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THE BODY" BACK Hollywood, Calif., Feb. 23 U.R) Marie McDonald, film ac tress sometimes nick-named "the body," was back today from a two-month cross country tour of army and navy hospitals and camps. In Chicago, canteen host esses objected to the shapely, blonde actress's kissing service men In posing for pictures, be cause regulations prohibit them (the hostesses) from kissing the boys. ' 4 Oh Mall Tribune Wai.t Ad. TRUCKS FOR RENT Drive Yourself Sard Vi Any Distance Pruitt's Mobiloil Station Main a-.d Ivy Phone 4145 COY'S CHICKEN INN OPEN SATURDAYS SUNDAYS and MONDAYS . Serving Fried Chicken Dinner Parties Served During Week by Reservation Phone Gold Hill 251 On The Home Front MedfordITribune News From Jackson County for Men in the Armed Services The Mall Tribune suggests you dip and mall this newt roundup to a relative ov friend in service. Date.. Dear.. This week seems to have been pretty routine, with nothing very exciting happening to the home folk. Basketball fans are looking forward to the tourna ment this week-end in Ashland and a group of little theater workers are rehearsing daily on a new play "Deadlier Than the Male". For obvious reasons, the play has an all-woman cast. It is to be a Red Cross benefit. Many readers of this column will be saddened to learn of the death of "Auntie"' Clara Belle Purucker, for whom funeral .services were held Monday. Auntie Purucker was probably one of the best known nurses this district ever had for during 18 years of conducting a mater nity home she cared for some 1800 babies born at the home. County and city offices and banks closed yesterday for Washington's birthday and the Mail Tribune, trying to stay within a diminishing newsprint quota, did not publish. Medford's Black Tornado wound up their regular basket ball season last week-end with 55 to 49 and 55 to 33 victories over Ashland to stretch their NUTRITIOUS 01 eimicti&-of CD U list JUn , winning streak to it fames, 13 of them .In the Southern Oregon conference. Friday and Saturday nights will be the district 3 tourna ment, In the SOCE gym at Ash land. Competing teams will be Grants Pass, holders of third place in the conference, second place Klamath Falls, Ashland, in last place and Medford, con ference champions. Winner of the. tournament will play win ner of the district 4 tourney for the right to enter the state tour nament at Salem In March. Searches of latest lists of re leased prisoners in the Phllip ines failed ' to find any local names but a message from New York last week was to the ef fect that Sgt.- Ernest T. Archer was being returned on the ex change ship Gripsholm, which docked this week. Sgt. Archer was shot down over German occupied territory In October of 1943, suffering a leg wound, and was taken prisoner. Sgt. James L. Worden, sta tioned at a 19th air force depot in Italy, has been awarded a battle star and personal cita tion. His brother, Pfc. Weston A. Worden, fleet marine, has been on overseas duty for the past two years and Is now in the Philippine area. M. Sgt. Keith J. Denman, stationed at an ATC base at Casablanca, has completed 23 months overseas duty, A bronze star medal was re cently awarded to Lt. Com. George Morris Winne for his services as a navigator on an aircraft carrier. He is on the same carrier as Lt. Com. Rich ard Roberts. Sgt. Everett Chapman of Gold Hill has been awarded a citation for his services with an A-20 Havoc bomber group In Italy. Sgt. George Fredenburg, also of Gold Hill, has been promoted to staff sergeant at a southwest Pacific base of the 13th AAF. Cpl. Lewis R. Sharp, with the Third, army in Germany, has been awarded a bronze star. Lester Scott of Central Point was recently promoted to first lieutenant and has been award ed the purple heart and silver cross. ' T. Sgt. Hubert Santo was seri ously wounded during the bat tle of Luzon. Sgt. Santo, who has been overseas since shortly after the bombing of Pearl Har bor, was decorated by the army for heroic action in New Guinea in the early stages of the