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Sunday. July 10. ItSS MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THTBTSSf m VP AT HEIGHT OF BLAZE The fire, which caused damage estimated to be in excess of. $100,000 at the Medford Furniture store Friday is shown at its height Friday after noon. Small at first, it spread rapidly in the BIG CROWD ATTRACTED The picture above, taken from North Bartlett it., shows a small portion of the thousands of people who gathered to watch the Medford Furniture mmmmry'm''mmitmmiyi'wjtfmtam '' ujp '" ' ) m, ii i ji hi " 1 1 muiii.jniiu nn ihiiij.i.i ,.ip.ii. yl jV ''gr' ' FURNITURE REMOVED A considerable quantity of furniture from the Medford Furn iture store was removed before the fire which destroyed the upper portion of the building prevented the removal of more. It was first moved to the sidewalk, then across the street, and then to a parking lot around the corner, where it is shown above. The burned-out up TONITEIM lAtkt A bbiv A sat A W "aaaaar' SHOW STARTS 8:25 P.M. C32, OF THE FUNNSST 7 "aJaaaMiwMBMaajaaaBai4Ciiwit wmmmT " USE TRIBUNE 7 V-S4V . & . I;- upper story, endangering firemen and de stroying a considerable amount of equip ment Cause of the blaze has not been deter mined, but an investigation is continuing. (Brainerd photo.) mm ii iiiiiir- n 'j. .'u .v. i ..1, .. : ysjz&j&x&m store fire during the rush hour Friday. Huge billows of black and yellow smoke, which had a sharp, acrid smell, were visible for. miles. (Brainerd photo.) per windows ox we store can be seen on the right. Most nearby businessmen were on the roofs of their establishments with garden hoses to wet down embers which blew over a wide area at the height of the blaze. Fir hoses drew water to fight the fire from hyd rants on at least six streetcorners. Three can be seen above. (Brainerd photo.) Jul ii-nH.H LOVI STOSJES roior GlfFJMFuilD WANT ADS 1 I ' . Mitt' ? 1" " " "II II 1 TENSION CONTINUES Gaza, Palestine (U.R) After two lengthy meetings, Israeli and ' Egyptian representatives still 'were far from agreement today on several points relating to relaxation of border tension. aoaiE TINY TOTS Ages 6, 7 and 8 New Classes Starting TUESDAY JULY 12 Tim-9e-00 a.m. REGISTER AT YMCA' " ' - v '' FIREMEN OVERCOME Fire Capt. Vernon Ritchey. was over come by smoke and lack of oxygen at one point during the fire Friday. He is shown as he started to regain consciousness down stairs in the Medford Furniture store before it was closed off. The nature of the materials burning made a particularly nasty type of smoke which penetrated masks such as the one on the fireman at left. The volunteer at right wipes his eyes from the effects of the acrid smoke. Captain Ritchey recovered and stayed on the job the rest of the night. (Franklin Jones photo) On The Side (Distributee1 by Kiafl ' f One of Europe's most popular summer resorts continues to be that delightful spot referred to as "the isle where nothing mat ters.". That is the Isle, of Helio polis, about 90 minutes by boat from the French Riviera. Bath ing in the nude is the custom on the beach at Heliopolis. When vacationists shop in the village they are required to wear G strings. That type of attire is caller "Le Minimym." Teeth An 83-year-old Pennsylvania still has all his original teeth. That I recently reported. To get an idea how unusual this is, con sider what dental experts say. They say a man of 45 is expected to have 19 of his original teeth left. At 55, he should have 14 real teeth left. At 65, about 10. By the way. Sir, if 45 or over how are you doing as to teeth preservation? Passing By - Dr. Margaret Morgan. Smart looking, and distinguished psy chiatrist. Doctor Morgan is a blonde. Very unusual. Most f am mine surgeons, doctors of medi cine "and psychiatrists are brun ettes ... . Al Postal. Amiable bandmaster from Brooklyn: One of Al's specialties is handling the musical entertainment at pri vate parties.' ;.For wedding an niversaries he always plays a medley of tunes popular the year the couple being honored were married. Recently he played the hit tunes of 25 years ago at a silver wedding party! Clever idea. 1 Interesting Child. . Six years ago it was reported that in San Diego, there was a baby sosmall at birth it could be cupped In the mother's hand. That baby, Patricia Bourne, Washington Negro May Adopt White Sfepson Washington (U.R) .The U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that a Washington Negro may adopt his six-year-old white stepson. In so doing, it rejected a lower court's contention that the adop tion would deprive the youngs ter of the "social status" of a white person because his legal father then would be a Negro. , IN A HURRY ,; . Lincoln Center, Me. (U.R In a hurry to fly on business and fishing trips, Earl Do ring, 