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PA OF- FOURTEEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREG OX, THURSDAY, "AUGUST 22. 1940.- SOLDIER REUNION The forty-tlghth annual meet ing of the Southern Oreg.m Sol dier's and Sailor'i reunion as sociation will be held in the Grange Hall at Central Point, on Saturday August 24, 1940. The association was formed in 1892 by some of the posts of this district and has since been carried on by the Grand Army of the Republic and its Auxili ary the Women's Relief Corps, and the Sons and Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War. According to the by-laws there are no dues payable ex cept 25c when registering at the annual meeting, and the sum so collected takes care of the ex penses of the Association In, connection with the meeting. Registration starts at 10:30 followed by a business session and election of officers and se lecting a meeting place for 1941. At noon dinner will be served in the Grango dining hall. Visitors are to furnish rakes, pies, salads etc., and to bring their own table service. The program will begin at two o'clock in the afternoon. Each organization to furnish one number. It Is urgently desired every Union Veteran of the Civil war be in attendance. An invitation is extended to the members of the Women's Relief Corps, Daughters of the Union Veter ans, Sons of the Union Veterans. American Legion. Disabled American Veterans. Veterans of Foreign Wars and United Span ish Veterans. TOLD TO POLICE Reports of four minor auto mobile accidents were on file In city police station today. They were: Machines operated by Vernon S. Wright of Route 4 and Robert Young of Medford collided with slight damage at 10th and King streets Wednesday evening. Reuben W. Frame of Medford and Wallace S. Clares of Route 1 drove autos involved in a mis hap at Eighth street and Central avenue this morning. Goldie Wurster of 628 Dakota avenue and A. B. Lyron of Route 4 operated vehicles In volved in an accident at Phoenix Wednesday night. Harry E. Rhodes of Central Point and Eric Anderson of Cop per, Oregon drove cars colliding' with slight damage at rourtn and Grape streets Wednesday afternoon. BORROWER GATES AUTO IS SOUGHT Southern Oregon authorities were searching today for the driver and a 1939 Mercury four door sedan, which was borrow ed from the C. E. Gates used car lot for a purported trial spin Wednesday afternoon and had not been returned. Mr. Gates reported to city po lice that a man giving the name of Herman Lee Hart took the car at 3 p. m. yesterday, after saying he wanted to "try it out for a few minutes with the view of purchasing it. When the car hadn't been returned at 6:45 p. m, the police were notified. City police stated that Her man Lee Hart was sent to the state penitentiary in 1938 from Klamath county for car theft and burglary, and expressed the belief that the driver of the Gates Mercury was the same man. Slassen To Speak Spokane. Aug. 22. IIP) State Chairman Tom Oakshoot said today Gov. Harold E. Stas sen of Minnesota, keym.tcr of the Republican national con vention, will address a state wide party rally in Spokane Monday evening. MEDFORD RETAIL SALES UP 4 PC. San Francisco, Aug. 22. IIP) Value of consumer purchases at Independent retail stores rose in July over last year in most western states, bureau of the census reports showed today. Washington topped the list with a 12.5 per cent gain in ag gregate sales for around a score of major lines of goods, from food to automobiles. Only Colo rado recorded a decline, and that but 1.5 per cent. Oregon's gain was 0.9 per cent, California's 8.8, Arizona's 6.3, Idaho's 4.7. Montana 6.0 Nevada 3.2, New Mexico 0.9, Utah 3 and Wyoming's 2.9. Along the Pacific coast, auto mobiles far outran other items in sales showings, with gains of 30.5 per cent in California, 29.7 in Washington and 23.3 in Ore gon over July, 1939. 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