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PAGE 1 SHERMAN COUNTY
¿Sbrrman C ou nty Journal
Published Every Frtoaj at
Moro, Oregon
Giles L. French _.
PuaLoffic* a t Moro. Or»rvn. under Act
or Ooagr— of March t, U7S.
OFFICIAL
COUNTY
PAPER
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
ONE Y E A R ....................... .
N IW SF A F SK
PUBLISHERS
ASSOCIATION
NOVEMBER 24,1950
CIGARETTE TAX
The interim taxation commit-
tee has recommended that a
three
pack cigarette
u u w cent
tn ii a pac«.
cigareiie tax
be levied in Oregon as a means
of raising
raising money
m ^ e y to
to pay
pay for
for the
toe
recently voted veteran’s bonus.
The amount raised would just
about pay for the bonus although
what toe effect would be before
toe end of toe contemplated 20
year period is not known.
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JOURNAL. MORO. OREGON
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 34, 1950
extent the need for thanks giv
ing; that we are more self suffi
cient and less in need for the
helping hand of the Almighty.
If starving were the only cat-
astrophy that befalls mankind*
we
B lig h t
About the County
Mrs. George Fox
be right,
H
eorvoH h**"
Payment of taxes has served
«gain to bring to the mind the
enormous cost of schools
Sherman
uerman county.
cvun y.
N° i - d^ S_...7° J ^ ^ ?_f
the money recently collected in
property taxes 1 ? .
hasi^school
fund and $5030 from the county
school fund The total already
collected here la $248,998 and,
of course, there will be another
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m u ch ra in h e re
faUJ
getting soaked
wlth moisture.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Macnab and
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family
moved
into the Herin
Place over the week end.
Ronald Douglas is making his
home with Mr. and Mrs. Fay
Brackett while attending school
in Rufus
Mr- and Mrs. Harland McDon
aid were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. George Fox.
v|_
nnfi u w ,
w arrv
tion 2455, R.S., as amended by
STEPPER-K1RBY
section 14 of the act of June 28.
WEDDING HELD
MANY CONGRATULATIONS
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artdinir wa ■ hul - t i e !
1934 <48 Stat ’ 1274)’ 311(1 PUrSJi'
Th* reC€pUon honorln8 ¿ he O. Kmoy home In Moro“ bunday,
‘ er ^ S e r t a ^ N a
_
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Mth weddlng anniversary
of Mr • Novemoer u
at lw0 OclOCK
wlI1 be offered, to the
and Mrs. William H. Ragsdale,
~ ~ Gearhart umt- h iX sT 'b id d e 1/ but “a t" n o f '¿ ¡ a
held at
George Mitchell ^ he^ Y a V o n n i ^ b y
daugh- th in $8 50 p^r acre, at a public
home, brought old timers galore ter of Mr anQ Mrs u ’o Klroy saie to be held at 10:00 o’clock
to bring congratulations * and
. An
sl£D1u,r son ot Mr a. m - on the 7th day
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and .. Albert
ot mt .
next
^ i s office, the
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revel in conversations
, . btepper,
sieuuer son
of salem ber’ 1950 next’ ai i a '
the olden days
days when they and “ 1
foltowta8 to acto f la" d:.
The peremony was read before
T. 2 N., R. 16 E., W. M., Ore
the Ragsdales were young.
candelabra, two tall baskets ot
Until they moved to The Dalles
'c re a ^ ” Chrysanthe^ gon, sec. 10, SWVi NW Vii,
containing 40 acres.
several years ago Moro had been
t h e t home. He has been county ™ n s *“ the presence of 30 _ThM tra c tJ s ordered Into the
th®k hom®^J®e
attornev quests.
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market on a showing that the
school supertotendenb attorney,
Th^ brWe given ,n
poruon thereof iB m u n -
real estate dealer banker and
wore -
K tainou3 or too rough for cultlva-
and owner and director of toe >
accessories, »ton
land bank in Spokane.
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Bids may be made by the
Here for the event were both Yer
was¡of gardenias an princlpal or his agent, either
w
e
s
deep plnk rosebuds.
Her only
at the sale or by mall.
. •
Portland attendant, Mrs. Leonard Kirby,
Bids sent by mail will be con-
their families p ie ce s ahd sister in law of tlie bride» wore sidered only if received at this
.
® J an3,1 e / ' t
pink dress with balora jacket, office prior to the hour fixed for
. P
,
, oarlv
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black
the sale. These-
accessories and
and a - a corsage
corsage
dnva black accessories
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. . bids must be ac-
^ kee the MlbheU houBe abu^z of gardenias.
