Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 08, 1936, Page 5, Image 5

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Woman's Atlantic Flight Ends In Mud I "My Engine Failed Me"
TSrETTFOKD MATE TRIBUNE. fEDFORD, OREfiOX. TUESDAY. SEPTET fBER 8. 93fl'
Homer D. H&rkneas, 85, pawed
away at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
I. ?. Slavea, 108 Mistletoe etreot.
Monday evening from a stroke of
paralysis. Mr. ftarkness w&a born at
Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, December
12, 1847. His parents, Samuel and
Maryetta Harkness, left Wlsocnaln by
team In April. 1852, with an immi
' grant train, and first settled where
Oorvallla is now located. They later
settled on a farm on Deer creek in
Douglas county and later on Graves
creek, Josephine county.
Mr. Harkness was the owner of the
Gold Ray dam property which he
sold later to the Dr. Ray interests.
He was interested in mining, stage
stations, and hotel accommodations
for travelers. He had been a resident
of Jackson county for the past ten
months and of Kittitas county, Wash
ington, for forty-five years.
He was a Civil war veteran, Join
ing company P., first Oregon infant
ry, recruited in Linn county, Oregon
under Capta-ln A. W. Waters. He ?
served as musician and drummer, i
and was mustered out of service at
Vancouver, Washington, March 17,
1866.
Mr. Harkness was married to Lily
Burch, and three sons and two
daughters were born to the union.
Mrs. Harkness. of Harlowtown, Mont.,
and two daughters and one son sur
vive. The surviving children are Mrs.
Mabel Paulson and Mrs. Dan Drake
of Harlowtown, Mont., and Clarence
D. Harkness, Fort Stlllacom, Wash.,
also one grandson, Verne a. Harkness,
Cle Slum, Wash., one granddaughter,
June Paulson, Harlowtown, Mont.,
and one step-sister, Mrs. L. P, Slaven,
of Medford.
The remains will be forwarded by
the Perl Funeral Home to Ellensburg,
Wash., for funeral services and Interment.
v Tills picture of Hie small monoplane, "The .Messenger," of Mrs. Ueeryl Marktium, with tts nose burled
stx feet in mud on a flat near Loulshurg, Neva Scotia, where It cracked up when it ran short of gasoline
lin the British society woman's daring solo flight from England. The p plane landed close to the ocean shore.
(Associated Press I'hoto. ...
BONNEVILLE SALT PLATS, Utah,
Sept. 8. (AP) Ab Jenkina rushed
repairs today on his mighty "Mor
mon Meteor1' for another assault
"Friday or Saturday" on world land
speed records.
The sandy-haired Salt Lake City
driver was undaunted by the break
down yesterday that cut short a pro
jected 48-hour run after 12 hours of
record smashing speed.
Some 40 records toppled as the
steel-nerved speedster thundered
around the smooth, saline 10-mile
track In prusit of records held by
Capt. George Eyeston and John Cobb
of England.
"I've wired to Toledo for a new
part and it will be here in a day or
two,'t Jenkins said.
Cmei among records Jenkins seeks
to smash is the 24-hour average of
140.096, and the 48-hour mark of
136.34 set by Eyston this year in runs
on the flats.
Records retrieved by Jenkins yes
terday Included:
Distance Jenkins Old records
' 700 kilos 162.47 153.3
500 miles 150 03 152.3
Three hours 150.92 - 152.1
1,000 kilos 150.41 151.5
Six hours 157.33 151.7
1.000 miles 156.47 162.1
2,000 kilos 157.18 151.9
12 hours 152.48 149.03
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Phone 542. We'll haul away your
reuse. City Sanitary Service.
Ph
oem
PHOENIX, Sept. 8. (Spl.) Mr. ;
and Mrs. Sheldon W. Bennett, for
merly of Holllster, Mo., are visiting
with Mr, and Mrs. John Savage. The
Bennetts intend to make their home
in southern Oregon. They also have
been visiting the L. H. Hughes of
Fern Valley the C. E. and G. E. Mc
Clalns and the H. W. Bennetts of
Williams creek.
