Sentjpel
The Coquille
THE PAPER THAT’S LIK1A LETTER FROM HOME
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VOL. XL
NO. 35.
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON.
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More Than 200 At
Woman’s Club Tea
Tuesday Afternoon
14, 1844.
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Gwen Elrod Honored Don Ross Reported
Queen Job Daughters Missing In France
Mrs. Donald G. Rosa, of this city,
received word on Tuesday from the
War Department that her husband,
who is the son of Mrs. Pansy Ross
and the late Harry M. Ross, had been
missing in action in France since
Aug. 27.
Don had been in the Army for the
past ten months and, after a stay in
England, had landed in France on
July 11.
He was in the Army's
Armored Division and was the driver
of a tank.
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,Ttie same day Mrs. Roas received
the official notice she had received a
letter from him written three days
before the date he was reported as
missing.
They had bedn married
nearly six years.
Mrs. L. A. Greene,
Wm. J. Galley, .
Pass This Week
So. California Car
Off The Grade, Burns
Coquille Schools'
Registration Up
28 Over Last Year
A 1935 Willys-Knight car, from
southern California, was completely
destroyed by fire about two-thirds
down Bear creek hill this side of
Bandon, at three o'clock last Satur­
The Woman’s Club Tea held last
; Mrs. Maude E. Greene, wife of
Total registration in the three Co­
day morning. The car turned over
L- A. Grene, 166 South Coulter street,
Tuesday to the Guild Hall from 2 JO
quille schools was 28 more at the
on
a
curve
and
hit
a
Mt.
States
power
r
to 4:30 p. m. proved to be a wonder­
Coquille, passed away at 12:45 yester-.
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pole, knocking out service in that end of the first week of school than
ful success. It wm attended by two
day afternoon at the MyrUe Point
district and west to Bandon until re-
8 year ag°'
totals being
Hospital.
hundred or more and wm given to
773 now as against 745 last year.
pairs were made.
honor the founders and past presi­
, Funeral services will be held at the
Th^ Lincoln building showed a loss
In the party were Mr. and Mr«.
dents. Also it was guest day, a gen­
Gano Funeral Home at 2:00 p. m.
high
Wm. Booth, of Azusa, Calif., and
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Friday, Sept. 15, Rev. Chas. G.
eral invitation to persons not mem­
Terry A. Mann, of Spokane. Mrs.
*va„B
and in the Washington
bers having been issued as well as
Rrowp officiating. Interment will be
building 23, Supt. Carl E. Morrison
Booth was driving at the time.
a special message for the teachers to
in Sunset cemetery at the Bay,
A passing car picked them up and reports.
come. This brought a good response.
where Mamie Rebekah Lodge, of
brought them to Coquille where they • Total registration for each of the
There is reason to believe the idea*
which she was a member, will be
were treated at the Belle Knife Hos­ schools, this year and last, was:
of opening the dub year with a tea
in charge of graveside services. ,
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pital for minor injuries.
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may beedkne a custom hereafter. So
Mrs. Greene was bam Maude E.
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NRk Mann was a paying passenger, Washington
enjoyable an affair ft not apt to be
Thomason, at Glide, Oregon, April
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and his report of the accident here, Lincoln
too frequent and Mrs. Roy E. Boober,
11, 1887, and was 57 years, five
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brings to light that there are booking High School ........
incoming president, is to be compli­
months and two days of age at pass­
The increase to attendance at the
ing.
71 companies in Los Angeles which con­
mented for the inovaUon.
Washington Building is quite largely
tract
with
those
desiring
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-transporta
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Mra. Boober and her board mem­
Mr. and Mrs. Greene had lived in tion for a trip in private cars, the due to the enrollment of a class of
bers, Mrs. Fred McNelly, general
Coquille the greater part of the time car owner receiving about the same 72 first graders compared to only 54
The opening gun
the past nine year, and previous
chairman of arrangements, and her
amount as the bus fare amounts'to in this grade last year.
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committee; Mrs. U. E. McClary, head
to thfl> *n Marshfield, where she had for the trip and the booking company
In the high school approximately 30
with the start of a drive to enlist all t
of the hostess committee, and her
resided since she was 18 years of a fee of 25 percent of that amount. new students have registered from the
Dewey
supporters
to
the
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members, m well as many of the
Riverton district. Also a very large
50,001 Club.”