’
™ tSffire m oneT o r te r ? to i the
. with
. . i t i . l laughter
o i . n h t o . and
nnri r remlniscenses
o m in ie p o n o o s
R
eub en
Steppei of
hid«
and m
ust be
*wuuen
oiePPe.
u. Kooskia,
o(
b,ds and
muBt
during the afternoon.
Idah°. was t>est man for hls enclosed in sealed envelopes. The
. . om .... „» tnwn were brother.
envelopes must be marked In toe
Sanders Mrs.
Miss Orlena Kirby, sister of lower left-hand corner substantl-
svnnt qander« Mrs Cole Smith the bride lighted to a candles an d ’ ally as follows: “Public sale bid,
FTank Sandem Mrs. Cole Smith*
Nq Oregon 076« Sale,
^ c y m T » X .
«old braid for toe occasion.
W a. m.. December 7, 1950.
. RAGSDALES RECEIVE
Another big rain fell Thursday
m uiouaj
night, , making muddy here6 has
Friday on the roads. There
here has
SCHOOL TAXES
o
-
about (oiks vou do know
or wouidenjov knowing
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
The person making the highest
OREGON J .AND ‘OFFICE -—bid will be required to pay im-
‘
mediately the amount thereof.
Portland 18, Oregon, Oct. 20 1050
Any persons claiming adverse-
Adams
ten thousand or so when all the
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Saturday to
taxes are paid.
.
^ » a l e m came up Saturday to
There are 383 children attend-
with M rs G race
ing schools in Sherman county Pedler. ^ W h e n th e Adams left
which makes the per pupil cost Sunday Mrs. Medler accompan
$650.
For
money »v
it should
them and p lan s io le m a in
»oov. ru
i that
uiai luvrucj
be possible to hire tutors for to Salem unt after
an 8g v'
every
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e v ^ one
«..e of them.
w.™.,
Blackburne
and
his
This county has led the state
W
Pendleton visited over
(except for county unit counties) fiance of P endet n
ted o er
in consolidation of school dis- the week ^Rd Bt the hom ej)f hls
trlcta but t h e consolidations P**1^ * - Mr- an **f'L,?eor?e
have -n icely consolidated dis- Blackburne and hls brother In
tricts and 'not schools. _
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“
^ G o M e X “ w aaT
S I °„r. £ efore the t,me
designated for sale,
53~4c
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NOTICE OP PINAL HEARING
Notice Is hereby given that
the u n d e rsize d has filed In the
County Court of the State of
Oregon for Sherman County his
Final Report and Account as
Administrator of the estate of
Antone B. Potter, deceased, and
that Saturday, December 16, 1950
at ten o’clock A. M., of said day,
at the County Courtroom, in the
CourthouBe> at Moro, Oregon,
. .
c
t
has been fixed by to C t
the time and p a
f
h
g
± ,°
Arooum and toe setUe-
port ana Account anu u ie seitie-
ment of said estate,
George A. Potter
Ge0 Q Updegraff,
Attorney for Administrator. 2-5c
A wperlor MrvleB
• f penonai aHaiKÍ«nca
THAT COSTS N O M O W
I
dm
■OOKEUVAVL
— Awidsranqsof pòca»
pie again by dealers.
In that spending far too much "»««y » q J h S JES it«
Edith Mr. and Mrs. Harold Christian- wedding march,
♦hat meat* a l whkes
TKE DALLES, OREGON
case there could be no final ai> in ¿btrtets that never should
h
Itt
™ ankflTvln£ son, Leslie M. Martin, Jeanette
AJter the ceremony the young
518 W. 7thSt.
proval until 1952. Cigarette dis- continue to exist.
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Wednesday afternoon. Martin, Grace Glenn Crichton, couple opened tjw gifts for the Phone 3729.-
tributors wanted a “fair-trade”
It seems possible that Sher-
^ t * \ h e Esther’M. Stratton, Charla Strat- pleasure of those attending, then
law at the last session and man county m
may
be able
ay.be
ame to con-
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rw om her M ton E stella, Benson, .Maynard cut the three tiered wedding
would have promised to not tinue its expensive school sys-
nrn<yram at Nelson and son Gary
Archie cake topped with the traditional
refer a cigarette tax had one tern for some Ume to come as
ban
Pr« rlm
p lttman j r .t Content Wilson, Mr. bride-groom figurine. The cake
been passed. It was sort of a deal money Is plentiful right now.
