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sembly lines, and Greyhound will
rush completion of the luxurious
new Super-Coaches that have
long been planned. With the new
buses we are getting now and the
lifting of the wartime speed limit,
Greyhound Is able to increase bus
service for hundreds of communi­
ties througout the West."
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rA, entered the army in October
1942, and has been overseas since
December, 1943. He saw front­
line duty with the 88th “Blue
Devil" Infantry Division in Italy
and wears the Good Conduct
Medal and the Europe Africa-
Middle East Campaign Ribbon
with two buttle stars.
Engel, and Mr. Nichols.
Monuments and markers. Saa musiciun, third cluss, USNR, son
Burns Memorials. On the Plata. of Mr. und Mrs. L. A. Merriman,
Lt. Dyer S. Huston, only son of J84 Helman St., Ashland, is serv­
Herb S. Huston, Elks Club Secre­ ing on this buttleship, which is
tary, flew in from Cump Hood, part of the powerful Pacific
Texas, Monday to visit for u fleet completing the first stuges
Carryl H. & Marion C. Wines, Editors-Publishers
couple of duys with his futher. of the occupation of Jupun,
Lt. Huston is an instructor ut Under the operational control
Camp
Hood. For about two years of Admiral William F. Halsey,
Entered as aeoond-claaa mall matter In the poet office at Ash­
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he was with the Lend-Lease pro­ USN, the Alabama, with 11 oth­
land. Oregon, February 15. 1935. under the act of Congress
of March 3. 1879.
gram and was stationed in Arabia er battleships, 17 aircraft cur­
Hobart Handsaker
and Egypt. He returned home to riers, six escort curriers, 20 crui­
in Army In Austria
go into the service. He returned sers and more than 290 other «J.
United States Forces In Austria
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Detrick to his base, leaving via train ear­ S ships, is helping tuFe over
at
Diamond
Lake,
as
plans
call
Pioneer Here To
Hobart Handsaker, and daughters, Barbara and Julia ly Wednesday morning, to go to
for taking part of the pictures in —Corporal
was
among
the
Americans to and son Bob, were week end Camp Hood. It was the first time control of the Nip's big naval
Observe Birthday
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Jacksonville,
where the main act- enter the city first
of
Vienna
as a guests last week at the parental futher and son had been together * bases.
A visitor in Ashland the past ion of the story took place,
The explorer. Rear Admiral
week was J. B. Russell, a pioneer Marines from the Klamath member of General Mark W R. E. Detrick home. They came for more than two years.
Richard
E. Byrd, USN retired,
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k
s
United
States
Forces
in
from LeGrande, where Mr. Det­
of Southern Oregon, who came Falls Marine base are scheduled Austria.
was on bourd temporarily during
rick
is
manager
of
the
Pay-Less
here to observe his 89th birthday to serve as Indians, and there will
u shore bombardment near Tokyo
C orporal Hansaker, whose wife drug Store in that city. They Two I ocal Men on
with relatives in Ashland, his be more than 100 extras,
left
to
return
to
their
home
last
Mrs.
Azalia
Handsaker,
and
son,
shortly
before the end of the war.
Battleship Alabama
sisters, Miss Nellie Russell, Mrs. In charge of general arrange-
Bertha Winter and Mrs. Mabel ments for the filming are Harry Kelton, live at Ashland, and Tuesday. Mr. Detrick is well On the USS Alabama in Tokyo He culled this bombardment “a
Lowther. Mr. Russell was 89 on Sptiz, Fritz Collings and Dick whose mother, Mrs. Eppersam, known here, having lived here Buy—Clifford McLean, radarman milestone in wurfure" because
for a number of years.
September 7.
j Riedel, all of the Universal staff. lives at Junction City.
USFA, their new organization, H. L. Moore was a business third class, USNR, whose wife, the ship wus "able to hit the tar­
While here he attended the re -!
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Margaret, lives at 117 Almond St. get so accurately without being
gular weekly meeting of the Odd BlilZe Destroys Rumi will function under Gene r a 1 visitor in Medford Saturday.
Ashland,
and Dick L. Merriman, able to see it.”
Clark as an army of occupation John R. Pittenger, constable yf
Fellows lodge Thursday evening,
in the American Section of Aus­ Ashland spent a ten duy vacation
he being the oldest living mem­ Jacksonville Home
ber of the Ashland lodge and a Fire, believed to have started tria, exercising military control with his daughter Mrs. Edsell anil
member for the past 68 years. A on the roof, completely destroyed over governmental agencies dur­ family in Klamath Falls and his
special observance in the lodge the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell ing the rehabilitation period.
daughter in law, Mrs. Riley Pit­
was held in his honor.
