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THURSDAY. JANUARY 1, 1931
T
TUE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
PAO® FIVE
MR. AND MRS. BARNES HAVE BERTSCH HAS CONTRACT
CHRISTMAS DINNER GUESTS
TO HAUL FREIGHT FOR
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.
One of the larger Christmas dinners
Ten Children Who Have O nly Five Rhrthdayi Among Them
e /IQ N IC T CAMPJQ
NEW YUHK— Among his many
u musing trail» you mual credit Jos
Cook, the comedian, with remarkable
I rnscnc« of mind
During a riKMiit psrtormaBce of hl»
i mu»b hit. ”F1n« and Dundy,” hl» gift
for fuel thinking prevented a would-
be panic Hmoke, coming from some
where, boiled Into the theatre. Almost
the entire audience »prang to their
feet. Many ruahed for ezlta. Confu-
«ion reigned and poured.
tin the stage, Dora Maughan wna
Just emerging from the wing» for a
Mr and Mr» Andrew Kroger with their five »et» of twin» Clyde and Claude, thr oldest, are 18, Addle and
round of wisecracks with the Irrepres
Abbie are 16, Floyd and Lloyd are 11, Jean and Jeanette are 7, and the babies, Donald Dean and Norma Jean, are
sible Cook Hut J imi , sensing the altua
Ihrer month» Mr Kroger I» a carpenter in a railroad car »hop and earn» $175 a month "We gat along UM."
«ay» Mrs Kroger “Ail the children help” Th« Kroger» live at Council Bluflt, Iowa
lion beyond the footllghta, signalled
to the orchestra to play "Un« and
Dundy,” one of the featured song hlta
WISE GEESE ELUDE ALL
MANY ENJOY CHRISTMAS
of the »bow
LOCAL HUNTERS SUNDAY
DINNER HERE THURSDAY
Joe and Dora sang with uuthuala»m,
while the audience, reassured, broke
tleeee hunting Just wasn't any fun
A large number of friend» and rela
Hy MAHY MARSHALL
Into a ripple of applauae and aettled
Sunday for a party of local men in tive» of Mr. and Mr». Paul Bastard
back Into their neola, Il saved the
A touch nt whit« on the black cos cluding W. K llarni-ll, Frank Smit- were entertained at their home with
performance, The atnokeT Only a
tume makes for smartne»»— and now M(«n, Itiley Knodgra»», and Frank a Christina» dinner last Thursday. The
furnace cutting up.
The men want out
wu see white used In the »am« way on Schaffenberg.
a e e
guests were Mr. and Mr». Fred Lud
brown. Ecru or beige wuh once con early and waited patiently for hours,
tlOO A WEEK IN T IP S
hut
never
»aw
a
goose.
Finally
they
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moses and
sidered the correct tone of contrast
Hoda clerk» must guffam hoarsely for brown but now It la pure white. started a fire to warm themselves daughter» Virginia and Jane, and son
up their »leave» when u boob like me
The collar and cuffs In today's and had set their guns aside when Jimmy, all of Eugene, Mr. and Mrs.
t in idly I I | m them a dime after being »ketch are another variation of the aeveral geese flew low overhead. They L. E. Bastard, Mr. and Mr». Geo. Bas
nerved Many New York foam flinger» petal type that has proved so useful were gone when the hunters retrieved tard and daughter,, Kathryn, all of
could buy out me—and you and you— and becoming. The sections are two their gun».
Springfield. Mr. and Mr». T. W Trems
u dozen time«.
of Forest Grove, and Earl DeLong
Inch«» long, an Inch wide. They are
of Marshfield.
one of them, who mlzea a wicked
RAILROAD INSURANCE
fronted chocolate at a certain Park
REPRESENTATIVE HERE
Avenue drudgery, earn» a »alary of
MR. AND MRS. PADDOCK
only $36 a week Hut—and here'» the
i C. F. Meeker, representative» ot
ENTERTAIN W ITH DINNER
'’catch '— ho pull» down a 1100 a week
the Order of Railway Employee»' Mu
In tip».
tual Insurance association for Oregon
Relative» of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Very Latest
a
a
a
and California, Is »pending two weeks
In Springfield and Eugene meeting
the local member» of the organlxa
tlon. Many railroad workers In Lane
county are members.
