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ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, Thursday, July 6, 194?
Ashland Men Are 1 Two Ashland Girls on
a .
. . .
.
U. oi O. tionor icon
Injured in Logging
Truck Accident
U niversity of Oregon Two uni­
versity of Oregon students from
A snland'w ere among tnose nam ed
on the spring term nonor roll, it
i has been announced from the of­
fice of the a ssistan t reg istrar.
| A shland women earning grade
I point averages of 3.0 or better
naif A's and half b s were Jean
F rideger and Ninon k ing.
Miss F rideger, who grad u ated
in business adm inistration inis
y<;ur> ^1UJ1 served the p a st year as
chairm an of toe cam pus w ar
board. She is the d au g h ter of Mr.
and Mrs. I. K. F rideger of Ash­
land.
Miss King, w h o will be a
sophom ore in liberal a r ts next
year, is a g ra d u a te of Ashland
high school, and is the duughter
oi Mrs. K uth King,
Bond Auction is
Climax to Local
4tE Observance
Number 24
New Auto Stamps
Are Now Required
Bond Premiere
Well Attended
Thursday Night
P resen t federal use tax stam ps
for m otor vehicles expired F rid ay
n ight a t m idnight, and new stam ps
should have been on windshields
S atu rd ay , according to a w arn ­
Two Ashland men were Injured
ing by J. W. Maloney, collector
Huturduy on the Dead Indian road
of in tern al revenue. *
A larg e audience, representing
when the heavily laden truck
The $5 federal stam p s are on some >33,300 w orth of bonds, ac ­
■truck a soft shoulder on the road
sale a t all post offices in Oregon cording to Dee Ryan, m an ag er of
causing the tra ile r tongue to
Those who fail to display the new the V arsity theatre, atten d ed the
buckle, w ith the result th a t the
p s al,
are auujuonai
liable to , an
additional
- stam
-----w
bond
prem iere a t th e th e a tre last
load of logs «ltd forw ard, h ittin g
Sale of $10,800 w orth of w a r f
$5 p enalty If th eir cars are spot- j T hursday evening, w hen th e bond
the cab and drlvilng It out over
bonds at the bond auction In the
ted by a crew of from 75 to 80 j prem iere w as heid, ad m ittan ce be-
the m otor of the truck. In Ihe cab
IJ th la P ark T uesday afternoon
deputy internal revenue collectors ■ m g only by the purenase of a
were Jam es Nanes and Maurice
was the clim ax to w hat has been
who will conduct a delinquency bond. The en th u sast.c audience
Woodson of Ashland. The accident
described as a very quiet F ou rth
check im m ediately a fte r Ju ly 4. fully enjoyed the th ree a c t play
occurred when the truck driven by
of Ju ly a t Ashland this year. The (By OLD TIM ER)
M aloney said.
“The Call of F reedom ”, presented
Woodson tu rn ed out for an a p ­
bond Auction cam e in the a f te r­ To the E ditor:
by the L ittle T h eatre g roup from
m
e
uixicun
suggested
tn
a
t
mo­
proaching tru ck driven by Boss
noon, following a youngster's pro­
Camp W hite. The SCU band also
Harden. In v estig atin g police o f­
Ju ly w as nam ed from Ju liu s to rists wouxu uo wen to dam pen gave a concert and sh o rt p arad e
g ram in the lower p a rt of the
ficers found no Indication of c a re ­
park. About $650 w orth of m er­ C aesar who w as bom on the 12th m e wmusmeiu ra tn e r m an m e im m ediately prior to th e opening
guiniuea sine of m e new stam p
less or negligent driving.
chandise was donated to the au c­ of the month.
of the play, 'm e play was realistic
m axxixxng tnese.
Woodson, driver of the logging
tion by the m erchants of Ashland
and brought out tn e h o rro rs of
truck, sustained a broken arm in
and this was auctioned off to the
The D eclaration of Independ­
w ar to m e audience. Fohow ing
the accident and m inor injuries,
buyers by G. E. Dunn, E arl New- ence^ adopted in Philadelphia, Ju ly
the play th e technicolor movie
while Nenes Is reported to be In
bry, I. R. F rideger and F ran k 4, 1776, ap p ears to have become
“ Up in A rm s” w as presented T /4
a serious condition as a result of
■After being closed down fo r the Van Dyke witn John P. D augher­ an out-m oded document.