war. Donald Foose, Sic on an es cort destroyer, writes his par ents that he wishes he had some thing besides Japs to shoot at. He participated in the Luzon landing. Lt. (jg) O. P. Taylor, after a month's silence, wrote to say that ' he had been busy along the coast ot French Indo China sinking Jap ships. Donald Fredericks has been promoted to aerographer's mate second class at a Hawaiian na- SALE Begins 9:30 JACKETS in Two-Tone Wools and Rayon Tweeds IN REDS and BLUES . Of course, you'll want an early spring Jacket. Skirt - and Blouse outfit for comfort and good looks and we ' have just what you want, here at the M, M. Jackets , that look as fresh as the first blossom priced excep-1 tionally low for this special event, $9.95 to $12.95 Values ' AM1 i t PAY LESS AND DRESS BETTER $3.95 And SKIRTS to Complete the Spring Ensemble IN STRUTTER AND WOOL PLAIDS Yes, here you'll find just the Skirt to wear with your new M. M. Jacket ' with attractive new plaids predominating. Be sure to see them this week' and what values they are at this special low price! Skirt Values from g q ?4.95 to $9.95 2i M. M. DEPT. STORE val station and Ralph B. Seeley, QM2c In the coast guard, is cur rently serving on a troop ship in the Pacific war theater. Standlee Morgan has been pro moted to private first class with an army medical corps In the South Pacific. He was wounded several months ago and wears the purple heart. . Theodore Earl Yorton, Sic, has been reported killed in ac tion. Yorton. was a crew mem ber of an ammunition carrier ship. The date of death was given as Nov. 10, 1944. Home this week from the South Pacific are Lt. (Jg) Donald C. Wimer, navy fighter pilot and Capt. Robert Young, marine transport pilot. Lt. Wimer spent seven months overseas and Capt. Young -14 months. Sgt. Roy Huson has reported to Santa Barbara for reassignment after three weeks at home. He served 34 months with the 41st Division. William Philip Orlow spent a week at home recently after a year's service In the navy, Including several months at sea. The engagement of Betty Whittle, Ashland, to Elwood Hedberg, RT3c, was announced Sunday. Betty was down from the university where she is a freshman and her fiance, who has Just completed training at Treasure Island, was home on leave. Also announced was the engagement of Lorraine Wood burn to M. Sgt. Prentiss C. Petty and the wedding of Cpl. Jack V. Groves and Miss Jean ette Bryant of Atlanta, Ga., also the wedding of Lt. Alfred E. Sheehan to Kathleen Matlock of Charlotte, Tenn. Lt. and Mrs. Sheehan are in Medford, the officer having been placed on inactive duty with the air corps. Five Medford youths have been inducted into the navy. They are John Bullock, Charles Bradfish, -Bill Virgin, George Hogstrom and Bill Broedlow. Bullock and Bradfish are to at tend the Eddy school In Chicago soon and the other three are awaiting assignment to "boot" camp. Both Bullock and Broed low are sons of army colonels. 'Pfc. Howard Clinton Capp of the marine corps, who partici pated in many marine engage ments In the Pacific, has been discharged and returned to his Ashland home. Orlando Mac Kinnon, formerly a captain with the marine corps, has been dis charged and has returned to the state police force here. Sons were born this week to Mr. . and Mrs. Donald Ross (Dorothy Flynn) at Seattle, and to Mr. and Mrs. J. Boyce Kel logg, Medford. Mr. Kellogg, petty officer first class in the navy, is now serving In the South Pacific. Visiting here are Sat. Eldre'd Vf. Peyton, Orlando, Fla.; Rob ert c. Weisenburger, Sic, who has been in Chicago and now re ports to Mare Island: Charles E. Hinkle, S2c, home before re porting for embarkation; Staff Sgt. Arwood K. Morse, from Douglas, Ariz.; Frank Dixon, home from Treasiure Island and reporting next to Shoemaker, Calif.; Pfc. Charles D. Craig from Luke Field, Ariz.; Lt. Jack Langston, here from Boca Raton, Fla., and reporting next to Fresno;. Herman St. Clair, S2c, from Farragut, and Thomas N. Billings, Amlc, San Fran cisco. . Walter R. Neel,- AS, has re-' turned to Texas after a visit here. James E. Walker, SK2c, is temporarily stationed at Wil liamsburg, Va., and Major Al bert C. Gaddls, recently at Rqs well, N. M., has been given an overseas assignment. - -.Tung bll for use in manufac ture, of linoleums, paints, var nishes and like products is one of the newest Florida industries. RED CROSS DRIVE Friday. Feb. 13, 143 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THRE8 from the largest B-29 raid yet on Japan. SUES BEAUTY SHOP Hollywood, Feb. 23 (U.F9 It isn't even safe to get your hair fixed anymore, Character Ac tress Curtis B. Railing claimed today. She filed suit for $50,. 