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PAGE ELEVEN Jane Withers in Role of Bowery Spitfire In Rialto Drama Prisoner Role LOCAL and PERSONAL "IT" MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23. 1940. Court Citation Slated to ip pear In Justice of the peace court thl afternoon was Roy S. Du senbury, 18, of Medford. charged by state police with driving a car with improper headlights. Back From Trip Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Anthony returned home last evening from a motor trip through several western states. Mr. Anthony ii owner of a barber (hop on West Sixth St. Transfer Miss Evelyn Cum mings of Butte Falls, former stu dent of the Medford Business college, was recently transferred from Washington, D. C. to San Diego, Cal. She is a government stenographer. Visiting Here Mrs. R. H. Carey of Omaha, Neb., is spend ing a two weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Mc Donough. 735 West 14th street. Mrs. Carey arrived here Wed nesday by train. Officer Leaves Lieut. Harold W. Howard of the arson division of the state police, with head Quarters in Portland, left Med . ford for the northern part of the state this morning after spend ing the past two days here on routine business. In Hospital Mrs. Sam Kro schel, well known former Med ford resident now spending the summer here, is confined in Community hospital with an in lured hand. Mrs. Kroschel's home is In San Diego, Cal., now. Friends may call at the hospital to visit her. Chanev Here H. F. Chaney, president of the Medford Cor poration spent the past two days here on an inspection tour. He was the house guest of James Owen at his Siskiyou Heights home during his stay. Mr. Owen is general manager of the cor poration. Building Permits The Gil more Oil company applied at the city building inspector's of fice yesterday for permit to construct a service station at Jackson boulevard and Central avenue at a stated cost of $2,500. Arthur Short of 622 West Sec ond street applied for a permit to build a new private garage at a stated cost of $35. Vacation Soon Earl York, clerk at Medford postoffice, will begin his annual vacation Sep tember 1. He will attend the American Legion state conven tion in Seaside September 5, 6 and 7 as a delegate from Med ford post. He and Mrs. York will be accompanied to Seaside by Mrs. Belva Aiken who will re turn to Medford after the con vention with other friends. At the conclusion ot the convention Mr. and Mrs. York will extend their vacation to Washington. Fire Set State forest patrol headquarters stated today that the three grass and brush fires on Roxy Ann mountain yester day afternoon were set. The three fires merged into one that covered 60 to 70 acres before it was controlled. The fires started on both sides of the roadway Just above the unoccupied Pres eott CCC camp and burned away from the camp buildings. It was the second fire of the season in this district attributed to incen diarism. Plane Passengers Dr. Harvey A. Woods of Ashland left by United Malnliner this noon for Portland. J. A. Pomeroy arrived from Seattle this forenoon and Mrs. W. S. Thurlow left on the same plana for San Francisco. H. Oden left for Portland last night. W. Brown left for San Francisco last evening. J. Mc- Mullin arrived from Los An geles yesterday afternoon and leaving on the same plane for Portland were A. Nordstrom. H. F. Chaney, Mrs. H. Bush, Mrs. R. Inman, Miss E. Rule and F. Cresmer. Pastor Returns The Rev. Jo seph Knotts. pastor of the First Methodist church, returned KnmA, Aatav.4av mm tan Int.