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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1923)
P A 6F FOUR • he Problem of Com hi on Labor. W omen a re being em ployed e x te n s ively in som e of th e steel m ills of P en n sy lv a n ia and th e e a ste rn states. L ess th a n tw o y ea rs ago labor w as a d ru g on the m arket. Today it Is u n o b tain ab le in m any sections a t an y price. E m ployers a re ask in g w hat has be come of unskilled lab o r? in five y ears a c o n sta n t strea m h as been r e tu rn in g to E urope. It is easy to find fa u lt w ith im m i g ratio n but it is hard to see w here th e m an-pow er to do th e n a tio n ’s w ork is to com e from . GRESHAM LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. R. E. C annon h av e j th o u san d s of able-bodied m en " I gone ea st to spend th e sum m er w ith handle o u r lu m b er In d u stry , m ines, I — build highw ays, railro a d s, clear farm s I F rien d s of Mrs. R ich ard N eubauer relatives. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. More- | and ere ct m illio n s of buildings. | WB1 be pleased to learn th a t sh e is land have gone to Idaho. ..... I mucl1 im proved an d re tu rn e d to her | The S. E. and D orcas c irc le s of th e | N ig h t-lig h t saving p robably w ould hom e from th e ho sp ital la st Friday. M ethodist Aid society w ill hold a bake be even m ore helpful th a n d ay lig h t sale at th e A. W. M etzger sto re on L ittle Ire n e T im m erm an saving. spending a few days at th e home of I 7 on «atur<lay, b eg inning j u Mrs. . . Ed. W « ..I.— . — I at 10 o clock and la stin g as long as ilkes of Rockwood. You n ever knew anybody who was supplies last. free w ith his advice w ho w as free? The b eautiful and suggestive C hil w ith an y th in g else. d r e n ’s Day p ag ean t, "T h e S ecret W hispered to C h ild ren ," w hich was GRESHAM JOINS ELEA W hy do th ey call them "b o res?” FOR »0.FOOT BRIDGE W hen you b ore w ith an in stru m e n t g i\e n by m em bers of th e younger classes of th e M ethodist Episcopal you get som ew here, b u t a h u m an bore S unday school on S unday evening wa"s'I i n ? ? 811“ “ Co|m m ercial Joined never does. w ell received by th e la rg e audience in ° l CM ° “ nd ° th e r atten d an ce. Much cre d it Is due Mrs P rgan zat,on8 “ PPealing to th e county A rth u r P a rk e r. Mrs. J R H o i « d p T ’ » T ” “ nd CUy a u th o riti- “ f Miss D oris Z im m erm an for th e d r i l l - K r i d i l w hen U BurD8ide lng of th e ch ild ren and to M rs A W , h T , addre88ed 8 to Shipley and Miss A nna H a m ilto n 'fo r ¡agt u i g i n g ^ h V ^ h “ ' T 0"* ” th e costum ing. A g en ero u s offering w hich n h a g 1 th<* P °n w as given for th e benefit of th e « d en t loan fund ta rr ie d out. Since it becam e know n th a t some en g in eers favor a 70- o r 80- Miss Miriam In g lis left th is m orning foot bridge, stro n g action has been A thena. Oregon, w here she w ill tak en by various civic bodies to hold v isit frien d s for a couple of weeks. officials to th e p lan s of a 90-foot Two g irl babies w ere born a t Mrs. bridge, for w hich th e people voted in C a rrie P o w ell’s p riv ate sa n ita riu m the Novem ber elections X ‘. T h L ° ne “ 7 E" ' T t « ,e u e r » « e »»m y pis en d eras a quab I Recognized authorities r e c o m m e n d cooking by m m I steam “ u n d er pressure” for “ , i t brings o u t all th e flavor and juices. C heaper cu ts o f m eat and hard-to-cook foods are m ade delicious an d te n d er in one-third the tim e w ith o n e-q u a rte r th e fuel in a Summer Comfort This schedule will give you a very good idea o f the saving they make possible. Open “ N ational Vessel Steam Pressure Cookery Cookery" Pork and Beans........ ...... 3 hours 40 min. ...............- .......i £ours w Meat Soups £ * 'c.ken £ \ b*?age Mr. an d Mrs. W. J. M erica of B a r k p r lc i « j « 1 n . l ,. bt.- „„,i o .« ,7 oi B a rk e r C lair an d S ecre tary L eslie W alrad is and Section L ine ro ad s on Ju n e 17. atJ follow s- w a ira u is E lizab eth A nne M erica w eighed six pounds. . S'rmg Beans Steamed Puddings °»tm eal 50 min. 2 hours «0 min. 40 min. 30 min. 30 min. 10 min. 30 min. 30 min. 90 min. IS min. 10 min. 30 min. M ,.. W ilbur T hom pson Sundw The very next time you are down town let evening for D ayton, O regon for a few question of the width ,.r ^o n sla er th ® US show you this time and labor saving neces -neK^ . d a y s’ visit w ith Mr. and Mrs. H. B. r “ r n ‘?de L ? £ e w ? proposed sity that should be in every home. We A n en I B urnside bridge. M e u n d ersta n d it wdl gladly send one on approval. T is Proposed to build a bridge less th a n Louis Racine of L ato u re ll h as p u r- 90 feet in w idth. We u rg e th a t the I he optic nerve plays an im portant part chased the M elugin p ro p e rty on the o rig in al proposal of a 90-foot width in summer comfort, whether we admit or c o rn e r of Hood avenue and F o u rth be ca rrie d out, or w ider if th e funds not. Cool colors in shady awnings, restful stre e ts and h as moved in w ith his voted perm it. fam lly’ “T h ere is no su re r w ay to d isg u st hammocks or porch couches appeal first to A m eeting h as been called of th e th e v o ters w ith bonding p ro p o sitio n s the eye and invite us to pause and relax. b o ard of M ultnom ah County Council f° r such im provem ents th a n to give I hen we are peacefully cool. of P a ren t-T ea ch e r asso ciatio n s for I them less for th e ir m oney th a n w as T h u rsd ay afternoon, Ju n e 21, a t 2:30 prom ised w hen th e ir votes w ere ap- Our stock of summer equipment is complete I a t th e G resham lib rary . Im p o rtan t | pealed fo r.” b u sin ess is to com e up and all mem- Canvas Hammocks, both white | b ers a re urged to be p resen t. ORIENT’S CANDIDATE and kahki..................................... #1.M to #8.40 W INS IN ELECTION Mr. and Mrs. W alter A. F o rb es re Porch Shades................................ # |, 75 to $7<5O tu rn ed home Monday evening, a fte r a — I F ro m unofficial re tu rn s it is ce rtain Camp Stool........................................ ..60c to v acatio n to u r of sev eral w eeks th ro u g h th a t H. G. M ullenhoff of O rient school th e C anadian Rockies. T hey visited d istric t won th e election fo r d irecto r Folding Cots........................................ #4.8» in W Innepeg and St. Paul. At Ackley, of Union H igh School D istric t No. 2 In Folding Camp Tables............................. #3.74 Iow a they visited w ith Mrs. F o rb e s’ y esterd ay ’s an n u a l m eetings in the 4-hole Camp Stove............................. #4.40 g ran d m o th er, Mrs. F . B. H ayunga. v ario u s d istric ts. T he h eav iest vote I Portable Phonograph............................. #24.00 who retu rn ed w ith them to v isit her w as polled In Lynch d istric t, w here a Porch Rugs................................. mo.00 to #24AM) d au g h ter. Mrs. Ben T a n n le r of E sta- local co n test b ro u g h t out a full at- cada. Mrs. H ayunga Is v ery m uch im- te n d an ce of electors. T his d istric t I R efrigerators.............................. #8.00 to #;{7>5() pressed w ith th e Oregon scenery. gave M ullenhoff 52 votes, E. P. Sche- T h e M ultnom ah county in stitu te of deen 18 and H. G. A ndrew 15. th e W. C. T. U. w ill be held on T h u rs-1 W ith th e re su lts of th e electio n in day of th is w eek in the W. F. H oney th e H illsview d istric t n o t In, th e com- grove. T his is an all-day sessio n and blned votes for th e th re e can d id ates a 25 cent luncheon will be served by a re as follow s: M ullenhoff, 100; An- FURNITURE 30x3% Kelly regular cord............................. «12 50 m em bers of th e local U nion a t noon, drew , 47 and Schedeen, 26. 