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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1929)
all parts of the O. W. R. R. & cal numbers and addresses in a new Durant six. N. left the Pacific Northwest, the famous Mormon Tabernacle Mrs. G. McCormick spent Sun June 19th enroute to the largest followed by an organ recital on day at Wilark, visiting with the historic organ, one of the Mr. McCormick who is a camp employee gathering ever held by The steady stream of new a western railroad system. The world’s largest. After this there cook at this station. people into Oregon is revealed by Union Pacific System’s Old will be a parade of all the old the May report of the state Miss Vera Jones spent the Timers’ celebration at Salt Lake timers with original floats, led week end at home. Chamber of Commerce which by the City, June 21st and 22nd. bands of the four units shows 75 new families who lo Mr. Scott spent the week end More than 309 employees ar.d of the system. The Old Timer’s cated in all sections of the state. at the Oscar Jones home. went clubs of Salt Lake City and Og members of their families These new people purchased Mrs. William Keuton was a from Oregon, Wushington and den will act as hosts arranging 4154 acres of land and invested village shopper last Idaho, while the big automobile trips <o historic and western Monday a total of $260,900 in property. eastern unit of the U. P. may scenic points. An afternoon will morning. state During the month the send as many as 5,000 and the be spent at Saltair Pavilion, a Earl Knowles spent Monday chamber received letters from Oregon Short Line and the Los bathing beach and amusement in Clatskanie. 89 families who stated they had Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad resort on Great Salt Lake. Mrs. McGee returned hume received Oregon literature and will be represented by large del from Clatskanie Saturday even had decided to come to this state egations. It is estimated that the “Desert Song” to Show Sunday ing after spending some time These prospective and locate, total attendance will be approxi families will have $204,700 to The great mess hall of a with her sister, Mrs. Turner, who mately 10,090. invest. French Moroccan military post, is sick. From Portland five full cars Other interesting figures of thronged with soldiers, their left at 11:19 p.m. June 19, car wives and other women of the the May report are: 1486 letters Explosion of Boiler rying the combined delegations Lake were received from people in- Old Timers Entrain for Salt establishment forms one of the A special train carrying at of Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, colorful settings of “The Desert terested in Oregon; 103 families On Logging Road At signed the chamber’s question least eleven cars of “Old Tim- Centralia, Olympia, Hoquiam and Song,” the tremendously popular Aberdeen. Jewell; Injures 2 Men of the Union Pacific from naire giving facts about what operetta which has just reached At The Dalles another sleep the screen as a Warner Bro ing car will be added to the thers’ Vitaphone production, and Birkenfeld, June 19. — Art train to take care of the dele- takes its place as the first musi Camberg, engineer and C. Ole gations from The Dalles and cal play ever presented as a son, fireman on a locomotive on Umatilla. The special train will complete talking and singing pic the logging road operated by the move as second section of train ture. It will be the attraction Tide Port Lumber company at No. 24, the Oregon Trail Ex- at the Joy theatre next Sunday Jewell, were severely scalded press. and Monday, June 23, 24. _ when the ______ last Saturday locomo- Three more cars will join the Entertainment at this colorful j t*ve which they were in charge train at Umatilla. Two of these military gathering is supplied by I had the boiler blown out. An will leave Spokane at 9:20 p.m. a group of Nautch dancing girls I ambulance from Astoria was June 19, and the third will or- headed by the exotic Azuri, | pushed to Jewell, where the in- iginate at Walla Walla. These whose contortions are summarily jured men were taken to the cars will account for the old halted by the unexpected en General hospital at Astoria. timers clubs of Spokane, Pull trance of General Mr. Camberg’s burns are not Birabeau, man, Wallace, Tekoa, Kellogg, commandent of the post. as serious as C. Oleson, who is Moscow, Walla Walla, Wallula It is in this setting, too, that in a critical condition. The B. and Yakima. the entire chorus of one hundred W. Logging company recently One more car, accommodating voices is heard in a spirited ren sold its holdings and equipment old timers anl their families dition of the beautiful French to the Tide Logging company, from La Grande, Rieth, Pendle- Marching song, one of the most both injured men have been in ton, Huntington and Baker will inspiring ensemble numbers ever the employment of the company for some time. be added to the train at 10:50 written for a musical play. Irons flashing in the sun a.m. at La Grande. The special Throughout the production, in woods in capable muscu train, as it crosses the Oregon- Many New Activities lar hands—wherever you Idaho line, will be the largest addition to the dialogue of the characters, are the songs and In Local K. P. Lodge ever operated for the benefit of choruses which have served to find good golfers you’ll the railroads employees in the make “The Desert Song” per Many members of Harding find a preference for northwest. haps the most sensationally suc lpdge of the Knights of Pythias, Mellinger’s sporting ac The Portland Union Pacific cessful operetta in the history will attend the district conven employees’ band of forty-five of the stage. cessories. tion at Rainier on June 24. pieces, including several mem- On June 27, the local K. P. The big all star cast of players bers from The Dalles and La- assembled for this magnificent lodge will journey to Forest GOLF SET Grande, will make the trip to production includes John Boles, Grove to confer the Page Rank Salt Lake City to represent the Louise Fazenda, Carlotta King, to new members coming into Del- Driver, brassie, mid-iron, mashie, Pacific