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Officers Named By Howard PTA; School Has Fair Election of officers was held at the last meeting of Howard Parent-Teacher association, with Mrs. Thomas Eaton named presi dent. Other new officers are Mrs. William Breedan, vice president; Mrs. R. P. Henney, secretary; Mrs. M. M. Hurt, treasurer. Mrs. Les Gilman, retiring president, conducted the meet ing. Harold Boner, principal, in troduced members of the staff and school board. Each mem ber discussed briefly the past year's work and the work and goals for next year. Three new teachers, William Colley, Ruth Kay and Rachel Kneebone were introduced. Mrs. Dunn's second grade room won the room count for having the most parents pres ent. During the evening an edu cational fair was held with more than 200 parents attending. Work done by the students dur ing the year was displayed. Mothers of the children in the second grade served refresh ments, i Shower Honors Norma Leonard; Luncheon Given . Miss Norma Leonard, whose wedding to Marvin Rosette, Ore gon State college student, is set for later this spring, was honor ed at a shower last Friday. Host esses were Mrs. L. W. Bates and Mrs. Keith Bates, and the party was at the former's home, 19 South Barneburg road. Miss Leonard was presented gifts of linen for her new home, . Guests were Mrs. Lee Mellish, Mrs. Ron Gandee, Mrs. Harry Olson, Mrs. Harry Nordwick Mrs. P. A. Chitwood, Mrs. Clif ford Proctor, Mrs. Raymond Proctor, Mrs. Orrin L. Brown, Mrs. Arthur Peters, Ashland Sandra Bates, Miss Doila Jones, student . nurse from Oakland Calif., who was in Medford to visit her parents, the bride-elect, her mother, Mrs. Clyde W. Leon ard, and her fiance's mother, Mrs. Eleanor Ostrom of Port land. Mrs. Ostrom and her son were both guests at the Leonard home for the weekend. Saturday Mrs Leonard was hostess for a small luncheon which honored Mrs. Ostrom, inviting guests to the Leonard's home, 829 Minnesota avenue. The Rosette-Leonard wedding is set for May 29 at First Metho dist church here. A Crochet Beauty Combine dainty filet crochet with regular crochet make this stunning new doily or center piece. Pattern 7025 has crochet di rections for doily or center piece. Use No. 30 mercerized cotton for 22-inch doily; No. 50 for smaller; bedspread cotton for larger. . Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for 1st class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P.O. Box 168, Old Chel sea Station, New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, AD DRESS, AND PATTERN NUM BER. Order our 1955 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue. Enjoy pages and pages of exciting new designs knitting, crochet, em- Mr. and Mrs. Leonard and their daughter recently returned home from Portland where they attended a family dinner which honored Mr. Leonard's father, S. J. Leonard, on his 90th birth day anniversary. The dinner was held at the Campbell court hotel. Talent Students Honor Mothers' At Annual Tea Talent The annual Mother's Tea, honoring mothers of Talent High school students, was held in the new school last week. In cluded on the program, which is sponsored by the Talent High School Girls league, were style show, vocal numbers of a girls sextet arid a tour of the new building. Committee chairmen included Miss Bernice Lodge, refresh- ments; Miss Myra Phelps, invita tions; Miss Betty Jennings, cor sages; and Miss Jeanne Henry, decorations. Co-chairmen of the program were Misses Irene John son and Betty Jennings." 4 Niagara River Ferries Slated To Be Rebuilt Niagara Falls, Ont. U.R) The two Niagara River ferries which were heavily damaged by fire last Friday will be rebuilt in time for service this . summer, Frank La Blonde, manager of the Maid of the Mist Company, said today. Government inspectors had approved plans for repairing the ships and they would be back in service "sometime in the early part of June," he said. .V broidery,, iron-ons, toys and novelties! Send 25 cents for your copy of this wonderful book now. You'll want to order every design in it! To give your new tweed dress or skirt a long and "smooth life, try lining it across the back before you wear it for the first time. Just cut a strip of firm rayon or silk long enough to from side seam to side Make it deep enough to from waistband to mid Stitch ends in each side and tack in a few spots reach seam, reach thigh. seam Woman Wins Bridge Club Tournament Tuesday, April 28, 1953 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Mrs. Margaret Alcorn, one ofwith 287 points each; Raymond the top ranking bridge players in the Pacific northwest, won the annual individual tournament of Medford Duplicate Bridge club played last weekend, the club announced yesterday. Mrs. Al corn scored 305 points yi two sessions. Defending "champion was Mrs. Josephine Clark. Mrs. Alcorn, who is spending several months with her mother in Ashland, won the 1954 wom en's pair summer tournament of the American Contract Bridge league, held in Washington D.C., with Miss Sally Neely of Okla homa City as a partner. More than 4,000 players participated. Mrs. Alcorn and her partner also won fourth place in the national open pairs tournament. The national tournament will be held in Chicago this summer and Mrs. Alcorn plans to de fend her title. Second in the Medford tourna ment last weekend was Mrs. Clay Cornett, 298V2; Mrs. William Kennedy and Mrs. George Choate tied for third and fourth Week's Sewing Buy! across top edge. Half-Sizers! Three wonderful ways you can wear this style! An apron at clean-up time a smart sports jerkin a terry cloth beachcoat for summer fun. Easy sewing it's perfectly pro portioned for the shorter, fuller figure. Opens flat for j illy ironing. Pattern 9066: Half Sizes 14V2, 16Vz, I8V2, 20V2, 22V2, 24J2. Size I6V2 takes 2 Vs yards 35 inch fabric. This easy-to-use pattern gives perfect fit. Complete, illustrated Sew Chart: shows you every step. ' Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS in coins - for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for 1st- class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, care of Medford Mail Tribune, Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, AD DRESS with SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. FIEE F0R9 IM OriLY TWO MORE DAYS TO GET FREE TICKETS! NUMBERS POSTED APRIL 28 8 P.M. -FOR 7 DAYS NO NEED TO BUY TO TRY FOR A WINNER! A FREE FORD EVERY 60 DAYS CENTRAL REXALL DRUGS Corner Main and Central FORTUNE SERVICE STATION CENTRAL MARKET South Central at 11th Street ON THE POINT SOUTH CENTRAL & SO. RIVERSIDE Wise was fifth with 284 and Mrs. Frank R. Baker, sixth, 282li. First session was held Satur day night and winners were Mrs. Choate, IIQV2; Mrs. Alcorn, sec ond, 161; Mrs. Clark; third, 160; Mrs. Cornett, fourth, For the second session Sunday afternoon winners were B. L. Sanderson, first, 160; Emery Wheat, second, 145; Mrs. Alcorn, third, 166) Mrs. Cornett, fourth, 138. Out-of-town players Included Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Callison, Mrs, H. H. Phillips, Mrs. H. Hilde burn and Doyle Presnell, all Roseburg, and C. H. Frye, Portland. The tournament committee was Mrs. Al Gilhousen, chair man; Mrs. L. C. Johnson, Mrs. George Choate, Mrs. George Rode, and Mrs. Nell Littrell. A buffet supper was served by tournament committee after the first session. LOVE 'EM AND LEAVE EM! Houston Slade Brown, 21 months (left), who is probably leaving string of broken hearts behind as he wends his way to Rome, adds another conquest as he busses New York girl, Kim Renee Jacobi at Idlewild Airport. 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