Jo n Crowe, well known m usician
the accident. Both men were talc-
past three weeks, the City Hos ty as clerk. A bond donated by the
a t the camp sang several num bers
v v •/
en to a Medford
____ _ hospital.
pital will open again this week ; J ansen Lum ber Co. and a blanket
W ork seldom kills anyone, ra th ­
A 35 pound saim on is nothing to of an inspirational n atu re, which
n n t
a v v / u tw n n o
lu u n d e r the direction of Miss L ily ]'™ ™ M‘'5Z
each brought e r the things we do outside of be sneezed a t even by a visitor were wel lreceived.
Evans. Closing of the hospital ¡ J 18™ in bonds, the blanket going
work hours th a t break down heal­ tio m canxornia w nere everym m g
i> A T Iik M /'L I A
! waa neceaoary to do considerable ! J “ , ° ° Va ra of
- th and the nervous system .
is “coiossai". The happy iisner-
Salem,—A num ber of Oregon
/ I n v ' I l /A IN
remodeling. AH of the rooma '
Heed general chairm an of
m an w as w yies xierry ux i^s a h . s ta te fish hatcheris m ay have to
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have been repainted, being done
bond drive for Ashland, stated
O ur sym pathy goes to the man geies wno proudly exhibited the close for lack of funds unless ac-
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mg fish whicn w ^ caugnt a ï Mc- üo n is t ^ e u t ”
Pl e H i ~ m e
W ashington — The Office of In white. New
linoleum
has been W ednesday m orning th a t the bond I lettin g W
Price A dm inistration has ended a luld on all the floor space and a u c u "2;
J
p ark in g strip. M aybe he's trying
xx;od, a tew days ago. Mr. and funds of the S ta te Fusn Commis-
point holiday for canned p e u . new cu rtain s m ade for the w in -| r®w a a ya iU]a
, ,
Pr£ “ uere to buy a lawnm ower.
Mrs. B erry have purenased five sion. This was reveaied a t a m eet­
asp arag u s and tom atoes.
1 dows. New surgery lig h ts have j . . . * „ „ [ ? ; ? .
i
f
f
f
'a c re s on m e river 4 t McLeod and ing h ere attended by G overnor
These canned vegetables will i been installed. The nursery has day has about put Ashland over
pian to m ake th eir home on m e Snell, M erle R. Chessman, ch a ir­
MEAN Much
return to th e ration Hat
~
'*
«♦. A little b May
»t Sun-
' been repainted In a cream color the toP in
f5 ^ veIj to »..„n , ¿¡a
o o s tin g now and then
i pro p erty a s soon as conditions m an of the legislative in terim
as- and the X -ra v room w ill he In quota of $525,000. However, this T
®
n “ w an “ tne”
day. Point requirem ents for «HU
fisheries com m ittee, and a group
L Iio-M <rr'r...n noinr Tt,.. umimd« amount includes al ltypes
ltypes of bonds !18 J . 1**?«?*
best of. ™en- I perm it.—M edford News.
paragus, peas and tom atoes will 1 a light green color. The grounds
No
m
a
tte
r
w
h
at
your job m ay j
of o th er interested persons.
and
the
Ashland
q
u
o
ta
of
$125,000
range from five to ten blue points around the building are being Im­
be
P resen t fig u res indicate the
In "E ” bonds, the type to go to
Brandicd, spiced and pickled proved.
—C
utting
hay or serving tea—
commission will have a deficit of
individual purchasers, has not
fruits, also restored to the r a ­
$15,000 by the end of Juiy, despite
been m et and is still lagging P u r­ F rom d ra ftin g law s to m aking
tion list, will have the sam e high
shot
g reatly increased o p eratin g costs
chase
of
other
type
of
bonds
is
point value as o ther conned fruits.
during the p a st few years.
over the quota and brings the A little boost m ay mean a lot.
The only o th er changes In the
A cheery word, a kindly smile, |
Lower poundage revenues and
to
tal
sale
to
about
th
e
quota
fig
­
processed food ch a rt arc slight
low ceiling prices on fish, discour­
A friendly not once in a while '
ure of $525,000.
