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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1957)
Local and Raltas Nam Steophen O. Wilson and Harold J. Gregory have released the assumed busi ness name "Oregon Tire and Supply" according to records in the county clerk's office. Be Keepers A meeting of Rogue River Valley Bee Keep ers association will be held in the county agent's office in the courthouse at 8 p.m. today. Members will discuss any bee keeping problems and the state -fair exhibit to be held in coop eration with Pomona Grange. m Finance Man Her City Man ager Robert Duff said today that a representative from the Home and Housing Financing agency in Seattle would be in Medford Tuesday to discuss urban renew al with members of the city gov ernment. Federal aid can be ap plied for if the city desires to take part in the program, added Duff. CARD OP THANKS Our heartfelt thanlcs to at who exptanded comforting sympathy and help In our recent aorro-. For the beautiful aervice. floral ott-nnps. and other kindnesaesa, we are deeply f rateful. Mr. At Mr. Bert Wright & family Mr. tc Mra. W. J. Eursoyne Mr. 4c Mra. John Payne Mr. A. O. Weber ENDS TGNITE! 2 Incredible Hits! THE INCREDIBLE MAX! WHLUMS unit mm Pill LMGTQJt WWaW-WTWHAWOWA. nCTUM PLUS!SiH: 1 OF THE BGPJMS nun r. . frccwiicoi$ ' unnlNKiNG VH . III! II I Personal Returns Home Mrs. Ida Nutt ing. returned to her Seattle home Saturday after a weeks visit with her sister Mrs. Harriet Mc CaJlister at 1482 Hilton rd., Medford. Grass Fire The city fire de partment reported that a grass fire, set by children, was put out Monday afternoon at 300 Dundy st. The fire burned a patch 10 by 50 feet in area. a Hit-Run Accident Florance Erene Holley, route 2, box 619 in Roseburg, reported to police Monday that her car had been struck by a car with California license plates on Riverside and Jackson. Police are investigat ing the accident. Articles Taken Edward Ma son Gyger, Grand hotel, report ed to police Monday that his car, parked in the hotel lot, had been broken into sometime Sunday evening. Several small articles were taken from the glove com partment. Big Y Collision A car driv en by Robert Bonham Harlan, 1106 Park blvd. in Sacramento, was injlved in an accident with one driven by Robert Earl McCorkle. 74 Glenwood rd. The accident took place at the Big "Y" intersection Monday morn ing, said police. Cited Frank Edward Mar cisz, 2243 Barnett rd., was cited by city police for failure to maintain proper lookout after a car he was driving collided with one driven by Itfels Martin, Han sen, 1546 Kenyon st., at Twelfth and Central sts. Monday noon, according to police reports. Birth Reported Local friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gray, Portland, report the birth yesterday of a daughter weigh ing seven pounds. She has been named -Mary Louise. The in fant's' father, Charles Gray, at tended grade school in Gold Hill. He is the grandson of Charles Kell of Gold Hill and his par ents are Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gray of Portland, both well known here. 4 I Senator Visits State Sen. and Mrs. Howard Belton. Can by, were Rogue valley visitors today. Accompanied by their son, they are here to see sev eral performances at the Oregon Shakespearean festival associa tion in Ashland. a Wheel Taken Thomas Earl Merit, 2870 Springbrook rd., re ported to police the theft of the spar? wheel from his pickup truck sometime between Sunday evening and Tuesday morning. The truck: was parked in the Salvation Army parking lot. The Value of the wbeel has been placed at $20. a Red Cross The annual meet ing of the Jackson county chap ter, American .National . Red Cross, will be held Thursday, September 12, 1957 at 12 noon, in the Chapter House, 60 Haw thorne street, Medford, Oregon, it was announced. Telephone Spring 2-5919 or write for luncheon reservations not later than Monday, Sept. 9, 1957. . Mercy Flights Two patients were carried by a Mercy Flights, Inc., air ambulance plane yes terday. A. MacCorquodale, Palm Springs, Calif., was flown 'from Eugene to Glendale, Calif., after suffering a stroke in Eugene while visiting there. On the re turn flight, Herman Wewer, 1503 East Main st., Medford, was brought back from