30x3% Kelly oversize cord............................ $15 qq All m em bers a re requested to be p res- T e rry d istric t also had a co n test on en t and the public is co rd ially in- and c a st 39 votes, 20 for A ndrew and Luggage Carriers, Spotlights, Bumpers, Sun Visors vited. Autos w ill be a t W a lra d ’s cor- 19 for Mullenhoff. T he election of of- Oils and Greases n er a t 11 in th e forenoon an d 2 in th e fleers resu lted In th e choice of Tom aftern o o n to ta k e any who w ish tra n s- Cowing for d irec to r for th re e y ea rs I p o rtatio n . I an d J. R. C avanagh fo r clerk . Mrs. George P age Is enjoying a v a - [ ■ catio n a t M anzanita. S ch n eid ers P lan S everal Auto T rip s. | W. A. Hessel T he A uxiliary to th e A m erican L e - k M r’ and N‘r s ’ M axwell S chneider Klon w ill m eet a t th e hom e of Mrs ,h “ Ve m ° J ed n t° Jo h n R obert8' cot-1 H. J. P u lfe r on F riday afternoon. Ju n e ° “ Pow eI> 8treet w h er® “ ’ey will 22, for w ork and to m ake plans fo r ' t<’m,p o ra rily ’ T h e* ‘n te n d to th e 4th of Ju ly celeb ratio n . Thim bles L,“ *® P t0, th e beech and la te r to w ill be needed. d riv e to S pokane fc a visit. Mrs. I R EPA IR S „ . „ ., . .. .. , . S ch n eid er’s sons, B e rt D avis of San Binders, Mow t t 7. C rab tree of P o rtla n d Is w ith F ra n cisc o and Ray D avis of S eattle ers. Rakes, Tedders, Binder Twine O veralls................. #1.84 to #1.94 J. E. M etzger assistin g in his fu rn i- an d th e ir fam ilies have rec en tly visit- J llllllH T S #1.»4 tu re and u n d erta k in g business. ed w ith th e ir m o th er and have r e - ! S W r ts ..................... #i.oo i o #i.25 Mrs. Jam es S terlin g an d ch ild ren , I tu rn e d to th e ir hom es. Mrs. L. M. R uth and R obert, enjoyed a tw o- | V arney of S pokane, niece of Mrs. I Reliability Kahki P an ts #2.oo to #8.00 Phone 1141 Service w eek s’ v isit w ith h er sis te r Mrs. J. H. S chneider, Is v isitin g h ere now. Wool Sox....................84,- to 74« Briggs, a t Lyle, W ashington. Mr. Cotton Sox............... 20e to 34« S terlin g w ent for them , re tu rn in g POWELL VALLEY early la st week. T hey cam e hom e by T he Ju n io r ch o ir w ill give a m id Work Shoes ...... #8.00 to #0.00 w ay of th e C olum bia riv e r highw ay w hich they described as p a rtic u la rly su m m er program a t th e M ission ch u rch on S atu rd ay evening, J u n e 23 b eau tifu l a t th is tim e. R efresh m en ts of Ice T he ladies of th e Zion E vangelical a t 8 o'clock. cream , cake and coffee w ill be served. ch u rc h w ill hold an Ice cream , straw MEN S WEAR ’m W '.S M O E S b e rry an d cak e social on T heodore A fine program of songs and re c ita B ru g g er's law n on Pow ell stre e t on tlo n s h as been provided. Mrs. A lta G entry w en t to Salem those b u r i e s it has been unproduc W ednesday evening, J u n e 20. Games tive. Today it is only a hoard for a museum Unproduc- ........................................................... uiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiMiiiniiiiHinniiiiimniiiiiiiHiNiHiiiiiiinHUHmiiu y esterd ay to ta k e a th re e w eek s’ su m w ill be on th e p rogram . A cordial in m er co u rse of study for ru ra l ch u rch I v itatio n is extended to all. w o rk ers a t K im ball School of T heo T he W est-End circle of th e M eth