Increases • for 46-ounce vegetable
aging fisherm enfrom o perating
Following th e bond auction the May be the sanding of the tra c k
Juice com binations and sm all re­
F o r some poor chap who’s slip’n
this season, are believed to be the
m
unicipal
band
gave
a
concert
a
t
ductions fo r tom ato and sp ag ­
back.
cheif
causes of the deficit.
the
band
stand.
T
here
was
an
es
hetti.
It isn 't “blarney,” “bunk” nor
R estoration of th e com m ision s
tim ated 5,000 people in the p ark
C
haplain
John
D.
Leach
of
the
The OPA announced th at all
“show"
to legislative a p p ro p iia
from this section of Oregon to pic-
W estern Personnel R eassignm ent operations
blue coupons in the second strip
To give a guy a glad “Hello’
basis w as suggested a t the
I nlc, and to hear the band concert.
C enter a t Cam p W hite and sever­ tion
of w ar ration book four are w orth
F our Jackson county men were This fig u re is much less than the And let him know y ° u m ean it, al o th e rs of the Cam p W hite per- m eeting as a m eans to solve th e
ten points, not five as printed
Flve more blue stam ps to tal- fa ,,“ ,n* ,tke U?,e • ° “u ®r»
10.000 to 20,000 people who h a v e '
homeh™ it
harU
aonnel, will be g uests a t a Fellow- financials problem s of th e com ­
H X8 Y8 Z8 CUVed
soldier « medal for at-
gathered
on form er occasions, the - , F o r homehow it com es back to flhip SUpp er a t th e Neighborhood mission. A yearly ap p ro p riatio n
Ing fifty points, WS,
.
.
.
-
* ration-
’
I t«*mntincr
J iff____ — of
_w course
_____ being
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z .__
YOU
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and A5, become good *. for
^«mpting tz*
to rnuntin
rescue a a navy pilot difference,
the
re­ I
ongregational C hurch, M onday of $15,000 w as estim ated to be
And m akes for you a b rig h ter C
ed fixais on Ju ly 1. They
They will I aal J a n u a ry 13 a t P ort Stevens strictions on travel. Too, no effort
n
ight
J
u
ly
10,
T
he
Rev.
Howard the m inim um on which th e com ­
d ay
could operate.
on
the
Oregon
coast.
They
were
—
-
-
-
-
w
as
m
ade
to
get
a
F
o
u
rth
of
Ju
ly
Rees, p asto r of th e church an ­ mission
rem ain valid Indefinitely.
atto rn ey general will be ask
S g t. D elb er t E. Jo n es, S ,3 g t. Er- program going, according to Mr. . . . The
. . m oral is (again . I say)
--
nounces. C haplain Leach, who is ed The
th e s ta te em ergency board
n est W. F ie g u th and Cpl. A rth u r Reed, and most of the activities 1 *
*®hed by th e best of men
a t th e head of the church w ork a t has if au th
o rity to appro p riate xunds
H. Struve, all of Ashland, and Sgt of the day w ere m ore or less Ins- A “ ttle boosting now and then
Camp
W
hite
,and
has
been
affil­
Anon.
Vernon G. R lggert of Taient, anil prom ptu.
iated w ith th e C ongregational for a self su stain m g activity, fn e
Sgt. J. RiddfS of Albany.
.
f
f
f
In com m enting on the bond au c­
church in civilian life, will discuss commission w as placed on tn a t
T h at one cent piece, th a t looks the chaplain’s w ork in th e arm y. basis in 1925.