Mrs. Sybil Farmer arrived Tuesday
from Yrcka, Cal.. spending the week
here with her mother, Mrs. Belle
Furry. Mrs. Farmer left Saturday
evening for Portland where she will
remain Indefinitely.
Miss Jarvle Thompson, student
nurse at St. Francis hospital, San
Francisco, is spending a tw6 weeks'
vacation with her mother, Mrs. W. A.
Thompson.
Miss Mabel Hardisty left Monday
for CanyonvlUe, ore., to attend school.
E. Abbott of Mlneapolls, Minn., ar
rived Monday morning and Is a guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Herb VanGordon and
Mrs. Olive VanGordon, whose younger
brother Mr. Abbott Is.
Miss Barbara Sims of Eugene and
B. E. Hcarn of Portland spent Labor
day holidays with Mr. and Mrs. A.
Hern.
The annual picnic of the Mission
ary society of the Presbyterian church
was held at Helman's In Ashland,
Axigust 27. A short program was
given following the picnic lunch, and
business meeting with Mrs. A. R.
Scott speaking on "India." Among
those present were: Mesdames Blah
off. Frame, Scott, Morgan, Vlall, Vin
cent. Poling. McParland, Scrlvner.
Newbry, Nordquist, Knudsen, Sloan.
Webster. Blackwood, and Frances and
Lloyd Nordqulst, Loyal Newbry, Tom
my Sloan, also Miss Evalln Knudsen
of Washington, D. C, who waa visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C, A.
Knudsen.
Mrs. N. C. Wilbur of Klamath Falls
visited- the Hallcraft family over the
week-end. She also visited with
friends in Talent on Labor day.
The Phoenix schools, both grade
jT O x "y A
Unhurt except for a cut on her forehead, suffered when her small plane
crashed In a forced landing on the Nova Srotla roast after her solo flight
westward across the Atlantic, Mrs.
Beryl .Mark ham Is pictured In her
hotel room at New York, where she
was brought by chartered plane from
the scene of her flight's end. She re
vealed that her engine "foiled" her
over the ocean 20 minutes before she
crashed In the Cape Breton mud flat.
(Associated Press Photo.)
Bearer is enlit'ed to 15c allowance on a full-size 30c can
of Waterspar Enamel or the 15c may be applied on the
purchase of a larger can.
Name - . .... .
Address . .
A Pittsburgh Paint Product
We want you to know tills great enamel for woodwork
and furniture that covers solidly in one coat, dries to s
china-like gloss, has pleasant odor while applying, dries
In 4 hours! Come in and cash the coupon today;
PITTSBURGH
PAINT STORE
MEDFORD
LUMBER CO.
and high, resumed their classes Mon
day after the summer recess.
DOCTOR'S WIFE DIES
FROM AUTO INJURIES
SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 8. (AP)
Mrs. Cteorge M. Macdrcgor, 65, wtfo
of a Kent physician, waa fatally' In
jured last night when her husband's
machine crashed with one driven by
Harold Blake, Tacoma, on the
Sesttle-Tacoma highway. Dr. Mac
Oregor suffered rib fracturea.
Dr. and Mrs. MacQregor had spent
tho holiday at their Woodmont beach
aummer home with their daughter.
Ella, of Eugene, Ore., and her friend.
Miss Lee Parker, Klamath Falls, Ore.
Ose Mall Tribune want ads.
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NEWS F1ASH!
Over 1,300,000 prizes awarded
in "Sweepstakes"
Think of Itl Over 1,300,000 prlio
have already been awarded in that
grgat national cigarette game, your
Lucky Strike "Sweepstakes." Have
you entered yet Have you won your
Luckiei a flat tin of 50 delicioui
Lucky Strikes?
There's music on the air. Tune in
"Your Hit Parade"-Wednesday and
Saturday evenings. Listen, fudge, and
study the tunes -then try your Lucky
Strike "Sweepstakes."
And if you're not already smoking
Luckies, buy a pack today and try
them, too. Maybe you have been
missing something. You'll appreciate
the advsntsges of Luckies a Light
Smoke of rich, ripe -bodied tobacco.
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: Vtf:.m fleecea, ploid-backs. Fully lined. ; Think of saving 39 on stun.
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Rare buys so early In the sea
son I Slip-ons and novelty
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