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Local and Persona! X-Ray Clinicl-The chest x-ray I clinic at Sacred Heart hospital will be closed Thursday after noon because of Thanksgiving, according to the Jackson County Public Health association which operates, the clinic. The clinic will be open. Thursday, Nov. 29, between 2 and 5 p.m. a Attends Meeting Joseph H. Web.'fcer, representative of the Franklin Life Insurance comp any here, attended the annual sales conference in Portland last weck. Among speakers at the "conference were R. M. Alton, vfee Pfesident of- the' United States National bank of Port land; Allcji V. Dowling, vice president of the insurance com pany; and Orville E. Cox, state manager for tlie- company. ENDS TONITE1 o PLUS True-life Adventurel CHALLENGE 4"' JHE WILD TOMORROW! THE INCREDIBLE VIOLENT STORY OF ROCKY GRAZIANO! somebody up there '' .! rwi lines me f. i s i -(ww 'Wi&m , PIER ANGELI PIUS 2nd Great Comedy Hit! mssai jBimcnoH 1 Heater Checked F i r e m e n were called to the . J. Quarder home, 3019 Buckshot Hill rd., about midnight last night to check an electric heater which had become overheated. Hospital Inspected City Fire Marshal Truman Nelson inspect ed a hospital, a business occu pancy and one scene of a pre vious fire yesterday. He issued six orders for removal of fire hazards. Business Name Jay W. Al- senz and George M. Johnson. Gold Hill, have assumed the business name of Alsenz and Johnson according to records in the county clerk's office. Returns Mrs. G. T. Daniels, Grass Valley, Calif., has return ed to her home after visiting at the home of J. R. Seiler and family, 1132 West Main st., Med ford, and the Robert Carters in Glendale. Mrs. rAniels was in the area for 10 days. In Hospital Mrs. Clara Maude Arant, 75. Trail, who suffered a broken leg when struck by a car recently at the Front st. entrance of the Med ford branch. First National Bank of Portland, is convales cing at Rogue Valley hospital, the family reported today. She may have visitors, they said. Clothing Damaged Fire ap parently caused by sparks from a cigarette lighter caused minor damage to contents of a clothes closet about 8:5 p.m. yesterday at the Fred Wilson residence, 441 Linwood ave., firemen said. Two pumper trucks were sent to the reported house fire. No damage was reported from a flue fire about 8:30 a.m. today at the W. J. Cooncy home, 717 Dakota ave. Marge Champion Gives Birth To Son Hollywood (U.PJ Marge Champion, of the Marge and Gower Chamyijn husband-wife dance team, gave birth to a six pound, eight-ounce boy Tuesday night at Cedars of Lebanon hos pital. The child, their first, was named Gregg Ernest. The Champions have been married nine years. Medford Fireman's ANNUAL BALL Thanksgiving Night NOV. 22 at the - Rogue Valley Ballroom s POPULAR MUSIC BY THE TUNESMITHS BENEFIT DANCE FOR XMAS TOY FUND DANCING 9 to t a.m. Adm.S1.00 HENRY'S BRO.LEJTand V tt"T Ci fff iTTTT A 01 IPV7 fflM Kfi 4K Jto & 1206 NO- RlVEBStOK CLOSED THANKSGIVING . . . thank you for your patronage. AflUetijOuT friends in. our BircK, Room, during cocWail timjfc.... V 4 OLD FASHION IV mK(k DINNER Turkey . . . With AH The Trimmings Smorgasbord Smorgasbord Dinner Featuring: Si 85 FricH Chicken .... . e TABU DINNER HOUSE 305 South 'Riverside Op 12 Noon to 10:08 P.M. Teliphone 2-2870 Mrs. Alice Parker Dies in Ashland Ashland Mrs. Alice Ann Parker. 91, Ashland, died at her home Tuesday morning. Mrs. Parker was born Sept. 21, 1865, in Jackson county. She lived most of her life in the Ashland vicinity and married Sumner A. Parker July 21, 1881, in Ashland. He preceded her in death in 1929. She was one of 13 children of parents who crossed the plains from Indiana in 1856. Mrs. Park er recently made a tape record ing on pioneer days for the Ore gon Historical society at Klam ath Falls. She and her husband ran the Parker Stage Station in the Green Springs for about 25 years after the turn of the cen tury. She is survived by three sons, H. G. Parker, Santa Rosa, Calif.; W. H. Parker, Ashland; Sumner A. Parker, Ashland; two daugh ters, Mrs. Myrtle