The w ar departm ent dispatch tion, Mr. Reed stated th a t he
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said th a t then to u g h t their way to wished to call atten tio n to an er like a dimfc and frequently bobs
T he Fellowship su p p er is sche­
M ilitary and w ar production de­
tlie end of a Jetty during a violent ro r m ade in announcing the ar-
in his pocket book, h as got duled to s t a r t a t 6:30. Follow ing
w indstorm and attem p ted to re- tid e s of m erchandise donated for Uncle Zeke's goat. He vehem ent the supper will be a m usical pro- m ands on the railroads and in te r­
Bt;ue lh e P“ o t whl) w a s sw ep t into the auction. The blanket which « L ^ a ix 8 ? h? t heJ d? neun ‘t Hke S ram -
wil1 M ature Sgt. Jon city buses a re uow a t an ail-tim e
W and World* W ar 1 veteran died th e . 8ea The m en w ere credited brought $1500 and w as sold to M r pennies th a t pretend to be m ore Crowe form erly of New York, and high and show indications of in­
m . j . ^ N ' r s . ' h S s s - j K ; ' ¡ s x ? “ ■ s l s j
c
w" n<>t ■ion‘‘,ed by J c
8, Str° n g for a who has had a wide experience creasing in volume d u rin g the
penny
of
an
o
th
er
color.
Penney
com
pany
as
w
as
announc
in opera and concert work, w as a ' su“ m er' T(h e “ va3ioa ol *;u r° pe
10, 1944. He was w orking for the ntrow m • because o f th e high
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-
none of the men w ere able ed but by M etz store. A blanket
, ^
f f
soloist
in the
recent bond ’ rally i 1 and
.«. stepped
, . up activ
. ity in * the , P ac
U. S. governm ent when stricken. wind,
Cicero said: "In the fam ily, as prem iere, and is now director of
are Placul& a h ®avy s tra m on
The deceased lived In Ashland to keep his footing and all were w as donated by J. C. Penney but
about eight years from 1935 to lacerated on the snarp rocks dur- in the auction it w as announced in the state, th e best source of the Special Services B ranch of the IU ® naUon s tran sp o rta tio n system
' th at two blankets w ere donated w ealth is economy.” The seed of , WPRC, will presen t several vocal
tke s,treara of w a r m ateria l
1942. He had planned to return ing the rescue attem p t.
Sgt. F ieguth is the son of M rs by Penney’s.”
every g re a t fo rtu n e in A m erica solos. His accom panist will be P v t m u st ** k ep t movln& to enaoie
to Ashland In F ebruary.
our fighting troops m ain tain m e
He served In the M arines In E lizabeth F ieguth of Ashland, and serene is a tte ste d too, by the fact today w as the saving h ab it and H arold O. D rosethes of Tacom a offensive. To all tnis m u st be aud-
World W ar 1 and had m any me­ S gt G iggert's m other is Mrs. H en­ th a t no a rre s ts w ere made anil every one o f the enorm ous fo rt- W ashington, a chorus leader in ed the burden oi tran sp o rtin g wax-
x-oute 4, Medford.
th a t no arre e sts w ere m ade and unes sta rte d with th e old-fashion- 1 civilian life. He will also give sev-
dals and citations concerning his ry R lggert,
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no accidents reported to the city 's ed thrift.
eral piano num bers. D uring the wounded from incom ing hospital
service. He took prom inent p a rt In
police office. As there w ere no
evening, too C haplain Leach will ships and troop tra n sp o rts to our
the Legion when here.
firew orks available, it w as mostly
W hat especially will be the a t ­ describe his w ork in the arm y, inland hospitals fo r expert m edi­
He leaves a m other, Mrs. Ann
very quiet.
titude of th e U nited S ta te s tow ard the w ork of a typical arm y chap- cal atten tio n and w ell-earned re st
P ra tt, of Los Angeles and sister
Germ
any^when peace-m aking tim e lain. The evening's m usial p a rt of All these th in g s m ig h t conceiv­
Eleanor W atson, form erly of A sh­
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
E.
Gowland
o
f
i
00111®
8
? P acifists say “T he Ger the p rogram will s ta r t between ably re su lt in cancellation of p as­
land, oth ers surviving a r e sisters,
New price Ceilings for w a te r­
space and w uole train s
Mrs. L au ra Cheney, M rs. Klea m elons and cents per pound m ark K lam ath Falls, form er Ashland i m an people are not like H itler.” 7:45 ana 8 p.m., Rev. Rees stated senger
w ithout notice.
residents,
are
in
Ashland
this
i
"P1®
Germ
»n
people
are
indeed
'
The
public
is
cordially
invited
Larson, two brothers A rth u r P ra tt ups for o th er melons, sweet pep­
In light of these conditions, the
H itler o r they would not have to atten d the program .
and Leslie P ra tt, all of Los Ange­ pers and hothouse cucumbers, ef­ week atten d in g to business and ,
ODT sta te d th a t A sniand resi­
, perm itted him to lead them
les; also Mrs. V erna Rockley and fective here Ju iy 5, 1944, were re ­ visiting friends.
