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FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1948

FLOODS HIT WEST, SNOW PELTS EAST

Oregon Reports Four Are Drowned, Hundreds Made Homeless By High Water Chicago, Jan. 8 More snow fell in New York today and four persons were reported drawned in Oregon as flooding rivers and streams forced hundreds of persons to flee from their homes. The Oregon floods disrupted rail and highway transportation and hundreds of homes in at least 20 communities were flooded.' The broad Wilamette river spilled over its banks at several points along a 125-mile valley. Tributary streams also overflowed after seven days of almost steady rainfall and storms which have lashed the coast. The floods forced 1,400 persons to leave their homes at Glenwood, a suburb of Eugene, Ore. Schools were closed in several communities and highways were under water. A bridge washed out 11 miles south of Roseburg, and several families were evacuated from their homes near Medford where six to eight inches of water covered the highway. Track Damaged. Main line transportation between Portland and San Francisco was shut off when a washout swept away 150 feet of track on the Southern Pacific lines three miles south of Dunsmuir, Calif. Deputy Sheriff Dick Baker of Douglas County, Oregon, reported that Norland D. Wilson, 24, drowned in Ollalla creek when he attempted to ford the stream on horseback after his automobile stalled in high water, Forest service officials said Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lackey and Mrs. Ross Cooper drowned when they attempted to cross the Rogue river in a power-operated crane near Illahe, 40 miles northwest of Grants Pass, Oregon. In New* York sanitation Commissioner William J. Powell said the new snow there 3,070,000 tons of it—was “just a baby after fighting 25.8 inches.” He said it would be cleaned up in fecord time. Except for light rain in the Northwest and light snow in the New England States, fair weather and normal temperatures prevailed across the country. The nation’s coldest area early today was Northern Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, where temperaturcs dropped to five degrees above zero.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Dale Ham, boi-n in Whiting January 27, 1911; present residence, Hammond; occupation, bar tender, and Verlyn Marvel, born in Hammond October 11, 1920; present residence, Hammond; occupation waitress. Clifford John Janssen, born in Peoria, 111., May 16, 1917; present residence, Rensselaer; occupation, electrical worker, and Mary Ruth Rainwater, born in Deland, 111., August 22, 1918; present residence, Rensselaer; occupation, housekeeping. 4 > . Ernest Gaylord Anderson, born in Morocco November 22, 1927; present residence, Morocco; occupation, laboring, and Maxine' McCarty, born in McColTin Co., Ky., July 26, 1929; present residence, Rensselaer; occupation, housekeeping. Mrs. Jack Evans is confined £ to her home with a severe cold. Mrs. Barton Cox of Syacuse is caring for her.

Wheatfield

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Duggelby and Frank Neier will leave Tuesday for Hot Springs where they will spend the winter. Mrs. Neier will also go if her mother’s condition* will permit. Frank is bothered with arthritis and has not been able to work since September. He has sold his livestock and poultry and will have nothing to worry about while away. Walter Myers is home from the hospital following an operation Ttnd he is now much improved. The Sew-Club will have their next meeting, January 16th and be entertained at 1.0.0. F. Hall by Elsie East. ' The merchants report a steady holiday trade. We have good stores which make Wheatfield a good place to trade. There are three groceries and markets, a hardware store, five garages, five restaurants, two dry goods stores, two implement places, an elevator, a barber shop, lumber and coal yard, beauty shop, drug store, shoe repair ship, American Reed factory. Also three churches and one under construction, and a commissioned high school. The town is incorporated and has a good Board of Trustees, ClerkTreasurer and police officer. There is a town hall with fire-fighting equipment. A bank would be a great convenience. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grube entertained Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Middelkamp and Mr. and Mrs. William Bodner Christmas day. > Mrs. Frank Krug is much im-

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EGGS EGGS EGGS Have You Figured The Feed Cost Of A Dozen Eggs On Your Feeding Program?? IF NOT FIGURE IT NOW as one of our leading Poultry and Egg producers did last month. In the thirty day period beginning October 25, 1947 through November 23, 1947 his hens produced 16,726 eggs at a total feed cost of $360.61 or a cost of 25.8 c per dqzen eggs, reducing it still further we find the cost of one egg to be 2.15 c. Drop in and see how he did this. All facts are open for inspection as to feed consumed, prices, Name of producer etc. BAUMAN FEED MILL DEMOTTE, INDIANA

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proved after a long period of illness. | Pete Grube is a hospital patient for- medical treatment. *—•— ; Robert Kerns and family recently made a trip to Pensacola, Florida and not California, as previously stated. The Smith and Blue families have received baskets of grape fruit and oranges from Art and Lanta, Cortez, Florida. There were 29 present Sunday , before Christmas at invitation of Mr, and Mrs. John Blue.

1800 JOBS AVAILABLE IN CALUMET AREA

There are over 1800 jobs open in the Calumet Area, according to William Gillick, Jr., manager of the Gary local office of the Indiana State Employment Service. The bulk of the jobs listed at the Gary office of the Indiana State Employment Service are for unskilled laborers at $1.09 to $1.13 an hour. Skilled workers—as welders, machinists, pipefitters, riggers—get higher rates. County agents and veterans posts in Lake, Porter, Newton, and Jasper counties have received bulletins listing outstanding job opportunities in the steel and other industries. All types of workers must pass physsieal examinations, and men 18 years old, but not over 65, are acceptable. Men between 18 and 21 should bring birth records veterans should bring papers to the office of the Indiana State Employment Service at 25 East Sixth Avenue, Gary.

Dr. O’Neill and Dr. Beaver of Rensselaer left Tuesday for a few days vacation in Florida.

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Mrs. Neil Westci off is visiting her brother, wl <> s ill, in Denver, Colorado. -

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