-' visit with his son. the Rev. Rossi"tioM " rMtest ,ince! Knotts, pastor of the Methodist church in Odell. He said an in teresting feature of the visit was a climb he made with his son to the top of Mount Hood. On another day father and son hiked up Hell's Roaring canyon ridge to the snow field of Mount Adams. Ross, Cascade district leader in young people's work, left Wednesday for Wino na Lake. Ind.. where he will serve as a delegate to the na tional convention of young peo ple. DANCE Scotty' Pavilion Butte Fall. Road Saturday Night Aug. 24 Ex-Resident Her lee P. Brown, U. S. forest service em ploy in Denver and formerly junior forester here on the Rogue River national forest, was an overnight $ Hot in Medford. Accompanied by his family. Mr. Brown called upon a number of old friends. At Airport Military arrivals at Medford municipal airport to day Included Lieut. R. P. Carr and R. A. Davis, in a Douglas transport plane en route from Sacramento air depot to Mc Chord field, Tacoma. Wash., and Lieut. F. Adams, also in a Doug las transport plane en route from Sacramento to Tacoma. Fishing Good Excellent fish ing in the upper Rogue river was reported today by Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Johnson of Sunset-on-the-Rogu. Steelheads weighing up to five pounds have been caught In recent days, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson informed the Mail Tribune. Myron Sprague of Palo Alto, Cal., landed a six pounder yesterday, they related, adding that Mr. Sprague Is an annual vacationist on the Rogue river. FILE SETTLEMENT AUTO CAMP CASE Notice was on file In the!P 'Sunday . , ,h Crater ian -l.-lr'. Mir- tnH.v nil"""1"- outrun, ner satisfaction of judgment In the suit of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Mon tag and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Curry against Mr. and Mrs. A. Dean Tate over the purchase of an auto court on Crater Lake high-1 way near Trail. The judgment of a $3,400 awarded bv a circuit court Jury to the plaintiffs June 6 was set-' urants r-ass, Aug. a n a tied for $4000, according to the' charge of involuntary man document on file. In the suit, slaughter was placed against Mr. and Mrs. Montag and Mr. Bertie Frank Harmon, 22, Thurs and Mrs. Curry alleged that the day afternoon the result of an Tates misrepresented the auto automobile accident on Sexton court business in selling the! mountain Sunday in which two property. jUlendale men, L,ee Koy Belcher The sheriff took possession of ; and Glenn Martin Frost, met in the property last week after anlstant death, execution order had been Issued I Harmon, his head swathed in by the court. LIGHTNING FIRES under the influence of liquor land with willful and wanton dis Klamath Falls, Aug.-23. IP) regard of the rights and safety Eighteen fires wero set this of others. morning by lightning which Harmon was arrested at his cracked over the vast forest home late yesterday by state lands north and east of Klamath Falls. Worst blare was on the Fre mont forest northeast nf Gerber dam, which had covered 50 acres by noon. This was the only lightning set fire still out of control at that time. A radio-directed crrw under Klamath Forest Protective asso ciation leadership moved quick ly through the forest lands this morning, controlling ono light ning fire after another. Eight fires were stopped in this man ner. SHE AIDS NAZIS Moscow, Aug. 23. OP) The Soviet government newspaper Izvestla declared today Russia was helping Germany beat the British blockade by supplying her with raw materials and in return was receiving German industrial product, including armaments. Reviewing relation of the two power since the signing last August 24 of their non ag gression pact, Izvestia hailed the treaty as still "the most important factor for peace" and asserted that under the trade accord, signed three days earl ier, commerce between the two the world war. British Sugar Up London. Aug. 23. 