B rn »
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and Mrg AR>ert
Edlth
wreathed in fern and mums
which neither delighted the leg- There is almost no urge to con-
porter, Beulah Patterson, Pru- and placed on a lace tablecloth,
islators nor the distributors. It solidate from.
rea8°™- "
l Mrg Jordon ls driving dence Patterson, Mhy B. Nordin. Pictures were taken of this scene.
falled-
There «>uld be savings o< 1100,- o«P> •
«s whlie her husband Stella B. Poley. Mr. and Mrs.
The couple left for a short
Another proposal made at the 000 made by different organlxa-
Curtis Neal ls bring- V. E. Cushman, Mr. and Mrs. M. wedding trip for which the bride
------------- meeting
^ ttn g was
tax committee
was that
that tion
tion and
and that
that could
could we
well be
be for
for ^ ‘" ^ U d i S . down from toe Z. Donnell,' Mrs. Mabel Ellis, chose, a gray suit trimmed In
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LaVole, Mr. and Mrs. J. black
’ They will make their
the bonus be paid by a 15 percent other J^lng*. - In fact JJJjrould
sur-tax on income t; which would pave about 25 miles of rOBd, ,
Going from
from Rufus
Rufus Saturday
Saturday B.
B. Kirk,
Kirk, Lillian
Lillian Montague,
Montague, Mr.
Mr. home
home in
in Parkdale.
rarxaaie.
also raise about the right amount
night to attend the grange meet and Mrs. Victor Peterson, Mr.
Mrs. Donald Davis served the
of money to make the annual MANPOWER
4ng and dance at Hardlandview and Mrs. Avery Martin and Bev- cake, Mrs. H. L. Hoag the ices
payments on bonus bonds a n d .
» H n M were Mr and Mrs. Har- erly, Nellie Muir. ^Mrs. E. H. and Mrs. Don Wetmore poured.
interest. It will protfably receive
It was surprising when 3 land McDonald, Mrs. Sadie Rich, French, Maybel O* Mack, Nettie Guests present were Mr. and
less supportt than the cigarette woman was appointed as as-
g
wilaon, and Gawley, Edward C. PeaMe, Mr. Mrs. John, Stepper? Twin sisters,
tax, ^ th o u g h it ¡is Jy»t as fair a sistant to the Secretary of De-
Mrs George Fox.
and Mrs. E. E. Kaseberg, Mr. Betty and Marva, brothers Her-
means of paying for the bonus, fense and put In charge of man-
pomona grange will meet at and Mrs. G. H, Root, Mrs. Fran- bert and Freddy of Salem; Mr.
There is no reason why cigar- power. Also surprising is tjmt Rafug Saturday afternoon Nov- cis Medler, Mrs. Casha Yates, and Mrs. Reuben Stepper ’ and
ette smokers should pay all of her appointment probably pres-
25 installation of officers Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Walker, Le-~ daughter Dorothy. Mr. and Mrs.
the bonus and the proposal is ages a movemerit toward more
ukg
Jn
ola Church, Mr and Mrs. N. C. h , L. Hoag of Arlington. Mrs.
made largely because there are universal service by all men
at 10 a m There will Coulter, Mrs. Marie Wilcox, Lau- Lila Lee Osburft and twins Kay
so few means of raising tax and women.
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dinner at noon at ra Thompson.
and Jay, Mr.« and Mrs. James
money not already in effect in
The American Legion years
araniZp ball
Pouring
during
the
reception
Hoag and daughter Penny I lean;
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gf lUKC
Oregon.
There are left only
the ago asked for __I..«,.««!
universal mllltorv
military
Mrg
Donal Brislain and child- were Mrs. Ethel Sanders, Mi-s. Donald Hoag of Arlington; Mr.
sales taxes of one kind or anoth-. service, which meant that in
returned home to Rufus af- Theresa Sanders, Mrs. Marie and Mrs, William Goen and child-
er—or a general sales tax.
war time every one should per-
gpending a couple of weeks Thorp, Mrs. Charles Belshee. ren Philip and Karen of Klam-
The sur-tax proposal does— form some service to aid the
parents at Dallas.
Frank Burnet. Mrs. E. D,. McKee, ath p aiig; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
or should—make clearer to the military. War has come to in-
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Mrs. A.' Huokin, Mrs. R. J. Bak- Froebe, Mr. and Mrs. Maitland
voters
the size of-the debt creat- volve more civilian pursuits
voU>
er. Mrs. Virgil Cushman,' Mrs. ghepard, Mr. and Mrs. Donald
E. H. Moore. Serving were Mes- Davis. Miss Beverly Russell,'Mrs
e a t by the passage of the bonus, since that policy was first pro-
Also a suggestion was made that mulgated, but In general it ls \
dames Collis Moore, Giles French,
Wetmore, Mr. and Mrs.
the school bill Increase be paid still the policy of the Legion
Inhn Kar J - K- McKean, L. E. Kaseberg, Leonard Kirby and daughter,
FOR
. SALE: To
n ■ o tL hrtrk Wendell Balsiger, Carroll Sayrs. Dlai^ Lee of The Dalles.
by a ten mill tax on property. and of many* others.
len estate: Ginn Coleman brlcK
Chrlstian80n Mrs opal
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It would have to be Increased
Considering the vast , amount
building in Moro. See Darwin parklng weicomed the guests and
later but ten mills would take of paper work involved In mill-
Van Glider or T. Lester John- Mrg Jane
tended the NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION—
care of the debt for the first tary action and preparation there-
3c
son.
