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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1934)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1934. Riverview — Marie and Curtis Andrew spent several days with Mrs. Mary Hankel. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. George Magary and Mrs. S. I. Stubbs all of Port land visited over the weex end with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chris tensen. Rev. F. Petty held baptismal services Sunday at Pringle Bend. Those baptised were Mrs. Charles Christiansen, Mrs. Frank Hankel and Mrs. May Van Ortan. A birthday dinner was given Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Anderson in honor of Doris Anderson and Chet Ander son. Edith Anderson was also a guest. Elza Varley leaves Wednesday for Olympia, Wash., for medical treatment. Mrs. Dan May, Mrs. Francis Piercy and Mrs. Edith Varley vis ited Mrs. Levi White and Mrs. Gus Olsen in Bacona Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Fowler re turned to their home in River view Sunday after spending sev eral months away on employment. Mrs. Minnie Middlebrook and daughter Martha were overnight guests of Mrs. B. B. Hawkins and daughter Mildred Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Depue just received word of the death of their grandson John Wilkinson, 10 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wilkinson, now living at Medford. Mrs. B. B. Hawkins and daugh ter Mildred were guests of Mrs. Dane Brady Friday. Clyde Jenkins left Tuesday for Portland to reenlist in the army. Mr. and Mrs. EJrnie Robbins had as their guests Monday even ing Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mason. Mrs. W. Koberstein and daugh ter spent Sunday in Rainier with relatives. On returning they brought with them their nephew, Herman Stermer. Miss Ortha Roberts of St. Hel ens and Miss Hazel Tomlin of Vernonia were guests of Mrs. E. L. Lloyd Sunday. Mrs. Ollie Roberts of Vernonia was a guest of Mrs. C. N. Run dell Wedn<g.day. Fred Rainey, Jr., who is sta tioned at Vancouver, Wash., spent the week end at the home of his mother, Mrs. Fred Rainey. Mr. and Mrs. Don DePue had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGee of Mist, Mr. and Mrs. Bert DePue and family of Stony Point. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mason were in Tidewater Friday on business. Mrs. Irene Anderson and Mrs. Ed Buckner were guests of Mrs. Eben Johns Friday. Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Diermert of Portland were guests of Mrs. John Elder Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Winky Parker and family left Monday for their home in Bay City. Hazel Parker and Mrs. Tom Parker of Millwood, Wash., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Parker over the week end. Tommy Hall of Vancouver spent the week end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Hall. Bob DePue of Stony Point left Sunday for Grants Pass to visit his sister, Mrs. Helen Wilkinson. Mrs. Riley Hall had as her Old-Time DANCE SAT., AUG. 11 MUSIC BY WALKER’S ORCHESTRA from Banks ARCADIA PARK Admission 25 and 35 cents PAGE THREE VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. PRIZES ANNOUNCED Charles Justice of Treharne and FOR COUNTY FAIR Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Graves of RACES, FLOATS, ETC. Vernonia. I Mrs. Beulah Gill spent Tuesday | The prizes for the Pig and at the home of Mrs. John Elder. ; Ford races at the county fair, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Driscoll and to be held August 23, 24 and 25, children of Stony Point visited have been raised to $15, 10 and Vernonia Eagle, Aug. 8, 1924. Mrs. B. B. Hawkins Monday. $5 per day in the hopes that an Mr. and Mrs. Bert Nelson of Mrs. J. F. Heenan entertained even larger number of entries Port Angeles, Wash., were guests Monday evening in honor of her will be obtained. of Mrs. Virgil Powell Saturday. visiting niece, Mrs. Alice Burch, Prizes for the floats in the Mrs. Rosella Waters and daugh who was recently married in Port parade which will be neld Friday ter Maxine of Clatskanie were land. have been set at $25, $15 and guests of Mrs Mike Willard Mon $10. The floats are to assemble at • * « day. the Plaza at 8 o’clock Friday The Vernonia high school band Beverly Kirkland of Portland morning. From there they will go will spend the week with Lavina under Milton E. Boyles is to give down Strand to Cowlitz,' then ov- open air concerts across from the Ziener of Riverview. ed to and up First and out to Mrs. Oscar George and children Rose theatre every Wednesday West St. Helens. The parade will and Mrs. Minnie Middlebrook’ night. then be routed ou tto Bunting * • • were Portland visitors Tuesday. and Morris’ corner to the high A shower was given Saturday Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Kirkland I way at the St. Helens garage and family of Portland spent i at the home of Mrs. J. A. Mc and then back up the highway Donald for Marjorie Holaday. Sunday at the home of Mr. and arriving at the fair grounds about * * * Mrs. Fred Ziener. Mr. and Mrs. Eid Lawes and 11 o’clock. Mrs. R. A. Simmons and daugh Prizes for the dog and boy Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lawes spent ter Ruth Paige also Mrs. J. Aub races will be $3, $2 and $1 per Sunday picnicking with Mr. and rey were shopping in Forest Mrs. W. A. Harris, Virgil Powell day, with about the only require Grove Wednesday. ment b'eing that the dog must be and family. on a six-foot leash. Races for * * * COUNTY AGENT DESCRIBES I One of the most important ob boys up to 14 years and for FLEE BEETLE CONTROL' jectives of the Legion at present boys 14 years and over will be of a club house. held. The same will hold true of “Attacks of potato flea beetle is the building the bicyle races, with the same * ♦ • have been quite severe in most j prizes to be awarded. Little Alice Hoffman had a of the communities of the coun-1 Several 4-H club races are be narrow escape last week when she ty,” states G. A. Nelson, county ing planned and will be announc fell from the second floor landing agent. ed next week. of the steps at the rear of the “These flea beetle, however,' Prizes for the ladies % mile can be controlled when dusted ( store to the ground. Except for hace and the men’s 14 and % properly with calcium arsenate, a badly cut ♦ chin » she » was unhurt. mile races will be $5 and $2.50 one part, and hydrated lime, four! The grand stand at the athletic per day. parts,” Mr. Nelson states. It is Secretary Earl C. Dowler is park was burned to the ground important, however, that the dust! working on some harness races at 2 o ’ clock Sunday morning. be applied as soon as the beetle and hopes to sign up some fast are noticed on the potato vines or trotter and pacers. There is also Maxine Arne, 30, of Scappoose, other vegetables. This should be talk of a log bucking contest was injured fatally July 30 when repeated about every ten days un which will be announced later. til the flea beetle have been he was crushed between two logs A picnic will be held Sunday, at the Old Fall Creek logging brought under control. August 19, at the grounds. A pot operations. “The flea beetle come into luck dinner will be served on this the field,” states Mr. Nelson, from the ground around the po occasion. The picnic is planned so “from the fence rows or other tato plants. exhibitors can come out and fix vegetation, so that the dusting may only need to be confined to the edges of the patches to con trol them. However, this point can only be judged by careful exami 1 The Only Car under $2500 with nation of the plants on the edge JU X—I V-type 8-cylind.r engine. of the field and those further 2 All Steel Body (maximum lafety) towards the middle to determine their numbers on these plants. 3 Aluminum Cylinder Head. On examining a potato field re 4 Dual Down-Draft Carburetion. cently it was found that there was quite a lot of beetle on one 5 Clear Vision Ventilation. edge of the field even though it had been recently dusted. Close ( 2-Way Houdaille Shock Absorb ers. examination disclosed that there 7 Free action on all four wheels. were lots of dead beetle on the ground and that the live beetle 8 % Floating Rear Axle with strad working on the plants were new dle mounted pinion. infestations coming in from the 9 Torque Tube Drive. side of the field. So while there may be flea beetle appearing on 10 Completely Water Jacketed Cy linder and upper crenkcase walla. the potatoes even after they are dusted it may not mean that 11 Welded Steel Spoke Wheels. they are not being killed by pro 12 5 yi-gallon Cooling System. per dusting with the arsenate dust and that it is important to AUTHOBIZID FOBD D8ALIIS repeat the dusting at least every ten days to keep down the new infestation and also the new beetle that are being hatched out good reasons for owning a FORD V-8 BINDER TWINE McCORMICK-DEERING SUPERIOR MANILA Oregon Gas and Electric Company C23 Bridge St. Telephone 691 Goes farther . . . less breaking and knotting . . . More economical— 650 feet to pound ..... $1.10 Mazda Lamps Electrical Appliances Bale of 6 balls ____ $6.00 VERNONIA Trading Co. OFFICE HOURS PHONE 681 SATURDAY If everyone spends . everyone works 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. booths and begin placing exhibits. 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