Athena Dominates Divisional Meet At Helix
Athena high and grade schools swept the divisional track meet at Helix winning a total of 63 points to Helix 60 and Adams 14. Standout performer Lowell Jenkins led Athena high with wins in the 50, 100 and 220 yard dashes and high marks in other events totaling 20 points.
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Helix
Athena
Weston
Adams
Pendleton
Lowell Jenkins
Jenkins
Emery Rogers
Crowley
Leo Geissel
Wendell Shigley
Athena High
Doris Jenkins
Fern Carstens
Francis Alkire
Genevieve Barrett
Mildred Alkire
David Lowe
Tillman Taylor
Weber
Gail McLean
Aaron Douglas
Jack Miller
Walters
Lawrence
Max Johnson
Robert Walter
Betty Geiss
Ellen Alkire
Dorris Jenkins
Arthur Crowley
Leland Jenkins
Weston Mountain School
Jack Stuber
The
Mountaineers
Bill Emigh
Bill Eaves
Noted Marine Officer Is Interested in Offer
General Smedley D. Butler, famed marine, may lead Oregon State Police per Governor Meier. Senator McNary arranged a call from Quantico. Butler will discuss duties and pay before deciding after his September retirement and a three year post service contract. Hoover has advised possible release if Oregon wants him.
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Washington
Oregon Journal
Smedley D. Butler
Fighting Marine
Oregon
Meier
McNary
Butler
Marine
Quantico
Marine Corps
Philadelphia
Hoover
Repairing County Roads After Flood Damage
Crews work on roads culverts and bridges damaged by heavy rains and floods. The eastern county along the Walla Walla river and its tributaries and the vaene river east of Thorn Hollow show the worst damage with crews repairing the affected infrastructure.
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Walla Walla River
Vaene River
Thorn Hol
Funeral of Bert Whitman Held in Pendleton
The funeral of H. P. (Bert) Whitman who died last week at Baker was held in Pendleton Saturday. Whitman was a prominent figure in Umatilla county and linked with the Pendleton Round-Up success. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Round-Up directors.
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Bert Whitman
H. P
Bert) Whitman
Baker
Pendleton
Whitman
Umatilla
Athena Glee Club Second in District Music Tournament
Athena High School glee club placed second in class C at the La Grande district music tournament. The group performed The Cheery Lights of Home under director Mrs. E F Bloom. Accompanist Betty Jane Eager won first in accompaniment and second in piano solos for Kamenoi Ostrow by Rubinstein.
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Athena High School Glee Club
la Grande
Athena
E. F. Bloom
Betty Jane Eager
Kamenoi Ostrow
Rubenstein
Mac Hi
la Grande High
Lostine
Walla Walla Debris Cleared After Flood Cleanup
Flood debris has been cleared from Walla Walla streets and much damaged property repaired. The city now weighs flood control options to prevent further damage.
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Walla Walla
Traffic Counting Reveals Busy Oregon Highways
The first seasonal traffic count in Oregon shows normal levels for this time of year. Fred Pittman and wife logged 1895 cars in 16 hours near Freewater, with two horse drawn vehicles. Jack Murphy counted 788 cars at the Helix and Oregon-Washington crossroads. Counts run monthly in summer, and overtime work will shift to other crews to help unemployment.
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Oregon
Fred Pittman
Freewater
Jack Murphy
Helix
Oregon-Washington
The
Highway Commission
Athena Players Invited to Pendleton County Golf Meet
The Pendleton Country club invites six Athena golfers to join the county tournament at the Pendleton course on Sunday May 10. Elimination matches on an improvised Barrett's pasture course next Sunday will select the six players to represent Athena.
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Pendleton Country Club
Athena
Pendleton
Barrett's Pasture
Pioneer William Hodgen Dies at 71 in Freewater
William Hodgen a county pioneer and brother of Fred Hodgen of Adams died at his Freewater home Saturday at age 71 He is survived by his widow three children Zula Gulliford Cecil Hodgen and Rex Hodgen of Freewater two sisters N B Atkinson and J E Free of Waitsburg and two brothers Orlando Hodgen of Umapine and Fred Hodgen of Adams Funeral services were held at Umapine Monday.