ROUGH OR MOUNTAINOUS
bl-ennium.
fore, it seems a waste of man-
guest book.
TRACT
The committee also rescinded power to exempt so many from
REGISTERED HEREFORD
PTJBUaLAND
SALE
Its former action favoring the the draft. In the last war men
Mrs.
H.
R.
Knight
and
son
Her-
/
CATTLE SALE
abolition of the state property served ably who were unfit to
by of Chihuahua, Mexico are UNITED STATES
DEPART-
tax, an action that will keep the go to the*
visiting at the home of Mrs. MENT OF THE INTERIOR
» ri front. More can be
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property owners in Jeopardy, utilized^-and properly so. Nel-
Knight’s mother, Mrs. Edith
REDMOND, OREGON
. Property tax payers may offset ther should age be an unsur
Neyhus, who is primary teacher
to property tax^s after the next mountable bar to military ser-
in Rufus school Mrs. Knight and
1 2 :0 0 N O O N
session. The tax spenders need vice.
son plan to leave for home Wed
the dough.
The nation is now taking but
nesday.
Redmond Auction Yards
AU of which is additional evi- a small portion of the young
Gregory Brislain, the small
dence that what Oregon needs is men because of physical quall-
son of Mr. and Mrs. Donal Bris
Perhaps you get a peculiar feeling, sometimes, when
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HEAL)
100
a tax group composed of men fications. Inasmuch as needs are
lain, fell from, a step Monday,
you think of the (inancial responsibilities ahead.
from each county with ability to greater than the supply of husky
and cut a gash In his forehead.
40 Range Bulls
Like m any people, you m ay so rt of feel cram ped and
gather and disseminate Informs- and abie some means must be
The Brislalng took him to the
40 Bred Cows
hem
m ed in on all sides, w ondering how in the world
doctor
who
put
four
stitches
to
tion about taxes. Such a group found to use men not quite per-
Many with Calves
you’re
ever going to straighten out yourself and be free
could prevent, the too rapid
jn physique or mind. The
close
the
cut.
PLUS Bred & Open Heifers
to m eet the big, im portant emergencies th a t will surely
growth of government.
But defense of the 4. nation must be
and Bull Calves
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
probably It will not come until i<ept at the best possible peak,
come your way.
These are high quality cattle
All persons having claims
taxpayers are b^oke—when It
wjhether we continue to fight
consigned from leading herds
Perhaps you get num b all over w hen you seriously
against the Estate of Mary E.
will be too late.
ay over the world or decide to
of Central Oregon
think
of w hat will become of you should you become
Knox, deceased are hereby not
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limit our defense to a smaller:
Write for . Catalogue
sick—w
ith so little m oney in the bank to tide you over I
ified to present them, with the
-
part of the globe It will be nec-
Western Sale Management
proper vouchers and duly veri
Perhaps you’ve been w ondering how you’re ever
Box 800
* Ontario, Oregon
TH ANK 8G IV ING
essary to keep a large number
fied, to the undersigned, the
going to get enough cash together to make a down pay
Si Williams, Auctioneer
of men under arms for a long
Here s T h an k sg iv in ji, our ori tjm p t() com e A riy means taken
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duly
„ appointed, qualified and
m ent on th a t new house you and your fam ily will need
ginal American feast day, T8 to utilize a larger percentage of WANTED: R eliable m an Ylth acting administrator of the Es
eventually.
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car to cull on farm *« in Sher- u te Qf Mary E Knox, deceased,
tablished by the Pilgrim tol°' tbe population will be for the
Perhaps you fidget when you consider th a t your child
man county.
Wonderful op- at the office of T Lester John-
ntete after their first successful
good
„ thaVa what
will
be ready for college in a few short years and you
portunlty.
$15
to
$20
in
a
day.
gon
attorney
at
iaw,
Wasco,
Ore
harvest There had to be a rea-
appolntment of Mrs Rosen-
w onder w here the tuition will come from.