logy. odist L ad les’ Aid h as decided to p o st b e w o rth pone th e re g u la r m eetings of th e o r PL E A SA N T HOME w ork’*1 th6y did nOt k n ° W th a t money could be made to g an izatio n until th e th ird T h u rsd ay in Septem ber. A new a rriv a l In th is com m unity is How different it is today Miss Mae Beissell, a rec en t g ra d u W illard O. C arrell, Jr., who w eighed 4 pounds when be cam e on Ju n e 15. a te of W illam ette U niversity, has been spending a few days visiting w ith Miss Violet Coe. She left y es be returned in tacfto V ts^w n eV at' a g t o n tim e**1111 kSelf A Main« w eather prophet calla on ju st arrived, Complete Stock for your 4th of July te rd a y for her hom e in W enatchee. the sta te legislature to protect the W ashington. skunk, on the ground th a t It ia an in T he M isses Eva T ach ero n an d M ar I SEE OUR DISPLAY jo rie Lym an, stu d e n ts a t W illam ette valuable prognosticator. Maybe It L U niversity, re tu rn e d to th e ir hom es but w hat doea the skunk Deed Of any ttra protection? h ere la st week. Miss T ach ero n has ta k en up w ork w ith th e W estern Moot people like to have the latest Union com pany tn P o rtlan d . attach m en ts to th eir automobile« un GRESHAM, OREGON Mrs. Ja n e W ilson suffered a stro k e le a s.th e attach m en t happens to he a of p a ra ly sis at h er home on S atu rd ay license plate. evening and Is tn a c ritic a l condition a t th is tim e. She w as alone at th e GRESHAM. OREGON The great need of the non-Chrlstlao tim e in h e r back yard . She w as n o nations is ilirls tta n lty Still, yOU nu> ticed by p assers by who called a p h y sician an d friends. She lapsed Into •a? the sam e about the C hristian aa Bone u n co n scio u sn ess alm o st Im m ediately and is still In th a t condition. New Game for Children. araf’i : ? r. ; r □ A. W . METZGER & CO. Phone 1451 Gresham, Oregon Phone 1451 United States Royal, Nobby or Usco Tires K elly-Springfield Cord or Fabric Tires J. E. METZGER We are headquarters for good GRESHAM OVERLAND CO. WORK CLOTHES « , . M» chinerV Water S y .te m . Im plem ent. Fairbanlt.-M orse S ca le. w . A. HESSEL CHovos Me to MM 3400 Years Ago Tutankhamen Had His Wealth Buried With Him For Use in the Next World AylsWortKS Martin Flash Crackers SOM ETHING NEW | G. M. Davidson FIRST STATE BANK I.... ............. The Big THRIFT SALE A P hone 2381 STARTS WED., JUNE 20 All m akes of b atterie s re-ck arv ed and rep aired . C. E. OSBURN At Sole ag en ts for P h ilad elp h ia Diamond Gird B atteries HEPP'S RACKET STORE A uto A ccessories. R epairing A cetylene W elding Gresham, Oregon r r s a .y lia a la Vaeuaai Cep Tires GUK8HAM. CRSOON H ere is fun for a rainy day. Cnt used stam ps from sll the old letter* m other will give you. Then d rtw « p icture on a piece of pap er or a card Then till In th e p ictu res hy cutting out plece.i fr.>tn the stam p s and fitting them In like a p lctnre puzzle. Be car*, fnl to use the right c o lo rs- 1 cent stam ps for green, 3-cent stam ps for red. 4-n nt stam ps for brown, and so ”®.—D elineator. Additional Want Ads . To° L ate to C lassifT. ■ t S aia : - haT» p la n ts .................... Mm Anna F u ll P h o na Jo<l üTKkiiXG RT h oM A I FOR ffRV?----Air '¿rmencee SMyrnlencsa. M ,„q Ulrr Reasonable in qu ire at R oberts r e s id r n ir or phone 177. FrM h - possible prices, you’ll go to ... ,™E sawtaky market Who rem em b ers w hen com m unity ra n to a fire? th e w hole » ( e a ts . K -i^ rrBLn P° Ck*t frames » I L L . K idder H ard w are Co., G resham . Ore. P e c l a i Com m unication V y L r e s h a m Lodge A. F. A A. ▼ W ednesday, J a n e 3U. a t 7 .30 » . I- « . . M Ì 4 & ? “ “ S*r “ th e W an t Ad way ■ " • «•