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VOLUME XI.
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1933.
$2.00 per year; 5c a copy.
Union High
Former Attorney
Here Gets Fine
And Jail Sentence
Local Library
Is Represented
Mrs. Bell Is Guest
In Many Households
During Visit Here
Homemakers’ Day
Is Held Tuesday
NUMBER 17.
Four from Vernonia
Named on Jury List
For May Court Term
Faculty Is
County May
Get Forest
Mrs. Alma Bell, who, with her
T. B. Mills, Albert Schmidlin,
Gordon R. Watt, former Ver­
nonia attorney, was sentenced Fri­ Board Members and Librarian At­ daughter-in-law, Mrs. E. J. Bell, Six Representative» Attend from Cass Bergerson and George Mc-
returned to Portland Monday af-!
tend Astoria Meeting
day by Federal Judgfe C. C. ca­
Donald, of Vernonia, are on the
Vernonia
ter a week's visit in Vernonia, |
vanah of Boise, Idaho, to tive
ury list for the May term of the
was
the
recipient
of
numerous
|
The Vernonia city library was
months in jail and $400 fine fol-
Six representatives from Ver- circuit court in Columbia coun­
lowing his conviction foT using] well and favorably represented at invitations as well as many calls, ! nonia who attended the third an-'
ty. Other names drawn are those
the mails to defraud Together the district meeting for public [from her friends during her stay! j riual Homemaker’s day in St.1
of August Benson, W. B. Bowser^
with Dr. B. F. Giesy, president,, librarians and library boards held here.
,.
, ¡Helena Tuesday returned full of
One Teacher Is Added Zeno Schwab, secretary, and Wm. [in Astoria Wednesday morning ----- .7
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a Jn"‘;r/
U,!S ~ Lat^elenthu3ia3m and determination to E. A. Rotger, L. Watters, C. M. State Forester Considers
Phoenix, manager, of the Wiliam-[and af'ernoon under the direction home of
M. D.
Cole] | promote the organization of a lo- ¡Beeler, W. J. Mellinger, M. Sex-
, Dr. and Mrs.
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But Cost Is
ette Valley Mortgage and Loan [of Miss Harriet Long, state li- Thursday evening, April 20. On | cal Homemakers’ Extension unit, on, Mathilda Ross, May Morton
Safeguarding Plan
Friday she was a guest for lun-!go that more benefits from the and Minnie C. Laughlin of St.
Co. of Aurora, he was indicted af- ■ brarian.
Lower
Helens; J. G. Watts and George
For Fires
Mrs. E. S. Thompson, president’cheon
M1SS Louise Keehn, and|free extension services can
ter an investigation of that firm’s
e Grant of Scappoose; Carl Ry-
affairs. Phoenix was acquitted, | of the local board, Mrs. F. E.
E.|*
a dinner guest
*uest of
°f N
Mrs‘ 0. W‘j brought to this community in
he I lander, Lewis Snider, A. B. Lar­
but Giesy and Schwab were found' Malmsten, Mrs. C. F. Hieber, Mrs. i Re>tl’ncr that evening, ’
A plan to establish a camp of
1 future.
The high school faculty next
son
and
I. S. Baumgardner ui
of
Mrs.
E.
A.
Green
entertained
i
n
,
, o<7
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guilty.
L. H. Dewey, board members, and
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the civilian conservation corps,
| ., Following the general
assembly
Warren
;
Ray
Tarbell
of
Yank-
year will consist of J. B. Wilker­
’
iior
at.
uuiiici
onvuruny
evening,
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Mr. Watt while in Vernonia, Kathryn Malmsten, acting librar-,l’er
dinner Saturday evening,
and she and Mrs E. J. Bell were thos€ Present divided into smal- ton; Theo Heath and J. A. Schu- consisting of 215 men, in Co­
son, superintendent, teaching Lat­
was city attorney. After leaving lan, made the tnp to Astoria and [ guests for Sunday dinner at the Ier 1C°,rf.erJe.n?® groups according neson of Rainieri w. R HoImcg lumbia county is under consider­
in, civics, commercial law and
here late in 1930, he practiced as j were very cordially received at ¡home of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Mar-I^ their lndlv,duaI interests‘
of Delena; E. E. Mallaber of ation by the state forester, Lynn
geometry, Harold McEntire, ma­
an attorney in Salem, and lately,the conference, the opening exer-
shall.
