Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 14, 1938, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextI ArF,TYF(YRT) "NrATTj TTJTBTTWS, mDTTOTJD. OT?EC!0T. RFSDAT. "ATTiFST 14. IMS PAGE THREE OF G.0.PS CANDIDATE 1 00-YR. OLD TODAY SALEM. Ore., Aug. 13. AP) To morrow the grandmother of Charles A. Sprague, Republican candidate for governor, will celebrate her 100th birthday anniversary. The aged lady. Mrs. Lucy Sprague Brooks, lives' in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her Oregon grandson will be un able to attend the birthday cele bration, . though he visited her In June and found her In a fair state of health. Mrs. Brooks waa born near Mar ietta, Ohio, migrated with her par ents to Illinois and, following her marriage, to Iowa. Her first hus band, Austin C: Sprague. a union soldier, was killed In action during the Civil war and she was left a widow with a family of four small children. She held her family together, reared them, and after the death of her second husband, John Brooks, has made her home with her chil dren, two of whom survive. She has descendants to the fourth generation. LONDON", Aug. 13. (AP) Over coated children threw snowballs In Yorkshire today. In Norfolk the snow was two feet deep, the result of two days of freak storms that cut a crazy path across England and caused three deaths and prop erty damage estimated at $7,500,000. At Wold Newton a number of wo men were near hysteria because of the fury of lightning and thunder. Children fled screaming from an evangelist's tent when lightning struck the main pole and severely burned the preacher. Thousands of telephone tines were out of commission and hundreds of houses struck by lightning. Laborers worked all last night to remove tons of debris from railroad tracks. Many Tillages were flooded. In northwest London hailstones covered the ground to the depth of one Inch. DAMAGE SUII IN I Oregon Scenes Please Tourists Oregon's tourist business is booming. 19.18 registration number 85,765 was issued recently to Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Johnston and daugh ter, Grace, of Philadelphia, Pa., and authorities believe that by the end of the year rcfjistrations will total more than 150,000. When asked what they liked best about Oregon, Mrs. Johnston replied at once. "Your wonderful scenery 1 We're not going to forget it in a hurry either, thanks to the color pictures the Standard Oil Company is giving away free. The first picture surely did Crater Lake justice. I know Mt. Hood and Lost Lake are going to be just as beautiful as pictured here," she added, pointing to one of the prints now being distributed by Standard stations and Standard Oil dealers SPORTS SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 13. (AP) Stewards of the Del Mar Turf club today suspended for the rest of the meeting Jockeys Noel ("Spec") Rlch nrdson and Oeorgle Wolf for "foul riding" in yesterday's 925.000 match race between Scabiscult and Llgarotl. In addition to denying both Jokoys "all privileges of the grounds," the stewards recommended that the case be referred to the California Horce Racing board and that their suspen sion be continued until December 31. Seablscuit won by a nose yesterday arter the two horses had raced stride for stride in' the mile and one-eighth match. SALEM. Ore., Aug. 13 (AP) Georgo A. Rhoten, Salem Box company at- J torney, announced today he would ! file suit in Polk county circuit court! In about two weeks to recover dam- J ages resulting from destruction of the West Salem box factor? which ' burned last November 20. Rhoten's announcement followed sentencing Friday of Albert E. Rosser, former Teamster union A. P. L.) council secretary, to 13 years in the state penitentiary on a charge of arson in connection with setting the fire. Rhoten did not name defendant in the suit. RACING IS EOF LONDON. Aug. 13. (P Sylvia Sidney, American movie actrtss. mar ried Luther Adler. New York actor, at Caxton hall In London early this morning. The bride, who Is 28. and the bride groom, 35. entered the hall through the workmen's entrance. She wore a brown costume and a large blue hat. Their plans are indefinite. There was no indication whether Adler would leave the cast of Clifford Odet'a "Golden Boy," In n,nich he plays the lead. SARATOGA SPRIKGS. N. T., Aug. 13. (AP) Mrs. Parker Comings Thanksgiving easily won the 69th running of the Travers Stake today, defeating eight of the best three year olds still in training over a mile and a quarter at Saratoga. Eddie Arcaro brought Thanksgiv ing home five lengths In front of Walter M. Jeffords" Jolly Tar after setting all the pace. William Wood ward's Fighting Fox was another half-length back, a length In front of Maxwell Howard's highly regarded Stagehand. Among the also rans were Nedayr Bull Lea. and Cravat, which ran one. two. three, respect ively. In the Arlington classic. Thanksgiving covered the distance in 2:03 3-5 to pay 4 to 1. For the second time In three days, a valuable horse met with a fatal accident when Samuel D. Riddle's Hauca fell durjng the running of the 47th Spinaway stakes for two year old fillies and had to be de stroyed. Joins Oregon Stnff PALO ALTO. Calif., Aug. 13. (AP) Ned Johns, track coach and physical Instructor at the Palo Alto high school for four years, resigned to become a member of the University of Oregon physical education -staff. Superintendent of Schools J. R. Over turf announced today. AUSSIES DEFEAT JAPAN CUP TEAM MONTREAL, Aug. 13. (AP) The Australian Davis cup team took