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William Hodgen
Fred Hodgen
Adams
Freewater
Zula Gulliford
Cecil Hodgen
Rex Hodgen
N. B. Atkinson
J. E. Free
Waitsburg
Orlando Hodgen
Umapine
High Wind Damages Western Oregon Region
Strong gales Tuesday night caused extensive damage across western and eastern Oregon. Communications were knocked out, a forest fire climbed Rocky Butte near Portland, and a 30 acre blaze burned in the Columbia forest near Vancouver Washington. Athena lost power for about an hour due to the storm.
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Oregon
Rocky Butte
Portland
Columbia Forest
Vancouver
Wash
Athena
Here
Indians Open Season With Split In Umatilla League Action
Mission Sunday afternoon games mark the first season for the Mission Indians of Umatilla county baseball league. The Indians will meet Umatilla after opening with one win and one loss in league play. Helix hosts Umatilla in the other matchup.
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Mission
Mission Indians
Umatilla
Indians
Helix
Baseball Injury Fatal At Whitworth College
Robert Perry 26 a Portland ministerial student died from injuries after being struck on the nose by a baseball while playing at Whitworth College Spokang He was reported dead after the accident and his death followed a practice session.
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Robert Perry
Portland
Whitworth College
Spokang
Wheat King Backs Farm Board's Act
Montana wheat king Thomas D. Campbell told President Hoover that wheat purchases by the stabilization program totaled about 250 million bushels, with current excess over normal needs around 100 million. He urged keeping 160 to 200 million bushels on hand for war or drought, warned against anti agricultural sentiment from some business writers, and credited the Farm Board with averting panic by stabilizing prices after two price actions.
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Thomas D. Campbell
Montana
United States
Hoover
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Campbell
Farm Board
Athena Adopts Victory in Close County Baseball Game
Athena beat Adams 4 to 2 in a hard fought high school baseball game last Wednesday. The two teams meet again this afternoon on the Athena diamond for the second game of the series with a large crowd expected and fair weather.
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Athena-Adams
Athena
Adams
Steiner Fee Dinner Draws Delegations from Several Towns
Delegations from Stanfield Hermiston Pilot Rock Athena Weston and other points have made reservations for about 76 places for the Steiner Fee dinner tomorrow evening. The event will be in the Elks building lodge rooms and starts at 6 20 PM.
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Pendleton
Stanfield
Hermiston
Pilot Rock
Athena
Weston
Elks
Bingham Springs Road Now Passable to Resort
The Bingham Springs road for the entire distance to the resort is passable. Cars from Athena and nearby areas traveled to the Springs on Sunday, with continuing road conditions expected.
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Bingham Springs
Athena
Nicotine Diet Claims Bigger Broilers From Penn State Research
A Pennsylvania State College study reports feeding tobacco to chicks yields larger broilers and healthier adults. Researchers seek nicotine levels that maximize growth and parasite control while noting variable animal susceptibility and potential health risks. The diet may reduce farm labor by lessening parasite infections.
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Pennsylvania State College
Haley
Chicken Thieves Strike Weston Area
The Weston Leader reports forty brown leghorn chickens stolen Monday night from the shed at Joe Key's place on Hale Creek east of Weston. Tracks show two men and a car. chicken heads indicate the fowls were killed and dressed for sale. Sheriff notified. a $25 reward is offered for information leading to arrest and conviction.
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Weston
Joe Key
Hale Creek
Hood Wheat Variety Shows Promise in Pacific Northwest Trials
Hood wheat, tested at Oregon Experiment Station Corvallis and on three Washington county farms, is performing well this spring. County Agent W. F. Cyrus notes yields and growth will be evaluated later in the season. Hood is more upright and early developing than Holland, though Holland may yield more.
Fire destroys Umatilla Mission Indian School
An Indian School at the Umatilla Mission was totally burned after a blaze began at six o'clock Tuesday morning from an unknown cause. All occupants escaped unharmed. Pendleton fire crews arrived too late to stop the fire but prevented spread to nearby structures. The building was insured.
