Thursday Aug. 16, 1945 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN
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. ' i London, Aug. 16 U.R King
George VI, speaking at the state
opening of parliament, said to
day that the new labor govern
me.it would introduce In parlia
ment bills nationalizing the bank
of England and coal mining in
' dustry..
A The king's speech gave formal
Announcement that the labor
party planned to follow through
With the program it campaigned
on before the election.
Wearing an admiral's uniform
is he spoke before the members
Of parliament, King George also
, promised that the government
would do its utmost to "promote
In conjunction with the leaders
iof Indian opinion an early reali-
Cfetion of full self government in
f Jndia."
t He announced an extensive
program for control and speed
up program for providing more
Jiousing and food.
World War No. 2
Far Costlier I n
Men and Money
Washington, Aug. 16 (U.B
h vpars. eiuht months and
three years .eight months and
aeven days.
f It cost us approximately 1,
075,000 casualties, more than
260,000 of them killed. The Jap
anese war claimed about 176.000
iof the total casualties, Including
about 100,000 dead.
I Some $350,000,000,000 of the
I nation's wealth was expended in
(the war.
Sixteen million men served In
the armed services.
The peak strength oi tne arm
a forrps at anv one time was
about 12,000,000 men and wo
men.
Compared with World War I
this war was more than five
times as expensive in dollars
spent.
Central Point
Central Point, Aug. 16 Re
cent house guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Blumenstein were Mr.
and Mrs. Brig Blumenstein, and
daughter, Pat, from Tacoma,
Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Blumenstein from Salem. This
is the first time in 20 years that
the three brothers have been to
gether. Ira Vincent has started build
ing on his property on the C. P.-
f 1 Jacksonville highway. He Is also
I J having a well drilled.
I J Ruth Hover took her Bible
school class to Ashland on the
M train last week for an outing in
the Lithia Park and a swim at
were Caroline and Arthur
Hover, Delores Bohnert, Barbara
and Billy Dir. Nancy Murphy.
Marylln Bohnert, Susan Powell,
Bertha Mae and Freddie Miller,
and Ramon Barker.
Allen Henderson has been. ill
for some time and is still in bed.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mannin
are doing some remodeling on
their home in the Howard Hill
district.
Miss Laura Billings, of Ash
land, and Flight Officer Ken
neth H. Jones, of Medford, were
married Sunday at the Methodist
church in Ashland. Mr. Jones,
who arrived home last week for
a 20-day furlough, is a grandson
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Tetherow.
Leaving Sunday for a week at
Boy's Camp at Bridge, Ore.,
were Billy Dir, Raymond Barker,
iMelvin Harvey, Freddie and Le-
floy Miller.
Mrs. E. S. Taylor and children,
Andrew and Bonnie, returned
home Friday from California
where they visited Mrs. Taylor's
daughter, Mary Moody.
Members and friends of the
Church of Christ are invited to
a picnic at the Jackson Hot
Springs, Aug. 18. Cars will leave
the church at 3:30 p. m. Supper
will be served at 8 o'clock, ac
cording to the committee chair
man, Carl Hover. Edyth Bohnert
will supervise the program of
games and contests.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Cordier and
children of Medford were dinner
guests Sunday of Tom Petty.
s"tiKEEND3
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 16
(U.R) A strike which kept three
Birmingham newspapers out of
publication for five weeks ended
today with an agreement be
Iweeri the publishers and the
Birmingham Typographical Un-on.
Cloln time for Cltfltd Ad 30
ioo ite to nassity id. is p ni
SPECIAL
ATTENTION
Given
BEGINNERS
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MRS. GLENN
CLYMER
Accordion
Studio
1211 W MAIN
Certified Accordion Teacher
Several Years Experience
Phone 2755
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