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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1955)
h 1 t ... . - - - - - a Like typical famiiles in all parts of the nation, Medford families enjoy sports and recreation together. Favorite recreation of the J. P. Rowanswho live at 828 Minnesota avenue, is to take a camping. trip into the nearby hills, or to one of the many lakes. Here Mr. Rowan and the three young Rowans show how they pack the station wagon with sleeping bags', food basket, tackle boxes and other camp necessities. Jamie, 9, holds. the camp lantern, 12-year-old Becky rests and Johnny, 3, smiles broadly in anticipation of the fun everyone will have. Pictured here in a three-generation pose are the Thorndikes. "Grandpa" Eugene Thorndike, 55 South Berk eley way, a well known retired banker is shown here with his son, William D. Thorndike, 2012 Hillcrest road, and his grandson. The youngest of the trio, too little to be burdened with his official name of William Downie Thorn dike Jr., is called Billie. The Thorndikes came to the valley more than 30 years ago. Father is king today . . . Throughout the United States families will . honor father on his special day, set aside by the National Father's day commit tee. The committee chose "Home Is Where Democracy Begins" as the theme for Father's day and the platform states that Father- Father's JDay By Olive Starcher MedfordJTribune SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 1955 Child month, May 19-June 19, is "dedicated to building a per manently free democracy through wise parental influ ence of the young. The Medford Mail Tribune today salutes all fathers and presents here a representative group of Medford fathers with their families. Vincent P. Bevis, who will be principal of Medford's new junior high school next fall, is shown here with his son, John, 3, and his two daughters. Kathy is 8 years old and Jeanne, 13, will be attending her father's school. After the photographer left, the family attended a recital in which Kathy played a piano number. The family home is at 1408 Crown avenue. . :'.' " y X- f John V. Watson is shown here with his youngest daughter, Leah Anne, as they left the family home on King's highway just be fore her wedding to James LeRoy Kelley of Eagle Point on June 7. 1 (Landis-Shangle photo) Robert F. Kyle and daughter, Jean, pose for a father-daughter picture at the Kyle home on Keene way on June 12, the day of her wedding to Donald Edward Gardner of Bend. i 7-r psxttt 7 J gy. JjjVW f ' m ' ' W T-WMiMBMrtMWWBT plltp . ru ' , V - '? it. hi -.. Fletcher T. Fish md his son, Fletcher D.,. like to play "catch" together and here father shows son how to properly hold the ball. The family lives on Colver road and young Fletcher, almost 11 years old, will be in the sixth grade in Phoenix school next fall. (Brainerd photos)- The Rev. Floyd Yeats, pastor of Temple Baptist church, is shown here with his son, Floyd Jr., senior in Medford High school, and his twin daughters, Janice (at left) and Anice. Family worship and Bible reading art a t part of the family's daily lift, and they also like to sing, with Floyd Jr., playing the accompaniment. .
