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'4 SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL THIBOWB Thurtdsy, October M, 1954 Roosevelt Condon Fight for Lives In California Election Campaign Editor note: Thla li knottier In erlei of dispatcher on the most In teresting and Important election con test acrOM ue country. Br JAMES C. ANDERSON United Press Correspondent San Francisco (U.R) Two Democrats Franklin D. Roose velt's eldest son, James, and Con gressman Robert L. Condon are fighting for their political lives in California's election cam paign. In the Roosevelt race, the un derlying issue is the charge of in fidelity brought by his wife. James has denied the accusation and scored a resounding primary victory despite it. Issue of Loyalty In Condon's case, the underly ing issue is one of loyalty. The . Roosevelt and Condon Congressional battles by no means are the only Important ones on tap Nov. 2 in the nation's second most populous state. Twenty six other seats in Con gress are at stake plus a key con test for the V. S. Senate involv ing , Republican Thomas - H. Kuchel and Democrat Samuel W. Yorty. ; There also is a bitter gubernatorial battle between In cumbent Republican Goodwin J. (Goodie) Knight and Democrat Richard P. Graves. But the Condon and Roosevelt contests are the ones catching the voters' eyes in California Roosevelt, target of charges from his estranged wife that he committed adultery with a dozen women, 't seeking office from a Los Angel' : district where Denv ocrsts normally outnumber Re publicans 2 to 1 The Roosevelts' divorce has been nettled out of court. It has not been an open issue In speeches by his GOP opponent, 32-year-old Theodore R. Owings, but it has come up repeatedly in the "coffee klatch" type ol politicking both men have em ployed. : Owings, father of three chil dren, never refers to Roosevelt's personal life. But when asked by voter In the district, usually women, how he feels about it, he Bays: "I'm sure that most bf us want a moral man in Congress." This is Roosevelt's second try for public office. He was de feated by Earl Warren, now Chief Justice . of the United States, by a whopping 1,127, 898 votes in the 1950 guberna torial election. But even Re publican leaders concede his chaances are excellent in the 26th Congressional District On The Side by e- v- ouiiing (Dlttributea' by King Mturat Srodlur, Inc.) How long does It take your wife to buy. a hat. Next time she fcuys a chapeau, go along and clock her. You may also be able" to prevent her from buying one of those pancake or dishpan hats 1hat are worn flat on the head. ;As for speed in selecting a hat, . .the record for that is held by Barbara Hutton. She once bought 32 hats in half an hour! -Collector! - Ever hear of door collector? 'Persons addicted to this hobby collect doors that have a history. That Is, doors from homes of .celebrated persons or iron houses - where historic events took place. And so on. One Cali fornia door collector has a re volving door in which Kate : Smith was stuck for 11 hours. That's quite collector's item. Wonder if anybody has a photo graph of Miss Smith in that -nerve wracking predicament? Pasting By Mamie Van Doren. Curvaceous cinema cutie. Is co-starred with a mule named Francis. That type ol casting nas a notable prece dent. Gloria Swanson, when a Mack Sennett bathing beauty, was co-starred with a clever Great Dane dog named Teddy. . .- - Tommy Lyman. Dean of night spot tenors. One of Damon . Runyon's favorite entertainers. Among the innumerable songs popularized by Tommy as "Mel ancholy Baby." : Horses k Women ' ' Having persuaded Jane Rus sell to try on and be photograph ed in one of his "H" line dresses, Christian Dior Is anxious to have Marie Wilson, Marilyn Monroe and Evelyn - West do likewise. Dior is disturbed because of the claim that his "H" line makes all women who wear it appear flat- chested. Says he, "There is a big misunderstanding about my 'H' line. -It elongates, rather than flattens. That's a big difference. It makes the bust high, not flat.". Asking Queries from clients: Q. Are you and your horses and women experts willing to admit that the world's most beautiful women are to be seen in Paris? A. Not at all, sir. The world's most beau tiful females can be found in Italy, especially in Rome and Milan; Those