Fires Stir Heroic Tales Amid Oregon Forest Flame
Hundreds of firefighters tackle wildfires across five Oregon counties as urgent calls grow to close parts of Coos county. Cronemiller cites incendiary fires near Panther Ridge and the Humbug area as crews race to contain blazes with limited wind and inaccessible terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Oregon
Meier
Coos County
Cranemiller
Panther Ridge
Cronemiller
Camas Valley
Burros
Bridge
Humbug
Forest Creek
Applegate
Foresters
Jacob Bielson
W. M. Miller
J. B. Andrews
Ralph Pittock
Aaron Hanson
Humbug District
Grants Pass
Pittock
Applegate Valley
Regina
Miss Pittock
Herman Walters
Miller House
Round Up judges named for 1931 event
Athena man F. LeGrow is named one of three judges for the 1931 Round Up alongside William Switzler of Umatilla and Herbert Thompson of Pendleton. LeGrow has previously served as official timer and worked on other duties at the show. About twelve Athena girls are expected to join the Round Up cowgirl greeting troop, with Marion Hansell Bryce Baker and Wilber Harden named as committee members to recruit troopers in the Athena Thorn Hollow Pine Creek districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
LeGrow
William Switzler
Umatilla
Herbert Thompson
Pendleton
Hias
Athena- Thorn Hollow
Pine Creek
Marion Hansell
Bryce Baker
Wilber Harden
Eagle Scouts from Walla Walla head to Glacier National Park
Go To Glacier Park Welton Marquis and John Berrie, eagle scouts of the Walla Walla Bay Scout organization, leave this week to represent the Blue Mountain council in the annual trail building work at Glacier National Park. The two week project includes sixty eagle scouts from across the United States and guests of the national park service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glacier Park
Welton Marquis
John Berrie
Eagle Scouts
Walla Walla Bay
Glacier National Park
Blue Mountain Council
United States
National Park Service
Killing Buck Deer Out of Season Raises Outrage
A disputed hunting incident prompts protest and calls for stricter enforcement as wildlife officers investigate actions described as killing a buck deer out of season near rural game lands. Authorities review permits and season dates while stakeholders urge clear rules.
Parcel Post Zone Rates Raised and Size Limits Expanded
Postmaster公告宣布自8月1日起第四至第八区包裹重量上限由50磅增至70磅，包裹長徑合計由84英寸增至100英寸；超84至100英寸且重量不足10磅者，最低郵資等同該區10磅包裹之費率。對10磅及以上且長徑合計超84英寸的包裹，照常區域重量費率徵收。
Athena Golf Club Competes In Local Tournament At Pilot Rock
The Athena and Pilot Rock golf clubs met on Sunday at Pilot Rock course with Pilot Rock winning 13 to 3. Scores show Pilot Rock players led by Tom Stanton and Gordon Webber while Athena’s J C Harwood and Fred Kershaw posted notable rounds. A return match is planned for August 23 when Athena hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena Golf Club
Pilot Rock
Athena
Tom Stanton
Gross
George Smith
M. D. Orange
Walter Smith
Bill Massey
Howard Done
B. Kopp
Paul Bracher
Gordon Webber
Larry McCurry
Beryl Smith
Albert Massey
Tom McMahon
J. Mahon
E. Duncan
Athena—J. C. Harwood
E. C. Prestleye
D. A. Lowe
Dean Pinkerton
Penn Harris
Laurence Pinkerton
Bryce Baker
Lisle Gray
Flint Johns
Pike Miller
Beryl Hodgen
John Milligan
Gordon Watkins
Henry Dell
Fred Kershaw
Pilot Rock Club
Stolen Ford Coupe Recovered Near Pendleton
The Ford coupe of George Gross stolen from a Pendleton street parking spot Saturday night was found Monday afternoon on a country road east of Pendleton by Officer Merle Anderson. The thief took tires rims generator and tools along with several coats and sweaters left in the car. The cushions were smeared with grease. No suspects have been identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gross
Pendleton
Merle Anderson
Visiting teachers Della Bryant and Blanche Thorsen in San Francisco
Miss Della Bryant and Miss Blanche Thorsen former Athena teachers visit San Francisco friends. They completed the summer course at State Teachers college and will return to Eastern Oregon soon. Bryant will teach at Hood River this year and Thorsen at The Dalles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Della Bryant
Blanche Thorsen
Athena
State Teachers College
Oregon
Hood River
Dalles
Harvest Trip North for Local Workers
Bonners Ferry trips report Clyde Larabee Jimmie Braden and Ed Wallan Roland Baker left last week for harvest duty in the Bonner's Ferry area. Larabee and Wallan will work on the Ralph Allen farm in the same region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonners Ferry
Clyde Larabee
Jimmie Braden
Adams
Bonner’s Ferry
Ed Wallan
Roland Baker
Ralph Allen
Return Home After Treatment in Bellingham
Mrs Marvin Hawkins known as Ethel Pittman reports recovery after a series of treatments in Bellingham for a serious stomach ailment. She states it is able to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Hawkins
Ethel Pittman
Bellingham
Oregon Christian Endeavor Summer Conference Spearheads Leadership
The twelfth annual Oregon Christian Endeavor summer conference will be held in Turner from August 24 to 30. It offers training in Christian Endeavor work with rooms and meals set at 9 dollars for six days and a 2 dollar in advance registration. Dr Paul C Brown will lead bonfire sessions with a Friday Missionary Festival featuring returning missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Christian Endeavor
Turner
Oregon
Christian Endeavor
Paul C. Brown
Pacific Coast
