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LewUy. December SO, 1953 TH17 riPITll lAI'DVlT e-i iss Sowa r-1 . . . ""-"-""-1 Dojcm, uregon PartT .LURNAL STAFF APRIL 19, 1889 lied at t. Angel lUnt Angel Miss Anna daughter of Mr. and Lawrence Sowa of Mol pt. 1, wai wed to Rich- Phillips. U.S. Navy, Port neitt tain., un 01 ir. Mrs. W. M. rniiupa 01 Uleton, loano. ai a recent CAPITA! inilDKlAI'C KJCWC CTACC 11,1 inn F , w :r-r-af ww" ..Wrr m ,711 ,ony in mary a umo- Uurch here. The Rev. Cy ebold, O.S.B., officiated at double ring ceremony ana o'clock morning nuptial before a large gathering E,itives and friendi. Iven in marriage by her r, the nnoe wore a wea dress of Chantilly lace nylon tulle over white Lt satin with a peplum of L The fitted bodice of lace Jtb came to a point Just be- the waistline was lashion- with an off-the-shoulder hoped lace neckline accent- ith a yoke of illusion. Tiny covered buttons were at the wrists of the long lace sleeves and also led the bodice back. The bouffant skirts of tulle satin terminated in a long train. The double finger- veil of tulle was held in with a Chantilly lace cap tided with seed pearls. The ieurelrv wa n onlH I Miss Uhing Tells Troth Mt. Angel Mr. and Mrs. Albert Uhing are announcing the engagement of their daughter Miss Elaine Uhing, to Dan Bonacker, son of Mr and Mrs. Amos Bonacker of Woodburn. The neua wnc inM t n! and chain, and she car- i Christmaa rimn.r .oi.i.,..;i i. 1 .j . .. -- 1 idivauc uuuijucv ui rcu ja n Q friends at which the Standing: Clare B. Irvine, Alvin Bowman, J. L. Mitch ell Seated: Elsie S. Goodhue, Ella Ashbaugh, Minnie Foley ana CP Tip Hans Hire P-..iA tj r 1. 1 . - . Jo.f"0;,l, 6UrviV0i: from the CaPal From left: Margaret Magee. Roby Gemmell. Steve Stone. yMn ago. Don Upjohn (now deceased), Fred Zimmerman, George v-r..ML JuuKiNAL j f UbLICATlON OFFICE, AUGUST 1, 1888 Putnam, editor and publisher; C. K. Logan (now deceased) and, seated, Harry Crane, managing editor (now deceased). buds il iss Barbara Sowa, the hon attendant for her sister, was red in a sky blue lace and over satin dress with a itching satin bolero. The full Iflant skirt of net over satin ballerina length, and her slippers riatched her jit She wore u rhinestone blace and her headpiece ti pearl crown of orange looms. The flowers she car Id was a shower bouquet of lie feathered carnations cen led with red rosebuds. Bridesmaid was Miss Lauri Thomas who wore a fuchsia lored lace and net over satin Iss, styled identically to the tor attendant's dress. She 0 wore rhinestone necklace, xarl crown of orange bios is In her hair and her satin jpers matched her dress, r flowers were a shower jquet of white feathered nations centered with red thuds. Jest man was Thomas Hynes Silverton and Lawrence i, brother of the bride, 1 the groomsman. Ushering : guests was Charles Ebner. Large bouquets of white Dianthemums and snapdra ii with greenery and tall Med tapers in candela- wm decorated the altar in Ithurch. For the music, Mrs. C Schmitt and Mrs. J. L. liter sang, and Mrs. Vin t Smith was organist. I Mr.. Sowa attended her .(liter's nuptials in a navy lit dress complemented with ti iccessories. For her son's rdding. Mrs. Phillips chose a hy suit with black accessor k and both mothers added pages of red rosebuds, The reception following the lurch service was arranged in t Legion Memorial hall, iristmas greens and white irysanthemums with lighted ndles decorated the room id the bride's table. A three tred decorated wedding cake mounded with a circle of Mte chrysanthemums and 'ru centered the bride's ta le, which was covered with a Mte linen cloth. Miss Cather- Kautz cut the cake and in Beth Reiter served the tth. Presiding at the coffee "a were Miss Evelyn Buch 4 and Miss Joyce Kraemer. Ji Marie Sowa, lister of the "le, circulated the guest Mk. 