northern Italian blondes are really something: The females of Florence and Venice are also easy to look at. As for Paris, I think you see more good looking women in New York than in the French capital. Also the New Yorkers are better dressed. French wom en overdress. Sidelights Automobiles should have city and country horns. The city horn could be lower In tone. That would make quite a difference in the noise situation in New York.: , . . The Waldorf-Astoria has a staff of 48 house detectives. I. believe house detectives are now referred to as "security of ficers." . . . Am asked what is my "favorite John McCormack record." One I never grow weary of listening to is "I Hear You Calling Me." Get It Right Get it right. Fay no attention to claims to the contrary. Ben Lyon, then a talent scout ' for 20th Century Fox, discovered Marilyn Monroe. The buxom blonde's name was then Norma Jean Daugherty. Ben didn't like that as a professional name so he changed it to Marilyn Monroe. CLIP OUT FOR YOUR SHOPPING CONVENIENCE SHOPPING jj LIST q Vi GALLONS - SNIDER'S MILK (LOCAL - DAYS FRESHER) A SNIDER'S NEW CHOCOLATE V ICE CREAM-'Candy Bar Goodness' " ' ' ' j anaBaBaaUBBi where registered Democrats out number Republicans 165,000 to 74,000. , ' . ; Stun Challenge Condon, a freshman member of the House seeking a second term, faces a stern challenge from the man who almost beat him two years ago, Attorney John F. Baldwin. . A World' War II infantryman who won the Silver Star for gallantry in Europe, Condon was barred by the Atomic Energy Commission in 1953 from wit nessing A-bomb tests in Nevada on grounds he was "not cleared for classified information." He also was linked in testi mony before- the House Un American Activities Committee with b closed Communist Party meeting in Oakland in 1948. Both Charges Denied Both charges have been de nied heatedly by Condon who says he is not, never has been and never intends to be a Com munist. He . has plugged the theme that reelection will vindi cate him. . But Baldwin, defeated by Con don by only 2000 votes out of -H bat Jr I, A WEEPING during Bait Lake City radio-television talk, Rep. D. R. Strlngfellow (R), Utah, admits his stories of wartime spying' were hoax. (International) 173,000 two years ago, has said repeatedly that the voters must turn Condon out of pfflce to "erase the black mark against this district.", . V;; Baldwin claims Condon's votes on 11 issues dealing with the control of subversives in the last Congress "was the worst of any representative from 22 Western states.' . Man Spends 13 Years Digging Hole for Gas Watertown, N.Y.-UR Andy Muska has been digging a hole for 13 . years, and he's . not through yet. Muska's hole is 860 feet deep now and every day it gets a foot deeper. Somewhere at the bot tom, Muska thinks he'll find na tural gas. ' In fact, he's sure of it. His di vining rod told him so In 1941. Since then, Muska: has paid more than 120,000 to dig his hole. He has gone down through 48, feet of soil, 400 feet of lime stone, 100 feet of red granite, and 300 feet of gray granite, green granite, black granite and white granite. , - Three drilling firms have start ed on the job, gone 100 or so feet and quit. The latest to try is Floyd J. Crandall of Pulaski. "We'll stay here until they tail n tnn" nrandall said as his drill was pushing into a layer of white granite, i xoia ivir. equipment as soon as possible, because in wis wniie granite a where we should run into the gas." Muska works for a railroad In Binghamton while paying and hoping Shoe production in the U.S. In normal times runs to approxi mately three pairs for each man, woman and child per year. The five most common Am erican surnames are said to be Smith, Johnson, Brown, Wil liams and Jones. . Tornadoes air almost un known on the eastern and west.' ern seaboards, according to wea ther bureau history. Mom szys to get preckek ugar 'cause itV so good Westerners are sweet on Sprechls Sugar! AX' j 1 I iii.ri1ti..Miiiwi-w--'4-M)-rT'iiii TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR FREE DELIVERY SERVICE ON ALL ORDERS $3.00 or MORE ANYWHERE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS EVERY PURCHASE ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED ON MEPFORP S FINEST FOODS AT THE QUALITY? 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