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| Woodrow Wilson, n o t long before | Ja c k M erritt, son of Mrs. Liz- den ts can readily see why there
Mrs. V era Holbrook of S alt Lake leased today by the .Office of
New
Com
ers
to
Ashland
the peace of Versailles, said he ; zie K. M erritt of th is city, was is no room fo r non-esssential p as­
City, to m ourn his passing.
Price A dm inistration. A t the sam e
F
rom
the
city
records
it
is
had been w rong when he th o u g h t g rad u ated at San Diego Ju n e 23, senger trav e l and plans fo r v aca­
tim e a lim it of 40 per cent m ark learned th a t am ong others, new- the
G erm an people w ere not like 1944. He received his promotion, tioning a t home will p rev en t any
up to re ta ile rs was placed on fresh com ers to Ashland include C. C. the Kaiser.
They w ere or they P e tty O fficer 3rd Class, Q u arter- possible em b arrassm en t or dis­
ready to cook packaged vegeta­
com fort la te r on.
would
have
deposed th e Kaiser.” m aster departm ent.
Flum
ain
a
t
1089
B
oulevard;
D.
bles which have been trim m ed and
In a statem en t by D irecto r J.
O’BIecess
a
t
103
L
aurel;
Noble
z
y
I
In
addition
to
his
prom
otion
he
prepared fo r cooking.
M onroe Johnson of the office of
Cays
a
t
91
N
urery
St.;
Bill
B
lay­
Am
bition
Is
a
v
irtu
e
until
it
a
lso
received
a
special
certificate
This action establishes a dol­ lock at 44 Dewey St.; Raym ond F.
fails to Include th e w elfare of o u r M “Honor M an” of the class. He Defense T ran sp o rtatio n th e A m er­
lar and cents price on w aterm el­ P
rice
a
t
1440
W
rightm
an
St.;
fellow
men, then it becomes th e is now on his w ay to L ittle Creek, ican in d u stry and public are again
ons F.O.B. country shipping points
asked to "cancel atten d a n ce a t
Va., for m ore training.
w orst of sins—selfishness.
and dollars and cents m arkup fo !
D fc n L J
conventions
o r trad e m eetings not
Ja
c
k
enlisted
December,
1942,
the various handlers, including re- ' s tre e t
M anning a t 171 G ranite
f
f
essential to th e w a r effort, refuse
In
Navy
Aviation,
V5,
b
u
t
re
­
The
New
Y
ork
governor
h
as
tail sellers. The price of w aterm el- -------- ___________________________
tu rn ed and w as g rad u ated from to a tten d out-of-tow n m eetings
K lam ath F alls- -A rrival of hot ons In this d istrict will be $35.00
th e Southern Oregon College of not of d irect aid in w inning the
r
w eather and im minence of F o u rth ,. per ton - plus freig h t which will
Education In May, 1943. He tra n s ­ w ar, cooperate in th e ‘m ake this
of Ju ly recreation and travel per- bring the retail to approxim ately
an at-hom e v acation’ p ro g ram and
ferred to N avy in 1943.
iods b ro ught closure of K lam ath
cents per pound.
He left Ju n e 4 fo r Cornell Col­ reduce business trav el to a m ini­
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Indian reservation forest lands.
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lege, Mt. Vernon, la. L a te r he m um .”
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5 '.V
a
'< ■ : ■• m
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and w arnings from fo rest offl- I E nsign George M cCraken who
was seat to Los Vegas, N. M.
cials here ag ain st fire.
> recently com pleted his course a t
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C ertain exceptions w ere m ade ' H arvard U niversity, telegraphed
Raym ond Powell, son of Mr.