Killingsw’orth and family, on The USFA Heardquarters was tenger and family in Portland.
Saturday Mr. Russell left for Jacksonville Star route, about 6 formed from American personnel While visiting with his daughter
Salem where he planned to visit p.m. Friday. Cause of the fire was of the former 15th Army Groun. in Klamath Falls he had a chance
o f th is Cleon, F a m ily Newspaper
with his daughter, Mrs. Marie not definitely ascertained.
an organization which, during the to ride to Portland, so extended
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Ling and will then go on to Port­ Most of the furniture was car­ Mediterranean campaign, w a s his intended three days vacation
land .where he will visit with a ried out by neighbors, it was re­ composed of the American Fifth to a ten day one by going on. He
Frre from crime and sensational news . . Free from political
son, A. H. Russell.
ported .A garage and two barns and the British Eighth Armies. returned to Ashland Tuesday.
bias
Free from "special interest” control . . . Free to tell you
were unharmed. The house was Under the command of General
the truth about world events. Its own world wide staff of corre­
Dr.
Charles
Haines
had
his
Che­
spondents bring you on-the-spot news and its meaning to you
owned by R. G. Bardw’ell, 1002 Clark, they fought -their way
New School Law
and your family. Each issue filled with unique self-help features
S. Oakdale avenue, Medford.
through Italy and forced the un­ vrolet ear quite badly damaged
to clip and keep.
Affects Children
conditional surrender of the Ger­ last week near Drain, when he
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school attendance was passed by
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the complete collapse of the en­ him, the driver failing to make
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Legislature. Until now, a child
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could drop out of school if he
Corporal Handsaker, a driver Dr. Haines was uninjured but the
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in
the
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Quartermaster
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had completed the eighth grade.
front
end
of
his
car
was
quitc-
Lifting of the 35-mile speed
The new law states that a child limit will have virtually the same Company with Headquarters, US badly damaged.
between the ages of 16 and 18 effect as a substantial increase in
must be in school or legally em­ the number of highway buses ser­
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ployed, but if employed he must ving the West’s transportation
have completed high school or at­ needs. This was the assertion to­
tend part-time school.
day of F. W. Ackerman, Vice-
Parents, guardians and employ­ President of Pacific Greyhound
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ers of children are legally respon­ Lines, the bus system that pro
sible for the enforcement of the vides local and long-distance ser­
provisions of the act The school vice in seven Western States over
board, however, may excuse a a netw’ork of highways. The bus
child who has completed the first executive stated that Greyhound
eight grades if the board deter­ is revising schedules on the time­
mines that further attendance in saving basis now permitted by
school would cause hardship in the Office of Defense Transporta­
the child’s family, or w’ould be tion.
educationally unprofitable to the
“When the wartime speed limit
child.
was reduced to 35 miles per hour
in September, 1942,” Mr. Acker­
man explained, “it meant a mark-
perating time, and this will in­
trips a bus could make, and a cor­
responding decrease in the num­
ber of passengers each bus could
Among attractions at Diamond carry in a given period. The ef
Lake for the Labor Day vacation­ feet on intercity transportation J
ists were the buildings being con­ was much the same as though a j
structed at the south end of the part of our total number of buses
lake for the filming of “Canyon was withdrawn from service.
Passage,” the story written by
“Schedules are rapidly being |
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Ernest Haycox and laid around readjusted to normal pre-war op-
Jacksonville.
earting time, and this will in­
Several of the buildings, made crease the service to all the points
of logs, bark and rocks, were al­ where Greyhound operates.’
ready completed, in the area of Although the bus lines of the
the CCC camp and nearer the nation are faced with the big job
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lake.
of helping to bring home millions j
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Filming of the story is expect­ of military personnel, Mr. Acker­
ed to take about three weeks, if man expressed the optimism of
the weather is right. Several stars the bus lines when he said:
including Susan Hayward, Brian
“Complete victory enables Pac­
Donlevy,
Andy
ific Greyhound Lines iv
to uu.iuuuc
continue
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“J Devine, Ward
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Bond and Dana Andrews* have and expand its plans to provide a
arrived. Jackques Tourneur is finer highway transportation ser
directing the filming, and Rich- vice in the West than has ever
ard Riedel is art director.
i been known before. More new
The picture wil not all be ‘shot’ buses will be coming off the as
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