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22 More Days Until Christmas !
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CHILDREN W ILL SPREAD
MAIL EARLY” MESSAGE
Will H. Hays, po stm aster general,
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The alutnni football team won th e I has apepaled to th e children of the
1 last gam e of th e season when it i I United States to assist in keeping the
played th is aftern o o n w ith th e Union j C hristm as m ail from becom ing so
H igh football team . T he sco re was
congested th is year by urging in the
6 to 12 in favor or the atu m n i.
hom es and everyw here o p p o rtu n ity
C arm aleta and U enard Gleason, affords th e im p o rtan ce of m ailing
j Em m a B ozartb and Edna M ew hirter t C hristm as parcels early.
! have left union high to a tte n d o th e r
T he m essage is as follow s:
1 schools.
C arm aleta an d G enard
C h ristm as is alm ost here.
¡have moved to W ashougal. Miss Bo-
Vour g reat P ost Office Departm^n*
j zarth to Bull Run and Miss Mew has a big job ah ead and needs your
help.
h irte r to Newberg.
T h in k w hat it m eans to be S anta
Mrs. M arg aret Law of S eattle Is C laus to o u r 100,000,000 people and
here caring for h er m other, Mrs. H, to deliver C h ristm as parcels to every
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4 J. Stocked, who is ¡11. Mrs. Stocked fam ily in th is g re a t cou n try w ithin
the sh o rt space of a few days and
Is rep o rted to be som ew hat im proved. w ith o u t disappointm ent.
It can be done, and we’re going to
A. M. and W allace W ilkinson ana
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Dr. W ilb u r Thom pson have retu rn ed do it if we may have y o u r help. I
w ant to en list th e active assistance
hom e from th e ir trip to W asco coun of every boy and g irl in th e schools
ty, g rea tly to the relief of th e friends of o u r country in g ettin g parcels
h ere who were unable to g et any m ailed th is week to relieve th e ru»u
word from them and who feared th a t th a t com es d irectly before C hristm as.
All Quality Goods W ithout Question
W ill you go hom e today and tak e
they m ight have been ca u g h t in the th is m essage to y o u r p are n ts and
snow In th e C olum bia riv e r gorge. frien d s?
"O u r p o stm aster has asked us to
They found It im possible, on account
of th e deep snow s, to e ith e r send a mail o u r C hristm as parcels th is jve<‘k,
for, unless we do, Uncle S am ’s load
m essage o r to g et out them selves. may be so heavy th e la st few
They arriv ed hom e Sunday n ig h t.
days before C h ristm as th a t he w on’t
Mrs. Jo h n Brown is v isitin g in Se be able to deliver all th e p resen ts by
C h ristm as eve.”
a ttle w ith h er son, F ra n k Brow’n and
T he parcel m ust be well w rapped
wife.
and tied and addressed plainly in
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er th a t they m ay arriv e in good
R eg u lar services will be held a t the
condition w ith th e ir C hristm asy ap
Zion Evangelical church Sunday. pearance unspoiled. You can p ut on
Sunday school convenes a t 10:30 a. your packages, “ Do not open un til
m., and p reach in g services in th e C h ristm as.”
And, th e re m ust be a n u m b er on
E nglish language begin at 1 1 :3 0 a.in.
your house and a m ail receptacle,
T he G lean ers’ Bible class has ch arg e too, for. if th e re isn ’t, S an ta C laus's
of th e evening service b eg in n in g at m essenger, your le tte r c a rrie r, may
not be able to find th e house w here
7 :3 0 o ’clock.
the p resents belong.
The Rev. J. W. Stockton of P o rt
T here a re some o th e r th in g s in
GET THEM AT
land will preach a t th e B ap tist which you can all assist in im prov
church Sunday m orning at 11 o ’clock. ing th e mail service o u r g reat Gov
Bible school will convene a t 10 ern m en t m illions of dollars a y ear
that Is now w asted because of o u r
o’clock. T h ere will be no evening c a re le ssn e y — yours and mine.
Phone 2331
Latourell Bldg.
service. A good atten d a n ce is de Every dqg th a t you drop in a le tte r
in th e mail box 40,000,000 o th e r
sired.
Wm. Chas. H o rn eck er and son are le tte rs are alread y pushing and ja m
ming th ro u g h th e postal m achinery.
building a m odern five-room b u n g a One le tte r a day for each fam ily of
low on th e ir farm p roperty w est of five persons in th e U nited S tates is
given to Uncle Sam to deliver.
G resham .
W hen you send a parcel to the post
At a m usical co n test held W ednes
office for m ailing any day th e re re
day aftern o o n in Miss F lorence about 8,000,000 o th e r parcels ahead
H oney’s stu d io , M arg aret St. C lair of yours passing th ro u g h th e postal
won first and Je a n Adlx second in tn e hopper. This is in o rd in ary days; at
h ristm as tim e It is m ultiplied many
playing of G u rlitt’s S onatina op. 54. C
tim es.
