friday.
The parade Is open to all
youngsters, with registrations
now being taken at convention
headquarters in the tent on the
courthouse lawn.
A fat list of prizes awaits par
ade winners. First, second and
third prizes will be awarded
winners in the band, drum and
bugle corps and junior drill
team divisions. Prizes also will
be awarded the three best
dressed individuals; the best
trike, bike or wagon; and the
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Publicity Boss In charge
.of publicity for the 1949
American Legion department
of Oregon convention is Dave
Hoss of radio station KSLM.
Hoss also edited the elabor
ate convention souvenir program.
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Farm or City
Personal and Auto Loans
State Finance Co.
153 8 llih St Lie. S21 3-SKf
Judge Latourette
Wins Lawyers' Poll
Portland, Aug. 2 UP) Judee
Earl C. Latourette. a democrat
of Clackamas county, is the
best junior float divisions of
the Legiokana event.
At 10 a.m. Friday a children's
field day will be held at Marion
square, with prizes to be given
in such old fashioned events as
three-legged race, potato and
spoon race.
choice of attorneys of the Ore-
gon state bar for appointment
to any third federal bench in
Oregon.
The proposal for a third fed
eral court in the state is now be
fore congress. Any appointment
will be made by President Tru
man.
Judge Latourette received 400
first choice votes in a mail bal
lot cast by 1352 of the state's
1930 active attorneys.
Second choice was Robert F
MaGuire, Portland, who re
cently returned from 18 months
service on the allied military
tribunal in Germany. Third
choice was Hugh L. Biggs, Port
land, a former U.S. district attorney.
Al ckackt
Baseball's Greatest Comedian
WATERS FIELD
WEDNESDAY -8 P.M.
Schocht will make you ronr nH louoh with his
onlics. See him perform before and during
the Senators-Victoria game.
COME EARLY!
40 ef 8 Car Will
Se Enshrined
The Oregon boxcar of the
French "gratitude train" will be
officially enshrined as a per
manent monument on the Capi
lal Post No. 9 American Legion
clubhouse grounds at 11:45 a.m.,
Wednesday, in one of the more
serious events of the 31st annual
Oregon state Legion convention.
The "gratitude train" was pre
sented to the United States as a
token of appreciation from the
French people for the "friend
ship train" which the Americans
sent to them.
The "gratitude train" was
made up of one boxcar for each
state in the Union.
Oregon's car was presented to
the 40 et 8, and by vote of
the grand cheminots, was en
trusted to voiture No. 153 and
arrangements made with Capital
Post for placing of the boxcar
on the poet's club graunds on
99E in sortk Salem.
Wednesday's ceremony will
be brief, with a patriotic
theme.
Barber Shop Opened
Unionvale "Chuck" Hollo
way of Vancouver, Wash., the
new barber at Unionvale, is lo
cated near the E. M. Demaray
Grand Island Service Center
store adjoining the Dayton-Sa-lem
highway.
A railway under consider
ation in Wales would further
unite northern and southern
Wales.
WELCOME LEGIONNAIRES
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