FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1940
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
PAGE THREE
Mrs. Jun« Renfro is visiting at and visited her grandparents, Mr. Nancy Cobat visited Mr*. Ray Pry
the J. O. Libel home. She liven at and Mrs. A. Dowling, last week; re male of Vernonia Saturday.
“Island of Doomed Men,” new Salem.
turning home Sunday with her par
Speck Ford’* brother and aister-
Columbia film due Wednesday at
Mr*. Nora West, who ha* been ent* who came up for the day.
in-taw and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Jean Crawford finding her most the Joy Theatre, presents Peter visiting her brother and family, L.
Miss Baker Given
Ed Reynolds purchased a used Ike Ford, visited at the Ford home
effervescent role as Susan, and Lorre in one of the strangest roles E. McGee, is returning to her home Chrysler car last week.
Bridal Shower—
Tuesday.
the famous portrayer of unbalanced
Miss Patricia Baker, whose mar Fredric March co-starred as her mentalities has ever had. Lorre is at Oakland, California, this Thurs
Mrs. Sharp from California was
Ozzie Ray of Vernonia is spending
riage will be read September 20, husband, Barrie.
visiting old acquaintances here in a few days with his grandparents,
starred as a psychopathic tyrant day.
Some of the villagers who attend the valley. She, with her husband,
Story of a social gadabout who who rules a group of paroled con-
was honored w.tn a miscellaneous
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Atkins.
thower Wednesday afternoon at the adopts a new secial ad and insists victs and forces them to work his ed the fair Saturday were Mr. and moved out some forty years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hanna and
Mrs.
J.
O.
Libel
and
her
guests,'
horn* o' Mrs. Mike Ludwig, with on trying to convert her friends, diamond mine. Rochelle Hudson
She was then Mrs. Isaac Smith.
daughter, Dorothy, spent the week
Mrs. Ralph Reynolds, Mrs. Oscar
plays his wife, upon whom Lorre and Mrs. Aldridge from Clatskanie;
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lane came
only to make a muddle of their
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reynolds, Mrs.
end visiting Mr. Hanna’s brothe,
Ka;:hammar, Mrs. Warren Aldrich
lives and her own, “Susan and God” also practices a form of refined George Jones, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. down from Molalla last week-end and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Witte,
and Mrs. Harley Woodruff assisting
cruelty. Other familiar figures in
and
»pent
the
time
at
their
home
boasts one of the strongest casts of
oi Hillsboro. While there the two
the hostess, Mrs. Ludwig. About
the drama, include Robert Wilcox, McGee, Mrs. West, Mr. and Mrs. here.
the seasun in support of Miss Craw
fifty ladies were invited to the af ford and March.
George E. Stone, Charles Middleton William Keaton, Francis and Elsie
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Melis attended families spent Sunday
visiting
fair. Miss Baker was the recepient
and Stanley Brown. Charles Barton Bridgers ana Mr. and Mrs. Bud the county fair Saturday.
Washington
park
zoo.
They
return
Ashby and Willene.
directed the production.
of many lovely gifts.
Merlin Bjerke is working up at cd home Monday evening.
ROMERO IS GAL CABALLERO
Mr. and Mrs. James Joyce spent the rock crusher.
AGAIN IN “VIVA CISCO KID”—
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Fowler and
a few days at Buxton wiith his
‘ MAN WITH 9 LIVES"
Birthday Party Honors
The Cisco Kid gallops back (from
children were in Vernonia
__________
on busi-
mother, Mrs. Wowning, last week.
OPENS HERE SOON—
Harry Johnson—
the border with his guns blazing
ness Monday evening.
The
Spofford
family
who
bought
Boris Karloff stars in the weird
A surprise birthday party was to preve once again he’s still' the
Mr. and Mrs. John Rider and
the George Taylor farm on the
held last Friday for Harry Johnson most dashing Caballero of them all! and fascinating horror-film, Co Burn about two years ago moved
children motored to Portland on
lumbia
’
s
“
The
Man
With
Nine
in honor of his 44th birthday. The
business Tuesday evening.
Handsome Cesar Romero, who
to Knappa last week.
affrir was held at the home of Mr. first played Cisco in “The Cisco Kid Lives,” due to open Wesrsesday at
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Garlock and
the
Joy
Theatre.
Central
figure
of
Preliminary tests in other states,
and Mrs. George Johnson with his and the Lady” is again the color ul
Mrs. William Garlock attended the
WILARK—(Special to The Eagle)
father, Alonzo Johnson, as host. O. Henry outlaw—barking guns, the thrilling drama is a ruthless county fair at St. Helens Sunday. —Mr. and Mrs. Bert Garner, Jr., now being tried in Oregon, indicate
that successive wilting olf perennial
A ter the dinner colored motion flashing eyes, romantic heart and scientist, portrayed by Karloff, who Also the Austin Dowling family.
and son visited Mr. Garner’s par weeds, such as white top and Can
pictures were shown. The evening all— in “Viva Cisco Kid,’’the 20th returns to life after being in a
Mrs. Kenneth Wilson is in the ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Garner, Sr.,
was completed by playing pinochle. iCtentury-Fox production which is state of “frozen sleep” for ten hospital in Clatskanie where she of Vancouver and Mrs. Garner’s ada thistle, will give 'better results
years. As soon as he is restored,
coming to the Joy Theatre on Tues the scientist embarks on a ruthless was taken after an accident in mother, Mrs. Frank Lavaris, of than using chlorate. Refinements in
the method will have to 'be made
day.
series of experiments in his under Portland last Sunday, a week ago. Portland, over the week-end.
before it will ibe cheaper than
Cisco is chased by a posse, accus ground laboratory which result in It will not be known for a while
Mr. and Mrs. Speck Ford visited chlorates on morning glory and
ed of murder, trapped in a mine the snuffing out of five lives. how serious were the results of the in Portland Sunday.