In the Indian reservation order i his parents, Mr. and M rs. J. R.
and Mrs. B. L. Powell, h as been ill
to p erm it travel on main traveled | M cCraken, Sunday from Portland,
in th e arm y hospital a t Cam p I
roads, and to and from logging i sta tin g th at his wife and sons
Fannin, Texas fo r a m onth. A t
cam ps within the reservation. No w ere w ith him there and a letter
present he is som ew hat im proved
recreation trav el will be p erm it­ would follow as to his plans.
but not able to be released.
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ted.
K lam ath forest protective offi­
been nom inated and if elected p re­
cials announced th a t the associa­
sident, It is hoped no head w riter
tion is ready for the fire season,
An a ir accident n ea r Memphis,
will come o u t w ith “Dewey Dood
w ith Its protective force spread
Tenn.,
took the life of C apt. R us­
It”.
out over a wide area. Two cam ps
C ounty A gent R obert G. Fow ­
sell
R.
Ross, fo rm er Ashland man,
of high school boys have been es­ ler, of Jackson county, says th a t
recently, the young m an’s m other,
tablished a t strateg ic spots, and practically 40 per cent of the hay
C. R. Jones has w ritten friends
JOSEPH LAMBERT
lookouts are a t their m ountain crop has been deluged with rain
here.
The accident happened May
and
Companion
top stations.
and is lying bn the ground. Since
15.
A
Lt. Howie also lost his life
Communlcalon In the forest a s­ the last few sunny days the fa rm ­
in th e accident.
sociation protective a rea will be ers a re m aking an exerted effort
Are Invited to Be G uests of the
C apt. Ross w as flying safety
Improved this year w ith the in­ to tu rn over their first, cuttings
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
supervisor
for th e cen tral sector
stallatio n of a radio netw ork with for drying and it is believed a
to see
of th e ferry in g com m and stationed
a head q u arters station a t K lam ­ large share of this wet hay m ay
at the VARSITY THEATRE
a t F airfa x Field, K ansas City. The
a th Falls. Principal statio n s in the be salvaged.
plane had stopped a t M emphis to
(F rid ay and S atu rd ay )
netw ork are Y ainax b u tte lookout
TTie county ag en t fu rth e r states
refuel while on a re g u lar schedul­
BROADWAY
RHYTHM
P a rk e r m ountain lookout,
C
,
. . hase
.
th a t m ost of this hay th a t w as in
ed flight. I t crashed w ithin a few
m ountain lookout, Shake butte, ' the rain w as on d ry farm s where
m inutes a fte r tak in g off. Both
W eyerhaeuser cam p No. 4, and i only one crop will be cut.' He
men w ere expert fliers, Capt. Ross
(Sunday and M onday)
K ing’s cabin.
| fu rth e r stated th at e v e r^ wisp of
having been a flier fo r b etter than
Com munication will also be . h ay
needed w ith a feed
14 years. He w as bom in K ansas
U. S. Matin« Corp« Piloto
THE DESERT SONG
possible w ith portable units at use sh o rtag e looming. No dam age was
City,Mo.,
J a n u a ry 11 1911. S urviv­
>ndltlonl.
«
for
combat
duties
i to M t wasted by Di
In th e woods, on fire lines and caused to the p ear crop by the
ing him, besides th e m other, is a
Please call a t the M iner Offict
d
of
U.
S.
Marines.
They
make
ait
Camp
Lejeune,
N.
C.,
t
construction Jobs.
¡ sto rm s and the w arm th and pres-
fo u r y ear old son. Burial w as held
for Your G uest Tickets
every minute count by doub.e-umiug between
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j ent sunshine Is certainly welcome-
This ’n That
CITY HOSPITAL
OPENS THIS WEEK
ineaiora Citizen
Lanas Big Fish
OPA ANNOUNCES
Iv/\ 1 Il
1 < I
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Four Jackson
County Men Win
Soldiers Medals
Army Chaplain to
Talk at Local
Church Monday
Former Resident
Taken by Death
Price Ceiling Set on
Melons by the OPA
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Fire Threat Closes
Klamath Falls
Reservation Lands
Dutch Marinee Train In U. S.
Flying Accident
Takes Life of
Capt. Russell Ross
Much Hay Damaged
By Heavy June Rains
— —BUY BONDS-—
ed by farmers and pear growers. »
at K ansu City.
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