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About The American. (Central Point, Or.) 1928-1936 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1931)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1931 _Tb' AMERICAN, CENTRAL PÛINT. QRJEOQN Local Happenings Mrs. Geo. Wright of Table Rock and Mrs. Alirn Williams and Mrs. Arlle Thompson were Medford visit- ors Wednesday. • ■ The Golden Link Bible class of t h e C h r i s t i a n church will hold t h e ii meeting this month at the church parlors. This is the Christmas party and a large attendance is expected. Sheriff Jennings was a pleasant caller at the American office on Tuesday morning. He was in the city on official business. • Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stager were guests of Mr. und Mrs Roy Ander- son Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs. \V P. Morgan andj Mr. and Mrs. E. M Morgan of Trail ! spent Wednesday in town railing on relatives and trading with local nter- chants. Wednesday noon the pupils of the Central Point schools had the chance for the first time this year of de- positing their savings in the school Monday afternoon two represen savings hank This is carried on in Natives from the Palmer Music House connection with the Central point showed instruments to the students State hank Hereafter every week wtl0 mi* ht be interested in purchase they will have the privilege of de- ill|! 0,ie *° U8e *n the orchestra which positing their savings, W1U start practice the first weer I • • • *,ter Christmas. The instruction is1 Th f| , , ht> free and all that is required of t h e , . , . ' * . *r8, *m ,he student is that he furnish his own ■ ' * ’ * " * a" d 8,n* “ •mas songs a* their part of the Instrument. ■Open House Christmas program, Dec. SCHOOL NOTES By ELIZABETH FLEISCHER « a onef* a^uni11^ 31, visited Friday, Dec. 4. • . * * . ’ Evelyn Doss, a former student of the high school __ school, now attending A prominent local Beau Brummel school at Prospect, visited the school was seen escorting a beautiful young Monday, lady home from church last Sunday! morning. Inasmuch as they met his A clever and amusing assembly wife as they turned the corner, wo r,r°Kr“ >» "a s presented to the student a » looking and listening for black b""1y Fr,d“ y »Dernoon by the boys «T«*8 8»d breach of promise suits. ,he Pl»»Ral education classes un- It is the general opinion that|der ,he direction of Mr. Zobel. Clyde gentlemen prefer blondes, but this 1*avls W88 at the piano through the particular gent seems to have a eli,ire program and played during weak“ e»» for brunettes. intermission. a series of eight tumbling acts were put on. “ A Tra M arried H ere :" ,d " i,h floWHrs l",', candies and W' le I - t with c i< u MrrtCM soon as anyone had finished. The j Miss Frances Dona Morton of Losj s jria that served were all attractlve- five of Med Gatoa, California, became the bride ly dressed in white. The money made of Mr. Joseph Elias Adams of the D'on> the dinner will be used to help j Tuesday by i same place, in a quiet wedding cere * hrlstmas boxes for those fam-j high school „ . A A. jilies in the community that would; mony performed at the parsonage i . . . , . ... , at the Sams f v not otherwise have a Christmas, home of Rev. and Mrs. J. M. John- • * . ,---------- The South Methodist ford was defeated last the strong Sams Valley team in a game played Valley school. The game was a fast and close one, the final score being 26 to 20. Wilson of S'nis Valley was high point man with 13 poin.s to his credit, while John Powell of the Methodists ran a close second with 12 points. Band o f G ypsies Infest the City _ WANT ADS C Bristmas Time *4MOA^V*4* 4M44444444M 4444 **’♦»'* * * plans for program, Test and hanking, e y 8 « LOW O ld a n d Ilo o k s fo r V oting. I* K R F I M K S— ( ’ A N I) I K H A n d in a n ) s u ita b le new tilin g s f o r th is h a p p y o c c a s io n S T O N E ’S D R U G S T O R E t ’e n tra i P o in t, O re girti YOUR SU N D AY D IN N ER T h e progress o f civilization has ch a n ged with its w iza rd ry the m agic lam p that A la d d in sought lon g a g o , into a co m p a ct and m agic little bank b ook . This book