| Vernonia women attended the Goble; C. R. Evenson, C. F. F. Cronemiller. The purpose is
thematics, Ray Mills, laboratory
has been conducting a drug store cises of which were postponed
to do fire safeguarding work on
science, Mildred Drake, English,
Mrs. Bell was a house guest of, following groups: Mrs. F. W. Puzey, V. L. Shepard, W. F.
in Seattle, according to reports to await their arrival at 10:15.
Mrs. Marshall and also of Miss]Gou8h and Mrs. ®. E. Garner, Sheets and J. R. Sullivan of the cut-over lands of the Colum­
Enid Bolton, commercial, Freda
During the roll call of librar- j Koehn, and spent Sunday night¡chiM' care and training; Mrs. Clatskanie; T. P. Johnston of bia slope.
Malmsten, historj" and junior sci­ received here.
ians, Kathryn Malmsten told of at the home of Mr. and Mrs. !Judd
While only 2,000 men will be
ence, Amy Hughes, English and
Greenman,
organization; Birkenfeld.
. the accomplishments of the Ver­ J. A. McDonald, parents of Mrs. |Mrs- H. v- Holcomb, clothing; [
enlisted from this * state, about
French, and Wallace McRae, un­
nonia library since the last dis­ E. J. Bell.
13,000 men will be put to work
assigned, according to announce-
¡Charlotte Green, recreation and'__
trict meeting, mentioning the in­
much
ment made this week.
Mrs. Bell’s 1 health was
.
.. ' dramatics, and Mrs. Dave Mar- MfS. A. SwOFil P h SSCS in Oregon forests, according to
crease in circulaton, the success-1 improved and very encouraging shall, food and nutrition,
announcement from Washington,
Mr. McRae, who was a teacher
ful book drive, the rebinding of 501 when she left Monday morning'
D. C.
in the Vernonia grade schools a
The discussions and conferences!
volumes, the benefit bridge tea,1
It is expected that Columbia
year ago and has been studying
for further medical examination of the meeting directed by Mrs. Services for Nehalem Valley Pio­
county’s quota of 42 men will
at Moromouth Normal school dur­ Three Truck* Make Four or Five and the construction of a maga­ in Portland.
Sarah V. Case, county home dem­
neer Are Held in Church
zine rack which will be in place [
be selected Tuesday or Wed­
ing the past year has been added
Trip* Each
onstration agent, were led by
in a few days. She then intro-1
After a
preliminary
because of the need of some one
three extension experts from Cor­
Services were held in the Evan­ nesday.
I npLJari Paceps vallis, Mrs. Claribel Nye, Mrs. [gelical
health examination by local doc­
to have charge of the senior
Clean-up day was observed last. duced the members of the local **
j
church
Monday
afternoon
L<* L/vllall 1 dooco
room, Supt. Wilkerson states. Be­ Friday, three trucks averaging board who had accompanied her.
Azalea Sager, and Mrs. Lucy, for Mrs. Harmina ’ Willamina tors they will be given a more
Miss Long complimented the] ,
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cause of the large enrolment it four or five loads apiece hauling
Case, and by a number of St. Walckner Sword, who died Fri- thorough examination in Port­
Re«ident Here at Home of Helens women who have been ac- day
is mtot possible to seat all of the away the accumulation of cans Vernonia delegation on what she
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morning
, after an illness of land, and if accepted will be
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considered an
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students in the auditorium, and and
rubbish collected on .considered
an nsimllv
usually fi'me
fine circu-i
circu-
¡tively engaged in the work of two weeks. , Interment ; was in sent to Vancouver barracks or
E. M. DeHart
the seniors have been given a the parkings and curbs. Trucks lation for a small library and also
I their own home extension units.