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past presidents, were in formal« and
Besides her husband, she is sur-
Freshmam class has helped boost the
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Totter
the hall was very gay with .the many
total enrollment there. Enrollment
the
fact
that
50,001
wrtte-to
votes
.
marrla<e
Qf
nandsome gowns.
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! by classes in the high school shows:
were cast for Dewey in the Oregon and Mr>
Seward, of Oakland.
Mrs. Glenn' Neldeigh, Of Bandon,
Freshmen
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. t^ ri e<Ue Ca“f
The
h“
“ere
played soft music on the piano during
Sophomores
That pretty gray horse of Hugh Juniors
the receiving hours. The hall was
h
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,<On 8‘nce
enUr«1 the hospital,
and victory to November.
Mr> Qr#ene „ aUo
McMahan's came to its death by Seniors
especially attractive with arrange­
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thre*
Thomason, of hanging Tuesday evening. His ten-
ments of fall flowers and sprays of
on
of
th^Lta
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tage
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year old son, Mac, had been riding
silver maple. A cold contracted a
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¡Salem, and Dora Thomaaon. of Rose- and when he returned home, he tied
few days before the tea prevented
and will close at that time.
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,uteri Mrs j A
the gntmal on the side hill across
Marvel Skeels from singing as had
Dewey supporters may obtain their
Qf Eu<ene; Mpg
from the Quick Apartment on First
been planned. There was much dis­
membership card, from Harry Slack, son, of South C<XM
,vw gnd
appointment voiced over thia.
Coos r river,
and Mrg
Mrs street. No one saw it happen but,
Thos. E. Dewey, governor of New
GWEN ELROD
Art Berg, Joe^Axtell, or any Republi­
An unexpected guest was Maude
Mary Chase, of Auburn, Calif; also in some manner, the animal slid down
York and Republican candidate for
Honored
Queen
of
Coquille
Bethel,
can
precinct
committeeman
or
wom
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the
slope
a
short
distance,
broke
Woodyard just in on a short visit from
by two grandchildren.
president, is to be the gpest of the
Job’s Daughter«
an. Don Farr is in charge of the Co­
Eugene. Following a request to sing
Mrs. Greene, who was 9 Past Noble through some boards over a hole in
Oregon Republican Club at its con­
The regular meeting of Bethel No. quille drive.
the
ground
and
when
found
by
the
Mrs. Woodyard graciously consented
Grand of the Marshfield Rebekah
On page 4-A appears a facsimile of lodge, had transferred to Mamie Re­ police had died from hanging itself. vention to be held to Portland next
15, of Coquille Order of Job's Daugh­
(Continued on Page 4-A)
Monday and Tuesday, 'Sept. 18-19.
ters was held Sept. 5, with the n»w the oard Issued to c|ub members in bekah lodge several years ago.
Gov. Dewey will not be there on
officers presiding, as follows: Honor­ exchange for their 81.00 membership
She was a good, kindly and
Monday but will speak from Seattle
ed Queen, Gwen Elrod; Senior Prin­ fee;
thoughtful woman, one who leaves
at 7:30 that evening.
cess, Marianne Rackleff; Junior Prin­
hundreds of sorrowing friends who
He will arrive injportland Tuesday
cess, Pat Yarbrough; Guide, Laura
regret her passing. .
morntog,and
will be heard over the
Emily Ruble; Marshal. Roberta Mad-
The principal feature of the pro­ NBC national hook-up between 6:30
‘ ,' Recorder, Vera Bishop; Treasur­
Lewis D. Donaldson, former River- f W!
gram at the meeting of the Rotary and 7:00 o’clock Tuesday evening. He t
ton boy who graduated from Coquille 4 er, Jeannie Grig»; Librarian, Artel
Club Wednesday noon was a session will speak from the open-air Stadium,
High about twenty years ago, was a Crook; Chaplain, PhylUa Lltzenberg-
of singing, led by 'Spike" U s IJ l or. should the weather be rainy, from
Portmaster M. O. Hawkins calls at­
caller at the Sentinel last Saturday. er; First Messenger, Joyce Benham; tention to the fact that Christmas
with Bobby Burns at the piano. Lou the Ice Arena.