entitles you to d o w hat you will in so fa r as it lies in its p ow er travel, ed u cation , investm ents, security, fre e d o m are your “ open sesam e” to success. Fierytliing Is Strictly flood M eats fo r Our Saturday T rad e t HOICK ( I TS of RF.KF KTKAIv ROAST ItF.KF— ROAST FORK PORK CHOI'S and VKII. \iitl a Choice I,ini' of Coltl Meats We liny and Sell Only THK CHOICKNT OF MKATS Central Point Meat Market Central Point State Bank 1 I. I>. I.KWIS, Prop. t ( . ..... a t j i c - n « »vg, w f ^ u i r , 1 ■ 1 States iitk I fi * • I y y TIRES 8 J iih I O pened— S p le n d id lin e o f Itoxcd W r itin g P a p e ra . the Open House Christmas the details of tne Schick plans for the resuming of Wednesday. « :: :: :: 8 PR IC ES 8 I United t llltlH T M VS G I F T S thing, were discussed, among them u u ••••• «« » «« « * w «»«'**'**'» w •** n NEW son, in Central Point, on Friday a f- Practice was held last week fori ternoon, December 4, ] the Junior assembly program play I Miss Morton is the daughter of to he presented just before the Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Morton, who Christmas holidays, made their home in Central Point • • • for several years, and is a graduate The boys of the basketball team of the Central Point high school and have practiced hard in view of the j very popular with her schoolmates! game Friday night w.tn Jacksonville on a.'d n-quatntances of the family. The ; to be held there. The team is out. American acknowledges a call from | after the championship this year, her last summer when here on her The girls’ team practiced Monday. vacation. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Mr. Adams Is a young carpenter after school. They will play a prac of Los Gatos, and has gained a very tice game at Jacksonville Friday charming bride in the young lady of night before the boys’ game. his choice. He drove all the way from his home In the southern state STIRK REI* WRING il to please his bride-to-be who wished The hand of Gypsies Infesting this city and community last week suc ceeded in securing a nice sum of money at the George Obenchain home west of town. Reporting th<> robbery, Mr. Obenchain said some of to he married by her former pastor the gypsies forced their way into She is a very dear friend of the his house while he was away help Johnsons. ing a neighbor fix a clutch in his After a brief visit in the northern automobile, and demanded money part of the state they will return to and food from Mrs. Obenchain. who Los Gatos where they will make was 111 at the time, nearly frighten their home. ed her to death. They took oonsid- atile small change the Ohenchains had in a jar that they used to make change when selling produce at the farm, demanded paper money of Mrs Obenchain. and took a quantity of canned goods frpm the kitchen The gypsies seemed insulted. Mr Obenchain said, because they were j not given the paper money they j wanted and went grumbling on their Walter 4’arr anil Irvin Hall have taken over flic ma migrili *it of way. They were driving high priced automobiles in which they quickly Ihc NIP A SIP Service Station. sped away. Monday evening, December 7, the Jackson County Schoolmasters’ club me, al th> Mt. j forj Jullior hi„ h school for a turkey dinner cooked pOR SALE— Spits, Newtown and and served by the Junior high P. T. Bennett apples. From 25c to 75c box. Bring your box. C. E. Smith, A. The club is for all men teachers Phone 36XX2. mile west of of Jackson county. Only Mr. Jew Central Point. ett from Central Point was able to attend. Judge Sparrow was speaker FOR SALE A Flarno range, prac of the evening. He related his ex tically new; about half paid tor; periences in the Spanlsh-Americau just finish making deferred pay ments about half original coat: a war. This proved to be very inter bargain. W. A. Crane, American esting and entertaining. office. The local Teachers’ Institute was represented"'Th!' '( ¡ i r i s '" l . T ciul! held Saturday in Medford at the new will sing two Chrl,tmas songs This A m t a iiraiwiiiiiiiicim iiM l high school. Mr. Burgess was the »B l be the only part the high school main speaker. Several of the Cell-I *111 have on the program. tral