000 damages against Burnett Guidi, owner of a Beauty Shop, saying she was hurt as the result of a fall from a chair. Closing tim. tot Sunday Toe Late to Cliulfy 5 30 Saturday sfUrnoon Pleaia remember Trail, Feb. 23 Mrs. EVa Segessenman, chairman of the Red Cross Fund drive, for the Trail Shady Cove area, announc es the following sub-chairmen. Trail, Mrs. Staples, Trail Creek, Mrs. Swingle Upper Elk Creek, Howard Ash, Lower Elk Creek, Mrs. Axtell, McCloud, Mrs. Vaughn, Rogue Elk, Mrs. Cham berlain, Shady Cove, Mrs. San ford, Shady Cove to Dodge bridge, Mrs. Burgess and Mrs Weltman. They will meet with Mrs. Segessenman, Tuesday at 1 p. m at Rogue River lodge for lunch eon and to receive their supplies and instructions. Mrs. Segessenman urges all in these communities to help these ladies and their assistants who are giving their time, to put this drive over the top, which does so much towards bringing a "Little Home" to our boys and girls over there. Mrs. Segessenman also wishes to Inform those who may not knew that she has charge of home service for the Red Cross in this district and that she will be happy at any time to help anyone with matters pertaining to their relatives in army camps or prisoner of war camps. JAPS TOLD TO EXPECT INVASION OF HOMELAND Washington, Feb. 23 OJ.PJ Radio Tokyo told the Japanese people today that they must ex pect an American invasion of their homeland. The warning came as the Jap anese High Command formally acknowledged that American troops were ashore on Iwo island, 750 miles south of Tokyo, and the capital itself smouldered o MARKET o U. S. and Federally Graded Meat Piggly WIggly - S. Riverside at 13th and S. 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This new Mnd ot aspirin table dissolves more quickly, lets the aspirin get right at the lob ot re lieving pain, reduces the acidity o ordinary aspirin, and does aot lr ritate or upset stomach even site, repeat doses. Tear (hi out to remind you t get Superin today, so you can bavi it on hand when headaches, colds etc., strike. See how quickly 1 relieve psin now fine you feel alter taking AtvouHrug pat's. Lot and 89. RELIABLE GROCERY CHET LEONARD PHIL WHITLOCK Free Delivery Service DIAL 2126 117 NORTH CENTRAL AVE. For FREE DELIVERY conforming with new O.D.T. Regulations. , hp r'm I V J" ' J Thrifty Prices Wider Selections Friendly Service Delivery Service ADD them all up and you have the rea sons why so many Medford and Rogue Val ley housewives prefer, shopping at the Reliable! Group 2 Community prices and under DO mean savinas. The wider s choice of foods to vary'' the menus tne person al courteous service the convenient delivery ser vice In town are all added advantages. Grape-Nuts Flakes . . . ...r.-. ...... 2 pkgs. 25c Post Toasties, giant package ... . . . . ..,. 2 for 25c Swansdown Cake Flour . r-. . . Pkg. 27c Raisins, Sun-Maid, 15-oz. pkg. seeded..,. ..xlSc French Dressing, Kraft . . . . .16c Citrus Marmalade, 2-lb. jars. .,.,.2 for 25c Vinegar, pure cider r.-.w.r.i.-.-. .quart 20c Apple Butter, Sun Blest. .-.,....,..... ...14-oz. jar 15c Peanut Butter, Royal Club. 1 -lb. jar 29c Lemon Juice, :12-oz. bottle 29c Orange Juice 46-oz. can 57c Malted Milk, Horlick's .v.i. i-lb. jar 23c THE BEST IN FINE PRODUCE GREEN BROCCOLI lb. 20c CARROTS, Large bunches ,......, ..2 for 15c CABBAGE, Solid heads lb. 7c GRAPEFRUIT, Oasis sweet, 80 size 4 for 19c SUNKIST ORANGES, 200 size ,.,. . .Doz. 39c SUNKIST LEMONS, 360 size .,. .,. Doz. 29c