'or traveling, the bride ined a cerise colored knit pit with black accessories and F a corsage of white cartas. ft bride, a 1953 graduate of taint Angel Academy is a man at Mount Angel rroens college. DONT ' Tata bn 011m Cut THE JEWEL BOX U tltu, liha, Oram w ftltn Klrtt til t bride-elect s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mr. William Stalp were hosts in their countrv home at Scotts Mills. Miss Uhing is a graduate of Mount Angel academy and attended Portland universitv She is presently employed at ine local telephone office. Mr. Bonacker, a graduate of Woodburn high school, has just completed a course at Oregon Technical College, at Klamath Falls. No date is set for the wed ding. p jaea ' "V: 1,TrrT'"?!-'! 'T? , e-iEi 1 Mrs. Grund Visits Silverton Auxiliary Silverton Mrs. Clarence B. Grund, Monmouth, presi dent of District No. 2, Ameri can Legion auxiliary, was complimented guest of Del bert Reeves unit No. 7, Mon day evening. Mrs. L. P. Oeh ler, president, introduced Mrs. Grund for her instructional talk. Aside from announcing that the department officials had decided on Sunday, February 7, at 2:30 o'clock in the after noon,, for the district confer ence at Silverton, Mrs. Grund talked on flag etiquette; urged the rehabilitation stamp re sponse; and told of the possi bility of obtaining Mrs. Helen Thompson of Route 2, Mon mouth, for interesting talks on her recent experiences during her travels in Japan. Mrs. Grund was one of the state and county group who met with the post commander. Ronald Reed, and the unit president, Mrs. Oeh ler. later in the evening, for further in formation on the entertain ment of the guests at the con ference of district No. 2. Other guests introduced were Miss Ann Starr of Salem, and a sister of Mrs. Oehler, Mrs. H. Kleinschmidt, a visi tor from the middle west. The auxiliary sewing club UUl meet with Mr, WerMf .Qohntt .1 h.T sih w.(i mantel with holly, angel hair street home for an all day!"! cand!- v,irgil lights work program and no-host were """a m a" luncheon, Mrs. Victor How-,nows- . , ard, chairman of the club. to!. Assisting were Mrs. John; arrange the plans to be follow- Lacey, Mrs. nusseu oeuuer o ed for the day. "'!" ,,rs- V ' 7,1 The auxiliary members!01 aiem. m were guests of the post during Huff, a house guest of the the social hour, when Ridgley Mernotts. C. Miller, Marion county ser- Mr- and Mrs. Forest are vice officer of the Legion; and building a home at Gig Har John Muir. vice-commander or. Wash Mrs Forest will f ih. rtit,irt unnk. on Le.. ' continue at College of Puget ion topics. Members of the unit served refreshments. m s - , I . 1 . .in tr - p-r-i-TS rz ' ' 1 f--fi: filEr , j.,J ' '-1 fyi'j rtrw-1 J fcif i-i If I SJci , saii-aaiail-MX- ' . ' ,8M Jjt, iainm iiTiiiii nnfuirai I n immmmmmmmBmimmmmmmmmmm Merriotts Hosts At Sunday Event Woodburn Mr. and Mrs. William Merriott entertained at an at home Sunday after noon, from 2 to 5 o'clock in honor of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ron-, aid Forest, who were married recently at Tacoma, Wash ' Mrs. Forest is the former Lor- j is Merriott. ! About 10 0 guests called ' during the afternoon. The ser- j ving table was decorated with holly over a lace cloth and the First East Salem school, built in 1868 and moved to the southeast corner of Liberty and Court streets in the late 1880s, was Capital Journal's publication office August 1, 1888. An opposite office was occupied by the competitive Vidette. Cordon Visions Lifting of Ban on Federal Projects Washington Wt Sen. Dwor-: federal reclamation or public shak K., Idaho) sain Wednes-1 works projects day the bureau is considering lifting its ban against any new Sound where she is a junior. Mr. Forest is with the air force and expects in be sent to Japan the last of January. Mr., Mrs. Pelkey Feted Goldenweds I Guild Elects Lebanon Mrs. 4 TV Stations Blanket Globe Nashville, Tenn. HP Four