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North
cemetery. Rev. G. W. Plum- some other army post for prelimi­
nary training.
room by themselves. For seasons were leaned by the Cason Trans­ commended the wisdom of the
Mrs. Laura Eugenia DeHart, | The election of new members [er officiated.
Thirty men have applied in
of economy a supervisor was not fer Co., the Oregon Gas and local board in rebinding popular mother of Everett M. DeHart of i to the advisory committee for ! I Mrs. Sword, with her husband,
Vernonia. It is expected that the
hired this year, with the result Electric Co., and John Ellis. Vol­ books.
Vernonia and Artimus DeHart of county home extension work did I Alexander Sword, came to the
that there were some failures in untary assistance in loading the
Miss
exaSj uiuu
died at
at iici
her sun
son’ a s iiviiic
home in'not
affect Vernonia, as Mrs. E. ¡Nehalem valley in 1887 and lived quotas for the different com-
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-c » promised
- the board T
icAtis,
in no
the class that would have been trucks was given by Ben Cline, to make
make an
an immediate
immediate personal
nersonal -n. c -u._
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morning.
;— Ser-
c— E. Garner, local committee wo-
wo-,here until the time of her death. munities of the county will be
determined at a meeting of the
avoided haid a teacher been pro­ Desmond Laird, Bill Washburn, visit to the Vernonia
Vernonia, library to vjces were held yesterday in the [man has two more years to serve, Mr. Sword died in 1931.
relief committee and the county
vided. Because of reduction in Raymond Brown, Tom Graves, help the librarian and the board christian church,'F. Claude Ste- having been elected last year for
She was born
in
Germany court in St. Helene today.
salaries, however, the total cost Frank Ellis, Bill Ellis, Floyd to properly catalog the books. She phens officiating. She had been a a three-year term.
June 17, 18C6, and came with her
Patrol Association* Reorganized
even with the additional teacher Smith, Chuck Ritz, LaVern Ad­ will be here today, arriving atisufferer for two years
parents to America in her early
will be less than for the present ams, Walter Kent, Bob Hender- 10:30, and will be entertained at
she was born
Kirbyville, Tex­
Despite a report in tine daily
childhood.
They
settled
in
Wat.
year. Mr. Wilkerson says.
1873- In 1891 she Certain School
son, Aubrey Austln and Russell luncheon by Mrs. E. S. Thompson. [ as> April
seka, Ill., where she was married press that the civilian conserva­
Contracts are being ofiered Whitsell.
Districts to be
tion corps will take the place of
During her address to the con-[was married to John David De­
to Mr. Sword in April 1886.
for only four and a half months,
Merged under Law She was baptised in the Ger­ the patrol associations in fight­
Practically all of the stores in ference Miss Long stressed the Hart. In her girlhood she be-
the salaries for the rest of the town closed from one to three value of publicity in library work[ came a member of the Missionary
man Lutheran church and was a ing fires on private timber lands,
year to be dietermined by the o'clock in order that the merch- and urged libraries to acquire a I ¡Baptist church. Seven years ago
School districts within the member of the home department the patrol associations will have
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budget to be adopted next fall.
and Mrs. DeHart moved to county not included in a district
ants and clerks might lend as- large number of free government'Mr.
of the Vernonia Evangelical Sun­ charge as before. In this section,
School I* Accredited
pamphlets,
such
as
various [ Vernonia, but soon after left for maintaining a standard high day school.
various
however, there has been a re­
«¡stance.
