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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1948)
« THURSDAY, JULY 1. 1948 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON of C. R. Watts, marched onto the span and for an hour entertained the ever-increasing crowd with concert and martial airs. The actual dedication occured as the concert was about half finished With Harry King holding the securely tied string at the southern edge of the new span, Miss Elsie Duncan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Duncan, and who was ar rayed in the band uniform, threw the bottle of champagne over the edge. The crowd saw the bottle swing back and crash against the new concrete, dubbing the new bridge, “New Mile Bridge” for its users. Our Great America ☆ fa Nack In Oregon Yesterdays FIVE YEARS AGO From The Eagle, July 1. 1943 A star for each of 310 men and women who have gone into the service from Vemonia is now contained in the service flag which hangs in the Evangelical church. Fifty-eight stars have recently been added, seven of them for women, and a dedication service was held Sunday morning at the church. The center of the flag has a large “V” for ■ Victory. At the annual school meeting of the high school district Monday night, Antone Smejkal was the unanimous choice of those who 'jDwfon '<4 © QUALITY CLtANING Forest Grove Vernonia “Cleaning and Pressing That Pleases” Twelve Years Experience Free Pickup & Delivery voted for the position of director for a five-year term. The Nehalem Valley Goat Milk Producers association was formed at a meeting held Saturday after noon at the MacDonald hotel following talks by County Agent George Nelson on opportunities here for goat raising and by Wil liam Blatter of the Cornell Goat Dairy in Portland, as to the profits in selling goat milk. O. G. Weed was elected president and Mrs. L. O. Gillham, secretary treasurer, for the organization. TEN YEARS AGO From The Eagle, July 1, 1938 What witnesses said was the largest crowd in years—over 1,000 —gathered Friday evening to en joy the informal dedication cere monies arranged by the Riverview merchants in commemoration of the completion of the New Mile Bridge. At 7:30, the Vernonia Junior Band, under the direction Cement Blocks Moth-Proofing with half-yenr guarantee 6x8x10 in stock 8x8x12 blocks M. Crowell, Vernonia Agent Made to Order CARPENTER WORK BY THE DAY OR HOUR 501 Bridge St., Phone 1313, Vernonia E. M. YORK GENERAL 108 A. St. CONTRACTOR Phone 1107 Available Now! Right here in Vernonia UNDERWOOD UNIVERSAL TYPEMÄSTER Typewriter $76.85 tax Included On Display Now at The Eagle Office See this new machine with the features that make you proud of the Underwood Portable: DUAL TOUCH TUNING STANDARD RIBBON FINGER COMFORT KEYBOARD CARRIAGE CENTRALIZING LOCK DURABLE CONSTRUCTION SINGLE, DOUBLE AND TRIPLE LINE SPACING • VARIABLE LINE SPACER • RIGHT AND LEFT MARGIN RELEASE • • • • • • The Vernonia Eagle PLAN REJECTED HILLSBORO— Hillsboro’s long- awaited and much-discussed year- around supervised recreation pro gram fell flat on its face a week ago Friday when city voters re jected by a vote of 3 to 2 mar gin a $9300 tax levy which would have carried the program through its first year. Only eight per cent of the regis tered voters went to the polls in one of the most important issues ever placed before Hillsboro voters. It took just five per cent of the city’s registered voters to kill the proposal. TO SPEND $18,250 TILLAMOOK — Oregon will spend a total of $296,800 during 1948 to attract tourists and new industry and promote agriculture, according to a nationwide survey published by the research depart men of the Curtis Publishing Company. The national expendi ture for this purpose will be $7,- 065,688. Oregon organizations and their expenditures are: Portland Cham ber of Commerce, $58,550; Travel ■ Information Department, State of Oregon, Salem, $220,000; Oregon Coast Association, Tillamook, $18,- 250. The annual report of the Colum bia County Dairy Herd Improve ment association lists eleven dairy men whose herds averaged 300 or more pounds butterfat during the past year according to W. G. Nibler, county agent. Lloyd Burnham, Rainier 9 500.4 J. P. Dilley, Rainier 11 479.2 A. R. Zeilsdorf, Warren 5 449.1 Edgar J. Smith Scappoose 17 428.1 Fred J. Robitsch, Sauvies Island 40 388.9 'Idon Ashley, Mist 14 387.0 Peterson’s Dairy, Sauvies Island 40 365.8 butterfat each, or a difference of 402.4 pounds in favor of the high cows. The two high herds in the coun ty averaged 491.3 pounds butter fat per cow and the two low herds averaged 256.4 pounds butterfat per cow. Cason Transfer Local — Long Distance Anywhere, Anytime FURNITURE HANDLING A SPECIALTY Wilbur (Shorty) Davis, Prop. Phone 923 CAMERAS! CAMERAS! MEASLES DECLINE McMINNVILLE — Harassed mothers will be happy to learn that the measles epidemic is abat ing somewhat, according to Dr. H. M. Stolte, district health of ficer. While last week, 22 cases of measles were reported, Stolte said that this week only 16 cases were recorded as ill with the disease. The epidemic has lasted for a longer period of time than is usual Stolte added, but he believed that with the cessation of school for the summer, the disease will les son, since most of the victims are children. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW AND LARGER SUPPLY OF CAMERAS TO MEET YOUR PICTURE - TAKING NEEDS. NEVER BEFORE HAVE WE HAD SUCH A VARIETY OF STYLES & SIZES WITH PRICES RANGING FROM ONLY $3.16 TO $19.45 • Club Meets for Birthday Event TREHARNE — Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Falconer and Mary and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wienecke, Hazel and Laul-a Lee spent Sunday afternoon at Hammond Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hult of Sweet Home were week end visi tors at the H. A. Wilson and Gus Hult homes. Mrs. Rilla Snyder spent father’s day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wilson. Laura Lee and Hazel Wienecke of Springfield are spending their vacation with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wienecke. Hazel Wienecke was quite ill last week. Mrs. Ruth Hult was hostess to the Birthday club Thursday the occasion being her birthday. A delicious pot-luck dinner was served at noon. She received many lovely gifts. Those present were: Mrs. Mae Wienecke, grand daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilson, Mrs. Sylvia Falconer and Mary. Mrs. Rita Shipley and son, Mrs. Pauline Tisdale and Snooks, Mrs. Eleanor Kells and children, Mrs. Dorothy Odam and son, Mrs. Zella Davenport and niece and nephew, Mary Ella Whitmire, Mrs. Flora Whitmire, Mrs. Florence Reynolds and grandchildren, Mrs. Laura Thacker and Mildred, the hostess, Mrs. Ruth Hult and son. Others dropping in for dinner were Earl Snyder and Bert Tis dale. Mr. and Mrs. Linn Reynolds* and Mrs. Exie Weaver spent the week end at Canby, California with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rey nolds. Mrs. Dorothy Reynolds and son Earl returned with them for a weeks visit. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weaver spent the week end at Dallas visiting. Robert Sunnell was up from Astoria Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Clair Sunnell are moving to Astoria where he has employment. Beeson Bros., Clatskanie 32 355.6 Jack and Vida Leu, Goble 16 348.9 Ralph McKee, Vernonia 19 326.4 W. L. 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