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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1924)
THE INDUSTRIAL CITY *• Street Parade at 0:30 A. M. 50 Yard Sack Race. Prizes $3, $2 and $1. Tug of War Between the East and West Sides. Prize, a Box of Cigars. 50 Yard Fat Mail's Race. Priz es $2 and $1. Race for Boys Between 8 and 12 years. Prize $1.50 and 50c 50 Yard Woman’s Race. Priz es $3, $2 and $1. Girls Race between 8 and 12 years. Prize $1.50 and 50c. Greese Pig Catch Between 4 Men from each Ball Team. After the Ball Game a 100 Yard Race for Men. Big Ball Game at 2 o’clock at Athletic Grounds VERNONIA VS. Prizes $4.00 and $2.00 Saturday, July 5, Complete Change of Program Consisting of Races, Sports, Saloons, Carnival, Fireworks, Base Bail Game, Big Dance, Etc. Big Dance and Fire Works at Night VERNONIA has a population of 2500 today when it had only 200 people a little over a year ago. Has the only all steel and concrete sawmill in the Duglas fir region with capacity of 180,000,000 feet per year. Has the only beltless planing mill in the United States. Has the only sawmill plant on the Pacific Coast kiln drying and storing under cover its entire product. Has the largest electrical monorail system on the coast.