Long Beach, Calif., to Medford, after suffering a heart attack. They were the 707th and 708th pa tients carried by planes of the. non-profit air ambulance service since it started service here 1i years ago. Dog Found The 14-year-old bull terrier belonging to the Harry Hamilton family of Fern valley has been found, Mrs. Hamilton reported this morning. The pet was discovered in a barn on Coal Mine rd. "Judy", the bull terrier, evidently had jump ed out of the car window when her mistress was In the Monarch Feed store here two weeks ago. Mrs. Hamilton had drove some distance before she discovered the family pet was missing. When she returned the dog had left. 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St MEDFORD 1RANCH ST NATIONAL DANK S 'of poktlanb ibWibAi. earn 10 to I MX bats a - r Tin SUM OUSON TOCIDT i mm I n an-m i Sale Planned Ladies of Med ford sewing circle will conduct a sale at the Fehl building, 108 North Ivy St., from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4. To Portland Mrs. Ray C Jones, 428 North Holly street, left Sunday for Portland where she will receive medical ' care. Mrs. Jones was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. B. Tepovae of Gold Hill. Theft Ronald Lawrence Reich, 1173 Casino st., reported to police that two "spinner" hubcaps were taken from his car on Sunday afternoon while it was parked along the north side of Hawthorne park. Hit-Run A house trailer parked on the lawn of Eastwood dr. and Main st. was hit by an unidentified car some time Sat urday night according to city police reports. The owner, Oscar Anderson, 1440 East Main, said the side of the trailer was dim aged. a a Cited John Wallace Free land, 704 Roseburg rd. in Myrtle Point, was cited by city police for failure to maintain proper lookout after a car he was driv ing collided with one driven by Helen Marie Hulse, 3572 Rob erts rd. Police said the accident took place at Main and River side on Saturday afternoon. Return Here Mr. and Mrs. Allen Curry, 1313 Prune st., have returned home from a re cent visit to Fortuna, Calif. They were accompanied by Mrs. J. S. Thompson, Los Angeles, Calif., who were their house guests for several days. She visited the scenic points of Rogue valley including Lithia park. . Daughter Born A daughter was born August 25 to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Byers Of OlynV pia, Wash. Mrs. Byeri is the former Ann Shadle, daughter of Major and Mrs. F. W. Shadle, formerly Of Medford and now of Olympia. The infant weighed 7V2 pounds, and is the first born to . the Byers. She is the first great granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hulbert, 135 Port land ave., Medford. Mr. Byers, serving with the United States Navy, is now attending school in Seattle and will be given ac tive duty this fall. Obituaries SARAH CATHERINE RAY Funeral services for Sarah Catherine Ray, 79, of 1054 Bar nett rd., who died in Jackson ville Sunday evening, will be held at the Perl Funeral home Thursday, Aug. 29 at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Raymond W. Hurn of the Nazarene church will offi ciate. Interment will be in the Medford IOOF cemetery. Mrs. Ray is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Rose Yarbrough of Bandon, Mrs. Valentine Cla dak of Los Vegas, Nev., and Mrs. Hazel Jack of Jacksonville: one step-daughter, Mrs. Inas GOodwin of Medford: two step sdns, Willie A. Ray of Medford, and Alonzo Ray of Loomis, Henry of Glenwood Springs, Colo., S. A. Henry of Monterey Park, Calif., and 10 grandchil dren; 19 great-grandchildren, and One great, great grandchild. THOMAS WILLIAMS Thomas Williams, 78. route BB in Cottage Grove, died in the Cottage Grove hospital August 24. . Williams was active in mining in the Medford area in .1939-40, Operating a dredge on Bishop creek and later on Wards creek He is survived by his wife, two sons, Stuart Williams In Tiller and Clifford Williams in Terrebonne; a daughter, Mrs. June Johnson in Cottage Grove; a sister Mrs. Emma Wayte in Yorkshire, England: two brothers, George Williams in Calgary, Alberta and Frank Williams in Vancouver, B.C.: two step-daughters, Mrs. Miriam Ward and Mrs. Marguerite Black of Medford; a step-son George B. Watson in Boyes Hot Springs, California