W illiam O tt won first in th e S ketches
One fam ily in ab o u t every ten puts
Cor. P ow ell and M aple
2 4 7 David Street
by Maxin and Ja c k D ow sett first a badly addressed le tte r in th e n ail
(irewIuMii
P ortland
am ong th e fo u r stu d e n ts who en tered every day. This m ixes up over 2,-
IS S I
B dw y. 2 0 8 2
for sig h t-read in g . T he decisions were 000,000 h alf-addressed le tte rs w ith
40,000,000 fully addressed le tte rs
m ade by vote of th e m em bers of Miss T hat m eans th a t th e fully addressed
H oney’s class and visitors who w it letters m ust w ait on th e slow-moving
poorly addressed le tte rs ju st like th e |
nessed th e contest.
C. E. Jackson is p ain tin g and do la rg e r boys and g irls are delayed by
a bunch of "bad k id s” tag g in g along. I
ing th e finishing work on th e new
You boys and g irls can help th e
hom e of Dr. an d Mrs. Geo. Inglis Postal Service and save your fa th e r j
on W allula H eights. This new hom e some money, because he has to help I
is one of th e fine new hom es to be pay th e cost of search in g add resses )
on le tte rs and parcels sen t o u t by
erected in G resham .
this one careless an d th o u g h tless
Miss F lorence A uclair is assistin g fam ily in every ten.
F irs t find o ut if y o u r fam ily is th e
In th e office of Jo h n Brown. Miss
careless one, then b ear In mind th a t
A uclair is ta k in g care of records and your
le tte rs m ust be handled by 1
books and doing o th e r office work skilled mail d istrib u to rs sta n d in g in
as well as looking a fte r office w ork post offices and on sw aying postal
when Mr. Brown Is absent. Miss Au cars of a m ile-a-m lnute mail train s,
often u n d er poor light.
clair and her p are n ts recently moved
The address on every le tte r, card
here
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Oregon
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Prices have been reduced by the
or package must be co rrect, com plete,
chased th e H. J. P u lfe r home.
and legible, including th e house
manufacturers and we can now sell
num ber and nam e of stre e t, and the
you the best saws and tools at
“ F ro m ” address should be in the
EDGAR S. KINDLEY
u pper left-hand co rn e r so th a t th e
prices that are surprisingly low.
WILL GIVE LECTURE mail
will be retu rn ed to you in case
it is not delivered. Do not ab b rev iate
E d g ar 8. K indley, hu m o rist-lec nam es of States because so many look
Disston Saws—“the saw most
tu re r, will be the man of the h o u r at alike w hen so abb rev iated .
carpenters use”—and the tools of
P u t th e proper am o u n t of postage !
th e union high school au d ito riu m on
S atu rd ay night, Decem ber 3, when on y o u r le tte rs and w rap th e parcels j
this famous high-quality line are
carefully.
Avoid fancy
w riting, I
he will give th e th ird n um ber of the which causes post-office clerk s and
now selling at prices you have had
lyceuni course which is being given le tte r c a rrie rs to stop and study, and
to pay for ordinary saws and tools,
by th e Cadm ean system u n d er th e th u s lose tim e. M ake th e address
auspices of th e stu d e n t body an d the plain and easily read, and alw ays use
pen and ink or ty p e w riter and light-
Gome in and look our stock over.
g u a ra n to rs T his prom ises to be one colored envelopes, go as to save th e
of th e best num bers of th e coures and eyes of th e post-office clerks. Do not
Pick out the saw or tool you need
will doubtless fill th e au d ito riu m to use envelopes of u n u su al size. T h e j
and get a good one at these reduced
overflowing.
» little ones th a t are so freq u en tly used
prices.
for cards and notes a t C hristm as o r I
Mr. Kindley Is said to speak with o th e r holiday tim es cause an untold
th e assu ran ce of a man who know s am ount of tro u b le an d labor, as they
th a t he has a m essage, says som e will not fit o u r Canceling m achines
th in g every m in u te, holds his a u d i and m ust th erefo re be canceled bv
hand. Because of th e ir size and ten- !
ence— grow n-ups and children alike deucy to slip out of a package, th ese
— never talk s past th e point and sm all envelopes a re m ore likely to be
Gresham, Oregon
overlooked or lost.
q uits when he Is th ro u g h .
Mail y o u r lette rs and packages e a r
Phone 1121
G resham T h ea ter. Sunday, Decem ly in th e day because th is avoids o v er
loading and delaying m ail at th e end
ber 4, th e m elo-dram atic screen event of th e day.
of th e year, "T he K ille r,” by S tew art
Your local p o stm aster and your
Edw ard W hite. A b reath catching teach ers will tell you m ore ab o u t th e I
dram a, v ib ran t w ith fast action, Postal Service.
