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MEDFOnO MATT. TRIBUNE. MEDFOUH. OREGON. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1932. PAfiE SEVEN Local and Personal Marie Dressier in Craterian Hit Pop- Home O. B "Pop" Oatea returned to Uedford Saturday morc tnX on tb train from Portland. ... From Nebraska George Kelley nf Lincoln. Neb., was the only guest from a cutanea registered over Digit at a local Hotel. t FTanrti Bar? Leaves Franda Birr left Saturday morning by train (or Hlllsboro. where be will visit his psrents. Seattle Folk With ttelr residence listed as Seattle, guests In Med ford hotels Included Carls E. Nelson, E. U Slndsll and Tom Shearer. Visits at Trail Miss Hollls Swingle of Klamath Palls is spending the - week-end at Trail with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Swingle. ... Ret am From North Mr. and Mrs. T. H . Robinson returned Prldsy eve ning from Sesttle, where they had been spending the past week. Loses Skates Little Billy Matson, ' ' who resides at the Hotel Orand, re ported to the city police Saturday that be bad lost his roller skates. ... "" To " Grants Pass Circuit Judge Harry D. Norton, and Court Reporter Miss Jessie Msstln, were In Grants Pass Saturday for the court session there. ' Goes to Portland Carl E. Grant, district manager of th Metropolitan Life Insurance company, with bead quarters here. Is spending a few days hn Portland on buslnes. Visits Here Arthur Fuxman of Belolt. Wis., Is In Medford visiting his mother, Mrs. Clara Purman. and his sister. Mrs. E. M. Colby, until after the holidays. Mrs. Wllmot Leaves Having spent the psst week here visiting Mr. and T Mrs. Fred J. Wllmot. Mrs. F. E. Wll mot left on the Shasta Saturday for her home. Returns Home Mrs. Charles T. Sweeney returned home from Port land Friday evening where she at tended a conference of the auxiliary to the Oregon Medical association, of which aha la presldent-eleot. - Vacation In South Edna Bllde brand and Daphna Clay are leaving i today for southern California, where they plan an extended visit. Miss Hlldebrand will go to Los Angeles, and Miss Clay will spent1 two months at Fresno with frtends and relatives. Jonrneys East Laurln E. Hlnman of Portland left here Friday evening by train for New York City and Washington. D. C where he plans to remain until the first of the year on business. He spent Friday here visiting bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. . Hlnman. Scheffel In City Howard Scheffnl. assistant manager of tr-e Metropolitan Life Insurance company, with head 1 quarters In Klamath Falls, accom panied Carl E. Grant, district man ager back to Medford Friday eve ning, and will attend to business affairs here. Hartman Fined Lyle Hartman was fined $3 In Justice court lste Fri day afternoon on the charge of truck speeding, to which be pleaded guilty. He was arrested near the county fairgrounds by the state police, trav eling at 45 miles sn hour in a county track. The state law limits the speed of trucks to 85 miles an hour, and commercial stsges to 45 miles per hour. - Stop at Hotels Guests stopping st the hotels here, from Portlsnd In clude W. A. Wlest, Walter May, L. N. Bralnard. H. L. Vines, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barnett, O. R. Eckersley, W. E. Taylor, W. H. Sperber. A. Eck hardt, H. L. Llnd. W. H. Casey, R. M- Kelly, L. O. Bradley. Miss Barrett. Miss Miller. A. L. Somte. F. C. Clark. Bert Orlesbsch, E. H Qalller. M. B. Csry. Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Spear, T. V. Normyle, Lawrence O. Hill and Lowell Miller. ... Calif omlans Here The Callfornlans at hotels In Medford Included MKs Evelyn Heard, Thom&a Power, R. L. Row, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Sheehan, Jack Summervtlle and R. Cheda of Los Angeles, R. A. Cary of San An selmo. Mr. and Mrs. H&rry Johnson of Redding, Ju. Jacknlch of Sacra mento. Miss A. Smith of Oceanslde, and from 3an Francisco: Mr. and Mrs. Anderottl. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Cardoyan, M. C. Meyerfeld, Mra. A. Melr, P. A. Brown, E. H. Littooy and II. Q. Rupp and family. MlM Howard Uro Mlas Wilms Howard of O rant paaa waa a Dual neaa visitor In Medford yesterday. Here on Buslneas Ola Hanaen. well known buslneae man of Grant Paaa vaa a visitor in Medford the latter part of the week. Casters Shopping Mr. aud Mra. Otto Caster were In tht city yester day from Phoenix, shopping and at tending to business matters. Tome Prom Coast T. O. Bradley, well known Co poo official, returned the last of th week' from several days buslneae visit In Maxshfleld. Prom the Country CaUera In Med ford from country communities yet trday were Stewart Weeka of Trail and Mr. and Mra. Prank Pltsrald of Same Valley. Boyle at Rosebaif J. O. Boyle, vice president of the California Ore gon Power company, returned the latter part of the week from a busi ness trip from Roeeburg. Toy Is Visitor C. J. Toy, south era Oregon representative for Del Monte food products, left yesterday for Portland on a abort business trip. Vesper TodayVesper services will be conducted this afternoon at four o'clock In the 7. W. 0. A. parlors with Mra. George BLgler giving a spiritual reading. All young women of the city are Invited to attend. Ont of School Little Miss Dorothy Podge was out of school the last of the week beca ij of Illness, and was reported In a somewhat Improved condition yesterday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Dodge. License Issued Yesterday after noon at tht) county court bouse, the clerk's office Issued a marriage li cense to Glenn E. Welch, 33, of Mc Cloud, Calif., and Clara Thelma Cave, 19. of Dunsmulr, Calif. Both are natives of Oregon. He listed nla oc cupation as a jitney driver. California Couple A marriage li cens? was Issued yesterday at the county clerk's office to George J. Vlelsa 33. of Hilt, Calif., and Bonnie Belle Buroe, 19, of Chtco, Calif. He Is a native of California, and she of Wisconsin. His occupation was given as a laborer. ( To Address Rlnanlans Bernard L Nutting of the Owen-Oregon m!'l will speak on the present plan of operation of the mill at the regular noon luncheon of the Klwanls club at the Medford hotel. Mr. Nutting Is one of the organizers of the plan now In operation, and It Is expected to prove of Interest to business men of the city. Guests In Medford Prom Palls City, Ore., G. L. Murphy, Ed Inman and J. E. Allen were registered it the hotels here. Others were M:s. Ruth Ting Mlchell of Marshfleld, L. J. Putnam and J. C Putnam of Drew. Jack Rotlaw, A. J. Mc Adams, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Whetstone and Catherine Stang of Eugene, G. H. Kilborn and Charles A. Lee of Roseburg, Mr. and Mrs. H. Stewart of Grants Pass, Mr and Mrs. D. Bostrom of Bend, A. H. Sax ton of Corvallls, K. Hutchison f Klamath Palls, Glen Lavell and G. L Carp ton of McMinnvllIe. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Ranee, E. B. Gabriel, Mrs. M--Kenzle. J. O. Stearns and L. O. Her rold of Salem. C. E. Gates In Portland "Pop" C E. Gates, prise automobile dealer of Medford and republican party leader of Jackson county, was a cash cus tomer of the Imperial hotel yes terday, his first visit there In nine months. Mr. Gates came to Port land to arrange for several squad rona of new cars. The ex-member of the state highway commission also wanted to swamp political in formation and rumors with frtends rere. Among those to give him In s.4e Information was H'?nry B. Van Duzen, who knows why It happened. "I can't aay much about the pear crop other than It waa a good one." the visitor declared, "but you nay be Interested In knowing that some of the boys are making a very fine p-ar cordial maybe .later we may be able to call it pear brandy. Oh, no, I don't bother to make It myself, but I'm told that It is very delight ful." Morning Oregonlan. jeatitUrV- , f Marie Dressier, who, with her teammate, Polly Moran, opens an en gagement at the Craterian theater today In "Prosperity," their latest fun-fest. TO GRIME SCENE Warren Wojioer, 26, wanted In Wateeka. 