Flood Ravages Walla Walla Area Causing Death And Damage
The worst flood in Walla Walla history swept Mill Creek with water flooding streets, basements and gardens and claiming one life Phillip Fox perished after falling while diverting water from a barn. Damage extended through Weston and Pine Creek areas as the dam released water and breaks flooded roads and hotels. The Umatilla and Walla Walla rivers damaged nearby towns and a bridge was washed out while residents sought safety. In Pendleton and Athena districts heavy rain and snow caused washouts, road slides, and high water gauges. The Rocky Mountain region endured severe blizzards in Colorado Wyoming and Montana with multiple fatalities.
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Walla Walla
Mill Creek
Phillip Fox
Weston
City
Pine Creek
Milton
Freewater
Umatilla
Hingham Springs
Thorn Hollow
Brace
Athena
Mission-Thorn Hollow
Pendleton
Union Pacific
Meacham Creek
Columbia
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Publisher John J. Kelly Stricken by Loss and Flood
John J. Kelly editor of the Walla Walla Bulletin endures the death of his son, 23, from pneumonia amid Mill Creek flood damage. The Bulletin presses are submerged. printing moved by airplane to the Lewiston Tribune in Lewiston for publication.
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John J. Kelly
Walla Walla Bulletin
Mill Creek
Washington University
Bulletin
Lewiston Tribune
Weston Leader Reports Seed Company Plans For Area
F C Sloan president of the Washington Idaho Seed company visited Weston on Monday. He said the Athena Weston district operations will expand this year and the firm will continue to hire Weston operatives at its Athena plant. Sloan noted use of summer fallow for seed peas and hinted beans may be tried again in the area.
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Weston
F. C. Sloan
Washington-Idaho Seed Company
Sloan
Athena
Fee Appointment Is Made in Recess By the President
The president made a recess appointment of James Alger Fee as United States district judge for Oregon. Fee, previously nominated, faced a filibuster but remains set to help clear a heavy docket as Judge John McNary has carried the bench since Judge Bean’s death. Governor Meier filled the Sixth District vacancy by naming Alex Sweek of Heppner. Sweek, born Hamilton Oregon March 3 1886, educated at Oregon and Michigan, is a Republican.
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James Alger Fee
United States
Oregon
Sixth Judicial District
Fee
Meijer
Alex Sweek
Heppner
Homer IL. Watts
Meier
Sweek
Hamilton
University of Oregon
University of Michigan
New Baptist Pastor Arrives in Athena for Interim Charge
Rev. Gerald C. Dryden arrived in Athena to lead the First Baptist Church for a period, conducting Sunday services and set to preach Sunday morning and evening. He comes from Chelalis, Washington, and will serve at least temporarily as pastor.
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New Baptist
Gerald C. Dryden
Athena
First Baptist Church of
Dryden
Chahalis
Washington
Easter Programs at Athena Churches Sunday
Sunday schools of the Athena churches plan Easter observances at 10 o clock Sunday morning with a program lineup including responsive readings, songs from the Choir All Little Ones Love Easter, and numerous named participants from the Christian Church and Baptist Church primary departments. The event features Easter messages, solos, recitations, and child performances led by Betty Booher Iva Mae Booker Harry Stewart Marion Stewart and others.
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Athena
Christian Church
Donna Logsdon
Bobby Hopper
Wilma McIntyre
Bonnie Johnson
Mary Lou Hansell
Angel
Billy Johns
Maurice Johns
Bobby Zerba
Marjorie Martin
Tommy Day
Billy Zerba
Lily
Helen Rogers
Buddie Weber
Natelle Miller
Emma Jane Kilgore
Loyal Girls
Baptist Church
Betty Booher
Iva Mae Booker
Harry Stewart
Marion Stewart
Ida Clemens
Macbelle Clemens
Dwane Payne
Helen Standage
Geraldine Cutler
Robert Mayberry
Jack Stewart
Helen Alkire
Laura Jean Payne
Louise Ringel
Raymond Kibbey
Junior Depeneene
Bryon Kibbey
Cecil Clemens
Grain Freight Rates Cut Intra state Section
The public utilities commissioner received and filed a new tariff reducing intrastate freight rates for grain and grain products. Oregon denied a request to delay intrastate rate publication, so the reduced rates became effective April 1 after rail lines secured federal authority to postpone intrastate publishing.