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Umatilla Mission
Pendleton
Pea Plant at Idaho Washington Seed Begins Operations
The Idaho Washington Seed company pea-cleaning plant started operation several days ago with a carload of seed peas from Eastern Washington. Full crews operated the machinery and manager Sloan arrived from Spokane on Monday.
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Idaho-Washington Seed Company
Washington
Sloan
Spokane
Two Oregon Students Die in Auto Crash Near Monmouth
Two Oregon State College students were fatally injured in a Sunday night auto crash near Monmouth. The deceased are Miss Loma Davidson of Eagle Point and Dr Kenneth Malone.
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Oregon State College
Monmouth
Annual Etude Concert Pleases at Auditorium
The Etude club presents its annual concert at the high school auditorium to a fair sized audience. Mrs. Faye Staggs harp solos and Dan Tilley trombone numbers from Athena high school orchestra, directed by Mrs. Ralph McEwen, with piano by Mrs. Laurence Pinkerton. Floral decorations and bouquets marked intermissions.
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High School
Faye Staggs
Walla Walla
Dan Tilley
Athena High School
Ralph McEwen
Laurnce Pinkerton
Tolen
Brooks
Tito Matteo
Wood
Mammy
Trinkans
Piper of Love
Carew
Etude Club
Soup the Bruno Weber Family Dog Is Euthanized
The family dog Soup, once a playmate to neighborhood children, bit Dale Gray last week leaving a facial gash. Though the wound was not serious, Soup was put down to prevent further accidents, making the neighborhood safer for kids.
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Bruno Weber
Dale Gray
Blind Men See After Long Years in Darkness
Three Arizona pioneers regain sight after years of blindness and take a first ride through Phoenix. Steve Tyler 79 Abraham Porter 80 George Harper 87 left the hospital to return to Prescott. Porter describes first glimpse of modern transport and Harper hopes to travel by air and collect old debts.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Steve Tyler
Abraham Porter
George Harper
Arizona Pioneers
Prescott
Porter
Harper
Pioneers
Grade in Bad Shape on Wild Horse Creek
The Weston Leader reports Wild Horse creek grade on Wild Horse mountain is torn up by floods in the last days of March. Rocks and deep ruts hinder repairs and residents plan to blast rocks with county powder.
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Wild Horse Creek
Wild Horse Mountain
Weston Leader
Frost Reports Across Counties Show Varying Impact
In Uma tilla county frost damage is slight. Union county at Cove reports grave fears for fruit crop safety with about 60 percent damage. Walla Walla valley frost is light with Monday night temps from freezing to 36.
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Umatilla County
Union County
Cove
Cherry Center
Walla Walla Valley
Dog Poisoner Again Alarms City Dog Owners
A warning from residents about a recurring dog poisoner prompts vigilance as two pets, belonging to Jack Murphy and Fred, were lured by dangerous morsels in the past week. Authorities emphasize careful pet supervision and curbside awareness.
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Jack /Murphy
Fred
Dairymen Rally for Hermiston Co operative Creamery
Work to enroll members for the Hermiston cooperative creamery began this week. With the arrival of B E Sykes of Sandy Oregon, a meeting at the public library drew interested dairymen. The following evening a similar gathering at Irrigon also drew a good crowd.
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Hermiston
B. E. Sykes
Sandy
Oregon
Irrigon
Meier Ousts Prison Head Battle Ends With Deadlock
Governor Meier abruptly halted questioning of Henry L. Meyers as crowd packed the House of Representatives. A long resolution demanded Meyers and Bartrum’s removal, while Bartrum already faced discharge. Allen Carson paused defense citing no evidence. The dispute followed a Sunday of unrest and bickering at the penitentiary with 2000 idle inmates.
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Salem
Henry L. Meyers
Meier
Hall of Representatives
Meyers
W. B. Bartrum
Board of Control
Hose
Kay
Meyer
Peggy and Pat Planned Northwest Motor Tour
Peggy and Pat announce a summer motor tour of the Pacific Northwest after public interest from their Conoco Listeners Hour broadcast. They say two weeks won’t cover all desired visits, with maps and passports arranged by the Conoco Travel Bureau. The next Conoco program promises a varied show with an orchestra and quartet.