a lead of 3-1 over Japan In their North American zone finals competition to day when Adrian Qulst and Jack Bromwlch defeated Jlro Yamaglshi and Fumlteru Nakano in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3. The victory of Qulst and Bromwlck left the Australians needing only an even split in tomorrow'a two singles match to step into the Inter-zone round against Germany. The final singles match will send Qulst against Yamagishl and Bromwlck against Nakano. NORTHWEST FRUIT CROP HELD FAIR PORTLAND. Aug. 13. (Fi Fruit crop prospects in Oregon and Wash ington remain fair despite prolonged dry spells, the bureau of agricul tural economics reported as of Au gust 1. Oregon's pear crop was excected to be the largest on record but apple production to be below the average for the second consecutive year. In Washington the apple crop was ex pected to run above average Grapes were below average. The Indicated pear yields were set at 6.278.000 bushels for Washington. 3,120,000 for Oregon. PHOENIX TOWNSENDITES TO HEAR GORDON WARE PHOENIX, Aug. 13. (Spl) Gor don Ware, national representative of the Townsend plan, 'will speak here next Tuesday at 8 p. m according to announcement today by the local Townsend club. Place of Tuesday's meeting will be announced later. About one-third of the time con sumer In household duties Is devoted to the preparation of meals Nted Dead COLLEGE PLACE, Wash., Aug 13. (AP) Elder A. J. Breed. 91, past piesident of the Wisconsin, Minnesota and Upper Columbia conferences of the Seventh-Day Adventlst church, died at his home here tonight. As a youth of 17 he en It ted In the Union army and entered the ministry after the Civil war. Wtth the exception of the years 1012 to 1914 when he was pastor of Ihe Washington. D. C-, Memorinl church. Elder Breed resided here since the turn of the century. Grans Court Wlnenr RYE. N. Y.. Aug. 13. (AP) Joe Hunt of Los Angeles. No. A In the nation's rankings, reached the final round of the men's singles In the eastern, grass court tennis champion ships today with a crushing 6-0. 6-4, 6-2 victory over the veteran Wilmet Allison of Austin, Texas. During hot weather cows may drink 80 percent more water tha?i usual Water Is used in cooling the bod? and enables the cow to tolerate the heat better. SURELAY The super egg mash' more profit per ben. DAVIS FEED STORES OSC Sees (Jain CORVALLIS, Aug. 12. ( AP) Ad vance registration indicates a fresh man class at O.S.C. as large as last year and probably larger. Registrar E. B. lemon said today. An Increase In the percentaee of women stu dents was also foreseen. Heath For Immorality MOSCOW. Aug. 13 (AP) News paper reports said today two male teachers in an orphanage had been Mntenrcd to death In the town of Kazakh for organizing drinking parties and promoting immorality among children. Three others were sentenced to five years' imprisonment. C. L. Perki ins norTOR OF OPTOMETRY Phone 133 S. Central Are Mrdforft. Ore. ONE WAY TO KEEP OUT Of THE RED! Buy Green Slabwood now and have money to spend from next winter's fuel savings. Green Pine Slabs. 12" or 16" $1.75 Tor the big double load Prompt Delivery of FACTORY BLOCKS can now be made, $6.00 per unit load IV' W UKit I V a Timber Products Company Y OF WILL ROGERS BARROW. Alaska, Aug. 13. (&) A memorial so constructed It may In time serve as an aerial beacon wps rushed to completion today In prep aration for Monday's ceremonies hon oring the late Will Rogers' and Wlle Post, killed near here three years ago in a plane crash. The 15-foot high monument, madi of stono taken from the same quar ry as Oklahoma's state memorial to Rogers at Claremore, Is equlppt-d with conduit which will make fu ture Illumination possible. The stone, two by three feet, is pink grsnlte and weighs 690 pounds It will overlook the lagoon where the famed humorist and aviator met death. A seven foot square base three feet thick was erected on frozen clay be neath the bleak tundra. The base wm designed by Vlvlenne Kellems. daugh ter of Dr. Homer P. Kellems, ownr of Kellem's ranch In Delaware coun ty, Okla. Miss Kellems Is an art stu dent at the University of Oklahoma. Other persons here for the dedica tion are the Rev. Roy E. - Curtis, Christian church, Hlllsboro. Tex., and formerly of Pryor, Okla., Wllmer P. Sims, Hlllsboro merchant, lohn Kay ser, Chlckasha, Okla., and Clarence Lee, Port Scott, Kas. They will assist the Rev. Kellems. Beverly Morgan, daughter of Master Set. Stanley Morgan of the U S. sig nal corps, who flashed first word ! the Rogers-Post tragedy to the world, will unveil the marker Monday, PROSPECT FIRE VICTIMS BENEFIT FROM SHOWER PROSPECT. Aug. 13. (Spl) A shower was held August 6 at the home cS ti- Dell Cunningham for the Lewis Rov ortson family, who lost all their clothes and possessions in a recent fire which completely destroyed the Paul Robertson home In which they were living. They recevled a large quantity of clothes, bedding, furniture and groceries. They are newcomers in the com munity. Mr. Robertson having taken his brother Paul's Job as supervisor of Crater Lake highway maintenance crew In this district. Mr. Robertson was severely burned In the fire. The whole family Just barely escaped with their lives. They were all asleep when the fire broke out shortly after midnight and escaped In their night clothes. They have been stay ing at the Elmer Robertson home near Eagle Point since the fire. There are nine children in tha fam ily. 4 The Boston airport was established In 1023. 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