Campbell, Medford; and Mrs. Bessie E. Fil son, Tennant, Calif.; one broth er, Harvey Howard, Medford; and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today at Litwiller's Moun tain View chapel. The Rev. John Thompson of the Episcopal church, Ashland. officiated. Committal was in the Hill ceme tery. . Wednesday, November II, 1956 Obituary TRESEY WOLTER Eugene Mrs. Tresey Wolter, 73, former Medford resident, died at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Max Dudley, 2240 Agate St., Eugene, Tuesday fol lowing a long illness. Mrs. Wolter lived in Medford from about 1927 until last Sep tember. She was born in Colo rado Feb. 20, 1883. She is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. Dudley, and Mrs. Al fred Schuler, Rapid City, Mich., one son, A. C. Fry, Aurora. Colo.; and one sister, Mrs. Ena Smalley, Independence, Mo. Funeral services will be held at England Funeral home Friday afternoon, Nov. 23. Interment will be in Eugene. RONALD MITCHELL Ronald Riley Mitchell, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Mitchell, 2682 Crater Lake ave., died in a local hospital .this morning. Chapel Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. VERNON R. BLOMSTROM Funeral services for Vernon R. Blomstrom, 61, who died Tuesday at the V.A. domiciliary, will be held in Camp White chapel at 1:30 p.m. Friday. Chap lain Samuel Feller will officiate. Committal will be in Camp White cemetery. Conger-Morris Funeral home is in charge of ar rangements. ' Mr. Blomstrom was born Feb. 15, 1895, in Minneapolis, Minn. He enlisted in the Army April 8, 1918, and received is discharge Dec. 10, 1918. Survivors include a cousin. Mrs. Blanche Anderson, Oak land, Calif. DAILY WEATHER REPORT FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair through Thursday. Low tonight 25-27. High Thursday 58-60. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy to night and Thursday. Patches of late night and early morning fog. A little warmer. Low tonight 30-40. High Thursday 50-60. Northern California: Clear tonight and Thursday. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yeaterday 40; below normal 3. Record high this date 67 In 1924. Record low this date 16 in 1929. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night none. Midnight to 10 a.m. none. Total this month .91 inch. .81 inch below normal. Total since Sept. 1, 7.44 inches. 316 inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 24 highest this a.m, 92. 4:30 a m. CITY High Brookings . 65 Crater Lake 49 Grants Pas 53 MEDFORD 57 Portland 47 Low 40 24 24 27 29 Prec Seattle 46 36 Spokane ...... .. 35 26 Yakima 40 19 Eureka .. 59 39 Red Bluff 68 36 Sacramento .. 56 37 San Francisco M 61 39 Los Angeles : 67 43 Phoenix 55 32 Denver 27 11 Chicago 57 34 .80 Miami 78 70 .09 New York 54 48 Washingon, D.C. 51 47 FIVE-DAY FORECAST (Through Nov. 26): Western Oregon-Western Washing tonTemperatures averaging above normal with highs in western Wash ington 48-58 and in western Oregon 52-65. Lows rising to 38-48 by Fri day or Saturday. Precipitation less than normal with rain occurring mostly over week end. Total precipi tation ranging from .1 inch or less m interior of southwestern Oregon to 1 inch on north coast of Washington. Northern California No precipita tion. Maximum temperatures slightly above normal. Mini mums near or slightly below normal. Oregonians Complete Last Minute Plans for Holiday Observance MEDFORD "(OHEGONI MAL TRIBgNE NINE 0 By UNITED PRESS Housewives hurried to mar kets, football fans made last min ute efforts to get seats on the 50-yard line and children could not keep their minds on text books today as Oregon planned for its Thanksgiving day observ ance. Special services of Thanksgiv ing were planned in some com munities while ski enthusiasts polished their equipment and dad put another quart of anti freeze in the family car in an ticipation of activities planned for tomorrow. Residents of the state have a menu of activities scheduled for the day that should satisfy the most discriminating of tastes. Cam Highlights Day Topping the list of