Oregon Christian Endeavors
Pacific International Livestock Exposition Premium List Unveiled
The Twenty first Annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition will be held in Portland from October 24 to 31. General Manager O M Plummer distributes the premium list and invites breeders to attend. Reduced round trip fares are offered by transportation lines and exhibit stock is handled free one way. Early railroad inquiries encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
O. M. Plummer
American Bank
Oregon
Pacific International
Livestock University of
Pacific Slope
Agriculture
Great Western Empire
Valley growers declare war on China pheasants over melons
Willamette valley cantaloupe farmers declare open war on China pheasants after birds allegedly test melons causing heavy losses. State permission to shoot the birds is granted, with culled birds handed to state institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Willamette Valley
Motor boat on Columbia built by Paul Miller
Paul Miller of Hermiston has finished a 10 foot motor boat shown on the Columbia. The craft is made of thin boards and can be loaded on a trailer by one person. It runs on a seven horsepower outboard engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Paul Miller
Hermiston
Fruitvale Man Killed in Idaho Auto Crash
Fred Cresswell former Fruitvale resident in the east end of the county died in an automobile accident near Mocow Idaho Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruitvale
Fred Cresswell
Mocow
Idaho
Southern Planters Told to Plow Under Cotton
The Farm Board urges southern growers to destroy one third of their cotton now in cultivation to bolster prices. Telegrams go to 14 cotton states asking governors and agencies to cooperate. If accepted, the Cotton Co operative may withhold 2,000,000 bales. carryover is pegged at about 11,000,000 bales in a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Board
Stone
Cotton Stabilization Corporation
American Cotton Cooperative Association
McNary Urges Large Wheat Sale to Aid China
Oregon Senator Charles L. McNary telegraphed James C. Stone, head of the federal farm board, urging study of selling 30 million bushels of surplus wheat to China on favorable terms to relieve famine in the Yangtse valley. He cited a telegram from the Chinese Famine Relief association’s David A. Brown and noted the need to cut cereals surplus and address German wheat offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
United States
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
James C. Stone
Federal Farm Board
Washington
Farm Board
Yangtse Valley
Chinese Famine Relief Association
New York
Germany
McNary
David A. Brown
el Chinese Famine Relief Associa
Driver's License Awarded After Fine Examination
Roland Richards obtained his automobile driver's license after passing a notably fine examination with the state examining officer at Pendleton. The report notes the officer praised his neat handling and steady performance during the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Richards
T Pendleton
Lades Elas
Old Second Oregon Will Rally Sunday
The 33d Manila fall anniversary will be celebrated in Laurelhurst park Sunday August 16 with 500 or more Oregon veterans expected for the reunion of the Second Oregon regiment. Mess call at 1 pm coffee and watermelon. Entertainment from a Filipino orchestra the Snaix orchestra and Scout Young camp drum corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Manila
Oregon
Laurelhurst Park
Snaix
Scout Young Camp No. 2
Harry V. Reed
Oregon Department of Spanish War Veterans
Percy Willis
Second Oregon
Reunion Association
B. F. Irvine
Richard Deich
Pepper Tomato Cross Forms New Hybrid Named Grierson's Special
Jim Grierson of Richland Washington succeeds in cross pollinating peppers and tomatoes. A two inch by one inch red fruit shows walls like a pepper and interior like a tomato with mixed flavor. He plans naming the hybrid Grierson's Special amid talk of Peptom or Tompep and potential pepper tomato varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Grierson
Richland, Wash
Pasco
Grierson
Wheat fire near state line scorches acres
Edwin McEwen of Albert Patterson's staff helped extinguish a wheat fire started by car exhaust last Saturday. The blaze burned about 12 acres before crews gained control along the state line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin McEwen
Albert Patterson
State Line
Dairy herd gains boost income despite higher feed costs
A North Dakota dairy herd improvement association reports that for every 1000 pounds of added milk, feed costs rose about $2.50 while income over feed costs per cow rose about $9.00, reflecting net gains amid cost increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Portland Court Grants Old Law Aid For Drunken Driving
A Maine district court excused Mildred Mars ton of Glendale California from arraignment after a physician stated she had only a year to live. The court invoked an old law to grant relief in the drunken driving case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Marston
Glendale
Cal
Portland
Three I and O Society Picnic Draws Midwest Residents
More than one hundred former residents from Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Ohio gathered at Columbia Park in Hermiston for the Three I and O Society annual picnic. A large program and basket dinner were enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three