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Public Utilities Commissioner
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Utilities Commissioner of
Oregon
Barnyard Flood Leaves Gooey Ground at Wood Farm
Arnold Wood reports high water from Wild Horse creek overflowing into the barnyard. The mud and silt trap livestock and require heavy cleanup with a scraper. Several chickens were lost to the flood and mud.
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Arnold Wood
Wild Horse Creek
Mr. Wood
Portland Visitor Heads Home for Summer Return
Here From Portland Mrs. McArthur visits at the home of her sister Mrs. George Banister. She will return to Portland in a few weeks and will be accompanied by Mrs. Baniskap who may spend the summer.
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Portland
McArthur
George Banister
Banispak
Breakfast at Athena Hotel Brings Athena Businessmen Together
The Wednesday morning breakfast hosted by landlady Mrs. Laura Froom at the Athena Hotel gathered twenty six local business leaders for a pleasant event. M. L. Watta acted as toastmaster and a musical program featured performances by Aileen Myrick, Marjorie Montague, Dan Tilley, Mrs. Ralph McEwen, and Mrs. Laurence Pinkerton. The gathering showcased pink and green decor centered on an antique bowl, with plans for future similar meetings.
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Athena
Laura Froom
M. L. Watta
Mr. Watts
Aileen Myrick
Marjorie Montague
Not So Bad at Bingham Is Good News Reported
The caretaker at Bingham Springs said conditions were not as bad as rumored after the flood. The bridge to the pools washed out, the hotel lean-to was displaced, and the road toward the Thompson ranch and Gibbon is impassable due to slides. The fish hatchery was undamaged and 200 acres of asparagus will be planted near Harrisburg with a cannery handling the surplus.
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Bingham Springs
Holaday Place
Thompson Ranch
Gibbon
Harrisburg
Willamette Valley
Corn Demand Exceeds Oregon Home Grown Supplies
Oregon State College extension notes corn acreage could double without oversupplying state demand. State imports far exceed local sales with about 1400 carloads received in Portland over the last two years. Farm prices have run 20 to 30 cents higher than the national average, signaling a tight corn supply.
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Oregon State College
Oregon
Corn Outlook
Oregon State College Extension Service
Portland
United States
College
Sanford Stone Dies After Short Illness in Pendleton
Sanford Stone long time Athena resident dies after a brief stomach illness at St Anthony's hospital Pendleton He worked at the A L Swaggart farm and was active in lodge affairs serving as a delegate to I O O F grand lodge sessions He is survived by a brother a sister and his mother all residents of Southern Oregon Funeral services will be held at the Christian church this afternoon at 1 30.
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Sanford Stone
Athena
St. Anthony's Hospital
Pendleton
Mr. Stone
A. L. Swaggart
Grand Lodge
Wild Horse Lodge No
Vern Stone
Oregon
Christian Church
Tim In Again Weston Leader Falls With Broken Rib
T. L. McBride of Eagle Creek, known as Tim, is temporarily out of commission after a spill in the McBride haymow cracks a rib. The report notes mishaps and his habit of smiling through trouble.
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Weston
T. L. McBride
Eagle Creek
Tim
McBride
UP announces one cent a mile round trip fare
The Union Pacific cuts its rate from 3.6 to 0.01 dollars per mile for travel on April 1 2 3 and 4. Tickets must be used by April 9 and are limited to round trips.
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Union Pacific
Oratorical Contest Winners Named for Pendleton Event
Students from Adams Athena Weston compete in sectional contests at Athena High School auditorium. Winners advance to county contest in Pendleton with Elizabeth Baker, Billy Ashworth, Walter Singer and Stafford Hansell taking top spots in dramatic humorous oratorical and extemporaneous categories.
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Pendleton
Weston
Athena
Adams
Orium
Lizabeth Baker
Alva Potter
Billy Ashworth
Betty Eager
Helen Barrett
Walter Singer
Stafford Hansell
Elizabeth Baker
Easter Cantata at the Christian Church Sunday
The Athena Community Chorus presents the Easter Cantata Life Eternal at 7 30 Sunday evening at the Christian church. Soloists and choir include Kohler Betts C M Eager Mrs Ross Payne Mrs Lloyd Michener and Laurence Pinkerton with accompaniment by Mrs Laurence Pinkerton. directed by Mrs Ralph McEwen.
