Democrats Elect State Council Leaders In Portland Meeting
The Organize Democrat Central Committee convened at the Multnomah hotel and elected Carl C. Donaugh state chairman and Joseph K. Carson Jr, secretary. Mrs Rosemary Schenck of Toledo was named vice chair, with Weatherford retiring as state chairman and a credentials panel formed. Carson and Donaugh tested for leadership as the committee, with 20 in person and proxies from most counties, pledged unity to win the November ticket.
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Portland
Democratic State Central Committee
Multnomah Hotel
Carl C. Donaugh
Joseph K. Carson, Jr
Rosemary Schenck
Toledo
Mark Weatherford
Albany
Schenck
J. D. Burns
Gilliam
John Gavin
Wasco
Baker
Harney
Malheur
Yamhill
Carson
George F. Alexander
Multnomah
Harvey G. Starkweather
Clackamas
Donaugh
Bailey Down
Woman Bitten by Rattlesnake Found in Rug Near Yakima
Mrs. M. E. Jeffers of the Loop district near Yakima was bitten on the left foot by a rattlesnake she carried into the house wrapped in a rug. The small snake had one rattle and a button and gave little warning. she may recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Jeffers
Loop District
Yakima
Oregon Fire Toll in 1929 Tops Thirty Two Dead
Oregon’s 1929 fire year claimed 32 lives and left 94 injured, with 7 children under ten and 3 girl students at Monmouth’s normal school among the dead. State Fire Marshal Clair A. Lee notes modest loss growth despite heavy industrial fires and praises local fire-control progress. Arson and incendiary risk loom as key prevention challenges amid premeditated overinsurance cases. 123 fires were investigated, 107 concluded.
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Salem
Oregon
Clair A. Lee
Oregon State Normal School
Monmouth
Lee
Malheur County Sees Wide Bean Planting Increase
Malheur county records substantial interest in bean farming with over 100 acres planted of red Mexican and Great Northern white varieties. The crop is monitored to assess adaptability to the region.
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Malheur
Malheur County
Heat Drives Midwest Crop Losses in Deep Drought Crush
Midwestern and Northwest farmers face millions in crop losses as drought slices wheat and corn yields. The Chicago board of trade estimates total losses at 300 million dollars with 400 million fewer corn bushels and 16 million fewer spring wheat bushels anticipated. North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana report major reductions while Memphis endures a 76 day dry spell. Livestock owners cull and move cattle to markets amid parched pastures. Weather remains hot with little relief forecast.
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Middle West
Weather Bureau
Chicago Board of Trade
Corn
Northwest
Department of Agriculture
Gulf
Memphis, Tenn
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Oregon unit staff named for Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
R D Miller is named chief engineer C P Toussieng general plant manager and Ford Prince general traffic manager for the Oregon area as Pacific Telephone and Telegraph completes its operating executive staff in line with the June 1 decision to make Oregon a major unit. I D Winslow becomes commercial supervisor reporting to H L Risley. Winslow previously worked in Seattle.
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R. D. Miller
C. P. Toussieng
Ford Prince
Oregon
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
J. A. Murray
E. D. Wise
Mr. Miller
Mr. Toussieng
Prince
Wise
Miller
California
Toussieng
Washington
Idaho
Seattle
I. D
Winslow
H. L. Risley
Hoss to Shield State in Gasoline Tax Refund Fraud
Secretary of State Hoss, backed by Attorney General Van Winkle, acts to curb gasoline tax refund fraud from the recent gasoline war. He will not honor refunds without proof of actual highway use and requires affidavits alone to be insufficient. Authorities fear some buyers claimed refunds on thousands of gallons to resell fuel.
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Salem
van Winkle
Hoss
Acreage Cut Sought as Solution for Pale Wheat Prices
Alexander Legge chairing a Pendleton visit will discuss a Indianapolis meeting where he urged a 25 percent reduction in soft red wheat acreage to lift prices. Panel of extension directors and economists from six states supported curtailed production, with farmers and business leaders urged to spread the message at subsequent wheat problem conferences.