Second Mess., Marion Moorer^Tbird
He and Mrs. Donaldson and their son
Hazard was soloist with “Home on
packages for men in the over-seas
The Oregon Republican Club ses­
William
James
Caffey,
a
resident
came to on Monday last week from Mesa, Sally Bonney; Fourth Mess, service should be mailed as quickly of Coquille for about 20 year« and the Range.”
sions will be held in the Multnomah
Alene
Hunt;
Fifth
Mess,
Bonita
Mil
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Omak, Wash., where he owned a
-
Hughes told of progress in get- Hotel and Wayne Morse, candidate
as possible now, Oct. 15 being the who had bean in a hoapital In Ku-j
variety store for the. past five years. ler; Inner Guard, Carol Gray; Outer last day for mailing if the recipients i gene for ten days for treatment of
for U. S. senator, will be the princi­
Omak ia to the Okanagori valley, 100 Guard, Ann Harbison; Senior Cus­ are Ui receive their packages by the heart trouble from which he had ranged for
of - the pal speaker at the Monday evening
” the official
- - opening
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mile« north of Wenatchee and 50 miles todian, Leota Neeley; Junior Custodi­ Christmas.
suffered for some time, passed away Boys Club in the Community Build­ banauet at six o'clock. Business will
south of the Canadian border and an, Rose Marie Peart; Musician, Betty
The postal department, like every there on Sunday and the body was ing, which to scheduled for next; be adjourned Tuesday morning for a
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Lewis said it hae been plenty hot Preston.
other industry |n the U. B„ is short brought to Coquille for the funeral Monday.
reception of Governor Dewey upon
The entertainment of the evening
Rotarian guests present were Paul his Arrival in the Rose City.
up there this summer and he had
handed these days, more than- 40,000 services which were held at two
been longing to go down to the old consisted in viewing the Fourth of former postal employees being in the
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o'clock Tuesday at the Schroeder W. Miller, of Metropolis, Ill.; John I
home town after reading that 81 de­ July pictures taken by, Dr. J. . R. i arn»ed service, and the slogan "Shop
Carl,
Judge
Dal
M.
King
and
R.
C.
Chapel, Rev. R. L. Greene officiating.
grees has been th« maximum herd Bunch. The Honored Queen was al— Early and Mali Early" to mora im­
Other
Interment was in Sunset cemetery at Bowers, of Myrtle Point.
the
queen
who
reigned
over
the
fes
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tills year.
portant of observance thia year than the Bay and graveside services were guests were Donna Dean Bosserman,
Omak is the apple district, they tivities of the celebration,
ever before. Mailings for pointe in conducted by the Marshfield F.O.E. yeoman 3rd class of the Waves, sta­
have a big crop there this year, the
the U. S. should begin in November Aerie, of which he was a member. tioned at San Pedro, Calif., who ex­
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peltz, the lat­
price Is good and they are expecting
and be Completed by Dee. 1. It to of Coquille Eagles acted as pallbearers. pressed liter enthusiasm for the ser­
ter the former Muriel Simpson, ar­
one of the biggest fall seasons th«y
pourge permissible |o mark on al)
Mr. Qaffey was born at Marsh­ vice and also told of attending a
rived back in Coquille last Friday
ever have had there. Lewis says his
such holiday packages "Do not open field, Feb. 4, 1882,
being seven Christmas Rotary party when she
evening. Harry, who was in the
business has been quite satisfactory.
was
stationed
in
Oklahoma;
Dorothea
until Christmas."
months and six days past 62 years of
Ha te the son of Mr. and Mrs J. D.
Last Friday's 3:00 p. m- call for the
Not only packages but Christmas age. He wu the aon of Mr. and Mrs. Yarbrough, who to leaving soon to Army Air Corps for a couple of years,
stationed at Buckley Field near Den­
Donaldson, of Riverton. Mrs. Donald­ fire department was to the river, greeting cards come under the early-
Patrick Qaffey avho came from Ire­ Join the Waves; Harold "Pete” Gould, ver and for the last six months at
son was lormerly Miss Wilma Davis, below the highway bridge on this mailing requests as stated above.
who ia~w4th the engineers at Fort
land and settled in Marshfield more
sister of Mrs. R. T- Slater, and wm side of the river, where someone,
LewU, Wash., and who gave a very Scott Field in Illinois, has just been
than 00 years ago.
discharged by the Army. He had to
employed in Slater's Variety Store unknown, had started a fire on the
BUI Qaffey had been a coal miner brief talk, and John Ewell, of Rose­ come west to Monterey, Calif., to .
Geo. E. Oerding Completes
for a time some years ago,
dock of what was formerly the A-
burg.
the greater part of his life but more
receive his final papers.