M Y S T E R Y — AN D H O W I
It hapened rweontly while Maurice
Muacovltch wuh giving at the Time«
Square theatre hl» famou» Interpreta
tion of "Hhylock” In Shakespeare's
"The Merchant of Venice."
At the theatre next door, one of
the uaherelte» »topped the director
to a»k. "Bay. can I get off early
tonight— 1 want to see that mystery
play next door?”
"What mystery playT" the director
Inquired.
"Hhylock Holme«." ahe replied.
. . .
FAMILIES ARE PLANNING
DINNER ON NEW YEARS
Mrs. M. A. Pohl and Mrs. Thomas
l*atrick aro entertaining at the home
of Mrs. Pohl today with a New Year'»
dinner tar the various members of
their families and relatives. Those
attending are Major and Mrs. M B
Huntley and Mrs. Myrtle l>>abow. Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Sclmetzky, Dr. and
; Mrs. IL P Mortensen, MargBret Mor
tensen. Ixiulse and Joel Cowden, Mr.
and Mrs. Pohl and two children, and
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick.
H O T FROM H A R L E M
Strolling through Harlem one night
recently. I found myaelf walking be- |
hind a resplendent darktown dude and
hla »epla sweetie, out to make a night
of i t
Dressed to kill, the boy friend went
frisking along with a 32-'.ooth grin,
highly »atlsfled with the world In gen
eral and himself In particular. But the
dusky damsel at hl» side didn't »e«m
to »hare the «pirlt of the occasion. She
was not enjoying It at all. Fact Is,
»lie wa« pouting.
Tho black boy looked down at her
with »nrae anxiety.
"Wliaasa matta, honey 7" he In
quired. "Ain't um »pendin' monoy
on yaT”
s e e
Marriage Licenses Issued
During the past week marriage li
censes have been granted to the fol
lowing by the county clerk: Leland
Adams, San Francisco, and Gertrude
Coe, Eugene; Paul Woodroffe, Port
land. and Helen Fletcher, Eugene;
W illis Link and Lavelle Owen, both
of Eugene; Arthur Slemann, and
Esther Holmes, both of Cottage
Grove; Eldon Sloan. Stanfield, and
Jean Weber, Yoncalla; Kenneth Paul
seamed up. two together. In a narrow son and Esther Goodwin, both of
seam and turned right aide out, so Goshen; Herman Treff, Garibaldi, and
6,000 W A TC H PUP T R E A T E D
Carrie Sunkler, Eugene;
Richard
that
when they are turned and pressed
There wa» a commotion at the cor
Large.
Klamath
Falls,
and
Ruth
Por
ner of fith Avenue and 42nd ntreet they measure about an Inch and three- ter, Harrisburg; Denzel Godard and
quarter»
by
n
little
less
than
two
An accident. . . . Women screamed.
Lillian Word, both of Leaburg.
Inches.
The crowd gasped.
They »aw a homeless mongrel pup,
For the cuff, nine of these petals
brown and white and dirty running are put Into an Inch-wide band that
around without a license, struck by encircles the wrist. The petal seg
the fender of a speeding automobile mei|te are overlapped so that the
and hurled fifteen feet
nine fit evenly and noatly Into the
Out of a passing automobile popped
a veterinary. He placed the whimper
ing pup on Pullceman Daniel Sulli
van'« folded overcoat, where he lay
quite still.
"A broken rib,” the doc announced.
Five thousand people looked on
while the doctor set the rib and ban
daged the tiny Invalid. The Police
man Sullivan carried him to tho West
4th Street police station, where—we
hope- his canine friend» remembered
him with flowor» and a great big bone.
wrist band, which will measure »lx
or seven Inches In length.
The collar Is made of a bios band,
folded double like the cuff band. Into
which the petals are slipped, over
lapping to help shape the collar to
the line of the dress.
The collar and cuff bauds are both
stitcher neatly along the edge after
thep etnla are basted neatly In posi
tion. Then bnstlngs are removed and
the band Is pressed lightly. The petals
do not need pressing unless the ma
terial of which they are mode Is
• • «
wrinkled.