Northwest in the huge Myrna Loy, John Miljan, Johnny phas lodge, a special invitation niblick and putter—all of the parades that will be staged Arthur, Harie Wells, Jack Pratt, being extended to the local lodge famous makes. The woodi are there. Edward Martindel, Robert E. in honor of their activities and Bristol-steel ahafted. * Complete The train from this section is Guzman, Otto Hoffman, and good work in the K. P. order. with leathcr*trimmed canvas bag. one of twelve special trains. many others. A. T. Black, N. Soden and The others will originate at Kan Ralph Clem, officials of the PARAMOUNT BLACK sas City, St. Joseph, Omaha, Knights of Pythias attended the Denver, Pocatello and Los An lodge at St. Helens last Tues MIST geles, There will be approxi- CIRCLE FAIRWAY day to assist Oregon City lodge George Jones visited a dentist put on the Knight Rank. mately 116 sleeping cars and 12 A at Clatskanie last week to have dining cars in these trains. GOLF BALLS large number of members of the a tooth which was paining him K. P. order were present to wit Any employee of the Union Championship Flight ness the initiation. Pacific with at least 20 years attended to. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bridges, Harding Lodge intend to move of service with the company is long bounce golf balls. eligible to attend and take his Alberta DeRock, and the Ernest their meeting place to the Wood Guaranteed 54 holes. Yocum family were guests at men of the World hall, holding family with him. The great Salt Lake < celebration is the first the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. their first meeting on July 1, the meeting for June 24, being system wide reunion of old Keaton last Sunday. See our complete line of indi Mrs. Warren Smith, who has postponed on account of mem timers, It is the Union Pacific’s vidual clubs, bag», wood and way of showing its appreciation been visiting at the home of bers attending the district con rubber tee». of the faithful service of its friends for the past few days vention at Rainier where follow older employees, many of whom returned to her home at Cor- ing the meeting a big strawberry feed will be furnished those have helped the company grow vallis. Mrs. Edward Reynolds, Mrs. present. ' j«»l 44 mnlr nf from the proverbial “ «af streak of Harding lodge is considered rust” to its present leadership George Jones, and Mrs. Emma among the nation’s great trunl« Aldridge and son John, motored one of the liveliest K. P. lodges to Salem a week ago last Tues in the state of Oregon, and lines. Vernonia The meeting will last two days. day to spend the day visiting made a good showing recently There will be a morning of musi- with Mrs. Ernest McCanley, their in the huge membership drive. i sister. All returned home to Mist last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Johnson motored to Ostrander, last Thurs day to visit with the Clark Fen ton family. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. John son drove to Thompson’s siding Sunday evening to visit their son, Reynolds Johnson and fam ily. Shady Lane spent Sunday at Buxton. Merl Lane recently purchased 75 NEW THURSDAY, JUNE »0, 1»1> VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON EIGHT FAMILIES CATED LO IN OREGON they were seeking in Oregon; 5429 letters were mailed to pros pective families and 2865 pieces of Oregon literature were mail ed; 852 people called at the Portland office. The state chamber report for the first five months of this year likewise shows a very sub stantial increase in new families, acres of land purchased and in vestments made .New families for the first five months of 1928 were 122, compared with 232 for 1929; acres of land pur chased in 1928 were 8230, com pared with 12,544 this year, and investments made by new famil ies rose from $430,676 in 1928 to $806,225 in the first five months of 1929. ACCESSORIES From Tee To Green Mellinger Hdwe. Delicious Made at Home Ice Cream INehalia Salad Time Is Here Cream Now is the time you will appreciate ’ food that is kept in Frigi- daire equipped ice boxes. TRY OUR HOME MADE PIES AND CAKES. Hot Bread Sold 111 Every Evening. PINTS Horseshoe Cafe QUARTS Quality Foods and GALLONS PA INTI Special Delivery To Lodges, Clubs and All Social events in any special ordered Auto, Sign & House Painting flavors. Brick or bulk W holesale and Retail Delivered Nehalem Valley Ice & Creamery Comyany Phone 471 Vernonia Vernonia Auto Top & Paint Shop Next to Brown Furniture Phone 1021 “Inside” Information Serve small portions of food to children so that they can clear their plates without the or feeling of being stuffed, nagged into eating. Grass stains will usually come out of washable materials with vigorous rubbing, hot water and soap, if treated while fresh. If traces of stain remain on white materials, they may be bleached out with Javelle water. The waists for sun suits for children should be made of loose ly woven fabrics, so that the ultra-violet rays of the sun can reach the body through _ the large spaces in the material. All the common textile fibers stop most of tlie ultra-violet rays, Don't put hot foods in the refrigerator, Cool them first to room temperature. Don’t use ice to cool such things as the tops of carrots, the outside leaves of lettuce or thick paper on par cels from the market. Don't waste ice storing vegetables for a short time if you are going to use them immediately. Open ing and shutting the door fre- quently raises the temperature of the air in the refrigerator, so that more ice is required to cool it FOR RENT 3-room house on Beaver creek road. Inquire at house 82, O.-A. hili. 461 Vernonia Golf Course To Open Friday, June 28 (Weather Permitting) Aspland Plumbing Membership about July 1 and after will & Electric be $15 more Shop For Information regarding membership, see H. E. Mc- Graw or J. C. Lindley Vernonia Full Supply of All Electrical and Plum- bing Equipment, the VERNONIA GOLF COURSE Located Along Inland Loop Highway kind that carries real guarantee. Highway Garage Timber, Oregon O. S. Schiffer, Prop. Phone 193 Vernonia Red Crown Gasoline Repairs, Tires and Accessories