< * especial
• ■ • interest
•
- - to i ' Texas, where Mr. DeHart 'died in school are to be divided into five
Supt. Wilkerson has received
organization for greater efficien­
There are a few places, de- “crafts” of
A son and a daughter survive,
word from J. M. Burgess, assis
lares Earl Smith, street commis­ men. She also reviewed new books ! 1929. The E. M. DeHart family zoncz, each zone to liave one Robert Sword of Vernonia and cy and economy, a merger of the
tant state superintendent of pub­ sioner, that did not clean up, and and told what ones could be se­ ■ joined her there last year, and she director elected at the annual
Columbia, Clatsop and Tillamook
[ Mrs. Christine Callendine of Tule
lic instruction,
that Vernonia the city would like them cleaned cured at bargain prices.
returned with them to Vernonia school meeting in June, accord- (Lake, Cal. Also surviving are four associations having been arranged.
high school has been rated as ■up as soon as possible.
A noon luncheon, which was ! ...
ing to announcement from the I brothers, Herman Walckner of The president will be E. B. Tan­
in November.
Besides her two sons Mrs. De-[office of E. H. Condit, county
“Fully approved” by the North
given in honor of the delegates
: Seattle, Robert Walckner of Trail, ner, former president of the
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west Association of Secondary
A five and a half pound baby at “The Astoria,’’ was attended Hart is survived by 11 grand­ school superintendent. This change ¡Oregon, August Walckner of Wat- Clatsop association, the vice-presi­
and Higher schools. This associa­ boy was born Tuesday to Mr. and by a number of prominent citi­ children and several other rela­ in the law was made at the last
Iseka, Ill., three sisters, Hattie Ha- dent for Columbia county. Geo.
tion includes schools in Wash­ Mrs. Paul Driscoll of Stony Point. zens including ex-governor and tives.
session of the legislature.
'good, Anna Boeckoff and Lenna L. McPherson, former president
ington, Idaho, Montana and Ore­ The name Leonard Ray has been Mrs. Norblad.
The only district in the vicinity Ottenan, address unknown, and of the local association, and the
gon and graduates from any in­ given the child.
vice-president for Tillamook coun­
The main speaker during the MAGAZINE RACK FOR
of Vernonia affected by this law three grandchildren.
stitution receiving an unqualified
ty, Wells Gilbert, former head
lunch hour was Mrs. Claire War­
USE OF CITY LIBRARY
is No. 43, Wilark, which is com­
rating, as has the local high
of the association there. The exe­
ner Churchill, Oregon author, who
IS BUILT BY MESSING bined in a zone with Districts
cutive committee will decide the
school, may be admitted to any
¡is working on a unique book soon
30, Yankton, 35, Dowd, 45, Hap­
university in the United States.
policy to be carried out. It is
[to be published, in which she has
A magazine rack four feet py Hollow and 54, Bachelor Flat.
A large number of new applica­
understood that the intention is
collected the history and legends wide with seven shelves has been
tions were not approved, Mr.
of the northwest Indians in their built by Emil Messing for the PARENT-TEACHERS TO
Organization to be Perfected at to station flying squadrons at
Wilkerson was informed.
strategic points, doing away with
pure and primitive state before city library, and was put into
ELECT OFFICERS IN
Meeting Tonight
the necessity of hiring men hap-
the coming of the white men. cese
yesterday •»«
afternoon.
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vw...w... Its ca­
MEETING NEXT MONDAY
hazardly when fires break out.
Mrs. IChurchill proved to be a pacity is around 500 magazines.
Former Y. M. C. A.
m.
A
meeting
to
be
held
at
8
p.
G. W. Faust entertained him­ charming speaker in reviewing the
The wood for the rack was
Officers of the Parent-Teach- tonight in the Legion hall in the Details of the plan, however, have
Secretary to Talk
self with a birthday dinner Sat­ work covered in her book.
not been worked out as yet.
Here About Russia urday. At least that was what he Merle Chessman, editor of the purchased by the library board • •s’ association for the coming interest of the unemployed was
and the labor was donated by school year are to be elected at arranged for at the get-together
discovered later. He was invited Astorian-Budget, spoke during the Mr. Messing.
the next meeting, Monday even­ in the hall Saturday evening. At Koster Products Co.