J. Sherwood boat house, the wall« Three Real Estate Deals
recently had engaged in carpenter
They missed his parents, Mr. and
The home, at 3|1 W- Tenth street work. He was highly regarded and Clothing Needed For Peoples
Of whieh had long since fallen away.
Mrs. Harry Peltz, Sr., in Klamath
, A boat lying on the dock was an I and owned by Drue Cunningham,
Goes To VWt With
well liked by all who knew him.
Of Devastated Countries
Falls last week and the latter came
much bprned (hat the firemen shoved WM sold by George E. Oerding to
|0-Yoar Old Father
Besides his widow. Mrs. Hattie
The Women’s Society of Christian in Tuesday afternoon from Portland
Paul McElwaine, who purchased it
it
|ntp
the
r|ver
and
a
boat
tjeq
up
Claire M. Oray |s leaving today to
Qaffey, he to survived by two sons,
Service of the Methodist Church has for a day or two.
for his employee, Luther M Kdbq-
Wilfred, who Is in a Jap prison camp,
join his »WO brothers, Pr. Clyde Gray alongside was burned on one side.
Harry, Jr, and wife expect to go
been asked to assist in the nation-
helm,
who
will
buy
It
from
Mr,
Me-
The
ca|l
at
three
o'clock
Monday
,
and James, who to with the Navy to
and Claude Gray, lumberman, both
afternoon was to the Sherman Lewis ( Elwaln on pontrael, Mr- Cunning- the South Pacific; also by a sister, 'wide drive for clothing used or un- up to Ketchikan, Alaska, in a couple
of TaPHP«. who will all go on to a
house on Bapford
Sanford Heights
of“San ¿Z, ' used, for the peoples of war dev­ of weeks, where he will have an
Heights, where the . [ham and his Wife same over from Mm.'xZthertne*Mrffee,
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family reunion In Minneapolis, Mton. chimney
fire wh|ch caused the alarm ¡Vale and were here for several days CaUf.Tand'a brother, Bernard"Caffey astated countries.
This is a plan aviation job, flying men and equip­
The oc'-asiqp for the reunion Is the
1 approved by the churches of America, ment into the interior for a logging
did
no
(limage.
dosing
the
deal.
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of
Portland.
ninetieth birthday of their father.
Jews, Catholics and Protestants, operation.
Another deal completed by Mr.
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Elmer W- Gray, a Minneapolis ■»•
' alike.
Oerding
was
the
home
of
Mr.
and
..
County
Trees,
Stauff
Remits
tomey, and for years assistant county
Mrs. R: W Kuenzli, located at 280 , J"8’ Darrel1
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The Women's Sxdety of Christian I Wave Donna Dean Bosserman
attorney In Hennepin county. Two To Cities And Districts
East Sec nd street, was sold to Mrs Ch«Ww* Here From Texas
' Service of Coquille is asking any one Home On A Short Leave
sisters who will be present are Mrs.
County Treasurer Stauff was re-
who can to bring clothing to the
Oliver Wilson, of Cedar Rapids. Ia., mltting tax and other funds on Tues­ Jennie C. Price, who has taken pna- > Mra. Darrell Brodie, the former
Miss Donna Dean Bosserman ar­
Mr «nd
Margarita Agostino, and her two Methodist parsonage or the home of
session
of
the
property
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and Mrs. Baxter, wife of a Minne­ day this week.
Mrs. Richmond, or to call Mrs. Clyde rived home on leave Ipst Thursday
Mrs.
Kuenz||
^aw
muvad
into
the
sons
arrived
here
Sunday
from
apolis
physician.
Their mother
To the State Game Commission he
Minard, who will ararnge to have It from her station in San Pedro, where
passed apay in 1928. Mr. Gray will sent 854.25, one-ha|f qf |h|t game I IlHH1« wwned by Mrs. Edith Dunn. Temple, Texas, whfere Major Brodie
she had been located for eight
The home at 352 N. Taylor St. is stationed. After « week here vis- called for.
spend tWo weeks in Minneapolis.
months.
She came by train and
Y|o|a||on fees paid.
' and owned by Mr. and Mrs. Perry Ring old friends and her sister-in-law, I
AD clothing should be to by Sept.
To the State Forestry Service he Neal of Marshfield, was sold tq Q. E. Mrs- EMen Brodie to Myrtle Point, »9. The United Nations have asked states she met no difficulty in travel­
remitted 8396.28 from the county’s Johnson, whq ka4 t’VI|Ua to mage ex- 1 «he will go over to Burns for a visit for fifteen million pounds of clothing ing. She had a reservation.