No experience or capital re~
within six months from
-son for a feast In those days.
gUndg for -we’re for It.
quited.
Write McNess Comp-
Qf
firgt publication
. Food had to be garnered from
B
T here’s one way, however, to get out of the box finan
the surrounding forests or pro
,n y ' z ^ . P t JB; 2A2nr
Of 0)1» notlce’
November
cially . . . and th at is to sta rt saving p art of your wages
St.
2-3p 24 1950.
duced from
the ___
stony
We ____
suppose
each week in U nited States Savings Bonds.
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w acres of
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__ Oregon-OSC
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-___ Oakland 7, Calif.
a new and infertile land. Having game will be the bottom of the CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING —
Frank P. Knox
Y ou’ll be surprised how quickly your savings accum
plenty to eat wasn’t a matter of bowl game. ,
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Meat cutting* wrapping, snarp
Administrator
ulate when you sign up through the P ayroll Savings
m
ra
ireeT*
T. Lester Johnson
a credit rating at the grocery ----------------- —
P lan where you work, or the Bond-A -M onth Plan where
bph. b ta U M p K lH
S S Attoroey; for Administrator
store.
you
bank.
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There was lit Ge spare time Meets 2nd and 4th
Wasco, Oregon
W
eek
after
week,
m
onth
after
m
onth,
your savings
10 devote to sports reading or Tuesdays of « c h
FOR YOUR WILLYS 4-WHEEL
courting although the. young men m o n « ^
(
w
ill
grow
and
grow
and
grow.
F
urtherm
ore, in ten
DRIVE PICKUP, JEEP OR
short years, you g e t back
fo r every $3 y ou set aside!
seemed to achieve the same re-
N n
STATION WAGON contact
suit in the time alloted. Like the Helen Kruger, N. O.
Willis Motor Co., West Col
W h y not start fre e in g you rself from financial w or
squirrel the early Americans Lucille May, Sec.
umbia River Highway, The
ries
now? Start buying U. S. Savings Bonds regularly,
had to keep their mind on what Aetklehem H iapter V5T
Dalles, Ore. Also Wlllys Sta
starting
now . H ow about it?
Meets every second and
they were going to eat today, to
tion Wagons, Jeepsters, Sedan
¥
fourth
Thursday
In
each
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morrow and next winter. The
Deliveries and 2-Wheel drive
month;
visiting
members
very* conditions under which he
Pickups ft ton equipped with
lnvttad. Moro, Oregon-
lived made the Pilgrim >- fathers
the
new F-head HURRICANE
Olive Young. W. M.
a sober man, not given to the
motor.
Used civilian and mili
Naomi Van Gilder. Secretary
tary Jeeps.
Wlllya-Cverland
frivolities.
ivoiiuc».
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r ----------- -— * — — . A i ' i ■■ a a ar
But a bountiful harvest of ffereka Lodge No. I ll L J . A 4 jm
Parts and Servlets
35tfn
Meets on the 1st and
corn, a plentiful supply of dried
3rd Thursday evenings NATIONJAL organisation offers
venison and a good catch of fish
each
—. - month.
____ Visiting
llw
opportunity to make money
seemed such a joyous event that
S ’ ' ln y °ur ®pare Ume’ wrlUn» cre-
some observanc-e was necessary
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<ut reports in Wasco, Oregon,
to show proper appreclaGon to
C. 8. Bennett, w . m -
work. B u s in e s s
Him who had ma<le it possible,
H .B. Pinkerton, Secretary
knowledge
or
educaUon prefer
I t was a feast day and a day of
Set IIS
red.
Write
Mr.
W. P. Gray,
true Thanksgiving.
Meets 1st and 3rd
P. O. Box 111, Portland 7, Ore
We are farther removed from
y , to LO.OF.
gon.
13c EX-MATINEE IDOL DIES . . .
.A---- ♦V these
vgxjn rtavs.
and
nature
days. And
And if th ere
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Is no com, ships or trains bring
brothers are
EXPERIENCED married man Maeriee CosteOe, 71, film faver-
in some from regions where It
invited to
wnnts year around work on lie ef the W i, wbe u te r became
U plentiful. We’ve taken care of m eet w lth
■r ■ l i t , t r i m i i
wheat ranch. See Mrs. J. A.
TUs J n m
—wreparM
batfer au*^fe«s • / Tf»«auzy D«p«rfmNC< and Xdvaar/x/ar Couac/7.
Engberg. Rufus, Ph. Wasco 751 movie«, died recenUy la Hally-
W III6TIN. « S
Marvin Howell, N. G.
l-3p
Leo Watkins, Secretary
to—. I
that we have removed to some
Have you felt like
-this lately?
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