Harry W. Stone, former Port­ out to dinner and while away his afternoon session on the publicity
ing the the grade school. Also a tonight’s meeting organization of
Resumes After Shut-
land Y. M. C. A. secretary, will hostess secured two nice rabbits aspect of library work, suggest­
State Bank Officials Here
clinic for pre-school children will an Unemployed league and enroll­
speak at the Evangelical church from his hutch and feasted him. It ing ways in whilh public libraries
Down Since Aug., 1931
Malcolm Clark, attorney for the be decided upon. Everything in ment of members is planned,
Sunday evening, May 14, on Rus­ was granddad’s 78th birthday.
and newspapers might be mutually {state banking department, and connection with the clinic will be
Ralph Reed, president of the
The Koster Products company
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sia, a country which he recently
helpful.
| M. W. Starbuck, state bank ex­ free.
Unemployed league of St. Hel- ia resuming operations in its Rock
visited.
Spring is here. Les Sheeley and
Mrs. Ray D. Fisher, remaining aminer, were in Vernonia Satur-
Mrs. F. W. Gough has been ens, will be a speaker, it is ex- creek timber lands after a shut­
Since his return from his Euro­ Mike Lynch dragged out the Pas­
board member, had charge of the
on business connected with president of the association dur­
pected.
down since August, 1931. Fallers
pean tour Mr. Stone has been time bench to the sidewalk so that
local library Wednesday after- liquidation of the bank’s assets,
ing the current school year.
About 105 were present at the and buckers are already at work,
addressing many churches, ser- the gang could park themeelves noon.
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meeting last week. Louis Bower- and shipping, it is expected, will
vice organizations and other in the sun.
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man was named as temporary be resumed next week. For the
groups on life in Russia, which
CATTLE SHOULD BE
chairman and Harold Mayfield present a force of about ten
he describes from an unbiassed
Doc Eby’s pajamas were notice­
KEPT OUT OF CITY
■ temporary secretary,
men will be maintained, and it is
viewpoint, and it is anticipated able Wednesday afternoon dangl­
SAYS MARSHAL SMITHj
expected that it will be increased
that a large audience will greet ing from a pillar on his front
i
CAMPFIRE PLAY TO BE
as soon as conditions warrant.
him here.
porch. Doc was heard to threaten
People should keep their cattle I
GIVEN IN GRADE SCHOOL
an assassination for that.
from
wandering
withrn
the
city
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THURSDAY EVENING, 11th FOUR YOUNG MEN RETURN
MATT F. CORRIGAN VISITS
Detained a whole day by a snow-1 sprouted because of the dry
limits, declares Marshal Earl
vw» nF I .<» v-a rvx Izx
1A7 iznnx in,»
xarn.n ♦ k
n mzl vsrk nt .1 ■ /I
FROM PROSPECTING TOUR
at Laramie, Wyoming,
last'weather
and what did sprout moat-
Matt F. Corrigan of McMinn­
Mrs. K. A. McNeill has greased Smith, as the ordinance against 'Storm
; Friday was the experience of Mr. I ly blew away. The farmers will
NEAR JACKSONVILLE, ORE.
A Campfire play, “The Klep­
ville, chairman of the state game the family pig. It had acquired
stock at large within the city is
commission, was a business visitor chicken lice, and she gave it a , .
,
,
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! land Mrs. F. M. Ruhl, who arriv-|not therefore be in a condition tomaniac,” will be given Thurs-
'd here Monday ‘fter ‘ **p of[to buy lumber, though a great!,lay, May'll, at 7:30 p. . m. In
Le Roy Allen, Carl Allen, Ev-
in Vernonia
Saturday.
While dose of fuel oil or something.
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he believes,
believes? the
the grade
grade school
school a auditorium.
It erett Rundell and Marvel Graven,
here he conferred with Lester
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rs* 'three
to Kansas City , and
need ___
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exist«, I, he
nd i tori
are now being held awaiting re- ¡vicinity.