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Alexander Legge
Federal Farm Board
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Legge
Indianapolis
Indiana
Farm Board
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Missouri
Kentucky
George S. Farrell
Department of Agriculture
Central States
N. A. Olsen
Luke Duffy
Farrell
Washington
United States
Westward Ho Parade Moves to Friday at Pendleton Round-Up
The famed Westward Ho parade will be held Friday morning at 10 oclock in Pendleton instead of Saturday. Hundreds of horsemen and Indians in buckskin attire will march through the streets, led by Round-Up president Henry Collins, with stage coaches and Western scenes to echo the cowboy legend.
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Pendleton
Westward Ho
Henry Collins
Rebuilding of Old Oregon Trail Progresses Between Pendleton and LaGrande
Reconstruction of the Old Oregon Trail from Kamela to LaGrande covers about 20 miles with traffic regulated. Several miles of finished road exist, others feature new grade, while portions of the deteriorated old surface remain in use during work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
LaGrande
Kamela
Banks Files Nomination for U S Senator from Medford
Certificate of nomination for Llew ellyn A Banks independent candidate for United States senator filed with the secretary of state. Filed by E E Kelly president and H T Hubbard secretary of the assembly that nominated Banks at Medford on July 8. The ballot slogan will be restore constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Llewellyn A. Banks
Medford
United States
E. E. Kelly
H. T. Hubbard
Banks
Fire devastates Ernest Hopkins mill near Dayton amid wide blaze report
The Ernest Hopkins mill 20 miles from Dayton burned before daylight with only the cookhouse and one small building saved. Harrison Ogden ran the mill. About 1000 forest service workers fought fires across Eastern Washington Northern Idaho and Western Montana with roughly 5000 acres burned in public lands. The Cabinet forest reserve blaze covered 2500 acres and was reported under control with 400 firefighters on the lines. A new fire north of Ione Washington threatened cutover land as sixty men battled winds. The Cool Water fire east of Kooskia in the Selway forest burned 1500 acres and was halted by a 250-man crew. Progress noted along Marten creek front. Showers improved conditions in Northern Idaho. Western Montana firefighting used horses and plows to halt flames.
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Ernest Hopkins
Tucannon
Dayton
Harrison Ogden
Forest Service
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Cabinet Forest Reserve
Ione, Wash
Selway National Forest
Kooskia
Marten Creek
Selway Forest
Indians Prepare Lodge Pole Sorting at Round-Up Parade
Over 1600 Indians on the reservation will begin pring lodge poles for the village near the Round-Up arena. The spectacle is billed as the greatest at the Round-Up with an over the hill parade against a sky backdrop. Hundreds appear from the hills north of the arena at dawn for the procession.
Backers Named for Independent Republican Meeting in Portland
The sponsor list for today's independent republican gathering in Portland includes Governor W. L. Thompson former Pendleton banker R. N. Stanfield former senator L. J. Simpson of Marshfield Mrs Walter M Pierce and A C Hough who lost the democratic nomination at the recent primary election
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W. L. Thompson
Pendleton
Portland
R. N. Stanfield
L. J. Simpson
Marshfield
Mra
Walter M. Pierce
A. C. Hough
Cascade Forester Warns of Dry High Country Conditions
Cascade National Forest Supervisor P A Thompson warned streams are low and snow is scant after a two week forest tour. If dry weather lasts two more weeks, conditions could become critical before September. Nine fires reported in Umatilla forest in ten days, caused by lightning, smokers, and campers. total fires this season reach 28 with about nine acres burned.
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P. A. Thompson
Cascade National Forest
Eugene
Cascade Forest
Thompson
Umatilla National Forest
Crater Lake Anglers Praise Avananiche Landlocked Salmon
Anglers describe the avananiche or landlocked silver side salmon as the noblest feeder and bravest swimmer in Crater Lake, noting its high-minded behavior and remarkable leaping and diving abilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crater Lake
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Gallaher
J. E. Gallaher
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Milwaukee
Titan
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Cascade National Timber Forester
H. A. Frick
Stock Land
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Hazzard
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