Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 25, 1935, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FIVE L STAFF J Meteorological Report July 25, 1935.. Forecasts Medford and vicinity: Unsettled to 84 MILES 10 EEI 10 night; fair Friday, normal tempera ture. Oregon: Generally fair tonight and Friday, but low clouds near coast and unsettled tonight northwest portion; normal temperature. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, IEDFOKD. OREGON. THURSDAY. .TULY 25. 1935. GRANTS PASS. July 25. (Spl.) A "body" that took Coroner Virgil E. Hull and his assistant. M. B. Crane, on an 84-mile wild goose chase to Oak Flat Tuesday and that kept wo men at the home-makers' vacation camp out of their swimming pool most of the day was on a slab at Hull's mortuary here Wednesday. The "body", sighted lying tn the Illinois river across from the vacation camp about noon Tuesday by women at the camp, was ft dummy placed there obviously ha a practical Joke to thrill or scare the women. It went even further than that. Members of the camping party rush ed at once to a ranger station ten miles away and word was phoned to the sheriff's office. The coroner was notified and he left for the camp about 1:30 p. m. Tuesday. Arriving at the camp. Hull found that Dr. J. L. Helms had a-lreedy crossed the river and brought the "body" over. Many of the women still believed it to be a man. however, and would not go near it. Hull said. The dummy had a wooden block for a head with a nose nailed on. The body was made of straw stuffed in side a shirt with poles for legs. Clothes were wired and nailed onto the dummy. With the nose, one arm and both shoes showing above the water In the brush where it had been fastened by the Joker, the dummy looked like a man's body from the camp site. All "Identification" was missing. There were no papers, and the mak er's labels had been cut from the clothing. "Strong men grew faint" when the "body" was described to them. A nail had been driven through the "nose" (to hold it in place). Nails were flso driven into the feet (to hold the choes on). The "maniac" had shot h;s victim several times in the "face" wi.h a .22 calibre rtfle (target prac tice, evidently, at the block of wood from which the head was formed. The "chin" had been chopped away with a hatchet or ax. Although roughly shaped and dress ed, the posture of the dummy ws such that It could easily be mistaken In the water. Wires and sticks were used in a few Joints ao the "body" moved naturally In the waves. No estimate as to the cost of the county for the coroner's trip could be obtained. NEBRASKA PICNIC CORyALLIS. AUG. 4 The twelfth annual reunion of for mer Nebraskans will be held In the city park in Corvallls Sunday. August 4. Last year over 1,000 Cornhuskers" were present, representing 75 of the 96 Nebraska counties. Registrations were noted from all parts of Oregon and many cities In western Washing ton. The 1934 reunion was unanimous ly voted "the best ever" but prepar ttons are being made for a befter pro gram this year. A prominent state official will speak. Mrs. Minnie Boa worth, who was visiting in MoCook at the time, will tell of the Repub lican river flood. A special feature will be Frank M. Harrington, "Henry Ford's champion fiddler," who Is also a contortionist of remarkable ability for his 75 years. Many novelty fen tures will insure an interesting pra gram. Free coffee will be provided- W. M. Ball, Corvallls, formerly of Beaver City. Is president of the Ne bra ska Picnic association and Miss Bertha Eddy, Corvallls, secretary. KALAMA GIRL'S BODY RECOVERED FROM SEA LONG BEACH, Wash., July 33. (UP) The body of Jean Teagarden, 18, Kalama Rlrl who drowned with her father. Harvey Teagarden. In ft rip tide July 11, was recovered from the surf today five miles from the scene. The father's body was recover ed on the next tide after the drowning. Local Data Temperature a year ago today : Highest 95; lowest 54. Total monthly precipitation. 0.32 Inches. Deficiency for the month, .02 Inches. Total precipitation since September 1. 1934. IB. 17 Inches. Deficiency for the season 1.65 Inches. Relative humlditv at A n.m. yester day, 32 per cent; 5 a.m. today, 82 per cent. Sunrise tomorrow, 4:58 a.m. Sunset tomorrow, 7;38 p.m. Observations Taken at 5 A. M., 120 Meridian Time 5f 5 S 5 s 0I fl 5 1 f rt rS as r ir1 ie i Bolsa .. 86 60 ..... 88 74 88 74 Boston . Chicago .. Denver 03 68 Eureka . 60 63 Helena 86 58 68 Los Angelea 78 MEDFORD 86 67 New York 86 76 Omaha - 04 74 Phoenl 108 78 Portland 76 64 Reno 86 64 Clear Cloudy P.Cdy. Clear Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear P. Cdy. Clear Ro&eburg M 88 Salt Lake 06 66 Clear San Francisco .... 66 54 .... Cloudy Seattle - 74 53 T. Cloudy Spokane .. 84 60 .03 Clear Walla Walla 88 Washington. D.C. 83 76 T. Cloudy THREE-DAY MEE1W6 STATE POSTMASTERS Postmasters' Association of Ore gon and the District League of Post masters were scheduled to open ft Joint three-day session at Coquille today, with Medford represented by Postmaster Prank DeSouza, who left for the. convention yesterday after noon. Prominent speakers will Include the following. Postmaster DeSouza announced here before his departure: Dr. E. T. Hedlund. state director of the national association; Hon. Har rison H. Parkman, purchasing agent, postofflce department, Washington. D. C, who represents Postmaster General James A. Parley; Hon. Geo. E. Starr of Seattle, national director; Hon. John D. Ooss of Maxshfleld, who represent Governor Charles H. Martin; Hon. A. D. Lawrence of Seattle, representing the railway mall service; S. H. Morse, postofflce in spector from Eugene, and others. Sessions for business matters are scheduled each day. both In the mornings and afternoons, and word from Coquille Indicates that a com plete program of entertainment has been prepared. At a banquet Thurs day evening, Dr. Hedlund will be toast master. Members of the office staff of Cra ter Lake national park, who have re mained in Medford this summer more than a month later than usual while repairs to the dormitory at the laKe were being completed, yesterday of ficially checked out of the national park rooms In the federal building. While Superintendent David H. Canfleld, the ranger staff and other executives of the park force have been at the lake for some time, the office personnel has been required to wait for Improved accommodations for the latter part of the summer. Last year, an open season, the move was made May 15, exceptionally early. The personnel consists of R. B. Hodges, chief clerk; Ethel Wilkinson, senior stenographer; Clayton East, purchasing agent; James A. Shep herd, bookkeeper; George S. Grant, Junior clerk; Margaret Osenbrugge. Junior stenographer. Personnel of the ECW offices, which have been located In the Holly building, consists of Mrs. Alice McKlnstry. clerk, and Ray mond Rogers, enrollee clerk. Three truckloads of equipment ac companied the staff to the park. They will remain until the middle of October. The official season ends with closure of the lodge, September 20. ASHLAND NORMAL GYM BUILDING IS ASSURED ASHLAND. July 25. (Spl.) The new gymnasium for the Southern Oregon Normal school Is assure!, ac cording to announcement given by Dr. Walter Redford, president. Ac cording to present Indications th work will be begun In September and will be completed around December. The only change In the new plans for the gymnasium provides for the placement of showers and dressing rooms In the basement, thus lessen ing the roof area and cutting the cost. WrNDOW GLASS We sell window glass and will replace your bruise n windows reasonably. 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