attractions for the day is the Oregon-Oregon State football game at Cor vallis. The Beavers, Rose Bowl bound, host the Ducks in spa cious Parker stadium in the 60th renewal of the intra-state rivalry. And should father desire, he can stay in his living room and witness the classic. The "Civil War" will be beamed by tele vision into homes throughout the western half of the nation. The day is expected to dawn clear and cold across most of Oregon wijh temperatures drop ping below freezing in most areas tonight. While much of the nation shoveled its way out of snow drifts, I simply put on their eir muffs 1 and enjoyed a chilly winter sun. Highway traffic was reported to be moving normally across the state's mountain roads today and the forecast indicated that drivers should not encounter too much difficulty over the holiday. Ice was reported on many routes, though, and motorists were advised to use caution. The U.S. Department of Agri culture reported today that the movement of turkeys in the Portland market was brisk with growers selling at prices ranging from 30 to 35 cents per pound. Oregon cranberries, another tra ditional item on the Thanksgiv-i ing table, also were in demand' and were going for about $4.50 per case. Salem Livestock Man ( Keps-Auction License Salem AIM The State De partment of Agriculture has continued the license of Earl Gillaspie, Salem, to operate his livestock auction yard. The action followed hearing held here Oct. 24 on charges that Gillaspie has allowed two untested heifers to be removed from his yard contrary to state law. However, findings indicated there was no evidence to show Gillaspie was aware that the animals were being removed Oregon residents without a test for Bang's disease. CANDLE ROOM- Hotel Medford Serving CHOICE . . . O STEAKS O CHOPS O HAM O CHICKENS Broiled Over Genuine Charcoal 4 P.M. to 11 P.M. Among the special services scheduled was the traditional intra-faith Thanksgiving service at the Portland public auditor ium which will feature a com bined chorus of 1200 boys and girls from 52 elementary schools in the city. Other services if Thanksgiv ing have been scheduled at many churches throughout the state. Flashlights, Other Items Are Recovered Several flashlights and other small articles taken from cars parked at the Oasis ballroom in Eagle Point Saturday have been recovered by sheriff's officials. The articles were located in the possession of several juve niles after reports were received that items were missing from the cars parked in the Darkine lot there. Items may be claimed at the Eagle Point chief of police's of fice in the city hall. rfiMUU! Hi HI Births COCHRAN To Mr. and Mrs. William, 714 Park St., Medford, Nov. 20, 195&. aiiov, 834 pofihds, o at Sacred Heart hospital. DAVIES To Mr. and Mr Maurice, route 1, box 82, Eagle Point. Nov. 20. 1956, a boy, 63 pounds, at Sacred Heart fPospifcL Ill A SWELL SHOW WITH TWO TOP HITS! STARTS TONIGHT! LOVE THAT LIVED AMID THE SHADOWS OF WESTERN GUN-TYRANNY! RIPPEDik THE - tX WEST 711 iS is a Xit BURNING ?3ebQl CHILLS fa,ju...M-.;B3 m warnerColor in town a wAtNft mos. nenw JOHN PAYNE RUTH ROMAN J. Carrol Naish Ben Cooper KUiw mm mum fCm " uneni miwf uJMMtt & Pone 2-552 SHOW AT 7:0(1 P.M RANDOLPH UltWUI CMAPUttl m PkUS SEA A8VENTUREP JEFF CHANDLER o SCOTT BRADY SUZAN BALL lAnrwg aggwin ffw mi. I Wishing .... A HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone, from all of us at the HOTEL MEDFORD ROAST TURKEY 00 DINNER-complete L Served in the Dining Room Open 8 A.M. to 8:30 P.M. rW Op. 8 A.M. STS MOW! Read and Use Classified Ads The Community's Biggest Marketpt Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport VARSITY Ashland Tonight - Doors Open 8:00 "The fun grow steadily more hilarious!" Coot. WcHd TO. 6 Sim idee Guinness m ilii Plus Carefully Selected Short Subject! LOVE HIIVS LOVE HIM SWEET! CONTINUOUS TODAY From 4:09 P.U. M i 0D Ox 4 - - ..-Ail, i-i it 4 .11 vrv ?WJ$ev Hie great adventurs of Iht neterievt ... dhd tfi iri thty fought jorl 5 Xi DAVID WEPSBART ROBERT D. 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