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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1950)
Society and clubs Phoenix Lodge Makes Advance Night Plans; Thimble Club To Meet Phoenix Advance night will be observed by Phoenix Neigh bor of Woodcraft lodge during the meeting Thursday, March 2 at 8 p.m. in the Phoenix Grange hall. Mrs. Georse Drake, installing officer of the lodge, will test each officer. Plans will be made for installation of officers to be held in Anril. and all newly elected officers are asked to be nrespnt. Refreshment committee for the evening will be Mesdames Mer- vin Hixson and Chester Parker. Neighbor of Woodcraft Thimble club will meet Friday, Mnrch 3 at the home of Mrs George Drake. A covered dish luncheon will be served, with Mrs. Mervin Hixson assisting the hnstess. Those attending are asked to bring scraps of new material for nuilt blocks and scraps of old material for rugs; Lutheran Aid Society To Meet On Thursday Zion Lutheran church is ob- sprvine the Lutheran Week of Praver all this week, with a half- hour service at 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Thursday, March 2. immedi ately after the special service members of the Lutheran Ladies' Aid society will hold a business session. Refreshments will fol low with Mrs. O. Larson and Mrs. M. Beneka as hostesses. A nursery attendant will care for small children and ail worn en and friends of the church are invited to attend. Butte Falls Extension Plans Meeting Friday Butte Falls Mrs. Robert Bee- man will be hostess for a meet ing of Butte Falls Extension unit members at her home inday, March 3 at 10:30 a.m. Mrs. Henry Tygart and Mrs. William Ronayne will present the topic how to get the most out of electricity." A noon luncheon will be serv ed for a small charge and each woman attending is asked to bring her own table service. Children will be cared for at the home of Lucy Smith by Mrs. Naomi Fredenburg. Methodist Circle Meets At Austin Cleek Home Circle five of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist church met recently at the home of Mrs. Austin Cleek, 2008 Hillcrest road. Mrs. Ed Pasche, circle chairman, presided, and plans were made for a rummage sale to be held in March. For the program Mrs. Cleek gave an interesting review on Puerto Rico. Mrs. Gilbert Brood gave the devotions and a social hour and tea closed the after noon. Sams Valley Club Announces Meeting Sams Valley Sams Valley Ladies' club will meet March 2 at the home of Mrs. Arnold Gos nell. Last meeting of the or ganization was held at the home of Mrs. Herman Preim. Dimes March Success In Eagle Point Area Eagle Point, Feb. 28 The March of Dimes campaign in Eagle Point netted 5556.54 this year, exceeding by more than S200 the amount for 1949, ac cording to Jim Wallis, member of the drive committee. A breakdown shows $182.43 from a dance; $150.54 from mail contributions; $20.01 from the benefit show; $93.55 from a high school program; $65.49 from school donations and $52.12 from containers. Glenn Hale was March of Dimes chairman for Eagle Point. Fanlo PninKrhnnl 1 kUijE v I wish vii w w ; District OKs Bid Eagle Point, Feb. 28 Eagle Point school district has accepted the offer of R. H. Puddycomb to erect a four-room grade school unit. Puddycomb and Ausland and Dodson were lowest at a recent bid opening. Superintendent Glenn Hale said a revised Pud dycomb offer was accepted af ter a conference with the two firms. The structure will have Its own heating plant and will house upper grades. Other bids were submitted by M. O. Bessonette, K. C. Wenv mark, N. K. Porter, Parrish and Crum, Donald M. Drake, H. Barnhart and Howard Wirti. Tuesday, February 28, 1950 I' -FORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE "FAIR AND WARMER" This duo is oart of the professional New York cast that will appear here Friday in-Avery Hopwood's three-act comedy, "Fair and Warmer." The plv is the second in a scries of three productions brought here each year by the Medford 20-30 club in cooperation with the Civic Drama Guild of New York. Curtain time in the senior high school auditorium is 8:15 p.m. Friday. iimiiiitmiitiiii Oh the Side"8 E- v- 0ur,in9 IDiittlbutad by