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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1956)
SIX MED FORD (OBEGOK) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. May 30, 1958 Portland Rose Festival Will Top List of Events Throughout State During June Salem Portland Rose Fes tival and early harvest festivals top the list of June event pub lished by the Oregon State High way Department's Travel Infor mation Division. The internationally famous Rose Festival begins with the night show and coronation of the queen at Multnomah Stadium. Wednesday. June 6. The festival extends through Sunday with marine events at Powers Park and the Golden Rose ski tourna ment at Mt. Hood, both begin ning at 1 p.m. The Grand Floral Parade is to be held on Saturday, June 9. beginning at 9 a.m., mov ing into Multnomah Stadium and moving from the stadium at 10 a.m. Theme of the parade is Du neyland in Flowers this year. Parads Routt Lulad Grand floral parade route is via S. W. Salmon, st.. 14th ave., Washington, 10th. Madison, Broadway, Oak, Fifth, Yamhill, river via the Burnside bridge. S. E. Grand ave., Morrison, 7th, Sandy blvd., S. E. 11th, N. E. Davii. and disbanding near Grant BjwI on N. E. 12th. Other events during the fes- tival include the night shows at Multnomah Stadium, art festival at Laurelhurst Park, The rose show daily at the Public Audi torium, and the Junior parade on Fridiy. (2 p.m.) June 8 on east side streets, starting from r. 52nd and Sandy. Buckaroo at Philomath Philomath will hold its Third Annual Buckaroo and Loggers Frolic on June 9 and 10. The pa rade will be held June 9 and the Buckaroo on June 10. The Azalea festival, Brook ings, June 9-10, begins with a pet parade on Saturday morning and coronation of the Queen at 11:30 with music and dancing The flower show opens at 2 p.m., Saturday, along with Kid's Kapers in Azalea Park. The fes tival closes Sunday with church services and barbecue in Azalea Park. The "World's largest straw berry shortcake" at the Straw berrv Festival, Lebanon, June 14-16, will be cut at 12 noon, Friday, June 15, serving approxi mately 12,000 peopled The cake is 12 feet wide by 16 feet long and stands 4Vi feet high with a combined weight of 5,358 pounds. Othar Festival Enis Other Strawberry Festival events include Junior Court Cor onation at 3:30 p.m., and Royal Court coronation at 8 p.m., Thursday, June 14; grand pa rade. 11 a.m.: home show; flow er show; berry exhibit; arts and craft exhibit; auto and machine show; and Rock Exhioit 1 p.m.; Band Concert 3 p.m.; Strawberry auction and softball games 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 15; and chil dren's parade 11 a.m.; home show 12 noon; strawberry auc tion 4:30 p.m.; stage show 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 18. . . Phil Sheridan Days at Sheri dan begins on Thursday, June 21, through Sunday, June 24. On Friday the children's parade is scheduled at 11 a.m., with a park program following at 12 noon. Saturday seea the hot cake breakfast at 6 a.m., "Oregon's Greatest Historical Parade," 10 a m., rodeo 1 p.m., Phil Sheri dan dance 9 p.m., on Saturday and Phil Sheridan rodeo finals at 1 pjn., on Sunday. Redeo at SUtars The Annual Sistera rodeo will begin with the queen's ball at 9:30 p.m., on June 22. On June 23 a children's bridle horse con test and musical chairs contest will be held at 9:45 a.m.; parade at 11 a.m.; rodeo 1:30 p.m.; and buckaroo dance 9:30 p.m. On June 24 the annual buckeroo breakfast willbe held from 6 to 10 a.m. with "All you can eat for a dollar." The finals in the rodeo will be at 1:30 p.m. The first performance of the Mirror Pond Water Pageant at Bend will be held on the night of June 30 this year. Repeat per formances at 8 p.m., will be held on the nights of July 4 and 7. Other special events during the month include the summer art festival, Laurelhurst Park, Portland, June 8-10; Corvallis Men's Garden Club Rose show, Corvallis (tentative) June 9-10; Shetland Pony show, Fair grounds, Gresham, June 10; Sa lem Rose Society show, Salem, June 22-23; Miss Lincoln Coun-; ty pageant, and Lincoln County j Pioneer Days, Toledo, June 21-; 23; Annual Baton Twirling Majorette festival, Waldport, June 24-30; All Arabian Horse National Guardsmen Set Camping Dates More than 200 National Guardsmen from the Jackson county area will leave for two weeks summer camp at Ft. Lew is. Wash., June 16. Headquarters and Headquart er's company, 1st battalion, 186th infantry, will send 90 guardsmen and Company A, 186th infantry, will send 116. The guardsmen will travel by special train. DEER RUINS SHOP Lansing. Mich. (U.R) A deer dashed into a clothing store I here Monday, charged its own reflection in two mirrors, smash-! ed the mirrors, caved in a wall, and cut its mose before fleeing the shop. I Show, Fairgrounds. Salem and Junior Rodeo, Enterprise, (ten tative), June 30 July 1. School Events Listed School-end events listed are commencement, Eastern Oregon College La Grande, June 1: Com mencement Weekend, Willam ette University, Salem, June 2 3: 87th Oregon State College Commencement, Corvallis,' June 4; and Commencement Univer sity of Oregon, Eugene, June 10. Agricultural events include Union Picnic, Dufur, June 2 Oregon Wheat Growers League 4-H Stock Show and Sale, The Dalles, June 4-7; and Eastern Oregon Livestock Show, Union, June 7-9. Sporting events of June sched uled are Pacific International Trapshooting Association, Sa lem, 7-10; Oregon State Junior Olympics. Grant Park, Portland, June 9; Golden Rose Ski Tour nament, Mt. Hood, June 10; June Race Meet, Ontario, June 13-16 Tri-County Fat Stock Show and Portland City Golf champion Sale, Bend, June 1-2; Farmers' ships, Eastmoreland Golf Course, Portland, June 16-23; motor boat races, Blue Lake, June 17; Port land Park Learn to Swim cam paing, June 18-30; Oregon State Archery Association Annual Tar get tournament, Sherwood, 23 24; Oregon Amateur Golf tour nament, Portland Golf Club, June 25-30; and Pacific District Sokol Slet (gym exhibition and competition), Scio, June 30-July 1. Conventions on Agenda Conventions and picnics listed are Harney County Pioneer Day, Burns, June 3, (tentative); Ore gon State Grange convention Pendleton 3-8; American Rose Society national convention, Multnomah Hotel, Portland 7-10; Oregon Federation of Garden Clubs, Ontario. 10-12; Oregon Fire jChiefs, Seaside, 10-13; Beaver Boys State, Oregon State College, Corvallis, 10-16; Na tional Conference of Church of the Brethren, Eugene 11-17; Dis abled American Veterans state convention, Salem, 13-16; World War I Barracks convention, Ba ker. 14-16; Oregon School Em ployees Conference, Medford 14- 16; Oregon Newspaper Publish ers Association convention, Bend 15-16; Oregon State Firefighters Association convention, Salem, 15-16; Oregon Bankers Associa tion, Bend, 17-19; Linn County Pioneer picnic, Brownsville 21 23; State Public Accountants convention, Astoria 21-23; West ern Sectional Contract Bridge meet, Salem, 22-24; VFW State Encampment, Roseburg, 27-30; National Federation of Post Of fice Clerks, Gearhart, June 28 July 1 and Oregon Moose con vention, Bend, June 29-July 1. 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