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Smiley Burnett at Dance Here Sunday, Jan. 21, 1945 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE 8E71W Bomber Crash Near vealing the accident had oc curred this morning. Names of casualties are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Muroc Field Probed Muroc, Calif.. Jan. 20 0J.R) A board of officers tonight inves tigated the crash of a heavy army bomber two miles east of CRATERfAN TODAY ALMANACS Scarcel Von tu sat famous TRAIL, BLAZERS' Almanac and Ptoncar Guide Book for onlr 13o. Pull af lataraaUng facta, draami, f odlao lltns, astronomy, plant ing chart,' sunrffo and suntot Umt foracatu, kerb lore, blrtbdajr read ing!, rrlckf, lucky dare, ate. tend lie. tampi at coins la TRAIL BLAZERS AGENT, Cent. C-lli, Bloomtnitea. llllnoll - CUP THIS 1 Muroc army air field as it was returning from a combat train ing mission. . . i - : I Marilyn Maxwell Support- Ing Star ''Carolina Blues' Tops Bill At Rialto The number of dead was not disclosed immediately in the an nouncement by Col. W. A. Max well, - commanding officer, re ra t Ytf . r t7r "Story of Dr. Wassel" Coming WecWday If i IS 9 1 r v A wird soothsayer gam into crystal ball, which comet clot er and closer to the spectator, enlarging until it fillt the screen. Then the spectator teems to pass into the transparent snhprA in flnri hfmeplf in a strange city of towers and min arets, somewhere in the mystic east. ... Thlfl t Th 1l1iitnn ifoulaarl hv studio technicians to introduce Abbott and gosieuo in tneir newest M-Q-M musical, "Lost in ffnrftm " nneninff tsidnv at the Craterian theater. The illusion marks one oi the most unusual camera teats ever attempted on the screen. A combination of moving eamera. special lens assemblies and a. new system of "dissolve" accomplished so quickly that the eye cannot detect it went into the development of the Illusion, executed by technicians under .TAhn AmH studio camera chief The "Crvstal Ball" intro duction to tne picture is follow ed by diverting adventures oi the comedians in a tribe or. nm tives that is "crazy ovei hlnnrlaa " Other "magic" camera effects introduce Jimmy uorsey ana nis band and cause appearance and disappearance of elaborate danc ing ana musical ensemuira. "rrnlln. niiiPit" and the "Un written Code" comprise 'the twin-bill at the Rialto theater set. Meads IN LEYTE FIGHT Krt Tnhn W. Eadi of Medford has been awarded a bronze oak leaf cluster to hi purple heart medal for being wounded In action the second time according 4a hrfntijirt.rfl of an engineer's special brigade serving in the Philippine islands, ine cluster was awarded for wounoi re. ceived at Bed Beach, Palo, Leyte on Oct. 21, the order reads. Sgt. Eads has now recovered and has returned to duty with tha hrideade. his mother. Mrs. Susan Eads, 29 Kenwood avenue stated today. The sergeant, who went overseas in January of 1943, suffered hit first wound during the battle of Flntchaven on New Guinea on Sept. 25 of that year. The sergeant bat alternated between regular duty with the engineers and special duty at an entertainer and to plan enter tainments. Before entering the service he enjoyed a wide repu tation in tne vauey xor nit anil ity as a magician and made many appearances. At present he is on special entertainers' duty. Sgt. Eads' wife and email daughter reside at 719 West Sec ond street. The daughter, about 18 months old, was born after the sergeant left for South Pa cific duty and has never seen her father. Cloelnt Urn for Classified Ads . m. Too Lata to Claaeifa tf JO p m. 3 WIH. ftnlv WuMni I Matinee Sun. boors Open 1:45 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND TODAY - 3 DAYS! Jamat Paulette Stewart Goddard . In "JIMMY STEPS OUT" with CHARLES WININGER Plus See the NEWS at it HAP PENS in the latest Newt Reel of the Day It's the Hottest on the Coastl V 74! '7f?4 Vr22 Starting at the Craterian for a four-day showing is "The Story of Dr. Wassell," starring Gary Cooper with Laralne Day, Signe Hasso. Dennis O'Kcefe and Carol Thurston. This dra matic story (in beautiful techni color) of love and heroism re lates Commander Wassail's ex periences in the rescuing of nine wounded sailort on Java. "Dark Mountain" Booked Here Coming Wednesday to the Rialto for four days Is "Dark Mountain," a new kind of thrill er, with Robert Lowery, Ellen Drew, Regis Toomey, Eddie Quillan. Completing the Rialto's twin bill program, Wild Bill Elliott stars in "Mojave Fire brand," with George "Gabby" Hayes. Shop Closed The Medford Center Barber shop will be closed until about April 1 while Mr. and Mrs. James Grimes, the proprietors, take a rest on their ranch on Savage creek. SHRINE PATROL Glenn Fabrick wet reelected captain of Hill ah Temple's Shrine Patrol at the patrol's an nual business meeting held Thursday night at Chalkers re sort, attended by members from Grants Pass, Medford and Ash land. Other officers reelected were Ray Frisbie, Medford, first lieutenant and Paul Suave, Grants Pass, second lieutenant. Eleven former substitutes were admitted to full member ship and Sam Jordan, Ashland, and Karl Hammerbaeker of Grants Pass, were voted mem bership In the "Patrol Veterans, having served as patrol members for many years. . Elbert Lennox,. Medford, re tiring Hillah potentate, thanked the patrol for loyal assistance rendered during his year in of- Here'g the Merriest, Maddest Musical Laugh Panic of 1945! Th most Rollicking Festival of Singing, Dancing and Comedy . . . Entertainment of the SeasonI It's a SCREAM! I jC-TS Contlniiout V fVLaC Snow Today! SJy iNLY! ll V Jil!l,i' a ' The 'Inert 'Family X 4 ( ' 7tVv' ' -V M . double bill we've -flO la'jtl 111 T,r ,hownl 111 SMASH HIT! ' TiUJSKSjJ Revealing the thrilling action behlnd-the-0 scenes drama of the Prisoners of War! Added: Tl I "TI," U of iy cope- Camera , F iF- tJp ThtUt..r VV & " V ANN SAVAGE NEWS EVENTS! AJ TOM NEAL . v lw ' -: I I ' i , 7 Y"" '' : ' . : ' 1 . -i jjltaia. iiiim i a a'Cilini taV yKu Smiley Burnett, Roy Rogers and Gene Autry's screen pal is coming to Medford in person Thursday, Jan. 25. The famous screen comedian, with stars of the National Barn Dance and Grand Ole Opery, will appear flee, and Sam Steinbaugh, Grants Pass, the new potentate, told of the temple's plans for the coming year. Sacramento, Jan. 20 (U.FO Gov. Earl Warren and his fiscal advisers today turned over to the state printing office the final pages of the 1949-47 California budget and said the document will be ready for the legisla ture Monday. TRUCKS FOR RENT Drive Yourself Save Va Any Distance Pruitt's Mobiloil Station Main a.id Iry Phone 4145 at Merrick's Ballroom under the sponsorship of Ray Schumacher, The entertainment includes sparkling show and a dance, with music by Jimmy Dean and his Trail Riders. X Humphrey will buy it. sell your car to us we'll pay higher cash prices now HUMPHREY MOTORS 33 S. Riverside Dial 4980 More Truckeiife Come to O. K. 'pot 'R.eazfifUH Sewice l. Only O. K. hat positive mechanical pressure jthat putt treads on to stay ;y. Ton . 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