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Athena Community Chorus
Christian Church
Kohler Betts
Gethsemane
Calvary
C. M. Eager
Ross Payne
EB. F. Bloom
King
Lloyd Michener
Floyd Pinkerton
George Gerking
Alva Blalock
Laurence Pinkerton
Resurrection
Life
Clara Fleck
Rose Miller
Jesse Gordon
Blanche Thorson
Mary Jane Miller
Helen Barrett
Jewell Pinkerton
Clarence Zerba
Jean Zerba
R. D. Blachford
C. E
Montague
Della Bryant
BE. F. Bloom
Gordon Watkins
Lewis Stewart
Dan Tilley
Charles Sias
Ralph McEwen
City Well Wing Nears Completion Under Pinkerton Plan
J. W. Pinkerton of the city council water committee oversaw excavation for the new wing at the city well. Workers braced walls with curbing through heavy rain, completing the side walls while only center stringers top and earth cover remain. A light cave in briefly slowed progress but overall work was fast and efficient.
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J. W. Pinkerton
City Council Water Committee
Pinkerton
Legion Officers Visit Local Post Meeting
State Commander Jack Biggs of Portland along with District Commander Charles Smith of Heppner and district membership chairman Hally Halliburton of Hermiston attended a recent meeting of the local Post with a group from Neil Best Post of Milton.
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Legion
Jack Biggs
Portland
Dist
Charles Smith
Heppner
Hally” Halliburton
Hermiston
Neil Best
Milton
First Stage Goes Into Ditch After Flood Delay
The first Union Pacific stage to depart Pendleton for Walla Walla ran off the highway west of Athena. The vehicle, carrying heavy pastes and a large couch, slid into a ditch after gear issues. Fortunately no one was seriously injured.
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Union Pacific
Pendleton
Walla Walle
Athena
Education and the State Live Discussions on Vital Phases of Oregon Welfare
Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall argues for intellectual honesty and open minded tolerance as university traditions. He describes orientation courses in four groups to teach scientific method and resist bigotry, prejudice, and dogma. The piece emphasizes balancing intellectual training with spiritual and emotional nurture for youth.
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Oregon
Arnold Bennett Hall
University of Oregon
The
Univer
Natural Science
W C T U All Day Convention Set At Baptist Church
The local W C C T U will hold an all day session and school of instruction at the Baptist church next Thursday, April 9. The program runs from 10 a m to 8 15 p m with devotions, committee appointments, talks on methods, union work, dues and budgets, a noon covered dish lunch, discussions on enforcing prohibition, youth demonstrations, and a referendum discussion.
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The
Baptist Church
School of
Branding Poultry Curbing Thievery Gains Ground
Nearly 100 Yamhill county poultrymen adopt tattoo branding to deter theft with no reported cases of stolen tattooed birds. The method originated by T. White, Yamhill county agent, and is now widely used in state poultry counties.
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Yamhill County
T. White
Notre Dame Coach Rockne Killed in Kansas Plane Crash
Famous Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne died in a Kansas airplane crash Tuesday while en route to California. Seven others perished, including both pilots, in the fatal incident.
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Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Kansas
California
Insurance Man Frank Sullivan Dies by Own Hand in Pendleton
Frank G. Sullivan a 48 year old insurance man and prominent Eagle member committed suicide Sunday afternoon at his home in Pendleton. Despondent over ill health he shot himself with a 12 gauge shotgun in a store room at 202 East Bluff and died at St. Anthony's hospital. Survived by his widow son Francis an assistant athletic coach at Eastern Oregon Normal and brother Jack of Boise.
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Frank Sullivan
Pendleton
The
Eagles
Athena
Frank G. Sullivan
East Bluff
St. Anthony's Hospital
Young Man in Trouble in Weston
Lawrence Fannan twenty of Weston was arrested on a warrant charging a statutory offense against a fourteen year old girl from Umapine. Deputy Wayne Gurdane picked up the girl Sunday night and returned her home. Fannan had moved to Weston from Antapine with his parents a few months ago.
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Weston Leader
Lawrence Fannan
Weston
Sheriff's Office
Umapine
Wayne Gurdane
Young Fannan
Antapine
Flooding at Gibbon Strands Rail Station Amid Umatilla Confluence
Severe floods hit Gibbon station as Meacham Creek merges with the Umatilla River at that location, described as among the worst in the area’s history. High water confines traffic and disrupts service along the line.
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Gibbon
Meacham Creek
Umatilla
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Bingham
Pendleton Hospital
Blackfeet
United States Court of Claims
Blackfeet Tribal Council
Joe Brown
Robert J. Hamilton
Indian Protective Association
Richard Grant
Vernita O'Hara
Big Brother
Jane Thompson
Annabel Payne
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