111., for kidnaping a banker, and with two accomplices holding him prisoner In an effort to compel him to open the bank vault, left the past week for the mid-west, where be will stand trial. His two com panions are serving prison terms. Wockner was arrested two weeks ago in a trapper's cabin In the Trail dis trict. He has kin In that section, who knew nothing of Wockner'a ao tlvltles The accused bad been In southern Oregon during the past sum mer. Wockner wss In custody of A. Phil Hps, an Illinois officer, who has known Wockner for several years. The prisoner, when he left here, wore an "Oregon boot" to forestall any escape attempt. Wockner la asserted to have boasted tbat he would never go to the penitentiary, and to have warned Phillips he would escape, If he had a chance. Following the Illinois crime, Wock ner escaped from Florida, where he sustained a sllgbt wound in a gun battle with offlceis, and Is said to have also escaped from a Santa Cms, Calif., officer after bis arrest for rob beries In Humboldt county, Calif, He bad been bunted for over a year. During bis short stay in the county Jail. Wockner was a model prisoner. "Congorilla" Now On Rialto Screen Not only la Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson's "Congorilla." at the Rialto theater today and tomorrow, claimed to be toe first and only talking pic ture made In the African Jungle, but the fact remains that not a alngle Inch of this thrilling production, which took two long, hard, life-risk-tag years to make, waa staged. A Thelma Todd-Zasu Pitts comedy, "Show Business," Is also on the pro gram, aa la a Orantland Rice Sport UgAit, "Snow Birds," and the Fox Moxletone News. .C.T.U. Contributed. Activities were resumed Thursday at a regular meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union at the "V when a large representation of women gathered to renew their faith In the flue ideals of this great Inter denominational and non-political or ganization. The national president, Mra. Boole's command, "Advance, not retreat I" was set forth In the various phsses of the program. We learned that "A quitter never wins, and a winner never quits." Music waa pro vided by Mra. Lyman and Satra. Ella Doran. who sang special solos. A committee was appointed, consist ing of Mra. J. C. Woods and Mra. Row borough, county president and secre tary, to arrange for a meeting In January at which time It la hoped to have the Grants Pass and Ash land women as our guests In a Joint county and local meeting, celebrat ing the birthday of prohibition. Watch for full particulars and announce ments In the press. The Union was favored by a re port from the Jackson County Clvlo league setting forth some of their plans tor the future. They too are not tn "retreat." Oeneral Poch said the "Victorious army Is last on the fighting line." and while the drys may have tost a battle, they do not consider that the war la lost. Every woman should rally to this .cause, who stands for -home protection. Men also are welcome as honorary members. Three new mem Den. were reported at the Thursday meeting. , CITED IN VOTER This week's Issue of the "Oregon Voter prints the following biography of Edward O. Kelly of this city, elected to the legislature, at the last general election: "Out of Medford high school at 15. Into University of Oregon at IS. out of the university as a full-fledged lawyer at 33, all years of experience In the practice of law, and Into the Oregon legislature at 38 such Is the speed shown by Ed O. Kelly of Med ford, son and law partner of the for midable fighting fulmtnator of the Medford bar. Col. E. E. Kelly. "At U. of O., Ed made the football team and won fame aa Its chief de bater. He now Is elected state repre sentative from Jackson county, the first Democratic legislator elected from that county for 30 years, or since the late Clarence Reames. His tre mendous personal popularity tn and around Medford Is cited by the local press as the cause of his election. Born August 6, 1904, at Black foot, Idaho; to Medford 1908; he will be the sec ond youngest member of the 1833 legislature, the youngest being Wil liam L. Dickson, three years his Junior.