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BURIED TREASURE

OREGON CITY TOASTMASTERS CLUB # 390

by Harvey Schowe DTM-District 7 Historian

Oregon City Toastmasters Magazine published a photo-
Toastmasters Club graph in the May 1948 issue with a caption about
#390 began orga- the District 7 Area One speech contest held at
nizing between March and April 1946. Oregon City. About 200 people attended. A
Members were donating their time for Red local radio station KGON was broadcasting the
Cross drives during April 30, 1946. On May speech contest. L. E. Francis was the speech
3, 1946, a newspaper articled announced that contest winner.
Richard Kinley, Rove Baughmann, Del Jones
and Franklin Heisley were representing the Leonard I. Lindas was a distinguished
newly formed club at the District 7 Toastmasters Oregon City Toastmaster member. He was
Conference and International Speech Contest installed as Oregon City Toastmasters club
on May 4 at the Congress Hotel in Portland, president on April 2, 1947. Toastmaster’s
Oregon. Oregon City Toastmasters Club magazine October 1949 issue announced that
#390 was officially chartered on the evening Leonard Lindas-Senior Lieutenant Governor
of Wednesday May 7, 1946 during a banquet became District 7 Governor after Blair T.
at St. Paul’s parish hall. Alderman was killed in an auto accident in
Frank Mowery, Portland Toastmasters Club Eldora, Iowa. An article in the January 1950
and Chalmar Blair, Timberline Toastmasters issue of Toastmasters magazine mentioned
club and past District 7 Governor, installed the that Leonard Lindas was Clackamas County
club officers: Paul R. Biggs, club president; Dr. District Attorney while successfully managing
Franklin Heisley; vice-president; Don January, District 7. He presented the club charter to the
secretary; Roy Baughman, treasurer; Rev. Orval Newport Toastmasters Club # 751. This article
Whitman, sergeant-at-arms, and Del Jones further stated that Lyle Williams, Educational
Deputy governor. Donald Nelson, District 7 Chairman for Oregon City Toastmasters Club,
Governor, presented the club charter. Reverend was establishing a Toastmasters Club in Molalla,
Whitman provided the invocation and Les Oregon. Oregon City remains an active club
Wieveslek was the Toastmaster. Speakers for and recently celebrated its 70th Anniversary.
the program were Wayne Stevens, Portland,
John Meeke, Hillsboro and Frank Mowery.
The club held its first club speech contest on
March 19, 1947 to select a speaker and alternate
for the Area One Speech contest. The contes-
tants and speech titles were Roy Baughman,
“A Visionary Vacation;” Dr. Franklin Heisley,
“Modern View Points on Alcoholism;” Paul
Biggs, “Native Land.” Club judges were L. A.
Wievesiek, Hal Mackin, Cliff Beckett and Bill
Foster. Paul Biggs won this speech contest.
Area One speech contest was held on April
11, 1947 at the Van’s Chateau, Tigard, Oregon.
Furthermore, Gar Hurley, Oregon City member
spoke at a dinner honoring George Benson,
President of Toastmasters International on
November 23, 1947.

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