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Do these things, an d you will win
seething with su rp rises, and th ro b th e g rate fu l appreciation of th e peo
bing w ith rom ance.
ple in your post office and especially
of your P o stm aster G eneral.
P. S. Don’t forget to mail C h rist
N urvert Stock. Ail Kinds
F o r reliable n u rsery stock, place ! mas packages th is week.
, an o rd er with G. M. S prague, 96
The Bank of G resham pays 5 p er
Florida stre e t. P o rtlan d . O regon,
rep resen tin g Toppenish N ursery Co. cent In terest on tim e deposits.— Ad.
Catalog on request.
Phone w ant ads. to 1561.
(Cane and Maple)
O. E. S. N otice.
The an n u al election of officers will 1 Mason Fabric Tires 30x3 $11.90
Regular 7(K can, trial bottle Free with every can, 5 0 c
I«' held at th e next sta te d com m unl- I
30x31 2 $13.50
cation of G resham C h ap ter O. E. 8. '
G uaran teed 6,000 Miles
December 6.
CLARA PU L FER . Sec
j Mason Heavy Dtitv Cord»—
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A Store Full of
PRACTICAL GIFTS
? See What We Have
Buy W hat You Can at Home :
BISHOP BROS.
LEE
PUNCTURE - PROOF
Saturday, Dec. 3
Redating on that Big
Wholesome Drama
Sunday, Dec. 4
The Killer
By STEW ART EDWAKI» W H ITE
“Discontented Wives”
HARROLD LLOYD
“Just Dropped In”
Clean, fascinating, spine-ting
ling melo-drama. One of the
boteable outdoor pieture events
of the year. The stupendous
climax of a hundred’odd cow
boys in the finale.
Eddie Bowland Comedy
Capitol Travelaughs
Pathe Color
“STOP KIDDING”
TIRES
$5.00 for Puncture
$ 10.00 for Blow-out
Sherman McCarter Garage
WOOD
GRESHAM THEATER
COAL
EKSTROM TRUCK SERVICE
«U jVyill TTTTT
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Comfortable Transportation at Lowest Cost
The Sedan is a
Great Bargain
Its appointments suggest custom workmanship.
Its comfort is comparable only to that.of the
most expensive cars. \\ ire wheels are stand
ard equipment. It uses less gasoline than’any
other Sedan.
$
Don’t Wait Longer
895
Chassis, was, $ 590 ................ now, $485
$485
T ouring, was,
695 ............
now, 595
R oadster, was, 695 ..........
now, 595
Coupe,
was, 1000 ...........
now, 850
Sedan,
was, 1275
äöw(
now, 895
895
New Series f. o. b. Toledo
for Reduced Prices
— They A re Here
( good values )
Crimson Rambler Syrup
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Barton Picnic Hams, wrapped, lb., 22c
Barton Ham. regular, lb., 30c
Choice Salt Salmon, lb., 20c
Salt Salmon, 50-lb. kit, $6.50
MILK, Bordens, Carnation and Federal
2 cans, 25c, doz. $1.45
White Wonder Soap, 23 bars for $1.00
Lilac Rose Soap, regular 10c bar. 5c
Choice Pie Pumpkins, 5c, 6 for 25c '
Saturday Only. Olympic Flour, sk. $1.90
A. W. METZGER & CO.
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Quality U Service
Phone 1451
30x3 U $18.75
SPECIA L CONVOCATION
G uaran teed 10,000 Miles
of G resham C hapter. U. D . (
R. A. M . Monday evening.
Otlw-r T ire siaew cheap. All T ire
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December 5. 7 :30 sh arp , at
Work (iUMi-Knter,l.
Masonic Hall. W ork In th e M M
and P. M Degrees.
JAMES ELKINGTON. Sec’v
Gresham
W II. CONG DON. H. P.
1 Main Street
Bentley’s Tire Shop
LOOK!
DANCE
LO O K!
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S E D A N
A Truck for Every Kind of Work
L. L. Kidder Hdw. Co.
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GRESHAM
OVERLAND
COMPANY
Gresham, Ore.
PORTLAND
EXPOSITION QUARTETTE
IN CONCERT
Auspices of Masonic Lodge No. 152
A splendid array of artists in a program of great music
al excellence and variety
DON’T FAIL TO HEAR THIS M USICALTREAT
W ednesday
r ' la p’ m
Masonic Hall, Gresham ffowerred, 54>c
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Gi^ haii|
There Is No Book
In Y our Library
So Interesting to Read
As a Savings Pass Book!
Open an Account Now.
Get a Nest Egg Bank
to hatch Dimes into
Dollars, and then—
W ATCH IT GROW
Rose Park Pavillion
Saturday, Dec. 3
NYE’S MELODY ORCHESTRA
FIRST STATE BANK
Gresham, Oregon
Dancing ev w y S atu rila) \ig b t .
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