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On their way back short- From the highway he did not I is planned .I.«
also to repeat “Mrs. local young men returned Satur-
Sheeley of the Nehalem Rod and
SEEN AND HEARD
demption by the owner.
'ly after reaching the Colorado see half a dozen houses being Oakley’s Telephone,” which was day from Jacksonville, Oregon,
Gun chib, and on his return trip
Bill Armitage's new Chev sedan
where they had been prospecting
' line they encountered snow but built between here and Kansas I given previously by the group.
fished along the headwaters of parked in front of his store . . .
1 the fall was light and it disappear- City.
| A small admission will be for gold since early February.
the Nehalem.
The Ellis truck loading dirt from Branch of Paterson
They were able to make a good
Furniture Store Is
He was accompanied on the the MiHer Mercantile building re­
,ed altogether west of Denver un-
Mrs. Ruhl visited in Kansas ■ charged.
living while they remained. They
trip by H. G. See. shoe grease construction . . . Frank Hartwick's
Opened on Bridge St. til near r Laramie, when they' City with her parents, and her
ARCADIA PARK REOPENS
had to leave because the water
'struck a blizzard. The trouble' mother and sister, Mra. Jennie
manufacturer.
new logging truck minus a trail­
Arcadia park »nil reopen Satur­ dried up, preventing further op­
Kenneth White opened Satur- west of Laramie was due to drifts Durant and Miss Charline Durant,
er .. . Nina McDonald’s duck
EXAMINER TO BE HERE
‘‘Puddles’’ watching for worms day in the Baldwin building on in the strong wind that was blow-¡returned with them for a visit in day night under the management erations.
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The examiner for drivers' and while
Mrs. ... J. ----------------
W. Brown spades
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.----- Bridge street a branch of the ing. and the party had to wait Vernonia. Mr. Ruhl spent most of Myrtle Layer, who purchaaed it
TRACK MEET TOMORROW
chauffeurs’ licenses will be at garden , . . Jade Bush's beer ,Paterson Furniture store of For­ for snow plows to clear the road. ■ of the time with his father, who recently from C. C. Shay. Mrs.
An all-day track meet is to be
the city hall Tuesday, May 2. eign, the first in town for many est Grove. Mr. Paterson, who has
With this exception, Mr. Ruhl was ill at his home in Herington, Layer has a license for dance
Persons who take their exami na- and many a moon . . . The old already sold considerable fumi- says. the weather was generally Kansas. While in Kansas City for hall and sale of beer, and will held tomorrow on the grade school
lions this month and next will Reithner store dolled up with ra- j tore in this community, will the*- [ fine, and the roads in good shape, a day or two Mr. Ruhl called on also serve meals in addition to the grounds, beginning with a meet
have to pay only 50 cents fee. di os, floor lamps and other fur-¡fore be able to give better ser- Kansas, however, was having a ¡friends, but was disappointed to usual feature« maintained at the between Clatskanie and Verno­
nia high schools at 11 a. m. and
afterwards 11.00. After June 9 nishings . . , Emil Messing and vice by maintaining a branch dust storm, "which moved the find that Mr. and Mrs. W. W. park.
ending with tryouts for grade
no examination will be required Judge Hieber packing the new here for sale of furnishings, ra­ field« from one side of the road Wolff, well known in Vernonia,
Mrs. Rose Fletcher’s nephew, school students in the afternoon
of applicants who have one of magazine rack from shop to li­ dios, etc. Mr. White will main­ to the other,” as he expressed it. were on a visit in Dubuque, Iowa.
The trip took five days driving Sheldon Garretson of Newberg, is for places in the county meet to
the old type licenses, all of which brary . . . The Nanson brothers tain his Weston Radio service The outlook for wheat there is
be held in Rainier a week later.
visiting her here.
must be renewed by September.
in a Chrysler sedan just acquired. in connection with the business. not good this season as very little time each way.
Announced
Corps Camp
Many Give Help
On Clean-up Day
Feathers . . .
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Unemployed to Meet
s
Ruhls Are Detained by
Snow Storm On Trip West