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2 THURSDAY, DEC. 29, 1949 THE TOWN TOPICS Mr. «nd Mr«. Wallace McCrae of Pendleton were Vernonia visi tor» last Thursday and Friday. While here they attended the Christmas program at the Wash ington grade school. Christmas holiday visitors at the Thomas Turner home were: Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Jones of Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Graven, and Mr. and Mrs. George Turner of Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner and Seaman Norman Rohrabough, U.S. Navy, of Astoria. All had returned to their homes by Monday. Mr. Jones and Mrs. Graven are bro ther and sister of Mrs. Thos. Turner. Mrs. Vsra Finelle was a guest of her sister at Beaverton for the Sunday holiday. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olin Christmas were -Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Olin of Kelso, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Olin of Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Olin and two children of Westfir. The latter couple re mained here until today for a longer visit. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cooper of Tacoma, Washington, daughter and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mitchell, are spending their Christmas vacation with their parents in Riverview. Owen Sank» and Darline Starks were married at the Vancouver Washington court house Decem ber 22. Mrs. Franklin T. West of Ogden Utah and here sister, Julie Kanz- «er, were in Medford to visit relatives during the recent holi day time. Mrs. West- spent two weeks here visiting her sister. Send your Laundry & Dry Cleaning to Portland*» most mo- I dern plant. One pick- ! up and delivery weekly , on Thursday at Ver- | nonia at your home or I our local agent— EAGLE. VERNONIA, ORE. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy James and Mr. and Mrs. George Blanchard, all of Portland, were visitors during Christmas at the Charles Castner home on Capitol hill. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davidson and daughter, Doris, of Portland were guests at the Connie An derson home during the past holiday week end. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Hartwick and daughter of Banks were here Sunday to spend the day at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Norris. A guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Anderson last week end was Pat McCabe, Mrs. An derson’s brother, from Portland. Mr. and Mrs. George Lair from Los Angeles arrived here Friday of last week to spend a week visiting at the Cecil Johnson home. He is a brother of Mrs. Johnson. Going to Portland for Christ mas were Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Roberson. They were guests qf their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Whedbee. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Horn re turned here Monday from Spo kane where they visited his par ents and friends during the past week end. They left here Thurs day of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Marshall of Seattle and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marshall and daughter, Sunny Ann, of Sweet Home were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Marshall for Christmas. Having Christmas dinner at the Harry Culbertson home were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Culbertson of Corvallis and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Culbertson and children, Lynne and Davey, of Longview. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Judd Greenman from Fri day of last week until Tuesday of this week were their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hale Greenman and son. They came here from their home at Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burrow and children of Portland and Dr. and Mrs. Burrow of Vale were also guests at the Greenman home Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Whitsell and children of DeLake were here to spend the recent holiday at the home of his mother, Mrs. BEN BRICKEL’S BARBER SHOP OREGON Laundry i and Former Policy Holders Invite^ to See Me for Re-Instatement Dry Cleaners DON BAYLEY, Ager.« McDonald Hotel DR. C. A. PLUMSTEAD — Optometrist Phone 445 Hillsboro 233 E. Baseline For Further Information Inquire at Ku.lander’s Jewelry Store "You Can’t Be Optomiatie if You Have Misty Optics” ♦ < « i I i : 4 i i < GO PLACES WITH SHELL Shell Premium — the most powerful gasoline your car, can use — will give you better per formance, more satisfaction from every drop. Geo. Johnson Telephone 311 Vernonia Sen. Sta. Corner Rose and Bridge I I t 4 4 • « 4 4 4 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 f 4 4 4 1 4 4 9 » • 4 9 9 4 • 4 « 4 4 4 4 : : 9 An 84-page booklet containing nearly 50 state laws affecting war veterans or their survivors has been compiled by the Ore gon department of veterans’ af fairs and is ready for distribution, Director William F. Gaaren- stroom announced this week. The booklet, printed by the state department, contains all veterans’ laws on the statute books, including those passed by the 1949 legislature, and super sedes the 1945 edition and the 1947 supplement produced by the state veterans’ agency. The current edition also con tains the Servicemen’s Readjust ment Act of 1944—the GI bill— in its amended form, with an index of the various amend ments since the act’s inception to August, f949. Copies of the book are being distributed to all veterans organi zations and agencies serving vet erans and are available on re quest from county service of ficers and . the department of veterans affairs, 305 State Li brary Building, Salem, and 415 S. W. 11th Avenue, Portland. RIVERVIEW — On Christmas Eve. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Run dell and Mr. and Mrs. George of Portland visited at the Ed Buck ner home. Christmas dinner guests at the Ed Buckner home were Mr. and Mrs. Rundell and Howard and Mr. and Mrs. George of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hawkins and family spent Christmas at the Robert Moore home in St. Helens. The family was all there. Pfc. L. M. Lindsley, who is sta tioned at Oceanside, California arrived home Saturday on a 30- day furlough. Christmas dinner guests at the Sam Smith home were Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lind sley and family, Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Lindsley and family. Clari- bel Lindsley of Springfield is visiting at the. W. J. Lind .ley home for a week. Boh your eyesight and your appearance will be improved by proper glasses. We can provide exactly what you need. 4 Booklet Tells Laws for Vets Holiday Visitors Get Mention LENSES fitted to your eye3 . . . FRAMES fitted to your face . . . < Zoe Whitsell. The latter return ed with them after Christmas to spend a short time there. Joanna Nichols, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nichols, was here during the past week end from San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff White. JrM were here for the recent holiday to visit their parents. They came Christmas eve and returned to their home in Portland Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Har- very of Seattle drove here Sun day to visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Weid man. He returned to Seattle that evening and she remained until Thursday morning before returning. Mrs. Emma Weed, who has been ill for some time, was taken to the Physicians and Surgeons hospital, Portland Monday of this week. Mrs. Fred Tousley is very ill in Providence hospital, Port land. She was taken there two weeks ago following a stroke. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cason for Christmas were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rober son of Lowell, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cason and her mother, Mrs. Mayble Harvey, all of Port land and Mr. a'nd Mrs. Ernie Nance and daughter. MOVING? CASON TRANSFER Yesterdays FIVE YEARS AGO From The Eagle, Dec. 29, 1944 Receiving the license permit ting operation of the Vernonia Billards makes possible the an nouncement this week of the business change. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Emmons are the new owners, having signed papers for the purchase late in November from Mr. and Mrs. Orvel Ed wards. Latest figures on returns from the sale of Christmas Seals brings the total to $565 as of Wednesday of this week, Mrs. C. L. Anderson, ltical chairman states. TEN YEARS AGO From The Eagle, Dec. 23, 1939 The last report received here from the Columbia County Pub lic Health association revealed that Vernonia, due to the late start this year, was last in the listing of the amount of funds derived from the sale of Christ mas seals. Collected to date e here is the amount of $110. The Hatton blacksmith build ing was under process of des truction beginning last week. The building was purchased some time ago from the city for $50. The upper story of the building was at one time used as a meet ing place for the American Le gion post before construction of the present hall. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO From The Eagle, Dec. 28, 1934 The city council at a specia' meeting Monday night approved the bill of $700 for legal services rendered by Huntington, Wilson and Huntington and Judge W. A. Harris, attorneys for the city in the bank case and also recom mended to thq state liquor con trol commission renewal of li censes now held by beer parlor owners in the city. They are Myrtle Layer, Zelma Bush, Ada Curtis, E. H. Washburn and Nat Perdue. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO From The Eagle, Dec. 26, 1924 From this date the city water collector, Eugene E. Marsh, will have his office in the former bank building and the city coun cil will meet in this building. Mr. and Mrs. Kavanagh have returned to St. Helens, having sold their place here to Mr. Bateman. Next Monday Mr. and Mrs. W. Gressman will move to Spring field. Besides his law practice Mr. Gressman filled the Chris tian church pulpit every Sunday. Floren Mills, Weston Sheeley, Herman Dixon, Earl Condit, Ha zel Malmsten and Alvin Parker are home from college for the holidays. Officers of Vernonia post 119 for the coming year are M. E. Carkin, commander; Wm. Folger, vice-commander; Eugene Thomp son, adjutant; H. E. McGraw, fi nance officer; Guy Shield, ser geant at arms; Fred Brewer, chaplain. Commander Carkin ap pointed A. L. Kullander, J. C. Lindley and J. H. Graham on the executive committee. The famous opera "Madame Butterfly" was pronounced an absolute failure when it was first performed. For Pasteurized MILK CREAM and BUTTERMILK . ight from the farm tc | your door, write or cal! Telephone No. 8812 CUR PRODUCTS ALWAYS SATISFY 11-25-48 Call 581 for Free Estimate Wilbur (Shorty) • PREM • VIENNA SAUSAGE • DEVILED HAM • DRY BEEF • CORNED BEEF NEHALEM MARKET AND GROCERY For Delivery Every Day Phone 721 Cavis, Prop. 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Automobiles and trucks in creased to 5.' 900 from 3,057,000, wages trebl. u to $2,267,000,000 from $727,000,000 and cash farm Income mounted to $2,997,500,000 from $1,270,600,000. During those two decades The Wall Street Journal's Pacific Coast edition increased its circulation to more than 21,000 from 2,513 in LEGEND 1929. Wall Straat Journal Date of publication delivery to Publishing Center at most of its subscribers is achieved San Francisco. through closely-coordinated train Newi Bureau». and air freight delivery schedules. Thus Western business men are A Correspondents. served with the same timeliness as Journal readers in other sec Air Delivery Route. tions of the country. Published in San Francisco, the Pacific Coast edition of the busi Portland and has additional cor ness publication also maintains respondents in principal news newa bureaus in Los Angeles an? centers of the West. The axolotl, a sea creature, can be changed into a land form by feeding with thyroid. 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