and several grandchildren and great grand children. Funeral services will be held at Cottage Grove Wednesday Morning at 10 in the Mill Mort uary in Cottage Grove. Inter ment will be in Medford Mem ory Gardens the same day. THOS. J. RICHEY Thomas J. Richey, 62, of Pros pect, died yesterday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Conger Morris funeral home. INFANT CIDNEY Graveside services for the in fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gidney,' of Portland, who died Monday, Aug. 19, in a Portland hospital, were held yes terday at Siskiyou Memorial Park. Conger-Morris funeral home was in charge of local ar rangements. Survivors include the baby's parents, a sister Diane; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gidney, Medford; and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jensen, Freeport, Long Island, N. Y. Lighter Taken Harold Fer guson Giruin, 79 Park dr., San Anselma, Calif., reported to po lice Sunday that a cigarette lighter, valued at $50, was taken while he was in Henry's Broiler Sunday evening. Collision Carroll Lou Sedey, 512 Barnes St., was driver of a car involved in an accident with One driven by Jewel David Kirklin, 1090 Waverly ave., Sat urday morning, police said. Po lice cited Kirklin for failure to yield the right-of-way. Reports Accident Byron Raymond Griffith, 920 Broad St., reported to police that his auto, parked in front . of his home, was hit by an unidenti fied car on Aug. . 23. Griffith said his car showed traces of cream paint. Accident According to po lice Martin Oliver Gossett, route 2, box 184, Central Point, was driver of a car involved in an accident with a car driven by Ralph William Coates, 745 Pine ft, Central Point. Police records show the accident took place on the Pacific highway and Table Rock rd. Sunday morning. Follows Too Close Police cited Duane McKinley Hog's, 405 Beatty St., for following too close after a car he was driving was involved in a collision with on driven by Cecil. Charles Heard, route 3, box 74. The ac cident took place at Jackson and Central sts., according to police records. f . - I ic THI COASTERS LULA REED A- THE 3 SATINS THE CELLOS -k GENE I EUNICE ic BILLY VALENTINE SONNY THOMPSON and His Bani 30 STARS THE ARMORY MEDFORD THURSDAY. AVS. !Sth Dlncins 9 P.M. to 1 A.M. Tuesday. August 27. 1957 Weisfield's Owns Netherlands Plant Leo Weisficld, president of Weisfield's, Inc., Jewelers, re cently announced creation of a Dutch corporation which has purchased a diamond cutting and polishing works in the Netherlands. It was purchased to supply Weisfield's stores di rect with finished cut and pol ished diamonds. Weisfield said this purchase is a result of two years' prepara tion in forming a corporation under Dutch laws. The transaction was finally consumated during a recent trip to the Netherlands by Richard S. Weisfield, vice-president ol the firm, he said. Weisfield's are now receiving regular ship ments of cut and polished dia monds from their own plant in Amsterdam. Weisfield's, Inc., have 28 stores, including one in Med ford, throughout Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho. Main offices are in Seattle. Phone Family Story In Current Magazine The Rogue river valley and a Medford telephone family are featured in the July-August Is sue of Pacific Telephone Maga zine, according to J. H. Creager, telephone company manager here. Bill and Bonnie McCart, 2215 Springbrook rd., Medford, and their youngsters &re pictured in six photographs that illustrate the three-oage article on '"Rogue River Valley." ' The article boosts the valley's rapid growth since World War II, and its opportunities for out door living. Creaeer said the Pacific Tele phone Magazine is distributed to the homes of the company's 92,000 employees in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Idaho as well as to other telephone companies and indi viduals throughout the nation. Births LAWRENCE To Mr. and Mrs. Harold, route 1, Jackson ville, Aug. 25. 1957. a girl, 5U pounds, at Sacred Heart hospi tal. GERMANN To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob, ' route 1, Central Point, Aug. 25, 1957, a boy, 8'i pounds at Sacred Heart hospital. 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