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Peggy
Pat
Conoco
Northwest
Conoco Travel Bureau
Quartette
Weston Stores Robbed in Weekend Break-ins
Two Weston shops suffered Sunday night burglaries. Herman Goodwin’s drug store lost small change, a cheap watch, and candy after a front door break in. A burglar alarm safe box was moved and jimmied but not opened. Nelson H. Jones hardware saw its door removed to access fishing tackle and shirts.
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Weston
Herman Goodwin
Nelson H. Jones
Northern Pacific Sets New Time Card On Sunday
The railroad introduces a new Sunday time card with adjustments to align branch line service with main line schedules. The evening Walla Walla train departs at 10 00 p m and reaches Pasco at 12 20 a m, and the Walla Walla Seattle car runs between Pasco and Seattle on the north Coast Limited in both directions.
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N. P
Northern Pacific
Walla Walla
Pasco
Walla Walla-Seattle
Seattle
North Coast Limited
State Purchases City Lots for Highway Storage
The state highway commission bought six lots from Wilbur Harden on Second Street north of Jefferson. The parcels, once part of the B. D. Clamons estate, will serve as storage for highway construction materials.
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State Highway Commission
Wilbur Harden
Second Street
Jefferson
B. D. Clamons
William Duby Dies at Home After Short Illness
William Duby former chairman of the state highway commission died at his Baker home Wednesday night after a brief illness. He was a prominent figure in county and state politics and closely linked with the livestock industry.
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William Duby
State Highway Commission
Baker
Salem State Hospital Quarantined Over Smallpox
The state hospital for the insane at Salem is under quarantine with no visitors admitted. Three patients are afflicted, per Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner, the superintendent.
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State Hospital
Smallpox
State Hospital For Insane
Salem
R. E. Lee Steiner
Rumor Stirs Wheat Markets Over Export Plan
Portland reports a farm board plan to export 35 million bushels of large holdings by July 1, triggering market talk. Chairman James Stone denied a radical policy shift, while traders expect eventual sales to ease domestic surplus. Storage at Pacific coast terminals fills as 10 million bu from the northwest may go to export to Europe and Asia.
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Portland
Farm Board
James ©. Stone
Stone
Pacific Coast
Northwest
United States
Steiner
Washington, D. C
Gulf and
Atlantic States
China
Europe
Longview
Astoria
Seattle
Tacoma
Peninsula Lumber Mill
Oceanic
Peninsula
Tidewater
Recall of Hoss and Kay Suggested by Skiff
Rumors of a recall against Hal Hoxa secretary of state and T. B. Kay state treasurer gain credence after Mark Skiff of Salem asks for information on recall procedures. Skiff says Kay and Hoss are targeted, citing governor Meier’s mandate for reform and broad support in Marion Linn Multnomah and other counties.
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Salem
Hal BE
Hoxa
T. B. Kay
Hoss
Mark Skiff
Skiff
Kay
Meier
Marion
Linn
Multnomah
Mrs. Hugh Bell Dies After Long Illness at Pendleton Home
Mrs. Hugh Bell aged, died at her home on River Drive Pendleton after a long illness. She leaves husband Cecil Bell of Chicago and Morris Bell of Pendleton, daughter Jean of Pendleton, four brothers and two sisters. Daughter of the late Pat Saunders she formerly resided in Athena. Funeral services will be at the Christian church in Athena with time not announced.
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Hugh Bell
River Drive
Pendleton
Cecil Bell
Chicago
Morris Bell
Jean
Oregon Day program at Athena Schools May 1
Oregon Day will be commemorated with a general assembly at Athena Schools on Friday May 1. The program highlights Oregon lore and state history with Oregon songs and is open to the public for attendance.
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Oregon
Athena
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Albert A. Marrill
Glenn Curtiss
Long Island
Toyland
H. D. Bowie
Toy Manufacturers’ of the United States
Newark
Wheat King
Pennsylvania
Pacific Northwest
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