Public Invited To Services
Fire Patrol fund.
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>«| jens|vg «Iterations and repairs «nd with her mother and sister. Whether from America.
At Çhutfh Of Th« Nazaçene
fp the Ports of Bandon and Coqs U7iii „War ih.
Duck Club Officers Re-elected
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w|il offer the residence fur sale n.
as she returns to Temple in a month or ;
Thg special revival effort a| ti|e Bay hp gent tax rece|ptg amounting
so depends on whether Major Biodie Truck Owners Will Apply For
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painted.
At the regular annual meeting of
Church pf |he Nazarene gt Ntotl) qn<| to 81,342.|8, ap<| fa drainage' dis­
The three above transactions repre­ has been moved before that time. At 4th Quarter Gas Before Oct. 10 the Fat Elk Duck cinb Tuesday eve­
»tFCflM, If ppv|nj f
trict 4999.82..
Burns Mrs. Brodie will see the new
sent a sakes value of ever 110,000.
Truck owners should apply for ning, the same officers who served
The cjty of (3pqu|||e received 81,-
|tab|e t|me
|Bvapg?list E. R. Af-
youngster recently bom to Mrs. Gen­ their 4th quarter allotment of gaso­ last year were re-elected for the
po|g I» dp|ng the speaking «nd Mr« 38|.|9 of the 84.811.37 he remitted to
eva Norton, her sister.
coming year and the dkys for shooting
Hopes Should Be Kopt
line before the 1st of October.
Fred Ford is assisting in music at th« cities |n the oounty,
and annual dues were designated.
Off
Of
Lawns
Mail
Certificates
of
War
Necessity
Some of the school districts to the
piano, A number hav« sought help
Surf-kist Peas From Langlois
to the Coquille Rattening Board any The officers are Claire M. Gray, pres­
of the Lord and moat who attend county have not yet submitted the-1 Nearly everyone likes to see the
ident; F.*L. Greenough, vice presi­
time after September 15. Certifi­
seem to enjoy the presence of the bonds of their elerks to the County ' boys around town who are going fqr Find Ready Market
dent, and J. Arthur Berg, secretary
Lord in the services, is reported by School Superintendent for approval. ' horseback riding enjoy themselves
The fresh peas—Surf-kist—brought cates of War Necessity received after
Pastor V. W. Anglin.
¡Those districts. Special and Union but the youngster« should be careful to the Safeway store here by Mrs. the 10th of October will not receive and treasurer.
The services are to continue over High, which had complied, received not |q damage other people's proper- Andrew Grassley from her ranch in the full allotment^.
Private Albert King, who spent 18
Sunday, there being three services from the county treasurer a to^al of tp, Tuesday evening several of them northern Curry country, are the best
Alton Schroeder, son of Mr. and months in the Aleutians and has
on Sunday: eleven a. m., two-thirty 88,303.39.
, were
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raw» they have had this year,‘according to
more recently been stationed at
and seven-thirty p. m.
Specla|
and they cut directly through Mr«. Mel GUea, the store manager. Not Mrs. Earl Schroeder, who to with the
«eats i are
are being
being through
broughf | in
' so - al| cqn j Harold Gould, who is stationed at a . j. shewood’a b»wn, «utyng up the only la Mrs. Orassley supplying the Greyhound Litas office in Eugene, Ephrata, Wash., arrived here recently
1ccomipo<|ate<| The pastor an-
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local markets but she has already was a visitor at home last Saturday, . for a visit with hto brother, John
Fort Lewis,
Wash.,
ppunces
pu bl
ices thé public
is cordially to- evening to spend a week's furlough
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shipped out six carloads of Surf-kist arriving that morning and leaving1 King, of Coquille. He expects to
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again Sunday morning.
w|th hj^famUy and friends.
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B
yjted to at|end these servjces.
Dewey 50,001 Club
Organizing Here
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Horse Hung Itself
Tuesday Evening
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Lewis Donaldson -
Here On Vacation
Early Mailing This
Year Is Imperative
Dewey To Speak At
Portland Sept. 19
Song Fest Feature
At Rotary Club
William Gaffey
^Buried Tuesday
. Harry Peltz Back
In Civilian Life
Two 3 O'clock
Fire Alarms