Department Plans Network of Airways
Secretary Hoover announced a plan for a nationwide system of commercial airways during a White House visit with President Coolidge. He said a transcontinental route from New York to the Pacific and a Chicago to Dallas Fort Worth southwestern route should be laid out, with full passenger, express and mail service expected on the transcontinental line within six months. Further routes along the Atlantic coast Mississippi valley Great Lakes northwestern states and Pacific coast will follow as government support continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tul Smith
Tex
Hoover
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes Region
Siates
Pacific Coast
Far Northwest
Air Board
Uniform Gas Laws Urged Upon Western States
A Western states group conference urges uniform gas tax laws to avoid interstate conflicts and push federal oversight. Delegates include Sam A. Kozer, H. B. Croskett, and others with plans for national organization and future regional meetings in Atlanta and Philadelphia ahead of a possible St. Louis conference in November. Pomerene defeats Allen to challenge Willis in Ohio Senate race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Atlanta
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Sam A. Kozer
Oregon
Henrietta Knlest
Jefferson City
James Duce
Colorado
J. W. Walker
A. H. Augstman
Montana
Coburn Russell
New Mexico
F. E. Lukins
Idaho
F. F. McKinnon
Missouri
Pomerene
Columbus
Ohio
United States
Atlee Pomerene
Frank B. Willis
Senate
Florence E. Allen
Willis
New Ruling Upholds Seizure Of Illicit Trade Vessels
Washington DC The department of justice backed government power to search and seize American ships involved in illicit trade on the high seas under Attorney General Sargent ruling. Any vessel under American registry may be seized for violations of prohibition and customs laws whether or not inside U.S. waters. Miners Trapped 153 Hours Rescued at Salem Kentucky Five miners freed after 153 hours in the Hudson zinc and spar mine report prayer meetings as they emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
High Seas
Department of Justice
Sargent
Salem
Hudson
Four New Homes Under Construction in Athena
Athena progresses as four residences rise in town with a fifth potential on the horizon. Vic Harris builds at Fifth and College for Jed and Mrs Kershaw, a new garage on site. Dunlap & Son pour a five room bungalow for Mr and Mrs Max Hopper on Third Street. Watts and Ferguson projects advance at Fourth and Jefferson and Fourth and Adams with basements and brick or stucco exteriors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Vic Harris
Fifth
College Streets
Jed Kershaw
Third Street
Dunlap & Son Contractors
Max Hopper
Fourth
Jefferson Streets
M. L.watts
Watts
Fourth and
Adams
W. S. Ferguson
George Dickson
Killing Wild Morning Glory with Acid Method Developed
Alex McIntyre and Venard Bell constructed a drill rig mounted on a motor car to bore holes for carbon bi sulphide. Ralph Allen used a similar device south of Athens and near Weston to inject chemical into the soil. The process aims to eradicate wild morning glory at half the cost of galt methods while preserving next year’s crop potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex McIntyre
Venard Bell
Ralph Allen
Charles Williams
Walter Adams
Athens
Weston
Allen
Charles Price Place
Ground levelling underway for Athena State Highway garage
Robert Cutler and a crew have been leveling grounds this week on the Athena property at Main and Second to construct a garage and storage house for the maintenance department. Part of the building material is already on the ground.
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Robert Cutler
The
State Highway
Athena
Main
Second
Thornhollow grade now open for travel
The Thornhollow grade is completed more than two thirds down the grade and open to travel. The new grade road crosses the old grade road well past the midpoint and now sits at five percent or less across the entire grade.
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Thornhollow
Invitations Sent For Gillien Hutton Wedding In Washington
Local friends of Glen Hutton have received invitations for his marriage to Miss Sylvia Gilfien daughter of Mr and Mrs James Llewellyn Gilfien of Bellingham Washington. The wedding occurred at the First Christian church in Hellingham on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Hutton
Sylvia Gilfien
James Llewellyn Gilfien
Bellingham
Washington
First Christian Church
Hellingham
Population count at state penitentiary reaches 592
The population record at the state penitentiary was broken yesterday as the number of prisoners reached 592 reflecting a new high for the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pen
State Penitentiary
Hoosiers to Picnic at Joe Remos Farm
Former Indiana residents now in Umatilla county plan the Hoosiers picnic on Sunday August 20 at Joe Remos farm south of Echo. The event aims to be larger as the gathering expands beyond local to countywide participation, with about 50 attendees at Hermiston last year.
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Indiana
Umatilla County
Joe Remos
Echo
Stanfield Standard
Hermiston
Deer Population Estimates in Oregon and Washington Forests
Forest rangers estimate about 59 000 deer in Oregon fourteen national forests and over 22 500 in Washington eight national forests. Total across both states is roughly 81 500.
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Oregon
Washington
States
Weston potato show funded in Umatilla county
The Umatilla county court allocates 3200 dollars from agricultural and horticultural exhibit funds for the annual Weston potato show noting available funding for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston Leader
Umatilla County
Weston
Deer Plentiful and Pheasants Abundant Across Oregon
State game warden E. F. Averill reports widespread deer abundance and a strong pheasant crop. Farmers in Willamette Valley note many Chinese pheasants, with Malheur, Baker, Union, Umatilla and Morrow counties reporting more birds. Over 3820 pheasants released in July and more than 29,000 hatched this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Oregon
E. F. Averill
Willamette Valley
Malheur
Baker
Union
Umatilla
Morrow
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Peach harvest arrives early in valley this season
The Walla Walla Union reports peaches are ripening two weeks to a month earlier than usual. The Crawford crop is full and Elberta variety will be picked earlier. Producers expect a large crop and price levels are seen as reasonable. Households are urged to watch markets and prepare to can while peaches are in season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla Union
Crawford
Harvest Teacher Killed in Combine Accident Near Dayton
Al Short pioneer resident of Dayton and Columbia County was instantly killed when the combine harvester he was operating as separator tender rolled over three times on a steep hillside at the Earl McGee ranch about 12 miles from Dayton. No one else was seriously injured.