SALEM NEWSPAPER HISTORY Capital Journal Started By Will H. Parry in 1888 The recently announced plans for merrer of the Caoital Journal and the Oregon Statesman January 1 arouses interest in the history of the two newspapers. Ben Max well, Capital Journal historian, has gone into the subject. Yesterday he told the history of the Statesman. Today he tells the story of the Capital Journal. By BEN MAXWELL Dworshak and Sen. Cordon (R., Ore.) both said in inter views they "wouldn't be sur prised" if congress appropri- a iv j iiiuhci iu ami i inn neat i . em irrigation works. Cordon numDer or uuu copies. ,xxy is chairman of the senate ap-i'ive vcars "8 subscription Capital Journal, one of many local newspapers among weeklies and dailies founded in Salem during the 1880s, alone of that group, survives after 65 years of publication. Will H. Parry, a native of Independence, Oregon, had earlier started a newspaper there and passed along to the editorship of the Corvallis Ga zette when that journal was suffering from financial woes. He founded the Capital Jour nal and published the first is sue March 1, 1888. Then, and briefly thereafter, the publica tion office was in Reed's Op era House (now Miller's store) at 112 Court street. Capital Journal made its bid for public acceptance as a Re publican newspaper succeed ing the Oregon Sentry, a jour nal that had folded after 10 years of publication. First is sue of Parry's new paper con sisted of four pages with six columns to a page. World news and news from the local ham let appeared in the initial is sue. For example: The Capital Journal report er counted 28 measles flags in Salem, the carcass of a dead and malodorous horse offend- j ed those who traveled on Sil-1 verton road, Oregon Land! Company, with J. H. Minthorn (Herbert Hoover's uncle) as founder, had just been incor-, porated, and James Watt of, Amity, who had brought the first sheep across the plains and also originated the idea of turning Santiam water into Mill creek to power Salem's first significant industry, was a local visitor. Delivered on Horseback First issue of the Capital Journal was printed to the For almost two decades this rambling frame structure built in 1867 had served as the first East Salem school. About 1887, following completion of the new schoolhouse, Deacon Hatch, who could look cuss GEORGE PUTNAM Iff Editor and publisher of the Capital Journal from 1919 to 1953, now editor emeritus. words hut never uttered them, moved the structure to the Mte propriations i u b co mmittee were " ur " handling such matters Dwor-! week delivered to your door, shak is a member. , Then a boy carried on fool or The Ioao senatoi said he rode a horse as did Floyd Bu- tclevision rclav stations, high ; was advised by the bureau re-,F uayion uaier ur. uaion; above the earth's surface, could icently that it is considering ; ho. astride a pony, covered blanket the world with TV I lifting its no new start policy his East Salem route in 1892. waves, eliminating the need 'completely. Whether that is History does not say so but for present-day stations, a done or not. Dworshak said he ' may be supposed that Par noted rocket expert and as-1 understands the bureau plans ry's zeal for Republicanism ex tronomer believes i to recommend appropriations ; cccded the rapture aroused by Dr. H. R. J. Grosch of Cin- for possibly a dozen" small! his new newspaper. Anyway, cinnati, former president of the reclamation undertakings with j er a few m-mths of publica American Rocket Society and a total cost of possibly $15 to lion he sold the Cap Ui Jour- a General Electric Corp. sci- iu minion oonars. ' nronn , hue. Minnie Foley. Carrie I lays enlist, told the American As- He indicated these probably veyor general for Orego . .Jy Wjl tronomical Society yesterday would be in the nature of re-; Thereafter we find I arry as nrjntrr-s d( V. that space television stations .nanuuauon worn on existing "'. . , i Mrs Carrie liass Bitchier, . u..nH Drniecis. inis ivdt ni worn uh-u'r.'