Russian knapweed.
cave-in and left for dead by the Roger Pryor and Jo Ann Sayers are accident.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Orwig and
West’s toughest hombre—but it’s all featured in the new film which was
Shady Lane returned home Sun son visited in Forest Grove and
Of the total tax oi $3,587,132.26
in the name of Romance!
day from attending the funeral of Hillsboro Friday a ternoon.
paid
on gasoline sold in Oregon dur-
directed
by
Nick
Grinde.
ELECTRICITY USERS
his brother at Toledo.
Earl Atkins was a Portland visi- the first four months of this year,
NEED CANDLES ALSO—
“YOUNG AS YOU FEEL”
The Mist Helping Circle met tor Tuesday.
approximately
$430,455.87
goes
Although 20th Century-Fox stu IS MERRIEST ESCAPADE—
Thursday on the Burn with Mrs. L.
back
to
consumers
in
the
form
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Blaine
Cobat
spent
dios may use in the course of a
We’ve been through a lot of
E. McGee. There was a large gath Friday night and Saturday in Port refunds on gasoline not used for
s:rgle production enough electricity hiliarious predicaments with the
ering although many members wer.- land on business.
highway purposes, or fuel purchased
to light the average small town, they Jones Family, but when they all get
absent. There also were three visit
by
governmental agencies.
Marian
Reller
and
Janet
and
still are one of the largest consum that young feeling and decide to
ors. A most delicious dinner was
ers of candles in the country. In take over Broadway in “Young As
MIST—(Special to The Eagle) — served at noon, followed by a feast
Darryl F. Zanuck’s production of You Feel,” the latest of ths 20th
We understand that Mr. and Mrs. of watermelon on the back lawn,
“Little Old New York,” l.or-example Century-Fox comedies which comes
Clyde Harmon have purchased a after which the short business meet
more than 3,800 tapers were used. to the Joy Theatre Tuesday, they residence in Vernonia and soon wi.l
ing was held. One new member was
At the Joy Theatre Friday with bit a new laugh high. For Dad turns
move there. Their business “The initiated into the Circle. The next
Alice Faye, Fred MacMurray, Rich pla.vb ly, mother goes glamour girl
Oasis” is to be managed for the meeting will be with Mrs. William
aid Greene and Brenda Joyce fea and all the Joneses step out in time by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roeser
Keaton the fourth Thursday in
tured, “Little Old New York” is a style.
with Mrs. Harmon coming down September.
Angel Food Cake with Lemon Frosting
robust, rollicking romance of the
Dad Jones decides to give up his each week for business reasons.
The boys who have been at their
old New York waterfront and Rob drug store at the persuasion of his
Special
Ray Garlock has been making grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R.
ert Fulton’s invention of the steam famous family, and they all go to regular trips with his truck to Sher Melis, most of the summer are re
boat.
Pure White Cake with Peppermint Frosting
New York to give the hot spots a idan doing some hauling.
turning to their separate homes this
whirl. The whole family, with the
Mrs. Lloyd Garlock and son, week. Charles Webber, Jr., to his
Special
CRAWFORD, MARCH TEAMED
exception of Dad, who has to pav Larry, recently visited her parents California home; Vern Furgerson to
ON JOY SCREEN—
the bills, is taken in by some phony in Portland.
Kirkland, Washington; and another
This Store Will Close Sunday and Monday
“Susan and God,” Rachel Croth- friends of Jack, the oldest son. Pos
Norvin Wikstrom came home from friend to Portland.
ers’ stage hit which enjoyed an ing as bluebloods and members of Timber last week where he has been
Mr. and Mrs. William Bridgers
eight-month run on Broadway before the nobility, they are out to take working for the past few weeks.
went to Seaside Saturday night,
being taken on the road, will be the Joneses for all they can, and
Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Garlock have Mrs. Bridgers remained there for
seen in its screen form at the Joy how nearly they succeed must be moved to Vernonia where he has a week at their cottage.
Theatre beginning next Sunday with seen to be appreciated.
employment.
Ayla Trotter came up from Elsie
LET’S EE SOCIABLE
LORRE STARRED
IN HORROR ROLE—
Wilark Felk
Visit Friends
News of the
Theatre
Road Oiling
To Be Finished
For Your Labor Day
Picnic or Dinner
29c
49c
Vernonia Bakery
m
HMM
Labor Day Week'End
Many Exciting Contests Between Home Folks
I
Prizes for Winners
SAT. Eve.
Band Concert—
7:30 P. M.
Street Dance
In Legion Hall In
Case of Rain
SUNDAY
Pet Parade—
1:30 P. M.
Water Sports
Softball Game
MONDAY
Program Starts
at 10 A. M.
Includes log chopping, bucking,
cable splicing, bicycle races, pie
eating contests, etc.
EVERYTHING FREE!
You need not spend a cent or leave home to enjoy
three days of fun and entertainment.
Sponsored by Vernonia Volunteer Firemen