38, brought- a pontoon equipped light plana. The following Thurs day Doring took two hours of flight Instruction, the next day an hour. On Saturday he soloed after a total of three hours, 40 minutes of instruction. lasses CLASS Limited 20 By E. V. Durling tatafe Syndicate, lac) weighed one pound and a half at birth. She has grown to be a healthy, lively and very pretty child. Profitable Play Did you know there was a stage play that made over $1,- 000,000 profit and was never presented in New . York City? That was the stage version of Harold Bell Wright's novel "The Shepherd of the Hills." It was presented on tour theaters throughout the Middle West and was always a sellout. - ; Get It Right As to whether that feminine first name should be spelled Arline with an "i" or Arlene with an "e," a Bostonian writes, "Arline was the name of the heroine of Balfe's opera "The Bohemian Girl." The name is definitely spelled with an 'i.' Si Miss Arline Judge is, right. Miss Arlene Dahl is in error." Specialist Is your wife generously pro portioned? If so, has she ever heard of the . Paris designer named Jean Desses. He special izes in styles for women pos sessed of plenty of that thing called "oomph." That is. those having figures resembling that of . Lillian Russell. ; Monsieur Desses tells his clients to forget dieting. Says his styles are adapt ed for "curved hips and full busts." ; Dead Weight 'Race track official programs should list actual weight of rider next to the weight which the horse he is to ride has been scheduled to carry. For example, Bill Shoemaker, weighs 103. If he is riding a horse assigned to carry 126 pounds, that horse will carry 23 pounds dead weight, That "dead weight" is definitely a threat to the horse's chances. Therefore, the public should know about it. - : Last Times TODAy! JULY 10th AFTERNOON and NIGHT CM1IM MEDFORD Fair Grounds Auspices V.F.W., American Legion and D.A.V. M KIDS CHp this ad (food for m frao admission at the front gat on special school chil dren's matinea on Sunday, July 10th, 1 to S p.m. ALL MECHANICAL RIDES each FC SCHOOL CHILDREN AT SPECIAL MATINEE Student Repudiates Murder Confession Los Angeles (U.R) Detec tives said Friday law student John R. Crooker Jr., ' 34,' was enly making an opening legal move' when he repudiated his confession of slaying socialite divorcee Mrs. Norma McCauley, 33. Detectives thus indicated they still believed Crooker's detailed confession of beating,, stabbing and strangling the wealthy wom an in her fashionable Bel-Air home when she spurned his. love. . The. victim's former houseboy issued a statement through at torney Raymond , Simpson.-Chis one-time law . instructor, claim ing the five-page confession was obtained by coercion during a 14-hour marathon questioning period. The repudiation came a few minutes after Crooker was ar raigned' for, the divorcee's mur der before Municipal Judge Leo Freund. His preliminary hearing was set for Tuesday. Royal Arch Masons Slate Annual Eyent Members of Crater Lake Chap ter 32, Royal Arch Masons, will hold their annual outdoor spe cial convocation Saturday, July 16, at Thompson Creek forest service park, it was announced Saturday. ' The park is located 12 miles from Applegate on the Thomp son Creek rd. . All Royal ' Arch Masons are invited. . Registration is scheduled for 4 p.m., and a no-host dinner will be served from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Presentation of conferring of the Royal Arch degree will start at 8 p.m. Wives of Royal Arch Masons will hold a picnic dinner the same day starting at 6 p.m., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mer lyn Borough, 1626 Myers lane, Medford. Entertainment . is planned. T Dead lln Sunday Classified Is at noon Saturday: 10 mm. Monday for Monday: other days 3:30 orevioui day. SHE'S Continuous From 12:45 p.m. tPIMM ft 1,016 and TANTALIZES! : ?l&jjnr -7Je funniest comedy J iwl since laughter begml J EVELYN KEYES SONNY TUFTS ROBERT STRAUSS OSCAR HOMOLKA MARGUERITE CHAPMAN VICTOR ' - King of Nature's WAIT The fond Third Spray for Late Cherriel Recommended Use of a third spray for late cherries is recommended by Don Barry,' county agent for horti culture. Cherries, ready for pick ing after July 10 should receive the third spray to control cherry fruit fly, he said. , " 4 Berry 1 noted that methoxy chlor can only be expected to control cherry fruit fly worms for. about two weeks. . Tops in Food, at Moderate Prices OPEN -5 AM. TO 12 MIDNIGHT You'll Like It Here! THE Craterian Theater Bldg. o ASHLAND m -mm i Cameron MITCHELL PLUS HERE MOORE PLUS - : Most Mysterious Swamp! DISNEY'S Mtrnw-UH Aevnmns that h'me forgot! , Top Notch L VI 3 uTiaJI TONITE (SsDEI ii imiif am atu.1 i v t - ---ss?. " - m ,.w.s.--vv. ,. . 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