.'-' . - I II C IIUKC I.U3tr .-- ,. deflated this locality about that time gave the Hoferi an interval of hard sledding. As sociated Press service, how ever, was contracted in 1898 and the paper went all out for forgetting the depression and boosting the community. Thif may in part be attributed to Andrew Hofer's sale of hit in terest in the Capital Journal to his brother and hit future devotion to Salem Board of Trade promotion. Hofer's interest in tht Capi tal Journal continued until their farewell editorial ap peared October 12, 1912. Then Ernest and R. M. Hrifer bid their subscribers adieu. New owners of the paper were Graham Taber and L. S. Barnes, who, after a short in terval proved incompatible. Charles H. Fisher acquired Ta bor's interest. Come 1919 the Capital Journal had a certi fied circulation of 5000. Putnam Comes to Salem George Putnam, now editor emeritus of the Capital Jour nal, acquired the paper early in September of 1919 and pub lished an "editorial foreword" which professed faith In the future of Salem, its commercial and industrial expansion. Further, continued this ini tial editorial, "the Capital Journal will honestly endeavor to print the news uncolored and unbiased. It will be un fettered in policies, indepen dent in politics, progressive in tendencies, sincerely striving for the betterment of condi tions and the welfare of hu manity in brief a newspaper I of ideas and ideals." During the 1920s, Capital i Journal's growth wai excep tional. United Press service was added in 1927. Even dur ing early depression times, It was evident to the publisher that the paper had outgrown its plant. A new location was selected on Chemcketa street ann in iim ine piant iiurn which the Capital Journal his been issued for nearly 20 yearn was built. In 1937 "Tempo" lync was introduced. By July 2. 1938, when the Capital Journal published its Golden Anniversary and Capitol Occu pation issue, the circulation wncre n occaine me lapiwu u.i .ahnri in9Q7 Journals office in 1 889. Durjni! the later half of 1947 Then f-rcd Locklcv, Sr , , Robert Letts Jones was taken served as eriiU.r. Ins brother- hc. Capjtal Journal as as inlaw, J. R. Shepherd, as man-, snaur prjtor ancl pubilsher. aRcr and f-rcd Locklcy. Jr., t.olltlucr in this capacity the Oregon Journal's historian i lln(j Fpbruary 1953 when Ber now residing in Portland, was . nard Majnwaring 0f Nampa, paid $!l a week as pressman. ( I(.,h b,.cam(, publisher and v.. n... , ....... ,.ri,l,.r On November 28, 1953. a joint announcement by the Oregon Statesman and the Cap 1 H.il .lniini:i! uffirmed that a , , .., r neseennen oi a niMiniiuiMirn iunti uin s. OI..JI u. --J . ..j ....n i I ci xt.rtin-.-.. " " . 'u..,,j ,i hoc heen elassert a new trl craior. a snip uuuui I oiiu uin-i , . , ..""' lYuuuuuiu i-ii. uiu """uoroon win mou . ............ necessary 10 ouna mem. : .r T 1 ." ,h hie nnihnviatm pioneer lamuy. now nvcs ai.i ,iailv newsnaners would William Pelkey of Woodburn j Eplscpal guild for the corning e explained that television I y the bureau in recent year. ; m.tely win eau"' 325 South 23rd street ,n Sa-I"',, ,H January 1. celebrated their golden wed-year Other officers are Mrs. 5 can be srnt only jn although individual congress-,for ln tZXr to l"m. I Ifl,4 N'vs and editorial de ding anniversary at their home vale Kimes, vice president; , ht th,rrfnri ,hou. men have argued successfully what .baled an npnintn. ! w , ?d rl.in un- December 23. Many friends and ,Mrt Bruce Barker, secre tary, sands of ,aons on earth against such an interpretation the Federal "'j;; 1(wn Hnfrr "or ml of the respective relative, attended the rfcep-;and Mrs. R P. Schrouder. trea- m owrcome , ,n ob.am funds for particular 'JIZZ, or Brothers. Andr.w and Krn.st. . ZhlZ, Capital Journal. tion and numerous gu, now- ,urer. : earth's curvature and obstacle. J"j.