- tatos matters Into their own hands, hs reported. All thre of the boys, about twenty years of age, were transients, he said, and thought their plans of operating the sleeping room were better than three tn vogue. 1 Officer Preacott Is a member of the ; Lions club. J t When needtns. aupUcating alt Ocote. flat-packs fen-fold oaan register forms. ledger sheet for oook kttpiog machines at ; any other kind of p r i o t 1 o t j an't order from sui-ol-towu firm and pay more Phune '6 and one ai j lur representatives wui call. One a penny Christmas Seals 1 Pendet and ooay rep. ring Price j right Br' 1 1 Sheet Metal Works. Horns Owned A Operated Koxv 10c M k V Children 5e Phone 291 first B rows SUNDAY AND MONDAY Chat. Blckford, Constance Cummlngs in "THE LAST MAN" Also "Singing Plumber News IMitortal Continuous Shows Sun. 1:30 to 11 Starts TODAY 2 to 11 City Offler O;orge J. Presott yes terday rooming found It necessary to remove three young men from the sleeping quarters at the Lions club shelter, when they decided 'o ROGUE RIVER COWBOYS TO PLAY FOX CIRCUIT EAGLE POINT. Dec. 10. (Special) The Rogue River Cowboy enter tainers are starting on a circuit of the Pox theaters of the coast. The Initial engagement will be at the Craterian In Medford on December 18. TODAY and Monday Continuous Today 2:00-11:00 nA al mn n IV "V IIE3SS : - If II I II Ik I w.ll'- PLCS Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd In "SHOW BUSINESS" SportHght "Snow Sirds" Fox Movietone New Por practical & usuiul gifts see ETHELWVN B HOFFMANN Sixth A Holly Leaking tuofa repaired Por root work of any kind call 839. BOl D o 01 Inability to secure sufficient and suitable pictures to continue oper ation has forced us to close the Holly Theatre. This condition has been brought about by the recent actions of Fox-West Coast The atres, whereby we have been stop ped from securing film services upon which, we were dependant. HOLLY MANAGEMENT. The General Insurance Company of America and Casualty Company of America Announces the Appointment of CLINTON SPENCER As Their Local Representative for Medford AH persons who may In the future have a loss under policies now In force will kindly report their claims to Mr. Spencer. The General Insurance Company is already known to many of the oitlzenj of Medford as the only stock company (not a mutual company) that pays a dividend on all fire Insurance policies i&sned by it. The Oeneral Insurance Company Is one of the few large insurance companies which is today In stronger financial position than it was In 1929. Unquestioned" Indemnity at the LOWEST POSSIBLE COST THE GENERAL AMERICA COMPANIES Home Office: Seattle, Washington f.v-.V-iT.' 1 4'.-.lk7.' ' X. laf -? -PL-?- ft " .X-3.-ai'i TSTTR- m Sj-jeV" W I) , A erter times are cominv...tn fact the best time of your life! M-Q-M's big parade of" happiness is going to make everybody laugh ...hard! Let's all celebrate Matinees Week Days 125 Balcony Seats ..15 Lower Floor ptt Eves., Sun. Mats., Holidays 125 Balcony Seats 20t Lower Floor . Kiddies a Dime Jf Adults ' ISO Kids fe Studio Theatre Lowest RatCS In Hotel History ... at Seattle's BeautifulDew BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Every comfort, every convenience yo nsturatly expect at a fine, modern Hotel. 350 big outside rooms smirtlv furnished. Right in the heart of the shopping and Theatre district it 5th and Virginia. Ga rage in basement. Now more than half of our rooms at low as TROY C. MIMMELMAN Ms) nag tr 2 antl 222 . . AM. WITH PBIVATE BATH WHAT'S DOING IN SAN FRANCISCO December 10 Municipal Symphony Concert December 16.17 Symphony Orchestra, winter season December 7-1 National Match Play. 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