'IP The food ministry announced today an Increase in the price of sugar from 10 to 11 cent a pound, ef fective Monday. Columbia, S. C. (U.R) Another "meanest thief has appeared. As the temperature went up to the 102-degree mark, someone slipped in Amy Sims' house and stole all the Ice from the refrig erator. DANCE SAT. NITE U.S. HALL JACKSONVILLE Sponsored by Townsendlies Musle by Happy Gillette Gang 9 sr r. .at - i-r ' - 1 ' ' Starring Jane Withers (center 'The Girl From Avenue A", in which Jane plays a Bowery spit fire on her own in Park Avenue. mow i. DEATH CAR HELD I bandages, waived preliminary I hearing when arraigned before Justice of the Peace R. S. An derson this morning and will enter his plea before Circuit Judge H. D. Norton Saturday morning. The complaint alleges that the i Grants Pass youth was driving police and committed to jail Salmon Pack Lags Seattle, Aug. 23. (Pi The Alaska salmon pack, through last Saturday, was running more than 400.000 cases behind last year's pack the same weekend. Downfall Boston (UP) Police have cap tured two 16-year-old youths who admit they are the "blue berry pie thieves" who broke into 13 bakeries and stole 17J blueberry pies and several doz en blueberry muffins. They also got $50 In cash, but only raided shops containing their favorite food. ORI ENTAL CARD EN'S Dancing (.10 to 1.30 Admission 11.00 per parson Plus Tax 1 MONDAY ll I Great Hits" 'l 1 1 U j 1 H I J I . . Ill -ark be..... yon ,W Tt "-Will SjS i nrviitr r- t 1 1 - .i.- it apain m. i m lllBlm'ul" III -.kh. I 4 Tr II - All y I 1 I I 'tale' or Mr. Deed.l I f V rf Vl' if 1 1 dcfeniTETi 53Tt I ihitl2?d Ceora. Bancroft l! II I. I I J9: 1 'lil I I ,r J Douolma Dumbrilla 1 1 ! J ' N ' I "X ' H. B. Warner jteSlssaislssSaaissLJ 'V'jdp arwn story k; lubrrt ftukin story jL 1 1 t , T 'iN.!4h' k lUrenr Hudltfl(Un Krtlsn Sv'Vr!'' ' nirerted by Iran Capra "'r"i r A SINGLE-BILLED Due To Its Great Length 1 iiii-ai.-in il II Hi 1 1 I ! I -J-rTrT7TT r yij focj,. . CP stirringly emotional and riotous-1 ly hilarious picture are (clock-1 wise from upper left) Kent Tay-1 lor, Laura Hope Crews, Jessie Ralph, Jane (as a Bowery spit-1 fire). Rand Brooks, Elyse Knox I Kansas City has Way To Make Traffic Safe Kansas City (P) Not many big cities go 85 days without a motor-car fatality. Kansas City did. A coupe smashed into a pil lar to end death's holiday. But Kansas City's 1940 record of 11 auto accident deaths in six months remains excellent. How do Kansas Cityans do it? First, they have a police traf fic safety division on the Job 24 EBBS FIRE PERIL! Portland, Aug. 23. VP) Foggy skies knocked points off the temperature today, but the government weather bureau forecast warmer conditions, par ticularly in Oregon' northwest portion, Saturday. Three critical fire that have Ends Tonite! Copra's -ll mill HIM in 1 I The Last and y5S3 (Tomorrow) M faj jjj Funnie.t of iLfe" 0" f I I I L J I I SUNDAY MONDAVI TVO "THRILL-JAMMED" HITS1 BENNETT LEDERER NOLAN Plus ROGER PRYOR In "A 5: h and Katharine Aldridge. A new Walt Disney cartoon In technicolor, 'Tugboat Mickey". featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy, will be on the same program. , hours a day. This includes 44 motorcycle cops. Second, there are five white motor cars equipped with loud : speakers that go around town I looking for law violations. j When you walk against a red light, the fact may be an nounced for all citizens within ithe block to hear. Third, there are court that 'aren't lenient. crisped 10.000 acres In the Klam ath county area remained under control. 'Lightning storm In many forested districts, however. contributed added danger to dry, explosive conditions. 2-Legged Mule Dresden, Tenn. (JP) Maybe he'll rent the animal to a circus later. But right now, Guy Smith is collecting lots of dime show ing off hi two-legged mule. The apparently healthy animal has no sign of a foreleg. After some one helps it to it feet, it can walk alone. Immortal Cornndyl mmm flma upon ljo- Hoct. "I Mr M Z ried A Nul" by Mu OMBf hlfulll Bated upon Lib- STEN FUGITIVE FKOM JUSTICE" " 1 .. J.