HAW ' HAWI HAWI
Satin is an excellent material for
"Aged,
Wealthy
Couple
Live
Together Year Without Speaking"— this collar and cuff». For the little
dress, that you can wear on almost
headline.
any occasion, we suggest chiffon taf
One way to stay married!
Together Year Without Speaking"— feta made with a fairly high waist
line and a slightly flarln-g skirt.
HOSPITAL MAN TO TALK
METHODIST BOARD WILL
AT CHURCH HERE SUNDAY
HAVE MEETING TUESDAY
W. J. Morrow, field secretary of
the Wesley hospital at Marshfield will
speak nt the morning service at the
Methodist church according to Rev.
C. J. Pike, pastor. Rev. Pike will
preach on the subject, “The Living
Past" at the evening service. The
church choir will sing special music
at both services. The Sunday school
meets at 9:46 and the Epworth league
at <1:30.
The official monthly board meeting
of tho Methodist church will be held
at the church on Tuesday evening of
next week. This Is their first meet
ing of the board In the new year and
a full attendance Is requested by Rev.
Pike, pastor, ns there are several Im
portant things to be discussed at that
time.
Mission Society to Mast
Members of te Women’s Foreign
Missionary society of the Methodist
The regular monthly meeting of the church will gather nt the home of
ladles' Aid of the Methodist church Mrs. Emma Olson on Tuesday after
wll i,a held nt the church- on Wed noon of next week. A devotional and
nesday of next week. Regular busi study program will be features of the
ness will he transacted.
afternoon.
Ladles Aid to M«»t
m
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Paddock were entertained at a Christ
mas dinner at their home on Christ
mas day. Those present Included Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Lightfoot, Mr. and Mr».
John Henderer, P. H. Emery, Mr. and
Mrs. John onaman, Wade I*addock,
Bertha I*addock, Dr. and Mr». N. W.
Emery and William Paddock.
BABY SON JUST MISSES
CHRISTMAS BIRTHDAY
Springfield Just missed having a
Christmas baby this year by one short
hour. A young »on was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin McElfresh at their
home here at 1:00 o'clock Friday
morning. There have been no reports
made of any babies being born on
Thursday, Christmas day, in this city.
in Springfield this aeason was held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cal
Barnes on Christmas day. They had
as their guests tar the day, Mrs. 8u»an
King, Bert Hodson, Mr. and Mrs. A.
K. Olson, and daughters, Lucy and
Marie of Portland, John Kjng and
daughters. Margaret and Jean of Wal-
tervllle, and T. C. Johnson and John
Schultz.
FIRST COLD WEATHER OF
YEAR HITS SPRINGFIELD
Springfield and Lane county Is ex
periencing the first real cold weather
of the »t-ason this week. The ther
mometer having dropped to 26 degrees
above on two nights this week. Most
,<eopl« have been anticipating the ar
rival of the cold snap and were not
unprepared, although many water
pipes at service stations and other
outdoor pipes which were not pro
tected, froze every night. The days
have been foggy and the sky overcast
here, but residents of the upper Mc
Kenzie say that the sun Is shining
every day.
A contract to deliver all freight
■hipped to »treet addresses In Spring-
field has been awarded to Willis
Bertsch of this city, according to Carl
Olson. Mr. Bertach goes to Eugene
every morning and picks up all freight
which Is to be delivered In this city
and takes It to Its final destination.
All freight not shipped to a designated
street addressls retained at the depot
in Springfield until called for by the
owner.
This action Is In keeping with an
earlier announcement made by the
Southern Pacific railroad to the effect
that they will call for and deliver
freight, going to the shipper to pick
It up and taking It direct to the
receiver.
LEGION POSTPONES
MEETING ONE WEEK
The regular meeting of the Amer
ican Legion which should be held
tonight has been postponed one week
because of the New Year's holiday.
The next meeting will be held on
January 8, at the Community hall.
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WE ENTER INTO THE BUSINESS LIFE OF A
NEW YEAR, LET US ENDEAVOR IN EVERY WAY TO
SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY BETTER.
OUR STEP IN THIS FORWARD DIRECTION IS TO DO
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TOWARD HELPING OUR MER
CHANTS TO KEEP THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY
INFORMED ABOUT THEIR WARES.
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