I and O Society
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Columbia Park
Hermiston
Three I and O Society
Miners Seek Gold in Idaho Streams This Summer
Idaho miners push placer gold work across the state from the Salmon River to the Stanley and Boise basins. Stewart Campbell reports unprecedented activity with pumps on rivers and barges, many newcomers, and scouts seeking promising properties. The large effort eases unemployment as dozens of men seek a few dollars daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Idaho
Stewart Campbell
Little Creek
Placer
Salmon River
Stanley Basin
Clearwater
Elk City
Boise Basin
Campbell
Dog attack at Main Street gas station injures worker
James Huggins of the Shell service station on Main Street was bitten on the hand by a dog owned by a transient while he was fueling the animal's car. The bite caused a painful wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Huggins
Shell
Main Street
Mr. Huggins
Wheat production exceeds 1930 levels in department figures
The department of agriculture estimates the current wheat crop at 2.776 billion bushels, up from 2.004 billion last year but below the 1930 harvest. Winter and spring wheat combined are placed at 893.6 million bushels, above last year and a month ago, with various regional and crop breakdowns noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Odd Fellows Picnic Invites Members and Families
Trinity Lodge No. 121 of Walla Walla invites Wild Horse Lodge No. 73 of Athena members and families to an Odd Fellows picnic at Wildwood Park Walla Walla on Sunday August 23. Bring a basket lunch. coffee sugar cream and ice cream provided. Program includes speaking, kitty ball games, horseshoes and races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lodge
Walla Walla
Wild Horse Lodge
Athena
Wildwood Park
Odd Fellows
Mountain camping party heads for huckleberry trip
A group including Mr and Mrs Laurence Pinkerton Mr and Mrs Flint Johns Mr and Mrs Virgil Zerba Mr and Mrs Archie McIntyre Miss Glenkins and Miss Genevieve Hampton of Tennessee Idaho left Wednesday morning for a mountain camping trip to pick huckleberries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountains
Laurence Pinkerton
Flint Johns
Virgil Zerba
Archie McIntyre
Glenkins
Genevieve Hampton
Tennessee
Idaho
Vacation Trip For Four In Pacific Northwest
Mr and Mrs Harvey Roweberry and Mr and Mrs George Sheard plan a fortnight motor vacation starting this week. They will pause at Deschutes enroute to Portland to visit relatives and then proceed to Seaside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Roweberry
George Sheard
Deschutes Enroute
Portland
Seaside
State Game Commission to cut staff and deputies
Game Wardens report a material reduction in the state game commission. At least seven special deputies are expected to lose their jobs and several regular employees may be eliminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law Enforcement Department of the State Game Commission
Portland After Next Convention Aims at Oregon 1982
Corvallis reports the 12th American Legion convention delegates returned home as efforts began to bring the national convention to Oregon and Portland in 1982. Alex Barry of Portland gained broad support for command, with High Bray of LaGrande as state vice commander and Sid S. George of Eugene named national executive committeeman. The event drew many legionaries, including national commander Ralph P. O'Neil, and featured a Portland victory in a baseball tournament and a Salem drum corps win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corvallis
12Th American Legion
the Legion
Oregon
Portland
Oregon Department
Alex Barry
Barry
Jack Biggs McHermiston
High Bray
LaGrande
Brady
Victor MacKenzie
Salem
Sid S. George
Eugene
George
State Department
Roseburg
National Soldiers’ Home
Ralph P. O'Neil
Topeka
Kan
Sowers
Salem Post
Walter Baley
Bend
Medford
Legion
Cy Briggs
Whittombe
Magazine Editor D R McLeod Dies After Illness
D R McLeod age 57 former Chicago advertiser and editor died early Monday in Walla Walla after a long illness. He helped launch Up to-the-Times magazine with Edgar Smith, later sold to D Harold McGrath after Alexander's death in 1925. He leaves a brother and sister. his body will be shipped to Ontario for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D R. C. McLeod
Fisher
Walla Walla
McLeod
Chicago
Ontario
Canada
Woodward Couple Plans Seattle Motor Trip After Harvest
Mr and Mrs George B Woodward returned to their Walla Walla home Sunday after harvesting on their ranch northwest of Adams They expect to depart soon on a motor trip to Seattle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Woodward
Adams
Walla Walla
Woodwards
Seattle
Booher Improving After Operation At Spokane
Charles Booher reports that Mrs. Christian of Adams plans a visit to her father Chas Booher in Spokane where he recently had a leg amputated. Friends note he is gaining strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Booher
Christian
Adams
Chas. Booher
Spokane
Mr. Booher
School Budget Cut in College Place Reported
College Place schools reduced their budget by about 5000 dollars as a result of a 10 percent cut in teacher salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Place
Sal Viel
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Barrett
Iare Loch
Edinburgh
Great Britain
Old Second
State Legion
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