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Leonard Dell
Athena
St. Mary's Hospital
Walla Walla
Green County
Tennessee
Sullivan County
Missouri
Elizabeth Moberly
Dr. Dell
York
Henry Dell
Seawood Dell
Frank Dell
Christian Church of Athena
Prave
Centerville
McDowell Medical College
St. Louis
al Short
Dayton
Columbia County
Earl McGee
Short
The Wool Industry in South Africa Letter by E S Bartlett
E S Bartlett asserts the Union of South Africa ranks among top wool producers with Merino sheep and strong staple wool. Government supports sheep improvement, fencing, and permanent sheep experts, while modern shearing machines boost output and wool value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Cape
America
Purple Meat Inspection Mark Declared Harmless
The purple meat inspection mark and its marking fluid ingredients are said to be harmless by the U S Department of Agriculture. The assertion addresses concerns about the dye used by the Federal meat inspection service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Meat Inspection Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Sixteenth Pacific International Livestock Exposition Held in Portland
The premium list for the Sixteenth Annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland Oregon outlines awards totaling about $100000. The event runs October 30 to November 6 and showcases prizes from diverse sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Oregon
Twin City Band Lands Pendleton Round-Up Contract
The Twin City band has secured a contract from the management of the Pendleton Round-Up to perform in Pendleton this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City
Miawagement
Pendleton
Brilliant Army Aviator Barksdale Dies In Spin At McCook Field
Lieutenant EB H Barksdale famed for wartime air combat and parachute escapes perished at McCook Field Dayton Ohio when his plane spun from 1000 feet. He jumped but the chute failed to open in view of Assistant Secretary of War for Aviation M Trudee Davison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. H. Barksdale
McCookfield
Dayton
Ohio
Barksdale
Trudee Davison
Army Air Service
France
Saddle champion crowned at Vancouver H C rodeo
Frank Wood of Hillensburg Washington won the saddle championship at the Vancouver H C rodeo and took home 1500 dollars. Second and third money were split among F E Studnick Stayton Oregon Pete Knight Crossfield Alabama Pete Vandermeer Alberta and Mike Stewart Tulare California. Chara Bell a 19 year old Calgary girl rode a steer deemed the wildest at the exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wood
Hillensburg
Washington
Vancouver H.C
F. E. Studnick
Stayton
Oregon
Pete Knight
Crossfield
Alabama
Pete Vandermeer
Alberta
Mike Stewart
Tulare
California
Chara Bell
Calgary
A Family Gathering Near Walla Walla River
Milton Eagle reports a relatives gathering at Mrs. Sarah Walden's home up the Walla Walla river on Sunday. Attendees include John and Violet Stevenson and William Duncan of Nelson British Columbia Archie McIntyre and daughters Velimi and Wilma FP Olina and family John Walker and daughter Jennie of Athena and Mr and Mrs William Potts of Pendleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Eagle
Sarah Walden
Walla Walla River
HEXIGAN REBELS ARRESTED IN U S
In San Diego 150 men led by General Estrada are detained on charges of plotting a revolution in Mexico. General Estrada, his staff, Aurelio Sepulveda, and Earle C. Parker were seized along with rifles, ammunition, and an armored truck. Authorities say documents and plans for the insurrection were captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Mexico
Enrique Estrade
Joll
Estrada
Aurelio Sepulveda
Earle C. Parker
United States Department of Justice
Wity
Culgura
Bactonda
Foreign Bureau of Foreign Control to Oversee Prohibition
New York, Brigadier General Lincoln C. Andrews announced the immediate organization of a bureau of foreign control within the prohibition department. The bureau will direct enforcement of international liquor compacts with Canada, Mexico, Cuba, and European nations, aiming to place prohibition supervision under a centralized foreign control machine. Andrews plans to build the machinery in Washington to implement the treaties and accords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bureau of Foreign Control
Prohibition Department
Lincoln C. Andrews
Europe
Washington
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
England
Hollywe
Andrews
Robbery on Fast Mail in Green River Wyoming
Two masked bandits robbed the registered mail aboard a Union Pacific fast mail train in Green River. Clerks in the car were bound during the heist after the robbers concealed themselves and moved to the working car. The amount stolen was undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River
Wyo
Union Pacific
A. J. Miller
Jock Madigan
Rawlins
Atomige
Washington State Protests Grain Rate Disparity
Washington's public works objects to proposed freight rate cuts on grain from Montana and North Dakota bound for the East. The protest argues lower rates would disrupt markets and favor mills in the Middle West over Washington mills, sending the issue to Interstate Commerce for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington State
Olympic
Montana
North Dakota
State Department of Public Works
Comarleston
Washington
Cummins Fortuns Left Daughter to Senator Albert Bi
The Cummins estate assigns the principal portion of 870000 to his only child Mrs. Kate Cummins Howson of Des Moines.
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Cummins Fortuns
Des Molous
Albert Bi. Cummins Jr
Kate Cummins Howson
Des Moines
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E. S. Bartlett
Bloemfontein
Africa
South
Aftica
Homie Progresa
Adilen
Notu
Fone
Innocence Abroad
Grilliant
U. S
Federal
Mexican
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