King FMhiru Syndicate, Inc.) One ought every day To Hear a little sonj;, To read a fine poem, To see a fine picture. And, If possible. Speak a few seasonable words. GOETHE. You just have to hand it to Milwaukee for being the check-ing-up capital of the nation. When an argument-settler iiom that city gets down to business, it ends the dispute. As for ex ample: "I see you are having an argument as to who wakes up the bugler," writes a Mil waukee subscriber. "That I can tell you. I was a bugler in the United States army for four and a half years. At times while on guard duty the sergeant or the corporal of the guard woke me. However, I wish to state with a great deal of emphasis that on a great many of the mornings I was on duty as bugler I had to wake myself with my trusty old alarm clock. Getting Married Young woman, about to be married, asks me to quote the old poem about, "Best Colt -r To Be Married In." I assume she refers to the following: Married in blue ( Your love will be true, Married in white You'll fight and fight. Married In black, You'll wish yourself back, Married in green You'll live like a queen. , Side Lights Have heard of a California mother whose three sons were born sixteen years apart! That is, she became a mother at the age of 17, again at 33 and again at 49. Extremely unusual. I doubt even Brooklyn can top it . . . Following are some nick names from the United States department of justice files: "Iron Foot Florence," "High Ball Lil," "Third Cut Bradley," "Powder Puff Kid" and "Get Back Sal lie." Very picturesque cogno mens. However, my favorite nickname is still that of the character of the Old West known as "Two Ace Dora." Asides The name of that film in which Gable and Jean Harlow appeared was not "The Red Haired Women" but "Red Dust" . . . There is a bar in Los An geles called 'My Sin." It serves the only free lunch in the city. Or so I am informed by a Los Angeles man-nhotit-town . . "The sound of his own name Is the most beautiful music a man can hear, .faid Dale Carnegie. I wonder if that is true of Gus tantiru.i Papathedorakoumantio- lf--Z-- lO D NOT BREAKFAST! 1 TOM C00D HOT BREAKFAST! Sleep lonffer...vet oive the folks a delicious hot Whole Wheat dish too! 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After listening to a radio comedian last night we quite naturally RECOGNIZES MINNESOTA St. Paul U.R) Removal of a Massachusetts restriction against Minnesota licensed drivers oper ating any other than Minnesota cars in that state has ended the last exception to full recognition of Minnesota licenses in all states, according to the Minne sota highway department. Hillsboro, Tex. U.R) High way Patrolmen Ray Keating and Frank Jircik arrested for drunk enness a man found standing by a horse. Jircik took the drunk to jail in the patrol car. but Keating rode the horse to the jail a dis tance of two miles. started talking about old joke3 What is the first joke you re member hearing in vaudeville? A. Well, sir I recall when I was a high school kid I heard a come dian at the old Orpheum say to his feminine partner: "When I married you I thought I had married an angel." She replied: "I guess that's why you never bought me any clothes." Not much of a gag. but I remember it got a big laugh from the fe male customers. Q. What is the origin of the line: "The Villain still pursued her?" A. It Is from a very old play titled. "The Phoe nix," by Milton Nobles. Passing By "Noodles" Harm. Great major league pitcher of the yesteryear. You have to be a real old timer to remember when "Noodles" pitched for the Cincinnati Reds . . . Irene Rich. Perennially charming stage and screen lum inary. One of the many beautiful Buffalo gals who have made good all over the world. Irene is going to be married again short ly. This will be her third ven ture. She was married the first time in 1909 and the second time in 1912. Her maiden name was Luther. Rich was the name of her second husband. NEW RUG BEAUTY FOR YOUR HOME WITH 0- 9X12 So handsome! Sturdy all-wool face for luxury and longer wear. Cushiony jute base. Two smart designs. (A) Self-color Floral, in beige, blue, rose, wine or green. 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