- .,.. ,h ,r!acnuirrd the Cami.,1 Journal i how, ver. will be oublished at m I SIIUIli; inn' ' f"'' ' I ' 1 ' , . David W. mjght justjfv en and card, were received by j At the group's last meeting , as mountain8 the nonorea coupw;. it was aetiucu he Mrs. Harry Lenton presioeo , Christmas party ana senu s,. -at the urn and Mr,. N. E. Pel- ,0 patients at the state hospital Pcea n kev .erved the decorated wed- and Fairview home Mrs. Clay ooui io it was decided to forego the Cordon, who noted that con- POOR BOY SANDWICH At NORTH'S 1171 Center St CHILD POSTURE Begins and Ends With the Proper Correction of Font Pnch trm Cwjulr o Foot Soeelolisr A CHIROPODIST dina cake which was topped , Nichol? retiring president, re- with a 50-year emoiem aim viewed ine pi ; - f-" tinv bride and onaegroom. i serving as rein-sums:..! Decorations featured the gold en colors. Mr. and Mrs. Pelkey were married at Lewisville Wash ington. December 23. 1903. They have two children. Her bert L. Pelkey of Chicago and Norman E. Pelkey ol sunny- ncw ron, tooth ,ide. Washington both of Duncan , , whom were pi- Christmas Da ceieoraiiun SpaCP stations, once r nin naiirrra luiuij motion in an orbit at io ine oureau s policy, sain ne 600 miles per hour expects money to oe appropri- sevcral hundred miles above aieo to proMoc uppiemem.i , - and d artr,d Capital tne eartn. wouia revoive wuii- f ,.i .r forever he added, where it can be done for a had passed to Martin L. Cham-! and on May t of that year the jhe Oregon Statesman's plant. berlain of the state land oinec, , ' """'' "" "' fDiirins this interval, editors variaoir in n-spi-ei m w. ap- nd publishers of the Capital . pearen a: man oi ine rns-t-iing - Hugh Wilcox j TOOTH SAVES LIFE I Barrei, Ont. up J a m e . Duncan. 17. knows already what he want' next Christ- relatively small cost. In view of efforts to balance full sie Kvening Journal. Next move ike Roman emperor, in the appears io nave on-n n niovai fourth century) Then the pub- of the publication office to 21S lication office was moved to a DEBBY Washtble-O'Km and Nylon-Wool and VI" Umi HIENCN $H0 ui x Hior. accident. His off when he one a hunting .22 rifle went .tumbled, the TEN UNACCOUNTED PERSONS SAFE Auckland New Zealand of senators indicated there ii east corner of Court and Lib- Ten more persons previously , light possibility of appropri-1 erty streets. One ide of the unaccounted for after the,ation being made for newi(ruc(ure ws occupjed by the Christma. Eve railway disas- projects of a long-range na-, ter in Ncw Zealand were re-'ture wheh would require ex-1 Capital Journal, ine oiner oy Wednesday A pensive commitmenu over m me vim-nt. - I South Commercial, a silo un til then occupied by the post the budget, however, both '. frame structure at the south- n(j(.c anQ rt.c.CI1uy by the Ore gon Statesman. Early in the 1890s, J. L. (Jake) Mitchell served a. man ager The acute depression that SHOES FOR EVERT HEMIEI OP THE FAMIIT John (. lobtrl For Mm DANA'S BOOTERY Capitol Shopping Center nrtrlfri tafe total of 119 bodies now have ( period of years, been found. Seventeen people jajjasajaailMal gratory habits are still missing. hullet went into hi. mouth, ' Whale.1 .tomachs often eon richocheted off the ro mi.. mbcrgr,f thoughl t0 the jng tooth and came out his prolectlvo coating secreted in uDoer hp inflicting only a the whale's digestive organ, to mZt wound. I ver ich hard object.. NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY if HALEY'S lUUTf CDtrO I LUX TOILET SOAP 3 un IOC SaVtUt CENTER HARIETS Quick! Break Up CHEST COLDS' tikrMlaul CONGESTION MUSTER0LE SUDGIU1 SUPPORTS Of all aindi. Traun. Abdm Inal .Support.. Ha.lle Umttry Kipfrt llllrr-arl.iU llllln. rooms. "ASK TOl'B OOCTOf Capital Drug Store MS Hint Htrrel Corner M Ubertf RAH Orcea SUme- 1