Point teachers attended. . . . A meeting was called last week of j \ o i mi s t n i : k r m : m \ \v \ k t i < i . kn st i t a i i i . k f o r Mrs. Murphy, sixth grade teacher, the grade school teachers. Various Mrs. M. M. Downey spent Monday *Pl,y u Klat or De» ,h <>* a Flying was out of school with the flu all, and Tuesday with her grandmother.!. oose* wi,h John Smith as the of last week. She was back again hunter and Alvin Maple as the Fly Ben Dawson of Steamboat, was Mrs. L. C. Hazelwood. ing Goose, won much applause from Monday. Mrs. Sheley substitute,! for transacting business here Wednes Mrs. Murphy. day. He and his brother Frank own Mrs. Arthur B. Myers and t w o i ^ L V i S i . i ' E * , I T ” the old Steamboat ranch. daughters. Elsie and Betty, of Med an ^ L f m . ’ India" ^ Tuesday afternoon, physical ex ford, spent Wednesday evening with j,,,' Orville L Z r ' Z aminations were given all those stu Al Hermanson shipped one of his Mrs. Myers’ grandmother, Mrs. L. C .jmade the ■tudentV’catch the^r breath dents who wish to play basketball pedigreed Boston pups to Mr. Ansel »»»•«wood. |The boys taking part in the program No student can play basketball unless Robison in Kan Francisco Thursday. ' were: Donald Patterson. Alfred i*16 I*88 l18'! •I**8 examination. ---------- The pe°PIe 8re "Ponding their Taylor. Delbert Ayers, Ned Cash. ! . . . Mrs. George Obenchain Is recover- mon*y I" Central Point and com Fred Virtue. Donald Culbertson. Or Each 'ear bovs are annointed lng from her recent illness. munity received from turkeys ship-1 ville Caster. Alvin Maple John ’"the fire so „ad ti v i --------- . M - "*■< MOO* F , „ „ . . . Pro- r „ „ „ . C . 4 . R o l.n i 0 . . - 'o Z r .o r m in case of fire und The small daughter of Mr, and duce coml,an> ° f Kan hiancisoo at ad, Wayne Coker, Wilbur Eicher and also duriu g the fire drill. The boys Mrs. D. Blumenstine, who has been 1 LankKKiviiiK time, J. D. Watkins.! Clyde Davis, who have been placed on the fire suffering from indigestion for sey- f*rm 8 representative, thinks the . . . squad this year are: eral days, is slightly improved. ,be P*°Ple are well pleased due to| Due to the fact the mothers of the Hose: Upper floor—Squad 1 — receiving from 1 He to 3c better than neighborhood objected to the loca Donald Patterson. Orville Caster. Mrs. Nettle Green of Berkeley, they coul(1 h8v« done locally. tion, the freshmen bonfire has again Harold Smith; Squad 2— Delbert Cal., stopped in Central Point for a •--------- been changed from the field across Ayers, Jack Sanderson, Marvin brief visit with her friend, Mrs. J. J. O. Ormsby of Prospect who was the highway opposite the high school Stark. Lower floor: Squad 1 — Grim, while returning from a visit arrested Monday night on a charg< back to the old place on the school Donald Snyder. Alvin Maple, Doug with her daughters, Jessie and Fran- of possession of intoxicating liquor grounds. Work was started Satur- las Elliott. Squad 2—Clifford Ca- ces, in Portland. was fined J1UQ and sentenced to 30 day and quite a pile of rubbish lias sad. Wayne Coker, Lathel Stevens ■---------- days in jail in Judge Glenn O. Tay- already been collected. Extinguishers: Study hall— Roy Mrs. L .H. Smith, C. E. Smith and lor’s court Wednesday. Ormsby * * * Martin; alternate. Lewis Hedgpeth. family were Sunday dinner guests of pleaded guilty. According to state The girls of the Girls’ League Stage— John Smith; alternate. Joc Mr. and Mrs. E. Hurd of Medford. police who made the arrest Ormsby cooked dinner for and served approx- Johnson. Office - Alfred Taylor • has been under surveillance for some imately 75 persons Friday evening alternate, Rrmel Shaver. Upper Mr. and Mrs. Bert Duncan were time and many complaints ltave come at the dinner held in the Home Ee. floor Champ Pitts, Ralph Knight; dinner guests at the home of Mrs. from^Prospect as to his selling liquor. rooms. They began serving al 5:30 alternates, Edward Rimami, Harry and continued until 8:00 o'clock. Young. Viola Lampman Sunday. He has a wife and one child. Radio music entertained the patrons Monitors: Second floor Mr. Zo bel. First floor— Mr. Jewett. 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