- -4 5 riJ??,'l i . ii a J The amazing revelations of a i beautiful girl's experiences with j the husband she thought she knew highlights the unusual j plot of "The Man I Married ", ; which comes to the Rialto the atre for Sunday and Monday. Joan Bennett and Francis Lederer have starring roles with Lloyd Nolan, Otto Kruger, Ma-, ria Ouspenskaya, Anna Sten and little Johnny Russell in the story of an American woman's mar riage to a German who, on their trip to his homeland, be comes fired with the spirit of the Nazis. The amazing adven tures In "The Man I Married" are based upon the popular Lib erty Magazine story, "I Married A Nazi , by Oscar Schisgall. -"A Fugitive from Justice", starring Roger Pryor. will play as the companion thrill hit with "The Man I Married." ' London, Aug. 23. (P) Farm er Charles James of Barry, Wales, who argued his cows gave thin milk because German bombs scared them, was acquit ted today of selling milk defic ient in butterfat. When James was arrested last week he pleaded he wasn't re sponsible for the milk. A com mission was appointed to check up on his claims. Hop Harvest Speeded Portland, Ore., Aug. 23. (IP) Favorable weather and ample labor speeded the harvest of early clusters In the Oregon hop- yards this week. Foot TestiflM Huntington, Ind. (IP) Though unable to talk, walk or move his hands because of a paralytic stroke, Dr. Melvln W. Tinkham of Fort Wayne was on the wit ness stand nearly a whole day In his divorce trial here. He said "yes" by lifting his left knee and "no" by wiggling his left foot. GET READY FOH FUN! Hrrt'i Janlt In her bct and bluett picture by far! A Bowery spitfire who tumi Park Arm ue upMde down I starts SUNDAY V 11 IfWIk And Thli Addfd Treat: MICKEY MOUSE DONALD DUCK & GOOFY In Walt Ul.ntj's "Tugboat Mickey" IN TttHMI OI.O . rrrnt Salnrdaj Msbl: it khrna Saturday l:4S-S:10-1:0-t:l Mam ITe tat tt-X)e Im: Sc las 1 ' Wallace berry as he will be seen on the Roxy theatre screen today and tomorrow only in "The Man From Dakota", melo drama of a Yankee prisoner of war who escapes from a Confed erate prison camp. "Land of Six Guns", featuring Jack Randall, plays as the added feature. MELON TAKERS TO E The Rogue River watermelon theft case was settled in two courts here today. In Juvenile court County Judge J. B. Coleman ordered eight boys to pay SO cents each for the six watermelons and one squash they admitted taking from a patch owned by A. L. Hug. ,i I 1 ,! a, uuwii.na u 3 in justice ox me peace court. Judge William R. Coleman, at the recommenda tion of District Attorney Frank J. Newman, meted out 60-day suspended sentences upon three youths who pleaded guilty to petty larceny, they admitting participation In the same melon escapade. Mr. Hug did not ap pear In court. The three youths were Clinton Hartwell, 19. William Davis, 19, and his brother, Robert Davis, 18, all of Rogue River. Their fathers appeared with them In court. Judge Coleman suggested the three youths help the young er boys pay for the melons. Walker'. DANCE DREAMLAND EVERY SAT. NITE Good Musle Good Floor and Always Good Crowd ' iJ t 4i liiAtiiliLi llarryl Hurry! They Matt la Tomorrow Nl(ht POWELL LOY e M Ml 111 ak pltj Satlnj Stroke with Sara Snfa 4r-4e Aim 12 to IVtfle Klddlaa-IOt mm i la,: ns ill 1 11 E Herman Lee Hart. 24, was be ing held in the county Jail today on a charge of larceny by bailee following his arrest by state police in Grants Pass last eve ning. Hart, according to police, drove a 19.19 Mercury sedan away from the Gates used car lot here on a purported trial spin, and failed to return the machine. Police said no date had been set for Hart's hearing. Cloalng tlma for Too Lata to Olaa It! Ada la 1 30 p. m. DANCE ORIENTAL GARDENS Erary Saturday Nile MODERN STEVE WHIPPLE'S BAND Also Phyllis Miller. Vocalist OLD TIME MERRILL'S ORCHESTRA 1 Admission to Both Hall Men (Including Tax) tOc Ladies lOe DANCE OASIS SPRING FLOOR Musle by ROGUE ROGUES Good Tim for Atll ROXY I Khowt Sat t:!5-S:15-7- The Fightin'est Man In All Dakota . . . ! Bmry at jroo like him but L . . a lovablr, F r-iCZ With John HOWARD and Dolores DEL RIO Today and Saturday Anion" Hit X SUNDAY FOR 3 DAYSI raaral with rim thlt ad- I drd thrill- f I Meatrranltll 1 f" I roar t- t MF i J ruled aaddlr 4 ry- j f Marl Hy DaaaeiMWItl 41bMTin7 i "Little Arrtdnf (ttTn I
